The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-06-01

Cushing Prophesies.
From New York.
May 3l.-Orders were issued yesserlEy 10
arm and equip seven Regiments qfft
Some six kegimens leave here tO-oorro~
and sunday for Monroe and Washington.
The Times say il is under I'D that
HAbeas Corpus writ in the NJ sin.An case
will be suspended and possibly ne functions
Of Judge fancy
WASHINGTON, Nav 30-The 1abunes dis
patch saws there was a movement of troops
70 day near Alexandra. in consequence of a
rum0r that Gen. Lee was appro aching ia
force.
Charges have been nled with Secretary
Cameron. representing that oneof the largest
contractors Employed BY the Qslaser Master
General. OF Philadelphia, who shipped a car
20 Of salt petre and birthstone 10 South Car
olina. after her sccessiesls attempted once 10
send large quantity Of camp kettles to the
rebel army. which where stopped by the
Government, was arrested bythe Mayor OF
Philadelphia. on suspicion of beng in league
With an agent of South Carolina, and was on
~ saved from the Indignation OF the peorle
by the interposition of the authorities and the
publication OF a card denying his duplieitv.
The PRIZES brought 10 the Navy Yard
Yesterday. are valued at over $50 900 Ii IS
said that with the 20 900 troops near Fairfax
Court House there are ID 006 negroes in tho
capacity Of servants aud labores. Prov isions
are scarce and the prifation falls on the
slaves Cob buhg returned 10 Fl. Monroe
bearing the following letter Instructions TO
his brother:
= 81 o W~HlSsToS. May 80
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who came within your lines from the service
of The rebels. IL approved
The Department j. sensible Of the en-
barrassment which must surround officers
conducting military operations in State by
the laws of which slavery i sanctioned
The Government cannot recognize the rejec
don, BY any State. OF The Federal obligations
Among these Fcoeral obligations. however.
no one can be mrs .importap, than that Of
suppressing and dispensing any combination
assembled for the PURPOSE &c everthrowing
its whole Constitutional authority. loa viii
permit no interference, by persons under
your command. with tie relations of persons
held 10 service under the laws of any State
Within which your military operations are
conducted. which remain under the control of
such armed combinations. Refrain from
surrendering 10 illegal masters any persons
who come within your lines. You will EN-
ploy such persons in the. services ~ which
they viii be beat adapted, Keeping sn ac-
count = - Al = -
A party of ladies aud gentlemen visited
Noun: Vernon Yesterday and found the road
perfectly clear q n.rs.
They say Miss Tracey. one of the trustees
ofthe Mt Vernon Association reports evey-
thing untouched.
II Is interesting 70 know that Miss Tracey
has been assured by both Gen Scott and
Gen. Lee that no troops from either side shall
be sent to the vicinity and that not more than
three soldiers s,aif at any time proceed 70
Mount Vernon. and then never in uniform or
in arms.
A magazine, stocked with powder. having
been discovered in n dell near the camp, the
valuable part was 10 day secured
THE WORLDS DISPATCHES.
Last week the State of Virginia advanced
gold enough pay the dsties al the Alexan-
dria Custom House on a large amount Of
iron for rails on the unfinished road to run
from Strasbcrg South.
On Thursday night number of laborers
we're engaged in removing the iron to the
cars running down the Alexandra Orange
road, and abont one half finished when the
IRE Zouaves stopped their operotions
The amount taken OF il sufficient TO Law
- miles of track.
The rebels intend TO use il on the ls miles
Of turnpike road from Strssburg 20 wincles-
ter.
They can thus more easily relieve Har.
per's Ferry and evacuats Il speedidly Meas.
lures viii DC taken TO forestaif this and in a
week Harper's Ferry, by movements from
the north. east. west. and south. with 10000
rebels, will be hemmed in.
Among the effects seized az Alexandra are
letters Of great importance. which were found
in the Seminal office, showing tho means By
which the secession Of Virginia was brought
about some distinguished politicians. are i'm
plicsted. and the letters show beyond doubt,
that the ordinance Of secession vas only pass
ed BY fraud
Herah's Baltimore dispatches SAYS there
are % 900 troo,s M Hatper's Ferry and pien-
~ % heavy artillery st every assalablc point.
Gen Butler Was reinforced Yesterday by
2 900 troops.
The Times dispatch states there are 5000
troops Al Point Of Rocks The troops there are
much demoralixed bat will make a desperate
hrht. There were indications Of an inien.
ton y ssseia'e The post, but ! eould set no
po6Gse Information
They expect an attack from the West aud
keep s.srp iookeuts sll shs nen- .leePiae
ton their arms
IL i understood 10 day that Governor
Bank. plans for increasing the army by 100.
600 men vii be adopted.
uraAIps pIsrkrcH.
Gsa. Mcdowell commanding our army Il
Virginia. has information that Col Lee. late
7 Of the Il : army. u advancing with twenty
ave thousand rebel TROOPS upon Alexandra
The precise point Al which he nov Is ] IL
not Learn :. "a =
Inst 0en scDoweIl sntidpaf-~ an attach
: evident from the fact that ne hpproache
- the city Of Alexandra from the direction
OfNaana.s.. gaP and Richmond are 1eiu'
strongly fortified
Nav sI--Scoating parties reported a
headquarters TO-DAY that there are immsns'
!. forces not only ~ the Junction bat FOR fftee'
miles this side The reports are regarded a
exaggerated
Gen Scott does not believe there are NOR
than four or Eve thousand troope a; Aannas
sas Junction and that these are poorly armed
Io-essht seArly esery regiment in The cls
i ur1sfer n trehine orders -
Before the rebels could get Within reason
able fehfi..< distance q Aiexsndria thirty
shousand ff0of< could be oopec1irasesf 90 O.
heights ssss 81 Alexandria - meet them.
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