Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-25
8p telegraph.
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| enthusiastic Secession meeting was held Sat
urday night. Resolutions were adopted
| thanking the Governor for his reply to Elm.
coins call on Missouri for troops. Six mill.
tary companies are formed. The Union flag
was hoisted to-day but was torn down.
ST. LOUIS, April 24,-The report that the
| troops are stationed at Cairo to obstruct
navigation is denied on the authority of the
! Governor of Illinois. The troops are said
| merely to be precautionary.
From Kansas.
OMAHA, April 23.-The Nebraskans board.
ed the steamer "Omaha" declaring that the
boat should not remove the troops from Fort
| Randall. A difficulty ensued in which four
| were killed and several wounded. The boat
returned.
INDEPENDENCE, April est is reported
that upper Missouri will soon have 10000
men to defend them against invasion.
From Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 23.-Douglas spoke
here, counselling his audience not to infringe
on the rights of the South. but to fight for
their constitutional rights.
From Virginia.
WHEELING. April 23.-Tbe population is
calm.
The Union sentiment is buoyant through
| out Western Virginia.
HAvRE DE GRACE, April 24.--No provi--
| ions are allowed to be transferred from Bal.
timore.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sunday night.-Defensive
works have been thrown up for the protec-
ton of the Capitol buildings. Barricades
are constructed surrounding the Treasury
Depa rtment The secession feeling is strong
at Alexandria Business is suspended here.
Provisions scarce; -four has advanced.
Col. May and other Marylanders have re-
sigued.
From Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-Mail communi-
cation is resumed in wagons between Balti-
more and Havre De Grace.
Martial law is proclaimed at Baltimore.
All places of amusement and taverns are
closed.
HARRISBURG, April 24-It is reported that
there are no Virginians on Arlington Heights.
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-The capture of
Fort Pickens, with a serious loss OF life, is re-
ported, 1t is rumored that Martial law will
soon be proclaimed at Washington.
Lieut.. Maury disappeared from Washing
ton Friday. Capt Scott replaces him.
The Banks took the 100000 war loan.
One million was offered.
From Boston.
The Mississippi and Colorda will be ready
for sea in few days.
From New York.
New YORK, April 23.-The steam tug
Yankee, from Norfolk, brings details of the
destruction of the Navy Yard and all the
vessels of war except the Cumberland, which
is now at Fortress Monroe.
1t is reported that the Government has di-
rected Commodore Breeze to charter twenty
steamers of light draught to be armed with
inch pivot guns, for three months, and to fit
them for sea.
Naw YORK. April 24-The bark Grape
shot is in the Basin, under suspicion.
Several steamers sailed with troops for
various points.
The seventh regiment has arrived at Wash
ington.
Daniel S. Dickinson speaking Monday,
said he hoped that if Necessary we would
wipe the South from the face OF the earth.
It is stated that the secessionists have
erected two batteries twenty miles below
Mount Vernon on the Potomac.
Gen. Scott has ordered the volunteers all
along the Railroad from Wilmington to
Washington to protect the rails and tele-
graph lines.
New YORK, April 24-The steamer Cham
pion has arrived from San Fracisco with
100000 specie.
A case of rifles were seized on the premis
es of Daniel Fish yesterday.
The surveying steamer Maine has been put
out of commission because the Captain at
teBpted to carry her South.
New YORK. April PA Washington let.
ter says Gen. Scott has ordered Fort Wash
ington to destroy the Secession batteries be-
low Mount Vernon. at all hazards.
The steamer Yankee has arrived. She
towed the Cumberland to Fort Monroe. The
Pawnee had arrived there, destined for Nor
folk.
Ben Mccullough with 1000 Virginians
were at Alexandria Monday.
1t is reported that the President told the
Baltimore delegation that if troops were
again INSTRUCTED he would burn the city.
Four thousand barrels of flour, hound for
were seized at Georgetown Sum
lay.
A Washington letter says Col. Magruder
and Lieutenants Butler, Jenifer, Crosby,
Hood, Mullins and Lenox, and Capt. Jordan
have resigned. 1t is rumored that the re-
signing officers will now be kept or paroled.
The ship Lalla Rookh in LYNN Haven
roads will probably be seized as prize for
The Confederacy.
Annapolis advices up to P. II. yesterday,
'ay the seventh New York and 9Th Massa-
,husetts regiments are there.
The secession force between there and
Washington is large.
Communication is perfect to Annapolis.
The Government has seized all the vessels |
between there and Havre De Grace.
Gen. Butler said that as soon as the New
York troops arrived at Annapolis he would |
march to Washington.
The frigate Constitution is manned by
Massachusetts, troops, and can level Annapo- |
is with her guns.
Provisions are scarce at Washington.
Beauregard will be at Richmond Tuesday |
lext. |
Gen. Scott's pickets are extending towards |
Annapolis Junction.
The families at Washington are leaving as |
asst as possible.
From Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 24.-The President of the |
typographical Union reiterates the call for q |
Meeting in New York on the 9th of May.
From New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-Cotton-Prices |
regular. Sales 1850 bales. Flour, SIS 20a /
IS Is.
The ship Niagara from Boston reports see
ng, on the 18th of March, Latitude Tolls,
British ship abandoned with her bulworks
one and the sea breaking over her. On the
be loss of her foreyard off Hole Wall. She
lso saw brig and schooner with their
,re sails gone.
The Davis Guards of Louisville arrived
his morning and were enthusiastically well
Omed.
Two companies of citizen soldiers have
olunteered to go to Virginia.
From Arkansas.
VAN buren,, Ark, 24.-The u. S. troops
ave evacuated Fort Smith.
From Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, April 24.-There is some ex-
tement in the pork market. A leading
erchant says he could not get provisions
tipped from Cincinnati nor kilograms ex-
aiming the reason.
From Ohio.