Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-18
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required, 10 preserve the lives, liberties and
property Of the people.
The flag Of of the State of Missouri is the
only one 10 be used by the militia.
Nearly nine hundred Irishmen have been
enrolled in the United States service, and
will probably.te organized into separate
regiment. /
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 1.-THE official
returns from eighty-nine counties show the
Union vote for Border State delegates TO be
ninety. eight thousand five hundred and
siKty.one There are eighteen counties yet
The aggregatO Presidential vote in Novem-
Der was one hundred and forty-six thousand
two hundred and sixteen. 8s
FRAsKFoRT, KY, May H. The House
yesterday concurred in the Senate bill legal
izing the suspension Of specie payments BY
The House passed resolutions that Ken
lucky should maintain strict neutrality
during the present contest, and approving Of
the Governors refusal, under the existing
circumstances, TO furnish troops to the
Federal Government. f.
Especial Dispatch to the N Y. world.l
Passengers Oia Harper's Ferry report the
rebels erecting Notifications on the Mary
land side, and had, also, erected one of rail-
road iron twelve miles below the Ferry
existed among the troops at Richmond.
General Wool was TO day ordered to Fort
Tess Monroe.
The Cdhatobd arrived from Washington,
and states that the Harriet Lane was block
adiDg James and Elizabeth Rivers; the Non
ticello, York River; the Quaker City, Chese.
peake Bay, and the Minnesota off Point Com
fort.
The Quaker Cty towed the ship Arago, of
Baltimore, TO sea, from Richmond, with a
cargo Of tobacco valued at $l00, 900, Oommo-
doIe Stripgbam putting crew on board till
it reaches Norfolk.
WAsHNGToN, May 17-Colonel Mcdowell,
Assistant Adjutant- General, has been pro.
NOTED to the position of Brigadier. General.
The Virginia dispatches received to day
note continued arrivals of Confederate
troops and their departure for points not
designated.
Citizens of the seeded States, in order to
receive patents for inventions, must take the
oath prescribed by law, acknowledging their
allegiance to the United States.
The following important letter was yes.
teIday written by the Secretary of State:
"WAsHIEGToN, May 6.-Sir: | have re-
ceived your letter of yesterday date, asking
me to give you, in writing, my reasons for
considering an acceptance on your part of
Governor Letcher's proposition to purchase
the steamships Yorktown and jamestown,
recently seized by his orders, and now in his
possession, an act of treason, with this re-
quest readily comply.
IAN insurrection has broken out in several
States of this Union, including Virginia, de-
signed TO overthrow the Government Of the
United States.
"The Executive authorities oftheState are
parties to that insurrection, and so are public
enemies. Their action in seizing and buying
vessels to be employed in executing that de-
cision, is not merely without authority of
law, but is treason.
"It is treason for any person to give aid or
comfort to public enemies. To sell vessels
| 10 them, which it is their purpose to use as
ships.of war, is to give them aid and comfort.
To receive money from them in payment
for vessels which they have seized for these
purposes would be to convert the unlawful
seizure into sale, and would subjugate the
party offe nding to the pains and penalties of
treason, and the Government would not hes
itate TO bring the offender to punishment.
('Signed) WM. 81. SEWARD.
''To G Henniken, Agent for therNew York
and Virginia Steamship Company, Wash
in9ton."
PnnApEDrnrA, MAY IE-eufte an excite-
ment was created this morning by the seiz-
ure Of a submarine boat, the invention of
Devillero, Frenchman. In going down the
river, it struck an island. Four men were
found on board.
Devillero said he was taking it to the
Navy yard to test, but the officers there dis
claimed any knowledge of him. The boat
was constructed some time since for raising
wrecks, and other submarine work, but was
never put in active use.
II is cigar shaped and made of iron, thirty
feet long, it supplies its own sir, and will be
useful in running under feet.
WASHINGTON, May l7-Charleston Courier
reports of the 18th inst. says British bark
was refused entrance into port by the Nj
090ra. Two British vessels were also or
6ered of; another was pursued, but ran into
shoal water and was towed up to the city.
A British ship was boarded, but finally per-
mitted 10 pass. aHt-..
BALTIMORE, May l7.--ROss Winans has
been discharged, according to order from
Washington.
The New York Heralgs Montgomery cor.
respondent states that it has been partially
decided that JEFF. Davis should take COM
maud ofthe army at Richmond.
The greatest discomfort felt by the rebel
troops, for want of a reliable head, has had
its influence on Davis. 4s ....
Also stated that 1t has been seriously dis
| cussed in secret session to remove the seat
of Government to Richmond, but the intelli-
gence that the Federal Government intended
to take possession of that city made them
deem it advisable not to go SO far North at
present.
He further says that the reports about
Beauregard being dead or wounded are un-
| founded.
A gentleman says he was informed by
Governor Letcher of the truth of the
statement that arms had been received at
New Orleans from England.
WAsHMGToN, May 1.-THE President re-
marked to gentleman last night that Cen
eral Butler would be placed in a position
I perfectly satisfactory to himself and in still
I broader field of honor. l.