The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-24
GENERAL. WAR NEWS.

(esidenty) went do yesterday with9u, neiag inter
rupItd.
GENERAL WAR NEWS.
On Saturday last 1t is known that there were ten thu
sand hundred secession soldiers at urpe.s Tory,
and daily arriving here OF Constant reinforce
men,s
The houses mostly vacated at Harpers Ferry tho
families having removed to Cher pArts Of The So1h as
believed has first attack OF the federal troops win
be made there.
Troops coming from North Carolina In ia.ge num-
bers Richmond Oh Pon. Comfort and Other phase. in
the eshborhcod
s est mated that In the State Of yrgius ssre
from sixty live to seventy thousand secession tyoops
They are mostly wen armed and equipped.
The camp opposite W!llamsport, Md, 10 being rein
foced and the construction Of batteries the heights
The War lard sido III bctt led on with vgor
Acsmptny OF cavalry, numbering bgatrei
from Muffrtesboro, Va. rived al Hchnond a day
or two ago. they well mounted fully armed and
,quippcu ana preseeted very hne appearance. T'ha
cniaus'sen universal rs .hey entered the city.
a gentlemen who arrived sh's city lass night
trtm HnIprs Ferry says tina. the tops at that p,ce
oniftly out Of money, and IL e psysons pass
through they hezicsed by ihe soldiers beg ing quar-
teIa and small ehss 81, to nuy iqaor and tosscco.
Starp war Ppeechcd oeing constantly sde aa Hir
Ts Ferry by mon employ cd by the secession leaders
Tor that purpose. The consequence Is that tbs
downheaf,ed and dispristd, as they dessAming OF
succfss.
n
TO atty thousand federal troops 10 take Har1 Ferry
as tie place very strongly fortified tnsre aye fr III,
ten 10 twelve Thousand secession troops there
Agsrg Of desperate secession Characters ffoaa Keo
lucky are now rowing about Harpe:'s Ferry, taking
every thing they lay their hands en- sad actaaiy
drvH pcoulo from thor houses attemps to save
their properly By insurance forcibe interference
They arc composed OF the very drecs Of hrani,y and
are q terror 10 all peacelbly Inclined citiz-ns.
Five hun troops from North Carolina arrived A.
Ilchu oId Tn Mcnoay night last, ave DO stationed
pear oid roint ccnfo' They were to be follower by
m dQ fvnf fno
NAL irg full regiment Of one thousand men.
The secession troops expect attacks daily fron the
rs Norfolk ard Richmond
Is said That draftirg q. the South will hlraly
CURED, tn bneterihs OF those 10 favor OF so
ccison and atlo 10 take up have already Joined the
army, or arc about dorg 60.
No orc troops viii taken by the secession govern
mcnt TO scrve for two three years bu. hoy
TO tnlst for tho war not al all and those who al
ready joined the army requested 70 withdraw they
Carpansvil.o the cars Oct lned from weinss
cay Right to daylight yesteTdy morning, the coodsc
seeofsiopists hsv pg just Niivec there.
The secessn troops did mt interfee with the train
lie ofee's gong through thc cars looking every
zen NO question were afkeo, and the tram a1xed
10 proceed
Small ,clss Of secoss.onsts recruiting Ia wes.ern
Virginia, and mcviag 70 different quarters.
Twelve hundred rcnroeaeo uocpe arrived at N,hnoad
on Tuesday.
Too ycsfels loaded ws,h leo from Bos.on we're con-
Ttled 20 return 70 that port Of the boIle
The pchooner atwater from Koy ~e1tfor Fort Pcsns,
Eeiztl by steaner OF the Touci
a net she laueoo cargo OF az koFs 'ckcns aud
then want to Apllachi, bat coala pressure any .u
BIZ there She then vent 70 Cedar Keys aud the people
Of sp1laeL!cola, hearing that he hf bs,a delivering
eur sts at Fort eckons, Chartered sleaner and
after and captured h,r. What vas done with ne
orr informant di1 not hear.
Tho Confederate Stltes govcrsmon. have purchased,
ard tn ted IN, mo doiGg qui as issiSlc
nj Rev Q lesis, ihc Gahans, Htqgis na9aol, ca,a,an
webb ard Icy, priv4i0eis. cae alone sbc Marquis
hsiana) cost tbtr Sb5 ,Cto
In New Orleans they manufacturing rim, a;
n ~ IN ~ ~ Nor
New of,esHs Is fuli q troops TOY have very few
muck 2tut bali tho mca bein5 a'mcdsut less pow
South 81 that tho States OF Mississippi sabsml,
Florida and Louisiana hSyc not IsaRda 70 cash
muskd.
A Petcrfturg conpaay cr cavalry, eocposet Of the
pIipc,psl ia ttat city, arrived AZ RcbDoac day or
two ago pitsiden, sshcr, Of the bank tina, city,
lie crtan Is SAID % BE- without ,tica Tho best
rcatiSo AID mot fpendiay uniformed company IN the
svo,A.
gtSssicn troops 40 staionei IN large quantities. DO
to- HciTnUod a; a'cxaAsria
tytn be Nlrensna & mstivcs any that tblogs c,n-
two IS hey nave doEe, Virginia vail become free
Negroes IN wight, aro nov worth little or nothing,
ana even 'orher south ttcy ale not sael3s except at
nc tou IA their usual pticn
fhe inpre,sin throughout the wcst is tina. General
Earrty VIII keep everything al right and qlet IN Mis-
NV Tent orc Of tho mcmbcrs n the vrgnii state
Cstye1'ion ard s''cictsry Of tho late Convention 10
WtotlrF Va arrived II this city last nigh; fer the r1r
psr q Organizing co,r pany t. manufacture isto i'm.
prove reDt il bfttcb loading gurs Invented ~ gentle
va NtsttfH NAipl movement
ih.3p.
TSc companies q hundred men each, FRO polla.
cd la, arrived " this ody yesterday rgrnag, FOR CA
Bakers California reR nen,. ooc hurlrec iaore VIII
sJTlSc &c any mo three nandrtd On sunday.
- h1te Il ire Thenea H.aveg 40 reported 70 hays
~ arrtssef Yesterday mcIaipg BY The cessionss
he tirg.lla see near AtEptdria, They ctN7se1 the
IL toiuaG a short alstsc9 bel0g NashngtJl, IN q
s.sh!l beat, end surprised npa CApt'rA iel
cgc'cEtl. o4tstca efLoog NE uaets Woen tic ness
rtntte "a tson nd -any for starting a. oacs 20
s,ecyo their comrades.
Thirty iiaCsd with troops were not a. Htvre
Do Grace about D l3ck vessefiay nrto tl51 The
troore On N ic way 70 Washington; are tad To
have rcnn iTo Oh.o regiments, aud Ell twenty.
two hLuuied utn.
BONDS or TIE SOUTHERN COysEDERA
7bo flosiog = DESCRIPTION u Tho nov bonds o. thc
Southern ,rttrocracJ
~ VIC head ~ the Plate r ape AHA yiguste, repre-
tth'hg cun' tcc agriculture trace npd maDursctircs
We te@G em,le "6stts rcpr 10 con nc 90 AMI aS-
tptule Tue tur lDi{g sugar CAGE ant me osner "
itEe ata bear NOS sbesr % wheat az ba'a u c1t
"a On lhc tr ~ srt' Quder fui sal and one II No
iotca go BOO 1T BY zoe s,ds o. e ulne'se, = ths
- "a az ihe Cu.,.1eraCr VITA tie IN siarH ~ W
thfee tals Nllr ~ u csa oin1 - tee tAl ch'mley
c matUir' ~, eG,f'int ~ cllo6 o rlFng 81, ke
Pc V.t thc b9ai as .ssafs 40 ~i}''S O. ~le-
rest . $1,000.