Nebraska advertiser., 1861-05-02
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sT.L0Uls, Apul2A A. 81.
ThedshrcGGGC uou in camp a. Ia. n0s unfer Mai
Porter and G-BgfryW tbe nsmbof vii reach fB.0Bo
l. . Ssid ever abls bodied uzH IN tie ssgl5sn co'i
- IL bas enlisted.
fbs stesn tug Yankee from Norfolk brings detail.
o. thE dstracn5a % tae Navy Yard. All Vsssslr Of
SafeKcgpt The Cumberland are nov az n Monrye
The ulaTiuersof tbs yard and ship Pa arc nov due
81 Washington.
Il Is stated that government has directed Com
breeze = charter 20 steamers q hight daught ic1
, moatnr service, q arm them wish inch pivot gun'
sad % Tor sea.
AZ gasbiugton d defensive works have been thrown
e. fJr the prgfssdgn u TIE capitol b-ailding. bani-
Oa1o1 have a!sO been constEueted surrounding the
Treas Dep.
Ths s~seoesicn feeling Is strong At Alexandria. eli
t1dbeFs vas responded, osPeeisly trade on the river
EDviaons are eee0ning scarce AID agar especially
LEs advanced.
The state authorities of n 7 have decided 70
BlvsJcr into immediate service the whole Of 10000
Vsijnteors e. euthCnzod ~ The Legislature.
The common council % n 7 city have voted ST.
coo O5O . arm and cquip regiments, and 100000
fF families q volunteers.
Toe city Wheeling Va, isa great state Of excite
rauut. ne Union sentiment Il bu0yant.
A large meeiiuk was held 30 Clargburg Monday
Rtsolutlobs were adopted ssvcraily concerning the
o5GrSs being pursued 81 Gov. Jetchor and the east
en- Yrgini4EE. ~ delegates were appointed 20 meet
delegates from oil the n-Crth-western counties 40
wheeling Nay 18Th, t0dotermine what couue should
be fkca "a the present emergency. The facilities
fH J~5taining news are very msagrc, but rspDrts thUs
"a received speak encoaragingly Of the Union seu.i-
meat 10 western W.
Tie Gov Of Louisiana has received Information
that $50 Tsnussseans ere o. tie way 70 join the
Cgnfe1orte srmy.
Ihe steamer Marquis De Habaua has been pur-
CHASED By Tie G 5, and viii soon be fitted oat as q
var steamer.
Gov Houston spoke At Galveston last Friday, when
be denied emPhaHeally having communicated with
Mr. Linco.n'a government, and also denied that be
claimed stn . be tie Governor Of Texas.
A private dispatch AZ Louisville says that Carlo
IL, Is Invested by 1000 federal troops and that 5000
more are expected.
Ben Douglas spoke AZ Indianapolis 70 an immense
A~udienoe, he said: our country Is In danger, our capi-
tol beseigsd and piracyinyitcd to prey upon our com
merce. That the northwest can never consent 20
have their access to the ocean 10 any direction cut
"a by tbs States; that u IS the duty Of our citizens,
democrats as well ~ republicans. % rise up and IN
sheath the sWcrd IN defense Of our Constitutional
rights and never sheath II until they are subdued.
Re would not Infringe on the rights Of the South,
be had never defended them, be had done everything
ia his power 20 avert this war, but IL is forced upon
"a, it Il no time 10 enter into nice discussions Of the
cAusos, let " yin5tcate our rights frstand discuss the
caaass Of orr troubles Afterwards. he called upon
his. cOuntTymen 70 rise Gs one man and do battle for
Cur constitutional and inalisnable rights.
sTae St. Louis democrat Of this morning says Gen
Harney, COMMANDING officer of the western DEPART
IpenJ lest this city on last evenings train for Wash
inglou in o5cdieuve 70 al order received from tLo
ST. LOUIS. April a. PSI.
The steamer Yankee which arrived OF y Y yester-
day reports that she reached Norfolk IN the afternoon
Ahd h1ding a mOyewsnt 10 seize her placed herself
under the guns Of tie yard, the custom oacer de-
lnaBded her but the commander Of the yard refused.
The Yankee bowed the Cumberland to f. Monroe.
The Pawnee also arrived there. The destruction at
Norfolk was complete, crews and marines have been
cent 10 Washington.
The government has purchased 2 more steamers
Tor qua boats.
ins steSm,r Bibb at Sandy Hook is watching YES
bols. A number Of other steamers will soon cruise
&c sandy Hook.
The celebrated barquo Grape Shot is lying in TIE
basin al object Of suspicion. The captain asserts his
determination 20 defend bis flag 10 the last. Gov
srLlnent will look sharp after MIN.
n gentlemen from Charleston Saturday says IL was
the intention Of the Southern Oonfederacy 70 march
North with 50 or 90 thousand men, expecting $4,000
more from Va.
An attempt was made Monday night by the capt.
of the surveying steamer Varina to run her of south
from the navy yard, tho crew suspected something
wrong aud informed the commander Of lie North
Carolina who put her under his commission.
Several steamers sailed yesterday from n 7 with
troops from various points.
Daniel s. DickenSon in his speech Of Monday
night said he hoped We would strike down in our
might aud If necessary wipe the South from the face
OF tie earth.
ItiG stated the socsssionists have erected batteries
2 miles below Mt Vernon and Of lndianhead and 20
nIiloB lower down the Potomac.
A letter from Washington in the Times says Gen
Ssott sent orders 70 Fl Washington to destroy the
rrbal batteries below Mt Vernon at all hazard.
Letters from Baltimore and Washington arrived
- Philadelphia yesterday afternoon, tho defenses Of
the public build ngs at Washington have been
strengthened and capitol surrounded BY hastily
tnr,Wn up dcfenscs.
L is reported in Philadelphia that news Of the
espiura Of II Piekcns and serious loss Of life had
TEched Baltimore win Annapolis.
It's rumorod that martial law viii soon be pro-
claimed ia Washington.
On Friday lasts lot Of boys FROM Washington cap
tured . steamer AZ Alexandria and brought her 70
W3Shingtnn. there were 400 stand Of arms aboard.
Lieut. Msury disappeared from Washington on
FdIay All Lieut. Scott is Ia his place.
The State Treasurer Moore came 70 PHILADELPHIA
yesterday in relation % the half million loan for the
war, thO banks took il all at par, double the amount
was ogered.
A general order from Gen Scott dated the l9th ex-
tvads TIE military disti,t Of Washington 90 Della
ware and Pennsylvania under. Maj Gen Patterson,
who is ordered q post volunteers OF Pa al along the
railroad from Wilmington 20 Washington in sufficient
numbers 70 protect the raiisaai telegraph wires.
Cornelius WsudaN has arrived from Baltimore and
says when some Instance from the oy he heard heavy
hring.
eAnaot be brought 70 capture Washington.
Merchants have arrived % Harrisburg from Bald-
more and say that no attack had been made on Fort
McHenry and think that federal troops can now pass
through The city uumolested. They say there Will
not be q solvent nerchantin tho city in a week.
Virginia monoy IL eighty peT cent discount.
Il IL said there are no Va troops on Arlington
nights.
Maryland money Is refused in Harrisburg at any
price.
A dispatch from Havre de Grace yesterday SAYS
the steamer locust from Boston 30 Lit.le Rock has
been seized also at Canton Staten q large lot Of
salt peter and brinstone from Pit.S5urg % C.ucinra-
a. No provisions of any Kind are allowed to be
Transferred from Boltino5e.
The government has received q message from The
Governor Of Tennessee ia reply q The demand for
che quota az troops be SAYS &c viii not comply. but
would rather furnish so ,0O0 men against the north.
Considerable excitemers was createi SO Cairo, H.,
yesterday Oh account Of tte arrival &C Z 5 troops.
issued 70 obstruct HE river cemmeroS at Cairo. Tho
EyOps we're seat there merely as a Precautionary.
ST. LOuIs, April 26, A. NJ.
The latest news from Anapolis states
tha, The ROAD is open 10 Washington.
The Portsmouth, Va. Transcripts, Of
Tuesday, says dispatches received last
night say Fl. Pickens was taken BY the
Southern troops with a loss of 1900 men.
The Baltimore Sun says on authority
at a private dispatch that the report of
fighting at Fl Pickens is Ineorrect.
Passengers who arrived at Harrisburg