The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-24
WAR NEWS.

! IlLrpors Ferry, aud received by this arrival,
/ says uGw batteries have boen erected on tho
hills. IL was supposed by the Rebel Chief
| that they would DO attacked soon after the
clOsc Of this week, aud that Con. Butlor
would command the expedition. "A gon.
tlcman from Virginia now huro. cnnirns
tho reports that any army which invadus
that STATE will DO harassud by numerous
bands OF guorrillas. We learn from tho
Post Muster General that it is intended to.
morrow to suspend all tho steam mail sUrv-
leo in tho sucudIng States. As thosu steam
ors have no business now, of any Importance,
except tho mail service, from which tho
/ GUvurnmen! derives no benefit, it becomes
nothing but subsidy TO sustain broken
down vessels in robelliOns territory. An
such contracts will therefore bo annulled by
tho Government Tho statement mado by
some Baltimore papers that all tho troops
recently passing through Baltimore had not
been molested ar insulteG is incorrect -
! RnggoId's Artillory wore grossly insultcd
nearly oil the way through the streets, hut
no offensive attack was made. IL is reported
that IN consequence OF Gov. Hicks rcmOn.
stranco. VngHIa troops have been with
drawn from Maryland. Ii promptly occu.
! piud by u 5. troops the bights ;hus vacated
will completely commanding town aud en.
cLmpmnnt ct ll,rpur's Ferry.
Tho UOrHs dispatch says: Tho stoam-
ship Huntsville has 'ined the Niagara bu.
tOrU Charleston hurbUT, aud the two now
constitute an Cilicigut blockade there. Al
| tho last accounts, nothing but fishing smacks
| had beuu caught Ii was dcUnod necessary
| TO day, to stop rumurs. to dispatch u Mos.
sengor to Arlington lights to make criti
cal examination; sou 1t my batteries were
erected, or any troops near at hand. llU
has returned aud reports that hu saw no
| cannon, aud with the exception of small
picket guard of lwGnty Ineu opposite George
town, there wore no soldiers to DO sumu
within "a radius o. iiyu miles of tho Ii ghis.
! Arrests for treason continue to be made
daily. Tho lines arc Loing drawn here
closely.
ST. LOUIS May II "A number of cannon,
several buudred nuskets aud rides, num-
bsr OF pistols aud u quantity df ammunition
woro taken from tho custody OF the Police
Comm ssioDers to-day, by order Of tho U
5. authorities also sixty Colts Navy re-
vOivers were seized whilo in tho hands Of
the American Express Company. All these
were sent to the Arsenal
LOUISVILLE. May l7.-Tho official returns
| from eighty nine couhtius show the Uniou
SOL. There nro eighteen countius to hear
from. The aggregate Presidential vote in
! November was l46 ZIG .,.fg
! ANNAPOLIS. May l7.-It is said many
| UniOnIsts are among the trOnps at llIrper's
FUrry, having been induced to onlist hy
false reports CT another John Brown rai.
The reason for scattering troops through
| Virginia was to ensure q secession majority
! by their votes.
WAsuISGroN, May l7-Ey Governor
| Ieecdur. of Pennsylvania aud Kansas, has
hccn appointed B.igadier General by the
| President.
New OREESNs. Nay II Texan advices
say that Col. Van Dorm succeeded in caus
| ing tho surrender "f tho rem .iuing Federal
troops in Texas. Texans in numbers, doubt.
less from tho upper frontier, arc taking thu
necessary steps to defend tho State against
| incursions.
WASHINGTON, May II -Brrgadicr General
Mansfield 10 day issdod an order us follows
Il ordered by telegraph the agent o;
Adams Express Company ut Now York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore, that in the
future 40 express matter Inclusive of folters
will DO permitted 10 90 South of this city
into Virginia. Last evening Col. Stone
seized, by my order, Tho express mattor and
stopped aIl contraband guods, and allowed
tho rest to 60 on"
FRANKFoRT. Ky, May II The House
passed resolutions that Kentucky should
maintain strict neutrality during tho pres
out contest, aud approving of the Governors
refusal. under existing circumstances, to
furnish troops to the Federal Government.
ST Louis. May IS Tho State Tobacco
Warehouse was visited yesterday by the
United States authorities. and considura.
bio quantity of arms and munitions of war
taken thoreiiom. Tho city is now environed
by a line of military posts extending from
tho river below tho Arsensal around the
Western outskirts to tho river again on tho
North Tho ohj'ct of these posts is 10 pro.
vent hostile troops and munitions of war
from enIoring Tho city, and to protect the
public peace, and TO givo complete security
to overy peaceful citizen. The forces com.
posing these encampments belong to tho
regiments undor tho command OF Coils
Blair, Boonsreiu, aud Sygel. Twonty .sovcn
persons have died of wounds receives In the
Camp Jackson affair, and eight in tho Wal
nut street collision. Tho Pensacola cor.
respondent of the Mobile Advertiser saws
that six hundred troops from Georgia and
Alabama arrived thoro on the 18Th inst.
being tho advanced guard Of two thousand
recently ordored to that point. Thoy will
increase Gen. Braggs command TO about
ton thousand mon.
MONTGOMERY. May Is Arkansas has
boon admitted as one of tho Cnnfederate
States Delegates presont-R. W. johnson,
A. Rust. A H. Garland, w. W. Watkins,
and ii +. GhomasSOn.
CINCINNATI. May lS.-Tho N. Y Hrahrs
special dispatch saws Gen. Mcclellan has
sont 5 900 guns for Kentucky Unionists.
New YoRE May l9.-rhc Erprrss says
Tho rebels fired upon the Federal troops
on Wycomica river, while rescuing tho lgh'
ship. which was returned by tho Federal
troops by several voiIeys, aitor which no
robols were TO be seen.
CAIRO. May ls.-Tho s'eamer Fred Lor.
ons with large amount Of provisions from
ST. Louis for Paducah, Kentucky, was 10
tained hero for AN answer from tho Do.
partment at Washington. whether tho block
ade here shall not DO mado complete by
stopping all supplies of provisions nominaily
consigned to parties in Kentucky.
WAsnINGroN, May l9.-The Montgomery
.4drertisrr says tho Confederate Congress
has decided to removo tho Capital TO Rich,
mOnd.
BosToN. Msy is Capt. Charles Gale, of
tho bark Piorco of Cleveland, arrived, ro.
ports that his vessel was sunk by thu robels
at Norfolk. losing tho cargo aud S3 900 in
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