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Confederate government.
Tie \ Y Union committee have pur-
chased 10 rifed cannon Of West Pointf0l
the use Of the volunteers.
Engraved notes for bond and banks foI
the Confederate States have been seized
10 ? engraving establishments in Wall 81
A correspondent Of the Commercial
Advertiser arrived from Charleston or
Saturday. Gen Beauregard had not then
starred. but rumor said 500 troops would
leave that night 10 march On the capitol.
Citizens Of Wilmington had seized the
steamer Georgia.
The Belize, Columbia, Harriette Lane
and Cutler were seen 10 the Chespeak
Bay.
II Is stated that the sloop Sunshine was
fired into of Yorktown. and Ia carrying
sail 70 escape capslzed
The schooner Alice was seized.
Advices from Norfolk state that Capt's
Rogers and White we're prisoners in the
hands Of the authorities. The Delaware,
Columbus, Plymoth and Z S were only
partially burned, Of these however the
Plymouth is the only one that can be Of
service to the retels, and 10 get 10 sea
viii have TO pass the guns Of Fl Monroe,
running the risk Of being sunk.
A gentleman from Washington via
Rilay House reports that the secessionists
have planted z battery Of q guns al Harp
pers Ferry commanding the bridge, trains
are stopped and examined, and the road
for a mile was lined with soldiers.
At Wheeling a strong Union feeling
prevails, 25,O00 men were under arms.
A Philadelphia dispatch Of yesterday
says Gen Lamon from Washington re-
ports the reply of Dir. Lincoln to the
Baltimore committee asking for peace.
concluding thus: Gentlemen, now 60 home
and tell your people if they wont attack
us we wont attack them, if they attack US
we viii retaliate s~everaly. Troops must
must come to Washington and that thro'
Maryland, and they shall.
Gov Hicks has issued a proclamation
-convening the Legislature for to-day.
In consequence Of federal troops at
Annapolis there is a probability Of re-
opening travel to and from Washington
by order of Gen Scott.
1t is reported that over 1900 southern
troops arrived at Norfolk on Monday, des-
tination secret.
Every effort has been made with the
authorities Of Baltimore to permit the re-
opening Of Geographic communication,
bu so far they have been unsuccessful.
A proposition has been made by the
Gov of Ky to the Gov of Ohio that the
Cows Of the border States propose to the
u S gouernment to become a%rbitrators be-
tween the ~contending parties in the pres
ent difficulties.
A portion Of Col Duncan's regiment
about 400 strong under Capt. Desc left
by the Nashville r r this afternoon for
the Southern C~onfederacy.
A Wheeling dispatch of yesterday says
The Bell and Everett men in this Congress
sional district met in Convention in this
city to-day and accepted the nominee Of
the Douglas democrats, w. @. Brown, of
Paxton county, as their candidate for Con-
gress. A Resolution was adopted ap-
proving of the Harrison CO. preamble and
resolutions which condemn the course Of
eastern Va, and recommend all north
western co.. s to send delegates to a Con-
vention al Wheeling on the 18th of May.
The general opinion here is that there
will be a division Of the State.
In Boston over Sl2, 900 has be~enraised
for Fletcher Webster's regiment, which
will be ready to march in a few days.
Lieut. Brown, resigned from the Nigga
ra, has been arrested for uitering sediti
Gus language and confined in the IeceIy-
ing ship Ohio.
The oath Of allegiance to the Z S was
administered over to the officers and crew
of the Niagara, all but 2 subscribed to it
and their names Will be stricken from the
roll.
The cities on the coast Of n. H. are
putting their harbors in a state Of defense
and from the White Mountains to the
ocean New Hampshireans are ready for
duty.
The Legislature Of Vermont unani-
mously appropriated n million dollars
for military purposes, Throughout the
State euisling and organizing is radidly
going on.
New Orleans dispatches of yesterday
say the steamer Calawha Of the n 0 &
n Y line was seizod at ! O'Clock yester-
day morning. but was subsequently re-
leased by order of the Montgomery gov
eminent. Accounts from the upper par
ishes say the military excitement is in
caeasing and volunteer cos are forming
rapidly, the planters are offering money
freely.
Rumors from an authentic source have
reached BRACES that the NexIcans are
getting up another guerrilla warfare
against the citizens on the RIO Graude
about Brownsville, the town Of Romo has
been pillaced and burnt and many Ame-
rican families murdered. Brownsville
also has been threatened. The number
Of federal troops left in Texas is abou,
1000, they are a~bundanlly supplied with
provisions and means of transportation.
The number in tie vicinity Of IndianOla
is about 500.
The III. Legislature yesterday passed
a bill for the organization Of 8 regiments
as called for by the President, and it was
signed BY the Governor.
ST. LOUIS. April "a. AN
TIE IN. legislature converCi yesterday. Gov.
Morton delivered his MESSAGE in the afternoon. he