The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-02

UNION SENTIMENTS IN VIRGINIA.
A VIRGINIA MILITARY COMPANY DARE VOTE AGAINST

UNION SENTIMENTS IN VIRGINIA..
A VIRGINIA MILITARY COMPANY DARE VOTE AGAINST
SECESSION.
On the $50 u at the election in Virginia to ray the
secession ordinance, the Newtown Rifles, attached to
Colonel Godwins First Virginia regiment belonging to
Portsmouth, called upon to cast their votes Every
Of the company, numbering seventy expressed his
firm devotion the Union, notwithstanding their being
surrounded by hundreds Of sacessoDsts day or tw
before the burning OF the Norfolk Navy Yard the
psny office rendered their commissions to the
Of Virginia, which were not accepted. The Rifles
then impressed into the First regiment stationed ct
Portsmouth, where they dared 70 express their loyalty
The STARS and stripes. After the election the company
disbanced The last American flag hy ing 10 Norfolk
county was owned by the gallant Nowtown Rifles Con-
sde,,pg the dangers by which this intrepid ls band
surrounded secession town daring TO their
vote in favor Of maintaining The constitution Of the
Uaited States in spite Of all opposition, they deserve
ment should, by all means this noble
papy tho rebels, and assign them position the
No, thern army, whore they would surely distinguish
themselves.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
IMPORTANT FROM CHARLEsTON--coNDIrIoN OF Az
FAIRS THERE-rHE NUMBER OF REBELS SLAIN IN
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF AFFAIRS AT RICH
MoND, uARPER's FERRY, ETC.--TaE CROPS AT THE
SOUTH, ETC, ETC.
One Of the Of the steamship Nashville left Charles
tom Co. eight days ago, and arrived here yesterday
having travelled the distance by yailroad He brings
affairs in that nest Of traitors and other rebeoas dis
trcts. He arrived at Charleston during the lombard
ment Of Fort Sumter.
The opinion Of the people of Charleston is that there
several killed and wounded the bombardment Of
For. Sumter. rebel officer riding down the beach from
Charleston had horse killed under him by ball from
the fort Since the bombardment about two thousand
have gone from Charleston to Virginia. and the rest
remain there garrsonng the forts There about os
hundred and nifty at work on Fort Sumter repairfo
damages and the fo,t is in state OF repair The
men In the forts at Charleston aud especially Castle
Pinekney are poorly fed and swarm with vermin The
CharestoniaDs are fitting up four PRIV bark brig
and two sch0oneIs inc brig s an old saver that has
BEEN sunk the mouth Of the harbor several months
They express the opinion that one of them can c' one
huGdJe Cd and ntty Yankees, and the military have spe
cal apinoaity against the Sixty ninth regiment and the
ZouaVes Burress in Charlie ston is at stand sthl and
per cent AL The between the ages Of sixteen and
sixty are gone in the army Our informant had consider
able difficulty In getting clear Of Charleston. &c
paid OIL in bills which he obliged to cash at the
discount ana II only through The influence of ROBERT
Bunch, the Brtsh Consul that no succeeded in making
bis way TO New York. AT Florence, which the
hist depot the train stopped at after leaving
Charleston, 800 troops came on board. They well
Knives. Tho majority Ct them hal uoiSorms however
They were on their way TO Virginia and were loudly
Seered a. al Inc stations through which they passed
ant where he was from He replied Charleston, and
the old man, taking him for Southern soldier said he
"
be In 1t himself, only that his age Old allow him
This Ia mdcati Of the mad spirit Of rebellion that
pervades large portion OF the Southern mind At Rich
mond 600 men were seen drilling, but there
may have BEEN mary more there There Ia
good deal OF discontent and deeertion 10
the Confederate army. One ut Richmond to be
court martaled for Say ing he would be all right when
he get to Washington, as no had friends there.
On the cliffs commanding the bridge at Harpers Ferry
there are three gus posted One Ia revolver another
. thrtytw and the third a smaller one. There
have befn more II was stated in the that 10 900
troops hold the place IL is the generally expressed dc
sire of the soldiers here and elsewhere have the heads
Of General Scott and Abraham Lincoln. While cars
were passing from Richmond to Harpers Ferry
sation occurred between men, which appeared
captured by them. Rocks are knocked the track
OF the railroad ut Harper's Ferry, forming barri-
cadee for o distance of about q quarter OF q
mile. About five miles from Rock Point the train
stopped and examined. 1t from this point forward
the troops were and there Southern
troops TO compare with them IN appearance discipline
In Baltimore there is strong secession sentiment A
policeman said to man, for example, that all the traitors
would have TO leave the city. We'll - said the man.
only be put out Cead.''
The Irish in hit Southel army favorable TO the
North than the South and would gladly desert in large
numbers should opportunity Offer Southerners hope
that England and France will join them that the Eng
leh will soon raise the blockade One English ship had
the blockade with cargo Of railroad iron from Belfast,
Ireland to Charleston and she about to sail week
ngo with cargo Of cotton at five and six pound,
erners 10 be Of moro than the average amount but this
did not appear TO be the along the railroad from
Charleston 70 Maryland. Our informant General Lee
on the train at Nassau Gap, Va. He cheered loudly
by tho military and the people The Superintendent Of
remarkably courteous htranQ0r9