, 1861-05-31

The Government, yesterday, purchased
two fast tugs, to be converted into gun
boats for the service.
It's contemplated to suspend all South.
ern mails next week.
A corps of telegraph operators is being
organized to be attached to the army.
The New York Tines says the Federal
forces are moving toward Baltimore, and
Fort McHenry has BEEHIVE reinforced.
The Cumberland, Monticello, YANKEE and
several other steamers, are strictly block
aiding Hampton Roads and James River.
Letters from Boston say that s., ,OOO,-
900 Of the new loan will be taken there.
The Navy Department is to charter ten
more steamers at New York, Eve at PhiIa-
delphia, and Eve at Boston, to be added
to the Navy.
The AHeghany was towed from Fort
McHenry yesterday. She will be heavig
armed as guard-ship for Annapolis har.
Dor.
The Secretary of Gov Hicks says the
appointment Of the Board Of Safety must
precipitate that State into civil war. The
majority Of the Board are sworn to seces-
sion, and are men of desperate political for
tunes, The Governor soon may have to
resort to Washington or the Pennsylvania
line. The great seal Of the State Is in An
napolis, and will BE- thrown into the Chesa-
peake, sooner than be placed on an ordin.
ance Of secession. The absence Of the seal
is veto.
ST.. LOUIS, May 6.
The steamer Columbia, with the Albany
Burgess Corps, Salem Guards, a detach-
ment Of the list Regiment, and two l2
pound howitzers for the 7th Regiment
sailed Saturday afternoon.
The New York Posts special Washing
ton correspondent relates on good aulhori
] ty, that Seeessionists have planned for
fierce conflict With the Federal troops Ma
5 may attempt passing through Baltimore.
Gen. Patterson has prepared nyin;
railroad artillery battery for use on III
: Annapolis and Washington railroad.
Capt. Engle has been ordered to III
command or tne rIgdte Cum6eyldfid.
A letter from the interior OF South ca
olina says that while the writer was abser
at Charleston, fght with negroes occurre
I in his town. They burned four building
and eight stores in the town, and four NOR
In the vicinity. Eight negroes were hung
A dozen more would be hung.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has o
fercd the GoVernment the use Of their roll
ing stock.
The Government has been officially az
vised that at the latest dates no Commi.
sioners from the Confederate States hnl
presented themselves to the French Court
The State Department has instructed III
new Minister to Paris, Mr.. Dayton, 10 ex
plicitly make known 70 the French Gov
ernment that there is not now, nor haI
there been, nor will there be. any or thl
least idea entertained by this Government
Of suffering dislocation OF the Union /,
take place in any way whatever.
TAe Maryland Senate Act providing fol
a Committee Of Safety, Is considered 10 b
as good as lost The Union feeling Is gain
ling throughout the State.
i Workmen are actively engaged repairing
the Northern Central Railroad. They NEE
with no opposition. The people rejoice a
the speedy opening Of trade
The Government has seized the steame
that has been running between Baltimorl
and Havre de Grace.
Governors Dennison Of Ohio, Randel o
Wisconsin, Blair Of Michigan, Morton o
Indiana, and ex-GoV. - OF Illinois, wer
in conference at Cleveland on Fridny.-
Their proceedings are not known. The,
were serenaded, and addressed the people.
A Cairo (m.) dispatch Of the lth say
that Gems. Pillow and Ely, and other prs
noted officers Of the Confederate army, an
a large number Of Mississippi, Arkansa
ond Tennessee troops are at Memphis
Heavy guns are arriving there daily.
I, Col. Preniiss, the commanding officer a
Cairo, has received the following dispatcl
from three Of the most prominent citizen
Of Cincinnati Gen. Pillow has seTera
steamers ready at Memphis. He mediate
an attack on Cairo" Col. Prentiss re
piled Let him come He will learn g
dig ditch on the right side; and We ar
ready
From the latest accounts, It appears tha
the Union men have been victorious 4
Kentucky. The vote Of Louisville, ia faVo
Of the Union candidate 10 the Border Stat
Convention, is from six to eight thousand
The Secession ticket was some time sine
withdrawn. The Union vote Of that city
it is supposed, will be larger than any az
gregate vote ever polled there. Margs
vile gives $50 majority for Uuion. Tb'
stars and stripes float from every building
! in town. Paris precinct gives sI5 msjori
. ty for the Union. Bells majority was S65
Gen. Scott thinks the concentration o.
Secession forces 10 Virginia Is intended
t only for the defense Of the State, aud nc
. longer for aggrej7e demonstrations