Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-16
TIE Northwestern Blockade.
The Louisville COurisr, of yesterday, has L
following article:

The Louisville COu,isr, of yesterday, has the
| following article:
| BOATS FIRED IRTo-MARKETING SToPPED-IN-
| DIANA THREATEHINo KENTUCKY We learn thai
FEDERAL troops being rapidly concentrated all
| along the Indiana shore TO stop the commerce of
he Ohio river, end drive Kentucky out of the
! Union.
The towboat Jas Guthrie, that has just errived
| from the South with lot of empty bsrges, was
fred into twice at Rockport, Ind the first qua from
the wharf-bost and the second from the top Of the
| bank The last was sAotted, but luckily missed
| the boat. It's splash in the wafer was seen sns
heard, an evidence that mischief was iBtended
It is rumored that boats will be sesrclai at
EVaDsvills, ard we learn that b dy of troops ave
stationed at Newburg, Ind, and that it is ooOtem-
plated to stop sl boats from entering Green river
a tributary of Kentucky.
At New Aibsny and Jpffersonville the mot
despicable espionage is established at the instga-
ton, we hear, Of some Wisescre. who thinks be is
acting by authority TO protect the American Sag
There the country people, market men, express
messengers and wsgoners stopped and KAN
med. and none permitted 10 bring butter eggs,
hay, slaves, or even empty barrels. 10 L>ui.vle
One of The consequences Is, that The price Of m4F
keting ever there is very lOw-eggs at four cen
pr dozen, and the butter going for Song. aId
getting so strong that it may Garry itself off A
coantrymeu with load of slaves was not permitted
10 cross the ferry st New Albany. He drove his
load TO JelfersonvIlle and was driven from there,
too He Iken uDloaded tie slaves and started
home with his empty wagon, end empty pocket.
The plea for these petty outrsges win be that it is
the work of mob-mob lsw-suoh as controls the
city Of Cincinnati.
1t seems from the following Paragraph from the
polls Sentinel Of the 14h hat the Tndisnians
have bloeksded the Green river ID Kentucky. Not
withslsnding it is generally understood that Ken
lucky is still in tae Union, LINcoLNs emissaries
seem determined 10 treat her as rebellious prov
ince:
Two companies of the Zouave regiment ard one
company Of Home Guards we're ordered from Evans
vile on Sunday night, TO point opposite the
mouth of Green river. 1t was reported that a lot
of arms had been shipped TO Bowling Green, to be
re-shipped from there South and these troops were
sent to intercept them. We have not heard the
suit of the expedition.
The detachment sent consisted Of the Fort Hsr-
rison aud Charlottesville Gusrds under the COM
mand Of Lieut.. Colonel MeGinnis with three pieces
of artillery. Tkey went by steamer. boat
bound up-the Trio-Sss stopped at the lsuding at
Evansville and taken possession Of by Captain Fos
ter and thirty of his City Greys. The object Of
this was for fesr information should get to the boats
above of the contemplated movement.
The son of Light Horse Harry Lee commands the
forces of Virginia His chief Aid is j. A. Washing
ton. the only living representative of George
Washington. The great grandson Of Thomas Jetter-
II po<A all ;anr or.1