The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-05-01

on Baltimore al the earliest
practicable moment. There are said TO be 1000
men there now, under Major Porter, and by
to- morrow tie number will reach 10000. Il
is said every able bodied man in the southern
counties of Pennsylvania has enlisted. The
Post says JEFF. Davis is in Richmond.
WAsEIsGToY, Apil 23-Defensivs works ere
thrown up for the protection Of the Capitol
building. Baricades are also constructed. sur
roun ling the Treasury Department,
TIE secession feeling is strong at Alexandra.
All business is suspended, and especially trade
on the river. Provisions are becoming scarce.
Flour especially had advanced in prics.
New Orleans. April 23-The Goyetnor
has received Information that l,5oo Tennessee
ians are on the way to join the Confederate ar.
my
The Steamer Marques De Habana has besr
purchased BY the Confederscy and will sesn be
fitted out as war steamer.
Houston spoke at Galveston last Friday,
when he denied cmphatcaiiy having cdnmuni-
Gated with Mr.. Lincoln's Government, and also
denied that he claimed still to be the Governor
of Texas.
New YoRK, April ga gentleman from
Charleston SAYS it was the intention of the
Southern Conederacy to march north with fhy
or sixty thousand men, expecting fiity thousand
more from Virginia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23--The letter mail
from Baltimore and Washington arrived here
this afternoon, having left Baltimore yesterday
afternoon.
The defenses ofihe public buildings at Wash
ington have been strengthened, and the Capitol
surrounded by hastily thrown up defenSes.
II is reported in Philadelphia that news OF
the capture Of Fort Pickens, and serious loss of
life, reached Baltimore via Annapolis.
1t is funored that martial law will soon bs
proclaimed in Washington.
On Friday last lot Of boys from Washington
captured steamer at Alexandria and brought
her to Washington. There were twenty. four
hundred stand Of arms aboard.
Lieutenant Msury disappeared from Wash
ington on Friday, and Capt. Scott is placed in
his place.
New YORK, April 23.-The steamer Yankee
has arrived, She reports that she shipped
from Norfolk on the afternoon Of the l7th---
Finding movement on foot to seize her. she
placed herselfunde the guns ofthe Navy Yard.
The custom officer demanded her, but the COM
mander OF the yard refused. The Yankee to-
ward the Cumberland to Fort Monroe. The
Pawnee has also arrived there. The destrucs
tion at Norfolk is complete. The crews aud
marines were sent to Washington.
The Government has purchased two more
steamers for gun boats.
The steame" Bebb is at Sandy Hook watch
ing vessels, number Of other steamers are
soon to crtiise off the Sound and Hook
NEw York, April PA letter from Wash
ington in the Times, says Genera! Scott sent
orders to Fort Washington to destroy the rebel
batteries below Mt. Vernon, at all hazards.
CINCINNATI, April "a. "A company Of seces-
sionists, lis in number left Cynthia, Ky, Mon.
day, to JON the Confederate Army. When the
train arrived at Frankfort, Ky they were order
ed to show their flag, which they did, displaying
a secession flag from the window. Several
stones were thrown at it, when the Lieutenant
ofthe company fred into the crowd. Immedi-
ately the cars were attacked by the citizens, and
bonlders and paving stones rained upon them
promiscuously. They finally got off with but
little personal injury. Great excitement pre-
vailed during the remainder Of the day and
threats were made to tear up the track. The
citizens declare that no more trains bearing Sc
cession troops shall pass through that place.
New York, April 24-Gentlemen have arri-
we'd here who left Montgomery on Saturday.
jeff. Davis was then there.
A letter from Pensacola says Mai. Tower of
Mass, is in command of Fort Pickens.
1t is said arrangements had been ulade for ali
acc ha fo~ka L.
night its reinforcement occurred. Il was de-.
ferrcd.
New YoRK, April 24.--Mr. Bartlett, Of the
Evening Post, arrived last night, from Washing.
ton Monday, P. NJ. Ben Mccullough was at
Alexandra with 1000 Virginians. Il ie repor-
ted that the President said to the Baltimore
deputation Monday. that il the passage Of the
United States troops was again obstIucted, no
would Law their city in ashes.
-Four thousand barrels -four, bound TO Rich
mond, were seized at Georgetown Sunday.
In letter from Secretary Seward to Govern
or Hicks d Nd, who had requested the Pres
ident to send no more troops through that Stats
and had also absurdly proposed asking the Bri.
tish minister at Washington, to act as mediator
between the rebels and Government, Mr. Sew
ard replies that the people ofthe United States
can settle their own differences, without calling
on European monarchg to do it for thsm.
j. Q. Wright, ofOSwego, from Washington,
says Gen. Scott remarked to group Of gentle
mon who had pointed to the report Of his resig-e
nation, that be could more easily believe they
would trample their flag in the dust than he be
suspected ofresignation at this hour Of trial.
No, sirs, please God will fight many years yet
for t his Union, under the folds ofthe Star Span
gled Banner"
Asscase of rifles bound to Mississippi was
found yesterday on the premises Of Danl. Fish,
South street They were seized and he arres.
led.
An attempt was made on Monday night by
the captain oil the surveying steamer Varina to
run her off South from the Navy Yard. The
crew suspected something wrong and informed
the commander of the North Carolina, who put
her out OF commission.
PHILADELPHIA, Ap,il "a Wendell puhlic
printer, just arrived from Baltimore says: Some
distance from the city he heard heavy firing
The military constitute the worst feature ofthe
NIB. Ii is said Scott feels confident that sufi-
cent force cannot be brought to capture WASH
ington.
HAvRE DE GRAoE,Apsi 24.--Stealner Locust
Point from Boston TO Little Rock, Arkansas,
has been seized; also. at Canton Station, q large
lot OF saltpetre and birthstone from Pittsburgh
for Cincinnati No provisions Of any kind allow
ed to be transferred from Baltimore.
VAN BuaES, April 24-The Van Bureu
Press newspaper. the leading Union paper Id
Western Arkansas, 10 day boisted over its office
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