Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-03

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New ORLEANs. Nay 1.-The Steamer Gen
eral Miramon, from Havana 28sh, has ar
! rived
Sugars were Dropping -numbers 12to II
| 54a61 reals. Sterling exchange sa6a New
| York 2a3.
Political news unimportant-
The schooner Araminta Ruatan, from Rua.
tan, reports an insurreetioa in Yncatan with
Capt. Dunn,s Nest India regiment Left for
| the scene of action.
I The English Governments give up the Is
land on the LIST of June positively, whether
Honduras accepts it or not.
An English war steamer arrived in the
harbor on the 22d. and left the same day for
Balize. ea.%Ts2F Fe-seErssg
New ORLEANS, May -2-Col. Vandorn
with 500 Texsns captured $50 Federal troops
under Major Sibley who were at Iadlanola
aud attempted to escape in two sailing yes
sells yandorn pursued them in three small
steamers and shortly after, their route sea-
| wardly was cut off by steamer from Gal
weston with 100 men and three pieces OF ar
tillery. Major Sihley surrendered. The ofi-
GERS are on parole. The arms were turned
over. 1t is expected that the men will either
be allowed to join the army of the Confede-
rate States or take an oath not to serve
against it. sb
/ - From New York.
New York. May Capt. Carson, OF the
schooner r. P. Pitts. from Charleston. states
that he was at the wharf near Fort Moultrie
during the Sumter bomb4rdment. and that on
Sunday night sixty dead bodies were carried
across his track to land, and on Monday
night 40 more were carried out at one time,
and sixty at another. Capt. Carson and Mate
saw and counted the bodies, and say that all
the soldiers were sworn to deny any loss OF
life ssaF
The Posts special correspondent says ar
engagements are being made for the resump-
ton of The Northern mail service.
Lord Lyons denies the report that he had
solicited an armistice.
A letter from member of the 9TH regi-
ment says six Secessionists were caught on
the 9th, and two were shot on the morning
of the 18th. Another was shot the next
morning. Several had been arrested TOR tear
ing up the rsilroad track.
A private letter from Annapolis says the
brig Caledonia has two men hanging from
her yard-arm, one for smuggling powder and
provision into Charleston, the other for pilot
ing the 7th regiment on to Chesapeake bar
with the intention that the Baltimore Seces-
sionists should capture Annapolis before the
9TH regiment reached there.
No Notifications on either side of the Poto-
mac or Chesapeake are in the hands of the
SeceSSlOnlStS.
The Secession flag was floating at Alexan-
dria when the Bienville left
The following is addressed to, Simon
Draper:
"WAsHINGToN.-There is not a word OF
truth in the report of an armistice. That
sort OF business ended on the 4th of March.E
Signed, F. w. SEWARD"
From Connecticut.
HARTFORD. Conn, May 1.-Fhe Connect
cut Legislature convened to-day. Gov.
Buckingham's message recommends an eff
cient State military--says Al volunteer COM
panies have already been accepted. The reg
iments will not leave the State until they are
fully equipped with camp aud baggage train,
and prepared to take care of themselves.
The Legislature will make liberal appropria-
tions for war purposes. The State is out of
debt and owns $500, 600 of Bank stock.
From Maine.
PORTLAND, Me-, May Am attempt was
made to blow up the State powder house
containing 1000 kegs of powder.
River News. rs-I1r
LOUISVILLE, May 2.-The river is falling
with feet inches water in the canal.
Markets by Telegraph.
New ORLEANS, May 2.-Cotton sales of
$50 bales to-day. Middling 109al1. Other
articles unchanged.