The Van Buren press., 1861-05-01

thise with the movement. and had tbra.,
ed loudly to mob. and hang ex-Gov %a,
more who is persistently resisting the i' ,;n
Of passion. 'as
Gov, Hicks and Gov. Letcher nr,.
to the Government that they would posed
guarautss the safety of the capit.j' j'''11iy
Governments declined such protection Ihs
SensAsf Mason, of Virginia is in d.,
delphia. He says he came to settle ~ una
tate of his relation but it is part Of e.
and . -sasEst committee is watching b;n.P!
A schooner loaded with provis;on.
Havana, was seized by the police ~ .or
Delaware river this P. NJ. N
Twenty thousand men are now dr;,r.
in Philadelphia. ''''ns
A New York dispatch Of YESTERDAY
Government has Chartered several mo-.
steamers Senator Wilson ha, h..n more
missioned by the Government to on
guns for the defense Of Ana,olis. and -h
additional regiments from Massacha.su. ea
The latest advices from MARYLAND
that most wonderful change of sentns
has taken place At Hagsrstown. to-d.v
The Stars and Stripes are raised, and a.
tensive preparations are being made for r..
ther Union demonstrations. Alleganv con-
ty has instructed its representatives thai =
they vote for secession. they will be bu,a
ON their return home The stars and str;nas
are waving all over Frederick city, Mar.
land. .-~
At the Clear Spring Hotel. the stars and
stripes are waving, and the miners havo
sworn to resist secession to the death. IT,
unieaists will raise q military core in H.n'
erstown at once. At that place yesterd,S
large number Of Virginiaus arrived. mo:,'
ly from Fairfax County, escaping ra,he,
than take the test oath or suffer lmprison.
ment. They say there are fully Is, 900 arm.
ell troops in Virginia.
| Perfect security is now ielt In Washns.
ton. Provisions afe plenty.
| Alexandra IS brisItiing with bavo,.
and cannon. the Churches are occupiei y. rs
troops from the surrounding cour.r,. WIN
rumored that Gov. Letcher r,.,r.ad Mn
the navigation Of the Potomac to be S,,sw ;n,s'
lupted ana also airsecting the troops on tho
border to az: on the defensive. ~ 'D'
Sr. LOUIS, April 90. a.
Gov. dicks message. on SATURDAY. >.
the ndereland Legislature. briefly details thu
startling events which induced him to cali
i: together-he advises Nd. to preserve !.
neutrality between the North and South ana
act as mediator. The Senate adopted an
address 20 the people vi Nd, stating ,ba,
the Legislature will nor pass an act of se
cesslon. put ii the people desire ii will y;vs
them an opportunity o, declaring for them
selves their iutuie destiny. The House ha.
not acted thereon. but has appointed com.
mittee TO report An act calling a con yeu,iop
New York dispatches OF Saturday ,av
the steamer Nashville has been taken hv
the authorities of Charleston. but i, i ~,
known whether she was seizeI or pur,.b.s.
ed. The former Lieutenant OF the Harr;e,
Lane Is appointed to command the Nash.
VILE, and he intends using her to intercsot
California steamers. IL is positively sts..
ed that ne has received letters of msroue
from jeff. Davis. There is no blockade of
charleston. The city was quiet. Flour.
SIS per barrel.
Private advices from New Orleans cer,;.
fy that the attempts to negotiate the Con.
fedesate loan, was a signal failure. Onlv
SIG. 900 900 were taken there altooo,hs.
Montgomery advices state that onlv sI9
IOOO, ,OO0 were yet taken. The aold;srs ,rar,
yet unpaid /; they had plenty Of provision,
out were short OF munitionsof war. Four
privateers from Mobile have already been
authorized.
Tho Mobile papers state that Col. Hen. y
brown, commander at Pickens ha,
l,OOO men. 1t appears that the Capt,
General OF Cuba, snubbed the Southern
Commissioners when there. He did no,
recognize such power as the Confederate
States.
Beauregard was at Charleston on Tues.
day. ''
The war feeling was u,bsidine. and /;
was thought no more fighting would oe
cur. -
Five car loads of fugitives rom IN.
South arrived At Harrisburg, the 2iL
Twenty-Five PhilAlelphians from 2icb.
mond have also arrived. All had bep
workmen IN The foundry in that city the,
went there five weeks since, and now return
ON pass given by Gov. Lstcher.
Reports OF travellers from Baltimore. in
dicate strong disposition anon, the con-
l servstives to rise aud take me power IN
/ their t,,;.n,ls from tho moo. The re,tors-
ton OF fedora, aiieyian;e Is confidently
: pretic,et ny Baitiinoreau..
1t Is said that on Ffilay evening nro'
peiler with boats &e.,, reinforced Fort
McHenry
The United States receiving ship, Ale
gany. is now at the Fort.
Several vessels. without the necessary pa
pers were overhauled on. Thursday, in at.
tempting to leave the harbor, and detained
for examination.
troops from Howard county were called
out ON Friday, and went miles from An
apo:is junction, where United States troops
are passing.
A dispatch from Perryville, Nd. 9th.
says. j. B. Porter, of Massachusetts, bear
er OF dispatches from Gen. Scott, arrived !;
ne says the commander at Harpel's Ferry
had gwen assurance that Virginia would
NOT allow any artack on the capital from
her soi'. This is confirmed by gentlemen
from Richmond rs being the sentiment Of
Gov Letcher.
Several regiments passed Anapoi, juno
ton. FRIDAY night. for Washington.
Thirteen thousand troops are at the cap
ital. and eight thousand men on the way.
Harrisburg dispatch OF the 9th, says.
the forces as Harper's Ferry believed that
Gen. Bsauregard 10 in Richmond.
Ills reported that heavy firing was heard
n the direction Of Fort Monroe.
/ The Herald ssys the British minister sent
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