The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-23

New York, May %,
A qua..tity Of contraaand goods shipped by
the New Haven Arsenal to O. L. Winchceter,
Baltimore, WAS seized to-day.
The Washington dispatch 10 the E1presS says
there arc now 80 strong regiments under arms
in the city, including two of regulars Gen.
Scott wants 60 900 men along the banks Of the
Ohio and Mississippi, which prccludes the idea
that any very large force is coming to llarper's
Ferry at present. The Navy department. is
about to invite proposals sor building the ma
chinery for q numtor Of screw gun boats, to be
Of back action, horizontal engines. 1t is
thong ht that the Minnesota or Cumberland will
be placed in pUsiton to fire upon Railroad bat
terry ut Scwall Point. and arrangements have
been made accordingly.
1t is reliably ascertained that Spain denies
that the seizure Of San Domingo was in conse-
quence of orders or with the knowledge of her
government, but she says she must have time
and further information, before she decides, as
to what the United States, Great Britain and
Franco will say upon the subject.
CINCINNATI, May 20.
A special Frankfort dispatch to the CONNER
c,a( says that the House concurr,d in the Sen
ate amendment requiring the State Guard to
take an oath to support the Constitution Of the
United States; yeas 40. nays 80.
MIR. Roswell made /. strong Uuion speech in
the Senate, in favor OF sustaining the Goyern-
ment. He said he did not consider the L Mon
now dissolved and he had no fears that it woald
be. The time had passd for appeals to polti-
clans not TO dissolve the Union.
FRANKFORT, Ky, May %.
The House bill to arm Kentucky was reject
ed, yeas AZ, NAYS 42--the CONSTITUTION reouir-
ing d votes to appropriate over 500 00O The
resolution tina, the Governors proclamation of
the 10Th contains the true position that Ken
lucky should occupy during the strife between
INC oh''eo ana Confederate States, WIS rejected.
There is great energy displayed in the Navy
department. The vessels now fitting out. and
which VIII be ready for commission in few
days. will be sufficient to Theoretically seal the
Southern ports
New York. May %. The Union defense Com.
ml'tee have ordered l6 James rided cannon to
be sent to For, Pickens.
"A dispatch from Washington to the Tribune
says that parties have visited Alexandria. and
report that 1t seems like deserted village -
Four or live thousand of the Inhabitants have
le1t since the commencement of the present
troubles
MONTGOMERY, May %.
Congress adjourned at late hour last niyht
TO meet at Richmond on the 2Olh of july. The
'"'lff Dill Was passed with unlmportant amend
ael'ts' An act was passed allowing District
a torneys in the field to appoint substitutes in
their absence from their circuits. The Patent
once OIL was signed. MIR. Rhett was appointed
Commissioner. rO''''N
New York, May 22-The NAVY Department
mas adopted ncw and secret system OF signals
ior the Use of vessels in service.
me State Department will furnish no MASS
por's 10 citizens of the seeded States. unless
'N'y give ample proofs of loyalty.
Montgomery, May 81. Governor Ellis b,s
''!eleg1aphed to jeff. Davis that the North Carn-
Ina Legislature has passed the ordinance of so-
ceSsloh unanimously
indianapolis, Ia, May 81. The secession
RUG c id IN Indiana turns out to be hoax A muh
Z" lOo armed men yesterday arrested four citio
%'ns at Dover's Hill, which gave rise to the ., ro
port. e'0 ''He W 'he fe
r. MERRLL & Co., of Felcbv,lle b,vs tho
contract to furnish the cloth for tho Uniforms i
Tue '"o Vermont regiments now beinv raised