The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-26

worthy Mayor, VIM. H. Harrison. Eso has
nn essn elected elect Captain OF this Company. The
~ Uax Oity Guards, Capt. W. H. High, abou,
l formed In this county. "-'- 70
an addition 70 these. large number Of the
s,;n. s.mssns over ~ years Of age, and heads Of
l IAmiiies. have organized as"Home Guard. -
VINO win perform patrol duty, and Will Be-
1 ready tor active serviee when neeted Ex,
Governor Bragg has command Of this CON.
Governor Ellis has called an EXTRA ss..ion
q the Legislature, to meet the first fiay OF
May. Although Ia feeble health. he has. 40
| Iar, sustained himself nobiy in the present
aTsn,,o no, man mas stronger hold upon the
| aneetions Oh the people of North Carolina at
tnis time than John w. Ellis. The Council
OF state met here o-day at the call of the
mosernor. They have resolved to establish a
the purpose of drilling the volunteers The
GoSernor is receiving offers of volunteers
| from ALI parts of the State. flag of the
Coniederate States now waves over our State
Oapitoi. Messrs. Syme Hall raised one
| over the Register Office with fifteen stars.
| amid great enthusiasm.
AdJutant General Hoke, of North Carolina.
mas issued an order, under the Governors 81.
rection, for the enrolment of &C, ,oeo volunteers
The "fery cross" of resistance is flashing all
over the State. With regard to the seizure of
the Fayette Arsenal by 1900 North Carolina
troops, the State Journal says:
The United States officer in command of
some sixty troops, seeing the demonstration,
| salute his flag, which was at once hauled
down and the flag of the South was immed-
ateiy run up and saluted by the State troops.
N injury was found to have been done to the
| property. The number of arms thus secured
| IS est'ma ted at47, ,o00-50, 400 men can be armed
| In various ways from the Arsenal. Several
| pieces OF artillery are amongst the arms. Be.
| sides these arms the arsenal con tains a com.
piete set OF the most approved machinery for
making arms, and We leara that men will be
at once put to work to rifle the muskets found
| there.
The Wilmington Hearld of wednes sday,
says;
We learn thata majority of the Justices of
the county assembled at the Court House yes
terday afternoon and determined to appropri-
ate $50, 900 for the public defence. We also
learn that the Banks of this place have de.
term1ned to loan s109. 600 to the Commission
ers of the town OF Wilmington, to be Used for
the same purpose, and that the Commission
ers nave accepted the proposition. There is
rumor in town that one of the up trains on
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad con-
tanning troops for Virginia in crossing bridge
near wilson, produced such an effect that the
engineer and passengers were induced to make
an examination, when it was discovered that
some cold blooded scoundrel had sawed one
OF the timbers of the trestle- work nearly or en-.
tlrely through, and that it was barely sus-
tanned by the iron bolts each side Tracks
were discovered a t the spot and dogs being pro.
cured they were traced TO house in the neie h.
horhood, and a man (the report says) being
found guilty, was hanged last night.
MARYLAND.
Some items of news, necessarily excluded
yesterday, still possess interest. The follow
ing paragraphs are from the Baltimore Ameri- |
can of Tuesday:
1t was extensively rumored yesterday even
ing that Col. John B. Magruder, for some
time past stationed at Washington, had re- |
SSi in thn TTn;t. 4
Army and gone into the service of Virginia
taking with him his entire battery of Flyinq
ArtIiisry; This rumor despite its evident i'm
probability, was fully believed by many,
though by the majority it was regarded as
''too good to be true.n
We learn from personal friends of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Steuart, whose left ankle was
badly fractured on Sunday by the acciden tai
discharge of Tusket at the armory of the
Law Greys, that his condition has much i'm
proved, though he yet suffers great pain. 1t
Is teared thai aInputation will be necessary |
Yes terday morning between 200 and 300 OF !
our most respectable colored residents made |
tender of their services to the city authorities |
The Mayor thanked them for their offer and |
informed them that their services will be |
called Tor II they can be made in any way
Brigadier Gen. Egerton has received by let
ters and personal applications, offers of regu. |
lar military organizations from almost every |
county in the State-the companies being fully
uniformed and equipped. and ready for SER
vice.
At the works OF the Messrs Winans their
ntire force is engaged in the making of pixies.
and in casting balls of every description, for
cannon, the steam gun, rifles, muskets, &c,
which they are turning out very rapidly.
The number of volunteers already enlisted |
for the defence of the city could not be esti-
mated, but knowing ones at the quarters of
the Military Board place it as high as 15 900, |
and state that the work of enrolment contin- |
ues with an activity which will place at the |
disposal OF the military chiefs in few days |
an effective force Of &c, 900 men, the great ma |
ority of whom com prlses as good fighting |
rs any commander could desire |
considerable proportion of the volunteers are |
said to be from the counties, from which scores |
are hourly arriving In squads or as indWid-
uals The majority of this uniformed volun-
teer force are armed with Halls patent car
bne, an easily loaded and rapid firing weapon |
better adapted to the use of inexperienced
marksmen, perhaps, than the Minnie musket |
In military circles the chief topics of dis
cussion are the rumored movements of the
Confederate forces upon Washington and
the expected aid from Virginia for the defence
Of Baltimore. 1t was extensively rumored
that not less than 5000 Virginia troops are
being concentrated at a point within striking :
Instance from Ba!timare, and tnat upon the
lrst intimation of wish for their presence |
hey would pour into the city, with the DELAY
If but Il few hours at least.
The military chiefs are believed to be labor i
ng with much energy and determination in
he arrangement and maturing of plans for |
he repnlse OF the Northern troops from Mary
and. 1ntimation was this morning thrown
ut that the important work of fortifying the |
ieights surrounding the city is to be COM
nenced forthwith, and would % tirasecuted
Ylth every means al their dis posal. Expe- | n
teIced engineers are said to be now engaged a
selecting and surveying the most eligible c
defensive points. | r
The rumor which was most eagerly repeated Y
his forenoon, and which occasioned un- ii
ounded satisfac ton, was in effect, that JEFF. b
Jaws "a was . rapidly I advancing northward, at g
ND q
'ected at Richmond, or its vicinity IN the / O
curse OF few days. The adyance guard Of h
MS colnpriing stDa South Carolinians il
ARE expected, IL is said in this connection 10 n
eaeh eaaeh NofIoi3 IN day ar two at farthest-
rola well-Informed Southern sources re. Il
eIvsd IL Is said, by a merchant of this city h
Ihe necessity OF some such aid from the n
outh TO enable us, successfully, to maintain II
he position assumed by the authorities, is a
enerally admitted, and until the actual oc- h
urrence of the crisis, all eyes will be turned K
opefully and anxiousiy in the direction from y
Whence the reinforcements are expec ted to q
ONE ST II
1t is confidently asserted that requisitios :
Or aid has already been made rno. virginia ii
nd North Carolina hy -.s proper an thorities. \ b
18th an air of mystery which lends to the RI
lmer mnch of the authority and dignity ofa
State secret .iH.tH "a / N
Another large ssrpiy ~ as1as aud amma- h
,tfon Has heeiT obtained but from what quar- Il
sr we Were unable to learn. CARTS and drays b
pn nveyias shot and balls in large quantities b
rom thS shot tower and other points. b
A number of Merrilps patent rifles, de- b
tructiye and much admired weapon were c,
his morning received from he mapufsato. %
les Of Merrill Il Thomas, by tn. city au thori- n
ffargv t1Res1ux he.