Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-31
nallp natlonal DGmorrat.
EASTERN NEWS.

10y e, Cole and the neighboring counties, are
no.H n.H,ood at that place to defend it against an
s,,ack Four pieces of artillery are there.
MIR General Price has issued orders direct
;nG the Brgadier Generals of the several dis.
,r;c,s to organize the militia of the State and
renort to headquarters
NEW YoRK, May l7.-Gen. Scott is in re-
ooint of important dispatches from Fort Me-
Teprv, and from Major Morris and General
Godwallader. He sent this morning full in
strnctons to the latter as to the policy he is
:" nnrsue at Baltimore
~ Gentlemen from Alexandria visited the
p,osdent this morning, and assured him that
;fnro,eeted at the polls the people OF that
nrpec;nct would give one thousand majority
against Secession
The following important letter was yester-
dov written by the Secretary of State;
WASHINGTON, May 10th.
Sir. have receiy ed your letter of yester-
d,vs date, asking me to give you, in writing,
NV reasons for considering an acceptance on
YOUR part of Governor Letcher's proposition
~ nurchase the steamships Yorktown and
Jamestown recently seized by his orders and
now in his possession, an act OF treason
With this request | readily comply. An in
surrection has broken out in several States of
overthrow the Government of the United
states. The executive authorities of the
State are PARTIES to that insurrection, and so
are public enemies Their action in seizng
ar buying vessels to be employed in the exc
cution of the decision is not only without au-
,hority of law, but is treason. 1t is treason
for any person to give aid or comfort to pub.
lie enemies to sell vessels to them which it
il their purpose to use as ships Of war; is to
give them aid or comfort. To receive money
from them in payment for vessels which they
have seized for these purposes would be to
convert the unlawful seizure into a sale, and
would subject the party offending to the
pains and penalties OF treason, and the Gov
ernment would not hesitate to bring the Of
fender to punishment
(Signed) WIN. II. SEWARD.
To G.. Ilinneker, Agent of the New York and
Virginia Steamship Co., Washington.
LOUISVILLE, May 1.-THE official returns
from 80 counties show the Union vote for
delegates to the Border State Convention to
be 9S ,56l, with Is counties to hear FROM
The aggregate vote in the Presidential cleo
ton was l46,2l6.
New YORK, May lin less than ten days
Gen. Butler will have more than ten thous
and men under his command at Fort Monroe,
and a squadron adequate to the support of
the land forces. This demonstration looks to
the possession of the public property at Cos
port
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-The Charleston
Courier reports that on the 18th instant,
British bark was refused entrance into that
port by the Niagara. Two British ships were
also ordered off another was pursued, but
ran into shoal water and was towed up TO
the city. A British ship was boarded, but
finally permitted TO pass.
New York May l7th.-The u 5. steamer
Crusader, at Havana, from Key West, reports
that the yacht Wanderer was taken 10y the
L. s steamer St Louis.
WASHINGTON, May l7th The President
remarked to gentleman last nj yht that Gen.
Butler would be placedin position perfectly
satisfactory to himself, and in n still broader
field of honor.
herbert Superintendent OF Mount Vernon,
says there is no foundation for the report
that the remains of Washington have been
removed from their resting place.
BHgldier General Mansfield to-day Issued
an order as follows:
Il ordered, by the telegraph, the agents of
the Adams Express Company at Philadelphia,
NV Eor; and Baltimore that in the future
no express matter, inclusive of letters will be
permitted to 90 south of this city into Nir-
ginia Last evening, Colonel stone seized,
by my order, the express matter, and stopped
all contraband goods and permitted the rest
to 20 forward"
The New York Heralls Montgomery cor
respondent states that It has been partially
decided that jeff. Davis Is to take command
at Richmond. The greatest discomfort is felt
by the rebel troops for want of reliable
head, and this has had its influence on Davis
1t is also stated that it has been discussed in
secret session to remove the seat of Govern
mcnt to Richmond; but the intimation hav-
ing been received of the intention TO take
possession of that city, it was deemed advisa-
Ile not TO go so far north at present.
New YORK, May lGth.-rhe llerads spe
eal Cincinnati dispatch of May 18th says,
General McCleland has sent 5000 guns for
the use of Kentucky Unionists.
There is no truth in the rumor about John
Z. Breckinyidge.
PnuADELpuIA, May l7th.-A steamer ar.
rived here reports seeing, off Cape Henlopen,
the steamer Yankee, with three prize sehoon.
ers in tow, sailing north.
special dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
mercial from Washington, May 10th says
Il had long conversation with distin
gnshed member of the Administration last
evening. lie expressed the hope that the
country would receive the acceptance of the
fourteen additional New York regiments, as
an earnest of the intention Of the Govern
lHent to reestablish its authority in all parts
of the country, and authorized me to assure
your readers that not only would the Gov
ernment vigorously endeavor to repossess all
Federal property-such as Custom Houses,
navy yards, arsenals and forts-in Virginia,
as well as all other seeded States but would
secure to Union men everywhere the full eX-
ercse of all their rights as American citizens
asked him distinctly whether and when ag-
gressive movements in Virginia were intend
ed, He replied the Government will assert
Its authority in Virginia as soon as General
Scottlis ready. | can state authenticity
that Secretary Chase is determined to have
the prohibition of shipments to insurreclion-
ary States vigorously enforced. Arrange
ments are now making to place armed guard
boats at the disposal Of Collectors in Western
river cities"
The Committee of New Workers, headed
10y Astor, assured the Government yester-
day that money shall not be wanting until
the rebellion is suppressed.
Ex-senator Cooper, af Frederick, Md, re-
ports that he will have a regiment ready to
be mustered into service on Monday next.
CHICAGO, May lSth.-Senator Douglas has
been very i'll with typhoid fever ever since
he returned to this city, and fears are enter
tained by his friends that he will not recover
New YORK. May 1Sth.-Arrests for trea-
son continue daily. The lines are being
drawn more closely.
The dispatch to the N. Y. Express states