New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-18
FoaXIsM AT THE SOUTH.
SAIL VESSELS FOR PRIVATEERS.
DOUGLAS FOR The UNION AND WAR;
THE EXCITEMENT HERE.
Enthusiastic Love for The Flag Of our Union.
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The city has been made wild to-day by rumors,
and great excitement has resulted. In the frat
place there YVES report that Virginia had
passed an ordinance Of Secession; then, that the
! Navy-Yard at Norfolk was to be seized before
night; then that Harper's Ferry had been cap
tured by rebels; and, lastly, that force WINS on
| the wey to recspture that famous place. Though
| it was soon made known that probably no
one OF these stories was true, and that most Of
| them we're too absurd for denial, the feeling
aroused was not easily quoted, and the feverish
state of the public mind showed how deeply 1t is
| interested in the events of the day.
! There 10 very strong ard growing feeling that
| large body of troops ought Mt once to be con-
centrated here, and the report that the Cabinet
were divided on a question Of e1pedieDcy, in re-
ference to the matter, caused q general popular
expression Of decided views. Those, however,
bcsi informed upon the subject are iDclDed to
believe that the report alluded to was not founded
10 fact Nevertheless, it 10 certain that the
minds and eyes of all frequently turn toward the
Virginia hills, az if 10 expectation Of sudden
attack from that quarter
The feeling here ia favor Of the Federal flag
and of sustaining the Administration is intense,
and daily increasing, Where four months ago
q true Union mhn would have been looked on
with suspicion, il would now be unsafe for q
Secession badge to be SEEN Papers which dare
to outrage public opinion by speaking aenins,
the course of the President, are loudly denounced
by angry knots of men on the street corners.
To-day, nine companies Of volunteers, number
ing more than GOO men, appeared Mt the War
Department, were inspected and took the oath.
Tho long bridge connecting Washington with the
Virginia shore 10 daily patr"lled by dragons, and
at night artillery is stationed there 40 as to sweep
the passage.
Affair, at Pensacola continue wrapped In mys-
tery. No news has been made public, though II
is understood that the Government has received
dispatches Of an important nature from Fort
Pickers. Rumors Of the bombardment OF this
fortress occasionally come, but from what source
mn one can sny. The statement that the fort
rad been reinforced, which was at first regarded
NJ a trick Of the Secessiohists, appears now to
be very generally believed.
An Albanian ha, just arrived In this city
who was forced 10 fly from the South for bis
life. He was the owner ana master OF a small
vessel which he employed to convey provisions
from Mobile 10 the United States fleet of PEN
sacola. He was detected in this traffic, and his
vessel was seized. He managed, however, 10
make his escape. and then sunk bis craft, and
came rapidly toward the North, being STOPPED
as a Lincoln man in Missouri. He says five
eirhts of his acqualbtances would to-day vote
against Secession if they could be allowed free
ballot.
The opinion gsins ground here that the South
ern stories of bloodess fight in Charleston har-
Dor are not true, 10 far as the rebels are con.
cerped. There are those in this city who report
that they saw ut least two boat loads Of the
Killed and wounded brought to one Of the Chnrhs-
ton wharyes. Another witness states that ono
of the newspapers on Saturday morning put on
it's bulletin d list Of casualties, and that an
officer in the rebel army tore it down and
destroyed it. There are also other reports OF
private funerals, and Of evidence suppressed, and,
after making allowance for eIsgeeraton. it
seems clear that the whole truth has not been
made known.
Among the enecS vi tno wal 0A''' NV
it may be mentioned that the gambling houses oil
Washington are almost empty.
To the Associated Press
WAsnIsCTos, Wednesday, April IL, 1851.
Gov Sprague has been telegraphed TO come hither
with Rhode leland quota of troops without delay.
Additional volunteer companies were mustered in to-
day by the War Department, End others are forming
10 offer their services TO Government.
There is no intelligence here to warrant the belief
that Harpers Ferry has been seized as was currently
reported to-day together with other mere reports Il an
excitinp character.