The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
Virginia Seeded.



The Cabinet held . meeting this mornins
and another this p. M, in reference TO var.
like operations. Gentlemen Who arrived
from Richmcnd confirm the report that thu
aot Of secession had passed the convention
By large majority. Members were sworn
to seorAcy. The time for ito Official promul.
CATION has not yet arrived, measures OF !
military character having Arst 80 be eonsu
mated. Military forces left Richmond los,
night for Harper's Ferry. Other companies
joined them on the route. The same inform
ants, from what they heard ID Official Quar-
ters, have no doubt that the srmory by this
time has been taken possession Of BY the
State forces.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
Twenty-four companies averaging 100
men each have already been mustered into
tho service BY the Government. Others will
present themselves at the war department
for similar purpose. 500 PENNSYLVANIA
troops arrived here this p. m; several Of
them were hurt BY stones while passing
through Baltimore. They are ouarsered il
the Capitol. 500 New Workers are expected
tonight.
~ HAHEIsBURG, April 10.
Fourteen compsniss have arrived here.--
Blair county Offers 3 companies. No troops
will be sent to Washington Gill fully organ
issd and armed. 5000 will be here By Sat-
urdsy.
NoswIcH, Conn.,, Is.
The Governor has called for ono more
regiment. $4,000 were subscribed to -day
for the families OF soldiers.
PORTLAND, April 10.
Our city Banks to-day voted . loan OF
$3.50, 900 70 tho State for var purposes.
The schooner Eames Was seised to day BY
order Of the Collector. She had . South
Carolina clearanoe.
WASHINGTON, April l8.
Gov. Letoher's reply to Sec'y Cameron
concludes - follows: Your object 10 TO sub
jugate tho Southern States, and reouisitiep
10 made upon mo for troops. Such IN OBJ.
jeot, in my judgment, 10 not within the pow.
ers OF the Constitution, or tho net OF 1895,
and will not BE- complied with. You have
chosen to inaugurase civil war; having done
so, We will meet it in . spirit - determined
as the Administration has exhibited tovsrd
the South.
NV YoRK, April 10.
Times says that Ave millions OF dollars
have beeu tcndered the Government by the
Eastern Banks.
NEw YoRK. April 10.
The Harriet Lane arrived TO night. The
steamer State OF Maine arrived this evening
with 500 men Of the Alb regiment Of Masss :
chosetts, under command OF CIV. Packard.
She 10 anchored in East River. They pro
coed TO Washington to-morrow.
TaskroH. April Is.
The Trenton Blk and the Mech nios' Bank
hassesch rendered to Gov. Olden loan OF
$25 900 TO Aid in raising four regiments Of
sroops.
The Charsesssn Eiess NJ New York
NEw Yonk, April, Is.
The steamship Baltic. from Charleston bar
on the 9th, came up to the city and sDoh ed
OF the battery 1t .. m. to-day. The Bal.
tic bad flying from her main masthead the
flag Of Sumter, and at her foretopmast tho
Tag OF Moultrie. The Harriet Lane sailed
in company with the Baltic, also the Paw
nee with her troops. and the Pocshontas for
Norfolk. The Powhattsn was not, nor had
she been at Charleston. The Pawnee did not
arrive ut Charleston until after the surrend-
er of Fort Sumter. During the whole OF tho
time the flee. re- - cG - ysr ssnv w1uu
blew gale from the southeast, rendering
the feet useless 90 far as Fort Sumter Vas
concerned.