The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-06-12
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- Troops are reported leaving Peusa-
cola for Richmond.
- Each discharge Of nine-inch shell
gun is at cost Of 1894.
- Savannah is blockaded by the flag
ship Minnesota aud propeller Union.
- Private advices say Davis is both
alarmed and i'll. He has reason to be.
- The order TO stop the seeded States
mails does not apply to Western Virginia
- Crttonden has accepted the nomina-
ton for Congress in the Lexington, KY,
district.
- Mr.. Dixon has been appointed Col
lector at Alexandra, and that port is reg
ularly opened.
- A son of the late Rufus Choate is
Lieutenant of one of the Massachusetts
volunteer companies.
= Report says that large numbers of
men recently left Southern Illinois to join
the Confederate army.
- London letters say Col. Fremont
will bring home 10000 rifles aud forty
l2-pound rifle cannons.
- The iSuSquehanna, IroquoiS and
Richmond, of the Mediterranean squad
ron are on their way home.
- McLane late Minister TO Mexico, is
the secession candidate for Congress in
one Of the Baltimore districts.
- The President has approved the
course Of Gen. Butler in holding fugitive
slaves and putting them to work.
- BY order of JEFF. Davis, Thursday
next is to be observed by Eve loyal reb-
els as day of fasting and prayer.
- Tho Powhatan has captured the
Mary Canton, from Charleston 10 New
Orleans, loaded with rice, peas, etc.
- The North Carolina Conventional by
vote of "a 10 70, refused to submit the
ordinance of secession to the people.
= Gen. Harvey reports himself remov-
ed from the command of the department
of the West, by order dated May 9th.
- Gen. Scott and Lee has given as
surancesi that no troops shall be sent to
Mt Vernon. 1t is open to visitors as
usual.
- BY q general order of the War de-
partment volunteers are given the same
money allowance for clothing as the reg
ulars.
- Lieut.. Slemmer reports 1000 men
in Fort Pickens and says they can hold
out against any force likely to be brought
against it.
- The Frankfort (Ky.) Border State
Convention adjourre6 sine die on the Sd,
having adopted national and State adj
dresses.
- Fifteen war vessels are new station
cd in the Gulf Of Mexico, twelve on the
Atlantic coast, and ten in the Chesapeake
and Potomac.
- jeff. Davis is reported as having is
sued proclamation calling upon the Fed
eral troops 10 leave Virginia. When they
do, it will be for the Carolinas.
: 1t is positively asserted that the
government will call out no more troops,
and as positively asserted that $4,000
more are to be called, for the war.
A Baltimorean says that 1000 Ger
mans and Irish were recently coaxed from
that city to Virginia by a promise of
farms, and then pressed into the army.
- Six hundred government troops
have arrived at Havana, from Texas, in
very destitute condition, and their
wants were supplied by the Cuban au-
thorities.
- The Alabamians are indignant at
the removal Of the Capital from Mont.
gomery. The Mail says that the Presi-
dent and Cabinet were above the soil that
bred them.
- A correspondent Of the Petersburg
(Va.) Express, says that the wife of Com
modorc Pendergast has "scceded from
his bed and board because the Commo-
dore stands by the Union.
Tho Ricbmond Ero,Diner calls the