The national Republican., 1861-04-22

to cooperate with similar meeting Of "ex.
empts" to be held at the old Trinity church
Monday evening.
PATROL CoRps.-Cassius M. Clay and other
influential gentlemen have organized com.
pany of two or three hundred citizens and
sojourners in the city, to act as patrol in con
nection with our police force. Their services
will be valuable. Col. Millward, Of Pennsyl.
vania, is lieutenant in this company. They
are armed with rife carbines.
The WouNDED.-The following is a correct
list Of the members Of the Massachusetts regi.
ment wounded at Baltimore, and now under
treatment at the Infrmsry in this city: ]. 7.
Rowe, S. L. Colley, Daniel Brown, George
Loverien, H. Gardner, W. D. Gourley, G.
Reed, G. Congan, Maurice Meade, W. H.
Young, William g. Wilmington, Alonzo Joy,
Victor Gingrass, Warren Holden, William
Butterfeld, G. L. Gill, George Alexander,
Charles Stinson, John F. Swett, John Fortier,
Joseph W. Pennell, Stephen Flanders, John
Kempton, Henry Dike and W. II. Lamson.
DR.. SMITHS SERMoN.-We intend publish.
ing, to omorrow, very full synopsis of the elo.
quent discourse, relative to the present crisis,
delivered by the pastor of the Fourth Presby.
teran Church, yesterday morning.
ACTION IN REGARD TO GOVERNMENT OfFI.
CIALs.-The employees Of the General Post
Office Department assembled, by direction Of
the Postmaster General, at that building, Sat.
urdsy afternoon, when they we're instructed to
hold themselves in readiness to repair to the
Department, where arms would be furnished
them at moments warning.
The clerks of the Interior Department. we
| arsfo nd IN hava N oath administer red
to them this morning, similar to that usually
taken by them on assuming their official posi-,
ton.
The Watson. Guards, which met at the old
Medical College, at the corner Of Tenth and =
streets, have elected in. Callan captain, in
the place of James E. Stewart resigned; s.
Bevers, Sd lieutenant, in place Of r. Kelly, who
has accepted an appointment under the Gov.
ernment; and John Hammond, orderly SER
geant.
The company will be mustered into service
at one o'clock to-day.
The FIRING OF THE GuNs-About seven
o'clock last evening, the people Of this city
we're somewhat startled at the report Of can.
mons firing, apparently few miles down the
Potomac. We have ascertained that the firing
took place on the Virginia side, some distance
below Alexandria; but the exact distance, or
the cause thereof cannot be ascertaiued.
No TIDIN0s.-Up to two o'clock this morn
ing, no tidings had been received Of the troops
now on their way to the city by steam or land
1t is reported that the seventh regiment and
the Philadelphia brigade reached Annapolis
the Junction. The steamers containing the
| Rhoda leland Ma nhuao ott aud 0thar frnO
were reported to be near the White House, bui
were detained by battery on the Virgins
side.
TELEGRAPH TO THE PREsIDEyr's HOUSE.
A telegrsphic wire has been carried into tht
Executive mansion, connecting with the main
lines to the various sections Of the country.
The PowHATAN TAKEN TO THE NAVY YARD
The steamer Powhatan, seized upon by th'
Government, on Friday last, was taken arount
to the Navy Yard yesterday afternoon. Th'
other steamers will be moved around in tn
course Of to-day.
= They WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH WASHING
r ToNIANs.-One of our merchants went to Alex
andria on Saturday for the purpose Of buyin
q load of -four; but to his surprise they refuse
n to deal with him. They stated as reason tina
!, they wanted all the -four to supply q large bod
2 Of troops which they expected there in a fe'
/. days. The merchant, after repeated efforts +
9 procure the article, was told that they had n
d further use for Washingtonians, and was oblige
to return without accomplishing his mission.
t. MOVEMENTS OF THE MARISEs.-The steame
II Pswnee lett the Navy Yard with one hundre
0 marines on board, on Friday afternoon. 1t
10 supposed that she is to cruise In the Potoma
Twenty-Five marines left in the Anacosti,
d on Saturday, for an unknown destination.
SEIzURR OF FLouR.-Y yesterday morning. ii
y Darlington Home Guard, Captain Goddar
e and Company A, Anderson Rifles, Captain R.
of der, seized, by order of the Government,
!. schooner at the wharf in Georgetown, lade
lie with -four, and which was about to be towe
out by the tug which was steaming up for Il
- purpose. A strong guard was then place
VI over the warehouses on the water side, aud Il
vi the use of the troops quartered there. Abo
one hundred earts wagons, and drays, were CT
,r ployed nearly all last night in transporting it.
" AcoIDENr.-About six o'clock last evenin
as little son of Mr.. Charles F. Freiss, residir
\. on Seventh street, near II, was playing in fro
40 of the residence of his father, be was run ov
y. by one Of the omnibuses Of the Navy Yard a,
"A Seventh street line, resulting in the breakil
10 ~ of his leg in two places He was immediate
n. picked up by some passers'by, and taken in
- the residence of his father, and the services
DR.. Duhamel secured, by whom the limb W
as set. 1t appears that the driver was makil
IN change at the time of the accident, and did n
h observe the little boy until it was too late
N stop the horses, and one of the wheels pass
rs over his leg, He is now, however, someWh
it improved.
I'd ANoTHER.-About seven o'clock last eyenin
w as the members Of the Presdents Mount
ie Guard we're starting to their picket posts arour
the outskirts of the city. Mr., z. II. Laske,