The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-06-22
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4 THs following i fsyncpas Of a. HssI
brought " The pony q ~ isth iust

" seized at the telegraph Offices by orders
from Washington. i progressing Among
them has been found o dispatch from Mr..
Harvey. lately appointed Minister 10
Portugal, notifying the Government ii
South Carolina Of fhe fitting out of Inc
expedition for The reinforcement Of Fort
and It's destruction. Mr.. Har.
seys dispatch was The iIrst reliable infor.
mptiouihe rebels Ind 81 the magnitude
and destination 81 the expedition. MI.
Harvey is L native or South Carolina hui
tor years was j resident Or Philadelphia.
and EDITOR 81 the Philadelplia Aorth
drit3tSa For napy Years, he was the
Washington correspondent IL the New
York IribaFs III was appointed 10
tile Portugal ilission because II his pro.
tsssed devotion ID tue Free Soil party.
The Post 0iEice Dtpartmept had re-
ceiscd copy Or ROstInastef-G General
Reagan's Confederate circular, instFucting
Southern postpastes % retain an mali
hags, locks. keys, stamps ard oil property
connected with The p0stal service, and
ledger accounts up I'LL the 18th Of May.
showing tho Gnal balance III; their posses.
sion. l.z ..51g u 4 4. b;
There we're stiIl d number 0f spies ID
Washington many 81 them women
4 Tire Secretary Of the Treasury viii
probably reconlmcnda loan Of $50 GOO 900
dollars. .4.s
s ltseennS ID be TIM general impression
that Gov. Yates, Of Illinois; will appoint
Hon John Al MeClerrmlfl 10 GIL the va
caney iii The United States s5enate, caused
Ly The death Of Judge Dongfas.
An armed steamer had leit 10 ses ii
troops colli be- lnaded neur Aqoia
Creek H ss. 81 l;5f n. n sl,s5 Il
Additional troops hail been ordered 10
Chumbersbnrg, indicating ah early nd;
vance on Harpers Ferry s
9gAi the prize court session IN Washing.
to- several vessels had been restored ia
their owners. Il ~. I'll
.:.s :s253 3:5 stlSsDERf
Seeretary Cameron had informed tic
Ioaage regiment Of ST. Lcais tflst tiiey
would be- accepted. Tue corps sas 10 ii
iaimsdiately mustered Into service.
q The Dsmotrdf s,iys that the Secession,
lists III southeast Missouri are becoming
troublesome 10 Union men aud have com.
aieneed driving the latteF. 4
Companies IRE being formed nnacr the
military Till bit 81 Fr4ncis County, by j.
II Clandy and others; and ii Il said Thar
The SecessionisIs would make an able.
bodfed men enlist 81 drire Them from tile
Staie. si..,..
Captain EAnnat McDoaatd vas eS-
ttiiiifed III lie Federal conrt, before Juagr
Treat. OH The Stlf, and dist.harse,f from
custody on The ground that Col. Nc.
Arthur s rrtGra 10 the writ Of 1itLsyS ecf4
pas was.BlsalIicici1t. The. Captain arrived
" So, Louis on the 10th. $.. 81
Missouri il detached from The Depart:
nept Of the West, and attached 10 that
BY Gen Mcclellan q 4 2:
: III. ssltriIFRs NEWS. fl /. III ..35
bill ealGaa Of General Patters0li,,s army
was approaching IElfpef's Ferry by ihr
way oi Iagerstowh,and acolnma Of Geu:
McC Iellan,s was moving from the west
Help conl1 not get to General ] Johnston
from Manassas junction, FOR General Mo.
DoweH woHid engage the whole attention
q The rebels posted there, nor could he
be relNfuFepSi from Richmond aud Nor
lo'ki for General Butttr would be dan.
geroHS foe 20 laayeeesefi Inactive IN their
rear, and he would not likely remain
laiet 4 "a a
\. There were armed steamers enough hi
The Potomac 10 threaten other approaches:
%: the capital Of the old dominion. All
column Of four thousand mon would uro.
oably march from Washington towards
Hsrpcr's Ferry The whole commanded
~ Col, Stone, Of tie 14th Infantry. The
;olGnn would probably have no more seri.
'us task titan TINT OF iaterrepting The ia,
sftiFes driven by other commands from
Harpefs Ferry Other regiments we're
rndtsr marching orders. .. p.
All the lending men al the Wheeling con,
iention had agreed not TO attempt making
! ne@ State out VI Western Virginia, but
o act FOR the Old Dominion as whole
citing up a provisional government. The
irst net Of The convention would bc to dis.
,ose Of Gov. Leteher aud his Febellions as
oeiates. Il would then appoint good and
rue lnea ia their places. The provisional
ioyernor would probably be Gen. Jack.
ion, Of ParkerSbuFgh. The convention
Eould then declare Eastern Virginia ii
nsatrectIon against the general govern
neat, for which aid TO put down The re.
leilIon would BE-. invoked, The legislature.
'hosen on the 23i inst, the members OF
which were, by rs request, to. meet with
ne convention, would be pronounced The
egally elected legislature of the State.
md would be empowered to proceed al
nee 70 the transaction. OF business. The
ioyltEuor will send in his message to tue
We Houses, aud two senators and lead.
Nc republican for the other wonid be
hoseIi. In this plan Of operations with
lessrs. Carlisle, Wiley, Pierpont aud
Jackson united, it was Thought that the
would be one OF the graadest
'opalar assemblages ever called together.
The troops nieYiEg on Manassas win
Re thirty five thousand strong, aud Gen
PATTERSON would have an equal number
1hen he crossed the Potomac. There
tas an apprehension that the rebels might
loye down the railroad aud the Potomac
nd aided by another revolt ia baltimore
nd tie 1iSnllioniStS IN Marvl1,fd akt5s;l