Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-02
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
NEWS FRoM WASHINGTON.

WAsmSGroN, May 1.-Arrangcments are
made for a resumption of travel by rail be-
tween Baltimore and York, Pa.
All the southern Journals received to-day
state that large numbers OF troops are gather.
ing and thas Tree negroes are being impressed
into the service.
Nearly every portion of this city and district
is connected by telegraph.
Letters received to-day from Paris state that
the French government is fully posted on
American affairs, nd that no sympathy is felt
tor the confederate stntes.
The following has been addressed to Simeon
Draper, New York
WASHINGTON, May 1.-There is not a
word oftruth in the report about an armistice.
That sort Of business was ended on the 4th of
March. (Signed. L. w. SEWARD"
Gen. Patterson holds military possession Of
the road between Washington and Perrys-
vile. Arrangements are being made for the
resumption of the northern mail service. Gen
Scott will soon change his headquarters to
Philadelphia. Thirty thousand troops are to
be concentrated at Washington.
Gen. Bonlam is reported as i'll command of
the rebel troops in Virginia. The sixty ninth
New York regiment arrived III Washington
this morning. Lord Lyons denies the report
that he solicited an armistce.
A letter from member OF the Seventh New
York Regiment says that six secessiouists
were caught on the 9th, and two were shot
on the morning OF the 18th. Another will be
shot. Several have been arrested Tor tearing
up the railroad track
a private letter from Annapolis says the
brig Caledonia has two men hanging from her
yard arm-one for smuggling powder and pro-
visions TO CharleStOn, The other for plotting
the Seventh New York Regiment on to Cues
apeake bar, with the Intention OF having the
Baltimore secessioniStS capture Annapolis be-
fore the Seventh reached there.
1t is reliably ascertained that martial law
will not be proclaimed here unless there shall
be Il reason for it, which certainly does not
now exist Among the unfuurded reports TO
day, is one that the war department has re-
ceived IL dispatch saying the confederate troops
are concentrating IN Virginia, or an innedi-
ate raid on Washington. Military men have
no fears on that subject.
The government is promptly providing for
the equipment and comfort OF the volunteers,
who hastily left their previous empoyments
for defence Of the capital. But few govern
ment employees were paid to-day, the money
not having arrived from New York.
Intelligence of marked Improvement of
affairs in Maryland, imparts general gratifi-
Cation. Orders have been issued to com
manders of regiments aud independent COM
pdnleS, 70 Unlike Their Reports on all SUBJECT
10 the headquarters of the department al
Was iington. The commander will be held
accountable tor want of good discipline The
articles of war will be read to the commanders
every sabbath before going TO church, and
they will be- governed by army regulations.
A leave OF absence for three months has
been granted to Gen. King minister to Rome,
to enable him to command the Wisconsin
volunteers also TO Carl Schurz, minister to
Spain, who proposes to raise company Of
cavalry.