Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-30

Arrival OF the Pony Express.
The Pony arrived on Tuesday evening
The following summary of news is from the

Inc Iohy arrived on tuesday evening
The following summary of news is from the
Union:
ST. LOUIS, May Goth.
WAsnIyGToN, May 17th.-General Mans
field has issued an order that no express mat
ter including letters, be permitted to 60
south of Washington into Virginia.
PHLApELruA, May l7tA.--A steamer,
which has arrived, reports seeing off Cape
/ ueulopcn u S. steamer Yankee, with three
| prize schooners in tow, sailing north
ANNAPOLIS, May l7th.-One hundred men,
with two cannons left on steamer for the
purpose of retaking light ships on the Great
| Ocrocokc, below Cape Hatteras
Tho reason Of scattering troops through
! Virginia, is to insure an instruction majori-
/ ty by their votes.
MoHrooMGny, May 17th-Congress has
! passed number Of bills organizing a Pa
| tent Office, regulating telegraph lines, and
authorizing the issue Of $50 600 in bonds pay
| able in 20 years, with interest at per cent.
An Act was passed abolishing the Mints at
| New Orleans and Dahlonega, Ga, after the
| lst Of June. Congress has been invited to
visit Pensacola
PHILADELPHIA, May l9th.-United States
tug Yankee has arrived, having in tow three
schooners loaded with tobacco. They snrren-
dcred TO the Harriet Lane, off Cape Henry.
The Yankee reports ship North Carolina,
| which was in ballast here, aud another ship
seized 20 vessels, which had been detained bv
the fleet, including five tobacco vessels.
New DIRK, May lSth-lt is probable that
Gen. McClelIand viii enter Western Virginia
at the head of Ohio and Western troops,
simultaneously with the movement Of Gen.
Butler at Norfolk.
Negotiations for purchasing steamship At
laniic, for $&50000, were broken off by the
Secretary of the Treasury on learning that it
had been offered for 500, 600 less to the Cal
way line.
The New York Express dispatch states tha.
the rebels fired on the Federal troops at
Wicomico river, in Cumleranl county, Nir-
ciuia at the mouth Of the Potomac, which
was returned 10y the troops. The rebels re-
treated.
CmcAGo May l8th-Senator Douglas, who
has been very i'll, is better His situation is
still regarded as critical 10y his physician.
MoNrGoNGGY, Mny l8th--Arl,ausas has
been admitted as one of the Confederate
states.
New Oarulys May lS.h-stcamer Gen.
Miramou has arrived from Havana
The ultcl States Consulate refuses clear.
aneea to vessels fer ports in seeded States.
The difficulties between the North and
South are greatly affecting commerce.
LETTER or lIoS. W. /. UNprawoop.-Th
Hon. W. H. Underwood, Of kentucky, who
has recently been to Washington, writes to
friend in @lLoois, advising the people OF Mis-
soul to stand by tie Constitution and MAIN
tain tie Union. In the letter. which Is dated
May lst, he says:
Let 10 folly, or inliscrot;on, or the imOe
cilty OF Mr. Liucolu's Administration on the
one ImnI, nor sectional pride and affinity,
nor glowing portlaituros Of wrongs, real or
imaginary. which the South has endured,
but the existence Of which She can alone re
dress in the Union. and not out of it,, swerye
pour gallant state from her allegiance to a
General Government that has never deprived
hcr of a solitary ri-at or inflicted on her a
solitary wrong The policy of the Adminjs-
trtion to all the border States, which have
not seeded, is the same. In reference TO
kentucky, Mr.. Lincoln told me he hoped She
WoUiI stand by the Government in the pres
eut difficulties, but il she would not do that,
IA, her stand iy and take no Hostile part
against IL, and that no hostile step should
tread her sy.l. This is trae with Ni-suui.
Let me tell your farther, that the tcmpolzine
policy of tha Ajuiu .uGoa. In reference to
'ae .5au.;s and capturing OF its forts, arse
u..s and property is Over ieuc. forth, they
"ao make war viii have war m /, ON them.
lhn wnNnrn'r which the South las cr 1yuI
in that direction has ended, and all the pow
,r= of ,he Government hycefar,h, will le
cHcUoJ TO maintain the property and the le
sI authority OF the Government within its
just limits. lou need NOT, therefore, Oe sur
pri-et t1 hear o, lbe N-4gua5 u.oe&lIeo the
Cae=-p p..E- and Hampton Roads, and Of the
ports OF seeded States, that ii these States
cree, hat,eties at Memphis or Nicl+bur- TO
interrupt the commerce Of the Mississippi
lhat measures of stern retaliation or resist.
auce will lie iuaueum'cI ly the Government,
90 force The poisoned choiice TO the lips Of
those who first dtugtei IT,
Cal<D TeurlG or Uozon.-Tho Grand
Temple Of Honor Of the state Of California
commenced its annual session at ten O'Clock
A. 20. yesterday, at Temperance Hall, sixth
street, between and j streets. After the
initiation of representatives. the GIauI Wor-
thy TemIlar and Grand Worthy Recorder
r.ai,r,i ta,,r annual reports, which We're
referred TO the Committee on Good OF the
Order The Grand Treasurer rendered ms
annual report, hich was rc.yucd to the FL
nance Committee The Committee on Ap-
poals rendered report, which WAS received
at two o'clock r. NJ
On rea.semb.ug in the afternoon, the COM
mittce on Good e the order reuderela a re-
port proYil.ng for a Grand Lecturers; the
report was accepted and adopted. The FL
nance Committee reported lhat they had cX-
aniucl the books and accounts OF the Treas
1 urer, and found the same to be correct
The Grand Temple then adjourned until
ten o'clock thi. morning, after which the
/ Council Department opened. This depart
uent held an evening session for the purpose
Of comforting dcsrce-.--Sae. J.t;oA. yesjefiua
EtMoG OF IMPORTANT MOVEMENT OF L. s.
ToReEs FROM CALIFORNIA TO WESTERN TEXAS
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