The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-10
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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Jutant General show that 1853 companies be-
sides the eight Philadelphia regiments, have
oeen accepted and mustered into service
twenty eight regiments and three companie
additional are offered, madng a total of ffty-
three regiments accepted and offered up to the
30 INST The entire number is "A 500 Three
nundred u. ,. cavalry, well noun ted, left
oarlisle barracks this morning for York. 1t
| Is said that they will march through BaIti-
more before the end of the week.
HAREGsBrRG, May The Governor this
morning issued commissions to the officers of
tol W m. Is. Mann's Regiment of Rangers
| Among the Captains in this regiment who
| nave obtained commissions is Patrick Nc
| Donough, member of the Legislature from the
third district OF the city.
| HARRIsBURa, May 6-The report of the Sc
| iect committee on that portion of the Gov
| ernors Message relative to the killing of the
troops at Baltimore, made this afternoon re-
| cites the facts and demands the punis hmen of
All persons taking part in the murders the
release of all citizens from Pennsylvania un-
justly confined at Baltimore, and authorizes
| the Governor 10 take such measures as he may
| deem best to effect these purposes.
| NEW YORK, May The schooner Charles
| Dennis, from Wilmington, N. O., arrived here
yesterday, having on board Lieut.. Delaney,
| with NIFTY men. late of the Fayetteville Arse
| nal. The Lieutenant confirms the previous
statement that on the 1Ith uit body OF ! 900
| North Carolina militia demanded the surren-
| der of the arsenal, which was deemed pru-
| dent by Major Anderson TO comply with,
| and men were allowed 10 depart unmo oles ted.
| MAJOR Anderson was Lett behind too sick to be.
| removed. The arsenal contained 10000 stand
/ of arms.
| FRASEFoRr, Ky, May The Legislature
| OF this State to-day adopted a series OF resolu
| tlOns calling for the CORES pondence between
| Gov. Magofiin ana the Confederate States au-
| thorlties also inquIring whether the Con-
| federate States had made any requisition on
| kentucky Tor troops, and the Governor Is re-
ply thereto.
| ALBANY, May Ex-Governor Morgan has re-
| ceiVed from Hon. J ohm y. Dix his acceptance
1 of the office of Major General of the New
| Y ork forces, rendered him some days ego.
| Boston, May THE officers of the first DOs-
| ton regiment, learning that no troops VIII
now be accepted under three years enlist
ment, have rendered the services of their
regiment for that term.
.ATcHIsoN, Mo, May 7th.-At the munici-
pal election here the Union Candidates were
elected.
ST. LOUIS May THE Union Home Guards
OF the first and second wards, to The number
OF 300, nave been sworn into the service OF
The United States.
Capt. Lyon has orders to receive Il, 600 men
and he has already 5000 enlisted. The Home
Guard Will exceed the complement called tor.
lhey VIII remain with their families, but do
guard duty one day each week.
ST LOUIS, May S.-The Cairo correspondent
OF the hepubiicin says that five batteries are
now planted at different points on the Ohf1J
anu Mississippi, fully commanding both riy-
| ers at their confluence, and are SO placed that
the entire force can be rallied TO support any
point III 4 lew minutes. All the ba tteries are
sus tallied by large bodies of infantry.
Col. Wickliife, of Kentucky, positively as
sured Col. Prentis that no preparations hos
lle 70 iilihols We're being made at any point
near Cairo, Ill.
There Is All encampment of several hundred
troops at Cornet, Miss, the junction of the
Mobile and Ohio and Memphis and Charles ton
Railroad.
regiment arrived here from Perryvile this
morning, and will proceed shortly to Wash
ing ton.
Capt. Schuyler Hamilton, from the Relay
todse, reports the entire line to that point in
quiet possession of our troops Gen Rut!er
is eXpec tea here to day.
Lieut.. Crosby, of the U. S. Navy has ar
rived in port with the light boat heretofore
stationed Off Windmill Point, and his CONVOY
| IN tow, the latter having exploded her boiler
at the mouth of the Patuxent, severely scaid-
! ing enc man The crew We're transferred to
the Thomas Sparks. The IigAt-boat WAS
found l. miles up the Great Nicomieo river
The crew escaped, leaving a warm breakfast
behind them The log of the boat showed
that three armed schooners had taken possess
sion OF the mouth OF the river. Lieut.. Cros-
by saw some 200 cavalry on shore and the
country was arming.
AUGUSTA, Ms, May Sth.-A meeting of the
leading ship owners and commercial men of
this Sta was held here YESTERDAY when res
TO the Government, and pledeing their ability
TO furnish thirty steam vessels in from SIXTY
to ninety days a committee arpoin ted
to proceed 10 Washington and urge vigorous
action.
PHILADELPHIA, May s.-A party of so West
Point Cadets We're detained here Ia / nigh t by
the police on the supposition that they were
about to join the secessionis is, having received
Information that they had been purchasing
arms at New York. The mistake was soon
rec titled, and the train on which they were
detained proceeded on towards Washington,
where they will be commissioned as second
lieutenants
WAsHIsGToS, May s.-A Board of Medical
Officers convenes at the Naval Hospital, New
York, on the first of June, for the examina-
ton OF candidates for admission 10 the Medi-
cal Corps of the Navy.
New ORLEANS, May 6.-The blockade of
Pensacola, with several English ships inside
the harbor, it is expected will cause the i'm
mediate Interference of England.
The largest por ton OF the officers on board
the II. =. ships Oft the Southern coast are
known to be warmly III favor of the Confed-
eracy.
The schooner Horace, with United States
troops from Texas, had passed the Balize, en-
route for the North.
Nine steamboats, We're burnt opposite this
city on Sunday, involving loss of about
$l25, 900.