The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-05-28

steamer had an engagement to-day with
) the battery at Aquai Creek, completely
demolishing it. The men from the
steamer went on shore and raised an
American flag. This is the only battery
between Washington and Fort Mon
roe.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Midnight,
Times dispatch.-A gentleman lust ar
rived from Alexandria says that the Fire
Louaves have commenced executing
their threats of vengeance, having al
ready shot three violent secessionists,
The people at Alexandria who were sym-
pathizers with Jackson have been com
PEELED to flee for their lives.
The aggregate vote yesterday in I'm
iontown, GAINESVILLE, Clayvile, Grafton,
Sardis, Roasburg, Portland, Piedmont.
and New Creek, Va, was 1888 against
ratifying Secession, and sc for it.
The State Department has received no
dispatches whatever from our Legations
abroad.
The assertion that Great Britain has
refused to accept our recognition of the
resolution of the Paris Congress respect
ing privateering is fiction devised and
published for the most mischievous pur-
poses.
BALTIMORE, May 24.-Special to the
Herald.-The steamer Norfolk has arri-
we'd. Gen. Butler left FIT. Monroe yes
terday with 1000 troops in propellers
and landed them.
An officer just from Washington says
the War Department received to-day ac-
counts of the erection of several new and
formidable batteries near Norfolk, and
there were 10000 troops between Nor
folk and Sewall's Point.
A gentleman from Richmond yester-
day, says there are 1900 troops there,
and that they are arriving on every train
Two regiments from North Carolina ar
rived whilst he was there, and two from
South Carolina left on the same train he
started on, but turned off on the left at
Taylorsvlle. This would take them to
Gordonville, and they probably went to
Culpepper. The presence of Gen. John
ston at Harper's Ferry is confirmed.
Two Kentucky regiments were order
ed to reinforce the Virginians at the
Point Of Rocks yesterday. They were
heights last night.
Two hundred soldiers from Federal
Hill marched through. the streets Of Bal
timore this p. M, and seized large
quantity of gunpowder, which was ia
ken to the magazine in Ft. McHenry.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-The steamer
Adelaide arrived from Fort Monroe this
morning.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press there sends the following
Fort Monroe, May 24.-Gen. Butler
suddenly made his appearance yesterday
in Hampton at the head of the Vermont
regiment on reconnaissance.
The rebels attempted to burn the Long
Bridge, but were frustrated by the acnv
ity of the advance guard.
To-day, Friday, he extends recon
noi5ance several miles up the Peninsula
between James and York rivers.
The Troy and Vermont regiments
have encamped near Hampton
The Harriet Lane has gone to Charles
ton.
Upon arrival of the frigate Mississippi
it is expected active preparations will be
undertaken against Sewalls Point.
La the action OF last Saturday three Of
the four guns that were dismantled, and
at least half dozen men were killed
The battery WAS to contain thirteen guns.
BosToN, May 25.-The armed steamer
South Carolina sailed last night for FL
Pickens, taking crew OF 1877 men, also
100 seamen for the fleet, to supply the
places of those whose term of enlistment
has expired. She also takes out several
ten inch mortars, rilled cannon and 9th.
er war munitions.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Douglas is better
tonight.