Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-08
Geographic 9letus.
Prem Warrington.

WAsHINGToS May Am application lust
made By some of the diplomatic corps at the
State Department, the following points were as
certained:
First-Vessels in blockaded ports when the
blockade took effect will be allowed a reasonable
time to depart.
Secondly essels bringing emigrants, though
they had no notice Of the blockade at the time of
their departure will not be allowed to enter the
blOckaded ports That class of persons come TO
the United States chiefly to settle in tie upper
States of the Mississippi river, and il will be bet
ter for them to enter an opeh port than encounter
the dangers incident TO the instruction.
A dispatch from Raleigh says the Legislature
met yesterday. The assembly speedily oragan-
gained. A bill calling a convention passed
unanimously to assemble on the Doth There
was no reference of its action TO the people.
The Southern COnfederacy flag flying
over the Capital.
North Carolina is virtually out of the Union
The Governor has organized camp of in
struction at Raleigh. He SAYS the Northern
Government is now concentrating large forces in
the District of Columbia, Ostensby to protect the
seat of Government, but such force not be
allowed to remain within the limits of Maryland,
or on the borders of Virginia, without seriously
endangering the liberties of the people of those
States. If they be conquered and over run we will
become the next prey to the invaders Policy then.
as well as sympathy and feeling of brotherhood
engendered by common interest, requires us to
exert our energies in defense of Maryland and
Virginia. Every battle fought there will be
battle fought in behalf of North Carolina and
there our troops should be speedily sent.
| The principal officers of the military depart
| ment at Washington, are Col. Mansfield com
manding, Maj. Barnard chief engineer, Maj
Bucker chief of quartermasters department
Lieut.. Beckwith chief of subsistence department
and Surgeon Lamb medical Inspector.
Col ElswOrth's Fire Zouaves arrived to-day,
and were enthusiastically cheered.
From private information, believed to be reli
able, il is ascertained that Virginia herself does
not mediate attack on Washington, that sub
ect being left for the consideration of the Con-
federate States. Their throwing troops into Vir
gna is said to be in anticipation of de ;laration of
war by Davis Congress, as it is expected the
large gathering of troops at Washington is ulti-
matey intended for the invasion of the South.
The Petersburg Express to-day says it is pos
tive that a Kentucky regiment of 400 men is
enrolled for Lynchburg.
The Governor has determined TO station large
numbers of troops at Petersburg.
The Charleston Courier of Tuesday says we
learn from the most reliable source that President
Davis will take command, in person, as General
in, Chief of the forces gathering in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The President has issued
a proclamation saying that exigencies demand
immediate and adequate measures for the protec-
ton of the Constitution and its preservation by
suppressing the revolutionary combination
opposing the laws of the Union. and calls
into service for three years unless sooner dis
charged, forty-two thousand volunteers, and d.
reefs the increase of the regular army by eight
regiments of infantry, one of cavalry, one of in
fantry and eighteen thousand seamen for not less
than one nor more than three years service.
The plan of enlistment and organization will
be submitted TO Congress when assembled. He
earnestly invOkes the cooperation of all good
citizens to aid in the suppression of the revolu-
ton, the enforcement of the laws, and for the
speediest possible restoration of peace.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The Maryland Legisla-
ture in an interview with the President this morn
ing, admitted both the right and power of Govern
ment to bring troops through Baltimore or the
State and to take any measures for the public safe
ty which, in the dis -etion of the President, might
be demanded eithe, by actual or reasonably ap-
pretended engineers. They expressed their be-
lief that no immediate effort at secession or re-
sistance of the Federal authority would be at
tempted by the Legislature or State authorities,
and asked in this view should as long as possible
be spared the evils of military occupation or a
mere chastisement for former transgressions.
The President replied that their suggestions
and representations should be considered, but
that he should now say no more than that the
public interest and not spirit of revenge should
actnate his measures.
The New York 69th Regiment will forthwith
be located in the neighborhood of Georgetown.
| The Government has been officially advised
that at the latest dates commissioners from
the Confederate States had presented themselves
at the French Court
The State Department has instructed the new
Minister to Paris, Mr.. Dayton, to explicitly make
known to the French Government that there is
not now, nor has there been nor will there be,
any or the least idea existing in the Government
of suffering a dissolution of the Union to take
place in any way whatever.
The VIM. H. Aspinwall and the Cyrus W.
Field arrived here to-day.