Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-17

hAh8ASbu1o, may 10. l.
A special agent, sent from here has return
from Harper's Ferry. He reports 5000 lit
OOPS there, including 200 KentuGkians co
ID a company of South Carolinians. They m
ID only one day's provisions on hand, sup.
les from Western Virginia having been ec
1t off. and two weeks more will exhaust the b,
,ppfies in the surrounding country. They O
nly recovered 1000 stand Of arms from the al
reck Of the arsenal, and some of these are CT
, bad condition. They cannot manufac- v
IRE more than IL rifles day. They had b
nly 600 men this side Of the Potomac They t,
ave not erected any batteries on the
laryland side, and show no disposition to Q
rect any. a
BosroN, May IA. "a
The special session of the Massachusetts U
legislature met OF noon to-day. lr
Governor Andrews message is exceeding
Y patrio otto, and gives additional accounts
# the action Of the commonwealth. He
saws this is no war of sections. no war OF [
The north on the south it is not waged to
avenge former wrongs, nor to perpetuate
ancient griefs or memories of conflict; but
it is the struggle of the people to vindicate
their own rights to retain and invigorate
the institutions of their fathers; q majestic
effort of the National Government to vindi
cate its power and execute its functions
for the welfare and happiness of the people.
After speaking of the financial affairs OF the
State he says that commissioners with let
tiers of credit for forty thousand pounds had |
been sent in April to Europe to purchase
the most efficient arms for the State, and he
SAYS when Congress meets they will doubt
less relieve US from paying duty thereon.
Another recommendation is the establish
ment of State encampment for military
instr uction. He recommends a loan to meet
the expenses of the emergency, and sug-
gests that the scrip Oe partly issuable in
sums of so to 100 dollars that small capt.
alists may share in the investment. The
message concludes by saying that heavy
responsibilities have fallen. in the providence
of God, upon the Government, and they are
welcome they could MT have been safely
postponed; they have not arrived too soon
they will sift and try the people-all who
lead and all who follow; but this trial is
given us to revelve ever the past, and will
bret the the Inspiration Of new lifo into our
national character, and regasure the destiny
of the republic.
WASHINGTON, May Is.
The Secretary of the Treasury has just is
sued circular to all collectors, surveyors
and other officers Of customs, precisely SINH
lar to that recently addressed to those on
Northern and Northwestern waters, relative
to commerce with insurrectionary States,
with the following additions: Among the
/ prohibited supplies are coal, telegraph in,
struments, wire, porous cups, platina, sui
pburic acid, zines and all other telegraph
material.
| 1t is satisfactorily ascertained that the
, whole number oftroops in Virginia does moi
t exceed thirty thousand-one-tifth being in
9 Richmond.
J, The ultimate destination of troops now
0 here and daily arriving is a matter of con
/. lecture, the Administration keeping It sc
!; cret. There is no doubt that among Other
vigorous movements determined upon is thu
' construction of forty or fifty gun boats BY
contract, for operations in shallow water.
A Montreal firm offers to take million
D dollars treasury notes a t par.
o The Worlds Washington correspondent
b telegrapbs that an attempt was discovered to
d day to po son members of the 18th regimen
# of New York Several are now i'll. 1t az
|. pears that ,ome sugar was used which con
r tanned arsenic.
u New York, May IA.
;, Another regiment of New York Guards
=, now enrolled and fully equipped, ready 70
l. service. Also, another regiment from Bos
e. ton, ready to march at an hours notice.
y A Washington dispatch states that tn
ID President and suite took tour of i:spectio
% down the Potomac yesterday.
The Times Washington dispatch says
l. There arc now in this city, or within sight {
n the Capitol. 81, 900 men.
4 Cen Butler dined IN Baltimore to-day. =
=, attempts were made to annoy him, and ev'
s, ry courtesy was extended him and his staff.
s. The Goth regiment has been accepted
Is serve during the war.
= WASHINGTON, May Il.
~ Gen. Butler has ordered outposts of Co
~ Jones camp at the Relay House to be exter
, ded this afternoon to O point ten miles to
L. wards Harper's Ferry. They will act in cor
junction with an advancing force from Chan
d bersburg, whose operations will be agains
Ell Harper's Ferry. These advanced outpost
z are also extended to cut off the flying rebel
ot from Baltimore, who it is supposed have al
IS tempted to esca pc from Gen Buffers force:
g One thousand troops under Col. Jones en-
Is tered tho city this P. NJ. The movem n
y was made in consequence of reports that an
other attempt was being made to revive tn
lie mob spirit in that city, prevent the passag
St lof troops and destroy the railroad.
e The Navy Department expects the ports @
'e Charleston, Savannah and the mouth of tn
Il Mississippi, to be blockaded in the course Q
week.
TT The government contemp'ates the erection
IS of earthworks at regular intervals along tn
d railroad lines leading from the North through
s. Maryland. Preliminary surveys are now be
% ing made.
The Capitol is row surrounded by circl
e Of encampments, controlling all roads u Vr
p gina and Maryland.
a Capt Pope, of the Geographic enginee
Il corps, who mustered the Illinois troops init
e service. is here The State authorities of II
= linois were anxious to secure his services al
Z General commanding the volunteer forces
Y but coul1 not obtain the consent of the Wal
h Department, whose rule not to detach any
officers from the regular army, in view of thu
J. formal on Of New regiments, will not be de
J. waited from. Capt. Pope says Cairo is per
i fectly safe, and the report Of an impending
q attack by rebel troops, without foundation.
The Pawnee is now anchored at the mair
. wharf of Alexandra, with her guns loaded
and run out of the portfolios. She crossed
! to stop interferences with the free navigation
: of the Potomac attempted several times
{, within the last few days by the rebel garri
e son of the town. Her appearance produced
quite panic among the secessonists.
Especial to the Tribune
WASHINGTON, May IA.
Mr.. McMullen has just arrived from Rich
mond. He says there were ten thousand
troops there, ten thousand at Norfolk, seven
thousand at Harper's Ferry, and others were
preparing to leave Richmond for the latter
place.
Business in these places entirely suspend
ed
BALTIMORE, May IA.
The correspondent of the american &c
companed the Legislature 70 Harper's Fer
~. He says the virginians have strongly
G, rkifiod tho Marrland hainhfa ouorlonk inn.