New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-23
The Sanitary Condition Of the Troopa
TELL VOLUNTEER FORCES.
The Plan of their Organization.
THE SECESSION OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Special Dispstch to The n Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May ~, 1861.
THE SEWAII's POINT AFFAIR.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May ~, IotA.
THE sEwALL's POINT AFFAIR.
The Sewalls Point affair leads to the expectation
Of the necessity for a movement against the batte-
ries in that vicinity. Operations by water will be
supported by troops on land. 1t is thought that
there will be the first battle Members Of Congress-
wishing to be spectators, have procured appoint
ments with Gen Buffers aid, and leave toward the
end of the week. The policy Of attacking the bat
teries il the same that respecting Fort Pickens,
defensive rather than aggressiye-a crushing OF The
cockatrice.
THE TROOPS AT HARPER's FERRY-rHE sECHs-
SION QUESTION.
A gentleman, high in the confidence Of the Vh-
gina patriots, arrived here from Wheeling, throngA
Harper's Ferry, to-day. lie reports 1000 troops
there, badly armed, equipped, pro'isioned, aud not
formidable.
He says North. Western Virginia will form .
State, embracing sixty counties, in which the Union
feeling is nearly unanimous. Secession will proba-
bly, be carried by from 10000 to $4,000.
There is no probability that the SecessonisS
will invade from Harpers Ferry until forward
movement is made by Government. The Virgin.
ians greatly desire to pretend to assume the do
iensiye. Ii this be true, they will wait good
VII le. have it from the very highest source
that the conclusion arrived at by all military al.
thorities is, that no decided advance movement
by land should be made for weeks, perhaps
months TO come The impatience of the country
must be restrained until the arrival OF the proper
time for the commencement of operations. AZ
telegraphed yesterday, GeDaral Scott means,
when he begins, to make clean sweep. and
retrace no step. lie will bide bis time, bus
when he marches, the whole South Will know
and feel it.
PRyATEERING.
The dispatch in this mornings Herald, double
loaded and italicized, 10 too old news to seek the
speed Of the telegraph. Our assent to the dec
trines of the Paris Conference Of 1856 was given
before the question of blockade was at all prac.
teal. This furnishes the best reiutatlon to Tho
Heraids attempt to cool Northern ardcr BY rep.
reseDting our relations with Great Britain a. be.
i1g delicate and critical on this question.
THE VOTE on SECESSION IN VIRGINIA.
To make it a dead certainty, the Virginia sol
diers voted for Secession yesterday, Gen. Lee
having issued orders as precautionary" Against
election fears, and that military exigeocies
might prevent them from voting on Thursday.
In Alexandria the vote stood 1873 in favor, 2
against, and a refusing to vote. The vote was
followed by a ratification meeting last night,
whereat professed Union men urged unanimous
secession as peace measure to prevent Govern
ment troops from filling the State.
The Star has positive Information that me.
jority of the Secession troops within fifty miles
of Washington refused to take the oath Of hos
tllity to the United States. So did large frso-
ton OF the Harper's Ferry troops.
Joseph Archer, Secessiouist and hardware
dealer Of Petersburg, Va, q member of the
Home Guard there, passed through the city 90
Monday for New-York TO purchase goods. James
Asher, also of Petersburg, of the firm OF John
Asher & Co., and hardware and cutlery dealer,
passed through here on Saturday last for New
York, thence he will sail for Europe. he ad'
mtted that his business was to purchase arms,
endeavoripg, if possible, to get then through
New.York. He bad in his possession passports
from the British Consul as British subject
Hs il known to have voted for the Secession
candidate for the Convention.
THE SEIZURE OF TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
Col. James Cameron, under whose direction
the recent seizure of Geographic dispatches was
made. brother Of the Secretary, has arrived,
bringing a portion Of the matter seized. Al inc
proper time, arrests will be made Of the parties
implicated.
THE UNION IN BALTIMORE.
The overthrow Of j. Morrison Harris Of Bal
timore for Congress, and nomination OF ME-
Leary. was because the former opposed the pcss'
ton of the Government aud the latter was ne
the Union under all circumstances.
FORT PICKENs.
Government is hourly in anticipation OF @e
patches from Fort Pickens announcing the co''
mencement of hostllities. Naval officers ne's
express the firm belief that the rebels VIII "
outfanked by the land force
THE PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT.
Members of the Pennsylvania regimen" mug
uautly deny that their commanding officers arc
negligent, or any way responsible for the many
hardshps they have endured, a. inslnuassd |" .
dispatch to New-York paper.
THE UTAH ARMY.
The withdrawal Of the Utah army 10 prooso.''
before long. Mr.. Alvord, Superintendent o.