New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-29
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The Reported Battles,

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received, through the medium of Associated Press
dispatches, either confirmation OF denial Of the
reported battles fought lately in Virginia, but
g Our Own Correspondent yesterday telegraphed
US that :" An engagement has taken place at Ear
per's Ferry, and the Confederate forces were viz.
torious-'
Formation of Union Home Guards.
ST.. Lor1e, May 28.-BIrd's soint is occupied by
Federal troops.
Gen. Harley has authorized the formation of
home guards of Union men at Hannibal, st.
Joseph, Kansas City and other places, to be fur
nished with arms and mustered into the service of
the United States.
All the State troops have lefs Jefferson City
but two hundred, which constitute the Governors
body guard.
United g5stes Patent Commissioner.
WASHINGTON, Nay 28-The President has ap~
pointed Eli Thayer Commissioner of Patents
Washington Gossip. .
WAsH1yGToN May 28.-Banks, of TIE Quar:er-
masters Bureau, favors the throwing of 100000
men into the field.
The Secretary of Var has requested the New
York Seventh Regiment to remain three days,
which was agreed upon, and they left to take pos
session of Acquia Cresk.
The Taney- -Cadwallader Affair.
BALTIMORE, May 28.-The officer bearing Judge
Taney's attachment for contempt of Court against
Gen. Cadwallader was not admitted into Fort Nc
Henry.
Governor Morelsead's Position.
LOUISVILLE, May 2S.-Ez-Governor Morehead
has defined his position.
The following is the first paragraph Of the Louis
vile Journals leader:
The public will find in the Journal to-day let
ter from our old friend, Governor Morehead, de-
ining or striving to define his political status We
cannot say conscientousy that the effort is a sue
cessful one-assuredly it is to US most unsats-
factory effort. !" Eo.l-.
Morehead concludes "I consider the sUbiuga-
ton of the South the utter annihilation of every
material interest in Kentucky. If the insane at
tempt should be persisted n fear that the pillars
of the temple of liberty will be torn down. and all
broken Fragments 2
| In another paragraph, alluding to contingency
| too elaborate to be explained by telegraph, he
says:
I" I trust, with every true patriot in the land
| that Kentucky will promptly nnsheath her sword
| in behalf of what will have become the common
| cause.n
| The importance of the letter will appear, whel
| it is rememberedsthat Gov. Morehead was can
| ddate for the State at large on the Union tickle
| for the Border States Convention.
Movements about Harper's Ferry.
BALTIMORE, May 2S.-A New Hampshire regi
ment has passed this city en- route to Washing
| ton.
Virginia troops are being distributed along tht
| roads north of Harper's Ferry, and also on thu
northern approaches to the Maryland Heights.
| Inc 0utDOStS ana pfcketS nave DeSn eAteudet
much further, Gen. johnson having superintendet
4 the work personally. twenty-five additional can
non have arrived from Winchester.
The evening train, just in, reported matters a
| Hatper's Ferry as unchanged. .
From Cairo. O..,..a.
CAIRO, May 2S.-The Notifications are progress
| ing.
Passengers report the concentration of troop
at Randolph rr r.r
From Alexandria ...
ALEXANDRIA, May 2s.-No Virginians, unless
the most approved loyalty, are allowed to a.
, | proach.
: Many have been arrested, charged with utteril
!; seditious language. ..s 45...,+.s.s.g.. M .
e Gossip.
o WASHINGTON, May 2S-Hon. John McClellen
r of Illinois, is here urging the prompt assemble!
. of large force West, and the purchase of pr
" visions and grain from the suffering Illinois me
. chants and farmers. ..
Banks enters the Quartermaster's Bureau. Jol
c. Fremont is Major-G General Six additional
diana regiments have been accepted.
Removal Of the Confederate Capital.
MoNTGo oMERY, May 27.-Business is almost 81
{ | pended in almost all the departments, and Il
papers. documents and furniture are all bel,
packed up and directed to Richmond.
In day or two everything will be en- route
Richmond.
From Chsmbersburg.
CHAMBERsBrRG, May 2S.-The Federal force st
! toned at WiGmsport, with the exception Of 4
men, has been withdrawn
Maryland Congressional Nomination.
FnEDER1CK Nd, May 2s.-Ex- Governor MOI
head, an unconditional Unionist, has been non
mated to Congress from one of the Maryland D