The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-04
WAR NEWS.



q more favorable feeling by ths English
Government towards oar Government.
f a force q $500 men embracing The
Vermont and Fourth Massachusetts Regi.
ments, and S,euhen Guards, Of New York.
with few regulars and four pieces OF ar
tiilery formed an intfeuched camp at
Newport News, near the mouth Of the
James River, aud about ten miles from
/ Fortress Monroe.
About hundred tugi,ives came in this
morning, They were provided with RAJ
lions aud set to work, their services being
i greatly needed They represent That they
were either to be sent South or pot 70 woik
on the rebel batteries.
The movement Of Federal troops to-
wards lIarpcrs Ferry IS becoming gener.
nj and uum stakable. Two or three regi-
ments passed through Baltimore yesterday
in that direction, and several Philadelphia
Regiments, the Scott Life Guard amongst
them, have moved and are preparing to
move. Col, DLAIR's Regiment of Mis-.
souri, volunteers, we learn by telegraph
from ST. Louis, viii also be on the road in
a day Or two.
Tie Border State Convention in session
Al Frankfort, Ky.-which, however, CON
sists Of only delegates from two States
yesterday appointed Committees 10 pre-
pare addresses to the public at large and
to The people Of Kentucky. Members Of
The Convention were sworn to be faithful TO
the Constitution Of the United States
oehiie ho}diag membership.
THURSDAY May, 80.
Gov. Banks this afternoon received bis
commission as Major General and enters
Immediately on his duties.
A new military district called the De.
parment Of Kentucky has been formed
under command Of Col. Anderson.
The Commercials dispatch states that
the Newtown Rifles, commanded by Roger
4. Pryor voted in body the straight Union
ticket, much to the indignation Of Pryor
who disbanded them.
PHILADELPHIA, May 80.
A young Philadelphian, who was i'm
pressed into the service Of the rebels At
Memphis, Tenn, has arrived in tais city.
He says there are about 5000 troops in
Memphis, and about ms many more en-
camped on the Fair Ground Of that city
being drilled daily and exercised. There
are also at Randolph, Tenn, 5000 men.
At the Fort there is formidable battery
Of six big guns, GA Founders, and NOR
tars. AT Fort Rector, Arkansas, about six
miles above Memphis, there are about
1000 men. Opposite Fort Rector, on
the Tennessee side, is Fort Harris, where
there are also about 1000 men. AT Osce-
ola Ark. which is nearly 100 miles above
Memphis, there is another battery and
about 1000 men. This makes about
$4,000 men at Memphis, and various
points between that ard the Missouri and
Kentucky lines.
A G ntleman from Norfolk reports
$4,000 troops well armed. Food plenty
but high. AT Richmond there are about
$4,000 men; city strongly fortified
BE uregard was expected at Norfo k, Mon
day. jeff Davis is expected soon. The
business is Frustrated cyeywhere--stores
closed.
BALTIMORE, May 30.
Last night four residents of Bati-
more, now in the neighborbood Of Jockeys
Vile, named Worthingtoo, Matthews and
Scott, and another whose name is un-
known, were arrested by federal troops,
charged with being the company that par
ticipated with Merryman in his doings, for
which he was arrested, They were taken
to York, Pennsylvania. Theyare all in
duenlial and respectable citizens.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 81.
Immense quantities Of freight for the
South are going to Nashville by railroad
1t is rumored that the transportation of
goods South will be stopped on Monday
next 1t is rumored also that if the Nash
vile road he stopped the Tennesseeans
will advance into Kentucky and take pos
session Of the road. The Union men of
Kentucky are determined TO prevent ag-
gressions irom any quarter. The Memphis
Bulletin announces the arrival Of Gen.
Beauregard there on the 29th 10 take
command of the Western Division Of the
rebel army.
BALTIMORE, May 81.
A steamer from Fort Monroe which
left there yesterday has arrived here
Gen. Butler spent Monday at Newport
News where the greatest confusion bias
prevailed from the want of experience
on the part Of the Quarter Masters Com
msaries. Provisions not having been
promptly, distributed foraging parties pro-
Sided for themselves and in some instan-
ces wantonly destroyed property.
Col. PEe'ps of the Vermont Regiment
is now in command Of the port. A line
OF entertainments $500 feet long is nearly
completed.
Col. Duryea visited Hampton yesterday
and published proclamation to the re-
maing few inhabitants declaring that the
private property Of loyal citizens should
be respected.
4 Col Hons regiment will eue4rnn near