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FOREIGN NEWS !

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FOREIGN NEWS !
By the arrival on Sunday last of the clipper ship
Asterion, Capt. Gardner, from San Francisco, in
thirteen days. have weeks later intelligence from
the East San Francisco, May IS st. Louis, May 6;
Europe, April %.
The Comet was to sail about the 10Th. The Eastern
mall by the 81. Louis, arrived at San Francisco as
the ASteriOR left.
No particular local news of world wide importance
in the California journals Large Union meetings were
the order of the day.
The news from the Atlantic board are interesting,
though startling events have occurred since the last
mail. The BaltmOreans and Maryanders generally
have thought better of it, and find discretion the better
part of valor. The excitement in the North is fever
heat and daily increasing SecessiOnists are weeded
out of every town, and even the houses of God are
hosting Union flags device in the religious de-
veopment of the century. blockade of the Southern
ports had been proclaimed and in part commenced.
Famine is said to have initiated its reign of horror in
some of the Southern States, especially in Mississippi
but from that section of the States know nothing,
except through Northern journals. The most contra
dicory flying. At one time Jefferson Davis
is said to be marching upon Washington, then that
Virginia will not permit any attack upon the capital,
then that the South will stand her bor-
ders and throw the odium of invasion on the North
1t is impossible to unri1de ali the conflicting reports
which come thick flakes, but to US, at dis
tance, it seems that the march upon Washington of
which much has been said, either imprudent
threat that the North too quick for the defense
of the capital, and hence virtue made of necessity
The present unmstakeable feeling of the North how
ever is that the South shall submit rst and talk it
over afterwards.
We continue our daily extracts from the San Fran
cisco journals:
ST. LOUIS, May Sd.
On application just made by of the diplomatic
corps the State Department Washington, the follow
ing points aseertained:
First Vessels in blOckaded ports when the blockade
took effect will be allowed reasonable time depart
Secondly. Vessels bringing emigrants, though they
had notice of the lOckade at the time of their de-
parture, will not be allowed to enter the bockaded
ports. That class of pc come to the United States
chiefly to settle in the Gp States of the Mississippi
river, and it will be better for them to enter open
port than to encounter dangers and casualties incident
to the insurrection.
dispatch from Raleigh n c., says that the Legis-
lature yesterday The Assembly speedily organized
An act passed calling convention to assemble
the Goth. 1t passed unanimously y. There was no
reference of its action to the people.
The Southern Confederacy flag was flying over the
Capitol. North Carolina is virtually out of the Union
The Governor has organized n Camp of Instruction
at Raleigh. He says that the Northern Government is
concentrating large force in the District of Colum
ba ostensbly protect the seat of Government but
hats a hp allowed %
the limits of Maryland, on the border of Virginia.
without endangerng the liberties of the people Uf those
States and if they be conquered and overcome, we
North Carolna) will become the next prey to Il
privateers Policy then, well feeling of brOtheIt
hood increased by common interest, requires us ID
energies in the defense of Virginia and Mary
land Every battle fought there will be battle fought
in behalf of North Carolina, and therefore troops
should be speedily sent.
The Charleston Courier of Tuesday (3Oth Apri says
We learn from reliable that President Davis
will take command in person Generalinchie of the
forces gathering in Virginia.
The garrison at Fort Monroe numbers 10 900 Massa-
chusetts men and 800 Regulars On the opposite side
were 8 900 Virginians. The Virginans are erecting
battery at the entrance of Hampton Roads.
From information received from the Private Secretary
of Governor Hicks, it is ascertained that Maryland
will not Call Convention. The SecessOnists dare not
use the power suddenly acquired They say that all
is lost, and that the State has been sold by the
Governor. requisition will in time be made for
Federal volunteers. An order for the same made
up when the outbreak occurred at Baltimore.
From private information believed to be reliable it
is ascertained that Virginia herself does mediate
an attack WashiDgton-that subject being for the
consideration of the Confederate States Their intro
ducing troops into Virginia said to be in anticipation
of declaration Of by the Congress of the cOnfed
crate States it is expected that lrge gathering in
Washington is ultimately intended to invade the South
WHEREAS, For reasons assigned in my proclamation
of the 10th ins blockade of the ports the seeding
States was established and, whereas, public property
has been seized the collection of the obsructed
and duly commissioned officers, while executing ORDERS
have been arrested, held prisoners or impeded in
their official duties, without authorities of Virginia and
North Carolina, efficient blockade of the ports Of
those States will be established. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
1t is stated on undoubted authority thatl Senator
Mason of Virginia arrested in Maryland, on the
2Sth by order of Gen. Patterson, and taken to Perys
vile. He was to be taken to Philadelphia. Another
denies the above statement, but later dispatch
to tie Tribune confirms the of Senator Mason,
and says he is on his way to Philadelphia.
A private dispatch from Baltimore says Secessonism
defunct there, and that the Unionists are again
triumphant. The reaction is overwhelming in sll parts
of the State. On Wednesday the Custom House will
be cleared of its present officers, and appOintees
will take their places Secession flags have disappear
led.
A Montgomery dispatch to the Charleston Courier
states that prvateers commissions being prepared
for issue as Congress declares war, which it
will undoubtedly do. The instructions contain pro-
hibton against the seizure of cotton either British
or American vessels
Five employees at the Washington Navy Yard have
been arrested. They were found filing shells with
sand. They will be tried. and. if convicted. shot