The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-05-31
Troops going to HarPer'S Ferry !
Beauregard and Davis
coming to Richmond!
Western Virginia demanding iid!
Movements TO Acquia Creek
Occupation of Birds Point
&C. &C. &C.
" estern Virginia demanding lid!
Occupation of Birds Poin,


WASHINGTON, May 81.
A special dispatch to the World SAYS
No Virginians ure allowed to enter Al
cxandria unless known 70 bo loyal. A
large number Of persons were arrested
to-day. charged with uttering inAamma-
to y sentiments.
The iOrtications commanding Arhng-
toll Heights are neory completed.
A gentleman arrived from Richmond
to-day states that the greatest activity
prevails in the military there. He was
only permitted to leave on being iden-
tilted US a well known Baltimore mer-
chant, The general sentiment in Rich
mond was that an attack must be made
on the \, deral forces at Alexandra, but
that idea did not prevail as extensively
as he came further North. Tho public
impre sion was that war was fully inaug-
uratcd, aud that while tho present is full
OF trouble, their future is gloomy and
dark.
A VirginiOn from some forty miles from
here reports tonight he met on his way
some 5000 rebel troops, all marching for
Hurpcf's Ferry They were poorly clad
and two-thirds Of them were armed with
revolveru only, tied around thoir waists
by ropes. -r
WASHINGTON, May 27.
Gov, Ranks will be rendered Gener-
alship and be detailed to the bureau Of
Y. N, General.
John c. Fremont has been. appointed
Major General aud Geo. Dawson, Naval
obi er.
The President to-day accepted Sddi-
tlonal regiments Of volunteers from In
diana.
The War department Was to-day offer
ed battalion OF artillery and a battery
of four twelye-pouuders, by gentle
man from Baltimore il viii bO probably
be accepted.
At ono o'clock this morning, Lieut.,
T9mpklns, with a squad Of mounted
men, reconnoitcred towards Foirfax
C0u House. A mile this side, tW o hor-
aes wcIe espied without riders. The
horses were surrounded and two ealiorm-
ed men started up. Ono leveled a fow-
| ling piece at the Lieutenant, and the bu.
! gler droN aroyolyer, The fowlinqepioee
was dropped--the revolver accidentally
went oF aud the Virginiun was shot m
his right arm Both were taken prison.
ors, ana had fine horses.
A rumor prevails that there will be
speedy advance oC troops BY Beauregar,l
TO rctakc Alexandra, A Union fsg is
flying over the Marshal House in place
ol the southern rag. ....' ..
A Tunes letter from PctershaM. West
ern Va, says State lrOops are erHstantly
looming In, bringing IN arms and we are
anxiously looking for help from Ohio TO
drive them of'aud ] hope they will come
soon.
One Of the trOitors stnnding guard Las,
might, shot good URlon man dead as he
was passing going 70 town. Faihers are
laqsiust sans, brothers against brothers.
II We Ahge force enough in our own zee.
! zion, butwe have no authority % aei
4 undor Wowant a United states Ulicei
: to lead,
WAsmNgroN, May, ~,
A special TO the Tunes says there Ia,
been mistake cone arning tho Naval
: force nov al or near SeWelrs Point
: The kaVy u apaftmlut says there BhoulS
! be only tho Monticello and tNo small
. Single qua boats there. The Minnesoti
, ought 10 be BY this time on Charleston
z s, C., bloekading that harbor. II Their
5 has beea an attack, therefore, upon Sew
J, lalrs Point a. hsa been reported the pat
, lew days, in which the Minnesota wa
Engaged, shO dis0beyod her orders
{ which is not AZ all prohable.
= A disptteh TO the New York Heral,
{ says that Davis and Heuurogard arc OK
, peeted At tRehmond to-day.
{ al the bridges en the AlexandFia R
n hs,e been burned.