Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-03
LATEST NEWS.

| The agents of the steamer Nashville a
! New York, have been advised that thei
steamer has been taken at Charleston, anC
/ it is reported that Lieut. Gordon, formerly
Of the Harriet Lane, has been appointed t
I the command, intending to proceed to sea tr
| intercept the next California steamers. Il
i is positively stated that he has letters Of
marque from JEFF. Davis.
Flour is $500 per barrel at Charleston.
/ fresh pork 80 cents per pound. Charleston
Is not blockaded.
\ Washington dispatch OF Saturday af
Saturday afternoon says there were $4,000
troops at Washington.
1000 belts stamped with the South Caro-
Ina, and 1000 with the Virginia coat OF
arms, were seized to-day.
Col. Stetson. of the Astor House, declines
all pay for feeding the Mass. troops.
Private adyiCes from New Orleans states
that the attempt to negotiate the Confederate
loan Is failure. The soldiers not pad vet.
but we'll supplied with provisions They are
short of arms and ammunition.
The Captain General Of Cuba told the
Southern Commissioners, when en- route TO
Europe, that ne would receive them as Uni
ted States citizens, but did not acknow-
ledge any such power as the Confederate
States
New York gentleman from Charleston.
on Tuesday, says the city is quiet-war feel
Ing subdued. and no fear of fighting expect
ed.
The State regiment of Iowa is in camp,
waiting orders, and 10000 men are waiting
for q call.
All the Mass. troops have arrived ut Wash
ington, except the Light Artillery which is
at Annapolis. Private S. Herrick, who was
fatally wounded at Baltimore, died there
Saturday. Col. Jones was informed of it by
kind dispatch from the Mayor, and has re-
quested the body to be sent here The
wounded and sick Of the Mass. regiment are
doing well. The men need shoes and light
clothing. The Rhode Island regiment has
been highly complimented. Good feeling
prevails.
A dozen American flags were raised in
Baltimore on Friday. The Chief of Police
ordered all flags to be taken down during the
session of the General Assembly in some in-
stances 1t was refused and arrests were made.
At O'Clock yesterday no flags were flying,
either Southern or Federal. The northwest
ern part Of Maryland is strong for the Union.
If the State secedes, Washington, Allegheny.
Frederick and Carroll counties will secede
from the State, and the strength in the citv
is equally divided. of 400 enrolled and
armed, $50 are Union men. The Union
men have control of the barracks and arms.
No trains are running from Relay House
and Annapolis Junction.
A man just arrived from North Carolina
was detained at the camp on the Susauehanna
P. NJ, charged with having ap-
preached a powder magazine a lighted cigar.
lie was stopped by sentinel. and his con
iuct being deemed suspicious, he was conduct
ID to the commanders quarters. Subse-
luently three slow matches, all ten feet in
ength, were found in the vicinity of the
7icinity of the magazine. lie was a,so
charged with having drawn a pistol on the
sentinel, but denied more than having ut his
land upon it. The accused earnestly denie
hat he had any infamous purpose in views
,eing entirely unacquainted with the condi-
ion of the camp. He says he approached.
he magazine unawares, which is yery prob
bic in the present condition of things there.
Ie is a native of Brooklyn, N. Y, but q Cit.
zen Of North Caro- lima.