Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-18

energetic action wore. expected of the Gov.
crnmcnt, that "the people would be >Sell
satisfied with what would take placc in a fow
days" "-;Spcciat to Charleston Merrnry
ALEXANDRIA, May 10.z-Sherman's bat.
terry, with three COMPANIES ofs tho Pllilsdel.
phia5 (treys, Of the Nrst Pennsylvania
mont, sand five companies TlirdU. IS. 1nfant-
ry, 1900 in all, passed through Baltimore,
aud arrived at Washi6ston last night No
demonstration of aiiy. kind was u,ade;i in bal.
stmore -Four hundred regular. cavalry, I'm
mounted, arrived in Washington from Car
Isle Barracks this morning. Eight hundred
Nirginians and Kcntucky troops are encamp-
ed upon the Maryland shore, opposite Har.
per's Ferry, and were terrifying shc heights.
Two compaiies from Baltimore, and one
from FrcdGiok City, numbering Que hun
drcd each. went to iarpers Ferry yesterday
three million. loan bill, !, and authorized the
raising of fifteen more regiments.
Thomas Francis, Mcnghcr has joined the
Sixty.ninth New York regiment at Washing
ton. The position of CALIFORNIA; is consid-
cred very doubtful as to sustaining Lincoln
in his war policy. Fourteen, Western Vir-
einia counties have appointed delegates to
Union Convention. Two thousand stand of
arms have been received at Wheeling.
~ y L1n0ier.
ALExANnR1A;; May 1o.-sewhrd will in
his instructions to Adans the, Abolition
Minister to England, .rqpcat moro in detail
the instructions given tqsDuyt6n,9
The New York C6uria,' ana Enqmrer
says that it has assurances FROM Seward that
the warswill begin in few days, and from
Blair that troops will bcscnt to New Orleans.
We have important news from Maryland
a body of Lincoln troops passed through
Baltimore about three o'clock yesterday af-
tcr'Ioon. 1t was done in this way: a fleet
Of United States vessels wore FIRST observed
from tho wharvcs of Baltimore, coming up
the Panpsco river u,d6r the guns of Fort
Alcllcnry. Tho vessels were the stcdn.crs
Maryland, Philadelphia, the Ice Boat and
three propelcrs, undcr convoy of the Harriet
Lane war steamer Tho fleet had OH Board II
total Of about two thousand seven hundred
men. The transports approached the wharf
at Milestone Point and landed the troops
there while the Harriet Lane stood off with
her port holes orcncdto protect the landing.
AS soon as the dcbarkution Of the forces was
completed thcy were transferred to special
trains and passed OH towards Washington
Alis quiet now at Washington and Alex
andra. There has been no movement to &c.
n.
LEXINGTON, VA, May 0.-Thc county
court Of Rockbridge this day appropriated
5000 for arming and cqupping the yolun-
tcers of this country. I'm >,*
ALEXANDRIA, May 12.-.Thc United
States war steamer yPawncc, lies off our
wharvcs, (having dropped down from Wash
inston last night) She has her portfolios
open, and her guns run out. ~'sf
Herds of beef cattle now occupy tho
grounds Of the Smithsonian Institute in
Washington Northern troop continue to
in that city in numbers varying from
1000 to 5000 per dry Many of the tcdc-
raj forces now in Washington are of foreign
extraction A regiment is today qnartcrcd
at tho Annapolis junction, composed and
oiicorcd entirely by Germans GciicraI Scott
is not unaware of the military force of the
South. Yesterday he told ono ut his friends
that Virginia alone could, within forty eight
hours, oosccntratc twice us many troops
apon Washington as wcro already enrolled
and mustered in the service OF I;ncoln's Ad.
mmistration.
Several regiments left Washington within
the last two or three days for the Relay House
-their ultimate destination being Hnrncrs
Ferry. Mr.. Sanford, agent of Adam Gx-
press Company, arrived here on Thursday
wlth.SIOo 600 in specie for the Government,
from Now York, under an cscort.of fifty of
the 3d United Suites cavalry.
|', Abattcry commands the railroad ut the
Point Of Rocks twelve miles below Harpcr's
Ferry; while the bridge ncross the Potomac
is commanded Ivy another batte,y. Parties
range the country for fifteen miles north aid
cast and west; and also, uron the slightcst
alarm, communicate by'a system Of signals
agreed upon. :s',F
ST. hoUIs, May 12.-Ycs Ycstorday, Gen.
Frost commanding brigade of State imiltin,
at Camp jackson, unconditionaily surrender
ed upon the demand of the federal troops -
Parole VAS rendered. but declined, uponi the
ground that taking the oatll wonld imply that
they have been in arms against the federal
antlhorty, which they denied. They were
finally released however. u
Willie the State troops wcrc drawn mp be-
tween two lines of Union troops, stones were
thrown and pistols fired at them One shot
took effcct in tho leg of Capt. Blaulowsky,
who in falling, gave tho order to, fire. which
was obcycd, and two women and several chill.
dren were killed., and about twenty other per-
sons. woundcd: The greatest excitement is
prevailing. Tho Republican newspapers were
threatened by the mob Tho Great iEastorn,
which arrived at Sandy >Houk. yesterday, it.is
reported, has been, chartered. .by The Govern,
n,entns a Transport. t..s 4, i,
The Steam Gun presented bv Mr.. Winnps.