Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-25

Col. Ellsworth was not generally known
through ,ut Washington until towards 10 o.
clock to-day. The excitement was intense.
the greatest impotence, and desire to be sent
TO Virginia
From a spy-glass view of Alexandria the
Stars and Stripes are flying at various points.
800 troops from North Carolina arrived at
Richmond last Monday night, and are now
stationed near Old Point Comfort. They
will be followed by 500 more in a day or two
from the same State, making full regi-
ment.
1000 or 1,2OO Tennessee troops arrived at
Richmond Tuesday.
The camp opposite Williamsport. Nd. is
being reinforced, and the construction of
batteries on the heights on the Maryland
side is still being carried on with vigor.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-Ellsworth's person.
al friend, Lincoln, is deeply affected at his
death. The bells are tolling, and the build
ings craped. and flags at half mast. Ellis
worth's remains are lying in state at the Ma
Wy Yard.
The Government has startling intelligence
from Baltimore. Loud and prominent Union
men are secretly abetting the secessionists.
Their names and plans are known.
There are 10000 Federal troops in Virgin
ia. The Seventh Regiment occupy Airing
ton Heights. The 69th are throwing up
breastworks there. A 40 horse Virginia cav
airy was captured without bloodshed.
1t is reported that the Mount Vernon was
nearly sunk before reaching Alexandria. She
was injured at the Navy Yard secretly.
Il is supposed that Harper's Ferry and
Norfolk will be simultaneously attacked.
An advance from Culpeper is anticipated.
The Postmaster General orders a discon-
tinuance of mails and the annulment of con-
tracts 10 seeded States, except in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, May 24-The Southern mail
has been stopped, and the letters returned
here.
From Frankfort.
FRANKFoRT, Nj y 24.-Arms will be divided
equally among the State Home Guard.
The Home Guard will be distributed most
literally at the places most exposed to SER
vile instructions.
Markets by Telegraph.
New ORLEANS, May 24.-Cotton sales to-
day, loo bales; middling 11fa1l3. Sales of
the week. $500 bales. Receipts of the week.
$500 bales against 4, 400 bales during the
corresponding time last year. Decrease in
total receipts at this port as compared with
last year, 349, 400 bales. At all Southern
ports S55, 900 bales. Exports of the week,
IL 600 bales. Total exports of the season,
1868, 900 bales. Stock at New Orleans, A.
900 bales. Flour so; corn 65aS0; coffee
sales of the week, 6,245 bags l43al7; stock
on hand, 2,l00 bags against I9 900 bags al
the same time last year.
The news from Washington of the occupa-
ton OF Alexandria. has considerably increas
ed the military enthusiasm.
The Delta's Montgomery dispatch says q
letter is received from Yancy, not doubling
the success OF his mission.
The new Traiff takes effect on the g ST M
August.
The 18th proximo is appointed for day Of
fasting and prayer.
From Virginia.
ALEXANDRIA, May 81, $3.50 A. M-Fears Of
pestilence are entertained in Washington
The body OF a soldier who died suddenly
yesterday, changed after his death to the
color of indigo blue.
The troops are being removed from the
Capitol to make way for the meeting of Con
gress.
Henry Winter Davis has accepted the nom
inatiOn for Congress, rendered him from Bal
timOre, and in his letter of acceptance JUST
fies all of Lincoln's measures as political ne
cessities, though admitting the unconstitu
tionality of increasing the army and navy
force. He says, nation may again become
fraternal and united after the longest and
blOodiest civil war.
1t is now almost certain that an attack il
soon to be made about Norfolk.
Fifteen thousand troops under Butler are
to garrison Fort Monroe.
IL is now understood that South Caroline
and not Tennessee, is to be in the new militia
ry district ordered by the Cabinet at Wash
ington.
1t is said that the steam ship Persia from
Liverpool, now off Cape Race, refused as
freight on her voyage out large quantity Of
war material.
Lord Derby expressed the hope in Parlia
ment, that proclamation would be issued
warning all British subjects against becoming 2
involed on either side.
1t Is stated that no more troops will be &C
cepted by Lincoln, as some two hundred and
twenty thousand men have been enlisted,
whom it will take time to muster in and or
game for service.
Lincoln is reported to have said that some
thing is now on foot that will startle the
quiet people of the North and South.
The Northern papers are becoming more
perplexed IS to the position of England.
On the question of letters of marque Lord
john Russell is reported to have said, there
was precedent in the case of Greece when
it separated from Turkey. The right of that
country to issue letters of marque was allow
ed, and the law officers of the Grown who had
been consulted, declared that such right
would belong to the Southern C0nfederacy
The Washington Republican, Lincoln'l
organ, intimates that if Kentucky secedes
the Government will subjugate her at the
point OF the bayonet.