The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-01
News Surrrlrnary.

News Summary.
New YORK, April 25.-Gen. Wool has re-.
ceived information that two privateer steam.
ers were fitted out at Norfolk before Virginia
seeded. One has single riaed gun apd
the other four large guns.
Col. May has rendered his services 10 Gov.
Morgan.
Col. Stevens. millionaire, Of New Jersey.
has signi6ed his intention to equip reg-
ment for service.
Leslie Coombs has telegraphed from Frank
fort, KY, saying that Cri,tenden is absent
and asking if we can get arms and money for
self.defence in the Union. Gen Wool sen,
the dispatch to the President.
It is stated that N, 900 s.anl Of arms were
captured by the Secessionists in taking Fay
ettville IN. CO. Arsenal.
The Adjutant. General Of North Carolina
calls for 10000 troops.
The gun-boat oP Pcahontas arrived at Wash
ington Monday night with l20 marines and
1850 soldiers.
Among the recent designations arc com.
mander NJ. G. Blair, Of the Navy; Lieuts.
Bennett and winder, of the National Obsss-
vatory; Lieuts. Brooke, Powell, Lewis AMI
Simms, of the Navy; and COL johnson quar-
tarrnastcr- General Of the Army.
fhe Empire City arrived to-day from Tex
as, Bringing BIG infantry and 277 cavalry,
under command of Major Shepard. Tho
gun-boat Mohawk Sas at Havana fos supplies
to sail in day or two Cor Texas.
NEW York, April 25.-Capt Andrew Tai
colt, Of the U. s. Typographical Engineers.
native Of Connecticut, has gone to Richmond
to superintend the manufacture Of arms to.
be used by the Government
The Union Committee has purchased ID
E;ffed cannon for the use of our volunteers.
Engraved plates for bonds and bank notes
for the Confederate States have been seized
in two bank note engraving establishment,
in Wall street to day.
The Cunard steamship Kedar has been
chartered by the Government Also, the
steamer Champion.
A correspondent Of the Commercial Ad-
ver;iser arrived from Charleston on Satur-
day. Gen. Beaurcgard hal not then started.
It was rumored that 2 500 troops would leave
that night to march on the Capitol
Citizens Of Wilmington, N. G., had seized
the steamer Georgia.
NBw YORK. April 35.-Whson's regiment
of Zouaves took the solemn oath to support
the flag and march through Baltimore The
steamer Empire City from Texas ar;vcd
here this morning.
The Baltic, Columbia, Harriet Lane, anil
Cuyler were seen in the Chesapeake. Stated
that sloop Sunshine was fred into off York.
town, and in carrying sail to escape capsj4ed.
Schooner Alice Ellis was seized.
Advices from Norfolk state that Capts.
Rogers and White were. prisoners in the
hands Of the authorities.
The Delaware, Columbus, Plymouth, and :,
United States were only partially burned
OF these, however, t Plymouth is the only
one that can be Of service to the rebels, and
TO go to sea will have to pass the guns OF
Fort Monroe, running the risk of being sunk
BosroN, April "a numbea of the off,
GERS Of the frigate Niagara, just returned from
Japan, who are Southerners, have resigned.
The oath of allegiance to the United States
was administered anew to the officers and
crew Of the Niagara, and all but four sub
scrihed to it, their names will be stricken
fom the roH
A full company, to form another corps Of
Flying Artillery, enlisted in two hours yes.
terday, under Hon. Moses G. Cobb. They
are fine set of men. and will be furnished
with six riffcd cannon, and all other equip.
ments.
The steamers Massachusetts and South
Carolina have gone to the Navy Yard to be
raised and converted into war vessels.
HAvRE DE GRACE, April ga heavy
mail was sent to Washington to day By ex-
press.
A freight train was seized At Slcmmer's
Run, said to be loaded with provisions for
the Massachusetts, 9th regiment.
Baltimoreans had seized the Bremen ship
Admiral. loaded for Liverpool,
CIScINNNrr, April 24.-A compny Of Sc
cessiorists, 115 innumber, left Cyhthiana,
KY, Monday, to join the Confederae army.
When the tram arrived at Frankfort, Ky,
they were ordered to show their flag, which
they did, displaying secession flag from
the window. Several stones were thrown
a: Il, when the Lieut., Of the company fret
into the crowd Immediately. The cars were
attacked by the citizens, and boulders and
paving stones rained upon them promiscu-
ously. They finally got away with but 1T
tie personal injury. Great excitement pre-
vailed during the yeIrainder Of the day. aud
threats were made to tear up the trask.
The citizens declare tina, no MORE trains
bearing secession troQPs shaA4 pass through
that place.
FoRT MoNRoE.-This Fort Y hich is intend.
ed to defend Norfolk. Virginia. is the largest 8