, 1861-05-01
BY TELEGRAPH
T. H E w A R; /.
ANOTHER CALL FOR TR- OPS.
Ras.asors from. the I &oaxil.,
REMARKABLE CONVERSION
Mary1and-Virginia.
RRoM F0RT pICKENS,


L PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-A pentleuau lust
arrived here ftom Wilmington, Nerth Carcli
"a, leaving there Frl6Ay, AID Rtehrond satur.
day. etatea thslt the peopla Of North Carolina
were all up ID arms, aad vera preparing tc
: come North with sever! thcu.apu tro.pe, 10.
tbs purpose, Al: Gov. Ellis informed him, ol
making aa attack on Washington. The Coy
he left. Gov, Ellis eho wed him tiepstcis,
which be had 10 St received from Montgomery,
stating that Some s GOO troops were en- ttefl
way to join those North CAroltpa about to
1eaTe for Rc6mnnd, and tha: 1t was the pnr.
pose or the t-ozfedtrats Government to make
They were to att4sk it, IT mrst SO done before
| The Federal. Cove rnment ha l. Concentrated a
large force at Warrington.
he conuersed with Gov. Letcher on satrr-
Gay morNlEg. and aays that Gov, L. told Kim
II way tAe purpose at the Southern States to
attack Washington ct onee. BE elstchs n had
! adv'Atd against 1t, but the Confederate 8 atss
we're for Instant attIack. Hs says he has no
| d'Jubs the attack wDl be made very SOAP, and
/ ~ several points at .t,e same time, and that
every little village Vas bIistling with tsyo-
/ nets, and teOple Wer5 perfectly Irantic-
Ha says further, fhas Gcy. Ellis showed him
q diBpa ch from Peurscols, d1ted the &c b,
4 from Gen Bragg, stating that 10 attack cn
I Fart PicEe1s up to tnst tima had been, made.
IT '0as not h}a purpoaO to attack 1t fer HoHls
time. :.
| nARH1sBuRGH, Apfn 29-The CHEF Justice
| Of Vermont, who has resided in Ncrth Caso.
lima for The past two months, has arrived here
| He came with pesses from Cows Ls.chtr SID
Ellis. He ways North Carolina Ia unanimous
| for Reeessfo.t
NEW ToR,S, April so A colder who es-
capped from aarleston aud served at the gun s
during the fg. It at Monltrie7 says nearly every
shot nom Sum ter killed somebody. Between
| three and four hundred were killed and !arge
nnmeer wounde d there during the siege. The
killed were inte -red at night ct the Potter's
Field. Many we1 killed In dwellings outside
Of the Fort
Laborers we're tt Vea:eaed with death it they
disclosed tho facts sbou: tho killed. People
are constantly i1q,s E 10; fi1nds and are Us"
Another, who was IT Morris leland, say2 150
men were killed the re and 80 at SulliGsn's
Island They make Il .e same stateme1 rele
Tive to the dead being snried at night.
They also state that t,s negroes cnly waat
their Leaders to give the word, When tho
slaughter will be terrible.
BALT1MoRE, ApRn % IA spontaneous
Union meeting vas held o-ufsht IN East Bal
timore. About *, 900 ate. .sde1. Stra ght- ut
Y un1on speeches we're NADER I've Stars and
Stripes were unfatled amid great I rthustat n.
Steamers now run regularly bet> "een here
tion with Philadelphia.
Annapolis, APRIL 29sl&-Fortiacat1ons com.
nandtng the raj road and the country for 40 me
twenty miles from Annapolis wer1 thrown up
yesterday. Annapolis was made 1n,litaf
depot yesterday. General Butler will renaan
here.
From an attacee of our Minister to paris.
just arrived 1. ON Washington, We hsye re-
liable confirmation that 10. 600 troops from the
Southern Coofederaeg are now In Virginia,
and more pouring in.
Tne Administration have notified Cow
Lstcner. that one step Of advances frcm RICH
mo-d Will cause speedy invaslcn Of Vfrsftia
from the W est- Farmers from Virginia hare
l1fced the &c ecetslon ines aEd report = st.p;.H
Union feeling lew miles from the Capital.
We learn from priva.e sources that The St.
ce'siontsts saved 5000 mn5kets st Harp%r's
Ferry.
o. Saturday night the Superintendent Of
the Itlmo.e and Ohio Railroad went to
Warrington to get the road from Baltimore TO
Washington opeo, but met with no success,
It is said the Maryland Legislature refused
to pass the ordinance ef Secession By two
thirds vote.
1t is also reported that en- arm!stice Of .ix
days has been made, and the Secretary Of War
has gone to Richmond The latter ilem ere
ates great dissatisfaction here, and It is gen
eraf1g dou oted.
PHILADELPHIA, April S0.-A large number
OF Battinoteans, VINO wese drive from their
homes by The mob, have returned to that cry
with their families, the Union e1ement beIntr
restored to power.
New YoRK. April 3o-Fcrta Maaison and
Aoasease ~, near Annapolis, are occupied By
our tronps,
The National Eateuigencer says both houses
OF the Maryland L-gi i.latufe pasted resolutions
affirming the right Of lhs Gtne.sl Government
to march troops through Maryland without
htndrancs, to defend Washington.
Correspondence from the South represent !
tna1 north carolina will go oct CT the Union |!
by acclamstion.
Tne Vl5einIans are rsmovlrg all the msehin-
cry from Harper's Ferry to R.c.mond.
A special dispatch to the fhst Gays the pres- |
ence Of snerman's Battery at Ektop, MaTy.
land, changed the community from Secessionitts
to Unio1isia.
Troops are concentrating around Baltimore.
: Troops are already in western VircInIs, ot j /
fe5ee Of Fsde1al troops will soon be poe1ed
at Frederick.
Gov. Lstcher has been notified that auy an.
p5oacn Of the Confederate troops toward
attack on Richmond and Norfolk.
Washington dispatches to the Commercial
says Cnlon Convention will be held in
Wheeling, Msy 1Sta, composed Of delegates
from western VAgtnis. Tho Secessio1ists Will
attempt to conc'liate them BY granting the
demand to tax slave property.
HARRIsDuRGH, April so The Chief Justice
OF Vermont was In Richmond on Friday Inst t
and bad foll opportunity # iudgrg OF the
number ct the troops there Re estimates |
them At II GOO. and believes that $4,000 more |
were sontn Of that point In motion north
ward.
A gentleman holding an official poait;ou in
Warrington arrived here to-day aftsr one |
weeks stay IN Va He communicates the in
poTtant fact that tho vote against secession In
the secret session Of the Virginia Convention
Was fully 50, and not 16 as reported. He eot
this information from prominent member Of
the Convention, who dared not Eraka the
statement public. No papers dared publiSh
it.
: a dispatch from Frederick says q gentle
man from Washington informs him thai Ger.
Scott showed him, yesterday, the COW Of
proclamation to he Issued inmedattiv. de. !
clarlpg martisl 1aH In the In the District Of
Coium ola, and On the line OF the railroad e.
tabl.sned BY the Government for ka. ional
purposes, so far es to suspend the right Of
Aabe1s eo7pus,
Will not even pass bi calling State congeu-
ttop, but content themselves With making .
calm and digoiaed appeal to tha county,
WAsu1FGToS, april 30.-Seuator HuIttr
William Z. Rivee, William Preston. judges /
Camden and Brockenbrough, have been a.
pointed BY The Virginia convention as dela- /
gates to the Southern Ccugresa.
Gen. HaEney has been released By the Cor
ernor OF Virginia Thle, however, Is d n a.ter
Of indifference to the AdIninistration. Ia Il % hss
arrived in Washington.
The ViTg1nia convention has passed IN ordf
nance establishing the navy Of Virgins, and {
authorizing banks to Issue one and swodollar
notes.
: Tae lighthouse ct capea Herr7 and cha,1a
ahow no lights.
WAsHrAaror, April s0.-Co,. Ripley hes
been appointed head Of the Oranapce Boreap.
~ place Of Craig, ordered to ether 6ntT. :
Lieut. oxle has been dismissed from the Il.
my Tor falling 70 render his accounts.