Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-03

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| jected to the army regulations.
Three months leave of absence have bee
granted to Col. King, of the Romish, and &
Carl Schurz, of the Spanish Mission, 10 en-
able them to enter the army. --
WAsHNGTos, May 1.-The Secretary O
| the Treasury has advertised for proposals IN
| til the 30th inst. unless the whole amour
offered be previously taken at par. or nearl,
Sl4.060,OOO of stock of the United State
| under the act of June, 1860, authorizing th
loan and providing for the redemption
Treasury notes.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The President re
ceived dispatch this afternoon, announcing
the arrival OF Captain Meigs, from For
official news of the reinforcement of For
Pickens. All the troops that sailed from
New York in the Atlantic and other trans
ports, including two batteries of flying artil
lery, were successfully landed.
Over thousand troops are now in tn;
Fort, and about the same number outside
busily engaged throwing up Notifications OF
Santa Rosa Island.
Fort Pickens may now be set down as safe
sibly raise against it.
No news from Fort Monroe has been re
ceived for some days at the War Department
but Gent. Scott considers that point perfect
ly safe. Fort McHenry has now a garrison
of twelve hundred men. Eight hundred vol
unieers were thrown into it under cover o.
the night some days since. The knowledge
of this fact has a good deal to do with the
caving in of Baltimoreans.
Gen. Scott says he has more troops here
now than he wants, the numerical strength Of
the army of occupation having now reached
nearly twenty thousand.
Con Pattprson:s cor,,e d'nrznse WI Il m oyp in
two columns-one down the Northern Cen.
trail, the other down the Baltimore and Will
mington Railroad, upon Baltimore. Each
will be ten thousand strong. Another ten
thousand will be collected at Annapolis, for
demonstrations against Baltimore.
Reliable advices from Virginia render il
certain that, in spite of all paper armies
there is now not over an aggregate number
of eight thousand men collected at various
points in that State, large portion of whom
are an undrilled and unarmed mob.
Grand parades and drills are now the order
of the day here. The President visits the
quarters of the troops daily. Most Northern
troops will go into camp about the city, as
soon as necessary preparations are made.
WASHINGTON. May 1st, 1S61.-The state
ment that the Government has issued an or
der calling out forty thousand volunteers for
three years, twenty-five thousand regulars for
five years, aud eighteen thousand seamen for
five, is erroneous. No such call has as yet
been made.
A requsition for additional forces will be
issued in day or two, but it will be for forty
thousand more volunteers, for three months
and twenty-five thousand volunteers for land,
and eighteen thousand for sea service, du-
ring the duration of the war.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The Government is
notified from Paris that Faulkner presented
the Southern Commissioners to the Emperor.
Dallas. at London, refused to do it until in
structed from Washington.
1t is reported that the French and English
Ministers protest against Davis issuing letters
of marque.
From New York.
New YORK, May The schooner w. II.
Smith brought the crew of the seized steamer
North Carolina from Wilmington here.
The crew of the Uncle Ben are still in pri-
son.
New YORK, May 1.-The steamer Atlantic
arrived to- day. She reports that she reach
ed Fort Taylor, Key West. on the 18th. re-
ceiving additional troops, ammunitions, &C.,
and sailed again for Pickens, arriving off
Santa Rosa on the 10th. She landed REIN
forcements at Fort Pickens on the night of
the 10th, without accident. The Powhattan
arrived on the 18th. The Wyandotte, St.
Louis, Sabine, Supply, and Brooklyn were
there. The steamer Illinois arrived on the
18th, and landed her achievements on the
10th.
New York, May PA schooner from VIII
mington reports her release with 20 others.
The Norfolk Navy Yard is to be re-taken
and rebuilt. 3sEs "a
New YORK, May 2.-Numerous Union men
have arrived here, having been driven out of
Virginia.
ANNAPoLIs, May 2-The Baltic has ar
rived with the Fire Zouaves and the Goth
regiment.
Mr.. Gradwell has been arrested as a spy
from Montgomery with important papers.
1t is reported that the Maryland Legisla-
ture will order State Convention for the
3Oth of May.
WHEELING, May 2.-An enthusiastic meet
ing of merchants was held in favor of the
Union. -.,
From Maryland.
BALTIMORE, May 1-Resolutions were of
fered in the Maryland Legislature that troops
for the defence of the Capitol may be trans.
ported over the Maryland railways.
Resolutions were adopted to appoint a
committee to confer with Davis and Letcher
in order TO avert civil war.
BALTIMORE, May 1.-The citizens are ex-
tensively signing circular that military
forces and stores ought to pass through; and
agreeing to use their best efforts to prevent
obstruction.
The Police Commissioners have removed
the restriction on the expectation of bread
stuffs.
BALTIMORE, May Judge Bond of the
Criminal Court, charged the Grand Jury this
He called attention particularly
to the attack of the mob on the military of
the 18th of April, that the guilty might be
brought to punishment.
Judge Bonds charge to the Grand Jury,
after reciting the occurrences of the 10Th of
April, says: at is your duty, gentlemen, un-
der the solemn oaths you have taken, impair
TALLY to inquire into the occurrences, and
present such persons as bore part In the mob.
The very existence of society depends upon
your faithful discharge of this duty. You
will inquire whethef there was preconcert
and preparation. and by whom. You are
bound to present those who aided in obstruct-
ing the railroad, prevented the safe march of
the troops, and assisted in impeding their
passage. At the same time, it is your duty
to inquire whether any of our own citizens
were, without justification or proyocation,
fired upon by troops and killed."
From Boston.
Boston, May 1.-Messrs. Adams, Clay and
missions.
From Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 1st.-The Legisla-
lure has passed bill to send ten regiments
TO camp of instruction for future service.
Col. Prentiss, commanding at Cairo, tele-
yraphed that LOO stand of arms were landed
1t Columbus, KY, on the night of the 30tb,
md seven cannon at Paducah yesterday.
Cairo isquiet; about 5000 troops are there
From Missouri.
ST. JOSEPH, No., May LA Union meet
ng was held here yesterday, was addressed
~ Gov. Stewart; neutrality resolutions were
passed. - - F4
ST.. LOUIS, May 2.--About dozen Chicago
refused to take the oath and left
he ranks. ~
The Governor of Tennessee has demanded
Of the Governor of Illinois the arms and mu-
,itions taken from the steamer Hillman