Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-04-27

Henry "A. w lSe has arrived here from Rich
mond, and has telegraphod to Lctchcr for
more troops to come Immediately. We have
received oac eighteen-pounder and arc now
mounting it. We much need general of ca
pacity, Lieut.. Baker, of the United States
service, has resigned to-day, and is now
with us.
NORFOLK, April 21--4,SO a. MI wake
to find the Navy Yard one universal se, of
flames. learn from seaman on the wharf
that tho Pawnec passed our city for the fort
about fifteen minutes past four o'clock, with
the Cumberland in tow. Ne opposition was
offered to her departure.
Z. M.-On examination of the Navy
Yard, now in our possession. the dry dock is
found unnjurcd. Two ships houses arc
safe. All the cannon are in perfect order ex.
cept tvs &c. The boys are taking out many
of the spikes with their fingers. The amu.u-
milton and all the timber sheds arc safe. The
bncksinith's shop, machine shop, foundry,
and public stores, and twenty five new gun
carriages are all safe We are rapidly pla.
cling twenty-five heavy guns in battery ut tho
Naval Magazine and Naval Hospital below
Norfolk. i he great smoke and flames arose
from two ship hcuses aud the various vessels
OH fire.
One Sloop of.war can be raised with steam
pump and made good. The Cumberland is
aground on obstruction at Seawell's point
They arc trying to get her off We are sink
ing distractions three miles this side of her
Tho mon arc rapidly building gun. carriages
at the yard.
NonFoLIl, April 21-1 p M-Colcman
Iclott, of Baltimore, has called the Lcgisla-
turc of Maryland to meet ut Baltimore Oh the
Zo,h OF April. The approaches between Bal
tImorc and IIavre dc Grace, arc d 2stroycd -
The railroad ferry boats at that place arc sunk,
and the bridge on the Northern Central Rail
road just beyond Cockcsvil!c is destroyed.
SUNDAY MoRNING.-By news from TIar-
pcr's Ferry we learn that the United Stltes
Armorics at that place have been partially
burned by tic garrison, which then fed to
the Maryland side OF the Potomac. The Vir.
ginia State troops, upon coming up, obtained
possession of 5000 MIME muskcts, besides a
large quantity of gunpowdcr and valuable
military equipments.
messenger arrived here, on Thursday.
from the Mayor of Charcstown, Va, to Mr.
Garrett, the President of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, instructed to demand guarnn-
tees from him that no troops should be per-
mittcd to pass over the main stom, and that
no munitions of war should be suffered to be
removed from the Arsenal at IIarpcr's Ferry
1t these guarantees were not given, the mes
scngcr WAS authorized TO state to Mr. Garrett
that the bridge ut IIarpcr's Ferry would Mt
once be blown up. Letters have also been
received from numerous farmers on the route,
to the effect, that if any troops were allowed
to pass over the road, the bridges would at
once be burned
AUGUSTA, April 21.-Col Roger A. Pry
or passed through here to night The Colun,
bus Light Guards tho Macon Volunteers and
the Floyd Rifles passed through here this af.
tcrmoon. The Spaulding Greys will so on to.
morrow.
NEW ORLEANS, April ga meeting was
held to-day, to clear the city of Abolitionists
Two are now under arrest The free ne
groes have organized company for the de-
fence of the State
CHARLESTON, April 22.--Four hundred of
Col. Gregg's Regiment have gone to Virgin
Ia. All the companies arc represented but
mono full.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, April 22.--Muttcrs
at Fort Pickcns arc reported us Siatu 9uO-
Lively times may be expected soon ut Pen
sacola.
. 1t is rumorcd that several fights have taken
place at ST Louis, Missouri, between the ma
tive Americans and portion of the German
population, in consequence of the latter en-.
dcayoring to reinforce the forts.
The Cabinet has been in session all day.
Something important is transpi,ing.
The Cabinet, at meeting held to-day, de-
cidcd to call into service $4,000 men. in ad-
dition to the 32 ,0GO already marching to CO.
operate with. the border States Of these,
LOCO are to conc from Mississippi 1000
from Georgia, ] 200 from Alabama, and pro
badly ] goo from South Carolina Tie rcgi-
ments accepted from North Carolina, Ken
lucky Tennessee and the other border States,
fully supported by the officers of the Confed.
crate States, have been ordered to report at
headquarters immediately
The steamer Habuna, ut New Orleans. was
taken to day She was named the Sumter.
Scmmes will, probably, be assigned to her
command.
WlLMINoroN, DEL, April 23-Itis gen
orally believed here that rccontre has t;ken
place between Fort MclIcnry and the Bhlti.
morcans, but the details have not trauspircd.
a dispatch says that prominent border State
men nave asked cessation of hostiities,
with the view of cffccting compromise
WILMINGToN, DEL, April 23.--The Bal
tlmorcans are actively preparing to take Fort
Mciienry. the guns II tnnt lptt ire turnSt;;
to the city. An unsuccessful attempt had
been made to pursue the Massachusetts rcpi-
mcnt aboard the steamer SL,tc of Maine.
New IonK, April %. Notwithstanding
the reiterated assertion that Gen Scott would
certainly resign, upon the the secession of
his native state, it is now positively announ-
ccd that he has nat rpsinno1 md dooe MT e,