The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-25

pr. be nav rome ne cps, any evaercs Of their
beng in Baltimore.
u is asser.ea by loyal Esyylanders who arrived here
yesterday tha. they never had I've thousand troops
Harpers Ferry, and the whale story about the forces
there have probably been faiss. s.s.
The MOS. painful anxiety prevaile icy dy soids es
te-day. The whole country rcxton ne, The USaP
scorred for pToysoas, and duue quantity ha
been collected he Secretary Sf War said yesterday
that there were few over six thousand troops in Wash
ng,on the roll, regulars and ALL About twenty five
hunirei OF these compose the militia of the District,
whose Eynrs;hies with Virginia and Maryland, al
thoh they have taken the oath 20 defend the District
under all circumstances, and against whatever foe.
Tho Pennsylvania troops IN Washington are worse than
useless from the fact that they have arms and have
to be fed They went 70 Washington by orders from the
War Department witnout arms being informed ha. they
would be supplied their arrival there For rea
sop, tie did nos reach Washington. That IS not
the fault Of the ocps however who are aAioas TO see
service.
The people in washington, not being able to hear any.
thing by letters paoers telegraph have been left -
conjecture why they were not re. .inforced.
Tie Seventh regiment. OF New York city, with four
other regiments have succeeGed in making landing at
Annapolis and have probably succeeded in reaching the
federal capital. despatch TO that effect received
here this morning by Governor Curtin.
Colonel Sherman, with his battery, reached EIxton
this morn ing.
Dr. Polesop says when he passed the Annapolis juno
on yesterday Afternoon he could hear nothing or ths
Northern troops He says the Secretary Of War informed
him. just before he left that in consequence Of nsuoor
dinaton on board Of the Mcrrimac WAS impossible to
get her sea- reported to be the fact yesterday
and that she consequently burned Norfolk with
other vessels.
messenger who arrived here this morning from the
Maryland line says that information has been received
from Richmond, Virginia. that JEFF Davis is there the
head of Twenty thousand troops and would appear
before Washington to-day. This IS credited here by
sonae and not by others.
Lieutenant Jenifer, of the United States Army who
left Carlisle suddenly, and arrested by authority
Of Governor Curtain, was ordered by him to be
released at York last night at the request Of Major Por
ter assistant Adutant General Of the United States
Army bat the military authorities at York refused to
release him, the ground that reasonable letter was
found in his pocket dated Richmond Va, April IL. 1t
reached him the 10th inst, and he Immediately
made bis preparations, and in twentyfour hours
left Carlisle, and sent his resignation back
by letter. The Richmond letter written By
brother Of Jenifer who is secessonist 1t urged the
Lieutenant to make the most Of his information Join
the southern confederacy and it seems that he was
about acting upon the advice ben arrested He s sti
retained.
Governor Curtin received important dispatches to-day
from Washington by special Messengers The troops
Withdrawn from Cockeysvile, Nd, are at York. Two
regiments have been sent To Chambersburg to restore
ouet The border o, the state bu. this entirely
necessary, / learn from several persons who have
passei through that part of Maryland that there
the slightest to fear attack from Naryandcrs
Of that section They afraid Of being attacked
by Pennsylvaniahs.
H,ERrsBrRc, April "a, 1861
An intelligent New York merchant has arrived via
Chambersburg, having left Washington three o'clock
yesterday afternoon He thinks that there more
than ten thousand men in Washington, and provisions
becoming scarce The government supplying the
-four seized al Georgetown CD sehTy>to snes ataign
dollars per barrel Military oa7ers informed him tin
! - little over two thousand men arc lying near
= aui that not more Ii IN one-half Of them are
-~~Srown BY tic govern
- uesday. The Seventh
lork iegi4ent IS known TO DO at Annapolis; Bllti.
moro had troops TO intercept their marsh between
Annapolis ard the Washington Junction General scott's
plckcts are gradually extending toward Annapolis juno
ton General colt win assist them, IL attacked as all
hazards. Tic Eighth Massachusetts, regiment win force
Their way up the. Potomac Il they cannot return to An
napos.
AIl families who get away leaving as soon as
possible. The avenue almost deserted On Tuesday
sixteen strangers dned at twelve r ~ at the National
and nine at Brown S Hotel
Two Pennsylya regiments have rcached Chambers
burg and encamped there.
Apart Of thc ten thousand arms shipped hthcr from
the Springfield arsenal have arrived here and at last the
troops are ready to march.