Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-03

troops. ammunition &c. and sailed again fox
Fort Pickens, arriving off Santa Rosa on the
10th, and landed reinforcements at Pickens
OIL the night of the 10th without accident.
20 The POshattan arrived on the 18th; the
"yandottc, St. Louis, Sabine, Supply, and
Brooklyn, were there. The steamer Illinois
arrived on the 10th and laAded her reinforce
ments On the Goth.
The Hsralds special Washington CORES.
pondent says: Gen. Harvey denies any in
ten,ion Of resisning.
Regular traits for the North commence
to-day.
1t IS reported that Gov. Letcher is about
to issue proclamation forbidding the pas
sage Of Southern troops through virginia.
A man was arrested in Gov. Sprssue
quarters as spy.
A letter from Fort Monroe says there is
no danger of an stack there. Two thous-
and men are in the fort. They are much
annoyed by fugitive slaves seeking refuge
te'e; but in all casAs they are returned.
M batteries will DO allowed 10 bs erected
within range.
BY az arrival from Wilmington. North
Carolina We 're informed that the seces.
sionists had tie entire control there. Two
vessels have been compelled to discharge
scarcity of provisions. Troops are arriving
daily.
BosroN, April 30.
Mr.. Adams, Minister to England leaves on
the Niagara, tc-mOrrow.
The banks &c Vermont have rendered
5000 to the State for war purpo.es.
B SION, May l.
VIM. Gray has given $lo,0 900 for soldiers
families.
WASHINGTON, May l.
Special TO the Wo,ld.- Arrangements
have been made for tie resumption Of travel
ny nla. ran w. D'''''n''' anu '0'A' fsnn'S''''
All the Southern journals received today.
| state that large numbers of troops are gath.
| ering there, and the free ne groes are being
impressed into the service. -
| Nearly every portion of Washington and
the District is connected by telegraph.
| Letters received to-day from Paris. state
that the French Government is fully posted
on American affairs, and no sympathy is
felt for the Southern Confederate States.
| NEW YORK, May l.
| CAPT. Carson, of the schooner B. B. Stills,
from Charleston, states that he was at the
wharf near Fort Moultre during Sumter's
bombardment, that on Sunday night sixty
dead DO lies were carried across his track to
the boat, and on Monday night forty more
were carried at one time and sixty at another.
Capt Carson and his Mate saw and counted
the bodies, and that all the soldiers were
sworn to deny any loss of life.
The following is addresse to Simeon Dra-
per: Washington is not word of
truth Of an armlstice That sort of business
| andod m tha of Mach
! [Sgnedl F. w. SEWARD"
SYRACUSE, May 1.
The collections to the military relief fund
amounts to thirteen thousand dollars. The
Common Council has made an additional ap.
propriatng ten thousond.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, May l.
Connecticut Legislature convened today.
Gov Buckingham's message recommend
ed an efficient State militia. and SAYS that
forty one volunteer companies have already
been accepted.
The the regiments will not leave the State
until they are fully EQUIPPED with camp and
baggage trains, and prepared to take care of
themselves.
TIL Legislature will make liberal appro.
prati0ns for war purposes.
The State is out of debt, and owns four
hundred thousand dollars band stock.
NEwBUDEYvILIE, &C., April 26.
Gov. Brown has issued a proclamation
prohibiting the payment of all debts to
Northern creditors till tie end of hostilities,
and directing the payment of money into
the State Treasury. to be refunded at the end
Of the war to depositors.
| WASHINGTON, May l.
Contrary to often reported rumcrs, it is
reliably asserted that martial law will not be
rroclaimed here uni SIS there shall be rea.
son for il, which certainly do IS not now exist.
Among the unfoundrd reports to-day, was
one that the War Del .ortment bad received
despatch stating that he G nfede,ate State
troops we're concentrating in Virginia for an
immediate raid on Washington Military
men have no fears OF that subject.
| Or 'ers Rave been is ,uel to commanders
Of regiments and independent companies to
report to head quarters of the Department
at Washington, .tstpg among other hings,
shc strength of their respective commands,
character Of their arms, supply Of ammuni.
ton. oegree o. proficiency in dri Il. and tie
character Of the same; if they nnders and
the drill a. skrmishers; it they have prac-
tioei at the target, ard the range and
proficiency thereof if they know tho
manual of the bsyenet exercise. They will
also state their ability to take the field az to
camp and garrison equipage. and org aniza-
ton OF The commissioners, quarter masters
and medical depar' ments. The commander
will be held account BILE for the want Of
good discipline. TIE articles of war will DO
read to the respective commands, on the
Sabbath, at the inspection before going to
church, and they will be governed ny the
regulations for the army of the United
States.
A leave of absence of three months has
befn granted Col, King, Minister to Rome.
to enable him to command the Wis. onsin
volunteers also. to Carl Schurz, Minister
to Spain, who proposes to raise company
of cavalry.
NEw YORK, May L.
The Posts special dispatch snys that ar
ransements are being made for the resump-
ton of the Northern rail service.
Gen. Scott will soon change his head.ouar.
ters to Philadelphia.
Thirty thousand troops are to be concen.
trated at Wa, hington --
Gen. Bonham is reported as in command
of the rebel forces in Virginia.
Lori Lyons denies the report that he had
solicited an armistice.
letter from member of the 9TH repi.
ment says six secessionists were caught on
the 9th, and two were al OF on the morning
of the 18th Another was to be sh 1t on tho
next morning. Several had been arrested
iortearing up the railroad track.
"A rriva letter from Annapolis saws the
brig Caledonia has two men hanging from
her yard arm: ono for smuggling powder
md provisions into Charle ston, ard the other
or plotting The TIN regiment on to Chcsa.
oease Bar with tbs intention that the Balti-
more seces.ionists might capture Annapolis
'etore the It'll regiment reached there.
No fort;fcations on either side of the Po-
omac or Chesapeake are in the hands of