Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-06-21


3ulf in the course Of the present week n
Preparations are making at Fortress Monroe
or an early advance on Richmond
The reported burning of 20 locomotives on the ,
B. & o. Railroad, is without any foundation.
The federal forces in Washington and its inn
mediate vicinity number not less than $4,000 to
100000. :
Gen. Butler has 10000, men under his com
nand at Old Point Comfor. and Newport News
The destination of Gov. Sprague's Second
Rhode Island Regiment has been changed from
Harrisburg to Washington
The whitworth guns, recently arrived at
Washington, are to be mounted on the Works
at Alexandria.
Marshal Lamon has left Washington for Wes-
teen Virginia to organize regiment of which
he is to be Colonel.
The 10Th regiment Of Brooklyn has been or
dered to advance to Baltimore.
The 9Th New York regiment has been order
ed to Annapolis.
Bids for building the sixty gun boats of the
smallest class, were opened in Washington on
Monday. They were very numerous. They
range from s6O,OOO to 100000, and are to be
completed in from 60 to 80 days.
A0NlCeS nave Deen 1eCelNeu HOIll all bnc YER
man States of a determination to do all in their
power to aid the Government in crushing the
Southern rebellion. The assurances from Aus
tria, Prussia, Switzerland and Belgium are very
strong.
Gen. Harney, accompanied by his staff and
family has arrived in Philadelphia. The In
quirer saws that the General will remain in that
city, under orders from the Secretary of War.
The New Orleans Picayune asserts that
large quantity of the muskets sent to the Union
men at Bardstown were seized at Louisville and
shipped off to Memphis.
Nine hundred and seventy two muskets and
several cannon have recently been sent by the
rebels to Northwestern Arkansas, to be used in
case of an invasion from Kansas
! The Memphis rebels are much exercised over
the report that Gen. Preutiss of Carlo has decar-
ed his intention of dining in their city on the
4th of July.
Gov. Geary of Kansas has been authorized to
raise a regiment in Pennsylvania. Gov. Reeder
has accepted Brigadier- Generalship condition
ally.
Mr. jefferson Davis has written to his SYM
pathizing friends in Maryland that his Govern
| nent would like to have peace with the United
States. We haven't doubt of it. So would
the slavers on the coast of Africa.
Ihe hing OF PRUSSIA mas given petUllsslou W
officers in the Prussan army, to offer their SER
vices to the Government of the United States
during the war for the maintenance of the in
tegrity of the Republic.
Mrs Beauregard, the wife of the Commander
of the rebel forces, is in town, and last evening
attended the church of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher in Brooklyn, in company with mem
Der of the New York press.-N. Y Tribune, 10th.
A lover, vainly trying to explain scientific
theory to his fair inamorate, said: "The ques-
| ton is difficult and don't see what l can do
to make it clear" Suppose you pop it!'' whis-
pered the blushing damsel
A lady in Rochester sent dress to a dyer,
with instructions to dye it in some color that
would not run. The patriotic dyer returned
the dress covered all over with the colors of the
American Union.
A squad of sixteen soldiers, tired of waiting to
| be called into service, have started on foot for
Washington, to tender their services personally
to the President for wiping out the Confederate
States of America.
Where on earth is JEFF. Davis?-Lou Journal.
We don't know where he is on earth, but we
know where he ought to be, and where he will
be when he leaves the earth If not, what s
the of having such a placeI-FFd'lkJork
(Ky) Commonwealth.
{ GoING DowN.-The people at Charleston in-
formed Mr. Russell of the London Times that
they were descended from gentlemen" If this
assertion is true, it is the most remarkable de-
scent recorded in the annals of the world
Boston Transcript
CHANGE ApoUr.-One of the slaves at New
port News, on being questioned as to whether
he had run away from his master, replied "No,
golly, nlasSd ran dway from mel When he sees
de soldiers comm, he run like de debbl; spec
he's gone to Richmond"
Massachusetts, has 10000 troops in service,
partly under General Government and partly
under the State. Three more regiments are TO
be Immediately mustered in. She also keeps a
steamer in the service of the General Govern
ment. Not such bad Massachusetts, after all.
NUMBER OF TRooPs IN THE wEsT.-A Cairo
correspondent sums up the number of Union
troops now under arms in the West, at 3SSll.-
These are all within twenty-four hours dis
tance of Cairo. OF these, 500 are cavalry, H.
600 rifles IS heavy cannon, with 500 artillery
. men, and the rest infantry.
i A Union man, lately from Tennessee, reports
, that the private secretary of the Governor has
already written out death warrants for leading
Union men, among them Etheridge and johnson
J to be issued on the 9th. The tone of the Mem
phis journals seem to carroborate this statement,
J especially as to Etheridge.
COMPLIMENT TO Mr.. ADAMs-The London
correspondent OF the ChtcagO journal writes
: that the Queen paid Hon. Charles Francis
Adams the compliment of coming to town and
) giving him audience at Buckingham Palace, he
being the first envoy Her Majesty has received
since the death of her mother the Duchess Of
Kent
: A NOBLE OFFICER PRoNoTED.-We are rejOic-
ed to learn from the Philadelphia Press that
Lieutenant Slemmer has been promoted to the
rank of Major for his noble conduct and mos
valuable services to his country at Fort Pickens
The English papers publish complete lis
of the war vessels which are to constitute the
] British North American squadron. When they
{ are all mustered Queen Victoria viii have Ovel
400 guns and between 5000 and 6000 sailors on
our sea-bOard.
General Scott is beyond all question the best
tailor in the Union. He has cut out the rebels
at Washington, hemmed them in at Harper's
( Ferry, and run them together at Manassas Gap
E He is about ready to baste them at Norfolk, fell
them down at Richmond and if nothing else
will answer, generally rip them to pieces else
. where.
The Southern ports are now all thoroughly
blOckaded as far down as the mouth of the Mis-
sissppi. The New Orleans, Mobile and Savan
nah papers howl terribly about the natter anC
console themselves with the hope that Francs
, and England will come to their relief-a hops
not likely to be realized very soon.
We learn, says the New York Tribune of th'
, llth inst, that Col Abel Smith, of the New
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