The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-05-07

sets men and 800 regulars. Five thou
sand Virginians were on the opposite
side. They are erecting battery at the
entrance of Hampton Roads.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3.--Maj. Ander-
son passed through this city to-day en-
route for Washingto ton.
CAIRO, May 4-Gen. Pillow, Gen.
Ely and other prominent officers of the
Confederate army, and large numbers of
Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee
troops are at Memphis. Heavy guns
are arriving there daily.
Col Prentiss has just received the fol-
lowing dispatch from prominent citizens
Of Cincinnati : "Gen. Pillow has sever
al steamers ready at Memphis. He med
itates an immediate attack on Cairo"
Col. Prentiss replied
:" Let him come. He will learn to dig
ditch on the right side. | am ready"
WHEELING, Va, May 4.-Immense
county Union meeting held here to-
night.
Hon. Frank Pierpont, Geo. M. Porter,
of Hancock county, late member of the
Convention, addressed the people iii able
speeches, urging resistance to secession
ordinance, favoring division OF State
Resolutions were passed denunciatory Of
secession and declaring adhesion to the
Union.
Thirtyfour delegates appointed tc
Convention of Western counties of Vir
ginia to be held on the 18th of May.
A meeting of similar character held a
Clarksburg, Harrison county, yester
day.
WASHINGTON, 4.-The State Depart.
ment has instructed the new Minister tc
Paris, Mr.. Dayton, to explicitly make
known to the French Government tina
there is not now, nor has there been, mol
will there be, any or the least idea eXis
ting at the Government of suffering {
dissolution of the Union to take place in
any way whatever.
New YORK, May 4. -SuperintendanI
Kennedy has received a letter stating
that there is thoroughly organized plan
to burn New York, Philadelphia and
Boston, by cutting off all the supplies OF
water then setting fire to various points
1t also states that men have been station
ed at both Boston and Philadelphia for
weeks, and 1875 men have been sent to
New York to carry ont their hellish de-
sign Also that, although at first JEFF
Davis disapproved of such a proceeding,
since tne Presidents proclamation, how
ever, he has approved Of it. The letter
is dated Connersville, and the writer says
he is an enemy, but will not fight with
camphene and lucifer matches for weap-
ons. Several well known seccssionists in
this city are closely watched, and consid.
cradle confidence is placed in the state
ment, and every means have been adopted
by the police
The steamer Maryland landed some
Massachusetts troops from Annapolis anC
large quantities of supplies at Fort Nc
Henry yesterday.
The Intelligence from Richmond is i'm
portant. Considerable alarm is said tc
exist there in consequence of the activity
of the Federal government and the unex
pected unity of the North.
Gen. Harvey has prepared an address
TO the people of Maryland, urging then
to stay in the Union, and that secession
will prove the ruin of their State, and
that for himself he is ready to stand tc
the last by the flag under which twenty
States have been added since he enter
ed the service.
Washington advices of last night are
to tie effect that the war will be vigor-
ously opened in a few days. Demonstra-
tons upon Alexandria and Norfolk will
be made. A movement on Havre de
Grace was also ordered to take place yes.
lerday from Perrysyille.