Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-05-17
WAR NEWS.
New York, Nav l3.

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The Memphis Appeal of Wedaesdiy says,
the lcvec Was eat below Fritr's Point on Sun
day night, inun'iating the crops and causing
great damage
\ dispatch to Simeon Draper to-day, from
Wasain ,ton, says, send f rw,ri lmnnliate-
ly all the regiments enlisted FIR Il wear
Thsdispltch Will lie acted ON promptly.
Col. Anderson visit d the bxtrd OF Bro
kcrs this afternoon, and in reply to an adj
dress, Sail since the fall Of b TT Sumter he
he had rec iv ID very btt,r letters from the
South, on account OF his refusal to JOIN them,
but he had never written Of Indicated that
he would unite his stnirs with the South.
lie thou ht the question WIS government or
no government. and he felt satisfied that
when the present ordeal was pissed we shall
again be u happy and unit people.
Albany, 49,
Gov. Morgan will forward Eve Of the thir-
ty resim nts as $ on rs they are armed. But
two more OF the present uniform Il forces of
the State will b. torwardel iur three mouth $
service unless by special order OF the FEEDER
al Government.
The 10th regiment of volunteers is organ
ganized with Thomas +. Davis a graduate
OF West Point as Col. Tn regiment is com
posed of lumbermen, &c , and are all unc-
quallcd rs nirksmcn.
NEW York. MAY Il.
Preparations Indicate that the Govern
m mt is getting ready Tor CONTEST at liar
per's Ferry.
The Washington dispatch t. the Express
says the British Minister Applied for pcrms
sion to ship certain productions, particular
ly tobacco, from Virginia to En- land, to full
I'll contracts, but government polite de-
clined. The b st Of feeling prevails between
the British Minister and our G. ,varnmcut.
A part of the Il ct has been ordered home
from the coast OF Africa
The Worlds Washington disp,teh SAYS
the Massachusetts, quota is four re- lnents
for three wears.
Fifteen thousand Alablma troops. with
twenty cannon, landed last night at Man
nassi Junction en- route To liarp,r,s Ferry.
IIARRIsBrRG Is.
A person employed on special service, who
visite,: Harpers Ferry last week, and ar
rived at Chambcrsburg to-day, reports that
there are 6065 troops there altogether, and
that about three-fourths Of them are well
armed, and the balance not at all,
Only 200 kcntuckians are there now and
one company Of South Carolinans.
The resident militia OF Harper Ferry are
vry FESTIVE under existing circumstances -
Only one days provisions were on hand. and
supplies We're cut of IRON Western Virginia
by the people of that section. All the sup
plies within reach, anywhere in the surround
ing country, must be exhausted within a
week.
There were positively not more than loco
stands OF arms in the wreck of the Arsenal,
end SOM OF these arms are IN bad coudi-
ton
They can't manufacture more than l. ri
flies per day They have only too men ON
this side OF the Potomac, have not er ctei
any batteries on the Mary land side, and show
no disposition to erect any. All the pr pa
arations Indicate defensive purposes on their
part. There was no diSp sition to make
forward movement, and they must either re-
treat or be prJyisioned.
This does not contradict the probable al
vance Of the main body ct the Snuthcrn
army by that route on Sluthera PennsyLya
mia.
WHEELING, Is.
The city is viii with eX itemcnt Flags
are flying rom arly es ~ building.
The Convention met at | click, and az
ter appointing Il Committee on Credentials,
adjourned to o clock.
Re-,ssembled at that hour and the Com
mittee reported favorable 10 the adnissi n ut
delegates from p counties.
Permanent officers were then app intel.
Resolutions were adopted appointing Il
Committee on State and Federal relations
B.tore IFS adoption Il discussion oeearIel.
Gen l. 5. Jttfcrs N thought that the d.
vision Of the State was premature
John. 5. CtrlIslc sliI VEN Is. Htye imms-
date and prompt action. He wIntai n pt-
per resolves,
The Convention adj turned till morning.
The ceremonies OF hoist y hts oy' the
Custom House this afternoon was Hery i'm
pressiyc. Thousands were on the .roLn Il.
National airs were sung, and spcecleS were
mad: by Carlisle ami others.
MONTGOMERY. 10.
CONGRESS will prob ,blv ali,urn Tomorrow,
10 meet ar,in in July at such nlle : as cir
cun,st,nccs NAV reader neec>, nv.
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Several cam,,nies ar Ark ,nsa< tr.,oi,, ar
rived at Memphis today. All boats y ,ssins
here are now stopped, and no provisions or
munitions of war allowed (, mss.
BALTIMORE Is;
Abrut this morning lar= tram nile
with troops, arrived ut the outer d'1ot from
the Relay HJuse, containing luod troops,
five companies from each regiment at the lie
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