Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-13

WASHINGTON, April u. = The Virginia
commissioners visited the president this after
noon, but not in an official capacity. They
were received directly after cabinet meeting.
The following appointments have been
made Charles A. Phelps, surveyor at Bos-
ton in place of Fletcher Webster, who was
removed at the urgent request of the Massa-
chusetts congressional delegation Eugene L..
Norton, navy agent at Boston Richard IL.
Dana, district attorney John Reyes,
marshal John A. Goodwin, postmaster at
Lowell; G. p. Baldwin, marshal, and George
Howe, attorney, Vermont; j. G Aiken, mar
shall, and e. G. Bradford district attorney,
Delaware.
1t is denied that any portion of the con-
federate states loan has been offered in New
York. More than the entire amount has been
arranged at par within the limits Of contedera-
cy. forced loan The expedition for the
relief OF fort Sumter is said to have been I'M
dertaken against the advice of Gen. Scott, be
having urged an evacuation of both Sumter
and Pickens. This comes from secession
stl Mr.. senator Sumner called on MIR. Sew.
ard to-day with Redpath, and made known
the passage of resolution by the legislature
of Massachusetts, instructing its senators,
and representatives to use their influence to
obtain a recognition of Hayten independence.
Mr.. Sumner stated that this resolution was
adopted on the petition Of all the merchants of
Boston having trade with Hayti, and added his
own personal desires to those thus expressed
by the legislature. He also said that Gov. An.
drew warmly approved this policy. 1t was
slso suggested that such recognition would
be calculated to have good effect in counter
acting the reported Spanish movements
against Dominica.
To the Boston Traveller.
Commodore Stringham, who is to have
command of the home squadron, of which the
Minnesota is to be the flag ship, reported HIM
self at this station yesterday, and remained at
yard during the day. He has since left for
the Brooklyn. The work on the Vincennes has
not yet been made for hauling her into the dry
dock. She lies in the stream, with the Prebe
and the Bainbridge. Her lower mast are all in,
but her topmasts and spars have been removed.
A dredging machine is at work to-day on the
outside of the Colorado, where the water is of
insufficient depth. The number of workmen
is being daily increased, and large gangs are
now kept at work nightly in all the principal
departments, as well as on the Minnesota and
Mississippi The force i'll the machine shop
and foundries has been increased by about rs
men. The work on the Mississippi aud Min.
nesota is being driven with all possible dis
patch.
Especial despatch to the New York HeraldJ
WASHINGTON, April IL, 186l.--The capital
was again full of all the pomp and crcum-
stance of war to-day. The tramp of infantry
and the clatter of cavalry and artillery was
| heard in every direction. Nearly a thousand
| men are now enrolled into the United States
service from the ranks of the district militia.
Both infantry and cavalry corps are being or
gap.zed. In less than week the government
expects to have two thousand men under arms
here.
The administration of the oath of allegiance
has effective purgedthe district militia OF all
secession sympathizers. About one-sevenili
| Of the entire force refused to take it. The IN
| diguation at the secessionists was intense
among those that continued. They were
marched back to their armories, disarmed and
! stricken from the roll. The Kisses of the