The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-18

| New YORK, Nay 16.--Tho HerAlds special
from Frederick states that . rumor prevsils that
Kentuckians 1t Harper's Ferry have not been
furnished with arms They are j. state Of
mutiny and have declared for the Union and are
about leaving for home. There is tfouble there
and assertions are numerous.
| The Herald's Cbambersburg correspondent
states that an attempt was made last night TO
| blow up the bridge on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad just below Point of Rocks, which
| failed.
Times Special Washington, l5th.1
Secretary Cameron has rendered TO Simeon
Draper Colonelcy Of =, new Regiment Of ORA
goons. Mr.. d. holds the proposition open for
| future consideration. s,. s.
| g(Herald's Washington Correspondence.
eli is understood that the rebel States have
| made proffers Of purchase Of English and other
| European vessels. but our Government has no.
titled the Diplomatic Corps that no such pur-
chase will be respected, no matter what the flag
that tayors them. The language used on this
| occasion was unequivocal and decided. Ithas
| also notified the Diplomatic Corps il any Com
| missioner from the rebel States be receive by
| apy European power, this Government will not
he state an instant to break of all diplomatic
relations with said offending power, and not only
recall the Minister Of the United States but dis.
miss from Washington the Minister OF said
power. - o Ga 1
1t was remarked that the entire Diplomatic
! body was present at the military soiree OF the
| Secretary OF State last night.
| The Times correspondent says all work upon
the Capitol was suspended to-day by order Of
| the Commissioner of Public Buildings. 30
A messenger was sent to the commander OF
| the Pawnee, now off Alexandria and with guns
pointed upon the town, and it is understood that
the Secession flag now floating over that city
will soon come down.. az arc s8
A schooner was seized to-day at Baltimore,
having on board two boxes of MIME rifles and
three boxes of ammunition. Also detected
some Of the Baltimore police taking boxes OF
/ Mimic muskets from warehouse with the evident
purpose OF secreting them from the Government.
| Tho arms were seized and taken into camp on
| Federal Hill. Conclusive evidence was found
beyond doubt of the completely of the police of
j Baltimore with the rebels. sFata la.a ,saaa5
The Tribune CORES pondent says:--It is stated
| that Senator Douglas had received an appoint
ment of Brig General and asked the President
| if it was so. He said it was not, and that he
1 had not thought of rendering it to him. He
also said that if Generals were to be appointed
| from civil life he imagined there we're many who
| would be inferior to Mr.. Douglas in that posi-
tion-tbat Senator Douglas the first to tell
him Of anticipated troubles in Maryland, to
point out the proper route via Perryville and
Annapolis, and suggested that IT. Monroe and
Point Comfort were the points that commanded
the whole of that section of the country. Mr..
Lincoln referred with pleasure to the fact that
Mr. Douglas, earlier than any, called upon him
announcing his determination to stand by him,
and approving of his course.
WASHINGTON, May 16.--The President has
| promoted Brig. Gen. Butler to be henceforth a
Msior-General of the United States Army-.he
most significant ofer yrt made.
The Government has Just received from Scot
land certain prominent Scotch merchants, doing
business in this country, who are responsible for
| tender of ten Regiments, unequipped but web
! built, hardy, active men, who are not earning
| eleven dollars a month above their living and
who are ready and willing to enter the service of
the United States for the war, be it long short,
on condition that at the expiration of the war,
Government will grant them each bounty of
land. ea
Two yachts, belonging to private individuals,
have to day been formally accepted by the
Government and detailed for service by the
! Treasury Department. Their owners, Jas. G.
! Bennett, Jr, of New York. and T. P. Ives, of
| Providence, r. l., have been commissioned as
! LieutenaHts in the Revenue service and are Or
dered to their respective vessels as Lleutenants
commanding. raid .r.fsa "
New York, May l6-World's Washington
| dispatch says the police had been required to
take the oath of allegiance. .......z ..
| Another spy has been arrested in the Penn
| sylvania camp.
1t is rumored that Virginia troops were en-
camped in rear of Arlington heights, two miles
| from Washington. Rumor not credited; altho'
! all troops are ordered to sleep on their arms
| with artillery on the alert, with double shotted
| guns. aas a-.E .Haa.ni "fiE Hs,
There was another attempt at riot i'm Pratt
| street, Baltimore, on the occasion of the passage
of the Doylestoyn Guards with the Ringgold bat
terry, but the fact being known, every man had
loaded rife, which deferred any serious move.
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NEW YORK, May ls-The steamers Chess.
peake and Parkersburg sail this p. m. for Pen
| sacola and Kew West. The steam boat Mt
Vernon accomp mics as convoy.
| New York, May l6.--Gustave Holland, who
was dispatched by the Montgomery rebels to Eu-
rope to make arrangements for recognition Of
| the Southern Confederacy, was arrested here on
his arrival in the Arago from England, but was
discharged after examination of his dispatch
es, which were returned to him, they being such
! as will be productive of little aid or comfort to
the rebels. #a .3"|@tE 0-.-s -rsr-f q. EEL
private letter from the wife leading poll
tician OF the Confederate government, to a
| friend in this city, IS as follows: "Northeners
need have no expectation in regard to the bones
of Westinghouse will see that they are not
desecrated by the touch of abolition hands
they are our sacred inheritance"
NEW YORK, May l6.-The Posts dispatch
Says Congressman Ashley, of Ohio, proposes
plan to float an army down the Mississippi to
Sew Orleans. saFf aa a.F -
The World says it is believed 10, 600 Penn
sylvauians moving towards Maryland.
The transfer of Gen. Butler to Fort Monroe
and sending there large quantity of ammun.
ton is believed to indicate important move
mCnts. -. ..-.,. .
Advices from Fortress Monroe state that on
Mondap band OF Secessonsts of Hampton
sent deputaton to Col. Dmmick demanding
the sole possession of the road leading across the
dixie, which has been lately under guard. Dim
nck's reply was that he would give the rebels
just ten minutes to dispense. Two companies of
Massachusetts, troops were ordered northward
and cannon were placed so as to sweep the en-.
tire distance The Colonel with watch on
hand waited for the expiration of the time,
when not rebel vas TO be seen. 200 Masss.
ehusctts troops then took possession of the dixie
and bridge. r
The propeller Bowman of Troy, Capt. Clark,
arrived this morning She left Fortress Monroe
Wednesday p. m, and brings the remainder of
the women and children from the fortress
Special to n Y. HERALD ..... IS.
w hHLLisd, ID HSSeUppfS VINO have
returned tere this morning, who attempted to
reach Baltimore by the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road, report that two culverts on the road near
Harper's Ferry have been blown up, and the
trains removed.
number of sccessionists have arrived from
below, and report the temporary detention of
party OF Virginians, including Judge Broken.
broush, a member of the Montgomery Congress,
at Galliopolis, Ohio.
HARRISBURG, May 15.-It is now reported
that Col Anderson simply told Gov. Curtin as
report, not as fact that John c. Breckenridge
was to take a federal command under him. "
Ek-Gov. Geary is spoken Of rs BrigiierGen
of this State r.-r
Seventy five mombers of the House headed by
the Speaker, have rendered their services to the
Government
Special to the Post of Washington Ie saws
the Government will receive troops as fast "a
they oan adyantsgeously be used.
Extra Billy Smith arrived here and visited