Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-22
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From Special Dispatch to MY. Herald.
WASHINGTON, Aprifls.
Official information has been received
bv the President, from which 1t appears
that New York will have fifty thousand
men in arms by the LIST Of June, Penn
syIvania forty thousand, Ohio thirty five
thousand, and Indiana, Illinois and
Massachusetts each about twenty-five
thousand, and the other States IN pro-
portion.
The employment Of this immense
force will depend mainly upon the
course the border slave States will pur-
sue in reference to the secession issue.
As matters are situated now, 1t is the
intention Of the government to use the
seventy five thousand men called into
service, together with the regular army
forming an aggregate OF about one hum
dred thousand men, as follows
let. A corps d'arnsee OF thirty-tive
thousand men will be collected In and
about this point, for the purpose OF de-
tending the seat Of government, protect
ing the military posts, controlling the
Potomac and Chesapeake bay, and
keeping open the communication be-
tween the North and the Capital.
Washington will serve for its point d
appui, while its line of operations will
extend all along the left bank of the
right shore Of the bay.
I'd. A second corps, twenty-five
thousand strong, will be formed in aud
about St. Louis. A portion of it will be
employed in protecting the Union men
and federal property in that State from
the violence Of secession sympathisers,
and the rest in holding Cairo, at the
junction Of the Ohio and Mississippi, the
most important strategical point in the
West.
Sd. OF the remaining forty thousand,
five thousand are expected to be thrown
INTO Western Texas, to form nucleus
around which the Unlonists OF that
State will gather.
4th. Twenty five thousand will be
employed in demonstration for the re-
lief of Fort P,ckens, and the recapturc Of
the other Notifications about Pensacola
bay.
5th. Ten thousand men will be kept
hovering in steam transports between
Charleston and Savannah, to worry the
rebels by necesstating the presence Of
a large defensive force IN both places, and
effect landing whenever opportunity
shall offer,
The army operations will be seconded
by strict blockade of the mouth of the
Mississippi, and all the Southern forts.
Orders for general blockade have not,
as reported already, been issued, but
will doubtIessly be given as .oon as the
steam trgates now fitting out will be
ready for sea.
The programme reflects exactly what
the government has decided to do, but
will of course be materially changed in
case Virginia and the other border slave
States should secede. Washington,
however, will be defended, and Fort
Pickens relieved at any cost Of blood
and treasure.
FRUIT PRospECTs.-Th Southern H.
inoisian, says the peach trees have been
in fall bloom in that vicinity for more
than week past, and if that somewhat
over mcddlesome fellow in such matters,
known as Jack Frost, does not see fit to
pay us one Of his transient visits soon,
and 'np the fine prospect in the bud, ;"
there will, beyond doubt, be the lar
gest crop of peaches raised in Lower
Egypt, that has been gathered for many
years.
TIE English trade reports for the past
two months Of the present year, show a
falling off in expor.s Of sl6,OOO,OOO as
compared with the corresponding
months If last year. OF this sum the
decrease in American exports amounted
to $5,OOO,OOO, and in consequence of
the Morrill, tariff it is feared he reduc-
ton will be much greater. The imports
from the United States for the last
three years were-l85S, $1Gl, 100000 :;
1859, $l6l, 1000; 1860, 1925, 100000
The Albany journal (Weed) of last
Wednesday, speaks Of the Chicago
Platform as an obsolete party shto-
leth." The Chicago Democrat, in COM
menting upon the toregoing,says, "there
are no parties now. Let US stand by
our country.
DAVENPORT CITY ARTILLERY!