Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-30
ALARM AT The CAPITAL
Lincoln Preparing TO Leave
the City!
GEN. SCOTT DESCENDING
Army OGicers Resigning ia Squads!
FAMILIES BEING SENT OFT

The Washington correspondent of the Richmond
Eaqui'e writes as follows:
WASHINGTON, April 24-The rumor is not iII-found
ed tnat active and concealed efforts and preparations
are III progress, especially in Secretary Stewards
department, Tor an exodus from Washington upon q
snip or shsps war. The Administrations especial
| ly the President Seward and Smith keen them
selves remarkably shady and very careful as TO the
INDIVIDUALS admitted to their presence Treachery,
traitors, and violence are apprehended for every
| thief doth fear each bush an officer
Inc non arrival OF Yankee hirehng soldiers here
the lndomtabe position assumed and maintained
| by Virginia and Earyland-alarms them ali even
old fuss and feathers" Gen. Scott told the P-esi
dent and Cabinet that the very flower of the army
had departed and at this time he would sooner have
received the resignation of every general officer
than that of Col. Robert E. Lee. The best army and
navy officers are leaving in squads.
| Lincoln is scared, and Senator Andrew johnson.
who saw him on Monday, says he is either knaye
fool; for instead of talking up the great oc>
casiOn he retals stories out Of the comic almanac
| or Joe Millerl
In reference to the Eremark attributedI to Gen.
ScorT, the Richmond Wing of the 9th says:
There is gentleman. resident of this city to
whom Gen. Scott once said: The army can better
afford 10 lose euery officer, myself Included than Ro
| bert Lee.'' The gentleman 70 whom this remark
was made, and who has repeated it to Cs, is per.
fectly unimpeae liable. To another g ntleman. also
1 resident OF III ehmOnQ virginia. ana equally
impeachable Gen. Scott said: Il haze Teceirtd
much applause for the campaign in Jt1ico; the lchO
credit Of Il Is dae to Robert Lee" This also is re
peaed to Us by the gentleman to whom the remark
was made.
The Baltimore So, of the 10th has the following
items:
| A party of gent leman who chartered an omnibus
on Wednesd v, al ID came through from Washington
TO this CITY yester day morning. report that nothing
in rel a FTOV
Very few families remained in the city. The wives
and families of IN members of the Cabinet had al
left The hotels we're nearly empty of guests, and
several were PREF airing 20 close Government troop:
were quartered everywhere. The whole number
of troops in the city is estimated at between eigh
and nine thousand
Especial disPa chss to the Charleston Mereuryl
ALEXANDRIA, st-pril 25-1he Government Al
Washington has taken possession Of the telegraph
office, and no dispatch for Southern point is al
lowed to be sent or unless it their approval.
The Administrator is most actively engaged in
terrifying the city of Washington. The whole f0rcs
congregated there is six thousand, including large
number of volunteers. The volunteers are strongly
suspected of Southern afinities, and already much
dissatisfaction exists
A mutiny was threatened yesterday among those
two thousand quarfered at the Capitol, which
caused Secretary Cameron to be sent for IN greSi
haste.
Batteries are being erected on all the surround
Spies in the Government employ are constantly
coming in from Virginia and other States.
The Republicans are terribly alarmed, and pre-
paratiOns already completed for blowing up
the Capitol and other public buildings, IN case Of
successful attack.
The Federal troops at Annapolis will hold that
point as means of egress from the Capitol as well
means of iBgress for further reinfOrcements.
The United States navy and army is virtually dis
banded, which alarms the Administration to an ex-
or1a nj arp rpSf
tons have been rendered within the past two days
Sereral hundred clerks in the various departments
have also resigned.
Lincoln entirely disregards the counsel of his
Cabinet, and is controlled by Jim Lane. of Kansas
notority, Cassius NJ. Clay. and old Frank Blair.
These gentlemen admit the war to be against slavery
and not for the Union and they publicly boast that
they will wipe out States Rights and establish =
strong Government to keep us in subsection.
Maryland is bravely cOntestlng every inch OF
ground and no Northern troops have reached Wash
ington since the attack the Massachusetts regi-
ment in Baltimore.
These troops express the greatest surprise ct their
reception and attack in Balt more They say they
did not expect any fighting and only volunteered
for Washington, thinking it would be fine frofe.
They are now growing very restless, and Lincoln Is
becoming much alarmed for his personal safety, as
all the Republicans in the city.
If the public buildings not blown mp and de-
serted, is said that the North will march leglOns
in Maryland and force their way to the Capital
The Foreign Ministers view Lincoln's Prociama-
ton as your Cabinet at Montgomery did. They look
upon it a good Joke and it has been the of
much merriment amongst them.
ALEXANDRIA, April 25-Thsre are no Virginia
troops the Federal Capitol than at this point
Arlington Heights are yet unOceupied
1t is reported on good authority that Chief JUS
tce fancy, and two other Supreme Judges, have
resigned, and will publish address TO the world
Lincon's policy unconstitat;o nal.
tits reported that Secretary Cameron h;ls gone to
on a mission of some kind
Lord Lyons was to have gone to Ricm nOnd to-
day, confer with Vice President Stephens refer
nee to the blockade of your ports.