Washington telegraph., 1862-05-21

he had no power to oppose the fede,,l.
The federal officer replied that th.y vs.,
occupy the city 80 morrow, but tia, i
ia habi: ants need not be alarmed e
Memphis, May l3.-Five federal On.
boats aGchored at Natchez la-t nirbt -
Richmond, May lO.-The f-Ilowir.
copy of dispatch received by tie e.
retary Of State 10 day;
CAMP MOORE. Ia MAY l3fb
TO Hon. ]. f. BENJAMIN-
Gen Batter on the llth lust, took 1.
cible possession If the Office Of the co,sr
of the Netherlands. He searched !
Derson of the consulate and took from 1.
fhc kew yf the bank vault. In the r,a'.
were eight hundred thousand d.
Transferred by The Citizens Blnk 10 Hona.
banker Of Amsterdam, intended VI n.l
interest on bonds Busler slsD toogk X. -
session of the offices Of the French .na
,narish consgla:es in OH Canal bank .rI
placed guard there. The French eor
sui went on board the steamer Milan AMI
had not returned Sunday morning. MI
| said tile guard has been removed from III
uffi = of Sranish and French ccasalates
Bu.ler also seized Canal Bank aal Sam
Smiths banking house, and issued an II.
fl l:amatory proclamation to incite the
D rDr against the Iieh, promising 10 dis.
tribute amoug the pJDr thousand barrels
Of beef aud sugar captured IN New Or,
leans. lie i recruiting la New orleans
The poor wlii soon be starved The ene,
my have scut force % Bennett Cara
which marched through the swamps auj
destroyed the rliirOli bridge.
Richmond, May l3-Four Yankee
gunb0afs are coming uI James river
The fiag truce steamer which took priso.
ners to Newport News has returned this
afternoon. She passed the eunbcats, in.
cluding the Monitor, this side Of City
Point. Much uneasiness prevails here
vet very little excitement Is manifested. .
| The fas truce officers who saw late north.
ern papers say they are filled with mos,
extraordinary exultaticns ut the presen,
aspect Of affairs.
HEADQUARTERS DIS. OF ARK. :,
Little Rack, May l4th, 1862 /
Tie following orders have been receiy
ed By telegraph:
Brig Gen'l ROANE, Little Rock
Assume Command of all forces il Ar.
kansas. Defend the State.
by order Of Maj0r-General
VAN DORM.
DABNEY II. MAURY, \ A.
H. camrli1noe with The above order,
have to announce to The people Of til
State Of Arkansas, among whom [ havs
lived, that | shall defend the State, aut
th.f wiki tie resources placed 1T my com
mand, | am confident that I shall ke abb
- drive the invader fran our soil.
LNO. SELDEN ROANE,
Brig Geu'l COmd'g.
BROWNSVILLE, ARK, Nay ia
gentleman just arrived from Se1rcy whc
vas made prisoner by the federais an
was released % snnlawn Wednesday,
IL reports 800 federats campcl opp4,it
Searcy On Watkins farm and abouf 8. 90
at Li'te's, farm Z miles from Scarcr Al
the fadarais he saw were low Dutch. ex
ceft the cavalry. numbering about 400
WHO r. A-rericaD-. He SAYS while il
W I'D their camp b. w. VS. received of
eicral de.eat at COrinlb, acc1l.p .t.i-d b,
an order for them ~ recall to Bat.,vt,le
5lt fhrT wur4 determined fO Ii- ,bar "
deFS. This gentleman also reports th
tedeiais mt "f Provisions, and killing IN,
eafla- ali >tocl- and r4kin. crrn, uea
and provisions wherever they eau 6aa
| any iie say- Il J. their intentiln Of aL
rahcin- ~ and taking T. tile R,.k, na.
thInaS ihrs are afraid 70 undertake IL.
| job lie heard orders eiyen In th.i
camp, after bcirE fired 0n hy H. Texans
not 10 take any prison r, but IL kill ever
man !Oumd un Ter arms. Whi.e he Wa
Gefai II A. prisoner Dr. -- wa. see.
ID THE opposite river looking shruurh
spy z -. Immediately the Who'll. com
mand w. ca..;l ~ arm, aud rulaers Seat
for help IL says the federals told bin
they bad large force :; Bltesri.le =nt
Jackson roit.
Memphis, May I'D The Jackson Ills
si>siPPian Of the l2;h say, the torch !
beg applied readily ~ all TILE coita
alOn2 the valley vi the Mississippi.
Natchez, May I3.-Two schooners an
three -nnb1lts anchored i1 the river or
POsite tnis place. Tie gaubuais. il
said, sent yawl with i flag OF truce. an
bearing demand FIR the surrender # til
city a the yawI landed, number
people had Gathered 10 witness the pr
ceedIHg- ami the men from the boats re-
qnefted that some one ia the crowd shout
tlke the dispatches and deliver them
the mayor, NJ one could be found witlin
to accommodate the yankees. until n II;
they prevailed upon fisherman TO car
the note to the mayor When he deliyel
e. the document, and it was found
contaii demand fcr the surrender
the city, crowd Of exasperated citizeE
tsOk tne fisherman and hung him. an
me -u1s as gave them till ID . click {,
day t. determine what they should do.
The E.clsburg Evening Citizen of th
lUih says: The wy.nen aud children ar
being removed from the city today b
m aITi-e vf Gen. Smith, in view II a
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