Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-02-05
VOL. S.---NO. 90.

led Tor 4Z,OOO S-years' volunteers, 30 900 reg
uiars, l2,OOO seamen-Goy. Letcher called out
the militia to defend Virginia against invasion
by the Northerners.
4th-Gov's Curtin of Pa, Dennison Of Ohio,
Randall of Wisconsin, Blair of Michigan, Nor
ton of Indiana, and Ex-Gov. Kearney of Illi-
nois, met at Cleveland Ohio, TO devise plans
for the defense of the Western States--Union
meeting at Preston, Va-Union delegates TO
Border State convention elected in Louisville,
Ky. by 1000 mai.-Committee of Maryland
legislature visited President Lincon-Formal
declaration of war against the U. States was
passed by the Confederate States Congress.
5th-Gen. Butler, with a Union force, occu-
pied the Relay House, near Baltimore
9th Capt. Lyon of U. S. Army, took posses
sion of the arsenal at ST. Louis-Virginia ad-
mitted into the Southern con nfederacy-Ten-
nesse Legislature passed Secession ordinance
-Arkansas Convention voted, go to l, 10 Sc
cede-The rebel Congress made public the
War and Privateering Ac.-Baltimore CITY
militia disbanded-Kentucky Legislature met.
7th-Michigan Legislature met-Major An
derson accepted command of the Kentucky
volunteers-Riot at Knoxville on hoisting
Union fiag-Gov. Harris announced a IN ilitary
league between Tennessee and the Southern
Coniederacy.
9th-Rebel congress authorizes the Presi-
dent to accept all the volunteers that offer
First landing of troops by steamers at Balti-
more-420 u. S. Regulars, company of u.
). Artillery, with Sherman's Battery, and the
Philadelphia Artillery Regiment, Col. Patter-
son CSeventeenth of the line marched through
Baltimore; the first troops since the attack On
the Massachusetts Regiment--A detachment
OF the Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts,, quar-
tered at the Relay House, captured the Win
ans steam gun.
1Oth-Mob attack npon Volunteer Home
Guards in st. Louis, the guard fred, of the
mob killed-A brigade of secession militia
near st. Louis, under Gen. Frost surrendered
to Gen. Lyon-Gen. Lee put in command Of
the rebel forces in Virginia-The President
by PROCLAMATION directed officers on the Flori-
da coast, to permit no interference with the au-
thority of the United States, and authorized
them to suspend the writ of habeas corpus If
necessary.
1lth-Great Union demonstration in San
Francisco-Another street fight in st. Louis
blockade of Charleston established.
12-Gen. Harvey issues proclamation to
the people of Missouri.
13th--Union troops under Gen. Butler took
possession OF Federal Hill, Baltimore-Separa-
tion convention met at Wheeling, Va; 35
counties epresented-Queen Victoria issued
proclamation of neutrality.
14ih--A schooner loaded with arms for the
rebels seized at Baltimore arms seized in
other parts of the city {; Ross Winans arrested
-Gunboat Quaker City captured ship Argo
with Sl50,000 worth of Tobacco-St. Louis
and Memphis mail contract annuIled and mails
stopped.
15th--Gov. Hicks of Nd, called for volun-
teers under the Presidents proclamation
Massachusetts Legislature offered to loan the
Government 81 ,000, ,000--The Wheeling, Va,
Convention, after passing resolutions strongly
in favor of the Union, and recommending a
division of the State, adjourned.
l6th-Bridges on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad destroyed by secessionsts-General
Scott ordered the fortifcation of Arlington
heights-Secessionists dispersed at Liberty,
Missouri
17th-Secession spies arrested at Washing
ton-Express packages 60 no further South
than the Capital-Collectors appointed for the
Southern ports--Y acht Wanderer captured by
the Crusader off Key West-Rebels fortify
Harper's Ferry-Rebels dispersed at Potosi,
Mo.-Search for ed arms in st. Louis
Confederate Congress authorize the issue of
fifty million Treasury Notes.
lSth-Arkansas admitted to the Southern
ship in the Potomac
which was stolen by the rebels, was retaken
by United States troops.
TO BE COsTJNUED.