The national Republican., 1861-05-23

($l l,l00) clerk, in the Sixth Auditors office.
SEIZURE OF ARMS AND MuNIrIoNs OF WAR;
For several days past, General Cadwalader has
been in communication with friends Of the Uni
ted States Government residing in this city,
who have given him information in relation to
the deposit Of firearms and other munitions of
war. Under orders from the Government to
recover all the property Of this description,
General Cadwalsder dispatched force from
the Philadelphia camp, yesterday afternoon,
for the purpose Of seizing the same. The com.
mand consisted of l20 muskets of companies
Il and q, under the command Of Lieutenants
Ringgold, Phelps, and Major McLane. They
proceeded by several streets TO York avenue,
and thence to small, unoccupied brick DWELL
ing, where the arms had been deposited by the
city authorities about Eve weeks since. They
succeeded in recovering about fourteen cart
loads. the principal items of which we're 800
muskets, large proportion of which were flint
locls, and over 1000 pixies, said to have been
manufactured by Messrs. A. Denmead Il Sons,
and number of boxes Of ammunition. After
some time had been expended in loading the
vehicles, the cortege proceeded to the camp
near Locust Point when, reporting to one Of
the officers in command, they were directed to
Fort McHenry, at which post they were finally
deposited. Baltimore American Of Wednesday.
| ARRIVAL OF TRooPs AT RICHMoND.-The
Richmond Examiner of Monday says:
"The available force Of the Confederate
States army near Richmond has been consid.
erably increased since Saturday, on the morn.
ing OF which day arrived a large detachment
from Union Parish, in Louisiana, ria Danville
road. On yesterday morning, about 800 more
from the same place, and number of Indians,
arrived 300 or 400 more of the latter were
expected last night, and about 200 men from
Arkansas and Louisiana. The 500 North Caro-
lima boys that came by the Petersburg road
from Weldon on Saturday evening. proceeded
Immediately to join the brigade Of North Caro-.
lima troops now at Howard's Grove. The
Goochland troop, and another from an adjoin-
ing county, the two numbering about l6O men,
rode into town yesterday evening. They were
fully armed and equipped"
TIE BRITTsH MINISTER ON THE BLOCKADE
The following is an extract from q letter by
Lord Lyons to the British consul at Mobile,
dated May 9Th:
"The best advice you can give British ships
is, to get off as fast as possible without serious
inconvenience. After the effective blockade
has been commenced, they will be allowed
fifteen days to take their departure, but they
will not be allowed to carry out any cargo, or
part of o cargo, taken on board after the effect
i've blockade was actually begun. Indeed, &C.
cording to the rules of blockade, believe they
will be liable to confscstion for attempting to
go out with a cargo shipped after the COM
menccment Of blockade. But the effective
blockade does not begin until the blockading
squadron actually appears of the port. The
Presidents proclamation is only the declara.
| tiop of an intention tn hlOckadeo
An UNEXPECTED HIrCH.-We know posi-
lively that considerable majority Of the dis
union troops stationed within fifty miles of this
city have refused, point blank, to take the oath
of hostility to the Government of the United
States, sought to be administered to them day
or two since. But fifteen members of the Old
Dominion Rifles, Of Alexandria, (now stationed
at Warrenton,) aud but eight or ten members
of Captain Tebbs's Loudoun cavalry, (now at
Alexandria,) were prevailed on to take it. Our
informant is as reliable gentleman as Vir-
ginia holds, and knows well that the spirit
manifested by those two companies, when the
oath was sought 10 be administered to them,
was manifested by large portion of the troops
now fanking the railroad between Alexandria
and Richmond. Yesterday, we received SINH.
lar information concerning the refusal of a
considerable portion of the troops at Harper's
Ferry to involve themselves inextrcably iu the
treason of the oligarchy.-Star Of 22d.
STAGNATIoN OF BUSINESS IN NORTH CARO-
LINA.--Business of every kind has become
dreadfully dull in North Carolina since the
passage of the secession ordinance. Several
papers have suspended publication. The Will
mington Herald says:
"We have been compelled TO suspend the
J publication of the Herald with this issue. Our
reasons for so doing will be anticipated by
every one acquainted with the condition of bust
ness in the country. There is nothing doing
in the way of advertisements, and collections
are next 10 impossible"
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES IN RIcHMoND-It is
. rumored, says the Richmond Examiner of Mon
day, that vigilance committee is about being
/ formed in this city, at the head of which are
some of the most digni6ed but desperate mel
E of the community. Some of these gentlemen
hold high Positions and they have determined
to proceed with their work, when they begin
with power and effect. We hope they will &C
with discretion, and hang those only who are
positively guilty of bad faith to the State. lie
those who are wise take heed in time, ere i
may be too late.
FROM TURKs IsLAND.-A correspondent a
, Turks Island informs us, in letter dated I'd
inst, that salt was plentiful, and that the las
sales we're made at 8 to 81 cents per bushel
Export duty cent per bushel.
D NEWS ITEMS.
, The Spanish Government has not yet enter
= ed into arrangements for the government of 81
! Domingo, but it is announced that slavery viii
not be introduced.
. The London Times says that regular cam
7 paign appears TO be unavoidable, and that tn,
border States will perhaps witness horrors tina
y will be remembered for generations. All tina