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direction threatened BY Maryland Virgtnia
and the Houthern CcnfederaeT. u 20, Nhas-
ever temporary success may attend Ine EoFe-
u1ent Itself, It Is destined TO Ei2naa 1aaAre es
part Of the plan indicated. Let the enemy
come In what numbers he may down the MS
sis%ippi river, the SUCCESS OF southern arms
In Virginia and Maryland would render h1a
descent fruftiess, and, unless he had made Eure
ct q retreat hy the most expeditions method,
wouli make bis destruction Inevitable
In another article the Delta returna to
affairs at Washington, and the operations at
Norfolk, In which 1t sees great hope tor rev
pahomey. Hear what 1t says:
The detachment Of Gen. Lee, said to be
stationed at Arlington Heights, Is probably
the advanced guard Of the Virginia 4orces,
destined to attack the City OF washington.
We shall probably soon htar Of the concen-
tratton Of large force IN TINT vicinity; IL
more becomes Of imn ense Importance. It
stands like On Immense fortress in the way OF
the rein1oreements which might othet Wife be
fhroTu into Washington from the North
and East. The forces destined to relieve
Washington must, therefore, be sfnt around
by sea. land at Annapolis, and thence Proeeea'
through ahostlle country, to their De estimation.
Even This movement can ba materially etnoaF-
rassed by the destruction Of the Annapolis
railway, At the present moment Lincoln pas
not more than 5000 troops, Of al kincs, In
Washington, and this number Ia utterly pow
erIess for the defense of the place against the
overwhelming forces that can be brought Into
the field BY Virginia and Maryland. 1t will
not be long before Lincoln AID his Cabinet arc
either captured by Southern armies, OF driven
to seek safety IN an ignominious rocturnal
flight.
Thnt "ignominlous nocturnal fight ~ Is, al
this stage Of the game, good thing-a capita
iDkal
, 1861-04-30

In the name Of all that's patriotic and
manly, wba* is the Illinois Legislature DO
insf A week in session and not bill
passed get, though the exigency Of affairs
is every day more and more pressing. a
few plain, simple a. d understandable prop
oei,ions are before them-to arm the State,
to pass militia bill, to borrow three mill
ions of dollars by which expenses may be
defrayed. These are all; and they ought
10 hare been promptly and intelligen1ly
disposed Of first, then, if members desired
to air their notions On rcd-dog and Wild
cat banking, to indulge in pereonal squah-
bles, or offer buncombe resolutions, fort
night could have been set aside for the pur-
pose. We tell the gentlemen who ara
fooling away. time in personal explanations
and bypercritical o' jcct;ons, that the peo-
ple are in dead earnest, and that they will
soon express hot displeasure at thelr mac
tion. The country is in danger; the hon
or and manhood of Illinois are on trial, and
the men at home who don't want to be
Colonies nor Honorables, nor titled per
sonases Of any description but who dc
want the State to spring to her duty with
zeal and alacrity, are not pleased with the
do-nothing policy which the Springfield
sapients hare inaugurated at the very nc
ment that The enemy is laundering at tht
door oil the National Csptal Let us, III
.ntroot hnar that something has beer
, 1861-04-30

Ths following communication is given to
answer many inquiries from this city and
ne}ghborlog towns by those who are auxlous
to enter at once upon the arduous work Ct
caring for the troops. Several gentlemen are
acting In concert with the ladies, SO that an
efficient corps will be ready if needed, to 60
within week OF so to the encampzneut-
Professional nurses are advised not to give
up engagements at the present Stage Of the
organization:
"HEAp QrARrEns CoxxAspEH n CaIr,
SPK1SsFIE1p, April 70, 1861. I
REV. E. 8. Tr1rLE, Chicago Ill.,:
De4r Sir: Yo1r favor OF the Path Is re-.
celvel and contents noted. Gour application
for IN appointment Is Chaplain fn some Kegt~
ueut Of Volunteers is gratefully acknoWl.
edged and your patriotic seutim ents expressed
ara welcomed with high satisfaction. It Is,
however, very probable that the selection OF
! Chaplains will not b vested in this Depart.
!; ment, but In the Government Of the United
! States. ...,
| As to the Offer Of the services OF number
! Of the patriotic and self sacrificing ladies OF
! your citr in the capacity Of nurses to the sol
diers, it Is at this time impossible to give any
All such applications, however highly they
nav be esteemed and valued must be deferred
i iii the imWed.a.a necessities Of the service
and Of the preliminary steps to organization
a1a eq1ipqaent are met and answered.
VERY respectfully, your obedlent servant,
Commander IN Chief"
, 1861-04-30

In the Presidents Proclamation he gave
the rebels twen'y days in which to lay
down their arms and return to their allie
glance. "Time" will not be SCALED"
until next Sunday night ut twelve o'clock;
and until it is, good faith on the part OF the
Government rcQnires that operations
should be confined strictly to defence
When the days Of grace expire,
1e, all the cayilers. croakers and growlera,
look out for the fur to fly; let the rebels
prepare their bandages and lint and the
southern newspapers get ready iof the
"mor,ality listz,'' OF which, after the Sum
ter affair, they were SO coEetous, oecaufe
rs sure es that the sun will rise tomorrow.
Old Abe will put some Of them On the
broad road which men travel but one way
Meanwhile he is getting good ready
, 1861-04-30

DO sRpIN .--Dssir1hle suits Of
IL rooms, with Boasi, eaa he obtained by ,pply.rx
1t Nos aad Fal nutea street, n ar the Lake.
, 1861-04-30
r Rom SPRINGFIELD.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune-I:
spnnGF1E1p, April 20. 1861.
Nothing was done In the House to-day.
Mr.. Scammou's two million bill waa taken
up, zna Gfeen,s amendment, substituting one
million, vas voted down; ayes %, noes Is.
!. Ar. Harris Of B 1reau offered an amendment
thst one b. IL Of the bonds be ct The denoml-
pstion Of fifty dollars, to ahieh Mr. Er~in OF
Schuyler cft.red On amendment that half
million be Of the denomination Of one hun
dred dollars each, half million OF the denom-
.nasion of f7e hundred dollars each, and the
remainder one thousand dollars each. On
this almost every body spoke, nobody touch
irg the question before the House until FIVE
o'clock, when Mr. Vandever Of Christian, ven
tured to suggest that he wanted some of the
bonds, if hs could get them Of 8 small denom-
iIa.ion. The amendment of Mr.. Erwin was
flsalls adopted, ayes So, noes 25; and bill re-
committed to the Committee on FIJI auce.
Mr. Hogg introduced bill to re-organfze
the militia Of Illinois.
Mr.. Hu1lbnt introduced q bill for State At
s:nal and magazine at Springfield, appropris
ting $500 600 for rifles, muskets and eqrtp
msuts, cavalry eabres, artillery, tents, camI
equipments and gun powder. Referred t.
Comnlttee on Militia.
The Situate adopted . resolution to adjourn
sine die on Wednesday.
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Bosrox, April 28-Onr harbor will be
closed against the shipment Of any articlea fp1
Caleb Cushing has rendered bis services for
any capacity In defence of the Unien.
1t is reported that more regiments Of Mas
sachn5etts troops will be c'lled for. They
ean BE- pu. in marching order IN three days.
The town Of Taunton to-day 7oted laty
thousand dollars fos VI psrgoses,
nay that ex President Pierce, il ohedlenee ID
o telesrspn dispatch ffom Hon. HI. Inge1soll
of Pennsylvania, has gone to Philsdelphia and
Baltimore, on mission Of mediation between
The rebels and the Government [Better stay
In Concord
, 1861-04-30

The removal Of tue 81 500 stand OF excellent
s.ns, ten pieces Of eaonon, md large auan.
tity Of ammunttlar, frog. the st. Louis afSenal
to the Capital Of this State, is thus gently de-
scribed By the st, Louis H<7oas11ieda- Had the
arms tal1en into the hands Of the secessionists.
what q howl Of exrltstion 1t would hsFe ra1eed.
Bat 1t beIrg the Secession OF that was gored.
the affair presented an altogether different as-
pect:
Arms 4xp Mrx11roSs OF WAH. kc,-On Thurs.
dag night large quantity Of mnsIsts-1tom 400
TO % Qp II i. fep1tttd--were placed on boHrd lhe
City OF Attn et The Arsenal. and transported 10
alton. While this movement was in pr"Erese,
CIR containing several German United etates tol'
diers. stopped Fifth street, near waning
ton svenne. aud - cleaned cut" The report hAa
been cItcnlattd that Tic soldiers Etre on The Wy
TO powder n 6 glue il the North part OF the eaty
for the pnEpoee Of takicg posecs-ion OF it.: De
tAchmcrSs OF troops frum the different military
companies are now encsmped about The magazine.
at tie of the owner for the purpote uf pro-
teeune it. quautitY Of euua matked for Frank
fort. Ky, were eeized on Thnz aday. on The Leyee.
aud the1r shipmelt prevented. THIS embraces Ill
the sensation n+Ws for ahe pseseut
It i. unreasonable to expect the Rerudzieaa
to be merry oEer the event. Iswss bitter
dose to swallow, and 1t takes It down with Al
little erlmacs aad contortion AZ the nature NJ
The case would pt r1ult.
, 1861-04-30
LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE ENGLISH BUDGET.

NEW foRK, April 29-the steamship Bre-
men has arrived. bringing London adVices to
the 11sn. Ihe Afaso ano s1go arrived out on
the 18th, and the Ca1aoa GA me 10Th
Gladstone introduced the budget into the
House of tommons on the lotbs showing
surplus Of Fl o0D, He preferred using it
fhns: a reauctloa OF 10 On income ta3; e
peM tne paper duty, which E1d amo1nf a 70
4i,5eVoo, leaving surplus ci wv; tae
tea and sugar dntles 10 he conulned-
1t fs denied In the most positive terms that
Austria intends granting an tndeEeoFent MN
asscY TO hungary.
= fearful inunds alton had occurred at Java.
Many thousand persons were drowned and
whole Villages destroyed, and 10000 people
laG destitute .-......
me sfcllaan uIet demanded self government
Tor tnat part OF Foland-
LATER
New YoRE Anrii ee-Tbe arsh;a FINN
T,svernool 2}th. and Oneenstnwn 81 st arrtrad
ct Hailfax this afternoon.
Ia he Housa Of Tords IL zaa stated +hs+ tn.
Government was engaged in 70 nego1iation
Whatever towards Fecopciliug the King Of
Italy a1d the Pope. Their policy was not to
iuterfere With Roman Catholic uuestiors.
The Italian question Ia general was debated.
aad tbs French occupatson Of Rome was dc.
plored, and the prospect Of collision between
Austria and Italy deprecated BY all the spcak-
e:s.
In the Commons, Lord John Russell stated
| that all the foreign ministers. except tie
| American, had lett Jedio to be protected b7
I ships Of war. in consequence Of Intimidation
| hayiog been used towards them, which the
! japanese Government had not eudeayorsd to
, 1861-04-30

Ing tnyasion by Northern troops. In sI'ott-
sy1yanIa md adjoining counties, the negroes
ara growing altogsther uamsnageable. Par
ties Lately arrived from Richmond state that
. famine is threatening. 81 Flour sells for
tgcnty dollsrs a barrel; trade was absolute
" obs.ructed, and epecle waa entirely out
Of c,,cu1ht1~n. The wounded MASSACHUSETTS
so1dlers have already got well.
, 1861-04-30

The arrest OF Senator Mason, one Of the
arcl.consplrators, By whom The country
las been prccll,iiated into revolution, is an
event If no little significance. We fear
that it will be difficult to prove that he
has levied war upon the United States, and
that, though is brim(ull Of treason, he
will escape the punishment that he
has so richly earned. Let Us
hone that the authorities will
not BE- called Upon to treat hin with dis
tingu:shed consideration. A common jail
and prisoners fare are what he deserves.
Though he may not be convicted at last, a
little wholesome regimen may cool lis
blood and open his eyes to the moral enor-
nitv of Lis offence.
, 1861-04-30
CHICAGO. TUESDAY" APRIL 80, 1851

timore by that route. The feasibility of top
ping the artificial lake for supplying Balti-
more. is opealy talked OF.
II Fort MeHsnry Ia attacked, es has been
threatened, Baltimore will not only be bonn
ba1ded, but fired and surrounded Immediately.
Every citizen Of Baltimore is armed, and a
reckless spirit prevails.
PERRTsvnLE, April Ex-senator Mason Is
not arrested. Other parties are arrested Tor
examination.
The steamer Ade1ine, arrived at Baltimore
from Norfolk, reports the Harriet Lane as tav-
ing fired into har off Point Comfort, and
brought her to, but afterwards released her. .
WAsHsaTos, april 29:-Two employees in
the maynard we're arrested, being found I'LL
ing the shells with eand. They will be tried,
and If cn, vic:ed, shot.
New York, April 2o.-Vesse1s arrived from
Wilmington report the seizure Of the steamer
Uacle Ban, and tbs crew Imprisoned as spies.
The vessels that have been sunk in the hatbor
block ~ the channel.
Fort McHenry was reinforced yesterday. It
Ia said that two ships have bic seized at
RappahannocE, Va The crews were imprf=on-
ed snd reaalrad to take tie cath Of allegiance
to the South.
WAsamaros, April 2a-The Government
has formaliy agreed to receive forty thousand
Of the seventy five thousand yolun.eets called
for the term Of three years and q, 900 regulars
| for Ave years.
Au armozy will be established at Rock Is
| land, Ill, IN place Of Harper's Ferry. It !:
stated that the naval academy will be removed
| temporarily to Newport, R. !.
/ No more dip1om attic appointments will bs
| made till every avenue to the Capital has beer
| opansd for the passage Of citizena and troops
| Col. Mansfe1i, U. g. Engineers, commands
| the forces here
The Thursdays Montgomery Hal says tha
"a portion Of the crew Of the Star Of the West
imprisoned, have arrived for trial
New YoRK, April 29.-The Iribune's epec;a
dispatch from Philadelphia confirms the al
rest Of Senator Mason He is on his way t
Philadelphia.
A private dispatch ftomB Baltimore aayssecee
sion Is defanct there, ard the Unionists ar
again triumphant. The reaction Is overwhelu
Ing ln oil parts Of the State. On Wedneeda
the Castom House will be cleared Of trnitol
ard the new appointees take their places. Th
Secession flags nave disappeared. :
, 1861-04-30

From New DahoMey. via New York.
New YoaK, April al stated that q Grocer
has arrived h5re from Charleston, Who Wa5
impressed into the service Of tho Confederate
nrnay, eseaping by cbncealiug himself op a
vessel. He reports that ct the bombardment
Of Fort Sumter at least 1900 rebels we're killed;
900 were killed in Mool:rle, and 80 By Ander.
sons first fire.
A Presby terian Clergyman rho left Eastern
Mississippi near Mobile, last Monday, arrived
here to-day, coming by the Virginia and Ten.
nessee Rallroad. He reports $50 passengers
coming North, fleeing from the Gulf statea,
eaerilaalng through tickets to avoid coming
through baltimore or Washington, believing
both cities Under martial 1aw.s He saw troops
at every station destined for the North, a1d
heard il avowed As their mission, to atrack
Washington. 80 VI
1t Is reported that none but secession fags at
Frederick, Nd, are a5ing an5[that the eeces
sion Ordinance Will be submitted to the peo.
pie
Al nas34:s: 3a4sg gers from the extreme South Say
people universally believe that Lincoln hgk
been drunk ever since his inauguration, and
only going out d1sguised at hight to escaps
assassination, a Thousand such extravagant
sta ements are flying In every direction.
The following ls published: " 70 Msior An
| derson, Lite Commander Of Fort Sum ter -.
am directed By the President to com Municatf
! to you, and through yon to The officers sri
men under -four command At Forts Moultria
and SamteF, the appreciation Of the Govern
ment Of your and their jadfcions and gallsn
| conduct there, and tenuer yon and them tn
thaaks Of the Government"
NorE--[The ahove was no doubt signed b,
| the Secretary Of State. In this dispatch th
signature was omitted.-TRB1
, 1861-04-30
NEGROES VNMANAGABLE.
Flour 11scefafy Dollars Per
Barrel in Richmond.
SECESSION FLAG CAPTURED In
VIRtINIA.
No Batteries Opposite Washington.
GOV. LETcAER's PROCLAMATION.
HEALTH OF THE TROOPS GOOD.
WASHINGTON SIX DAYS WITH
OUT NEWS.


Especial Despatch to Chieago Tzibnne.1
wAsusarox, pla PEaR1svn: E, April %.
The companies formed Ct prominent tera-
porary residents Of Washington, under: the ,
leadership of Casslus N Clay and Gen. Lane
Of Kansas, for the protection Of the Capital,
disbanded on Friday morning, their services
having become unnecessary in consequence
Of the arrival Of Northern reinforcenents~
The two companies consisted Of about 400
able. bodied, intelligent and devoted men.
They were armed with revolyeEs ard Skarp's
rifles, and employed In guarding the Presl-
dental premises, and watching tho move
nents Of suspected persons. Wednesday
and ThnrEday nights Gen. Lanes company
guarded the navy yard, against an attempt
to burn 1t, which was expected to be mada
by Secession sympathfzers, u1der the guild
anes OF some Of the officers that had lately
thrown up their commission. seTaa1 econt-
ing expeditions into Virginia were alao IN
dertaken by Gen. Lane One Of these r.
suited in the capture Of a secession flag,
which WAS triumphantIy carried through the
streets of the Capital the next day.
A deputation Of distinguished politicians
! Of ali parties waited On the President on
! Wednesday, and axked ths appointment CT
CasaEuz II. Clay IS BrtgaaieE General The
| President replied that 1t would certainly
give him pleasure to grant this request, but
that ho would have to satisfy himself first
whether ouch an appointment was constitu-
tiona1, and agreeable to Gen Scott.
On Friday afternoon, the Kansas company
called in a body ut the White House to
take leave OF the President Col Vaughan
Of LeaYenwo-~h, delivered ehort speech,
the burden. Of which was that the loyal peo.
pie Of the North expected tie Government
to crueh out the Southern rebellion ct all
hazards. The President In his reply said
"the last hope OF peace may not have pas
ed away, but if have to choose between
the maintenance of the Union Of these
States, Of the authority Of the Government
and Of the liberties Of this natioc, On ths
nne hand; :aad the shedding Of frateraa|
blood On the other, you need not be at
loss which con1se ehall take" -
The Post Ofdre Department hiss deter
mined to make no further appointments q
, present, unless 1t be to I'll vacancies.
, 1861-04-30
no w8LD.rAT tsE L0ERK LEGfSs
iATIrE NANEkD~

The general opinion hetcabouts is, that
II the Legislature would attend exclusively
to the business for which it was convened,
and then adjourn, it would be doing the
State better service than TO be consuming
It, time in devising schemes for galyaniz-
ing wildcat banks. Come, gentlemen, issue
your three or ire millions CT war bonds,
half of them Of The denomination Of $10
nrd $a5, so that the masses can subscribe
to the fp1d; authorize an encampment OF
len thousand men for six weeks drill and
instruction let every citizen take care Of
Ills own wildcat currency, instead Of sad
ding it upon the State; repeal the law re-
peal;ng tie two,mi}l tag, and then adjourn
stae die. That is all you were called TO-
gether 10 do-all you were expected or
desired to do This Is not the time for
passing plunder or lobby schemes. The
ptcp1e want pronp: and patriotic action
at your hands, ard no other.
, 1861-04-30
How ths Occupation OF Cairo III Rev
uart1ed IN Now DahpmeY.

How ths Occupation OF Cairo IL Rev
garded Ia New DahomeJ.
lFrom the New Orleans Delta, 2ith !nst.1
The Mayor OF this city resolved the follow.
Ing Important dispatch:
A largo number. Of Fsas1al '' tfoops d has a ~.
rived st Cairo. They are well provided With
heavy ordnance and horBea. Their number
Is increasing hourly, and It Is expected that
several thousand wall soon be concentrated IN
tho place. Cairo Ia now hlockAded
We Anticipate tia. descent on Memphis
and tns Mississippi to #4s u intended,
Tne time for decided and energetic action
h.a arrived. j. II. GoaDER,
G., DE1nACH.
Committee Of Safety,
That's Tho text upon 1t the Dflta makes the
Another development has occurred to
chanee the aspect aud dlversi1y the drama Of
war. We refer to the sudden occupation and
blockade Of Cairo by forces OF the llueola q
Government, We should not undtresumafe
tneimportauco OF this proceeding. Geography
has made Cairo q stsategieM poa1t1on o. ne
very utmost consequence. 1t - the key 70 Inc
upper, IS New Orleans and the ;st;e.,sni 1ake aao
Il eau blockade 1t. Louis on the one hand and
LouuvIlle On the other; while, II tn posses.
zion Of Considerable force, possessing heaFy
ordnance, and commanding the railroad lead
Ing South Of that point, 1t would menace tne
cltT Of Memphis and open the Way lot 81 n.
vading army to make thai al adS$nced POST
Of occupation. Il is not pleasant to eontsm. M
piate such possibility. But Its good ponc5
to face 1t fairly, if We would defeat 1t eaecloal
II. it Is never safe to trust to the healtA4Mon M
ignorance, or negligence Of tbs enemy: FOR,
tune IS on the eias Of the VIZ liant me pet'
Cause and the bFsvest defense catnot Wath IN
punity ntuse the favor Of ProViaence. a *1ge z
generalshlp, out Of abundant prudence, VI
a,Hays asaAne that the enemy WILL make the
most Of his opportunities, And that What
advantage 1t Is possible for him to accomplish
he will not fail to realixe.
/. The cittx .ns and Knthoritses OF Memphis ar
fully alive to the exposed eitustion in Wh1ct
they are placed by the military mQvement
Cairo. Tncy are in great apprehension that
descent wau b. attempted on that city, an
Rave telegraphed both Gov. Moore OF this
stste ana Mayor Monroe ct this city IN regar<
to the matter, and no doubt sent similar mes
sages to tac Government as Montgomery. !
is evident that these dispatches are scnt in of
der that timely measures be taken to make !
impossibie that Memphis and othes positaon
oa tbs Mississippi river below Cairo shab %
cou advanced poat2 Of q line Of tnvaaaou-
Meantime, 1t e not unreasanah1et to auppoe
thas this movement along the Mtsaisstpp
=. r;yor N II be designer - diversion in.'feyn
, It WaahEaStap at1'ad otatF Plsssa IA TIA
, 1861-04-30
The RsfNaxe C nzftknttons

The oil Ertgase Constitute" cams very near
filling Into the hands Ct the seeeasionists
at Annapolis belore the New York sad Aas.
eechu1etts troops arrived. She was aground
and helpless. 4 company Of Massachusetts
riaemeu were speedily put aboard Of her, aud
when the tide rose the tugs hauled her OIL
Thea Gen. Butler asked II ary Of them could
kail the Consti1uton, Jfy four ''.en sftefea1 from
1s raskt, oae Of .chom acas the NJ" o fas mo"
tato b,tst hert The good cid ship is no" sa1e
IN KsH, YotE hR1floy.
, 1861-04-30
Ct)ita{&o Grihtttte.


The rumor which was current at spring
field yesterday, that Conference Of the
Governors Of States IS. about to be held at
Cleveland, 10 devise way for adjusting
the present national d: difficulties, is probably
withou, foundation. II any such gather
ing is contemplated, the subject Of discua"
sion will or ought to be the most e1pedl-
tious method Of putting down the traitors
by force of arms. The day for twaddling
Peace Conventions has long gone by.
Cannon, riff balls and hayonets are now
the arguments to which appeal must be
made, Forbcarance long since ceased to
hn virtue