The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-27
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
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Exclusively for the Journal.

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will rebel against the State If the State Sc
cedes from the Union.
+ There are said to be 5, 900 secessionists al
Pennington, Del, though there are three
Union volunteer companies there.
Gov. Letcher, of Va, has issued a proc
lamation prohibiting the expectation of ioul
to Northern cities.
A letter from the wife of Bishop Peck Of
La, says her house was burned over her
head on the night of the 18th of April, by
negroes Also, the residence of Bishop
| Elliott.
Several gentlemen arrived from the
| South, report that the people are arming
everywhere.
A man was hung in North Carolina, and
another imprisoned for Union sentiments.
Rodgers and Wright, the two officers left
at Norfolk, are in prison.
New YORK, April 26.-The steamer
! Yankee sailed to-day with sealed orders,
/ rugged with two broadside guns, and four
| flying artillery.
The frigate Constitution sailed from An
napolis, Thursday evening, with the Middies
of the Naval Academy.
Collector Barney received a dispatch
from Washington to-day; purport unknown.
The steamer Keystone State reports no
armaments along the Potomac, nor cannon
on the banks as reported. 81
The frigate Cumberland and other YES
sells are at Fort Monroe.
The American Telegraph Company COM
menced receiving messages from Washing
ton in the morning Those deposited in the
office before half past one o'clock of each
day, will reach Washington the same even
ing Arrangements are being made by
which an almost hourly communication
will be made to Washington The press
will thus be enabled TO furnish a much
fuller, and more reliable idea of the state
of affairs at Washington, than they have
done for some days past.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The pilot of the
steamer Baltic says: The Potomac is
strongly fortified on both sides.
The lights on Capes Henry and Charles
were extinguished and the light ship re-
moved from its station at the mouth of the
Potomac. .
The officers of the Cahawba fear the
Pawnee has been taken. Their fears are
probably unfounded.
AS the steamer Columbia left Annapolis
yesterday morning, he distinctly heard
several sharp volleys. Therefore he thinks
communication has been forced open.
The steamer Maryland arrived at An
napolis, Thursday morning, with naval
officers and men, and a good supply of guns
to fortify Annapolis.
She passed Thursday afternoon the
steamer DeSoto, which took aboard the
crews of two small boats. They were
crews of captured light ships or Union men
fleeing for their lives from Virginia.
The Suns leader of to-day is regarded as
the most favorable index of future events.
A gentleman declared publicly in Bar
NUNS Hotel, that the Secession flag will
not be allowed to remain in that city but
few days. Most indisputabe evidences |
have been received tonight, of reaction
of the public sentiment of Baltimore.
NEW YORK, April GA large and en- /
thusiastic meeting of British residents was |
held last night, and the movement made to |
equip a British volunteer regiment
deputation of twenty Indians has ar
rived to tender three hundred warriors of |
the Sioux and Chippewa Indians to the |
President.
1t is reported from Havre de Grace that
an attack is threatened on Fort McHenry /
before Saturday night 1t is said that if it |
is done, the city will be bombarded.
A number of cannon are stationed at Per-
rysville to fire upon Havre de Grace should
Maryland troops make their appearance to-
day, as apprehended.
Stocks dull and lower Money and Ex-
change, nothing doing worthy of note.
New York, April 26.-Gen. Johnson, of
Tennessee, was mobbed at Lynchburg, on
Sunday, on bis way from Washington to
Tennessee. He denied sending d message
stating that Tennessee should furnish quota
Of men.
The States and Union at Washington
has suspended, the people having threat
ened to demolish the office lift continued to
advocate the Southern Confederacy.
A son Of Senator Bayard, of Delaware,
has raised company and taken the oath Of
allegiance at Wilmington.
The amount offlour seized at Georgetown
by the Government is $4,000 bbls. They
are selling it to the poor at 800 per Dbl.
Street prices $500 per Dbl.
New York, April 26.-The following
dispatch was received by Post master Tay-
or this noon. The route to Washington, via
Annapolis, is now open, and we shall dis
patch train from here daily at 1l:3O A. NJ,
md a line will be started daily from An
napolis to connect with our line up, which
will arrive here at $50 P. NJ The mails
IAN be taken by this route
(Signed) S. w. FEBLoN, PRIEST
Wilmington & Baltimore R. r.
A gentleman just returned from the South
'dJo ~ VESSELS pSIultIJ6u 70 leave J0o ,
port of Wilmington, N. c., and those load
ing have been obliged to discharge their
;argoes.
The commander of Fort Cartwell, at the
mouth of Cape Fear river, N. c., will not
permit any vessels to pass the fort
No seizures of vessels had been made. !
New YORK, April 26.-The steamer Key
stone State, direct from Washington, arrived
here at noon to-day, bringing Col. Bonnie
vile, of the United States Army, General
rwitchell and Seth Bryan, of Boston, and ,
Mr.. Parrot Of Kansas, bound home. The
Keystone State left Washington on We'd
nesday afternoon, and brings some 40 or so
bags of mail matter for the Northeast
in charge of Gen. TwitcheIl She also
brings dispatches and instructions from
the government to Mr.. Adams, Minister to +,
England. The Keystone State is we'll arm
ed, and provided to resist any attack that
might be made on her, but she met with no
interruption.