The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-27
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| NEW YoRK, April 25.--Gen. Wool has re.
ceived information that two priyateers steamers
were fitted out at Norfolk before Virginia sece'
ded. One hasa single ri6ed gun and The other
| four large guns
Col. May has rendered his services to Gov.
Morgan.
! Col. Stevens, a millionaire, Of New Jersey,
has signified hisintention TO equip regiment
| for service.
Leslie Coombs has telegrsphed from Frank.
| fort, KY, saying that CrittendeD il absent and
asking If we can get arms and money for self-de.
fence In the Union. Gen. Wool sent tho dis
patch to the President.
It is stated that 10000 stand Of arms were
captured by the Secessionists in taking Fayett.
vile IN. C.) Arsenal
The Adlutant Gen.ra of North Carolina calls
for 20 900 troops
The gun.boat Pocahontas arrived at Washing
ton Monday night with 100 mariners and 1850
soldiers.
+ Among the recent designations are commander
M. @. Blair, of the Navy; Lieuts. Bennett and
Winder, of the National Observatory; Lieuts
Brooke, Powell, Lewis and Simms, Of the
Navy; and Col johnson, Quarternaster- Cen
eral of the Army 3iit 80
The Empire City arrived to-day from Texas,
bringing BIC infantry and 277 cavalry, under
command of Major Shepard. The gun boat Mo-
hawk was at Havana for supplies, to sail in a day
| or two for Texas % ~ ts.as tsD
NEW YORK, April 25.-Capt. Andrew Talcott,
of tina U. S.Topographical Engineers, a native
OF Connecticut, has gone to Richmond to su-
perintend the manufacture Of arms to be used
by the Government
The Union Committee has purchased 16 rifled
cannon for tho use of our volunteers.
/ Engraved plates for bonds and bank notes for
the Confederate States have been seized in two
bank note engraving establishments in Wall
street to dav. as
Cunard steamship Kedar has been char
tered by the Government Also, the steamer
Champion.
correspondent Of the Commercial Adver-
| tiser arrived from Charleston on Saturday. Gen.
Beauregard had not then started. 1t was ru-
mored Tint $500 troops would leave that
night to march on the Capital.
Citizens of Wilmington, n c., had seized the
steamer Georgia Eaa
NEW YORK, April 25.--WiIson's regiment of
Zouaves took the solemn oath to support the
flag and march through Baltimore The steam.
er Empire City from Texas arrived here this
morning. 81
The Baltic, Columbia, Harriet Lane, and Guy.
Ter were seen in the Chesapeake. Stated that
sloop Sunshine was fred into off Yorktown, and
:" S"'' no Sa'i W SSNaPS SapolECus
Alice Ellis was seized. 1850 "a
Advices from Norfolk state that Capts Rogers
| and White were prisoners in the hands of the
authorities.
The Delaware, Columbus, Plymouth, and Uni
ted States were only partially burned Of these,
however, the Plymouth is the only one that can
be of service to the rebels, and to go to sea will
have to pass the guns of Fort Monroe, running
the risk of being sunk.
BosToS, April pa number of the officers
of the fiigate Niagara, just returned from ia
pan, who are Southerners, have resigned ~
The oath OF allegiance to the United States
was administered anew to the officers and crew
of the Niagara, and all but four subscribed to
it, their names will be stricken from the roll
full company, to form another corps of
Flying Artillery, enlisted in two hours yester-
DAY, under Hon. Moses G. Cobb. They are
fine set of men, and will be furnished with six
ribed cannon, and ali other equipments
The steamers Massachusetts, and South Caro-
lima have gone to the Navy Yard to be raised
and converted into war vessels
HAvEE DE GRACE. April 25.-A heavy mail
was sent to Washington to-day by express
A freight train was seized at Slemmer's Run,
said to be loaded with provisions for the Massa-
chusetts Sth regiment. ...., .-.r ..
Baltimoreans had seized the Bremen ship Ad-
miral, loaded for Liverpool 's
No Washington newsreceived, travel beingin-
terceDted. - -. s.a-