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THEIR OWN Estimate OF THEIR FoRcKs.-
i LOUD tne message OF Jefferson Davis to the
southern Congress-" we take the FOLLOWING.
There are now In the field at Charleston Pen.
sacon, for,s Morgan, Jackson, st. Philip and
Puiaski nineteen thousand men, and af.teen
thousand are now en- route for Virginia. II i.
proposed to organize and hold in read ness IN, in
slant action, In view Of the present exigencies .,
me country, an army Of one hundred thousand
men u further forces should be needed The
wisdom and patriotism Of Congress will he cont "a
gently appealed TO for authority to call into the
heid additional numbers Of our noble spirited
volunteers, who are constantly Rendering se,vJca
far In excess Of our wants WI
Inc operations OF the Navy Department have
oeen necessary restricted by the fact that
time has not yet elapsed for the purchase or con.
S,uction Of more than a limited number of vessel,
adapted TO the public service Two vessel. n,,
chased have been named "Sumter'' and s'Macree,,
anu anu are now oelng prepared for sea at New Or
leans with all possible dispatch Contracts have
also oeen made at that city with two different
establishments for the casting Of ordnance cannon
shot and shell, with the view to encon,aaa IN
manufacture Of these articles so Indispensable 10,
al possible.
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT LYNcHBURs. VA-On
the 30th ult an affair Of a very tragic character
occurred In Lynchburg-Mr. Pembroke 8. Bower
being almost instantly killed by pistol shot nfed
by Mr.. William L. Page. The Republican Of
that city furnishes the following particulars:
For some time past, as we learn, Mr.. Page had
reason to believe that improper intimacy existed
between Bowyer and his (Pages) wife, and a few
days since Mr. Page, finding Bowyer at his house
ordered him to leave, at the same time telling
him that IL he ever found him there again, that
his life would be the penalty. Bowyer then
promised that his cquaintanceship with Mrs. p.
should at once cease, but II seems however that
he did not keep his promise, and had since opened
q clandestine correspondence with her, which
Mr.. Page actually came in possession Of and soon
after meeting Bowyer on Ninth street, between
Main and Church, Mr.. Page drew a pistol and
fred upon him, the ball from which took effect In
the right side of his neck, and cutting the juguar
vein caused his death In a short time after Mr.
fage seeing the tragic effect Of his shot, at once
walked from the scene, and delivered himself up
when, upon being carried before the Mayor, he
was sent to jail to await an examination.
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THR SOUTHERN ARMY.-The Mobile Adyer-
tiser OF the oath saws: "There are now, as nearly
as can be estimated, upwards OF lG0 900 organized
and armed men IN the seven Confederate States,
under orders or anxiously awaiting them to spring
to the post Of danger at the word Of Jefferson
Davis Within eight davs' time, at the fartherest,
he can concentrate GO, OG0 Of these men-the best
soldiers In the werld-at any point on the North
Srn border, and hurl this splendid army like an
avalanche on the foe. IL the battle ground be in
Virginia or Maryland, as it probably will, the
grand army Of the Confederacy will be doubled
or treoled by the rallying hosts Of those States
We have reason TO believe that hundreds Of COM
panies are now on the move, or will be In twenty
four hours-all bound somewhere
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rCH@ NOTICE.
1S The following order, ISSUED by the Navy
Department on the 10Th instant, is now male pub
lie for the benefit Of all whom it may corcern:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, April IS, 1851.
To the Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury:
SIR-The amounts found to be due to resigned
Navy Ofloers from the States which ca m to have
seeded will hereafter be paid chem from the United
States funds heretofore sent to or deposited in
those States, except where the Dep srtme
shall otherwise direct.
/ an, respectfully, yonr obodient servant,
GIDEON WELLES
ap a9-2w Secretary of the Navy.
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onffAhs AT foHT PickESs-Fhe Penucol.
ooserser says - u Is Thought by some gentIe.
me- Iho arrived In this city, that Brown intend.
Va land SOME of his useu near psnsacaI. S
.ske charge Of the Pensacola Railroad. ana al.o
TIE city OF Pensacola. Whether this reoo,t \.
we are not able to state; but the fact that
more men, leaves the impression upon on, nj ga
tbat ne anuei Pates an effort Of this ind on The
part Of Col. Brown. The arrival of the Ia ,as
steamer Illinois crowded down as she was with
Is being made on santa Rosa Island To mn, r.
United States soldiers In defensive position WIG
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| III new regiment is forming In New York
70 consist OF about one thousand men, and to be
VIII be modelled after the French Great care
Will be taken In the recruiting OF the men. and
also IN the choice Of officers The best men I'm
me city win be chosen and as far possible men
OF military experience.
II Col Colt Of Hartford has offered his ser
vices to the Governor sof Connecticut to raise a
regiment, and has agreed TO arm the men with
ofeach-loading rifles at his own expense. These
arms, which are Of the latest improvement would
sell In the market for $4,000. The regiment h
being rapidly raised.
NThe buildings and grounds, nearly 3GO
acres, OF the Roman Catholic College Of 81.
Ihoinas, Villanova county, Pa, belonging to the
,Augustinian Order" have been placed at ths
disposal of the state, and accepted as the general
rendezvous for the volunteers Of Delaware countv
and It's vicinity
HI Connecticut Is Of out debt and has surnlus
OF ~ 600 In the treasury, besides half mIion in.
vested in bank stocks, applicable to the uens,aI
purposes Of the treasury She also has aschnoi
fond OF two millions In public stocks and In los M
secured by mortgages.
u IL The New York bible society is distributing
Iestaments to the volunteers. Fourteen thousand
copies OF the Scriptures have been presented n
soldiers within the past fortnight.
~ The Great Eastern is to be open To the
public Tor seven days days during her stay at New
visitors on the 14th. 1'
III Munitions Of war, including i've millions
OF percussion caps, were seized on FRIDAY bv the
united states Marshal In New York citvI.iI al
rected TO Savannah and Missouri
>, liza movement 10 on foot to form another
Houave regiment out Of the New York Are de-
PafImenf. to be called the Second REGIMENT ~
New York Zouaves '"ie"' VI
UTIn Norwich. Connecticut, the lsdIs. mad.
cotton. ""u ciecAeo
The California steamers are to he nrotectsd
oy united states sloops Of war stationed Ar con-
Venlent points for that purpose.
NrA midwife In Leicester, England. convict.
co OF procuring an abortion, has been Sentenced
W man In Memphis In attempting n sboo.
a-Woman al whom he had became enrayed missed
nef, ana shot another woman's nose of
III newspaper carrier In LAFAYETTE Ind
VINO had been sorely annoyed by dog. pn,cbascd
an Interest iD the animal, and then shot his half
18TH Androscoggiu mill, Lewiston Ar.
yns,oJ oe coton mills In the country COM
menced operations on Monday last
Mrs. Dan Rice, late wife of the great .,o,vn
recently divorced. is about to enter the ma,,,no,
NAL state again. INV
ID Celibacy clubs are rife In New yo,l nov
says the Home Journal, and companies 10 insn,s
against matrmonv are talked Of
III IL Is stated that "the census emb,,... ..v.,
teen millions Of womenn no wouidn,, h.t.
to be the census! asks Prentice N"''
III Out Of six thousand oil wells In p.nn.v,v,.
MA about three hundred pay.
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NEW KNIGHT OF THE GARTER-While the
New York Seventh Regiment was In Philadel-
phia, fine old Quaker lady observing that one
OF the band was in a state of great embarrassment
Tor the lack OF string with which to secure the
Friend, ! would not give thee an implement Of
war but thee shall have string to preserve thy
food" Then she turned partly away for an in
stant and stopped down to tie her shoe, apparent
~, but when she arose up she handed to the
blushing blower Of brass neat green band, that
moment before had been doing duty az a-a-
a-well, garter -Phtiadeipht1 JonradL
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MISSOURI Governor,s message to the Leg.

MIssoURI-The Governors message 10 the Leg
islature says the President, in calling out troops
to subdue the Seeded States, threatens civil war
and pIonounces the act unconstitutional and as
tending towards tie establishment Of a consoli-
dated despotism He does not recommend i'm
mediate secession, but ample preparations against
aggrtssions by all assailaDts. He appeals 10 the
Legislature to do nothing imp.udently or preci-
pitately, but endeavor TO unite all for the preser
walton Of the honor of the state. the security of
property, and the performance Of the high duties
imposed by obligations to the country and to their
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=, OCCUPATION OF BALTIMoRE.-It is eported that
the government has decided TO occunv RaI,inn,s
me army Of occupation will move in fon,
columns; one from Perryville, one frem Harris
Durg' one from Annapolis, and one from Washing.
House, corner Of Hanover and Pratt .t1eet. .n5
tne National Hotel. Camden street, near Howard
NOV vacant, were both to be ken possession Of
ny Ine FEDERAL government, and converted into
quarters Tor troops soon to be sent here. There
was much excitement In the vicinity OF the above
Sun. WAC io"iois'-
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HABBAs CORPUS DErIEp On Thursday a writ
OF habeas corpus was issued by Judge Giles and
placed In the hands Of Deputy Marshal James
Gltnngs, TO take from Fort McHenry the body of
the fort and served the writ on Major Morris, the
commandant, who Informed the officer that he
would see the Judge, court and all damned be-
Iore ne would give up man Of his garrison
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Charleston Courier writes April 18Th: nTbs,s e.
very little OF Interest in the city Just now 9th or
Inan mat pertaining to military affairs The de.
sire 1of taxing Washington, I believe, increases
lending to this consumm alton. We are In II yeiv
nope that before three months rolls by the Gov.
eminent, Congress, Departments and ali will have
removed 70 the present Federal Capital believe
u ~ understood that the volunteers are to lea
this statioNon their way to Virginia, by instal.
daily. o' iea'c
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Troops LOOMING FROM THE SourH.-Tbe Mo.
pie Register Of the 9th ultmo says "The 1 .0Oo
MlSinlppians are to be transported to Corinth on
the Memphis and Charleston road Five bnnd,sd
go from Scooba and five hundred from West
folnt They are to move next week. Simplta.
neously the Alabama, Georgia, south Csrolin,
ana Louisiana troops will be thrown into Vir-
fig ht and victory" ~ nave
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IL rhe Louisville Journal has advIces f,on,
Nashville, to the effect that John Bells recent
speech was unsupported that he is not in favor of
secession, and lin substance) that he fell in with
the prevailing sentiment in favor OF arming for
defense against the North, az a matter Of policv
only. The Journal believes that Mr. Bells inten-
lions were and good, whether his course
was judicious, or otherwise
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A YANKEE NATION CONCERNING YANKEE No
TIoNs.-The Boston Post publishes the following
from % Boston Boy" In Philadelphia with
whose idea that the anecdote 10 " too good to be
lost" 1.-The other evening while your brave
Massachusetts boys Were at the Continental Hotel
asked one Of them how they liked the idea of the
Confederate flag waving over Old Faneuil Hall
as threatened by secessionIst at Montgomery,
he replied, Let them come on and try tive
VIII send them back to their friends in the shape
Of bone bnttousr, r
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ALLEGED PLOT TO BURN NEW YORK PHILa-
DKLrnA AND BosTON Superintendent Kelly, OF
The New York police department, has for several
days been In receipt Of letters threatening the
burning OF the above cities by an organized band
belonging to the knights Of the Golden Circle
Ohe letter from Louisville, Ky, states that 125
men have been assigned to New York and Brook
Ign, and so to each Of the Others
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ITGov. Letcher has issued a proclamation
aulhofizing the commanding general Of the mill
tary forces Of the State to cali out and mus,e,
service such troops as he may deem necessary,
ana designating places Of rendezvous for com
panles Troops are to assem- BILE at Alexandra from
inc counties OF Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince VIII.
liam, and Alexandria City.
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IJCaPt Jno. c. Robinson, In command AZ
Fort McHenry, In letter TO the New York Her,Id
denounces az false and malicious the assertion
made In many circles that the guns Of Fort M Hen
wouia never be turned on Baltimore IL IL were
tween It's late commander and members Of tho
GARRISON with view Of It's betrayal into the hands
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=, THE CossERvArIvK VOICE OF BALrrMotx-
MeeIlngs Were held last night In all the Ward.
OF o. me CITY to appoint delegates to Union Citv
n wonVenuon, 70 meet at Temperance Temple, on
~ al tne meetings in denunciation of the desiens
against the liberty Of the people enacted and con.
YEN plated by the Secessionists, and especiaIIv
exams, the atfemptto usurp the Executive powers
through the establishment Of a MiIitsrv Ro,,d
me meetings Were the largest Ward meeting:
ever held In Baltimore. Baltiuo,s A,n,,;.o. AZ
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THE TRAINS AND TrL.snArx ON PIE R,,-s

MORE AND OHIO RAILaoAD.-Ihv ;. .stern er
press Train, which left the Camden station at Is
yes.efoay afternoon, passed the Relay House in
ey Conductor Bryson brought In the Western
aln last evening and reports troops above the Re-.
iay house, and everything quiet The telegram
wires ana poles at the Relay House, and on the
ne VI 'ne ROAD, had been cut for several miles to
prevent communication with Baltimere and IL,
fsny. The movements of the troops to the
heiaY House was known in Virginia and at Har.
pefs Ferry, and there were counter movement.
In consequence
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HOW'LL CoBB is proclaiming in public speeches
that the people of the Gulf States NAV safely
abandon all further apprehension that their ter.
ritory will be the seat OF the war as II is the
pose OF the oligarchy 10 remove IL wholly to Wiz
ginia ard Kentucky. how forcibly does his
neciaraton OF bis confirm all we have published
10Y honths Pas, upon that point, In arguing to
snow that the secession Of Virginia in making her
enll The hatcb-block OF the war, would ruin her
every Interest past peradyenture,
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SECESSION RIor.-The Union demonstration,
held at Lexington, Mo-, on the Sd inst was
broken up by the secessionists One Union MN
was shot, but not seriously injured There wa.
70 nave been Union meeting In the afternoon.
but IL has been suppressed by the secessioni sts
me secession dag now waves In front Of the court.
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THE NEWS HERE.

POPULAR RIsHrs.-Does any man believe that
there can be fair and unawed expression Of the
popular will Of Virginia upon the question Of the
adoption rejection Of the ordinance of secession
on the fourth Thursday Of this month! IL so, he
should be located for the balance Of his life In
one Of the glass cases In Barnum's Museum.
Throug bout Ess.era Virginia 1t Is almost as much
as mans life is worth to proclaim his continued
preference for the Union; and to refuse to be ready
to swear that he no longer regards himself citi-
zen Of the United States 10 now everywhere there,
equivalent TO asking FOR pass for his safe con-
duct beyond tue limits Of the State. In every
camp througho the entire South wherever there
may be person IN arms claiming to be a citizen
of Virginia, poll Is TO be opened TO vote On the
question Of Vrginia's secession; which is equiva-
lent TO emitting the armies Of all the disunion
States to the right to vote Virginia ont of the
Union. In the face Of all this mockery of popular
rights, the pretense Of submitting the question Of
Virginias secession to vote Of her citizens Is not
only a foul outrage upon the principle Of civil
liberty, but { deliberate insult to the common
sense Of the public. We are, therefore, not among
those who entertain the least hope that the result
of Virginia's nominal voting the fourth Thurs
day Of this month nay be against disunion
Those who have control o. her affairs at this time
entertain no more idea of maintaining intact the
distinctive liberties and rights of the people, than
has been manifested further South since the oil
garchy voted themselves the Government of that
section of the Union; which they have since gov
erned wholly through the machinery Of naked
military dospotism.
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Personal.

80 Major Robert Anderson, q. s. A., arrived
in w Warrington, from Philadelphia, on SATURDAY
n no,nng, ana - stopping at Willards' He was
very warmly greeted by his friends and aco uaint.
~"'e'' OF whom there 10 host In this city.
soy VIM. A. Rockingham, of Conn. and
WIN. IA Aslinwal, the shipper, also s,,iv.a a ~,
Sanfuay, all OF course on business of imports ne
tered also at willards, -AeJ are quar-
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THH pI'USIoN TROOPS at rper's Ferry doubt
Ices contemplate acting In connection with the
Baltimore disunion mob, II the latter venture
another attack upon United States troops passing
through the streets Of Baltimore or elsewhere upon
Maryland soil. We feel well assured, however
.nat the operty holders and business men OF
Batimore, being well aware that the upshot of
such an attack In their city will be t. entire de
suucuon IN six hours, will successfully control
MARSHAL kenes and Col Thmble's disunion mob.
80, our Impression 10 that the leaders OF the dis
union soldiery now at Harper's Ferry will soon
turn their attention elsewhere
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COMMISSIONED The following District Of Co.
Iunoia militia officers have very recently bern
commissioned by the President. Viz:
Na'ionaI Gnard. Company F-Captain, w p
seigusoni ht Lieut., t Carroll; I'd Lieut., w
Nouins h.m; 3D. Lieut., J. b. Davis
OHtos PoLant-ers, Company F-Captain James
fletch.r; LIST Lieut., Henry r. Duncan; I'd Lieut..
isaac IL U en-; 81 Lient. J Clement Reynolds
Thomas A. Scott, Colonel of Infantry
Company A, Wayhingfon Light Infant,v Bat.
fa1'|s Lsmuel ID. Williams, captain; c n
Gtrneble, LIST lient.; Marvin p Fisher, Sd lieut
James Coleman, Sd lieut.
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THE ScHBNs Of the oligarchy was to have
attacked this city some time between daybreak Of
the 18th and aybreak of the 2lst Of April ultimo
They had been led to believe that the Virginia
ordinance Of secession would have been pushed
through the Convention few days before that
was accomplished, ION the lSth;) and that the
troops Of that Stale would have peen able to take
Washington by surprise between the dates We
named above. The secret outside convention
that was assembled by the disunion convention in
Richmond on the 18th ultimo, was called to aid
the scheme, and the raid on Harper's Ferry was
to the end Of aiding il also. That was contrived
aud carried ont wholly by disunion revolutionary
means; the Governor (Letcher) having declined
To order 10, or the raid the Government property
Qhe navy yard. &c J In and near Norfolk. John
Bell was doubtless in the conspiracy, we appre-
bend, a bis change Of front took place Just In
time to admit Of his getting on what he foolshly
supposed would be the winning side. The resg-
nation OF the large number Of Army and Navy
oncers between the 18Th and 2lst of April, in a
oooy, Was doubtless also planned to embarrass the
Government just previous to the contemplated
attack upon the Federal Metropolis. The con-
spirafors had no idea that the Government would
prove more prompt and efficient in their measures
OF defense, than they in theirs Of attack.
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TIE "srAr Law" passed recently by the vir.
GINA Convention 10 aimed especially At nortb.,n
creditors of virginiaDs, according To Rtcbmora
correspondent OF the Baltimore Syn III b. /. cor.
ret - proposes TO declare such debts upcolIect.
dnie ty law. go they 90.
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LIST OF VISITORS TO WEST PoINr-The Presi
dent has named the following gentlemen as the
list Of visitors to West Point for the examination
Of this year. Viz:
l Hon John }. Crittenden, Franz fort XIV;
Ahdrew Johnson, Greenville, Tenn; 3. Edward
u Baker, salem, Oregon; 4. John NJ Bolts,
RicLmcnd, Va David Davis, Blooming ton ,
III Q David Cooper. ST. Paul, MINI; Z. John
Woodruff, New Haven, Conn; 6. James :,
Adams, wis 9. Frederick p. Stanton, Kansas;
10 Alexander Cummings, Penn; IL. Thomas ]
mchean, Iowa; II Richard TIlghman, Md 10
James Elaine, Me ; IL. Herman Haupt, Deer
nsld, Mass; Is Professor Charles Davies, ~ Y !;
10 Gen n Darlington, Ohio; IL. Brig Gen
John Garland, U. 9. Army.
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81 sipk A.. ~ 40 IAkk o FIRLD The
enNfleston Courier lssIns from the most reliable
source that President Davis will take con- mand
In person a. General-in-Chief Of the forces oath,
ering in Virginia. ka'n-
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lowing: VINO Ao''
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 2.-Three thous, nd
uooPs, well armed and equipped, from Alabama
and Louisiana, have passed through here to-dav.
en- route for Lynchburg. Va. The like of soldIers,
Of Knoxville As A'''oiy
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HErpssTiAL APPoINTMKSTs-TheP President
nas appointed Lieut. Aug. =. Nicholson adiutant
resigned '-0e aJior'
Also, Albert Berien, ofNew York, to be Fourth
Auditor Of the Treasury ONi'A
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A1PoISTED:-Wm NJ. Rowe, Of Md, Cs1 40
annam,) VIM Van Week, ofN. Y, g ".
pc In the Post Once Department; the salarIe,
of the two latter not yet settled
mr Nestnn Crawford, Of ILL.,, has been an.
fonsd junior examiner in the Patent nice
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W Massac husetts will In q short time be I'm
possession OF no less than forty excellent riHed
caneon-beautifal brass field pieces About a We
.ons OF Prosectes for these cannon are already in
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COFFEE, BACON, DO.
" 40 bags iva. jnma,ca, end Rio Coffee,
20 boxes Ground Coffee
10 bugs Ro.std do
oOl pouEds prime Shoulders,
5000 do. Sugar Cured HAMS
IS boxes primo Cheese.
10 barrels Western Isrd.
Just received ard for sale by
IN bteo BAR BOUR Il SEMMES.