Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-30
Prom Harper,s Forry.


Prom Hnrper's Ferry.
C1rrospoAdsnoe sf tue baltimore sun.1
I HkRFER's FEREy, Va, April 23.-Tbers are
now quartered al this place upward OF 5000
! Virginia tre0Ps, consisting Of srtillery, rife
and cavalry ccrps, and these namber among
them the youth nf fourteen vears snd he sire
ot eighty winters, and al tsen to Be anxious
for conflict with Llncoln's myrmidoBs.
The object Of concentrating forces a. this
] poiRt IS not precisely known; II is thour :
/ however, that it Is to be made the base Of o.
erations x'ending both eastward and west
w1rd.
The machinery and tools Of the armory, as
] well as the unfu shed arms thas escaped de-
/ structon By ere, are being rapidly boxed up
aEd cent inta the interior q the State. This Is
/ done for prndsntisl reasons, and also ss pun
! iehment TO the hands employed IN The armury,
I most Of whom took Sides against the secession
Of he Slstc, and even threatened TO ioin Lieut..
/ Posters command, whick was stationed at
! the armory for its protection, for the purpose
Of beating back the Jefferson ccunty forces
/ under the commahd Of Coils. Alsn and Gibson,
] .Fho were ordered to take possession of The
4 srmory for the use Of the State.
notice several False statements iu regard 10
| the burning q the srmory baildings. Nathing
was burned bit The two BRICK buildings COM
/ prising The arsenal and the roof Of one Of the
( shops 10 the armOry syard. Large quantities
Z Of powder which had been removed claudes-
timely from the magazine, were placed in the
I shops, undoubtedly for the purpose Of blowing
I them up, as were also eight OF ten kegs uudsr
the railroad platform, 10 front Of the Wasser
Honse.
I THIS, however, was fortunately discovered
and removed before the Gre had made mush
headway. The wanton burning OF the arms
Z By the federal forces has created a feeling Of
t
/ control the Federal GoVernmeat. the ehief On
whom no longer than ten days ago assured the
Virginia commissioners that there should be
no unnecessary destruction Of either public or
private properly.
The Ytrginia forces here are uaIsr the com
I mand Of General Ksnton Harper, OF Slauptan,
sud Brigadisr- General Carson, Of Winchester.
I General Harper saw good deal OF service in
the MeXicsn war.
/ 4 understand that ali the students Of the
University o. Virginia have vacated Its "clss-
ale balls" for the purpose Of entering in the
service of the S ate. Two companies are
already here from tbe University, composed
Of youths undrr twenty years Of sge. Tbelr
martial appearance and expertness In drill are
subjects ef high encemigm
Yes .erdar there was quite an excitement
when The Demonstration was made here To-
ward Henry ". Hoffman, The newly appoint
ed collector Of customs for your CRY, BY gen
tiemsn from Maryland and others. A squad
o. ths Virginia military inteFpossd for bis pro-
tectIon. We are glad that none Of the threats
were executed against him.
I have just understood that I'VE thousand
more troops are expected at this Place ~ TO-
m7rrow- What they are TO do for quarters If
is Impossible to tell, as those already here are
slowed away 10 every unoccupied nook and
corner Of the town. L is presumed that camp
equipments VIII be supplied The soldiers
SED