Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-21
Affairs at washingten.

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I Affairs at washington.
News, Gossip, and Runners.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
WaszrEGxos Nay Ill have the highest au-
tbority that The Government Of the United States
intends 70 assert its sovereignty the other side
4 Of the Potomac within few days, taking 90 much
lime as may be necessary to perfect the details cs
every movement, and thus insure success.
| Several steamers are now lying 10 the Potomac,
| and cannot leave because fuel cannot be had The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is the only source of
supply, and thar is in the hands of the Virginians
| who know the necessities of the Government, and
stop all supplies. Hsrper's Ferry then must be
taken and the r,sd putin working order.
am reliably informed thst fifteen thousand men
will soon be concentrated in and around Fort Mon
roe General Butler is expected to be placed in
| command.
There has been much comment lately in diplo-
matte circles upon certain conversations between
! one of the Ministers of leading European Court
| and the Secretary OF State. Governor Seward de-
clared in very decided language, that our Govern
| ment cannot tolerate for one moment any kind Of
interference in the domestic quarrel now existing
| in this country, be the consequences what they
| may.
Ii is believed that orders will be issued in few
DAYS providing for the stoPpsge of mails 10 all the
| seeded States This is rendered probsble from
the fact tina, Adams Express Company have been
served with q notice prohibiting them from send
ing letters and packages to points South Of Wash
| ington.
| Special Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gazette.
WAsuISGroE, May Isl is the prevailing i'm
preston here to-day, in view Of the sudden move
msnts on Baltimore, and the transfer of the com~
mand from Butler to Cadvallader, that attack on
Hsrpsrs Ferry, the seizure Of Alexandria, and the
capture of Pensacola sre events very near at
| hand.
Ii is con6rmstory of this that the troops at the
North enlisted for three yearss service ordered
| to be here immediately.
The President remarked day or two since, that
| the Eastern part of Virginia would soon be taken
possession Of, and The rebel fig 10 Alexsndris.
| which can be seen from re White House, wave
| there 10 l0rger.
It seems TO be generally understood that Davis
! will assume the command on the border.
Rumor says that C .ptsln Schefer is about start
| ing t. Alexandria to take charge Of Secession R.
As Company, which is being recruited 10 that
| cry
| TIE qusntiiy Of provisions aud other stores at
present consumed daily By the troops now in this
ci is as follo VS. 76 barrels pork alternately with
| 25 600 lbs Of fresh BEEF; 1l5 barrels Of ur; so
bushels of bears; 1900 lbs Of rice; ctffee, 200
lbs; sugar 400 lbs; whisky, 625 gallons; vinegar
200 gallons; candle, 800 lbs cosp, 800 lbs; salt,
! Is bushels.
Dispatches to III, Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May H.-Msjor Mulligsn's Irish
! brigade has been accepted for the var. The De-
daily receives bushels Of letters from ap-
plicsnts for military and civil places, most Of whom
ask for replies. II has therefore TO state that it is
ipasxible rule that letters relating to such cub
jects, though read and fled not and cshnOt be
answered.
Gentlemen from Virginia. now here, confirm the
reports that any army which invades that State,
will be harrsssed by murderous bands Of GHerillas-
An Ger of troops just from Cairo, says Gen
Pillow was certainly seea on the kentucky side Of
the river on Saturday.
learn from ihe P. NJ. General that it is intend
ed tomorrow to suspend all the steam mail service
in the seeded States, their steamers have no
business now Of any Importance, except the mail
service, from which the government derives no
benefit. II becomes nothing but q subsidy to
tain broken down vessels in rebeioas territories.
All such contracts viii, therefore, be snnued by
the government.
The statement made by some Baltimore paper,
that ell the troops passing through Baltimore had
not been molested or insutcd, is incorrect. Ring
gold artillery wss grossly insulted nearly all the way
through the streets, but offensive attack was
made.
1t is reported that in consequence OF Gov Hicks
remonstrance, the Nisgnia troops have been with
drawn from Maryland. If promptly occupied by
U. S. troops, the heights thus vacated will COM
petely command the town and encsmpment of Hsr>
per's Ferry.
1uc Special O4spdJCueS say bue bleELleF
Huntsville has joined the Niagara before Charles
ton hsrbor and the two now constitute efficient
blockade there. At last accounts nothing but fish
ing smacks had been caught.
1t was deemed necessary. to-day, to stop rumors, |
to dispatch messenger to Arlington Heights to
make critical examination to if any batteries
were erected or any troops near at hand. He re- |
turned and reports that he saw no cannon and |
with the exception of small picket guard of twenty
men, opposite Georgetown Heights, there were no |
soldiers within a Fadiua of five miles OF |
the Heights
Arrests for treason continue to be made daily. |
The lines being drawn more closely 1t is stated
that Chief Engineer Haswell from New York, who |
was lately under arrest at Harper's Ferry. vas re-
leased on the strength of dispatches from New
York, which declared that if he was hung every
Virginian in the North that could be found would
meet similar fate
young man ofNewark, New Jersey, just arrived
from Charleston, says there is very little miitsry
activity there. All the troops had msrched for
Virginia He witnessed the boubsrdnent of Sum-
ter. II aDy were killed MoutTie, or in the bat.
terry, they buried there, snd the fact not
known in Charleston; that he has seen Beauregafd
twice since the bombsrdmeut. He remained 10
Richmond one day. There, all is action; troops are
continually arriving and departing. He says the
cavalry good men, but the horses are poor, |
though numerous. Perfect confidence to the re-
cult Of the coz 6ict reigns everywhere.
The ReTdlds special dispatch says: 1t is useless
to disguise the fact that leading members of the
diplomatic corps in Washing on are engaged in con-
slant and anxious discussion on tho course it may
be necessary for them, at any day to adapt They
have recently received urgent instructions from
their respective Governments to inform them with
the precision Of the chances of the two sec
tions in their present deadly quarrel. It is leaking
cut that the Governments in question declare that
their commercial interests identf d IN great
degree with the South, and that il they forced
into taking sides with either, they will be compell-
cd IN lnak carafuilv aft nd r. trada
England is disposed TO move cautiously in this
important matter, ard is playing her u-ual game of
urging France to take the chesuu.s out of the fire.
The cOuI try may not be generally aware that there
is ct this time an agent Of the Fseoch Emperor
travelling in the South, By the name Of Bsrochp.
He is instructed to say that he is simply collecting
information for the C Commercial Bureau aud for tae
Minis er of Public Work., but it is article.
He is political, more than commercial agent,
ard his dispatches regularly forwarded to Paris,
necessarily exercise great IphIence over the mind
of the Emperor. 1t IS beginning to ,raDspire that
Mr.. Russell, is not me- ely writing to that ,urns',
but that his private communications for higher
quarters coptsin COED deal of interesting matter
which he does not think it altogether discreet te
print
II is evident, from appearances, that the Govern-
r1ent intends dealing with Missouri in the same
manner that it has with Mary nd. As an evidence !
of this the Government has concluded take charge
of the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad, and en-
ploy it for Government purposes.
It 0pears that the Government is steadily car
ryiug cut its programme of action 10 the rebel
Ststes Il has determined to appoint collectors for
the different Southern ports and is engaged in Sc
Letting of energy to flu fill the important func-
to ccnfdpd t, them. The duties will be collected
or board men OF war, Ehstever may be the opin- .
iops of legal authorities, here or where, the
subject.
NEW YORK, May is -The PoSts special dispatch
says: The negotiatiors for the purohsne Of the :
steamship Atlantic for $3.50 900 were Immediately :
broken eff the Secretary Of the Treasury
aiming that it had been offered for 100000 lees to
.he Galway line.
Vanderbilt has rendered his three steamers st
price to be fixed by the Government agent. If that
8 declined, ne will give the Government the Van p
ierbilt. f
Within fortnight the Massachusetts, troops, I'M a