St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-05-09

Pickens. All the troops that sailed from New
York on the Collins steamer Atlantic, and
other transports, including two batteries of
flying artillery, together with immense guam
titles of provisions and ammunition, were
successfully landed
Messrs. Everts, Pierpont and vanderpoel
had an interview with the President on the
LIST inst, for the purpose of urging vigorous
measures, in the name of the leading citizens
of New York. They receired perfectly satiyacto-
ry assurances.
The navy yard at Norfolk is to be imme-
diately retaken and rebuilt
1t is reliable from Annapolis Junction that
the 18th regiment caught man attempting
to draw spikes from the rails and shot him in
obedience to orders. They also arrested two
spies.
Evidences of Lieut.. Maurys treachery are
daily apparent by the removal of light buoys
&C., &c.
Gen. Butler is detached from Annapolis and
appointed to the command of an important
Southern movement
man was arrested at Annapolis Tuesday
with dispatches from New York for the Presi-
dent, Gen. Scott and the War Department,
which were found opened. He will be tried
by court martial
| The Government has received intelligence
from Paris that Minister Faulkner had pre-
sented the Southern Commissioners to the
Emperor of France. Mr.. Dallas refused do.
ing 30 at London until he received instrnc.
tions from Washington.
1t is reported that the English and French
Ministers have protested against the issuing OF
Letters of Marque by JEFF. Davis
Twenty-Five additional vessels have been
purchased by the Government and every south
ern port will be strictly blockaded within
twenty days.
Com. Stringham commands the blockading
squadron and Pendcrgrast the home squadron.
Fort Mclicnry has now garrison of 1900
men. Eight hundred volunteers were thrown
into it under cover Of night, some days since.
knowledge of this fact has good deal to do
with the caving-in of the Baltimoreans.
Grand parades and drills are now the order
of the day in Washington The President
visits the quarters Of the troops daily.
Most of the Northern troops will go into
camp about the city, or soon as the necessary
preparations are made. The Seventh Rcgi.
ment Band performed in the White House
grounds on the afternoon of the LIST inst a
brilliant assemblage gathered. The President
appeared and was Justify cheered, and thanked
the people in few remarks
The statement that the Government has is
sued an order calling out 10000 volunteers
for three years, $4,000 regulars for five years
and is, 900 scamen for five years, is erroneous.
A requisition for additional forces will be is
sued but it will be for forty thousand more
volunteers for three months, and twenty-five
thousand volunteers for land, and eighteen
thousand for sea service, during the duration
of the war.
There are only fifteen hundred Virginia
troops at Harper's Ferry. They are not hall
armed, and very short of provisions. Much
alarm prevails at Richmond in consequence OF
the activity of the United States Government,
and the unexpected unity of the North Har-
per's Ferry will be retaken and Richmond in
vaded shortly.
The Sixth Massachusetts, Regiment has re-
ceived its personal baggage from Baltimore
untouched, together with the articles found
on those who fell, which had been carefully
preserved.