, 1861-05-28
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1861.

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OF H,rpsrs re15; f;tIll 1Ill imnaedi.tely bo follow.
ed BY On attack y 6kn Buffers forces on Nor.
folk. Richmond il the aim: Of Butler, and II
Is reported he intends oceppying it blythe 10Th
Ger: Patterson ;,.m throw large u.sses Of
troops nom ChanbersburR down MARYLAND
line in tho direction Of Harper'a Ferry In
order to check anE movement from that
point. There are 5000 federal troops st the Be
that place against great. Odds. Large scout
Ing Igrtles aIe sentQpt; by the federal officers
every night a. far 81: the Point Of Rocks. ::
= W1aHKGroH,I SS7sFf.slIho New York 5th and
|. 18th regiments aref BIO miles beyond A1ezan-
dria, on the line af3ha ratlrosd.:: "A ear1oaded
dle1s on hoard in E3tikenst dress; hss been
brought to AleNnd IT, ~, ~, =.
4 man Who waa ssd9ea II ~ lis Zouayes three
miles from that citysrafryfng secession dap.
vas made BY them heaszy It On pole to the
Marahall house, ald there traHdple on It.
:. The man VAS then pM,ed In custody,
f. ~ :, Especial 70 tha Post.3
=. A2other military movement Is on foot, baat
the GoTelunsnt keepa 1t strictly secret :,
:, aarper's Ferry adyIces state That he rebels
1nefc are greatly alarmed at the Government
moFementa and e1pett momcutary attack
.a!so on NottAe7n arptoaches to Mary1and
heights, out posts zna pickets extend much
movements IN person--s Twenfy-two addition
al pieces Of c1nnou tnIe arrived from Win.
chester; b,Co0 Virgi1iA troops are at Gratson:
10,CO0 at Richmond 1s4dcf Gen, Leo, Ia, ,0O0'
at Fredericksburg: EksnsenE25 train tust In re-
ports af1ars At Ha1pgs ! cry stin un changed.
neEota vas experted tosleaye Fortress Monroe
te-lsy for the blockade cf Charleston. Two;
or three other vessels VIII soon follow.
q passenger who Lett Richmond yesterday
arrived here this morning, by ~sy Of Mauns-
sas zap, gays the trim ;nn which he !trave led
to the Gap, and that Ethe entire number Of
Confederate troops there was estimated at
5000. They Were tulesah1y well armed and
equipped, and were thrpWing up entrench-
mente in anticipation: ii an attack. The be-
lief there Ras thst the:aFederal troops would
The War Departmensds g much annoyed by
irresF Foreible persona akrmpting to draw ro~
quistttons for VARIOUS. .:*hlngs. md incur ex-
penscs on account Of ff6 9d1ernment, under
the pretence Of patriotif aid !. ,.,f:..7:
The o1s s On dh65a S99s aa
200 secessionists we're pit q few miles. from
Arlington, but retired Ehsn they discovered
ipgton. TIE War Dep4 lnasnt Is satisfied that
tlls l6 reliable. ~. - -" "
tspceinl to thKAme.1can:ji
BALTfMoRE, May 26S33da- tial lsw has been
'proclsimed at A1e1andriG: Citizens are assured
Rs9}Re,!yt 1as} ns}t The pichetsreFe again fred on
Il Is aid the New Yoik Seventh Regiment
wmIeturn home on Wednesday,, their months
service being up. r
strcng and cxterslye entertainments are
hAfv n&n11 1,~+& &1,a
gfnia Heights. They entirely command the
approaches from Alexandria.
:. The Marshall House IT, tho hotel at which
Gen. Washington stopped. Col Ellsworth
Mss slot near the door Of the chamber Gen.
Warrington occupied. -: -. =.
New york Hez.its, ,Dtspatsh:]~ !:
-WAsu1se1ox, Nay 28-Gen- Scott Issued
genessl e5dsr, gi!iDg The credit Of t9s oecupa-
Gene,a1 Mansfield, whc n3th planned and exc
cuted the movements. :.
After divine services In the Seventh Rcgi-
ment Camp, this morning, the Chaplain put
hinisclf st the head Of lis congregation and
marched them to work OF the entertainments.
BALTIMORE, May 26-The steamer adelaide
f1cm New York and Iaine. When the 4ds-
Iaide left, if was understood that Norfolk
would be uttncked en- Monday. The rebels
there are confident they can hold Norfolk
against any force. Tho bridge connecting Old
BY the rebels. No comma 1lcatlon Is allowed.
between Portsmouth and Norfolk
NEW yoRK, May 27.-TAe New York 1f,mea
dispatch says the inhattIAIts Of Alexandria
are su,!en and disafecteJ. The only enes Wi&a
smiling faces uru the "rG.uliar instftu uticn."
Eeyeral largo forts arc now being constructed
there. The New York feth regiment have
4hrrrF 1er,1 1e
T l. determine ,t;1 to e=ssto Gee acze z7s.:,==-
The relief committee for the Ellsworth fund
has received since its formation last evening,
about 5000. ~ -:..'
NJ. snowden, of the Alexsnaria Union, re-
fused 10 publish Col. Wilcox's proclamation.
AEquad Of printers from the Goth regiment
Was detailed to take the ofRce and print the
payer.
tinated at from 1000 to Loco men. About
two thirds arc equipped and armed. They are
undoubtedly very short of provisions, and
must be IN q starving condition within week,
unless relieved. HoW they are to be relieved
Is problem the rebel leaders will find 1t very
difficult to solve.
= Almost every one that visits A1e1andr1a
brings away some memento. Tie oil cloth on
the hall where Ellsworth fell has been cut up
and divided. Pieces Of thebtairs covered with
his blood are also cut off and carried away.
The only occupant Of the e1ava pen, when cap
tured, was negro, who, being locked in q
q cell, was overlooked. When released, he
was tod he cou16 follow his master.
In view Of the 1raitors who have deserted
the navy, Com. Paulding has reformed the en-
tire signal hooks Of the navy. :.
The N, 7; Tribune dispatch Gays: The cuun-
try need not be surprised il, In the course of
three weeks, forward movement; will be
made on Richmond, frcm reserves entirely
separate frcm the RESERVED at or near Wash-
inEtor, and which TSfl be 60 overwhelming in
force 1s to render success certain. The posi-.
tion Of Harper's FerrT may be secured by
fnnk 1noyement.
NY. Worlds Special Dispatch.]
It il reported that last night one Of the ad-
ysnce pickets Of the Zouaves was attacked By
about 20 NTH. After several rounds, the Sc
cesstoEists fed, but not until siy Of them we're
captured By the Zouavee.
BAL7EoRE, May e7.-1n the case Of John
Merrinlan, q writ Of .ha6f6s corpus has been
issued by Judge Taney, retutna6le this morn
irg In The 9. 9. District Court. Gen. Cadwal.
1aGer dec1ired to surrender. the prisoner till
he heard from Washington., An attachment
has been issued for Gen. CadEa]lader retu1na-
bic Tomorrow morning. Me1dman is stnl In
sGSt r. Msmen1y eteameF iIom Folt Monroe i1 arrive
he7er,t Wednesday morning. Troops are
r r.pidlt erecting Notifications commanding all
tlaiIs arc sill detained by the Hazpef's Ferry
autho1tties. No coal trains axe. arriving.
From Cairo.
CAMo, May 97-The works OF fortifca!ion
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