The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-05-10
RECORD OF THE WAR.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.


The Government has been officially advised
that at the latest dates no commissioners
from the Confederate States have presented
themselves at the French Court. The State
Department has instructed Minister Dayton
to make known to the French Government
that there il no idea existing in this Govern
ment Of suffering dissolution Of the Union
to take place in any way whatever.
Major Anderson, VIM. ii. Aspinwall and
Cyrus w. Field arrived to-day.
| Gen. Harvey has addressed letter to Col.
o. Fallon, ST. Louis, declaring that he will
never serve under any other banner than the
one he has followed for forty years; that he
will continue in service OF the Government,
which has bestowed its honors upon him. and
so long as he has breath will be its faithful and
loyal soldier.
Gen, Scott forwarded dispatches to Gen.
Butler yesterday a; Annapolis, placing the
Massachusetts, 9th, and other troops at his
command. and giving him three days to take
possession of the Relay house at the juno
ton of the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Bal
timore and Washington Railroads, nine miles
from Baltimore. and thirty miles from WASH
ington. Gen. Butler responded that he
would hold religious services there to-day.
The 9th, Mass, regiment went up early this
morning. This movement is made to coop
crate with the Pennsylvanians now advance
ing upon Baltimore upon the other side.
BALTIMORE. May 5.-At noon to-day the
SD Regiment Of New York and the Mas.
sachusetts sth Regiment arrived in the
train from Washington, at the Relay House,
o miles from this city. They took possession
of the telegraph wires, planted 8 bowitzers
/ a. s.l. Il, 81 tha tira h
borhood. They have encamped on the
grounds of VIM. Talbot. adjoining those of
George w. Dublin, on the west side Of Pa
tapsco river. This point is the junction Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the
Washington Branch. and gives full command
of the road to and from the West.
NEW York, May 5.-The Massachusetts,
Rifles have reinforced Fort McHenry.
The Rhode Island Artillery are ordered to
Alexandria Monday, with E!lsworth's Zou-
ayes.
The War Department has issued orders
creating the military department OF Annapo-
lis, under command Of Gen. Butler, embrace
ing Annapolis and the railroad from Annapo-
lis to Blandensburg, with twenty miles on
each side Of the track and including Balti-
more.
The Frigate Niagara sailed this afternoon
with sealed orders.
The schooner Wanderer was at Havana,
and had been purchased for the Southern pi-
rates for twenty thousand dollars.
The steamer Habans was fully armed at
New Orleans.
Letters of marque were issued by JEFF. Da.
Wis on the Goth, and the Calhoun, Webb and
Matagarda. were ready for immediate SER
vice. and are now probably cruising in the
Gulf.
1t is reported that a stock company has
beenlformed in New Orleans, with capital
of six millions, for priyateering purposes.
CAIRo. May 4.-Gen. Pillow, Gen. Ely,
and other prominent officers OF the Conteder-
ate Army, with large number from Missis.
sippi and Arkansas, are at Memphis, and
heavy guns are arriving there daily. Col.
Prentiss, commanding officer at this point,
has just received the following despatch from
three Of the most prominent citizens oil Cin-
cinnati: seen. Pillow has several steamers
ready at Memphis. He meditates an imme-
date attack on Cairo. Illinois" Col Prem
tiss replied: "Let him come. He will learn
to dig his ditch on the right side. am
ready"
The Providence Journal prints the following
extract from letter written on the 25th ult
at Washington. 1t gives some interesting facts,
especially in regard to the demand for Bibles
by the Massachusetts, troops:
1--WE keep double-barrelled gun loaded al
the time-lay everything at night 50 We car
run Mt moments warnng-this Is the way W.
sleep.
People are flocking in from the country and
camping out ON the open ground. They come
for protection. One man is now stopping viii
one of our neighbors who had to Zee for ms
| life, or else join the secession army he LETT o
wife and Ave children. a rope was In the
house TO hang him with next morning. lie
came twenty FIVE miles without tasting food
his wife slipped n loaf of bread into his pocket
as he left the house, but he was 50 excited he
had not thought of il. All OF his property was
seized by the secessionists that's the way
/ they raise their money. Another man came
into city yesterday in wagon with two child
rem; he had time only 10 save two chairs Tor
them to ride in-his goods and everything he
had were taken. Such facts we are Obliged to
hear of daily, until 1t seems rs though our
hearts would burst with grief
| Our greatest danger has been from secession
| lists in the city-a band of 1900 is right in our
midst A plan is on foot to send them out
and will succeed without doubt. Tell Mrs. ID
| | want her TO tell her pastor what l am going
to write, and have him tell II to the people. On
Monday last Mr.. c. went into one OF our book
stores, and found the owner loaded with tesla
ments going to the quarters OF the Massachu'
| sets troops. IL seems that committee OF Tor.
~ waited upon their commander, and begged
him TO procure them some Bibles, for said they
we cannot live on political reading-we must
| have spiritual food. Our Bibles were taken
from US at Baltimore, with the other things.
Fifty were Immediately sent them. This man
was going with another quantity. Thus In.
stead of whisky they call for bibles. One good
man said. These men are not going into these
things without counsel from their God One
of our majors here says, the Massachusetts
men, Our Southern people are surprised,
they know not how to account for such good
behavior.
Mr.. c. heard one old soldier who served in
the war Of 1912 say, Why God Almighty Is
the General OF the North, can you beat them.
So much is the influence, believe, OF Sunday
schools. What an example have these New
England troops set to the world. Blessed be
God for New England teachings. They will
rule the word in time. Another family has
Just come in. Mr.. G. has been down to see
them, and he says IL is the most pitiful sight
you ever beheld little children, just going
alone, and the father and mother driven from
their home, no where to go, and all their prop
erty taken. One man told me last night that
the Massachusetts, regiment were cute, They
wanted some ovens built to bake some bread
They turned out some dozen men who were ma,
sons and had their brick ovens made and bread
baked in short time"
The number Of troop, in Washington on Fri
day last was estimated at fully 1900. The
correspondent Of the New York Express says
il is considered by impartil Judges, that the
regiments from Rhode Island are the best fight
ing and best drilled regiments on the ground
Orders have been received for the three Con-
necticut regiments to leave for Washington
Immediately, and two of them are expected to
leave to day "wednesday.
The Governor of Indiana has refused to join
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