Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-26
THE VAR We W.!
DRAURRGAaD'S NoTR 10 L,HCoLl.
Battery Statiase1 at Harper's
Ferry.
SCHOONER FYRED INTO.
Fl. SMITH CAPTURED.
Trains stopped = ExamlneA.
AMMUNITION SEIZED!
DsAUsHGAap's HoTR 70 L,nceLa.
SCHOONER NRRD INTO.
AMMUNITION SEIZED

Nsw Yoax, April 3S.
The Assosiatsd Press have rsli .bls iof rna-
tioa just received that the Nsv York Oth, 7th,
eod 7lst rsgimsnts have safely arrived st
Washington. and ere now qusrtsfsd In the NJ.
" yard OF thas city.
Gen. Wool hss reeeivsd informatios that two
prisatssr stsamsrs we're fitted out at Norfolk
before Virginia seeded. One has single rihsd
guns and the other hss large guns.
Col Nay has rendered his services 70 Gov
srnor Morgan.
Col. Stevens. millionsire Of Jersey, has Gig.
ni6sd bic intention 70 equip regiment for Ger
vice.
Lsslie Coombs has tslsgraphsd from Frank.
fort. Ky. saying that Crit, andsn 10 about ssk
ing If he can get srms end money for self-ds-
fence 10 the Union. Gen. Wool sent The dis
patch to the President.
II 10 said that 10000 stand Of arms we're
captured BY the secessionists in taking Fay
stteville, N. G., arrenal.
The Adutant General Of North Carol,na
The gun boat POeshontas arrived ct Wssh.
ington on Monday night. With 40 ma,inss and
$50 soldiers.
Anoog the recent resignations are com.
nander McBlair Of the navy. Lieuts. Barnes
and Winter Of the National Observatory,
Lisuts. Brooke. Powell. Lsvis and Simms of
the n,vy, and Col johnson. Quarter Master
General of the army.
The Empire City arrived to-day from Texas
bringing 3l6 infantry and 277 cavalry, nm jsr
command Of Mai sheppard.
The gun boat Mohawk was at Havana for
supplies. 10 sail in day or Ivo for Texss.
The steamer VIM. Kelly, chartered by the
Gov srnmsnt. has . full cargo Of provisions
fifty horses. railroad spikes. erow.bars. Ae, fol
rspsiriog the railroad.
The schooner Commerce, from the New York
river, brought The news Of several email crafts
Icing seissd by the rebels.
A gentlemen from Washington via Relay
House and Wheeling. reports that the Sscss.
sionists have placeds Battery Of four guns ct
Harpers Ferry. commanding the bridge.
T,ains are stopped and examined. and the
road, for . mile. was lined with the soldiers Of
wheeling A strong Union feeling prevails.
rs 600 men we're under arms.
Capt. Andrew Tslcot Of the U. 8. Topo-
graphical Engineers, . native of Conn.,, hes
.--~-.>- p. -!.--- - = ~-.~.i- sarA the mann
ment.
The Union Committee have purchased le
ridsd cannon Of West Point for the Use Of
our volunteera
Engraved plates for bonds snd bank notes
for the Confederate States, have been seised
10 two bsIk note engraving establishments in
Wall etreet to-day.
The Cunard steamship Kedai has been
chartered BY the Government, also the steam
or Champion
A correspondent Of the Commeyc;al A1vsy.
t;sey arrived from Charleston yesterday. Gen.
Bsauregard had net then started. but supposed
that $500 troops would leave that night to
march on the Capital.
The citizens Of WILMINGTON. N. @. had seis-
cd the steamer Georgia.
The Baltic. Columbia. Harriet Lane and
Cuyler we're seen In the Chesapeake
It is stated that the sloop. Of ssr Sunshine
vas fired into of yorktown, and in carry.
ing eail 10 sscspe caps:ssd.
The schooner Alice Eils vas ssissd.
Adviess from Norfolk, state that Cspts.
Rogers and White we're prisonsrs 10 the hands
Of the authorities.
The Delaware. Columbss, Plymouth and
United States we're only par tally burned
OF these. however. the Plyn"uth, 10 the only
one that can Be Of service TO the rebels, and
to get TO sss. will have to psss the gus Of
Fort Monroe. running the risk Of being sunk.