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IMPORTANT FROM BALTIMORE.
OUR HAvRE DE GRACE DISPATCHES.

OUR HAvRE DE GRACE DISPATCHES.
HAvPs DE Ga.cs, april 25, 1881.
The Baltimore So,a OF last evening, received here
speaks about the election yesterday progressing
quietly and tho number OF votes being polled compare
lively small. There was no opposition 20 the southern
pights ticket, and contest manifested the people
voting or not according 10 their converen'e
heavy mail sent 10 Washington at noon ~ ex
press rail- cad communication being stopped.
The reported burning Of Mr. Cadwaladess residence Is
said 20 be In ,orrect
freight train at slemmers Run was seized, loaded
with provisions &C supposed to belong to the Eighth
Massachusetts, regiment.
Quartermaster Cook OF the New York Seventh regi.
rnent bad been arrested as spy.
The authorities OF Baltimore had seized the Bremen
ship Admiral loaded for Liverpool
There Washington news, railroad travel being
terrupted
PnRysvnI. Opposite Havre de Grace),
April 26--o p n
Many BaltImoreane, just arrived here represent the
excitement there intense in the highest degree and
prevailing Dot among the mob but among the best citi-
Money In large amounts raised and large bodies
OF military drilling RGes s-e distributed among
the cit,zens and win be cred IRON private houses II
troops attempt 10 march through. Pslvse travel un.
interrupted.
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IMPORTANT FROM LOUISIANA.

Call for Five Thousand Additional
Troops-Large Appropriation Co sup
port the yolsntsers-The Onion Feeling
In New York Not Believed In New Or
Leans, Sc, SC.
New ORLEANS, April "a, 1861
Governor Moore has issued address, calling for 5000
additional Louisiana troops. lie says
The government at Washington maddened by de-
feat and the successful maintenance by patriotic
people OF their rights ana hoerties against its
meIcenariee in the harbor Of Charleston, and the
determination OF the Southern people forever to
sever themselves from the Northern government
has now OF the mask, and sustained by the peo
pie Of slaveholdDg States actively engaged In
evyng war; by land and sea- u su6vert your liberties
destroy rights and TO she'd your blood on your
soil. II you have the manhood 70 resist rise, then
pride Of Louisiana, in your might in defence OF your
dearest rights and drive back this nsoient, barbsric
force Like ySnr brave ancestry resolve to conquer or
fly over Southern soil Rally, tnen To the proclamation
which now make on the rcquiston Of the Confederate
government.
number Of parishes in Louisiana have appropriated
ten thousand dollars each for the support of volun
teers and have pledged themselves pay y thousand
dollars ear each as long tho war shall last.
Fifteen hundred rennesseeans expected here day
70 join the Confederate army.
meeting Of i've hundred OF the ladies' OF New Or
held at the st. Charles Hotel for the purpose
making arrangements for the holding Of fair I, raise
money for clothing the Louisiana volunteers
The people here are greatly excited; the moet
bounded enthusiasm prevails throughout the city.
No confidence is placed in the dispatches which we
ceive from the North.
Eight vessels Of reported or Pensacola and il
supposed that the federal government have succeeded
In reinforcing Fort Pckens.
The reports received.here respecting complete
action in the city OF New York sgsnst the South
believed.
further despatch contradicts the resignation or Cen
Scott.
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OUR PHILADELPHIA DESPATCH.

PHftAbF4Pmt, April %, 1851
The baltimore Sun s0ys h1, the special election 10
Ba'tlmogo sas a mere form, thore wa opposition
q the Southern states Rights" ticket. Only about
eighty eve hundred votes were cast, ind they r one
side.
There conanstion or tho reported attack on Fort
PcSere but the runor continues % receive edencc in
some quarters.
ne portsmouth (va) Trarscrir, Of Tuesiav says
pespa'cios received last night Give important ard
glorious news. Fort Pickens has been taken by tn
s'uth The Nss Oh our eide " .aii 10 30 .eavy 0-s
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THE NEW YORK ZOUAvEs CHARTERED AT
CASTLE GARDEN

The First regiment New York zouaves, Colonel Haw-
kins, is quartred at Castle Garden waiting orders to
march, and viii probably leave tho first OF next
week. The regiment was organized about eight
months ago; the members many Of them prscttsed
gymnasts; all are between eighteen and twenty four
years OF age, and ready for any thing IKE nghng
The recruits are drilled almost inc ssani and xon-
derully expert This regiment In most easily Quartered
for the members require nothing but 10 lie down.
Their blanket Ia their bed covering AM roof che reg-
ment was inspected and passed C1 Wednesday A bet
ter one in many respects does not eyss.
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MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.
THE SEVENTY NINTH HIGHLAND REGI.
MENT.

Company Of the Seventy ninth Highland regiment.
numbering 140 muskets paraded in Washington square
yesterday forenoon The greater part OF the were
destitute Of uniform and other military equipments but
nevertheless they presented quite formidable appear
ance, and went through the dri in good style About
forty of the company have procured uniforms ani the
balance expect receive their outfit saturday a.
the latest The regiment, which N commander by Col
McINay lusters COO men, and hope be aoe TO leave
for Washington on Sunday next II required Il Ia sait
that the seventy ninth win be the first reg that Will
pass through BALTIMORE and that assurances have been
received from Albany TO that effect.
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desYssch states the kss The side Of the south at 700
men; b It the victory is ours"
Immediately after the above the Sun says that it rs
enabled state on the authority Of private despstch
received In this city last MI ht that the report OF tho
battle 10 incorrect"
The latest sdvices BY rail from Pensacola or the
l7th.
The City Councils raised the war appropriation tbis
evening from ffty thousand 10 two hundred and nity
thousand dollars.
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OUR HARRISBURG DESPATCH.

HANFFBCkG, April 70, IsbI.
Passengers who have arrived here via tho Northern
Central railroad and also by TIE Chambersbnrg route
report that al wns quiet la Baltimore yesterday.
Guards stationed 81 att tho public buildings ard q
strict surveence Is kept strangers passing through
that city.
The price Of conveyance BY carriage to York, Pa is
sixty dollars
A clerk or wholesale house from Baltimore reports
that oil the wholesale houses closed clerks and
Northern men by birth being ordered 10 enlist
Many On this sccount esolpEg
Five arrived this morning At Cbambersburg, nled
with families flying from Baltimore Aa usies above
fourteen years of age required 10 volunteer
Baltimore money is ten per ceut below par there and
peunsy lvania money Is being exchanged for gold aod
silver
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IMPORTANT ORDERS or GENERAL SAND.
FORD

Major General Sandfori aut his ai5I arc c5uidcraby
busy - roeeni 10 making ergmgcmoE,s fvr hc 'sous
portaticn q tfoors 70 the sea- o. war Fiva h,n8md
sls npbdrcd troops fron the Frsi division aoas hsge
been sent forward 70 Washington within week and tho
to,sl number from the entire state exsees mae th1l
sard men. qls includes the sixth, Seventh, Eeb,h
twelfth, sixty ninth AMI ssvcnty FRA. from ,hs city
aud the n.rlserth from Brooklyn, and trs TssL'y at
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from Albany rumber Of other regiments would have
been forwarded probably, thsro hal N uoh
difficulty in equipping the men Even many companies
In the regiments already gone are sadly deficient uni
forms, knapsacks, &C., and the Major senerA s deter
mined not to forward any more ooNps who not
Thoroughly equipped Tho folo sing imp5rtsnt orders
were issued from the hesdquarers Of the Frat division
yesterday:-
srrIsL ~
FrRsr DlvRJOs sEw YoRK sr.rs MIiIuA, l
Nav YoaK Aosl "a 1901. !
Tne Seventy ninth regimen. fFo nth o. gade) vii bold
tht meelses IN readiness -mba for Washington Col
Mclssy sni report ,ortowith 70 the or ieoerl tho
Dumoer Of knsTsacks baversacss. cteeps, utea
regiment, 20 enable them TO take active Upon
receivmg such return rsqus'on viii bs made for the
supples TtQoirsd.
by order u Major General sanford.
GEORGE W. MORRILL,, Division Inspector
srru.L ORDER NO Is
FIRST DIVISION NEW York stain Mrrrs,l
NEW YORK April %, 1861. +
The Commandants OF tho second, Fifth Ninth,
Eleventh. Fifty 1fth and Sesenty-ninth regime ats
directed to report to tho MAJOR General, at hs office
No Try on row At t~o O'CLOCK r. Al. to morrow, tho
26h inst the etae Of the ami equipments Of their
respective regiments, and partcuuly tho nmcer of
overcoafs blankets hav.raacks, csnto camp Kettles
and other meaus Of cooking knives, forks, plates, SC
now l. their posse ssion
By order Of Major General IAN ford.
GEORGE W. MOREIL, Division Inspector.
srEnAL oKDsK, NO H.
FIRST Division NEw VoRK STArg NtfInA I
NEw YORK. April % 1851
The Seventy third regiment FIRST Drigade) having
offered their services for camp duty Brgader General
Spicer is directed to issue order 70 detail
pany from said regiment tn go into camp at For.
Ricbmond, Staten Island, for Ave asss 20 be
relieved by another at the end OF e days. aud
until each company in the regiment shall have per
formed the tour Of duty. They will, during their
OF service protect the public works and proper
that station and report from day 70 dag the number
Of men duty 10 Brigadier General Spicer.
BY order OF Major General |andtord.
GEORGE W. MOREIL Division Inspector.
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1oerg1A eA uG.rAx
FRIDAY 2e 1861.

canron and the cheers OF the people. Artsr ths
review three cheers gwen for the Arkansas citizen
sodiery three cheers for JEFF Davis three cheers
for Gov Il n. Rector. The stock and prop r,y taken
possession of estimated to be the value Of $500 Oo0
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THE ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
Brigader General Even has issued the following or
SPECIAL ORDER NO. q.
HEaDouAkrEas FOURTH BRreADs,

DER
SPECIAL ORDER NO. a. .M
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH BRIe ABE,
NEw YoaK, April 25, 1861. (
Pursuant n Division orders of this date the Eleventh
regiment viii hold 10 EN- ,ark for
Wnnh g,op Coonei Madhof viii report iortn with to
the Brgad,er General tho number OF knapsaak haver
sacks, cantsens cooking utensils cups and other
articles required BY this egmen enable them TO take
actual service by order of
JOHN EVEN, Brigadier General,
W. +. JACKSON, Brig Quar- master.
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OUR WILMINGTON DESPATCH.

fHlApEi lila, April 70, 1901.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington ard Baltimore Railroad
Coupa are using their utmost endeavors to ropsr the
bridges destroyed upon tncr road that the regular
route Washington may be again opened. The Prssi.
dsrt q ha: road, With reference TO things general
tergraphed 70 night that every thing looks encouraging
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INTERESTING FROM VIRGINIA.
Northern schoonsrs Fired Into, SC,

Northern Schoonsrs Fired Into, &c.
The schooner Commerce, Captain Daniels arrived o.
this port yesterday morning from York rver Va bring
ing home Capt. j. Daniels aud OF sloop sunshine of
New York, which vessel capsized in York river,
Captain Daniels OF the Sunshine, reports while coming
down the river and when opposite Yorktown fred
into from the shore for the supposed purpose Of making
him heave to- Seven shots fred IL blowing heavy
the time took notice of them but kept course
whena flaw OF wind struck the soop causing her to cap
size We had hardly time to ourselves in the yaw
which towing sstern. The schooner Com nerce Cap
tain Daniels, being sight ahead and seeing the acci
dent hove and took board. Captain Daniels Of
the Sunrise is under the impression that If he hove his
vessel TO- che wout Lave been seized and himself and
crew imprisoned
The Commerce also brings home Capt. Edward Brush
and crew. OF the schooner Alice EDs Of Ne. York, who
compelled to aye their vessel 10 York river for
fear OF bere seized sNd imprisoned An Eastern schoou
er uDsnown hal been seized farther up the river
al hands mprifcnad The feeling against Northern.
ers Ia very bitter.
The .loop Nrictta, cspt Alexander Brindlcy, also
= ID ges'c[hsyy ybng Eom Virginia, Capt b. having
loft for fes~S OF nc Tho Arrie'ta is partly owned
in yorktown, Wy crew all staten islanders
she bringe bon lolas Brush, who has been
engaged in the oYflV 5etween this port and Virgin
Ia for lie Iast twen' -, yesrs Capt 4. hal between
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OUR PHILADELPHIA DISPATCHES.

PHILADELPHIA tEFh <St hs"t
et tho volunteers l. on Tho Peesiisn, wn n he has
already, Immediately make n requsticn upap tho
h state, Tor one hundred thousand NOR oops.
tnsylvsn,a has supplied her quota-thrteen Nhou-
d--snd has volunteer force besides OF over ten
assns men who arc ANXIOUS 20 take the fsld oIfaw
worth men weeping AZ Hsrr sbrg yesterday becaa &c
|y could not be mustered iuto service Al once A
|ncr, with an entire regiment, applied 70 cove
,in yesterday 20 te allowed 20 proceed a. r.ce to
|shingtcn, al ihcis own expense and IN thersxn way
Governor bad authority to 90 20, hut promised %
! upon the colonel NJ the carr moment he couli
|hori,a.ively do 90, which win 30 after The LegIsa
Fe meets u not required " 10 20 By the President
Her.
here Il now no doubt that the Northern r,ser,v "a
sdcral capital IA opened, ard will b. kent opsa In
Ia lton Is received here that Governor Hier AZ IA
y y Che STATE troops of MARI land as sted Ina N,as,
setis, New York and other regiments in OPENING sho
y TO he capital from Annapolis This late acton ~
kcrnor Hicks resembles rate leaving falling house
4 is 90 vowed here. + viii not savc Balumor.
usy lvAnl i determined n 4 ro.iyinm ia TIA, e,tv
pot obslTuct the uaturai aud most direct roste 10
Coastal and The golerAl feeling here H. that Governor
Rks would have ac0o better 10 have reuaalasd la Bal
oTo and taEcn care Of the murderoas roriies
|gfcgttsd .lere for TIC purpose Of resisting av aud
|spe mcz y deed' e ,-esscn and tod rather tEsa
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sfEAMERs WITH Troops ON BOARD sEEg

STEAMERS WITH TROOPS on BOARD SEEN
The schone Commerce, from vrgiaia arrived sester.
day norpng reports seeing four steamers of smiths
lrand on ruesdsy 2sd .nst supposed to be the fee.
tha' eit ths port Sunday che Baltic Harriet Lane,
p Cuyier ead Coumbs). one Of them they certain
was tbe r Z Cuyler, az she halted them ~ show heir
coogs IL would be but few honrs run % Annapolis
from where they These steamers have since
aIccd their trcopstL the SIXTH Twelfth and seventy nrst
regirents-at Annapolis.
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AeeS' ", 900
Yesterday the men were in excellent trim. Captain
Hoppen he,mer was appointed officer Of the day and
First Lieu Grant J. Held acted officer OF the su nd
By order Of the Colonel the drilled 10 the
school for ao0iers AID the o4a members In loading and
firing sentinels stationed, snj all the routine Of
camp life liz observed rhe day pleasant aud
breezy yesterday that the could noy their
start for Washington, however Crowds of people sur
round tho Battery and watch every melt Of the
soldiers with interest.
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THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WASH
INGTON, ANNAPOLIS AND BALTIMORE,

PERRYvnIE, Nd April rs, 1851.
The communication between Washington, Annapolis
and Baltimore is In precarious condition, as well
that north Of the latter city The papers contain much
unreliable information regarding affairs at the capital
The Baltimore evening papers yesterday stated that
he federal troops marching had reached tho An
uspo junction. and that the roads being repaired
IN the route. The news, however, brought by passen
gers dissipates the report.
The Seventh regiment Of New York, and the Eighth
egment, Of Massachusetts, being encamped eight
niles above Annapolis.
The rest cf the troops that arrived are still at Anna
polls
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LETTERS FROM THE SEVENTH REGIMENT

ASyAPoIIs April 22-9 O'Clock.
FRIEND CARrER-we arrived here this morning at six
O'Clock, all well, and, far, in good spirits. We expec
to march from here to Washington TO day-about thirty
miles perhaps. 1t will take two days, and we all look
forward to an attack the way. We spoke a vesse
yesterday from Norfolk, and they informed that the
secesonsts had taken everything there ard they had
TO put back North without entering.
shall look for you when I get to Washington, and
hope you viii be the right side doing your duty like
a man.
We have had beautiful weather and no one sick on the
passsge There is the school ship Constitution lying
close to and the captain board this morning
The Massachusetts regiment here also aud reported
that they shot the pilot because he tried to them
aground on the bag
The boys talk OF nothing but war; and true to the
Union 10 q man. j. ii. ALLEN.
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UNION zOUAvR BATTALION.

Some six hundred volunteers known as Billy Wilson'S
Zouaves, marched from old Tammany yesterday to the
barge office pier where the steamer Naushon wait
Ing to convey them TO Staten Island where quarters
have been temporarily assigned them Colonel Wilson is
anxious for the order TO march to the seat Of per-
feciy reliant upon the loyalty OF his 70 himself and
their devotion 70 the Onion to peIform their part
cIeditaby in the coming struggle. When all ready
the order given the volunteers danceo board
to the muse Of my Mary Ami aud the 6 ri left
hind me.o
There appears TO be no arrange nsns male as yet for
the Comm ssry department. The left y sta 3
Of hupger on the Island there being food U give
them They were 40 badly oG tha, tue officers had u
make up subscripti among themselves semi sail
boat 10 tbe city Tor PROVISIONS This th sooud he at
ended W at nce. he men sh 'uld be lett
proper ateIton We trust III IL the neuton ~ khe CIR
cunstance VIII c cate Ia tha rignt quarter.
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PHILADELPHIA, April Is, 1861.
An arrival from Annapolis reports that five addtiDna
regiments had arrived there with sappers and miners,
and corps OF lying artillery with twelve pieces and the
railroad and locomotive workmen TO attend the repairs
Of the railroad and machinery.
The latest intelligence from Annapolis states that the
open Washington and that ave regiments had
arrived at Annapolis, including the Pennsylvanians
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ANNAPOLIS, Md, Tuesday, April 8, 1851,
DEAR FATTER-Yesterday afternoon waleft the steamer
and ashore, and thankful were for it,
out OF provisions and water. We are secession
ground, and ready, at any moment, au stack which
expect. There two hundred Of regimen:
Oh guard night and day. some OF the companies
quareTed in the navy buildings nnd others 10 he fort
Ny company s in the fort am now sitting In one o.
the gun holes writing this The Baltic with tue rect Of
the New York militia Ia in sight. The Massachusetts,
boys have landed They have hal an awfc time Of 1t.
-Four OF their crazy from drinking the salt water
psase TO send me clsret wine Washington
ssnt II badly. do not know how going 70 pro.
ceed the tracks ali torn up TIE suppos.ton s
that will wait until the Baltic arrives and then, With
he Massachusetts, boys, viii march u Washington-
distance OF thirty milcE and nsht all The way through
ss il reported that there IL ooo soldiers ready
oppose US. an now csed TO duty, and must DID you
farewell. remain, your aGecsionate son,
O. n SrfIyJSZ
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IS coo eco vo'h q oysters there, but VIII prob
ably lose ali lie considers himself fortunate getting
sway with his he Boh resssls anchored at Qaar
an.ire.
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sns hundred and forty three shpey tents and the ooo-
ne s marquee. The encsmpment nj WAS made upon the
ungaAssd piece OF ground near the bay SHIRE and
lo1k ng toward Governors Island.
III. laid out nearly regular line those Of
the oes ounong that of the Colonel ~ the south
extremity OF the enoampment The od1cere pro-
vded with iron b.osteans The with The
tent ioo',d There plenty 20 eat and drink tae
nshs wives ano er os call IN to see them and sltgeth
er they appear quite al home All or the members Of she
,esiment are fine, powerful, hardy looking fol-
o~t, ard or tom have seen service
before They viii probably saIt on Friday or
saurday The encampment presents . very pic
uttqne appearance, ana Ia surrounded with crowds
ct lockers on The ram Wednesday nigh tried the
mens patience and tempes somewhat yond colds
III III. bead dd probably hte damage. The tents we're
not formed very water proof.
be foowtig subscrpri have been received for the
ontnt,ipe OF III, men end the support OF their families
In ron River ,team Sugar Reunery ............ $50
boweInsr brothefs.. so
. wyrbon... ..............,.............. 100
Sas'sh Siefsk. Is
Ieo.y %" ...-....s.................. Is
=. as1De6S q ~ %
Galway, CAsado Il Teller. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. loo
NDt}-D DICK schumacher. her..................... 100
pfon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 70
Hewlett and Torrance. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Al
Chamber OF Com merce Fund-Theo Dehon, Treas 600
fTeviousy subscribed. ...................... 500
Tntal 40
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OUR HARRISBURG DISPATCHES.

HARRISBURG, April ~, lSul.
be Hon Won MiIiward, Marshal OF the Esstern dis
Il Pcnrsylvania, bssrer Of government dispatches,
wsshns ston yesterday at seven O'Clock P. He came
pony express around Baltimore, ridias eighty miles TO
raroas station 10 this state Arriving there ~ one
be reached this city by special train at ave O'Clock
Es
came through Maryland, almost the whole distance
blight, and was not disturbed. HIS dispatches rsfor
bsuctIops 10 the collectors OF customs In the west
States and also instructions with regard 20 supplies
the troope and ofncers moving toward Washington.
n he left Washington Northern troops bad arrived
road from Annapolis 70 waahnesoo was understood
Pc under the control Of the government.
here was no present lack Of food 81 Warrington. The
ivania troops thers stand the training and fatigue
cs Of active military ife very vsll Ths sdninissra
shows no sign Of iatering..
reliable report oene to wsshinsSr bas;ore he len
the Baltimore military bad tsps guard over the
|ks all day.
he crowd ct Baltimore were becoming more exnctxss
Rsng private personF OFT of cNri,gss and dfivlng'
% or The papers thsrs dare not pabsh the acoounts
hsse cutrsses for ics of The mob, sai are under
10 Ct terror.
+ secesscn troops are stationed ), Arlington He'shss