The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-05-28
TClcgrapbic Summary.

i TIC LFtoMtG says yesterday Dy q Oolu
stroke government obtained possession OF
most invaluable documentary evidence
against the sympathizers with treason in
the North. At given hour the officers
of the law visited every considerable tel
egraph Office in the free States, Selling
manuscripts of dispatches for a year.
Government can now trace the secret
operations of the rebels and their aiders
and abettors, and henceforh hold the
Northern enemies of the Republic at its
mercy.
Gov. Lotcher has met with a loss. He
had made for his study accurate military
maps of Virginia. They having been
left in Washington, We're ON their way to
the Governor, when they were seized by
order OF the War Department.
A special dispatch to the Herald dated
Washington, May 20, says there was a
fight at SewalPs Point between two Uni
ted States vessels and rebel battery, it
being the Sth and last work now in reb-
ell hands defending the approaches to
Norfolk, and is re garded as an important
work against blockading James river,
where there are now lying 90 prizes la
den with tobacco. The steamer Star
commenced Saturday noon Smelling the
work, and was soon after joined by the
Freeborn, when the rebels fled. She
then proceeded to Washington with dis
patches from Commodore Stringham.
He captured two small vessels on Sun-
day near Cedar Point. one of them hav-
ing fifty men bound for the rebel army.
!, The Postmaster General has issued
orders to cut off all the steamship mails
on the coast, Also all mails on the riy-
er steamers plying to seeded States.
The adjourned meeting of the Wheel
ing Convention on the 4th of June will
be attended by delegates from counties
east Of the mountains, and the conven-
ton will be urged to declare the con
duct of the authorities of Virginia usur-
pations Of power, and the actors, rebels
and traitors, instead of dividing the State
A policy will be proposed of forming q
J, provisional Government for the whole
State and an election will be proposed OF
a Governor and State officers
The Commercial learns from an au-
thentic source that the extra session of
Congress will be short The business
will be compactly arranged and present
ed. According to present appearances
almost perfect unanimity will prevail.
An impetus will be given to local senti-
ment, and everything done to bring the
contest to a speedy termination.
Information just obtained leads to the
firm belief that England and France will
concur with our government in steps ia
ken to reassert its supremacy. This is
also the case with all the diplomatic rep
resentatives in Washington. A cordial
understanding exists with them all. 1t
Will be found that Lord Lyons will fully
support the views expressed in the in
structions to Mr.. Adams.
The London Times says regular
campaign in Maryland appears unavoid-
able. and the borders will perhaps wit
ness the war, which will be remembered
for generations. All England can do is
to stand aloof. Not only positive law
but the moral feelings Of the country
will forbid any British subject to engage
in the conflict.
ST.. LOUIS, May 21.-Maj. General
Price Commander-in-C Chief of the Mis-
souri, State militia, arrived last night, and
this morning had an interview with Gen.
Harvey, when plan was agreed upon
for the maintenance of peace and the
avoidance Of future conflicts between Fed
eral and State Governments. They mu-
tually declare a common object of res
toration of peace and good order to PEG
pie Of the State INSTRUMENTATION to the
laws of the General and State Govern
ments must be repressed, and they unite
in recommending all persons to respect
each others rights throu ghout the State
and make no attempt to exercise unau-
thorized powers, as it is the determine
ton of the proper authorities to suppress
all unlawful proceedings which can only
disturb the public peace.
PHILADELPHIA, May 21.-The Gen.
Parkhill Of Liverpool for Charleston has
arrived in charge of prize crew of the
Niagara. She was spoken off Cape
Rouendine on the l2th, and ordered off
the next Gay. one WAS captured III an
attempt to run the blockade. She was
towed up TO the navy yard.
The prize ship is 600 tons burthen,
with general cargo, large portion be-
ing salt. 1t is supposed that arms and
munitions Of war are concealed under
the salt. She was commanded by Capt.
Forbes, her own captain having been
murdered Oh the outer voyage by some
of the crew. She had two secession
flags flying.
ST.. LOUIS, May GA dispatch from
Springfield, Missouri, announces the
seizure Of 5000 pounds of lead, at Leb-
anon, bound TO ST. Louis ; by rebels !;
and the arrival Of seventeen kegs OF pow
der for the Secessionists of Green coun-
ty.
Federal troops have erected battery
this morning, at Bissel's point, seven
miles above the city. All the Missouri
River boats, both ways, are overhaul
ed.
A detachment from the Arsenal on the
steamer Iatan, seized the steamboat } G..
Swan and lowed it up to the Arsenal,
charged with bringing contraband arti-