Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-02
MERE.MENTION.

"Te Portfolio" is the title of new
Southern juvenile monthly periodical to be
issued iu Charleston, during the present
month, by Messrs. Samuel L. Hammond
and F. W. Miller The Portfolio is to be
issued at the very reasonable price of one
dollar year. .........The population of the
States which have seeded, according to
the census of 1860, is 6,442,043. The
population of the other Southern States is
$3.50, SOC, making total of l2, ,22S, ,549
All these States will be presently members
of the Confederate States-Delaware, per-
haps, with population of IL, 1853, excepted.
......."The Arkansas State Convention is
to re-assemble on the 9th of May. ..........A
rumor has reached N. Orleans, to the effect
that the Mexicans are getting up another
guerilla warfare against the citizens on the
Rio Grande, above Brownsville. The town
of Roma had been pillaged and burnt, and
many American families murdered. Browns.
Vile was also threatened. ......".The Banks
cf Kentucky have advanced to the Cover
cor of that State s500,000 for the purpose
of arming the State. .........In Delaware
the Secessionists have seized on the public
arms, with the connivance of the Governor
....''".The citizens of Liberty, Mo-, have
seized on the Arsenal at that place, contain
ing an immense amount of munitions of
war, &c. ...."..Gen. Pillow and his Ten.
nessee regiment have been accepted by
President Davis, and will go Immediately
into service. ......'..It would appear, from
numerous observations made by military
writers, that soldiers are hit during battle
according to the color of their dress, in the
following order: red, the most fatal color;
the least fatal, Austrian gray. The pro-
portions are red, II; rifle green, 7 brown,
| 6; Austrian gray, 5..'''.'.'.The Charles
ton Courier says that Thomas P. Pellot
has been placed in command Of naval af-
fairs, and preparations in and for this State.
Lieutenant Stockton has been assigned to
the command of the steam gunboat Lady
Davis, which has received the pet rifed
cannon "Prioleau. ."......."A dispatch from
St. Louis, Missouri, dated the 24th ult.,
says General Harney has enlisted seven
hundred men under President Lincoln's
proclamation. .'....''"Aocordiug to'a Mem.
phis paper, the following is reported to be
the answer of Governor Rector, Of Arkan-
sas, to Lincoln's requisition for volunteers.
"Yours received, calling for regiment Of
volunteers from Arkansas Nary one-see
you d-m.d FIRST !'.........Virginia has forty
to fifty thousand troops under arms. ..........
Judge Rufiu, formerly Chief Justice of N.
Carolina, has raised in his own county
(Alamauce,) and will equip at his own ex-
pense, company of seventy-6ve men, and
maintain them for three months, or during
the war. o..
The London Times warn the Northern
States that their attempt at coercion of the
Southern States may result as did the coer-
Give policy of Great Britain towards the
colouists. .........Five thousand volunteers,
says the Charlotte Bulletin, free of expense
to the State, have rendered their services
to Gov. Ellis for the common defence. ......
A. T. Stewart, of dry goods fame in New
York, has offered a million of dollars to aid
the Government. ....'..."Mr. Byrd Douglas,
of Nashville, Tenn, who, it will be recol.
lected, sent draft for one thousaad dollars
to Governor P:ckens on the secession of
South Carolina, has written to Gov. Harris,
announcing his readiness to honor the Gov
ernor's draft on him for thousands of dollars
to aid in placing Tennessee in state of de-
fence. ........Thirty prisoners, captured in
the Star of the West, arrived on Wednes-
day of last week, at Montgomery from No.
bile. ........One hundred and fifty men
have arrived at Pensacola from Arkansas,
and rendered their services to Gen. Bragg.
They have organized and travelled there
at their own expense, and are determined
to participate in the assault on Fort Pick
ems whether received or not..'....".The
tel-he.graph informs US that Gov. Hicks,
of Maryland, has issued proclamation re-
commencing that State to occupy neutral
position. 1.-The citizens of Raleigh, N.
Carolina, are subscribing $50, 900 to fit out
Flying Artillery company. ...''''".The
Florida State Convention met at Tallahas-
see on the 22d ultimo, and unanimously
adopted the Confederate States Coustitu-
ton. ......".The steamer Silver Lake,
bound for Fort Smith with government sup
plies, attempted to pass Pine Bluff, Arkau-
sas, on the Goth utimo. Two shots were
fred across her bow before she came to-
She had 25O tons of supplies, etc., on board.
The citizens took charge of the boat and
stores.
Every Federal post in North Carolina
(including the Charlotte Mint has been
taken. At the Fayetteville Arsenel, 10000
stand of arms were captured, including 2S,-
900 of the most improved pattern. ..'''''''.
Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, has issued
Proclamation prohibiting the expectation Of
-four, provisions, &c., to the Northern cities.
:........The powder taken from the late
United States Magazine at Norfolk, reach
ed Richmond on Saturday night, and has
been safely deposited. The oarks which
brought the powder also brought millions
of percussion caps, eleven cases of shells,
and other munitions of war.........'The
Charleston Mercury says the reporter Of
the New York Herald has dicovered what
no other observer knew-that very strong
breeze seaward was prevailing all the time
of the bombardment of Fort Sumter, and
while several of Lincoln's ships lay off
watching. The fact is the breeze was the
other way, but not quite strong enough to