Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-04
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From Washlngtan.

WAssIsGTox. Nay &
The principal oficsrs Of the A,htary Depart
meut IL Wsshlngto ton, are: Col. Mansfield, C.,m.
mandinv. MAJ Barnard. Chief Engineer. Asi
Bucksr. Chief Qosrtsrmssssr Departmso
Lieut. Beck With. Chief Of Sut stsDcs Depart
ment. End surgeon Lamb. Medical Inspector.
Col. Elis~ ~orth's Fire Zouaves arrived to-day.
and we're enthusiastically , chesred
TIE goth still guards the r. ilrosd from An
nspolis TO Washington Junction.
TIE Petersburg Expyess to day says: Il j.
thought : Ksotuc y regiment OF four hundred
men ere snrouts for Ly Lynchburg.
The Government has determined TO ssation
. large number of troops at Petersburg.
Chsylesto~ Cossisr of 7assday.-Ws learn
from the most reliable -ourcs thst Presldsst
Davis vil. take command IN person % General
in Chief Of the forces gathering 10 Virg'nis.
On application just made BY some OF The
Diplomatic eorPs IT the state Department. the
folio wing poinis we're sscsrtsined:
Fret, vessels 10 the b. cksded ports when
the blockade took effect. will be allowed . rees
enable time to depart. Several vessels bring.
ing enigrsn,s. though they had no notice ot
The biockade st the time Of their departure.
will not be allowed 10 enter she blocksdsd
ports. That clsss Of pereons come to the Uni
ted States chiefly to settle IN the upper Ststes
Of the Missiesippi river. and It would be ostser
f.r them u enter sn opsn port that to snooun-
ter the dangers and casualties incumbent 70
the insurrsction.
a dispalch from Raleigh says the Legislature
met yes.erday.. The assembly speedily organ.
ICED A bill calling . Convention. passed 10
assemble o. the goth. No reference Of lite &C.
'ion TO the people. The southern Cohfederacy
6ag is flying over the Capitol North Carolina
viet ~ nf hA In
+rnor his organized camp Of Instructions At
Raleigh. He says the Northern Government
10 nov concentrating . large force 10 the Die
trict Of Columbia, ostensi'ly to protect the
seat Of Government. but such force cannot be
alo we'd to remain within the limi,s Of Mary
land and on the borders Of Virgi 10, without
endaDgering the liberties Of the Leople Of thoss
States 1t they be conquered end overcone.
- will he the next prey to the iDvadsrs. Pol
icy, then. a. well as eympsthy. and brother
hood, engendered by . common interest re-
Qur.s us 70 exert our energies IN the defence
Of Mary land and Virginia. Every battle torgh,
there vill be battle fought 10 behalf Of Nor,
Carolina, and then our troops should be speed.
lily sent there.
WAsHIsoTcN, Nay 3.
From information believed 10 be reliable, 1t
is ascertsiDei that Virginia herself does
not med. ate 10 attack on Washington. ths,
subject being for the cons, dera,ion OF the Con-
fed@rate States Their throwing tJnops into
Virginia is eaid to be in anticipation Of . dec
ex, ected that large gatherings IN Washington.
10 ultimately intended to invade the South.
From Maryland.
FsEDEsIcK. May 3.
The following is the abstract Of the report
of the Commitiee on Federal state Re 'st,on..
10 the Assembly, on the subject OF . commu0i-
cation from the Mayor oil Baltimore, relative to
the early restoration Of railway comnn0ics.
tion nbs, ween Baltimore and other points
o. lAs Sept i.!ss een.dered ...e the interruption
for inyasion we're offered to fsnstical and txei
ted multltudes from The North Who publicly
threaten our destruction. 1t would be hs-fly
consistent With prudence To- reopen their
channei Of interc uree with N"rthero States
They cannot be efficiently 70 esta blishsd with
out guarantee from aon quarter for tbs sstet,
and peace Of mary land.
The report aDimadverts on the course Of the
Federal Government 10 ststiOning troops st
Annapolis and .eixing the road to Wsshing,o 90
aud considers such courss ~ being trested -
]. conquered province; and It j. therefore the
duty Of the Legislature TO ascertain the posi
ton which the General Government /. deter
mined TO occupy towsrds THE State.
The Committee conclude with the folio wing
resolution: That there be appointed Cen
miseio6ers TO confer With President Lincoln
With regard to present and any proposed nli
tary use and occupation Of the State by ths
Gen eral Government, and also to ascertain ant
report whether any arrangements are prAct'cs
BILE for the msintaiLance Of peace and honor o
Mary land.