The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-04
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Late Eastern News.

been chased by crowds and protected by the
police The bark Francis Fenshaw hoisted
secession flag yesterday, when crowd com
PEELED boy on the vessel to take it down.
Advices from Albany state that Governor
Morgan will today issue call for 25 900 men
for the assistance of the Federal Government.
In Louisville the recent news has considera-
bly, paralyzed the people, and they have not
yet recovered from its effect. Companies are
ensting for the Southern Confederacy. The
citizens generally deplore the positions OF Lin
coins proclamation
In Boston, political differences have been
dropped, and the universal sentiment of tie
city and State is to defend to the last the flag
of the Union Volunteers to tie amount of
twenty thousand have already rendered their
services to the Anjutant Generals Office
General B. f. Butler ardent supporter of
Breckenridge during the election, has rendered
his services with his entire brigade.
Roads and avenues leading TO Washington
are carefully watched. The Worlds Washing
ton dispatch says, detachments of cavalry are
stationed on all the streets outside of the Cap
itol, and two volunteer companies are at the
Post Office Department and one at the Patent
Office. Two officers of the New York regi-
ments have rendered their commands to the
the District of Columbia have been mustered
into service; sixteen in all is required. The
number of Federal troops hereabous amount
to FIVE thousand.
No detailed policy relative to the closing of
Southern ports is yet settled upon, but arrange
ments are making to cut off all communication.
General Scott is yet hard at work calculating
the disposition OF the force. The Admnistra-
tion has reliable information that the Confed-
crate States propose, after reducing Fort
Sumpter to march on Washington with 10000
men. Several additional companies of regulars
are ordered to Washington.
Advices from Philadelphia of the l4th, say
the reported project to seize Fort Delaware
caused much excitement. 1t is now command
ed by Captain Porter, of Virginia, who, it is
reported, designs to resign if Virginia secedes.
Fort Mifiiin, in Pennsylvania, is now dapi-
dated affair, and in charge of Sergeant Broom
ley and one man. The naval magazine, ad-
joining Fort Miffiln, is in charge of Bunker, a
veteran OF sixty years service. Volunteers are
making preparations so as to be ready to res
pond Instantly to the call of the Government
or President. Two new regiments are forming
to consist OF 1000 men each, to arm which a
portion OF the State appropriation will be re-
quired- Major Henry offered his services as
Colonel OF a regiment if call is made by the
Government. A private letter from Governor
Curtin to prominent citizen of New York,
states that he can have one hundred thousand
Pennsylvanians in Washington in forty
hours if required. There is much excitement
around the Palmetto Flag newspaper office in
Philadelphia to-day. The whole square is
blocked with people, and great amount of
damage has been done to the interior of the
Office by the mob. 1t would have been entire
ly torn out but for the interference of the
Mayor.
A special Washington dispatch TO the New
York Post intimates that such orders have
been sent to Lieut.. Slemmer that he would
probably open fire without waiting for an at
tack, if attempts were made to strengthen the
position of the Confederate States.
A company of Federal troops left for Fort
Washington, on the Potomac, to-day. Some
Maryland troops will probably be soon called
to assist in the defense of the Capital. More
of the local military are offering their services
to the Government too day
The war news has produced intense excite
ment at the North Most of the free States
have promptly responded to the Presidents call
for volunteer soldiers.
The enlistment at the Newport (Ky.) Bar
racks is very active, and there are now over
500 men in the garrison. A large consign
ment of bacon for Charleston, via Nashville,
was taken off the steamer Gen. Wood, this
morning. The excitement throughout Clncin
natl is on the increase. The volunteer compa-
MES are all full, and more men are Offering
than can be accepted
Philadelphia dispatch says: The patriotic
declaration of Governor Hicks for the Union,
has kin1led great enthusiasm. The enlistment
for volunteers is proceeding speedily five
thousand have already been enrolled, which is
more than the quota required from Philadelphia
while the exempt volunteers by age, are form
lug reserve guards for the protection of the
city. Intelligence from Harrisburg states that
more than ten thousand have already been ac-
cepted. Senator Bigler has pronounced in
favor of sustaining the Government at all haz-
ards The Rnggold Flying Artillery, OF
Reading, Captain James Mcknight, one hun
dred and eighty men, with four field pieces,
received requIsition from the Governor this
morning to set out this evening at SIX O'Clock
for Harrisburg. At Philadelphia, yesterday,
B. G. Wamouth and L p. Ashmead, formerly
Lieuenants in the United States Navy, who
resigned years ago on account of entering into
other avocatons, though now wealthy, have
rendered their services to the Secretary of the
Gov. Olden. Gen. Stockton and others, were
in council at Trenton, n. j. yesterday. relative
to carrying out the requisition of the General
Government. Orders will be issued to the
Major Generals at the head of the four military
divisions of the State to raise in each division
one regiment Ct the uniformed companies called
for by law. The active military in the several
divisions will be first enrolled.
Agents for the Washington Government are
at Toronto, c. W., endeavoring to purchase
the steamer Peerless. She is an iron vessel,
built on the river Clyde in Scotland, and a
very handsome craft.
The steamer S. r. Spaulding, which leaves
Boston this afternoon for Norfolk, will take
Gao troops There destination is said to be
Fortress Monroe. The remainder will start
overland tonight by special train.
The Western Bank has rendered loan of
$4,000 to the State, and the other Boston
banks agree to increase the amount to 81 000,-
600, for the defense of the Government.
4 large meeting of Irish citizens was held in
Boston last night. Patriotic resolutions were
unanimously adopted, expressing unfinching
devotion to the Gederal Government. A
proposition was made to raise an Irish regi-
ment and tender ii to the President
At Wilmington. Delaware, the secessionists