Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-04-26
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The President is reported to have told
delegation from Baltimore, that unless
the passage of troops through that city
was permitted, he would burn the place.
General Scott has but 1900 troops, and
half of them are district militia, and of
doubtful loyalty.
New YORK, April "a A gentleman
arrived here to-day, who left Montgomery
Saturday morning. He says jeff Davis
was there, and that no unusual prepare
ton for war were apparent.
Gen. Beouregard is reported to have ar
rived at Richmond on Monday, and is be-
lieved to have been reconnoitering near
Washington same night. sibI# =
HAvRE DE GRACE, April PA gen.
tleman from Baltimore this morning, on
whom the utmost reliance can be placed,
states that Fort McHenry has certainly
been reinforced by 600 men, also that the
Baltimorians had planted cannon toward
it which have been removed.
The people of Washington are greatly
alarmed, and many have left the city.
Gen. Scott spurns the offered command
of the Southern Army.
HAvRE DE GRACE, April rs. The Bal
timore South of last evening speaks of the
election yesterday as progressing quietly.
The number of votes is comparatively
small, there is opposition to the Southern
Rights people.
The freight train at Steamers River has
been seized with provisions, supposed to
belong to the Massachusetts Regiment.
There is no Washington news, railro I'd
travel being suspended
Quarter Master Cook Of the New York
Seventh Regiment has been arrested as a
spy.
ST.. LOUIS, April Establishment of
Volunteers is rapid, and Missouri will
send her quota of troops althous h re usl d
by the Governor. " ~
General Beauregard was in Richmond
yesterday. He has note to President
Lincoln recommending him to send the
women and children from Washington be-
fore Saturday.
The armory at Springfield, Mass, is
making 1900 rifle muskets per month
and may be increased to 1000 or 5000.
A gentleman who processes to be well
informed, says the South Carolina troops
are in no condition for a campaign. No
commisariat, no tents. He adds that the
traitors wish to destroy Washington, not
to hold it, 1f.t.i-' f"
The N. II. quota has been made up.
A rumor prevailed at Philadelphia on
the 23d that Fort Pickens had been taken,
with large loss of lives Not believed.
A company of secessionists was roughly
handled at FRANKFORT, KY, on the 23
In Western Virginia the Union senti-
ment is STRONG.
Eight hundred Union men had me IT.
ing at Elkton, Md, on tbs 23d.
WT The widest excitement prevails
here,-war, war, war is the cry-civil
war, and every man is an orator or a SOL
dier, ready to offer up his life and fortune,
as our fathers did, to protect the Stars
and Stripes Crowds of men and boys,
full of patriotism, are around the armory,
telegraph Offices, the bulletin boards, and
the post office, all hours, anxiously inquir-
ing, whats the latest news ?" "Where
is Major Anderson Have the rebels
taken Washington p Anybody killed"
and the man who reads the papers, and
hears the flying and lying reports by tele-
graph, is as much in quandry about
what is actually done abroad, as if he had
walked up from Rip Van Wrinkle doze.
- Woodst0ck .Stondardr aa