, 1861-05-08

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, WASHINGTON, sunday. May s-8P. II.
!, Inc Government i6 advised Of the fact that
the hsbel forces at Harper's Ferry are boxing
the maehtnesyfor making arms at that place,
10t tae purpose Qt removing 1t to Richmond.
lhe Government certainly should prevent thiB; :
snd probably Will make some prompt move
ment TO that end; 1t issurmised to night that
one object of concentrating troops at. the Re
lay House looks to q. demonstration, on Hat
perB Ferry for this purpose. In carrying ont |
his declared purpose Of recovering the public
pEoperty, seized by the. R+bels, the H6rper's
Ferry post would naturally be the tltst point /
OF ohenslve operations BY The Federal forces
Fhe-Virgiunne have euppoaed that alarge
portion Of the Nosthsn volunteers nov. here
would refuse to fight against Virginia, but to
make sure, they sent their emissaKies to mix
among the troops and drn than out. To
their surprise and dismay, they found the
nen n AZ ready, ns one nan expressed It; to go
TO vrginta OF the devil, II 01d Abe eays 50.
~ Thousands Of COAL miners In Allegheny
county, Maryland, have all been thrown out
Of employment in consequence Of ths recent
mob in Baltimore, which, by seizing several
OF the propellers engaged in c=rrJing coal
away from that port, created q panic among
the IL oEReTs tRe5 Of sash craft SO that they Ttfase
were ordered yesterday to prepare for march
AZ any nout atEi O'clock IN ne MoEnlng, no
one knew IN Which direction they were 10 go,
eun the* anxiety = learn their destinations
VIII ~ aptty IT. e2esaon e so sndatn
siag u thsiz qsarters very s4 exciting ssi and
me men seemed much to prefer
9u1aH11ll s ee ao laan TO oe lying about the
Cap1tol "1eh N:11e e1trctse and scarcity OF
1000 tor Want q means 70 COOK IL properly:
~ aYsIx ea54y EI ho9< %; tu!s maInng the{ieIs
Lne Capi1oi, WAN al tne!E M psgggae anu EQUIP
Ie& 6Qs tts1n toF ;tae ;6elay Aeasa- one req
n n meaf.M ~ me j 1unctloa are ordereo 70 }oah
them y IhaL point, and one Hom An1apolls;
Two 0Ethssh htEe resa4aents Q2nbtiess reaehed
the Relay House Of aoo59aaRs 3sslaey are 70
have fnn pAsk Of artillery .fzaae Annapolis, 2 j
thAt point, 800 m tf1ss3eed tAsF vii Pc rapidly
ssaniorcod. IhelI assnnatlon' then, rom that
pcant + noe posiuVely Known, ont II p most
e sns5 tneyafe 20 co-ope1ase Win Fort
haeHeniy anu 10 1ne t1sops sent e5onnd IRON
AnaaPo4a on 4nnrsa& saaa M aen. faLGersoq fn
through Baltim0F5; I'D Ksep It open Tnss
VIII concentrate abcus twenty Thousand 13eh:
near Baffin1ofe11 rom -Wneuce TO hatpez
| " it Ia but short d4staoce. ~
| 3. .Anot6fr laH84qK p4fR4ee q sending force
to the Helay Hb6es, y f9 CHECK The Virginia
. BY RAILROAD, The ssT at tts9 F P<.iase ceuad
in few houss be sas4: into Baltimore, or
: set down a. Auna4a lhctlon to eInbarrasa
the Rovtz ,ea1fszk<sE sEos1mnuaieattqn.
j: Westarn Airgnaa 4azat ~ whom the Itaa.1 n
I" question hzs bscumE ~ arterv OF HoclaI aad
:: :4eontne1oiA lae, Is attoang4or that purpose, as
well a. for the purpose Of supPresstng rebel
Hon
:: The Government Will cooperate with bnth
!!>Mazslaad and Western Virginia in Keepins
:! open the Baltimore. and Ohip.; Rnlroad, ii q
I *:ErsAt military roz1te frnIn the Vest, md 1t b
partly in anticipatiop of thls duty and ,neees-
stty, that troops are being concentrated at the
Relay House, the junction of said road with
the Waaatfsgten Branch - ::
l. On Ffi5aT . prominent Baltimorean tele.
Eaphed here, to know how the appointment
> Fy tie Mar9 land Legislature, of the propose
Committee Of Safety would be received1 "A
Of The Cabinet promptly authorized
the reply that it would prove q comnittee; q
= public destruction to the State. This s1gnlf
cant hint rallied the conservative element
again TO- defeat the dangerous measure.
The citizens Of Ale1sndria have promised
= fhat they wll no longer interfere with ths
Il fshing and oYstef Trade with This city, II the
Pawnee will not mo1est the town With thI
Il Ms1aranee' the PRwnee has moved down III,
E37ex, probably again to reconnottre the point
n99& the White House, where 1t Is knoW1
tho ahse1s did design to plant batteries, to i'm
! psde the passage OF troops up the Potomac.
=. Within the psst week, -upg.ards Of seven