New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-31
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

More U. S. Steamers Fitting Out. w
WASHINGTON, May 30.-EEeven steamers are in
the act of being fitted out at the Washington Navy
Yard with arms, ammunition, etc. They will, un-
doubtedly, sail with sealed orders.
Douglas on the Brink of Death.
CHICAGO, May 30.-Hon S. A. Douglas, U. s.
Senator from Illinois, is again sinking Fears are
entertained by his friends that he will not live
through the night.
Occupation of Grafton.
GRAFTON, May 30.-The town of Grafton was oc-
cuped by Federal troops to-day. The Southern
ers retired. without firing gun.
Washington Gossip.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-The Second New York
Regiment has been ordered to disband, on account
of its being demoralized.
Sewelrs Point Impregnable.
Captain Engle reports that Sewell's Point is i'm
pregnable There are 1000 troops stationed there
ready for the fray. General Buffers plan is to sur
round and starve out the Southerners.
New Kentucky Military District.
A new military pistrict, called the Department of
Kentucky, hos been formed, the command of which
is assigned to Col. Anderson.
Attack on Alexandria Expected
merchant in Alexandria has letter from his
brother at Richmond, urging him to leave that the
Southerners are concentrating to drive the FEEDER
alists from that point.
The Southerners are evacuatng Harpers Ferry
Judge Taney's Resignation.
| 1t is rumored that Judge Roger B. Taney has re
| signed his position.
| Colonel Andersons Department.
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Col Anderson's Depart
ment embraces Kentucky, within 100 miles of thf
river. His headquarters will be at Louisville fo
the present.
Illinoisians in the Southern Army.
ST. LOUIS, May 3O.--Two hundred men from Il
linois crossed the river at Paducah, to-day, to join
the Confederate Army.
News from the Federal Capital.
WASHINGTON, May 30-Gov. Yates and McCler
nand leave tomorrow for Illinois, having ac
complished their mission, which was purely com
mercial.
The Fall of Harper Ferry Regarded Certain.
The fall of Harper's Ferry is regarded certain
Gen. McClelland, with $1,000 men; Gen. Keims
with force from Chambersburg; force from the
Relay House and another from Washington, are
converging. 1t is now claimed that about 400(
men are there, miserably equipped and nearly
starved. A repulse can only be achieved by IN
| paraleled heroism.
Occupation of Birds Point, Mc,
| CAIRO, May pa regiment of Illinois Volun
teers, under the command of Col. Chutner crossed
this afternoon over to Birds Point, which place
they are fortifying, and expect to hold perma
| nently.
Blairs Missouri Regiment has been ordered tt
| Fortress Monroe.
Gossip.
! BOsToN May so. The commanders of thu
| frgates Minnesota and Niagara know the names
and description of the vessels bound for New Or
| leans with valuable arms, and close watch il
| being kept.
| New York, May 3O.-The Tribune says tha
80, 900 men will rendezvous at Cairo for an immedi
ate move on Memphis.
| Ferry has been checked by burning the railwa,
bridges, and tearing up the roads.
| Lieut.. Slemmer has arrived here. He says For
Pickens is impregnable to any force which ca
be brought against it. The garrison numbers 100
men.
Col. Fremont will probably command the d
vision operating on the Mississippi valley:
The Times says the Government is embarrasse
| as to the disposition of prisoners. In all abou
| one thousand are in durance in various places
under various charges, of whom thirty-siX are le
gtimate prisoners of war Ii these men are con
sidered armed rebels, they should be hung; if eS
| changed rebels are recognized as beligerents, at
eordng to the law Of nations. The Cabinet is per
picked.
From the Western Papers,
WAsHINGroN, May 27.-The New York Fifth an
Twenty Eighth Regiments are two miles beyon
| Alexandria, on the line of the railroad.
A car loaded with provisions, and having eightee
Secession soldiers on board, in citizens dress, ha
been brought to Alexandria.
A man who was seized by the Zouaves thre
miles from that city, carrying Secession flag, wa
made by them to carry it on pole to the Marsha
House, and there to trample upon it. The ma
was then placed in custody.
The War Department is much annoyed by ire
sponsible persons attempting to draw reQuistion
for various things, and incur expenses on accour
of the Government, under the pretense of patriot
action.
BALTIMORE, May ga gentleman just arrive
from Central Virginia via Harper's Ferry, informe
me that the news of the occupation of AleXandri
had reached Manassas and Culpepper COurt-houst
and caused an intense excitement, and the troop
) now demand to be led on to revenge Jackson
death, and to rescue their comrades held as pri
oners
. BALTIMORE, May 24.-The steamer Georgian
!, from Fort Monroe, arrived at O'Clock yesterda,
There had been no further demonstrations again
Sewells Point up to the time of her leaving, NJ
had Gen. Butler made any attempt at Lynnhavel
On Thursday evening, Gen. Butler, with abol
200 men, marched toward Hampton, and met wit
no opposition.
Orders to that effect having been sent down fro
, Richmond, the Virgnians had completed foatir
battery, and placed it on the fats at Craney Islam
when its guns were tried. 1t was about eight mil
from the point where the Georgiana lay but ";
) easily seen through glass.
At LynnhaYen the Virginians are said to ha'
strong Notifications and at Sundown Bridge the
is strong work of defence thrown up and full
armed thus, all the approaches to Norfolk ov
} the peninsula from Cape Henry are fortified al
there are said to be 5000 men. The nearest mea
: Of approach to the GospoFt Navy Yard is from d
Naneimon river, which is said to be thoroughly fo
! tfsd by batteries of powerful guns