Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-06-12

Rrinaiion Of the rumorei evacuation, They
eNpeei an attack nightly aud SLEEP on their
arms,
Mcdowell has information that Gen: lee
is advancing 0n Alexandria via -'5V"
men. That Mcdowell Hnlieipa'es an at
tack, is evident, ftolh tie activity display
el ia terrifying de spPnoaehes,
KNo1ymLE, Team, May 3l.-fhe wash.
iagIun artillery arrived here to-day, all
safe aRd we'll The 81 called Inioh 'oh-
yenIion is ia session hers aud ANDY John-
SOU speaking, 4 resolution passed. bY sns
Convention, declares, in substance that u
seventy thousand votes are cast aga'hs'
secession, the Convention recommends re-
sislasee 60 the aeis 0f sccesslon--iI less,
submission, The Southern rights men here
are Determined 10 hold their position though
they should be in the minority,
LOUIsVILLE, Mar al.-fhe camp at Far
0luet Springs, will s0On no moved 10 Mnl-
drOugh's Hit, which pint, il is thought,
can be held against any force, as II eon-
MAIDS the TailrOud, and is ioriy-iNe miles
from this city,
la tho border State Convention to-day NO
bnsines OF importance was transacted,
The Nashville Railway Company has been
compelled 10 refnse receiving freight by
reason of a suPeralunlanee.
There are rumOrs, however that the Nash
willie Railway Was enlarged on Monday,
in which event The fennesseeans consider
ing keniuoky's neutrality Initiated will adj
vance. The Union aud Southern rights
men however, seem determined 10 repel
aggression from either side, and the Ten
nesseeans will gain thousands OF support
rrs
li Hs supposed I.aI Co.. Anderson rnrr
.I.rEaTTr. .ni ..urr pr. r..'r, d. Oh DO u4-
l.ar,i. d.. .e.II ina Ium. .utrl Ur 1890.
..rr-fnr.trl- ilr ,...utifaus t,..r s.-I.
I'd. r.l.ry. L,..f...r .f.l ...f..f.f ir.nr f'.n
st.f,t. Nii.-r.tf. condition
,Urrtsr Mac senator nra'.. Dr.
sEu D., .,,.. lr. d., .rt. critical rrl.Ufn. A..
no.. u. .r.. ...... OIL. rs .,- Ir... N.Tr,.
~ Ior,s Nav an-Two hundred men
from ulnnis crcsscL tho river AT paducnh
,o-Joy an tb,Ir w,v IN ioin the Southern
army
LfAyENwoRrrI, Nav 3l.--Lieut. Colonel
pmorv has rrsi"nci I,Is commission in the
amy of The uniIcl states.
81 LorIs MAY aI-Gen. Harvey has
hccn rcn,yrl |, is suppnscd his secrcssor
viii, IA, Gen LYON. Gen. Harvey replies to
tho decree that his answer in the Me-
! Donald LaL.as roJpos case was not satlsiac-
/ tory, TINT McDonalds body was never in
nis cnstodv
Do,Toy Nav 3O.-Thc commanders of
,hc Trigoics Minnesota and Niagara know
the names and description of the vessels
bound for New Orleans with valuable arms.
A close watch has been arranged.
CAIRO, May pa regiment OF ILLINOIS
/ volunteers under the command over TO
/ Birds point which place lhey nie ior'lI!'hS
( and expect TO hold permanently.
| PASSED. OurnE, May 3i.-lhc british
steamer Gen. Miramon, from havana, ar
rived OFT the bar Mt 10 y. NJ. She was
gone to sea to the northward, supposed TO
be in charge of n prize crew. We further
learn by dispatch to Mcssrs. IT, W, hyh'
son 4 Co., that the schooner Mary Clinton
Capt. Ryan, bound to this port, from Guar
lesion, s. C., was seized 40 miles from The
passes, by the Lincoln stc.mer Powhnt'an,
and the Mary Clinton had II cargo oil rice
and peas. ,.,
HALIFAX, March 3O.-By the ARRIVAL oil
the steamer America to-day, from Liver
pool on the 18th and Queenstown on inc
10Th, was in receipt OF the following IN,
portant item relating to the pioekauc auo
priyatccring, in discussion reIaliNe 10 'nS
blockade OF Southcrh ports ny '"e 'h''e''
States.
Lord Derby said two points were es'ao,
lished, viz: that the United States could
only maintain II partial blockade, and that
by the law of nations, privateers could not
be treated as pirates.
STILL LATER.
From the Galvestod News June G.
mo ,,;,ot bo,t Rovol Yacht Cant. Cayid.
~ -; ,.o ,h;s n,nrmina at IL O'Clock with
W. w., o,.ioans aJvicos NJ Monday lime I'D
Nv yopr limo. IA mort on of tho
GorihaIdi Guards threw dewn their muskets
onJ soiI thcv would have rifles. TwoOf the
,nnt;nncrs were shot and the rest took the
n,usLcts The Eyenirg Post has received a
Iisnotcb stating that Lieut.. Thompliins, witt
cavalry. and Lieut.. Gordon, with infantry
oitocl,.'l Fairfax Courthouse to-day. Tho
G s nickets met them this side, but were
driven in. The cavalry charged the town
cnconn.a::nr vigorous resistance, the pco
,In fr;nr nnon Ihem from their hcuses.--
f,;ent Tbomnkins horse was shot from UNI
dor him and his cavalry surrounded, bu
nevertheless escaped Another attack il
mcditated. Some staff officers Of the New
York 4tb regiment were wouned. The re
su,t of the tirht at Aouia Creek has not yc
transpired.
B,iTINopE. June Federal transports
mass Sewclrs Point beyond the range of it
batteries. Ex-Goyernor Pratt has been ar
rested and taken TO Washington. EX-Gov
Lowe has also been put under arrest.
W,surycroy Nav 3l.--Thc steamers
Ereeborn and Anacosta are engaging tb
troons at Amia Creek. Two war vessel:
have becn ordered to tkeir support. On,
hundrcd thousand cartridges were sent t,
Fortrcss Monroe today. A column had lei
! Win or1ers TO occupy Fairfax Court Hous,
bnforc DAYLIGHT. Mr.. james Walton ha
I,,o, on,ointcd II. S. Minister to Brazil b,