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Why the Gosport Navy Yard Was
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Why the Go9poFt Navy Yard waB
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The New York Ebesiag Rast gives the facts
Of the destruction Of the Navy Yard at Gos-
port, and In the words Of an intelligent cor
respondent, puts the hlame where It belongs:
The Administration has been seven weeka
In power; it found the navy at eixes and
sevens; the serviceahle vessels mostly sent
ont of the way, and the rest In no condition
ized-many of the ofh5eraIdetermined to cast
their fortunes with the rebels, and others Of
doubtful loyalty. d correspondent, intelli.
gent in naval mattera, writes thus:
~ agree with you that We ought not to
have lost the vessels IN the Norfolk Navy
Yard, but in speaking Of the neglect to man
them properly in season a. an error, which it
undoubtedly was, you do. not discriminate,
The business Of the Navy Department ie per
formed by bureaus, the chiefs of which are
appointed BY the President. There is the
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, the Bureau Of
Construction, Equipment and Repairs, the
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, the Bu-
reau OF Ordnance and Hydrosraphy and the
Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery. The present
chiefs Of these bureaus were appointed by the
former administrations they are the same
who held their places under that miserable
creature Toucey. Of course they are very in
efficient men, to say no worse Of them. 10
and Yards. is q very intirm man, scarce able to
crawl about, and physically fncapacited for his
Office, He wRs once removed on that account,
but re-instated on account of his former ser
VICES and feeling Of sympathy which the
public had for him. Mr. Magrader, now at
the head Of the bureau Of Ordnance, is a
brother OF Magruder the secessionist. The
other chiefs are not the men for their places
yet, upon the active, Intelligent and faithful
cooperation Of the chiefs Of all the bureaus the
employment Of our navy for any useful pur-
pose Il: great measure depsnds. Mr. Lincoln
has been blamed for giving 30 much time to
the consideration OF appointments to office !;
but for my part wish he could have found
leisure to look into the organization Of the
Navy Department, and displaoa q few Of the
chiefs Of the bureaus. MI, Welles will find
himself very much hampered by their utter
lnemc1ency, and am sure must haye had am
pie experience Of 1t already.n
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The Mobile advertiser of Sunday, 21Bt, pub
fishes q Pensacola letter, from which we ex-
tract the following: \
Capt, Hodges and Lieut.. Slemmer's visit to
Gen. Bragg, On Tuesday, Was simply to notify
him of q charge Of command Of Fort Pickens.
Col. Harvey Brown Ia nov in command !; his
forces comprises, isIs thought, 1000 men. He
ig native Of New Jersey, and entered the
army as Second Lieutensnt in 1878. He served
in the Mexican war.
The United states have landed horses and
two batteries Of flying artillery complete on
Santa Rosa. The horses and guns were seen
distinctly from Gen. Bragg's quarters, with
glass.
dislike very much unnecessary alarms, but
Pensacola, like Mobile ia susceptible Of at
tack, though I think the enemy would, in this
case, pay dearly for its temerity. 4 dashiueg:
enemy could contriYe means uy which they
msy possibly reach the city. There is no pro.
liability Of this being done, but it u said Gen.
Bragg not only designs fnrniahipE the city
with troopa to defend it, bnt to protect the
railrosd that connects Il, with the interior.
". Il LaHberton, for long time postmas-
ter at Warrington, having made himself ex-
in various ways, and whose fidelity was ques-
tionable from his postal management, was ar.
rested on yesterday, and after an examination,
ordered to leaVe the State. Letters found IN
his office indicate willingness to confer with
the Aeet-consequently Gen. Bragg put him
en- ronte for parts unknown-much TO his de-
! light, no doubt, inasmuch as hemp has been
suggested. He is from Pennsylvania.
At z o'clock thera swas nothing new from
headquarters. The United States continue t.
land men, ammunition, provisions, etc, o.
the island, and right In sight, too. 4he out
rageous rascals Let 'em keep on-Bragg
knows thing or two.
P. S.-9 o'clock-The figate spoken oi
above as having sailed, is believed to be the st.
Lonis. She is commanded by Capt Poor, a
Virginian. BE is known to be with the Con
federacy in true feeling, He has, it is thought,
heard Of the secession Of Virginia, and sailed
| for Norfolk. These are now coniectures may
the next hour confirm them a. true.
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nuBt make way for those who have
That will may be thwarted, and set
aside for time, but it will be executed as
sure Us the lightning executes the ven"
eeance of God We trust and believe that
the Cabinet comprehends the spirit Of the
North. We know that they have had IN
s1rmouutable obstacles to:contend with.
So far .as could be done, the traito1oua
Floyd disarmed the arsena}s and plundered
the treasury. while his co-laborer Toucey
scattered the feet to the four quarters OF
the globe, that the South might have IN
easy victory over u.s. The Army and Navy,
too, are ofHcered largely by men who have
little attachment for the Stars and Stripes;
and it has been delicate duty to weed
them out. Besides, too, it is not the work
Of day to move large bodies Of men, who
when the call was made, we're at the plow
and in the workshops
In the short space OF sixty days the Ad-
ministration has accomplished wonders. The
traitors have been check.mated in their de-
signs, and the countryhas been rescued from
impending ruin. But we must not pause.
The rebels must be dispersed; the public
property must be recaptured, and every
| section Of the country brought back to its
allegiance. To accomplish this will re-
ouire more men and more treasure. Let
our own legislature appropriate not
less than $5,0oo,0o0. Let call &c
forth for two hundred thousand men.
Let every foundry and armory, whether
public or private, be employed night an!d
day in furnishing the anaterfel Of war: In
stead Of giving the supreme direction o.
affairs to octegenarians, take up men N the
vigor Of life, like Banks and Fremont and
Clay, and create them Major-genera1s- W.
ought at this hour to have man in -he
Northwest entrusted with great powe1
to combine, to organize and direct. Pos
sess him with the policy Of the Admins
tration, but leave him unfettered as to de
tails. # his every act is regulated by 8
Cabinet Council thousand miles OF, the
campaign will result in series Of march
ings and countermarchings but, on the
other hand, if left free to make his OWL
combinations, there will be CELEBRITY o.
movement and promptness Of execution
Every soldier will be imbued with conf
dence, and the governing mind will be fell
in every department We must have d
| 1oo3or 1Fuo Tu THE h5AN2
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!: -Laser secounts from Norf,1k laavs It
doubtful whether the destruction Of the navy
yard at taat point was as complete as 1t was
meant be. AsaeEeral OF the vessels lyingthere,
are In draft, nearly equal to the depth Of the wa
ter IN the river, It. ia obvious that senttllng
would not submerge them. Their armamcnta
and span would be accessible to the Virgin
fans, and would b. Of fnamenta value. These
VESSELS must be destroyed, aad it Is for the
: two ships Of war which lIe under the guns Of
. Fort Monroe, to do it.. The Cumberland and
Pocahontas could approach near enough to
throw shells and hot skot into the half burnt
shops aud shIps, aud finish their demoliio
Defensive necessity requires that the enter
pFisa he eonaummAted, :
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MIR. IINCoLN,s OPINIONS.

In our special dispatches from Perrys-
vile q, conversation of Mr. Lincoln is re-
ported, from which we gather that there is
no want of backbone in him. That testi-
mony is strengthened by the following cor
rect report of Mr. Lincoln's reply to the
last Baltimore committee who waited upon
him; the Baltimore Sun's version having
been garbled:
GExrLsMEE You hare come here to ask
for peace on any terms. Such desire, on
such terms, IL not like the course Of Washing
ton OF Jackson. They, the rebels, attacked
Fort Sumter, and You attack the troops sent
to the Federal Capita1 for the projection
of the same, and for the defence OF the lives
My intention was never to attack Maryland,
but to have those troops, as said before, for
the protection Of Washington.
"Now, gentlemen, 80 and tell your people
that If they will not attack us we will not at
tack them; but If they do attack us, We will
return it, and that severely.
"Those troops must come to Washington,
and that through Maryland. They can neither
60 undar it, nor can they f1y over it, and they
shall come through 1t"
We have undoubted confidence in the
integrity, patriotism and wisdom Of ABRA-
Ham LINCOLN; and if, at any time, mat
ters should, at this distance from tile cen.
tire Of war news, appear to be going wrong,
we shall be content to wait the explana-
ton, which will be certain to follow. On,
readers may be sure that at Washington
they know tar better than we can what
should be done; and they must remember
too, that war is 8 game Of strategy as vel
as clash Of arms, and that when plan is
formed, nothing but unsoldierlike stupidity
| or downright treason would print its de
tails in the public papers for the warning
and instruction Of the enemy. In relation
tu this point, We are permitted to make the
! following extract from private letter ad
| dressed by q prominent citizen Of Boston
to gentleman here:
| II think you need not fear any want Of en-
ergy On the part of the Administration. The
| President said to me one evening, tOul
fiiends seem impatient to know more OF tht
policy OF my Administration, and What 1t il
! doing, and intending to do. If I inform then
| inform the enemy at the sans time; there
| fore, think they must be patient until ou1
acts develop the policy and if they Will doze
| for q few days longer, am sure they will ad
nit that during the few days We have been il
| Office We hare not been idle, and that we have
He odds Il l make this the judge Of my opin'
ions, and feel assured that We shall soon fnt
that We have government that is Wortt
sometf,inpn
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Negro Iueendiaf1ea1 In Louistanas

A ietter has been received within . day or
two from the wife Of Bishop Polk, Of Louisla-
rs. She, with hsr family Of three daughters,
was alone in their new. house at sewanee,
Tennessee. On the night Of the 18th Of April
their honaewas burned over aseir hedds 1ysso.,
groes At the same time time the residence OF
bishop Elliot was fired also. The ladies es-
capped ~ithsome few triaiug injuries, but lost
almost az their clothes, Books, jewelry, pic
flames. Their own faaily servants were faith.
ful, the men aiding in extinguiEhing the FIRE,
the,womeu bringing their Sunday Clothes to
dress their mistresaes. But although those
Immediately around them we're loyal they
| tho slavez. -: - =
The letter from which this was quoted, was
written BY hrs. Polk to her sister. and Ia 4
!; touching description Of their distress.
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We have sufficient authority for saylng that
the folio wing, from the Cairo City Gazete,
does not reflect the opinion Ct the masses Of
the people In Southern Illinois. We believe
that they are in the main loyal, and that, If
there is any doubt or hesitation at this mo-
ment about taking up arms against these
with whom they arc related by ties Of blood,
the unwillingness will soon disappear, and
that IS early as they will be wanted, ten thou
sand volunteers, brave and hardy men, could
be mustered in Egypt for carrying the Old flag
TO the Gulf The Gazett says:
OuR Pos1r1oN.-1st We are opposed to OF.
gambling and arming the militia except for
home defence,
I'd, We are opposed to our Legislature
voting one cent to aid in equipping troops to
be eeHt out Of the State tor the purpose OF
prosecuting the unnecessary war inangurated
bv the present Administration.
3d We call upon the people Of Southern
Illinois to stand unitedly as mediators be-
tween the North aud the South.
4th. We so1emn1y aud earnestly protest
against the occupation Of our city or any
part Of Southern Illinois BY troops from either
section.
We firmly bslieye from our knowledge Of
our people, that the foregoing are the sentl.
ments OF the people Of Southern Illinois and
we earnestly hope our Representatives will
have the manly courage to stand By and as fa1
as possible enforce them
, 1861-04-30
Q>tlflraqn Urlbtt1tf.


Duty OF ILLIN0Lx ToWARD MN
The people Of the Northwest, particular
II those Of Illinois, hare duties towards
the Union men Of Missouri that they must
not, on any plea whateyer, neglect to dis
charge 4 malignant and traitorous, fac
ton are bent not only upon dragging
that State out of tho Union but, with un-
PARALLEL audacity, upon purging It ofthe
men within its borders who dare to avow
their sympathy with the Union sentiment
Of the North As yet they are plotting ana
scheming in secret, They are almost With
out arms, and, thanks to their f1nancler1ng,
are utterly without credit. They have ma
ngnity and hope however. In the quick
changes Of the present, they look for a
realization of their schemes, and, mean
while, whatever they can do in the DARK to
fire the public heart" to plant sugges-
tious of treason, destroy confidence IN
the government and add to the distrac-
1ions Of q causeless and wicked rebellion,
they are doing with will The head devil
{wc Use the words understandingly} is Gov
ernor jackson, than whom a no more un-
principled demagogue lives. His mouth
piece, the Missouri Repu6liean,is is distinguish
cd beyond sill American journals for its
utter disregard Of truth, and the baseness
oft pandering to the Oligarchy that has
lain like IN incubus upon the State. They
hunt together, and the Union men, unfor-
1unstely men Of peace, arc their expected
prey. In the un1uclzy day when they usurp
control o. the StaGe-when they and their
adherents: and colaborers, by the frauds
and perjuries which Secession knows so
well how to employ, become sovereign over
the soyereicnty-the doom of the Union
men, without prompt, efficient and power
f1l aid from lows, Kansas and Illinois, is
sealed. They must be protected.
Missouri il hemned in on three
sides by loyal States. Her sovereignty
Is subordinate to the Federal power.
She was bought by Federa1 money, and
has been defended, protected and enriched
by Federal arms. Our case then is clear :;
and our duty as loyal citizens imperative.
When Claib. Jackson's Convention meets
oas zoras - n.ss on Ordinance of secea-
sion, the people Of St. Louis, and all Ais-
~s4,;on ord fortte Gorernment overthrow
e-,Ta,s 1,r 1r1,or, t,,a Government x;1,
ho hotra-ed. and t1at Invitation must he
faAnvod m bv act;on that will show that
&c aro y, a.rnest III that end let ns he
,r;n NV, ;r al +na n1ace4 e,ono her border
.aarn,a;,o for Tho dafanoe and rind;cat;on
ef,h5 r~n;o, oanea and for succorino those
- :. - .,ho7a r. aaooseorv Lot
~ p-o.;saa+ III far r,o-a +roone rbo
- o.rnn n.;;, or4r,o,t her border and
~ !, rasa;ness IN march Illinois
,vt1, furnish urder Government nav
6ftea, thoncand Tnva five thoneand ana
v.aso. +uo ,aoi,oe,,o for tb;s work alone
oa,unz,no T1l;ro;stoun Alton Orkney
raa-aa ane,*t .,rars j., rrar,;ta Trim thew
-, .,-- ru.n I.al.aax, a,,,+;o,,. l., t;s
,s~s@,aa,s - ~ ~ 80 penua;ron ch,rr ~ IT.
1.oasa1ah1o ,,4ta~onoas and th;q ia +h.
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Humphrey Marshall says that, If the North
ern forces invade tbs South, they will have to
march over biz dead body. They might find
1t = little difficult to scale such mountain--a
feat like Haunibals crossing Of the Alps. It
will no doubt delay the troops so long that
the South will have ample time to prepafe IT.
, 1861-04-30
The Hudson River HaiIroad-Jts Pa
traosic Frestdent and general good
WIan2EpMeUf.


The Hudson River Mailroad-Jts pa-
trtosic President and general good
manQEements
Mr. Sloan, the President Of the Hudson
River Read, Was the first who refused to per-
nit any arms or munitions Of wnr to pass over
that road intended for the destruction Of our
people and destined for the use Of the sece-
ding States.
Mr. sloan WIS the first tallroad President
who offered the uss Of his road free Of charge
to troops On their way to defend the United
States Government ahd Its property whenever
and wherever asaaiIed. Mr. Sloan as Preaident
OF the road, having as sharp an eye to business
as he ls sensitive to the honor and protection
Of the Government, with his associates In the
management Of that road, has also for the
first time made such connections that every
thing shipped by rail aud directed to or from
New York can cross the Hudson River by the
bridge at Troy without breaking bulk or
changing care, and thus reach ita destination
without the delay, anxiety or large expense to
which all have been subjected before this ad-
n1irable plan was put in successful opera
ton.
The above from the Rochester Union pays q
just compliment to tho Hudson River Road.
It bhows that corporations sometimes have
souls; the Hudson River Railroad Company
has shown that it Las avezy large one.
, 1861-04-30
A virginia Estimate Of the Baltimore
Assassination.

This fight reflects eternal honor on the courage
and patriotism Of the people Of Maryland, and
e1serminstion Than submit to The Infamous rnIe Of
the despots at Washington. Laboring under all
the disadvantages OF an Union Goyernor-sold
body and soul. to Liucoln-snd without arms, they
fought picked regiment OF Yankees for hours,
With brick-bat6 and paying-stones, and Killed 8nd
wounded more than they lost Themselves, and put
their adveraarIes to the ront. The only regret we
feel on the subject is that they did not succeed in
externlnBtiug the Last one Of these wretches-as q
just vengeance for Iawisss invasion Of free peo-
pie, and as warning to their brethren for all
time.
1t is BY just such lying reports SIS the above
that the masses Of the people in the South
are kept In profound ignorance Of the North
and its people. The "picked regiment Of
Yankees" consisted Of one company Of seren-
ty-nine men, all told, surrounded and assailed
by mob Of ten Thousand '' Blood-Tubs u and
other secessionists, many Of whom were armed
with reyolyers and rifles, and fired repeatedly
upon the company. Others Of the mob threw
iron missiles upon their heads from the roofs
Of the houses OF the narrow streets,
The company lost two men killed, and had
twenty-five more or less wounded. But the
Baltimore papers admit that they killed four
teen Of their assai1ants, and wounded thirty
two more The. Richmond paper had no ex
euse for Its false ta:ements, Is the Baltimore
sheets, from which It derived its intormation,
stated the same facts q VIC have IN the above.
The HAig speaks Of "laWless invasion Of
free people" How "1awless ?" How an
"inyasion9 The troops were quietly and
peacefully passing through Baltimore, on
their way to the National Capital, where they
were summoned By the highest lawful author
ity in the natipn-by the President and his
Cabinet. But the secessionists can only speak
Of the loyal people Of the Union In language
Of pergersion and downright faisehood.
, 1861-04-30

M 8. NICHOLS 4 co, HAVE
nLs opened # 1sS South Water zt7eet, Chicago
sale Of Grain Flour Proyizions Dc snf tSitt cnn. ~.
gnTFsnts y "a % o,asEs T. parties aeeessibla to hi
4tlwaukee As4.e Ntchos 4rltt q Co think they cSn
z z : suIm W1E1os oak1s.o1 aasaan&es ap1sR1-1y
= ?. AASaotA O p. BRfTT. X.A. NIcHnia.
, 1861-04-30

Prom the Democrat, st Cloud. Mimi .
II YOU ara or havs been troubled with the heAdac4t
sand for box {Cephalc Ptls1 70 that you MAY h4Fo
them In S224 Of n Rtr1ck.
, 1861-04-30

M9]ofJ. H. W ebstef, OF your city, Of Me4l~
can war notoriety, is an experienced engineer,
ss can be seen BY hls disposition Of the various
batteries that gnaru the approaches to Cairo.
Col Baldwin, Of when have previously
made honorable mention, has the rank ot Col
onel, and is acting Adjutant of the Brigade.
He Is fine officer and strict discipllnarian.
Major Mitchell very nearly an your readers In
Chicago 6re acquainted with. He performs
bis duties with promptness and fidelity
worthy Of connenaation. Geo l. Waterman,
Esq, some time Clerk in the United States
Court Clerks Office under ". H. Bradley,
known and respected By all, il the Assistant
in this Department, where his quiet, gentle:
manly maoner and faithful discharge Of duties
has won him hosts Of friends. There are also
many others Of whom should like to men
don viii do so in some future letter.
Last night the steamer Diana came
down tho river and was allowed to
| pass to the wharf boat unmolested,
| which pleased the captain so much-he hay
| ing been told that he would be compelled to
| charge Of the n. s steamer 8wallow-that he
| came pp to head quarters and called Oh Col
Prentfss to thank him in person for the cour-
| tesy, Col P. received him In q very Kind
| msnner and explained to him his position IN
regard to such matters, and requested him-n
before the people he came in contact with in
the Southern country While they were con-
ve1sing together as the Office OF thest. Charles
hotel (an excellent house BY the way,) another
gentleman came up, and leaning on the coun-
ter, used some very harsh language In regard
to being stopped by, the guard at the wharf
boat, there placed to look after the powder on
board her stored. No attention was paid to
bis remarks, when he repeated them, remark:
ing, he twas not going to allow any Cd
/ id whelp like them to stick gun in his
face, or the stinking dirty officers either, and
he didn't care If they fnew It," with some
other remsrka think it as well not to repeat
Co1, Prenties then stepped to the door where
were four or five Of the boys and told them to
take the man to the guard house and Keep him
there TIL morning. This morning, ~ sadder
mau-perhaps not d wiser one-he apologized
to the auand and to Col Prentiss looked over
| the camp, was shown the batteries and the
aort Of stuff that manned them, and WAS allow
ed to take passage on morning boat down
the river. It leaked out shortly that he Was .
member Of the Missouri Convention On h1a
III. Bratton ot Milwaukee Ii here, driven
away from Memphis. l. MI. Brown {an arch
iteci) and wife are sleo here at the hotel dry
en out Of Memphis, losing all his property
= md HI: Mcclure, from the same p1aee, "a
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4 Pc q G n EFT.


C6EfMISSxEW MEHCHAHTS
Avo attention 70 tho purchase and sale OF ou Gsai1
I'd 4 = = nda e E5oanea 52SE e t 6e
He4l, Rersr to 8. l. Ttnk5am 4 Co.. Colcsgpt XHE.
AcArdn b Co.. ElnGfE12E. jaI1-1Y
, 1861-04-30

EFzom he southaru Path Finder New orlsans. LA.1
TIT them ypn that are afflicted, and wa are suTa
that your testimony be added to the already 1ulet
lit that has received benefits that no otha1 nad
c4na CAL produce.
, 1861-04-30

IFrom ths Advertiser. Providence h II
Ihe testimony In thelr lvoE b stsunz. nom tho mos
fHzDoctahlR dp6ftaI1