, 1861-05-01
FROM NEW. DAHoWEY,
Facts and <RuInors from Various
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Facts and ;Run1ors from Various
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Fort Pilekent taad washington.
Ineoar4sr rRoM:rHs souFH-;1 sou71z-;B --;1BEAunEaAnp
SAID 70 BE MARCHING. ON WASHINGTON WITH
Sa GOO NEN.-fwo gentlemen, whose good \
stanulng and truthfnlness arg vouched for BY
parties IN this city, arrived from the South yes
ttsrday, and took quJrteEs at the Burnet House.
Wednesday, mud that troops were marching
briskly from all direction. -Gane1al Beauregard
was moving towbrds Richmond ut the head Of
St, 1000 men, and expected to be Joined at that
place with from s 600 to 5000 Virginia troops,
after which be YES to attack Washington.
Yesterday .eas Is day set apart for tie seizure Of
Tie Natsenaz Capital Cincinnati Gazette, Hon
day. +, l.: r.; =
TIE LATEST ASPECT Or FAFFA1Bs.-We have
reliable advices from Montgomery up to Wed
nesday eyening. JET. Davis was there at
that time. He bad not been sick, as reported
in the New York papers, but wes expected to
sags oeps e1 Tass ns En 5HnE K d1y t fS5 rSt6E Na ~
companies marched cut Of Montgomery on
Wednesday, to take the. ears for Virginia-
Between Montgomery and Nashville, our in :
tormant observed large numbers drilling, but
there: we're few troops moving: It Was IN
derstood that an Immediate attack On Wash
capture Of that place was confidently expect
cd. It was believed that it was feebly. defend.
cd. The people were not aware Of the move
meats In the North. The leaders were taking
care to suppress information upon this point.
i true, as stated N teiegrapnic6 alspatea 6!
cher Of Virginia has asserted that no troops "
shall pass ever the line Of his State to invade
either Washington OF Maryland, the announce
ment is merely d rnEe4 or the rebels have con-
cluded that the Capital cannot he taken. We
stated, 9 few. days since, that last SUNDAY night
Gov. pickens sent dispatch to JsH. Davis
that Leetcher was calling for help to attack the
Capital. This was not q rumor, but-a positive
fact We had or information directly from
gentleman, who at the time, occupied Pc
sition which enabled him to read the sispaich
Our Msorraant, first alluded to in this arti-:
Gle says sunday yesterday had been decided
upon to attack the Capital.
The facts communicated to us regarding. the
movement Of troops, corresponds with the
dispatches from Cairo, printed In another
place. ..s.. ..
ington within few days, the delay nay be re-
had calculated with 20 much confidence upon
the capture Of that city. No reliance what
ever Is to be placed in Leteher's proposition
upon this point. He has proved himsclf a.
traitor and robber, and Ia not to be Trusted for
a moment. The Government must not listen.
to bin for an instant, or to any one else array-
ed either directly or indirectly against the
country. If tbs Confederates do not attack
Washington, the; United States army must
move forward promptly and attack the re-
bels wherever they shall be found. The heads
Of the leading traitors, and ageneral su5mls-
Of the country are the only terms upon which !.
the people Of the North will asree to check
the movements that has been setun foot for the
suppression Of the rebellion. This is the ultima
tuIn of those who have pledged "the1r liFeE;
their fortunes, and their. sacred honor" In de-
fense Of the. Government .-Cinctnnet Gasc1e,
Aonday. :-....-..
The REBEL NAvY.-The Rebels hare set:
about supplying themselves with navy by
stealing priTste property wherever they find
it. The new iron propeller North Carolina,
owned by Cromwell & Co., Of New YORK, has
been seized at Wilmington, N. G. She Is fast,
200 tons burden, draws m 10 feSt when nsht, 1 and
ard Georges Creek, belonging to Cromwell
& Co., haye been seized st Baltimore. These
three steamers are well suited for gnn-boats.
The entire line Of bcats belonging to Charles
Morgan, Esq, of New York, twelve In num-
Der, running between New Orleans and Gal:
feet in length, and draw 10 feet loaded. They
are fine boats, and will be valuable to the
Rebels We may expect soon to hear Of them
off our coest--N 7. Tribune.
Memo TRoUBLEs III NEW ORLEAN5.-The
negroes Of New 0rleanE are being made eensi-
Die that the whites are afraid Of them. The
negro churches have been closed; several
steamboat crews of blacks, both slave and
free, have been locked up, and every measure
resorted TO to prevent serVile insurre1tion.
News FROM SouH CARoLINA.-Mr. A e.
jerome, OF New York, who has been for some
weeks in Florida, and was In Charleston, 5.
c., on Wednesday last, stopped In this city
yesterday He says the entire available force
of the Confederate States is being hurried to
Virginia, and that the movement Of troops
nor1hward was commenced Immediately after
the surrender Of Fort Sumter. The var talk
In the extreme South Is all about taking Wash
lngton- The time when it WAS understood
the capture would take place was Saturday
last. The use to be made Of Washington Tas
the destruction Of the public buildings, and
the possession OF the archives of the Govern
nent.. The southerners claimed that they
would be able to make the attack upon Wash
ington city with fifty Thousand men. Mr. Je.
rome thinks it probable, fron what ha saw,
that the Recessionists have an ermy Of thirty.
Washington They had apparently no aRpre-
tensions Of failure1n their movements upon
that city. Thele were seven hundred (num-
bers SO reported} Kentuckans In Nashville,
Saturday morning, going to join the Confed-
crate army. Cattle trims are running On the
Nashville and Chattanooga road, carrying the
best beef of Kentucky for the use of the Con-
federate armies. There Is to be no immediate
attack upon Fort Pickens. The word passes,
"Take Washington first" hi. jerome Is ac-
companied BY about q dozen ladies end gentle
men, who in the present state of the country,
prefer to make their residence IN the North:
Among them are Beyeral young ladies Of New
England birth, who have been teachers In
Southern semtnariea.
GENERAL NEwH.-We have entirely reliable
information from Montgomery, Ala, from pri-
yate sources, up 10 Wednesday night last. 1t
that time jeff. Davis Was still there, but WIS
10 leave for Virginia the next day. Several
bodies of Eeeessionist troops We're moving
Eastward, under orders to rendezvous at Nor
folk =
No information had reached Montgomery
with regard to any attack on Fort Piekens.
The fifteen million loan Of the Confederate
States, Vas generally ssid to have dragged
gomery OF more than one and q he!f millions
Of it having heen aetnally taken--the balance
reported being "faney bids" or telegraphic
reports for buncombe
One application has been made to the Con-
federate Government for letters Of marque. 1t
was by Capt. Meyer, formerly commander Of
Mississippi steamer.
The people were ready and determined to
fight. Northern men were everywhere in
| peril of their lives. Taxation was heavy, and
| the wish for q raid upon the North general
| Ci.leinndti Commercial.
PLAN FOR TIE DEFENSE OF NEW ORLEANS.
| The following plan for the defense of New
| Orleans has bean presented to the. Common
Council Of that city: The submarine battery,
| for such It is represented, placed In po-
EitIon aud ready for use, consists of an oval
! shell made Of thin copper, the longer diameter
| Of which is three feet Six inches, the shorter
| to~ feet eight inches. In this are placed seEe
raj copper tubes, and in the tubes conical
| shot, the lower uart Of the tubes and
| the lower part Of the battery being flied with
powder; the eupper part Of the battery contain.
Ing atmospheric air, for the purpo-e Of inEur-
| Ing perfect combustion Of the powder, and
also for the purpose of giving the battery the
right specific gravity. The charcoal
| points, !are connected with the shore
by copper wires. The battery is anchor
ed in the river at the most favorable point, the
top of the battery being about the depth that q
| vessels keel would be below the surface.-
When an enemy's vessel passes over, the ope-
| rator on shore, by means Of ga1Taofc battery,
sends an electric current along the copper