Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-03
Gen. Bragg says he cannot take Fort
Pickens.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE IN EXTRA SEg.
sION-MESSAGE OF GOV. HICKS.
Fort McHenry Reinforced.
.NtSsOtI1.t to oct on the Defensive.
60, &C., sc.

.r.. ..H LOUISVILLE, April "a.
The Nashville papers contain the speech..o
John Bell, yesterday, advocating strong
military league of all Southern States, against
common invading foe. Gov. Magofin, to
morrow, will issue proclamation calling
the Legislature together on the sixth of May
AUGUSTA, Me-, April "a.
The Legislature will adjourn tomorrow
after passing an act to raise ten regiments
Of volunteers and appropriating million Of
dollars; an act to provide for coast guard,
and appropriating 50 200; an act making
the entire militia of the State available by
draft; resolve authorizing loan of one
million three hundred thousand dollars;
and an act authorizing the employ Of fe
males as nurses in the army.
Six thousand men will have been enlisted
by Saturday.
The free use of railroads and steamboats,
is being offered for the conveyance of troops,
and cities and towns are voting money by
thousands of dollars to equip soldiers and
make provis ions for their families.
New YORK, April 25.
Wilson's regiment Of Zouaves took q SOL
emn oath to support the flag, and march
through Baltimore.
DETROIT, Mich, April 25.
The Governor has called an extra session
of the Legislature, to meet May 7th,
Five regiments have been offered to the
Governor and new ones are being organized.
BosToN, April 25'
A full company to form another corps Of
a., -
terday, under the Hon. Moses G. Cobb.
They are o fine set of men, and will be furn-
ished with Eve rihed cannon, and all other
equipments.
HARRISBURG, April 25
Two Massachusetts, men, flying from
Townsville, N. O., arrived here this morn
ing, ola Carlisle. Last Sunday morning,
5 900 South Carolinians passed Thomasville
on their way North. All along the route
north troops were getting in the cars, and
they heard them talk freely, saying their
destination was q Southern camp, twenty
five miles south Of Washington, on Aqua
creek.
The train left Baltimore Ola the B. & O.
R. r. They could not get out any other
way. They passed through Harper's Ferry
and saw number OF troops there-they
judge 5000.
PROVIDENCE, April 25.
The second divis; on of the Rhode Island
regiment, under command Of Col. Putnam,
sailed for New York this afternoon. They
number about five hundred men, and carry
the flag which the Rhode Island regiments
bore through the battles of the Revolution.
New YORK, April 25.
.art1o,oo~ f~o,, W. cb IN rtou .,s, y al =,
House and Wheeling, reports that the Seces-
sionists have planted battery of four guns
at Harper's Ferry, commanding the bridges.
Trains are stopped and examined, and the
road for mile is lined with the soldiers. Al
Wheeling strong Union feeling prevails
| twenty-five thousand men were unde,
arms.
The Associated Press has reliable informa
ton, just received, that the New York 9th
7th, 9Th, 18th, list regiments have arrived
safe at Washington, and are now quartered al
the Navy Yard Of that city.
| Col. Stevens, millionaire of N. j., has
signi6ed his intention to equip company
for service.
| Leslie Combs has telegraphed from Frank
fort, Ky., saying that Crittenden is absent
and asking if he can get arms and money fol
self-defepse in the Union. Gen. Wool sen
the dispatch to the President.
1t it is stated that seventy thousand stant
of arms were captured by the Secessionist
in taking Fayetteville, (North Carolina,
Arsenal.
Colts and Sharps' armories are both work
ing night and day manufacturing arms fo
the General Government, Connecticut
Ohio, and other Western States. No arm
are sold to any one without the fullest as
surance that they are for the loyal States
1t would be impossible to arm the regi
ments now forming without sending to Eu
rope, were it not for these armories. The,
are turning out some 400 arms per day.
/ Fort SMITH, April "a.
Fort Smith is in possession of the Stat
troops. About 10 o'clock, last night, a vol
unteer force, under command of Col. Solol
Borland, landed at the wharf, on two steam
boats. The command numbered nearly 30
men. About an hour before their arrival
Capt. Sturges left with hi, command, con
sisting of two volunteer companies. 81
took away the horses belonging to his com
mand, and such supplies as he could trans
port. He is falling back on Fort Washats
The post was formally surrendered by Capt
Montgomery, to Gen. E. Burgesser, Adjutan
General of the State, who placed Col. Boz
land in charge. Capt. Montgomery an
Maj. Gattem were taken prisoners, and aftel
t wards released on parole. There were abou
seven hundred State troops here, to day
They were passed in review in the garriso
9 parade ground. The flag Of the Confederat
! States was raised on the fort st 12 o'clocl
amid the firing of cannon and the cheers {
the people. After the review, three cheer
:: were given for the Arkansas citizen so
$ diery, three cheers for JEFF Davis, and thre
. cheers tor Hon. VIM. Rector. '''
n The stock and property taken possessio
r of is estimated to be of the value {
I$300, 900.
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