The Van Buren press., 1861-04-24
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- si,y OF New York TO aid the. war.
r.solution will be offered to appropriate
=. million dollars to the widows and
ms Of the men who fall in defense O,
u, Of uniforms for the
- :, store in the day time.
r ,y1.sars that a disboiical atte,nnt WA.
:, 70 poison the Mass. regiment abo.r,
s,.te Of Maine, while here, Friday eve
= last, by sending poisoned brandy
= lied, four or tive others have been un-
!, he Influence, but will probably recover
4. veIpetrator of the outrage is unknown.
4 regiment OF fifiernen lis formin.. in
Is York, composed OF Italians, Swiss and
IN ::arians, 70 be called the Garibaidi
ais. Ia B-itish Ieaidenrs are fornins,
sei,nc1.; 81 iIgilt infantry One comma
e ; t5mpi.te an! the second is forming.
Tl3e report thssGOv. Banks has resigned
4. POSITION III the Illinois CeutraI Railroad
cJmmand a Massachusetts regiment.
-iua:cd IL the TACT that President Burn
-. OF the same road is to he Colonel of
Ks9lc Island regiment
tiso. B. MeClement, of the same ro.d
scented Bgigadier Gcneralsb.p in the Pa
:-ces,
|, is stated on good authority, tha. oflic-
s. corespondence has 5een opened at
Washington with the Baltimore authori-
=. which has resulted in an understand
= on the part of Baltimore to repair the
:slgaad bridges and telegraph lines,
| nj Keep communication open for mails,
,ssengers, dispatches and troops.
Hon. Dan E. .Sickles contemplates rails
NJ !. regiment to serve during the war.
Maj. Anderson's public reception at the
Civ Hall, takes place to-day
com. Vanderbilt it is said to have infor-
med the government that they can have his
siuipped without the charge of penny
A gentieman who left Washington Sat
pr,ay afternoon. arrived at his home in
Philadelphia. last evening. At Baltimore
be was arrested as spy, but escaped by
-.!erring to Baltimoreans. Several of the
Pennsylvania troops who have been miss
inc since the Baltimore riot, turned rp at
Philadelphia, and report having been con-
fnel in Jail in Baltimore. Thirty-five
o,hers have been wandering in the woods
nsar Comingo. They were taken to the
neighbors' houses and treated kindly. The
after have not returned home, Yet.
Several Massachusetts soldiers, wounded
4. Baltimore arrived at Boston, yesterday.
Among them was Mr. Stevens, of Lowell,
who was reported dead. lie had three ribbs
broken by paving stone. MIR. Stevens says
that fifteen BaltimOTiane were taken to the
station house with him, being wounded
lie intends to Join his regiment as soon as
he is able to do 50.
The Hon. Stephen \. Douglas and lady,
passed west, Yesterday afternoon, from Gin
eianati, ON their way to Springfield Illinois,
New Orleans advices state that the free
colored population, at meeting held, yes
terlay, resolved to tender their services to
the government for the defence of the State.
A meeting was called, last evening to
adopt measures to clear the city of aboli-
tiOnists who have already been arrested.
The steamer Cahawba has arrived with
Havana dates, 18th inst. The reduction of
Of Fort Sumter caused great sensation at
Havana. Business was almost suspended.
Sugars quiet at 81 to g.
The steamer Mohawk has arrived with the
same dates She left the Empire City in
poit with 600 troops for Key West from
Texas,
The Birmingham, Boston and Texas line
Of steamers mas Ueen temporarily suspend
"a. At Is reported that Houston is about to
speak at Galveston announcing ms deter
m-ndslon to oppose Lincolnism prepara-
uons iOr war IN Iexas are progressing on a
large scale.
ST. LOUIS, 23d P NJ
The Baltimore American of Monday,
confirms the report of the scuttling of the
Pennsylvania, Columbus, Delaware, Rari-
tan and Merrimac at Norfolk by order of
Capt. Pe1dergrast and the destruction of
their arms. --E = EE
The Mayors of Norfolk and Portsmouth,
sent flag of truce to Pendergrast to ask
if he intended to fire on the towns. He re-
piled that he should act only ON the defen-
sive. If fired upon or the navy yard at
tackled, it would be his duty to fire upon
the two cities. II was not known whether
the Pawnee entered the harbor or returned
to Fert Alonroe.
The excitement at Virginia and Ports
mouth was intense women and children
were fleeing, and men raliying to arms.
It was reported that the ship of the line.
New York, on stocks, would be fired before
the yard is abandoned. Destroying build
ings by blowing them up with powder was
going on, and it was thought there would
DC an effort to destroy all without fire. for
fear the conhagaration might extend to the
city. The people of Norfolk have seized
The powder house at Crany Island. and re-
moved the powder to the city and are max
ing preparations for vigorous defense.
The only vessels saved to carry away
government forces We're the Pocahontas and
The ship houses are being
torn down and factories leveled to the
ground, with tae intention Of firing and
them. asF--ssg
PriySte information from Baltimore says
1t is oeliev ed that the mo b. viii try to pre-
vent the passage of troops through the city
The troops Will be eonipalled to fight their
WAY step by step the railroad, between
strueted yesterday and some of the bridges
Destroyed. The people south Of the Sqs
luehannah are true to the Union. and will
assist in defending HssEs DsGrace against
.ra 5se
tits slated that Gov. Hicks has protested
10 Gen Butler, of the Massachusetts, iegi-
ment, against landing troops at Annapolis.
They were subsequently, landed at the Ma
val Academy which is exclusively the pro-
perty ef the government
The Baltimore American has the follow
in5, Mayor Brown Of Baltimore went to
Washington Sunday, at the request of the