Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-28
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wio has beef Ia the city fr day or tvo f this even.
ing fer Ptsbrrg, eic lie will probably take some
tive at In the present military movements. He rep
that considerable spprehen ION eIists In the Territory
Indian hosties during the coming summer. The Sock
and Gu venues have joined for the purpose Of waenx
psost the Pawle.s ~hi,h will involve. the whies
as the latter tribe p cpsy within the settlements
Ia ,isw Of this and also 10 afford protection to the
frontier forts the Indian agencies and the overland emf
granton which promises TO be unusually large this year.
Gov Black srongly urges that giment of volune re-
be raised and mustered into tie United States Service
ard stationed in ront parts OF the Territory lie had
already called the attention CT the War Department to
the necessity Of such movement and consulted Gen.
Harley in relation thereto who IL is understood approves
| Of the plan.
| LANCASTER, Pa, May 23.--For some time pas. our
citizps bave been distressed with the complains made
of the condition Of the troops Camp John ,on-he
Fourteenth and fifteenth Pvnnsyy auia regments-ald
the Express of this evening contains full exposure of
the OF sIifs vi ch coufms all that has said
abou Them SO srorg have been the grievances of the
troops that the Express declares they will become
utterly denorsz.u nowhstaI ding the excellent char
acer OF the Of which the regiments comp osed.
| Already tao or three companies have unanimously
pro ested against appearing in dress arsde and but
for the val Of quAn iy Of fresh beef Sunday,
md the care for the honor Of their captain some Of the
comp ,nies would have car led this protest into effect
Ali this discomfort is occaoned simply BY he shocking
condition of the commisssria which the voun
u
erce and an entirely insufficient supply of bread The
following Instances will illustrate the coalition OF this
department. With all economy, one company Of sew
enty-four supped last evening" less than four.
| teen pounds Of bread alone-the pork being thrown
away as totally unfit be touched even by hungry men,
BosroS, May 20 The frigate Mississippi returned
day, having, when few miles down the harbor, dis
covered tn her delivery pipe had been tempered WITH
aod rendered useless by nt of gum and being
inserted instead Of metal pipe b. the late chief engineer
Michael Quinn, of Virguii, who lately resigned and
joined his fellow rebels I: will take week repair the
d mage
letter from Boston sfipmaster, at Havre, says the
ship Ralds which arrived there April 80 b, had the
Pa msto flag h,ng, but she net allowed to enter
the dock until she had hoisted The Stars and Stripes.
The Aassa husetts Leg lure 6ourned this feruoon
Most Of the members individually, contributed pay
the Massachusetts, volunteers.
B. +. Thomas was nominated by The Peoples Convex
tim to-day, 10 succeed Hen. Charles Francis Adams
TORONTO, @. W, May 23.-The Leader says there will
shortly be $4,000 Eafed rifles in the province, and in
vi.w Of the maraudng expeditions Oh the Canadian
frontier from bodies OF men VITO will not be ruled by
the Washington Government recommends that the mill
tia be psced on better footing Immediately.
Nav YaRE, May 2iEh-The California mail steamer
Champion has arrived from Aspinwal with Panama pa
pers Of the inst. She brngs the treasure shipped
from San francisco on the lst inst
Two small vessels Of belonging to the Government
had deserted from Aspnwall and it was runored that
vessels OF war were 6ng OUT by the RevoutioDisis at
Uarhagena, to carry thousand troops TO Aspinwsl
to take possession OF the State of Panama The incl
OF the Revolutonists is regarded certain.
1t is reported that the Brush Admiral h declared his
intention not &c re ect the psper eek .des of the New
Granadan pcrs but TO open tn m 10 British commerce.
TIE Champion brought 1854 900 in specie.
NHw YORK. May "a The puit States steamship
Keystone State Capt French arrived yesterday after
at the SavyY in this ci J, havir left Norfolk
"Wednesday Pl
we o at Fortress Monroi Frgates Minnesota and Cum
bsrland, trg Perry, aud gunboats Star an Yankee.
TIE K-ys.ons State towed from Fortress Monroe the
brig Hawatha, of and for liverpool loaded wi tobacco.
7 Hawa,ha attempted 10 run by the l.et on Sunday
morning when the Star fred shot her bo~s. To
tn the rig paid no attention The Il ship Minneoa,
Com Stin CHAM, then fred ahead OF the brig without ei
f.c il ony when second shot from the Miunesc
IA went whizzIng among her rigging that the Hawaha
WAS brought To. She found TO be heavily loaded
wi e b4cco, and sent home in charge OF cut.
Rus ell and pEiz, crew
CAPrAN yAScE-Tbe Hon. John B Vance. com.
m,ndanl OF the Blncombe a. o. Rough aud Ready
Guards has reached Ralsgh. TIE Register, of Satur
day, says:
The serial of this compny is OF the very brs: quail
ity both physically ald mortality There il no: man
tie comp my Who weighs less 100 pounds, and not
than half dog who do not stand more than SIX
feet high in their s1oes. The men represent the
substantial interests Of the county from which they
Our word for H. tits conplny will II opportunity is at
forded uIske TIE MANS of Bunconbe more famous il the
annals of war than has been in Congre speeches
and alpeas.
RELEASE OF THx "ARgo"-We understand, (says the
Petersburg EtBrsssl that the chip "Argo,' which re-
Gently eit City POM laden with tobacco for Europe
and which vas seil d By the BIO ,ding squadron OIL
Norfolk and carried New York a pry, has been re-
leased. The Attorney General OF that Safe delivered il
az his opinion that, the "Argo" was laden for q 70
reign port she could not be legally detained her cargo
appropriated.
The British ship Hia,aths will also be allowed to pass
scot free"
CATTLE YOR NoRFoLK-A large drove OF beeves wsre
brought down from the interior Of the State, the
Sou Inside Railroad to Petersburg, on Friday evening"
and went without stopping, to Norfolk They we're
in excellent condition aud will no doubt prove most
ceptabe to the troops there stationed
TIE ALLsTADr GkErs This fine company Of vour-
teers Capt. II Fournoy, from Richmond went
over TO Petersburg on Saturday morning. under requi
son from M.jor neral Hug,r, and proceeded mme-
diately to Norfolk. The company numbers upwards Of
so men, rank and file.
ALABAMA TRooPs.-Ths Independent Blues splendid
company Of volunteers from Selma, strong, all thor
olghly AIMED aud equipped, and COMMANDED BY Capt.
james Kent. reached Petersburg Sunday morning and
vent Immediately into camp at the Fair Grounds. This
Is one Ct the fnes companies Alabama has sent 10 our
State.
AsarvAs or GxosurA faoors -The Confederate
States Sen l1sls, Capt h. HAYES, from Columbus, Ga,
numbering o. m,p arrived 10 Petersburg from the South
on Saturday evening
L.fcHxs 6tAaps The tsteher Guards, Captain
Wsems, from s,I,un, Ca, sSeas 100 strong arrived In
Petersburg soadsy,
o.sr. AArrn.-fbis distinguished officer, late OF The
pDilsd State, raV? arrived here on Thursday aud left
Seskrta; for Rsegh On bis vay thence 10 Norfolk for
heavy gun, sud Eun!t!ons Of var Tor For. Royal g. G.
has received frot the Confederate States commits
sion Camr!snder bat 70 urss 20 III State 10 cer bis
services here -Raysttspits Observer.
Bosns or fsE CONFEDERATE srArss.-The New Or