Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-05-23

ILL of three millions of dollars and the
Seven Million Loan Bill unanimously.
The Government has placed restrictions
upon the Adams Express Company IN rela-
ton to the carrying Of letters and other artl-
cles South.
The Charleston papers announce the elocG-
ade Of that port by the frigate Niagara, winch
viii shortly be joined by other vessels 4
number of vessels had been ordered on, but
one. an English ship, succeeded in getting IN.
The transportation Of immense bodies OF
troops to Fortress Monroe is 70 take place
at the least possible delay. Major General
Butler will forthwith repair tEither, where ne
will establish his headquarters IS the com
mandant Of the new Military Department OF
Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee
These facts are significant Of future events.
A private letter, dated on Friday, on board
the u. S. frigate Minnesota, Hampton Roads,
says: We arrived from Boston on the 18th,
and have commenced our assaults on the en-
emY. We have seized about S30O,OOO worth
Of ships and tobacco. We are anticipating
an attempt on the part Of the enemy TO fortl.
fy Shewell's Point, and if they do, we shall
attack them.
Twelve or fifteen of the regiments now in
Washington are encamped in various locall-
ties The troops manifest the most friendly
feeling toward each other, while their gener-
al good conduct is remarkable.
Two grand camps are proposed-one to be
connected with the SickIes' brigade, on Sta
ten Island, to receive whatever volunteers
may be accepted, there to be drilled, and
thence to be transferred wherever required
on the Atlantic coast. Another camp TO be
located at Harrisburg, for the support Of the
service in Washington, and at the Southwest.
Mr. Buchanan, who is generally very slow
in getting right in a late letter says 1t IS a
dishonorable act for any army or navy officer
to resign and 90 over to the enemy. Such
an opinion would have sounded better when
he was still President
Gov. Magofin Of Kentucky, under the ad
vice Of Breckinridge and other cowboys has
commanded the United States not TO march
U. S. troops into that State! There is no
step backwards now, and If necessary troops
will march through that State, and then wo
to the doubly damned traitors.
Three companies United States Artillery
from Fort Randall. Minnesota, under com
mand Of Major Getty, arrived at Cincinnati
on Sunday morning and encamped on the
Orphans Asylum lot. They left for Camp
Dennison next morning. There are now Is,
900 Ohio volunteers eDcamped there.
Senator Douglas is improving in health.
He is now considered out Of danger.
A detachment OF lOO Virginia troops have
arrived opposite Nilllamsport, on the Poto'
mac river, only twenty SIX miles south OF
Cham mbersburg.
AdVlces from Key West state that Captain
Craven OF the United States steamer CRUSADER
had seized the steamer shawnee. lie was
armlng the celebrated yatch Nanderer which
will be sent to the gulf as cruiser under the
command OF Lieutenant OF the United
States Navy.
st. Louis Etlcuoncd by q Line Of Military
Posts.
ST. LOUIS, May l8.-The State Tobacco
Warehouse was visited yesterday by the Uni
ql9y quantity Of arms and munitions OF war taken
The riqns taken Yesterday from the Central