The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-05-03
Southern Troops Moving on
Washington
So, 900 More Troops Called Out
by the President,
Maryland Ry-uses to Sccedoll
The slaughter at Charlcst on

ready required. Tho whole numbe
called for by the Government thus far il
Volunteers by proclamation 10000 Vol.
untcers for three years service 10000
| regul1r Tor five years service 10000 sea.
meE do.i $4,000, being total Of 10000
men, that ", 10000 the week before lrst
and $4,000 to-day. Even this falls short
OF The real number, as several States
send double the number Of regiments
asked for.
HARRtsBUEo, April 20.
Intelligent gentlemen from Western
Virginia waited on the State Administra.
tion, invoking lis influence with the Ma
uonal Administration 20 procure arms 10
defend themselves. They say that west
OF the Blue Ridge can bo held II the
necessary arms were given in timc.-
lhcy soy they were endorsed by the pub.
Tic sentiment Of that portion Of vi pin-
10. They went westward from hero and
the State Administration has complied
with their request
The Chief Justice Of Vermont, who
has resided IN Virginia for the past two
months, arrived here. lie came with
passes from Gov. Letchcr.
BALTIMORE, April 20.
A spontaneous Union meeting was
held tonight in East Baltimore. About
10000 persons attended. Straivhout
Union speeches were made and the etnrs
and stripes unfurlcd amid great cnthusi.
asm.
Steamers nro now running regularly
between here and pcrryvillc, makipg
complete communication with PhiladeI.
phia.
ANNArOLTs, April 30.
Tho iorliiio0tious commanding the
Railroad and country, some 30 miles
from Annapolis were thrown M vcstcr.
day, Annapolis was made a military de.
pot yesterday. Gen. Butler will remain
here.
From an nttnchco Of our minister 10
Paris, just arrived from Washington. we
have reliable information that 10000
troops from tho Southern Cunfcdorncy
arc now In Virginia and more pouring IN.
The administration huvo notified Gov.
Letchcr that one step Of advance from
will cause a speedy Invasion
OF Virginia from the West. Farmer,
from Virginia have forced tho secession
linos and report a strong Union rcchnr
a fuw miles from the Capital. We lonrn
from private source that the Sccessisn-
lists saved COCO muskcts at IIarpcr's
Ferry.
The Maryland Legislature refused 10
pass am ordinance of secession by two
thirds vote. Also reported that an nrn-
istico Of 8 days has boon made and The
Secretary OF War had gone TO Rich !
mond. Tho latter item creates great dis
satisfaction here.
I'm tADMriuA, April 90.
Trains run from baltimore to Wheel |
Ing, but are searched at IIurpcr's Ferry
by seccssionsts who arc along the route.
NEw YoRE, April 80.
a special messenger suils on the next
European steamer 10 purchase half a
million dollars worth Of arms for this
Sutn.
A special dispatch to the Times from
Frederick, Md, says a direct vote on So
ccssion In the House stood, 53 against
secession. 10 for Il. The Scnnto has
published an address denying any inten-
ton 10 pass secession ordinance
Senator Mason last night mado violent
secession speech.
All the Union men arc leaving East
crn Virginia, where heavy doprcdutions
are made on private property by an orm-
ed ,UbhlC. An armed secession corpsI
has been pronounced by State Iudrc
Illegal and the Sheriff directed to take
their arms from them
A soldier who escaped from Charles
ton and served at The guns during the
fight at Moultric, sava nearly every shot
from Fort Sumter killed somebody. Be-
tween 500 and 100 we're killed and "A
large number wounded there during the
seigc, The killed were inferred at night
in Pottcr's field. Many were also killed
in the dwellings outside the Fort. The
soldiers wore threatened with death irl
they disclosed tho facts about the KILLED.
People are constantly inquiriay forl
friends and arc assured that they are al
Bullivan8 lslUnd
Another soldier who was at Morris Is-
land, say 100 were killed hero and 70 at
Sullvuu's Island. They make the same
statement relative 20 the dead being bur
led Rt night,
They also state that the negroes only
want their leaders to give tho word, when
the slaughter will DO terrible.
BALruoVg, AprilSO
A Dispatch ltom frederick says; Al
gentleman from Washington Informs me
that Gen, Scvtt showed him yesterday
the copy Of a proclamation 70 bo issued
Immediately, Ncclaring partial martial
law in the District os Columbia and over
the line Of the railroad established by the
Government for national purposes, so
far as to suspend the right OF habeas
corpus.
II is asserted that the Maryland Leg
islamre will not even pass bin calling
a State Convention, but content thcm-
selves with making a calm and dignihed
appeal 70 the luntry.
HARRIsnUR0, April, 80.
Tho Chief Justice of Vermont was In
Richmond on Friday last aud he'd a full
opportunity o. Judging of the number Of
the troops thcro. HU estimates them
at 1000, and believes that l5 900 more
were south Of that point In motion
Northwad
Ageutloman holdirg an official position
in Washington arrived hore to-day, after
one woSka stay Ia Virginia. He COM
municotos the Important fact that the
voto against see sion IN tho secret ses-
sion OF The Virginia Convention was hil-
ly GiYl and not sixteen as reported
He got this information from promi-
mont memler Of the Convention, who
dared not make the statement publc.-
No Virginia paper dared publish il.
PmLApELrMIA, April &c.
A private letter from Baltimore SAYS
that the city is quiet again; that troops
are passing from Annapolis 10 Washing
ton without intCrruptionl thgt there
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