The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-23
From Washington.
New York Tribune's Special Dispatch
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announcement was assigned TO General
Butler. in no way diminishing the feeling.
/ General Scott, Mansfield and Butler
have been in consultation with Mr.. Cam
eron most Of the day.
The Massachusetts 5th and 9th regl-
ment received orders this afternoon to
prepare foT an instant start.
a battery Of eleven guns on Aquir
Creek has been discovered also, eXten-
sive earthw0rks near the mouth
Last night three of the Fire Zouaves
s,rayed from camp. When arraigned be-
fore Colonel Ellsworth this morning. one
of them unwound from Iii, body Secess-
ion flag, seventeen feet long. which they
hauled down from Il pole at Alexandria.
A person direct from Richmond, who
saw Gov. Letcher night before last. reports
the Governor to be very much frlehieleti.
and to have said that he hoped and be-
lieved there would be no fighting.
Dispatches tic the g'orH say by We'd
uesGay it Is believed that 10000 of our
soldiers will be encamped on Arlington
Heights
Secretary Cameron has declined to ac
cep; fous more regiments offered by Gov
Hicks, simply for the defence Of that
State and the Dislric, Of Columbia. The
Governor understands entirely the tenor
Of the Secre'ary's explanations, and if the
Marylanders enlist. they mast inter- the
general service.
\ letter received here from the editor %
of a Memphis paper, formerly "A resident
. X
very SCARCE in ,hal city. and ali business
ruined, and that soldiers are not coming
forward as rapidly IS was anticipated.
Tie New York Times Washington Dispatch.
Gen Sichles. left dis afternoon for New
York, with his commission and instruc
zion. His whole brigade will be at once
put in The field, probably they will co to
some point near Buffers command. near
Fort MoDroe. lie is ordered 10 make al
possible haste in his movements.
y. Y. Hegad's Correspordencc.l
Washington, May II.
It Is understood that Gen Mansfield
will take commanl of 5000 volunteers
aud 5000 regulars. t. be advanced into
virginia from this point. The forces that
will be detailed 10 take IIarpers Ferry
will probably be commanded by Bliga-
Jier General FEEDER Gen Patterson and
staff, including Senator Sherman. are here
10 receive verbal Instructions concerning
the proposed movement Of troops from
southern Pennsylvania upon Virginia.
The President las been absent from
home reatly all day, roconnoitering the
vicinity of Washington. 1t is decided
that 10 more :-oops VIII be accepted by
the Government. under the last requisi.ion
either from New York or elsewhere
Some go, coo are enlisted.
TIE War Department contemplates to
establish shortly large cantonments, one
al Gettysburg. Pa. and he other IN the
neis hborhood of New York The force
that will be collected In these camps viii
probably be l5oo0 to eo.000 men. They
viii be worked up Is the best oiiicere TO
the highest proficiency. aAd kept in CON
slant readiness FIR active service. The
force al Gettysburg viii 40 doubt be EN-
ployed at he right moment for an inland
movement. thai il my not be proper az
this time "a disclose.
The force at Staten Island is meant to
be directed against different points Of the
sea board bounding rebel States.
Orders are issued to get ready at TIE
ea,liest moment fl ct Of steam transports
that will rendezvous on the adjoining wa
ters. so that in few hours. when the sig
nal is given, Tie whole Of the force on the
Atlantic coast can be embarked, and pro-
cecil with all speed on service designated.
Senator Fooje, Of Vermont, tenders the
Government ten regiments of Green
Mountain Boys.
y. y. Worlds Dispatch.
\ large number OF Bosionaus here as
dant material
The Heroias special says Memphis is
in a drplorable state. Troops are constat-
/ y arriving and beng transferred to Fort
Randolph. The universal talk there WAS
the ease with which the North can be con
quered.
a Union man was hung in Louisville a
few days ago for expressing Union sen,i
ments
! Na5hin3ton, May -.
Portland, Detroit and Chicago have
been constituted new Offices Of Exchange
for the IT, 5. and Prussia Closed mails
to be conveyed via England, by means oil
the Grand Trunk Railroad through Canada
and ;he Canadian line of mail packets. ply
ing the summer between Quebeck and
Liverpool and in the winter between Port
land and Liverpool. These effects will. in
addition to the British and French mail
commence to forward these closed mails
on the first of June next.
Commodore Talnall, Of the Confederate
Navy, assigned to the command Of the
naval force at Charleston, has arrived
| there.
Col. Vosbarg, of the New York 7lsi
Regiment died this morning Of hemorrage
of the lungs.
Baltimore. May 10.
1000 additional Minnie muskets were
received by the Virginia troops from North
Carolina. Two batteries of Railroad iron,