New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-25

Seizure of Goods Southern Bound.
Icy SOUTHWESTERN AND AMERICAN L1xEs.I
Troops on the Pargoud.
Ed. Cresceht-As Mr.. Htes office is closed and
not knowing where Mr.. H. can be found, send
you the following dispatch.
CLERK TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
BAYOU SARA, April 24.-To Geo. D. Hte ESQ., ::
Pargoud will arrive at A. NJ. with two hundred
| and fifty volunteers. j. A. DEMERITT.
Abolition Troops at Cairo.
We have been kindly furnished with a copy of
the following private dispatch:
COLUMBUS, KY, April 24.-To Thos. Claiborne
1900 Northern troops at Cairo have stopped steamer
BaltIc' and after Thursday will stop all steamers
| bound SouthWard. j. W. Moss.
Major Mccullough.
| New YORK, April a. - The steamer Yankee.
which arrived here yesterday, reports having
| towed to Fort Monroe the frigate Cumberland.
| The Pawnee has arrived there destined for Nor
folk.
! Major Ben. Mccullough, at the head of 1000
| Nirginians, was at Alexandria on Monday.
1t is reported that the President told the Beti-
more Delegation if the troops again obstructed the
| roads he would burn the city.
Four thousand barrels of -four bound to Rich
Whereabouts of General Beauregard.
ANNAPOLIS, April 24.-Gen. Butler has said that
as soon as the New York troops arrived he would
| march TO Washington.
The frigate Constitution is manned by Massachu-
sets troops and can level Annapolis with her guns.
Provisions are scarce at Washington.
General Beauregard will be at Richmond Tues
day next.
Gen SCOTS pickets are extending towards An
napolis junction.
| Families in Washington continue to leave as fast
| as possible by every convenient route.
Southern Cadets Leaving West Point.
| New YORK, April 24.-Twenty- three Southern
| cadets left the West Point Academy having re-
| fused to renew the oath of allegiance.
| Another Prize to the Southern Confederacy.
The ship Lalla RoolSh, lying in Lynnhaven Road,
has probably been seized as prize for the South
| ern Confederacy.
Arrest for Treason
Robert Sabo and Daniel Fisk were arrested to-
day for treason.
Resignation of U. S. Officers
New YORK, April GA Washington letter says
that Col. Magruder, Lieutenants Butler, ,Jenifer
Crosby, Hood, Mullins, Lenox and Capt. Jordan
have all resigned their respective commissions.
1t is rumored that resignng officers will now be
| kept prisoners or paroled
Seizure of Fort Smith, Ark.
VAN BCRES, April 24-The U. S. troops have
| evacuated Fort Smith, leaving it in possession OF
| the Arkansas troops.
|
| ST. Louis, Apr 24.-The report that troops are
stationed at Cairo to obstruct navigation are de-
MED on the authority of the Governor of illinois,
The troops there are merely precautionary.
| Seizure by the New York Authorities.
| New York, April 24.-A case of rifles was seized
| upon yesterday by order of the city authorities
| in the premises of Mr.. Daniel Fisk
| The surveying steamer Marine was put out of COM
mission because her captain attempted to carry
| her South.
Martial Law in Washington.
| PHrLADELrHIA, April 24.-lt is rumored that
martial law will soon be proclaimed at Washing
| ton.
| Disappearance Of Lieut.. Maury.
| Lieut. h1aury suddenly disappeared from Wash
lngton on Friday last. Captain Scott replaces him.
The Philadelphia banks have taken the $500 OOO
war loan at par. $l0O0,000 was offered
| Speech of Daniel S. Dickinson in New York
New York, April 24.-The Hon. Daniel S.
| Dickinson, in addressing meeting on Monday last,
| said he hoped, if necessary, we would wipe the
South from the face of the earth.
Movements of Chartered Vessels, etc.
The bark Grapeshot is in the basin under sus-
picion
Several steamers have sailed with troops from
various points.
The Seventh Regiment has arrived at Washing
ton.
Erection of Batteries near Mount Vernon
New York, April 24.-It is stated that the Seces-
soniss have erected batteries two miles and twenty
miles below Mount Vernon on the Potomac
Gen. Scott has ordered the volunteers from Penn
sylvania all along the railway from Wilmington
Del, to Washington, to protect the rails and the
telegraph lines.
The Typographical Union,
CHICAGO, April 24-The President of the Typo
graphical Union reteraes the call for meeting in
New York on the 9th of May.
Orders to Destroy the Southern Batteries
New YORK. April PA letter from Washington
states that Gen. Scott has ordered Fort Washing
On n n hnt ttnpin 4 Lp
low Mount Vernon at all hazards.
Seizure of Vessels by the Government.
New DIRK, April 4.-Annapolis advCes up to
P. NJ. yesterday received, which say the
Seventh New York and the Eighth Massachusetts
Regiments are there.
large secession force is stationed between
Annapolis and Washington.
Communication is perfect to Annapolis.
The Government has seized all vessels between
there and Havre de Grace
Excitement in Louisville Pork Market
LOUISVILLE, April 24.-There was great excite
ment to-day in the pork market. leading mer-
chant in this city says he could not get provisions
shipped from Cincinnati, nor telegram explaining
the reasons therefor.
Supplies of Provisions Cut Off,
HAyRE DE GRACE, April 24.-No provisions are
allowed to be transferred from Baltimore.
Virginians on Arlington Heights.
HARRISBURG, April 24.-lt is reported that no
Vrglnans are encamped on Arlington Heights.
NloVoHASIltS VI OllItu oLdltS " at vessels.
BosToN, April 2i.-The United States frigates-of-
war Mississippi and Colorado will be ready to
proceed to sea in very few days.
Later from Panama.
New York, April "a. The United States mail
steamship Champion arrived here from Aspnwa,
bringing $4,000 in treasure.
The California news by this arrival has been an
tcipated by the Overland Pony Express.
From Washington.
| WASHINGTON, Sunday night, April 2l.-Defensve
works being thrown up for the protection OF the
capitol and other buildings
| Bamicades have been constructed surrounding
| the Treasury Department.
The secession feeling is strong at Alexandria.
| Business is entirely suspended Provisions are
scarce. Flour has advanced.
Col. May and other Marylanders have resigned
their respective commissions.
Mail Communications South of Philadelphia,
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Mal communication
| with the South has been resumed, in wagons, be-
| tween Baltimore and Havre-de-tiruce.
| in, haG hpnD nod in Pa iDlbU