Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-30

WASHINGTON, April 27--The Massachu-
sets Fifth Regiment which arrived yesterday,
report that The advance guard were three or
four times fired upon by small party of horse
men, who were stationed in a ravne beyond
Bladensburg. None of the shots to- k effect,
and the assault was presumed TO be the unau-
thorized act of rowdies. The officers of the
Fifth Massachusetts Regiment are at Wizards
for the present, and the regiment are at the
treasury department and al the capitol.
The Seventh New York Regiment are at the
capitol, in the representatives hall. They
take their meals at the hotels until Monday
when they expect to go into camp at Airing
ton, on the Virginia side, with full park of
artillery and corps of engineers.
The Rhode Islanders report, that as they came
along the read on the march from Annapolis,
during the night, fires were lighted on the sur
rounding hills by spies, who were evidently
accommodating and watching the movements
OF the troops
WASHINGTON, April %, p. M.-Col. C. f.
Smith has been superseded in command of the
military OF the district by his superior officer
Inspector General Joseph X. +. Mansfield, who
arrived here yesterday.
Those in the army who know Gen Harvey
best do not hesitate to express the opinion that
he purposcly had himself arrested at Harper's
Ferry, to avoid the necessity either of losing
his chances Tor future promotion in the regu-
lar army by resignation, or Of being compelled
to participate i'll the support of the govern
ment against the southern disuuionists
Gen. Nye and Speaker Litllejohn of the
Clay Guards last night arrested a man named
Pierson, alias White, as spy He is an Irish
man, and surprising he was in good secession
company, boosted freely of his operations in
tearing up railroad tracks and otherwise OBJ
structlng the passage of troops hitler. lie
said he was one Of a party about to obstruct
the track to stop Col. Corcuran's sixty ninth
at certain point, where party of Irish se-'
cessionists from Maryland were to give battle
to their Union-loving cOuutrymen from New
York. He was lodged in Jail by order of Col.
Mansfield
WASHINGTON, April 28.--Five employees
at the navy yard were discovered, yesterday,
filling shells with sand and sawdust. They
have been arrested, and will be tried BY court
martial, and if convicted, will be shot.
The steamers Bienvle and Day light have
arrived here with troops.
There is good reason for stating that the
Naval Academy will be removed, temporarily
at least, from Annapolis to Newport, r. l.
1t was ascertained at the department to-day
that no more diplomatic or consular appoint.
ments will be made, and no consideration Civ
en- to the subject, till all tie avenues leading
TO the capitol are open for the passage OF cili-
zen and U. S. troops.
Col Mansfield of The U. S. Engineers is now
in command of the troops here his predeces.
sor, Col. Smith, having been ordered to New
York
The navy department has issued an der
similar to that from the war department that
the amounts due to recent officers from the
states claiming to have seeded, be hereafter
paid from funds heretofore sent to or deposited
IN those states, except in cases where the de-
partment shall otherwise direct.
Arthur ii. Grimes has been appointed post
master at Wilmington, Del.
The Montgomery Mail of Thursday saws a
portion OF the crew Of the Star of the West had
arrived at Montgomery for trial
New YORK, April ga Washington dis.
patch to the Herald says that General Lane
guarded the navy yard against resigned incen-
diary officers, and made several scouting exDe-
dltlons into Virginia, during one of which he
captured secession rag. A Kansas company
called on the president last Friday. The pres
ident remarked to them, that if he had to
choose between the maintenance of Union and
the shedding of blood, there need be no doubt
which course he would pursue.
Great credit is given to General Butler for
opening the road from Annapolis, and to the
Massachusetts men for their Yankee faculty,
railroads, ships and steamboats,, and working
them wien repaired. Their energy and orti-
tude under privations, which with proper
conmissarat might have been avoided, are
greatly commended.
The president has also directed the secre-
tary OF war TO take possession of the line of
railroad between Baltimore and York, Pa,
known as the Northern Central and has an
pointed Ihos. Il. Power, of Pennsy lvania, to
superintend it,
The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment has re.
ceived lis personal baggage from Baltimore
untouched, together with the articles found on
those who fell, which had been carefully pre-
served.
LATEST FROM WASIIIN GTON.
WASHINGTON, April 29.--The government
to-day formally decided to receive 10000 of
the 10000 volunteers recently called for by
proclamation, for a term of three years, and
enlist $4,000 regulars for five years and $4,000
sailors for the same period. Orders to carry
this measure into effect will be at once issued.
The troops called out by the order of to day
are all additional to the $4,000 already requir-
ed so, the whole number called for by the
government, thus far, is--volunteers by pro.
clamatioG, $4,000; volunteered for three
years sers ices, 10000 regulars for five years,
$4,000; seamen ditto, $4,000; total, $4,000.
Even this falls short of the real number, as
several states send double the number of regi
ments asked for.
A large number of additional volunteers
arrived from Annapolis yesterday and to-day.
An armory in place of that OF Harper's Fer
ry is to be established at Rock Island, Ill.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The president has