The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-05-24
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
By THE E. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
Morning Dispatches.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.

: BALTIMORE, May 22.-On Monday anC
Tuesday, several steamers were engaged il
e cruising near Virginia batteries, and were
3. fired into, but no damage was done. The
l FIRE was not returned. A steamer returned
to-day, from a cruise on the Potomac. She
found earth works on Aqua Greek, but no
/ guns were seen. They were probably
masked. A steamer left here this morning,
for Fortress Monroe with the Southern
mail, which would not fill bushel basket.
There are 5000 men within the walls of
the fortress.
The Tribunes Washington correspondent
says a gentleman high in the confidence of
the Virginia patriots, arrived here to-day,
from Wheeling, through Harpers Ferry.
He reports 1000 troops there, badly armed
equipped, and prOvisioned, and not formid-
able. He says Northwestern Virginia will
form a State, embracing sixty counties, in
which the Union feeling is nearly unani-
1 nous. There is no probability that the Sc
/ cessionisis will invade from Harpers Ferry,
until forward movement is made by Gov
eminent troops. The VirginiaLs greatly
desire to pretend to assume the defense To
make a dead certainty the Virginia SOL
diers voted for secession yesterday, Gen.
Lee having issued orders to that effect,
fearing military exgences, might prevent
voting on Thursday.
The Washington Star has positive infor-
nation that the majority of secession troops |
within 80 miles from Washington, refuse to
take the oath of hostility to the United |
States also a large fraction of the Harpers |
Ferry troops.
The Government is in hourly antcpa-
ton of news of the commencement of hos
tilities at Fort Pickens. Naval officers ex-
press the belief that the rebels will be out
fanked by the land force.
The Government will not accept George
COpway's 500 Michigan Chippeway Indians.
The Times special says a detachment of
the Massachusetts Fifth, numbering / men,
went, last night, to haul down the secession
flags in Alexandria. They were fred at
four times by the picket guard while going
down the river. Not flag was flying in
Dispatches by the Persia state that the
agents of the rebel Government have i'm
plored Europe in vain for arms, munitions
or money, in exchange for their bonds
Dudley Mann sought interview with
George Peabody, III hopes of negotiating a |
loan, but was politely, but firmly, refused.
In no case bad they found their securities
the largest discount they could
possibly offer as temptation. ;;
Gen. Butler, Just before leaving this city
for Fort Monroe, told a. Senator he would
be in Richmond in a few days.
HERALD's SPECIAL.
Several flying artillery corps, consisting t
If seven splendid batteries, have been or /
sanized into single battalion, under the e
OF Major Sherman, of the regular
rmy. c
The Times; special says Col. Fremont left e
france in the steamer of the 18th inst, to
ender his services to the President.
The Herald's special says Henry A. Wise o
as written letter, assuring the naturalzed O
itzens Of Virginia that they will be amply W
rejected under the Confederate Govern p
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