The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-05-29

tOUacco- ne steAmersStar commenced Satur
day noon shslling the works soon after, aided
by the Frseborn, driving out the rebels. She
then proceeded to Washington with dispatches
from Commodore Stringham. She captured
two small vessels on Sunday, near Cedar Point,
one of them having fHy meu, bound for the
rebel army
The Postmaster General has issued an order
to cut OF all the steamship mails on the coast.
Also all mails on the river steamers. playing to
seeded States.
Ex Governor Floyd having been commiss-
stoned rs General in the Confederate service,
has commsnc,l rais;ns brigade in Virginia
Private dispatches announce that the South.
ern Conederaoy has es ablshed blockade at
Memphis prohibiting the passage Of upward
bound boais.3 .. --
! Twenty, eight vessels have already been cap
turei by our blockadirg feet at various points.
according to advices at the Navy Department
1t is unjersto,d that General Butler has or
dcrS to proceed at once to active movement in
Virginia, and will directly remove distractions
Iaom Norfolk harbor. 7 " s y
Governor Letcher has met with loss. lie
hid made for his study accurate military maps
of Virginia. These having lesn finished at
Washington, were on their way to the Cover
nor, when they were seized by order Of tie
War Department. as,.. .+s-ss.
Four regiments will be accepted from Mich
gan, instead Of three on account OF the favora :
Bile impression mad BY the one now here.
force of 1000 rebel trocps left Harpers
Ferry yesterday for Ora ftoh, Va, to resist the
passage of Federal troops from Wheeling.
BALTIMORE, May 21.--Two Philadelphia
companies have seized large quantity Of arms
stored in an unoccufied house. The seizure
comprised 1,5oo muskets in boxes, marked Vir-
gnia muskets also 4,oOO pixies. The arms
had been in the custody of city authorities
They were taken to fort McIlenry.
The New York End regiment passed through
the city to-day. They were well received
New York, May 21.-The Tribune says
} Yesterday, by u hold stroke, Government OBJ
tanned possession of the most invaluable docu.
mentary evidence against the sympathizers with
trrason in the North. at given hour, the
officers of the law visited every considerable
telegraph office in the Free States, seizing man.
uscripts of dispatches !or a year. The Govern
ment can now trace the secret operations o
the rebels and their aiders and abettors, snt
henceforth hold the Northern enemies OF the
Republic at its mercy.
i HARrER's FERRY via FREDERIcc, Muy 49,
1900 Mississippians arrived here to-day
Two Regiments arrived from Alabama yester
, day.
The small pox has broken out among th'
troops there. .... .a.. .-.a
NJ MONTGOMERY, May 21.--Gov. Ellis tele
graphs President DAVIS. North Carolina ha
passed the ordinance OF secession unanimously
From Thursdays Daies, May %;
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 22.-Congrers ad
journed late last night to meet at Richmond
July Goth.
A Committee was appointed to make arrange
menls to transfer the Executive Department tt
Richmond Riyes, Hunter and Memminger ar
the Committe.
: WASHINGTON, May 22,-The Navy Depart
ment has adopted new and secret system Q
signals :or the use Of vessels in the service.
The State Department will not furnish pass
ports to citizens OF seeded States, unless the,
give ample proof Of loyalty. .... j.
A Raleigh dispatch to yesterdays Rich
lnond Enquirer, says that there was great re
ioicings over the unanimous vote for secession
One hundred guns were fred in celebration 6
the severance Of the Union with the Abolitio
Yankee Government.
dspa ch to the same paper from Norfo'
{ says that nearly 5000 troops were concentrate
at Sewell's Point on The 18th, but the Yanke
mercenaries did not return.
A steamer left Portsmouth under flag {
truce for the Federal feet off Old Point Comfor
carrying the women and children desiring I
Join their northern friends Capt. Hunter
commander of the Virginia Navy Yard report
that the Monticello was badly damaged an
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wounded
Efforts are making to keep the New Yor
Seventh regiment three months longer in th
service, 5a@ as ea.s
letter to the Herald, dated steamer N
Vernon, the Goth, says the steamer Baltimor
got aground last night at the mouth OF tho r.
tomac. A propeller with heavy guns and fu
ofrnen attacke her there and out Of the squa
Of twenty on board the. Baltimore, four wei
killed and five mortally wounded-three b,
slightly. The rebels fred grape and caniste
and had 100 men Lieut.. West, Of the Bait
more, says he will not come up the river with
out that propeller. s. s ~.
Minnesota will be guarded by the lst reg
fment Minnesota volunteers, and New Mexic
by two regiments Of volunteers raised by th
Government. e,s s,
Postage in the Southern Confederacy. ahe
the 3lst inst, will be, for letters, less than 30
miles, five cents; greater distances ten cents'-
Weekly papers, forty cents per year; daili'
$3.50 per year; ii published ou side the Confet
crate States, the postage will be double.
There are now 80 strong regiments unds
: arms here, including two Of regulars
Gen. Scott wants 60O0o men along the banl
OF the Ohio and Mississippi which preclude
; the ide that any very large force iscoming upo
, Harper's Ferry from the west.
= CAIRO, H., May 22,-Ihree thirty-two pour
dcrs arrived this evening" carriages expected tc
morrow. Work Of terrifying Cairo commsn
! nad To dau and will ha vivornllslv nrnsacuted