The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-30
IMPORTANT FROM HARRISBURG.
MEETING OF THE LE6IsLArURE-IMPORrANT MIL
rARY MOVEMENTS


rAhY MOVEMENTS.
OUR HARRsBuRG CORRESPONDENCE
HARRISBURG, April 20, 1851.
The Legislature convenes to morrow noon Governor
Curtins message will be in Immediately after ia
assembling. He win recommend an additional appro-
priason for purposes, the formation Of ton reg.
mens as reserve for the protection Of border coun
ties against Southern foays the establishment asate
barracks, State military hospital, nc.
The general government has made another call upon
Pennsy vania for twenty regiments of infantry and
OF cavalry More than that number have already offered
their services TO Gov. Curtin.
The city Of Baltimore will be occupied by the federal
troops before forty eight hours Important movements
Immediately to be made the nature Of which dare
not disclose
Our city hIed with loyal vrginians and Aaryanders,
who have fled from those regions or terror and mob
ccracy. Some enlistng the side Of the Union.
The Fourteenth regiment leaves tonight for Camp
Scott, York The Ninth, Fifteenth and sixteenth
remain here for the present.
Capt. Johnson's company Of United States cavalry
arrived at noon from Carlisle. They will be furnished
horses and equipments here and proceed Immediately 70
Join the force ut Camp Scott.
A large quantity OF ammunition and ten brass Hsld
pieces taken TO Chambersburg this morning The
force there is ready for any hostile attack.
II is auhoritavey said that the Raltimoreans will
through their city, notwithstanding the reported
tionary movement. Be this as may our well
prepared and II attack is made upon them the city
will be doomed
HARRISBURG Pa, April %, 1861.
The Chief Justice the Supreme Court of Vermont
arrived here TO day. He has been residing in North
Carolina in consequence Of bad health for two months
past. He called the Governor. he had paaes from
Governors Ellis and Letcher. He says the Union senti
prevailed largely since North
Ina; Ia almost unanimous for secession. He called
at the house OF Hon. George Badger ex-senator from
North Carolina found his wife and daughters scrapng
lint. One Of his had enlisted. Mr. Badger, until
recently, was leading Union Of North Carolina
General Small received his commission this morning;
also Col Rush Van by Ike and Lieutenant Colonel Casper
Berry.
An Old School Presbyterian clergyman who left East
ern Mississippi near Mobile, last Monday, arrived here
to-day. He came through by the Tennessee and vr-
gnia Railroad: he reports that there one hundred
and fly passengers with him from the Gulf States
fleeing North They left him at Chattanooga, sac.
rihcipg their through tickets rather than
through Washington and Baltimore, believing both cities
to be under martial law lie rays be troops at every
station, and that their destination all northward-
He heard them ths! they going to attack
and burn Washington.
Maryland planter who left Frederick yesterday
reports that he had full conference with
the members Of the Legislature Of that State,
and that they will not pass a secession ordinance.
but submit that question to the people He no tags
fly ing at Frederick but secession. ..M
A Clergyman Gays he saw numbers of troops at Alex
andra, Virginia, shipped back to the interior Of Vr
ginia, because there we're no arms for them.
passenger General Harvey after bis capture at
Harpers Ferry at Winchester The General then
hi way to Richmond, and the best terms with
his escort, and In high spirts.
All the passengers Of the extreme South that the
people universally of the opinion that Line DIN has
been drunk continually since his Inauguration, and that
when he goes Washington he goes disguised for fear
Of assassination by the republicans. thousand other
such cxtrayagant statements flying in every direc
ton