The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-05-01

the officers and crew of the Niagara. and all but
four subscribed t. it. Their names will be
struck from the roll.
A full company, 10 form another corps OF fly
ing artillery, enlisted in two hours yesterday,
under Hon. Moses G. Cobb They are fine set
of men. and will be furnished with six riied can
non, and all other equipments.
The steamers Massachusetts and South Caro-
lima have gone 10 the Navy Yard, to be raced
and converted into war vessels.
Philadelphia, April 25.
The Baltimore Americdn has been received
nv express. Ii has q letter dated Annapolis yes
terday announcing the arrival OF the Baltic,
Coatzacoalcos, Columbus, K. 4. Cuyler, Ariel,
Harriet Lane, Boston, MARYLAND. and tug from
Havre de Grace with 900 New York and Penn
sylvania troops. The Massachusetts, and New
York regiment marched for Washington on
Wednesday.
letter saws the Constitution was TO sail for
the mouth OF the Patapsco. TO blockade the port
of Baltimore.
A second detachment of 5000 men were about
to move from Annapolis. The troops march
from there TO Washington. The railroad ficili.
ties in possession of the Government, are being
Used for the transportation of stores and provis-
ions, of which Large amounts are reported TO be
going forward. So tar 10 armed opposition 10
the troops is reported.
The officers of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road yesterday. received dispatches Fer their
line OF telegraph, at the Annapolis junction,
which announced that a large body of United
States troops were on their wav 10 Washington,
and were passing along at an ordinary time step
without moleSraIion
A special dispatch 10 the \. Y. Herald from
Hayre de Grace, April 25, SAYS: Southern
troops are hourly expected to appear on George
town heights Special trains now constantly
running from Annapolis 10 Washington"
The Railroad company is using its utmost en-
deavors 10 repair the bridges destroyed on their
road, So as 10 have the regular route to Wash
ington open.
| The City Council has raised the war appropri-
ton from $50, 900, to $4,000.
gentleman who left Charleston Thursday,
SAYS Beaureeari there experimenting the
repairs OF Fort Sumter, with the expectation of
an Immediate attack on Charleston from the
| North; that there was then no movement of
troops towards the North, and he believes there
will be none.
PerTysville, April Is.
| Many Baltimoreans just arrived here, repre-
sent intense excitement there Money in large
amounts has been raised, and large bodies of
military drilling. Rifles are distributed
| among the citizens, aud will be fired from private
houses il the troops attempt TO go through.
| Harrisburg April rs.
| IL is currently reported that ex-President Blu
chanan has disposed of his farm and fled into
Canada, in consequence OF threatening remarks
| from certain Ohio troops , 600 strong, quartered
at Lancaster.
Hon. John Shermrn, has joined.j the Ohio
troops as a private.
| Thriy-nine thousand penrsylyanians have
thus far responded to the call for volunteers.
and the Governor SAWS lac is literally mobbed
with offers ol more. lie has accepted 10000.
! Large numbers of persons arrived at York,
| Pennsylvania, Yesterday, from Baltimore, from
whence tney had hcd
Philadelphia, April %.
The evening AHcricoa, of Baltimore, is re-
ceivod Ii is rumored that the government has
a detachment OF troops protecting the worhmcn
who are raising the bridges the Philadelphia
! railroad, east OF the Susquehanna river. Ii VIII
he open FIR mails and travel only
| II i believed that a quorum Of the Legisla
turc cannot assemble at Frederick, on Friday.
The Banks are preparing TO issue small notes
to bee authorized by the Legislature
\ schooner from New York, towed by rug
was brought to by shot from Fortress Monroe
which went through the tug. The cargo wa
seized. II consisted of military stores for Vir.
glnla, and fui! hight artillery.
New York, April 90.
Senator johnson, of Tennessee, was mobbct
at Lynchbnrg, Sunday, on his way from Wash
tinston 10 Tennessee. He denied sending a mes
sage. stating that Tennessee should furnish q
quota of men
The States and Union Of Washington, has
suspended, the people having threatened to de-
molish the office if il continued TO advocate I'll,
Southern Contederacv
| A son of Senator Bayard of Delaware, has
raised company and taken the oath of alleg
, ance at Wilmington.
{ The amount of -four seized at Georgetown by
the government is $4,000 barrels. They are
selling it to the poor at seven dollars per barrel
street prices fifteen.
Advices from Frederick, Washington, and Al
leghany counties, Maryland, show that thoss
counties are strongly Union, and declare that
they will rebel against the State if the State
secedes from the Union.
There said TO be three thousand secession.
lists at Pennington, Delaware, though there arc
three Union volunteer companies there
Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, has issued a proc
lamation prohibiting the expectation of -four tc
Northern cities.
Philadelphia, April 90.
Senator Mason is in this city. He saws hs
came to settle the estate of his relatives A
secret Vigilance is watching him closely The
populace ia not aware of his presence, or they
would undoubtedly mob him.
Commander Lloyd H. Newell. of the u. s
Navy, shot himself yesterday at the Merchants
Hotel
A schooner loaded with provisions for Savan.
nah, was seized by the police in he Delaware
river this i. VI.
Twenty thousand men now drilling in Phil
adelpbia.
Perrysville, Nd, April sc
The Baltimore Sun saws: "A train started for
Washington Yesterday evening When il reach
ed Annapolis Junction. finding the Federal troop.
there lining the road they put back, apprehend
ing seizure.
Six thousand volunteers are in Richmond
| ready for service. street battery is being cree
| ted at yorktown, ana another three miles abev.
Richmond.
The steamer jamestown has been fitted up al
| Richmond for war purposes
-Four thousand troops are at Harper's Ferry
and 3, o az Norfolk. There will be -. 900 vol
unteers at Richmond by the close Of the week
| The schooner Anne j. Russell, with wheat a,
| Richmond for a Massachusetts, port. has beer
| seized.
1t is reported that the troops at Harpers Fer.
~ have been ordered to some other point, sup.
posed to be near the Capitol.
The Baltimore Sun has leader which ind
Gates that the conservative element il gain.
ing ground in that city. Itemphatically declare.
that IL Is not a secession paper and saws that the
passage OF an ordinance of secession bv tn. Leg
islature would be an assumption of power not
vested in il. IL fsvors calling State Conver,.
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