The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-29
SITUATION OF AFFAIRS.

Everything appears TO go on favorably at the
seat Of war. The Northern troops in Washington
are in coed health and spirits. The Infringement
of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts regiments
attended divine service yesterday in the Hall CT
Representatives, the bands supplying the sacred
music on tie occasion. The steiner City Of Rich
mcnd plying between Richmond and Philadelphia,
was seized at the former port on the 18th, and
force Of Virginia troops placed on board but the
captsin subsequently obtained her release from
Governor Letcher, and she arrived at Philadelphia
Yesterday, with the crews of the New FORK steaIa
ers Jamestown and Yorktown. GO men, and 10
passengers.
Large bodies of troops are said by the Richmond
papers to be raising in all parts Of Virginia and
North Carolina, that batteries are being erected
OF Portsmouth Hospital and Craney Island
mounted with Dahlgren guns, and that five voun-
teer companies from Georgia had arrived at Ports
mouth. The ladies of Virginia, il appears, arc
following the example Of their sisters at the
North, in manufacturing uniforms and clothing
for the soldiers.
Twelve thousand troops in all had reached
Annapolis from the North up to Saturday, and 1t
il stated that no moro volunteers will be ordered
unless they are fully equipped for service. y
would appear that the preparations to receive the
troops al Annapolis we're very imperfect, and had
not lie weather been very mild, they would have
suffered much. As il was, thousand Of them had
to sleep IN the open mir on Friday night, and al
though there is abundance Of provisions the com
misarai vas 80 badly managed that some Of the
troops were without food for twenty -four hours.
Tie Tenth Company OF the Massachusetts, Eighth
regiment under Captain Briggs, made bold co. p
on Friday night. They started for Baltimore in
stesm,ug, cut out the receiving ship Allegheny,
lying n The harbor, and anchorci her safely under
Tie sheltering guns Of Fort McIienry
The road FROM Annapolis to Washington is well
protected by government troops, large bodies OF
men being posted at intermediate stations, so as
to rerc, an attacks Of the soccssonists and keep
the way open for our troops to the capital.
Geteral Batter. OF the Massachusetts, forces,
ssys that there l. musket guarding every
rail between annapolis and Washington, so
that the communication with Washington may
be considered intact Meantime the Super
iniendeat Of the railroad has been arrested
for taking up the rails. The President
ordered the Secretary Of War TO take possession
Of the road from the Junction TO Annapolis, and
the road from Baltimore to York, Pa, known as
tie Northern and Central road. There appears to
be panic among the residents Of Annapolis, aris-
ing from iis occupation by the federal army for
half toe population arc said 70 have left the city,
baltimore and Washington are reported by ira.
Nehers from those cities TO be perfectly quiet, and
tAe regular lines Of steamers arc beginning to ply
between the neighboring places.
We learn nom Philadelphia that a proposition
to act as srbtrstors IN the quarrel between the
North and South has been made by Mr.. c. j. niger.
soil, Of that city, to the Eve oxPresidents
ohsnanan, Pierce, Fillmore, Tyler andvsn Buren,
from which fossil court Of arbitration, we need
hardly say, nothing Is to be expected. Little
more Of Importance reached Us from the seat Of
war yesierdsy,