Nebraska advertiser., 1861-05-09

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dwellings and eight stores IN The town
and four more 10 the vicinity, eight ne
groes were hung aud a dozen more would
soon be hung.
The Sec'F Of Treasury instructed the
collector Of the port Of n Y not 10 grant
leave Of absence 10 employees volunteer
! iBg, they must resign or not volunteer.
The Jersey City coast guard have
seized two schooners loaded with $500
kegs and LOO barrels powder.
The Commercial special says armed
vessels are stationed Of Alexandria 10
protect fisherman who have been .ired IN
TO aud their feet taken from thea.
Mai Anderson has arrived at Wash
ingtoD.
The frigates Niagara and Minnesota
are ordered TO sail Immediately.
Il is said the President Will demand the
restoration Of Gosport navy ya5d and
Harpers Ferry
Washington dispatches say the n Y
9Th wall forthwith be located in the
neighborhood Of Georgetown.
ST. LOUIS, May g, A. VI.
The Baltimore and Ohio r. r. have
offered the Governments the use Of their
rolling stock.
The Government has been officially
advised, that at the latest dates no Com
missioners from the Confederate States
had presented themselves to the French
Court. The State Dept has instructed
thenew minister TO Paris, Mr.. Dayton 10
explicitly make known TO the French
Government that there is not now, nor
has there been, nor will there be any. or
the least idea existing In this GoAern-
ment Of suffering a dissolution Of the I'M
ION TO take plrce in any way whatever.
The Md. Legislature In their inter-
view with the President Saturday morn
ing admitted both the right aud the pow
er of the G%oyernmenl to bring the troops
through Baltimore or the State, and 10
take any measures for the public safety
WEIGH in the discretion of the President
might be demanded either by actually
reasonably apprehended ~exigencies. They
expressed their belief that no effort al
secession or resistance to the federal au-
thority would be tempted by the Legis-
lature or State authorities, and they ask
ed in this view they should be spared Is
long as possible the evils Of a military &C.
cupatiOn or a r~evengelul shaslIsemehi
for former wrongs. The President re-
piled that their suggestions aud represent
tatIOns should be considered but he should
now say no more than hat the public in.
teresl and not a spirit of revenge should
actuate his measures.
ST. LOUIS, May 6; PM.
A special dispatch to the New York
Herald says there are now 10000 troops
at Washington including the P,nnsylya-
MIA troops who came through Baltimore.
The troops takes possession of Alexan-
dTla tomorrow.
The American flag floats over Harvre
de Grace.
A Herald dispatch says it is believed
that the President will issue another
proclamation todap announcing the pnr-
pose of the Government to repossess The
Federal property seIXed by The rebels
and deal summarIly with all hereafter
IOuhu Resisting It's authority.
Advanced posts are TO be established
within u circuit of 20 miles of Washing
toe extenping into va. in order 10 pro-
tect the agricultural districts supplying
the Capitol.
The Cny of Washington is placed in
semi martial law and Lieut. Edwards
Provost Marshal. The law does not ex-
tend 10 civilians though close supervision
is kept over their movements.
A dispatch from Washington to the
Times says | believe the Railroad to
Wheeling will be taken possession OF
soon. The secession troops only hold
possession of the road from Harppr's T..
10 Martinsburg
Il was rumored that the Camden Sta
lion, Baltimore. would be occupied Mon
day morning by a detachment from the
Relay House.
Special Washington dispatches say il
was the 9th Massachusetts regiment
which took the Relay House, joined by
The New York S,h another from Annap-
oils.
The Nirginians boast of having 5000
men at Harper's Ferry, but authentic ac-
counts fix their number at 3,400. A
demonstrations on them by the Govern
ment is momentarily expected, as they
are preparing TO move The machinery of
the armory TO Richmond.
1t is said hat Gov. Sprague and the
X. /. troops will soon move Southwark.
Messengers from Alexandria report
that large numbers of people have fled
from the city il view of the contempla-
ted attack by the federal troops.
About 400 va. troops armed Sunday
coming from the direction of Richmond
but seeing the federal feet coming up
the Potomac they turned toward Harp
er's Ferry.
The Herald's dispatch also a Y the
Maryland committee were told by the
President thai It was not the intention of
The government to retaliate for the at
thch by Baltimore On Northern Troops.
bot It was determined IA assert the right
Of way through BALTIMORE al all hazards.
A Fort Smith dispatch of today says a
gentleman just arrived from Fl Washing
ton brings intelligence from that post up
10 May lst, The L. S. Troops, compri-
sing the six companies Of Cavalry and
one Of Infantry in all about 600 men
were preparing 10 evacuate the Fort.
On Thursday last the Forts was turn