The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-05-03
From Washington.

The San from which the following
letters are copied, is Secession
Journal.
WAsnINoToN, April % i sent
you sone news by telegraph on Sat-
ur ay, but as things OF a public ma.
,ure are supervised. it may not have
reached you. Aside from the seiz
ure by the government of some two
thousand kegs OF powder from the
Georgetown agents of tho Dupont
and Hazard companies, l havo "a
add that possession has also been
taken of several thous aud barrels oi
ilour at the same place. from loaded
vessels, cana! boats, &c. IL is un.
.dcrstood that the property SEIZED is
to be paid for, but it is getting to b,
AN interesting qucstio u how the peo
pie at large are to bc fed, unless tn,
governmuut shares with them.
Two OF three guns were fred last
night at Fort Washington, when Il
steamer went down from the navy
yard. 1t is reported to-day that the
to amer Gco,ge Page, laden with
rovisions, &c, for II point down IT,,
river. was detained at the tort. Il
is also stated that much of the cargo
Of tho 50. Nicholas was provisions
and arms. Some persons at Alex.
andria, who have m,nifes,ed dis
position to support the General Gov
ernmcnt have beer forced to leav,
the city. Many women and child
rem are leaving this city.
Andrew Johnson left for Tennes.
ace yesterday morning, and will,
hear, endeavor to have that stat,
occupy position Of armed neutrali
" Tor a while, in order to procure
peace. Some Southern friends OF
Judge Douglas waited upon him a
day or two since, and expressed tc
him their intention to 20 with theii
people at home IN the last resort, NJ
they supposed that he would do
The Judge and family left for Iii
nois yesterday.
hear Of 80 many designations o
military and civil officers to-day
that it is impracticable to mention
the half of them. AoA,
WAsHISGToN, April %. Famin,
is one OF the Inconvenience OF war
and it appears that it has begun IL
the flour market. Desperate effort,
are made hy the government on one
side, Dnd Virginia on the other, to
hold. occupy, and possess tho stores
OF -four whcreyer they may be reach.
cd.
Much anxiety is felt in regard Ia
events supposed to be happening on
the Potomac below Fort Washing
ton. Batteries are known To b.
planted ut the White House, which
was military post during the wal
OF 1872. Other points o! the river
are also fortified, and it would seem
Improbable that any steamers wit
troops can come up to Washington
AT Alex x,ndria the citlzsns ar.
preparing an iron battery. similar I,
that used at Charleston for the
purpose, no doubt, OF preventing
government vessels rom passing uJ
or down the river.
Troops are gathering very fast IL
Fairfax AMI Alexandria countirs.
Arlington Heights have not yer
been occupied by troops of ei,hc
side. But it is rnm0red that th,
state government have entered int,
negotiation with Col. Robert S
Lee, the proprietor OF the estate 10
rs purchase. This would seem I,
Indicate a purpose to establish thor
d camp, and permanent fortitications
The New York, Rhode lstand
and other Northern regiments ex
Ipcc'ed, have not arrived, aud ia v~
uncertain when they will NJ,
York, notwithstanding tho noise c
its press, hangs back from the wa,
| The order OF the 10Th, published tc
day, for tho military occupation c
the whole hne oirailroad iromW ash
ington to Philadelphia, will brin
matters 10 n speedy C isis.
| |. is commonly said in Virgini
that they will not attack Washing
ton unless the government invade
Mary land, and that in the latter cas-,
they will employ the whole pows
Of the state to aid MARYLAND. 1t
said that Governor Hicks has r,
monsirated with tho President again
the transit of troops through Mar,
land, hut without effect. Ii Cove
; nor Hicks representations are CO
rect, tha p opIe of Maryland will n
permit the passage OF the troops.
We have rnmors that the mili,al
contingent Of the South -WesteI
states is, in part. to be stationed
Cairo, but that well app dated IL
my Of twenty thousand men are
rendezvous at Wheeling, and mare
into Virginia, in the direction
! Winchester and this city.