The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

The city is quiet, and feeling of great
er confidence begins to prevail among all
classes.
There are now $4,000 fully armed and
disciplined troops in the city, a force suffi-
cient to hold the Capital against any num-
bers which the secessionists can possibly
concentrate at this point
The Government is supplying the peo-
pie with four at 81 per bbl., while it is
selling at Baltimore al the rate of $l2 per
Dbl. The Government has stock of
10000 barrels hand, which they dis
pose OF at the price named and only by
single barrel to families, iii order to keep
down speculation.
The Capitol building has been convert
ed into one vast store-house where pro-
visions, arms and ammunition are stored.
Before the city was perfectly safe, it
was the intention Of the Government to
have blown up the Capital and all the
public buildings, rather than have permit
ted them to fail into the hand of the Sc
cessionists. This alternative Is now entirely
unnecessary owing TO the perfect safety OF
the city.
Jefferson Davis has resigned the Presi-
dency for the time to the Vice President,
for the purpose OF cooperating with the
army OF the rebels. he is reported to be
very jealous OF Beanregard
The destruction Of property at Nor
folk, including the ship Pennsylva-
MIA, amounts to over twenty-seven mil
lions.
Communication is now open between
Norfolk and Washington. The Potomac
is cruised by several u. S. vessels, which
keep a strict surveillance o. the shore,
and most vigilant watch over all sus-
picious crafts passing up or down that
river.
April 27.
The Seventy-frst Regiment of New
York arrived this morning, in good con-
aition, after hard passage. They went
on board the train at Annapolis Junction
on Friday afternoon at 4 clock / re-
port of approaching attack brought them
out in battle array. The noise of pisto..
shots and shouts around caused the alarm.
For three hours they stood there 1t I
o'clock they took the cars again, but did
not move for many hours the probability
Of an attack continued for twenty-four
hours. Zach man had only two crackers
for food
The mail train leaving here yesterday
found a rail OF which the spike had been
drawn, and the engine went down an em-
bankmeut. Nobody was hurt. Since
this accident, the result Of rascally tam
pering BY the rebels, the guard along the
road has been doubled,
The soldiers are all doing well, except
ing slight indispositions resulting from
exposure, scanty food, and their irregular
i'll. Some few triAing accidental wounds
from the discharge Of nuskets and revol-
yers are reported.
GREAT BRITAIN READY TO SUPPRESS
TIE SLAVE-TRADE.
1t is stated, by the best authority, that
Lord Lyons, the British minister, sent
special messenger to detain the steamer
Persia at New York until full dispatches
could be forwarded by him to the home
government. Lord Lyons is advised, l
understand, to profler TO the United States
Government, for the suppression of the
slave State rebellion, arms and ammunition
and troops from England and Canada. By
the Persia he sent out orders for three
hundred thousand stand of the improved
Minnie musket, and for vast number of
the celebrated rifed cannon Orders in
future are not to be filed in England for
the rebel government for arms, or ammu-
milton, or ships of war.
1t is believed that an English and a
French feet viii be sent to the Southern
ports at an early day, to cooperate with
the United States fleet in the blockade of
the Secession ports.
Louis Napoleon has Joined with Vieto-
ria to suppress the slave State rebellion.
Ii is stated that his offers OF service to
President Lincoln are now on their way to
Washington.
1t is hoped that Yancey and his confed-
crate traitors will be seized by France and
England and sent to the United States to
be tried and hung under the extradition
treaties.
NATIONAL INsANITY-It was the re-
mark of that profound reasoner, Bishop
Butler, that entire nations like indiyidu-
ais, are subject to fits of insanity Who
that observes the present condition of the
public mind IN this country can doubt
that we are now suffering from the access
OF popular phrenzy which threatens To
steal away the good sense for which our
countrymen have heretofore been distin-
guished in every walk Of life Not only
are the arts of peace exchanged in many
| quarters for the trade of war, but as If to
write in ineffaceable characters the self