The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-05-02

That chap may sing another tune before
long.
New YoRG. April 25 The Safe authori-
ties have decided TO muster into immediate
service, tn whole of the 80 900 volunteers
as authorz, d by the Legislature.
The common council last night voted ST.
00O,o 900 to arm and equip reg ments, and
$500 900 more for the families of volunteers.
The Brooklyn Common Council voted
y lOp 600 for the equipment of the 18Th regi-
meln,ss day.
The froprioty Of making second rcqui.
siron of seventy fvG- thousand men, was being
discussed at Washington.
Cincinnati is alive to the Importance Of
y speedy preparation for war. She has a
Houe Guard Of over 10000 already, besides
having furnished her quota for the General
Cove nm mt.
The city council of Cincinnati last week
au horizcd loan of q5O, 900 TO the State for
war pm p)scs. This shows that the people Of
the Qayrn City are awake to the importance
OF the pres, nj emera cuces.
1t will be seen by the dispatch from All
iona that Herbert, the man who attempted
70 shoot an lish waiter at the National Hotel
in Washington a few years ago, is attempting
to iuducr that terr ry to join the traitors
This is riug work for him.
1t is announced tha. Cairo has been oc-
cupied by the Federal aud Illinois troops.
he Governments is compelled to recognize the
war whiah the Confed, rates have forces upon
it, The post is taken, we presume to protect
an imp rtaat point a'nst invasion, and 70 cut
off supplies from the Confederate army.
The rebels at Galveston are terrible
SC red At The p!o'pec i've blockade of their
harco', They ave sent TO Montgomery TO
solicit b. IT,; and The C'y Council have tsktn
the gus ion of defrnse under consideration
/ They have heavy artillery, shot, shell and
m, n enough. but powder is very scarce.
The K'nlucky State Union committee
/ have issued al ddress on the state Of The
country advocating the ground that it is the
| du'y If that ate to maintain neutrality,
taking no p rt either with the Government or
the Conlederates, and permitting n, ither to
march troops across Kentucky to attack the
olhor. 1t the Governor was not sympathiser
with seces,i N there mi ght be some hope of
carrying out such policy.
- Ga the arrival of the 80 train on Mon
day, o3er the Penn yyanil Railroad, some
thirty four boxes of goods, des ned for the
cities of the Sou h, were seized and lodg d in
q secure place Most of the xes were dir
ecied to he same parties as those whioh werc
seiz on Sunday afternoon and all coataint d
the sam description Of goods with the excep-
ton of one, in which was fine rosewood pi-
ano for gentleman in Savannah, Ga.
Com Prndergrast seems to have ataa-
doned any hop4 of saving the property, nun
tions and ships at Norfolk. , He sunk
the vessels and destroyed the property.
There wai large quantity of powder
and military stores of all kinds at the Yard.
The guns on board the suuken vessels will
probably be easily recovered by the Virginiaus
The Government seems to have b zen slow in
recognizing the ST ualion. To add 10 its
difficulties, mo I Of the officers at the Yard
were Yuginian0 and as soon as the emergen-
cy came they resigned.
The week that followed the Presidents
requsilion for troops to defend the Govern
ment, has transformed tue North into vast
military camp. 1t has developed military
spirit and capacities for Bringing men into
the field, that certainly have astonished the
Northern people themselves, whatever may
be the eff CT on Of hers. In single week tie
10000 men called for by the President have
been orga lied, and the greater part of them
placed IN camp ready for service, and pro-
| badly three times as many have been enroll
ed and are now drill ng daily ready TO re-
spond 10 the call OF the Government The
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