The national Republican., 1861-05-22

sengers for Hayti. The emigrants, comprising
twenty six adults and twelve children, are chief
" from Rochester, N. Y. They 60 out under
the auspices of the Haytien Government.
CAPTAIN Elzey, lac United States command.
ant OF the Augusta, Georgia, arsenal, was at
Montgomery last week, having resigned his
com mission and rendered his services to the
Confederate States.
Rice is being shipped from Charleston by
railroad to Richmond, the directors on the road
taking 1t at half the usual rates.
The family of Mr.. Douglas in this city were
on Monday afternoon informed by telegraph
that he was still convalescing -rheunatism,
and not typhoid fever, as enormously reported,
being the character Of his affection.
Ten enormous columbiads, and as many
heavy Dahlgren guns, passed through Peters
burg on Thursday, on their way to Memphis.
They we're from the Gosport navy yard. The
Petersburg Erpress says that hundreds Of the
heaviest guns taken ut the navy yard have
been already scattered through the South and
West Seven were shipped to Richmond on
Wednesday last.
A contract has recently been entered into
between certain parties residingi in Cuba and Mr..
NJ. Roche q builder of Baltimore, to the extent of
constructing FIVE hundred houses, all ofwhich are
to be erected in Cuba. OF course, they will be
entirely made of timber, and the parts joined
and put up after shipment to that country.
Each piece and part will be so numbered as to
render this part Of the contract q comparatively
easy one.
President Davis has commissioned ex.Secre.
tary Floyd to be general in the Confederate
service, and directed him to raise brigade in
Virginia. The Richmond Examiner, in making
this announcement, says:
I" The talents Of Governor Floyd, his extra
ordinary energy, his vigor Of character, and
capacity for command and for action, have
never yet been questioned or doubted. In him
there is the stuff Of the real general the man
for the crisis, the true warrior and leader"
On Monday, the recruits enrolled in Mary
land for the United States army, and quartered
in Baltimore, were ordered to the Relay House,
to the number of about six hundred and fifty
men. They are now encamped near the site
occupied by Colonel Lyons eighth New York
regiment.
The Boston Post says Tho steamer Penn.
broke will sail again for the seat Of war in the
course Of a few days. Captain 7. W. Clarke's
company of rifles, now recruited to the full mum.
Der required under the new position, one hun.
dred and one, will proceed by this steamer to
Fort McHenry, where it will be attached to
Major Devens's rife battalion. The Richard.
son Light Infantry, Of Lowell, will also go in
the steamer to join the sixth regiment.
The Richmond Examiner says: Drunken.
ness on the Sabbath seems to be- increasing in
our midst, and with it come brawling, swagger.
ing, bullying, fighting, and swearing, black
eyes, bloody noses, and torn Sunday clothes"
An ordinance is before the Arkansas State
Convention, which orders the con6scston Of
all debts due from citizens of that State to
those of the Northern States.
Measures will Immediately be taken to put
a stop to the indirect shipment of provisions to
the rebel States, which has been going on
through Paducsh and other points in Kentucky,
since q stop was put to their direct shipment.
Governor Letcher has met with loss. He
had caused to be made, for his particular study,
accurate military maps of Virginia. These
having been finished at Washington, were on
their way to the Governor when they were
seized by order Of the War Department.
The Pittsburg Gazette says: "a party of
seventeen fugitive slaves passed through this
city day or two since, on their way northward.
They were well known to be fugitives, and be-
ing satisfied that, under existing circumstances,
no opposition would be offered to their passage,
they did not attempt to conceal themselves, but
passed along in open day. A very heavy bust.
ness is now doing on the Underground rail
road.'
Letters received here yesterday, from sena.
tor johnson, Of Tennessee, say that he con.
tinues actively and efficiently engaged in his
labor of canvassing the State in behalf of the
Union cause, and that he continues to believe
that the result of the voting will be glorious
triumph for the Union.
United States Volunteers in St. Louis.
81. Louis, May 20.-Colonel O'Fallon, one
of our oldest and weslthiest citizens, has been
elected colonel Of new regiment Of United
States volunteers raised in the upper part oi
this city.
Kentucky and Indiana.
indianapolis, May l9.-Reports well authen.
ticated refer to contemplated secession inroads
into Southern Kentucky from Tennessee.
The report that three thousand secessionists
were parading in Louisville is falacious.
Two thousand troops are at Indianapolis, and
can be lodged into Kentucky in eight hours.
Five regiments of State troops in arms, un
der Brigader General Reynolds, can reach this
point in four hours.
Kentucky Troops.
Louisville, May 20.-A battalion of the sec
ond regiment of State Guard will encamp forty
miles south of here, at Paroquet Springs, to-
morrow.
New Hampshire Volunteers.
Portsmouth, May 2O.-The first New Hamp.
shire regiment is waiting orders from Washing
ton. 1thas complete camp equipage, and is in
every respect prepared for active service