The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-18

The Pony Express win .ds.. s.
the enst up 10 The 10Th ins, .s''ees non
this afternoon shortly alter 4 49,, 800 s a
North was vuaking gigantic pr.r. - p, /
for pushing the war into soa,t 'a'lom
tory, aud the hordtt States y ~ ~ Tern
The exception Of Maryland and E... ~
leaning more and more 10 the ca0 sa,esly
States. "a 4 SVu'edefsis
S !. Lorrs, Nay al. I.
a special dispatch to III. ~ p y
Herald snys there are now "a Noe Y ! Oft
in Washington, Including tbs ~ Ito0ps
yanla troops, who came tbror.1 e. "
more more The troops take posssia S''I Y,
Alexandria tomorrow. The -. 80 q
flag floats over Ilasre de Graz. 'ue'lsan
A Herald dispatch saws Il 4, 49,. !,
believed that the President Viii ,..nal
other proclamation to-day su, - y
tho intention o. The Goycrphsns !.
possess the Federal property seI,es s ~ y
rebels, and 10 deal summarize NIX
hereafter found resisting lis au.ba,.s
Advanced posts ore to BE- ,s,sKr.s!,
within circuit Of twenty niles n '' ~
ington, extending into yirrini. 4, }" 49,. "
to protect the agricultural diss,,s ~ 80, ~
plying the capital. The CITY of W,.hi.
ton is placed under semLmartial - w
Lieut.. Edwards appointed pro,o.t ~, ~
shal. The Law does not extend Il s M
ians, though close supervision i IN, ~. ~.
their movements t's'a
The Yirgiuians boast a has;,,, !.
thousand men at Harpers Fe,ry N.
authentic accounts FIX their nnmh., !.
1900; q demonstration BY he Cove.
ment on them is momentarily expeel,a !,
they are preparing to remove n, ~.
.ehinery OF the armory to Richmond
Messengers from Alexandra ,s,o,, /
that large numbers 81 people hsys s.i
from the city in view Of the eontempl.,,a
attack by the Federal troops Abont
four hundred Virginia troops arrived d
Sunday, coming from the direction 4
Richmond, but seeing a Federal AL
coming up the Potomac, they retr,.t.a
towards ,Harper's Ferry. III
| The Htrdld's dispatch also saws ii.
Maryland committee were told " N
President that II was not the intention Il
/ the Government 10 retaliate the al,ssk
by Baltimore on Northern troops, Do, |,
was determined TO assert the right Of vg
through Baltimore at all hazards.
! A Fort Smith dispatch VI today an
a General had just arrived from: ROr. !
Washita, bringing intelligence from Inst
fpoSt up to May lst. TIE United S,attI
troops, comprising tile six companies q
cavalry and one Of infantry, in al, about
fsix hundred men, were preparing 10 enc.
uate the Fort On Thursday last ths
Fort was tnrned over to GeIerBsr Harris
foi the Chickasa@ milton. Captain Sur.
I ges, and his command from Fort SRitl
arrived at Fort WaslIitR on the ffstilS.
The UHited States troops II Fort Cobb
twere expected to join those Of Waskita 60
their march for Fort IeaFeuworth
+, About one thousand troops Of The fri
military district, Missouri, epesnpea d
tLindell'S Grove. mar St. Louis d,
morning, for tho purpose Of rereE md
3iirill by order or the AdIuiaut-GeRera d
Ethe State Ii was feared there EObd b |
| trouble between State troops and 10 |
1 aited States forces OF The arsenal Il
"a =, -. ---z--{i'>
+ ..:~ i ~ ST. Lots, May Tth, An
I General Scott sent dispatches 10 tlttt
tral BuileF. at Annapolis on Sunday la't
/ giving him three days to take posss.sa
| Of the Relay House, nine niles'ftOn hE
it:more. GeUeral Batter responded tb't
| he would have religious services ttee Tie
same day. He fulfilled bis word, fot "a |
that day the New York 9Th and second
and the Massachusetts eighth regiments
arrived OF noon at the Relpy House, tod
possession Of the telegraph, planted eishi
i howitzerS on the viaduct, and invested
4 the place. This gives full command 81 ie
road TO and from the West They t1'
Off telegraph communication TO HaFT'
Ferry, ".' ...-..': n. ~. .JS IA.
| Transit over the Baltimore and 0ts
Railroad il uninterrupted, United st'a
Erecruiting Offices were opened IN Balllnops
yesterday morning. The stars and stiPo
also displayed. Three hundred c1.lI
well mounted. left Carlisle barracks ~
York. They said they would 50 iA'0osI
Baltimore. s~@. -
/ In the Pennsylyania Legislature, Z "
proposed that as ex-senator Mason o'1'a
q large property in PennsylIaniar y.
commissioner be appointed to inyes!e'
and, whereas, he has been guilty q W.
son, no conveyance or transfer o. -
same shall be acknowledged Or reeOlu'A
| in the State. Z: 90. .5 q ~.
A motion was made to extend
time Of suspension of specie payneI
! the banks, uutii the next meeting
4 legislature in January. ,, A.
4 Hon. John A. Dix had accePlsa
major enefalship Of the New J ofk l0l''
rendered him by Governor Morgan -,
| The President has appointed IN s.s.
| Nicholson as adiutabt and inspectors
marine corps, vice Taylor resigned .,,a
| General Scott has published ! '" -.
begging correspondents to spare nl y, y
ling that be has no Office in DIS es
| power to accept volunteer corps, as,n
viduals, and has no time to ansse,, I mi
General Harvey, in a letter % oOL 49,,
Ion, OF 81. Louis, says be will eo 1s,.s i,
the service Of the Government Spls y Il
bestowed houors on him 50 long, ~ n
continue its faithful and loyal soloI s, u
says that secession leads to anstcnns n
impIores Missouri not to ruin hsI. .S n