Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-01
From New York.

NEw YORK, April ~
Vessels arrived from Wilmington report the
seizure Of the steamer Uncle Ben, ard the
rev imprisoned - spies. The vessels that
ave been sunk in the hsrbor block up the
channel
i !. said @ that two .kiiBDfqSgsa 5sst'Ealsd a,
R.ppahannock, W. The crews we're imrris
,n~o, and required to take the oath Of alegl-
,nce 20 she south.
The 1r,b.nes special Dispatch from Phis
lelphia cohiims the arrest Of Senator Mason.
lie is on his way to Philadelphia.
A private dispatch from Baltimore says se
,ession is dsfanct there. and the Union'sts are
.rsin triumphant. The reaction is over Y helm
.ng IN al parts Of the State.
On w ednesday the Custom House will be
.eared Of traitors and the new sppointees
AXE their places. The secession flags have
disappeared.
Forts Madison ard Nonsence, near Annapo-
,s, are occupied by our troops.
ihe National Iateiljgencev says that both
Houses Of tbs Mary land Legislature passed res
lutions affirming the rign' OF the Government
TO march troops through Maryland, without
nindrance. to defend Washington
Correspondence from the South state that
North Carolina will 60 out Of the Union by
acclamation.
The V,rgiuians are removing all tho machin-
cry from Hsrpers Ferry to Richmond
Bishop Onderdonk died this A. n, aged 20.
A special to the Post says the presence OF
sherman's Battery. ~ E X. Md, changed the
country from seeessiOn to Union.
Troo,s are concentrating around Baltimore.
Troops are already in Western Virginis, and
force Of Federal troops will soon be posted
At Ere ierick.
Gov. Letcher has been notified that any ap.
| ,rosch of Confederate troops towards Wssh-
ngson will be the signal for 90 instant attack
| n K ichmond and Norfolk.
Washington dispatches to the Commercial,
| .ays Uoion Conve viii be held 10 Wheel
q. May 18th, composed If delegates from
| Western Virginia. The secess'onists will st-
4mpt to conciliate them by granting the de-
nsnds o tax slave property.
| A dispatch from Frederick savs' that gen.
i tleman from Washington iDforms me that Gen.
colt sho = ed him yesterday the copy Of pro-
| .lamation to he issue immediately. declaring
| martial Law in the District ot Cclumbis and
yer the lines Of railroad established b. the
Government for national purposes, 80 far % to
suspend the right o. haJeas co.pas.
| Ii 10 asserted that the Mary land Legislature
viii not even psss bin calling Stale Con
| vention. but sill content themselves with me
log calm and digni6ed appeal to the coun-
try.
in consequence OF fears that traitors may attempt
| 10 blow up the Iien Of tho Lehigh Bridge.
The schooner B. d. Pitts, from Charleston. bri- g
2l passengers, including the crew Of the steamer
Nashville. Jas T. Acey : native Of Ireland, his
wife and Eve children, are among the number.
Tracey said be had declared his intsLtion to be-
come ! c.tisen, ana had . small farm, which was
con6scsted, tecsase he refused TO fight against
the & he had sworn TO protect. he sas se'sed,
tied 20 he fence, hands over his sd, and gwen
Eve hundred Iashes. His vie was \ cked and
otherwise i'll used. Tracey served in the Mexican
war under Gen. scott
The schooner Cuylsr il 70 b made gun boat.
NEw Y0RK, April 80.
steamer to purchase ha'i miiion oosseFs worm u
The Tmes special from Frederick, Nd, says the
a;rect vste on secession in the House, stood -
ao .;ns. accession, snd l3 for it. The Sena.e has
gu bli,hsd an address, denying any intention to
| psss . secession ordinance.
senator Mason last night made violent seces-
| sion speech
where heavy depredations made on private
prop ,rty by an armed rabbe.
An armed secession corps a 2 been pronounced
bv a State Judge illegal, and the 81 d directed
| to take their arms from them.
A soldier Who escaped from t.ton. and
served IT. .he gun. daring the Fl at NJ uii re
| avs that nearly every ehPs H'm sumter
| !, lied eomebojy. Between 500 and 400 ~er'
s,nsd and = large number wounded there du
go, ~. .,.0e. The killed we're inferred q
.i.h, 4 pos,er'e Field Macy were killed in
|. ,hs 4 . ellires out.ids Of the tort So'd' r
wsrs threatened With death il they discIosed
~ f.c,. shout the killed. People are con
s,sntlv i.ansrins for their friends. and are 40
.nrsd thsy are u snltivss's Islsnd.
ANOTHER Who vsss at 1orris lsland, ssysthst
Ii 20 vera killsd thsra, and fOrty q Sullivsn's