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MACON, WEDNESDAY, 3 O’CLOCK, P. M., MAY 1, 1861.
Volume XXXV.—No. 31
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at a redaction from these rates.
moment fn this metropolitan clistriet," nil pre-
pariirg iftp; anxionsfor the fight. There is Wil
son’s regiment, W brignutyof 2,000, and there
Are also two fouave regiments, garrisoning tho
forts fn the harbor* fn addilior.to those already
dcapatchcd'tir- Washington. And these regi
ments arc composed mostly of young then, re
spectable, educated, >hd many'of them wealthy
‘—merchants, lawyers, merchants’ Clerks, nnd
aU tliht class—full of pltidk and patriotism. We
dotiliHn’ fact - If .'my’couhtiy could exhibit the
situff enthusiasm and devotion as Near York
dOcs At this 'moment.—JfbftSd 2-UX.
STorrTiong ii this Waf tff Xiast?
•n • ••!' it ninety dayB; but we will
In''
W1
’ this'artncJ' movement 'to
:'ii t”. • p-Mp’.qnf tho North arc ahead of
If Mr-"Lincoln-wants' them
100 men in thre" weeks, and
•f dollars to render th3 w.\r short
Five. Tithe fliit # j'lada.hifcan
,,u 1 from Washington wltlihif
• -tlitr aulliorifyrof IT nifed grates
v ‘there is a .post'fifflce and :
■ At flic South the fcdepl govern
. /: :s .. to pzotfict betp/wlth nnynuai-
:• fir np.-.'necessary for the ‘purpose, ijits
view i f the legality and’ccmstitutiohatily of
of 'ni.lr.i'.i.n which seems
I).- hwf sight of at*tho South. .Tho JirfTtSipa!
i v... !! thusl.0 occupied iji Succession by
. ’ mTng army, and that arc .tnplish'cd,
> .•■urri.unJtflg ttiritci f y isncccjj’ariJj' reduced
submission to the federal power.*, fhcSt.^te
I ,.f Virginia has seized tlm Gitsjmn llopjeT.t'Us
capital' The federal government has a rfgjit
to retake U and* Assert its own authority. In
ti.-.v t l tlto nchr apjijoach.of danger,' thcTir-
•;iuia Convention may. rccanhlder the secession
orJinar.tr, orfoMdiaps' the St5t* may Yctlecm
irs honor by claiming that it is no* yet put of
Iho Fnion, and by throwing tfo responsibility
on the people who arc to vote- for it in May,
and would probably vdlc in tire negative In or-
dtriosave their soil from beeonfing the thea
tre of war. If Virginia should give way, the
otner States-will bo likely to follow her exam
ple. arid thus in a slmrt time, tho whole South
would bo restored to*the Union. If Virginia
resists the contest cannot last vny long, con
sidering her Urge slave' population; which will
either become fugitives or take tip Arms against
their masters. Slavery would tluu be abolish-
e 1, and abolitionism put an end to at the same
time. The majority of tire people of the North
do not desire to meddle with tho slavo proper
ty of the Southern States; but that war must
unavoidably result in its destruction can hard
ly admit of a doubt. As the principal proper
ty in those States consist of slaves, the wax will,
therefore, necessarily bo one of brief duration.
—X. Y. Herald.‘
A Cardfrom ZXon-C- L. Vallandigham.
Dayton, Ohio, April 17.
To the Editor» of tho'Enquirer :
I have a word for tho Republican press and
parlizans of Cincinnati and other places abroad,
who now daily falsify ytnd Ulforep reset me and
matters which concern me luirc in"Dayton.
Mv position in rcgarjlo this cfol jvar, which
the Lincoln Adniini.ltration has inaugurated,
was 1 mi since taken, is well known, and 'will
l ,u/.’, ;y./ to the Cl,d, Lei tliaffio understood.
1 have added nothing to it, substractod nothing
f. i m it,. aid nothing about it publicljr,' Since the
war b. ;un. I know well flint 1 am rfght, and
that in a litt’e' while “the sobu‘ second .thought
of the peopl ■” wjil (fisL*jiatc-.thd prcseril 4l"l-
den uni (kiting public madness, and wiJI dc-
iaan ! to know why thirty it. ill ions oT people
are k itolioring cacjt other in iivll w.ir^aja will
am- : it .-p. cdilv. lint, iVicar.time, should my
own h'tate'l'e invndOj, <>r threatened with Tnya-
sivti a fsniTfas may be, then, as a loyaf native*
iiani :■ '.i of Ohio, acknowledging my flrif ’atle-.
gi iritv to ba to her,' I wfi! aid iu defemthig-her
t j the last wctrcniiiy, asking no qucsfioiis.—
W'hoevc r shall refuse then, or hesitate will be a
tr liter am! a dastard. And Uds same rule I
tip; ’v as well to the people of Virginia, Kcn-
ll* Ml -c
Old Abo Surat in Effigy by Uegroea.
On Mondiy night the negroes of this place,
commanded by an old colored ‘geni’an,” dub
bed “Chesterfield,” by the citizens, for the
sttirvily of his manners, formed a tcrch-Iight
procession and with Lincoln seated astride a
pole, inarched about the town and carried him
on the ‘hifl’ at which place they applied the
torch to his artificial person. Now ‘CheStcr-
flcldj’ you must know, was at ono time valet of
a gentleman jof sorte pOliticahnote, and talks
\vtth n'frdcof the fnany great men'no has'seen
And c6nvp’rseff with; he' professes to be somo-
Uiiruj of a poli'.ician; is quite bcAuish in dress'
aiiiPcarTiCs Ills long, l-rnf; arid dhrrdy-jarfc' per
ron with a'sham'dTgnif/that isoffon tholicKed.,
by tire “litt'b Tiggers;”'R(J while the cfllgj
VanIjTirnirfg ’fhc ‘Capt dn* wa.s crfHed'dn for' a
spcchltf and'addressed His colored* fticnds ’in
InCSO Words':
*Mj Congregashun: You hs hrest waTliant,
qr.d substanshul and flic* moSfSoutherhest set
^or ifiggcrs l I JocS wish vrie 'wus all at Fort
Bu'.ntir nte'now. I'd llkolb'takc riiy knhp-
rack on iny'FaeS find go to Fort Pickcbs dis
very minit. AU do cbtifushuif trinoAgst derniee
TulieTamf young gefnnien H causcdby dat.old
vflluni, [poinling to old’ Abe’s clfigy trhi his
long hantf "anil shaklhg h madly at him,] and
ho brier bin hung forty year Ago.- ittfa is
time groajis'for poor'Old ATTc, (bowing*-and
swaying «is tall frame turd giving tbrCc hit
cartlily groans;) here he lays, [again pointing
to’thc c(hgy]=—indeed lie -is rc'oeirod hi* retrard
here, and l liasno doubt will'got*it again, in
tp-L '* • :»*’■
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Tiur Battle Gitqy.vs.—Tho Bcnnclt’s Wash
ington correspondent'under datethelSlTt §ayse
“Washington is’to be the great Rattle ground,
.arrd the Confederate States, backed ‘by Viroin-
ja, vylU xoTiccntralc pn army of otic hundred
thousand men ou.thc banks of tlie Po£oiuac,-\o
drjye, as tlicy openly qsscrC the'prcscnt admin
istration from the capital of fhc' nation. .
The South do not expect to hold it, but they
OtfiTuUy ni*tcznuoed^k«t^kp rLioqrin |wy-
ment shall not remain hero if they can prevent
it”
The correspondent is correct Washington
h to be the battle ground. One battle will be
fought to take it, and another to hold it It
will be taken and held, nnd Lincoln and his
government will be driven Irom it
[Raleigh. Standard.
W. S. Adpms,
R..E. Arriola, '
L. Adams,
F. Archer,
T» C. Bclyen,
A. 0. Bryant,
A. C. Boynton,
J, A. Blanton.
L. A. Baldwin,
II. Basking
W. N. Bacon,
Nick IUirgo,
N. B. Borneo;
B. Surge,-,
tieo. Boswell; .
Ja&- Baisden,
Tltomas Beach,
r . , W. W. Cook,
most waTliant, j. W.-Gennor ;
aiilnrirtiriCT eof Tjj **
H/P-Corlej',
J. M. Childs,
J. D. l>aai(9 v
!k\ U. dlatijul,
JI. Hickson,
J. T Ellis,. -.
J. W. Ford,.
TV A <3»eex v * 1
K. .0. Greer, •
J. B. Gorman; -
O. -D: jGomuui,
W. C. Goslin,
John Goodwin,
W-. P. .Grcoir,
Hagan; .:
Wm. Hogg,
. riri, «s a.) any of the States,
North or West .
As to myself; no threats have beeh made to
in'- personally; uoiio within my lieaiing; no
rioh-nce ofl'i red: Tib mob anywhere; none will
hi-; uoboif)’ afraid idiuiy, nnd every sUtoment^
or rndivr t:iregard to me circul.^tc-l c-rally, pr
j.nblisbed'in the Republican press, is basely
idle and false. And now hit mo - {ijM, Tor the
h.-indit ol iho cowardly slanderers, of. Cincin-
msi or clsewhc, who lfbcl^nys dnil.v, that if
they bava any business' wlil^,, lire, . T cgn be
Lund every day and at. any tjuic,..cifhep nt-
hon e, on tjic N-ntbivest corner of First bnd
Lalloiv, or upon the strceVy’f Jlaytoh,
C; L, Vai.i.ah'i)I(:ham. ,
A gallant true-hearted «a.i as ever Lruathcd
is Vnllandigham. - .
wr«««
rnmitke Xtu> Xork Ucrald. . •
THE MILITARY SPURT IN TUB CITY.
Tho martial enthnsiawu which lma been rng
ing in this city for tho l«t*fcw day»*scbms to
• have reached lb. height ywuerday, •*. tlio de
par tune of tho Sixty-ninth and Kighthfeginifctiffl
foT the seat of war. One. would suppose that
tile exciting scenes which occurred here since
'tbuT.-aUy Idatwvouhl hare almost tired out the
enthu.si.-wm of the people; but hot so, for yes
t -rtiav it was gicatcr than ever. On Thursday
the departure of the Seventh cVoked tlm. most
jnicnse excitement, im<f tilled die streets w ith
•n i.a-m-nss multitude to giro thorn a parting
L-re ling, tin Saturday the mass, gathered in
Union square drew forth a liaffattiHlion of our
eiiir.ens.-nnd for thh entire day tho metropolis
mr* d with chhtfisissm. Again, on Simday,
at the embarkation oftlic Seventy-first. Twelfth
an l Sixth regiments there was no nbatement
<f the war spirit. BuUhe secyt or yesterday
outdid them all. Broadway was so blackdl up
with the multitude tliat the troops could with
difliculty effect it psosage thtoogfr them. From
early morning uutH the- regitnonls reached tho-
piers from which tliey were triombxrk, the dense
masses stood' -ardhlcd in Broadway, under a
scorching sun, - and as tho gallant ^Sxiy-nintli,
boiling with tradition*! Celtic «rdor ior the
8gbt, and tho firm and steady Eighth marclicd
through tho great thoroughfare, they were
greeted with the widest .burst of cheery fiom
every side. It was indeed a scene without par-
Nor is the military spirit which prevails here
manifested alone in 0«e gathering of imitjeiisc
masses to sec the troops depart; but there is a
stronger evidence of its force in the fast lilhng
rolls of the companies and regiments. New
York cltv lias already, sent to battle six regi
meats with a full complement of men, and ma
nv or them had to leave n large mimbcr behind,
to follow by some other Voutc. Meantime rc-
cruiting and drilling lire going on briskly in nil
quarters to fill up the regiments to 1,200 men
‘each. The Sixty-ninth had no less than six
thousand volunteers to fill u|> fhc regulation
number of one thousand, and lots, hud to l»e
drawn to decide wbo wdre to 'be the favored r »' s ''
niies destined to march. While such a patri
otic spirit as this is atv ike there can bo no *hnj-
ralty i n sending lOO.ObO men, arined and dn I-
**1, to Washington fn tt week. There areprob.
*W}‘not 16ss than 25,000 men drilling at thi s
The Negroes Faith feu—The Norfolk cor
respondent of the Petersburg Express says;
The negroes though, in all this section of
~V» -1—- mMm «n> IK Invnl as orailil ha
d"sired. The bribes offerrf byflhe aBoBtfon
emissaries aro spurned with contempt, while
at the same time they freely proffer their servi
ces to the State, and vealously contend for the
privilege of being allowed to work on the bat
teries. Yesterday, Gen. Gwynn declined the
services of three hundred from Hampton, who
solicited employment on the batteries, and twice
and thrice that number could be obtained in
this city and vicinity in a single day, if it was
thought advisable to accept them.”
This is-true of all of tttem, as far as wo have
Iwnrd, both slave and free.. We repeat what
wc said on tho 4th of July’, 1896 : “The best
and -tlie most steadfast-friends of tlpa. African,
whether here or on Ills native shores, are tho
of th’e South.''. Tire North will make
nothing by its liberating armies,.”
Old Abe n"d the Young Ken’s Christian As
sociation.
A CnAlSACfEftlSTIC INTERVIEW.
• — •
\Vk learn that -delegations from the Young
-Men's Christian Association of Baltimore, head
ed by Dr. Fuller, of the Baptist Church, visited
^Washington yesterday and called upon the Pres
ident, with the view' of. impressing upon him
the importance of arresting hostilities. They
were received kindly, but with rude familiarity.
Dr. Fuller commenced iho conversation by
seeking to impress upon Mr. Lincoln the vast
‘ responsibility of tho position bo occupied, and
that upon Jiim depended the issue of peace or
war— on one bond a terrible, fratricidalcohiiiet,
and on tho-other peace.
. i “But,” said-Mr. Lincoln, “what am I to do r
' “Why, sir, l«t the country know that you
jiro diapoead-to recognize Um independence of^
ilie Southern States. I say nothing of seces"
sion, recognise the (act that tlicy have-formed it
government, of.Uk»T own, and that they will
never be united again with the North, and peace
will instantly take the place of anxiety .and
suspense, nnd war may be averted.” _ *
• “Ai»d what is to become of. the revenue * T
shall have no government—no resources.”
Dr. Fuller expressed the opinion that the
Northern States could constitute an imposing
govcrninciiVand furnish.revenue. , ,
The conversation turning upon tho passage of
troops'through Maryland, Dr. Fuller expressed
very earnestly the hope that no more would be
ordered over the soil -of this State. lie remark
ed that Maryland had shed her blood freely m
the War of independences she .was the first to
mpvo for the adoption of the Constitution, and
had only yielded her clinging attachment Id the
Union when'the blood of her citizens had been
adicd by strangers on their way to a conflict
with her aisloiy of the South. , .;
Mr. Lincoln insisted that he wanted the troops
only for the defence of tlio Capital, not for the
invasion of the Southern States. “And, ho
said “I must liave the troops, and matheroati-
■ • * . a. • a. . tlinn clmitlfl rnniA
Company Hoil of the. Southern Rifles, Tal-
. . - battonCa. _
4to Reg. Go. VoujsteeeX rop Richmond, Ya.
Captain. B. CejIlev. . I ••
' 1st Lieut., Jt Cv -Wi^bcriy, . . ' '
. ^2d “ . W.^. Oanici;
3d' U V S. P. Stricklaritt"' A
Surgeon, Pr. W. IL Philpot,
latSer^nl, E. L..Collier.
- 4th “ James Gardner.' ■ ’
- Ist'Crip’Ii, Jack'Blount,' *
•- 2d.*■;•“ -• B. A. Leckhoart, *
.3d John McGurly, , ^
4(h Renfrow.
‘ Privates; v ’ .
Louis- Hogg,
. 'JoliriTtartnian,
■••ac.iioit,' -*
W. H. Harvey, -
T. Harvey,
M. II. Ilarvcy,..
J. D. Jameson,
James Johnson,' *
J. Kaufman;
J. IDKcating,
Lewis Lesser,
E. K.-I«ve,; . -,
S. JR Savlield, -
-. U. X Millor,<- ..
-J.Ji. Miller, 4
- (LB. Aluikey,
JL A..JIizell, r-
W. ih MitcVcl, .
AK. .1I. McClaine, •
Win. Nixon,
JnS» Parker,
-AV. i’. Persons,
•- David Roache,-. >
ih Bay, - . a- ■
- 11 A.Rieliards,
J..O. A.Sparks, •
i J. W. •Staphcnson,
J.W. Story,
A.- Sutton, * -- -.
JamesAVatlcy,
; j. p. wiiijs, • .
* J. II. Weeks, - - - 1
W: W. Wilson,
- ,IL‘ Anions,-- " -•«-» !M
Samuel Pou.—Si. v
.'4 Servants. • to . . -
rXustcr Roll of tho Sumter Ziight Guards,
for Richmond.
OFFTCEttS. *
“ ' CAPiSWJfcATT.' L. Johnson; ■
*■ 1st Lieut D. R. C. Wino,
2nd “ W. T. Toole,.*
Ensign, Ai R. Brown'
IstSergt Wro-Sirrlne,
2nd S A. F. Hill, * * '
3rd “ R IL Bise),
. 4th “ S.,5. Suliivan,
flth “ A. C. Hornady, ,
1st Corp’l. R A. Brown,
2nd “ *J; JI. Shiver,
3rd “ J. Id. Wheatley,
4th. IL JL-JL Dunlap, ^
5th
J.E. Sullivan,
R Anslcy,
XL.H. Tlrovvcr.
Mi I>. Sherman,
J. Cf. Byrd,
J. II. Bivicrre,
B. L. Dann,
M. C. Green,
J. K Jennings,
M. R Smith,
L. J. Mulkey,
It. T.* Foster,
C. W. Hancock,
It. Guinn,** *
J. Rosenau,' * *
R-R Brown,
J. J. Foster,
If. IC. Daniels,
Jt S. Stalling!*,
T. B.<v. McCarty,
E. B. llill, ' -
L. P. Howell,
11. C.JIafJy,
E. S. "Marshall,
J. S. Miers.
J. C. Macon,
W. II. Handle,
J. W. Smith,
R F. Toole,
W. W. Wilder;
F. Yoglcsang, _
C. 0. lvunzie, .
J., S. Whittle,
J. C. Joiner,
G. H. Lesser,
G. R‘Clayton,
Jno. Finn,
privates. *. *
S. C. Elam,
M. Spear,
C. T_Walker,
c. T. Ftirlcnr,
A. Kfmsd,
D. G. Coker,
B. II. Daniel,
S. A. Townslcy, -
It. S. Chc-eves;
T. J. Chccves,
- J-. Rosonwald,
J. T. Wilder,
J. J. Felder,
Jerome Harris,
J. J. Mnrray,
1>. A. Mayo, - *
JAW. Boring,
W. M. Clark,
Wm. Jackson,
Jas. Lowry,-
' It; H. Carter, '
Sdm. Bivens,
Geo. Bivens,
• N. B. Mooro,
DukoJinmincU,
C. MeMurrain,
* ‘ fe. MeMurrain,
* P. B. Sims,
J^-W. Ironmonger,
J. R. Gatewood,
N. A. L. Duncan,
* Tlios. llamptQU,
F. L. Scig,
J.it Young,
.ff Servants.
| THE GOSPORT INCENDI ARISM.
Ll ^.-iFroia the Fctmbarg Express,]
Wc convcuicd with. Cnpt. .E. T. Bljpire,
who arrived on tli» Norfolk tram jcsturday,
and learned from!:Tmn mnny'partfculars inter
esting to thb cdfemunity. Capt. Bi-mirc has
just raisei^.Cdropany of Volunteers, and i»on
his way to'Etehinond to procur.'amis ftu them';
having served qs an officer'Urthe Mexican war,
he is fully competent jur thd-situatiouhe 'has
been called to.
, • Itjjres us mucli pleasure fo say that the
damage'to the Navy Yard is much less than
was at first anticipated. Tho large brick bui! -'
ding which oo«Bpics the front of the yard t and
is used, us, a fail loft, riggers and gunner's shop
was riici, and all tli6 wood work'Oestrrty eel, but
the walls are s'.ar.dingiind still good. Roth of
the ship hoiries hi thrtjkjd inre for ned. In
ono of them was U^e hereby four Etw Yort,
which lias been en stock forty years. The
ship house the dry ...dock was nr.t 'touched.
All the slops iu til# h*fhor exceotfhjj' the
old frigate United States, wart set 'ftrd fp and
scuttled. They wCfe tlic Pennsylvania;, sev
chly-fours, Columbus and P'dr.^are,- steSiif
frigate Merriuyj^tjoifps ,Gfrut*. ownand PIy-’
mciulh, frigate.sJTfnritan anu » olmubin, and Wetgh,-*Nl)rtiv Carolina, and thence to- Columbia,
brig Dolphin. ■ Tbe-Goimunt nun was Caiolina, .and thence to Moplgpmcry
the wharf Under a-hrige pans*# rinsers, lyhieli 'Alabama, the. capital of the Coufejleratc States,
was.thrown acrqsg.U<}i decks by’ cutflpg lc6sc. This expedition,-nvith a co-operating squadron
the gwrp. • TbeoJtip tras nearly cut in two; and c^ng (he g'c-aboard, ahd another down’the Mis-
sunk atkhe wharf;- ■ Jfany ofjfid einno^, ha- ■ insfippif wolild-soon-cWishfout tins' formidable
sides bringspike-J, uiid tlu-H'-truiH-hcoiishnock-^Scnitiierii revolt. In advance of this ipovement
cdofl| tlius'TeTirierin* the n us- lesSf. " Bnttlierc [ Pfftiden^Ljnqain should issuejiis proclanja-
are yet more .IfonlRV hundred heavy ordia-U-on guaranteeing the cpmjilete protection of ail
anhp in good slreoung cT ’er. Tiie brass gunsTfo val t."iiiorrrncn and their property, but warn-
■taken brtlie Mexieali'',va;-- are mriniwild.''- ring the eremicsW tiie government rif 'dangers
‘ Alktlie auafl arms - of a hew stylo and ^tar- j of-tjonfeeation, negroes•inckidc-d. . Thie would
t®rn .werfttak^n^Tvav in tlio Cuinbet3aiid,^id euttii»nHicat from'tbe'cbaffuv all the ,in-
BENNETfS PLAN.
We have had Greeley’s plan of whippin
the South—the World's plan—Webb’s plan
find hero now is Bennett’.* {dan:
• On the other side it is a war undertaken for
the purpose of detaching the rebellious States
frqin tho Union of which they form a very im
portant part. -They proclaim that they have
mrown off their obligations to tho-government
of the United States, and are-engaged in i» war
of -independence. They arc greatly deceived.
After deceiving their friends., in the North
with lalsc professions of attachment to The
Union, our-Southcrn rcvolulionisT.4 arc grossly
deceivihg themselves in this last resort «Twar.
Tho North is a unit against them, and our
government lags far behind our .public 'septi-
menb Five hundred thousand men arc ready
to answer at once the call of the government,
not for-defensive, but offensive operations.—
Tho plan of the enemy is to keep our Northern
legions to (he line of tho Potomac. .Tho reason
is obriouA But the government should push
op.-an overwhelming iorce upon Richmond, for
the recovery of the government property, and
to'extingnishihose' hostile cannon foundries.
next point of- occupation should bo Ra-
flic others broken and tiirowp ovtrboayd.
The ary docit has suffered no dainage, except
tHc g-fffs, whic-Ti can be repiiifed ntS-en* Ifttle
cost.«« Ttriiris a-most -inipoi taut aCijiiKilfon.-as
its constnictioiMJOst about sl,00((0C0.
All of the timber ^lieds, eight, in number;
and tilled with flic best timber, aAyct stand
ing. ThfSb^Tiouses are at-od't six nundred feet
long and;the ib.atc-r :fl confainC'd'-'n,them is not
worth less thtin *•
It is pecuiitiriy gratifyiog to us to have iUin-
our pawen to. sav that the ^evfraaRores with
vqdcd States.
Our administration is naturally and proper
!y cnough’det'btiiig itself to Washington ; ■ but
*Mr. LirieOfo-asd his CabiiK-t shonld remember
riir.t while the Jtumaus rntiaiuf.-d at home in dc-
S ucc of thyir capital, Ilapoibal retrained in It-
yj-gnd that wfon they carried the tfar -iqto
Africa they removed tiieibnemy from Rome, and
his'ambiKous 'deriglis'to.a speedy and-ignom-;
incus cmj. T-m dispevSc the reyoluhopary forces
Pfoj[> 3 1Cl S. bread, bean,-*, wliitki-y, tobacco, oft wo hur.Jrel t'uiusand loyal men, and C!
^oruage, canvass, spades, shovels,and every! firstTluty of the’Eforth to oj^if all out higl
other conceivable article, (vbieb is most needed
by us at this-time, escaped tile incendiary's
torch, ami is now in our possession. The val
ue of the-stores at Jiiis crisis cjinirat fo csijtpa-
tcJ.
fflie machine jthops, smithing,, steam saw
mill, officer’s quartets, ahd all other buildings,
are left untouched. ■ ‘At St. Helena, opi>ositc tho
yard, where tlie cojl and cannon were kept, a
number of houses ^nd sjieds of little val ye were
destroyed. '
The.damage done to-Gospori, amounts to the
burning of eight houses. AH those situated -on
Lincoln street, between Water and Second,
and on Water to Henry, were consumed.—
These were not of very great value, and £30,000
will probqbly pay the damage.
Two yonng inen, Degcand and Richardson,
who were in a boat rowing about the harbor,
were taken prisoners. One of tho officers in
attempting to shoot at them, killed a seaman
tbroaUHviug.'Vi a$bingtGri r .JInfylandand Virgin- th^flasjt ajed report, a change was seen to;pass
Jgj.shpuliLuit ouc^b# ujfuhi to feel the pressure, UJ ^n{he djstant the dull, l ed light
" lidd suddenly become'white arid • sparkling.
2 “', [Right .good [”cries the tnarkcT ;'the hall has
” passed .through fhc ecril^d of thd (Tame, and
[From the Baltimore Sim of Fridtij SG!li,]
War U^citcment in j3alihnore»
'Fhe excitement in this city, produced by
the events of Friday and Sunday last, has very
much subsided, though the streets aro still dai
ly thronged with people, anxious .to hear what
in goirtgon. -Thaugh-ihe
ted, they aio r ottliwless vigilant, and the slight-
Alabasta Rifle'mkx—The Ncwburn (N. C.>
Progress publishes "an extlfict from one of
Mr. Goose’s letters, detailing the^rtfficiency of
Alabama' riflemen,' who will notv have an 4^
portunity to “threap (he needle” ofa'ny Yankee
thaFtnay come before their fife :
Another fodt fs ’‘tlffeadin^the rrecdle.” An
auger .hole is pierced through the centre of an ( ._
uprigllt'board^fiho.oriflec Is Just faVgp enough •-est causa would .summon the population* to
to allow a ball to pass without touching ; and arms-in a few minutes.' The weather is pleas-
it^is expecfcd to pass without touching. A '
third is stilhinore excifing—snuffing the can
dle. Tt is pci formed in the high’t, atfd the
darkness of the Scene adds-*a Wildness fo the
amusement that grgatly enhances itS interest.
A £alm night is’cliosen ; 'halfa dozer,.ends of
tallow candles ati3 a bok of matches .- re taken
out info the fleldjfrtnfbcr'thc irptoarianS pafly
ofjMalvart youth's repair. One afcthejn takes
hfs‘Station by the iiiark; a .sficlc'is thrrist per
pendicular inti the > ground, tin the lop of which
a piece of candle jp fixed; cither'in a socket or
by mAns ofa few drops' of grease. A'pla'nk
is set up 'heliTnd*tho candle to'rcccive the
balls, which arc all. carefully pickcilhtit after
the sport is over, befog flinch too valuable to
btfwasted. The mqrkcr now l.ights-the candle,
winch gllimritrs Rko fi feeble star, but yiist■vis
ible at tjt'e spot where the expectant paHy Sra
xtdndm^.' EaClf one dSrelhll/' loffds his ri§e ;
some mark the bair.-l. vvitji a line'fsT'challc'To
aid llKv'Sght irr the' diirknes? ; trther.s* ‘iT&gJcct
this' ahii_ SL-eiado know' the positron of tfid ‘[16a’
! y idsnhet. ’ There is a shappj s[iort ciwck and
a liue.qf fire ; a.littlc-elcmd ofsiftoke rfecs per-
pcfldicnlaflj' upwards’;*?.!! unniercifril shorit of
derisTon Rails the unlucky marksniah,.for (he
candle is stfll Twiilkyng' diiijTY and'sfcadilyas
before,: Ano(]ier' confidently rtccccds;' the
Fight Is. Suddenly ext ing dished; hiS -ball has
cut if Sfnrist below'the flame.' '•ibis wohl do,
the test is tosnufi' tpe canjje WhliOut'puttjtfg it
out. A thiril now sten'3-rip,;'ifis ray'fricpd
Jones r *the overseer dfi'/l.e- plantation'wher^ I
ijm residing ; lie isfii crack shot, and,ire all Ox-
'^eer soiftetuiug superb no\v. Tlte marker lias
replaced’tHe lighted candid; it 1»"'ifllow'6cl to
burn a few minutes until the wick hns beCOfne
lung. j. TlTe'diifltu^ of’the light at leflgtlaan
nounces'itst rtidlScjs,' 'Jttfl the dphrker crft.s
mint's lire:! till ‘ sileriS(ffollOWs
fife'!’ "A moriti
A Pant* _ ^
TTIE CITY YESTERDAY.
Early yesterday morning the i*cople gathered
iirfihe streets, and after satisfying themselves
that there was no probobility-of iui immediate
attack on Baltimore by the Fadoral forces, turn
ed their-attention towards-YH-gioiar aud the
South' The rrtc-Higence of. the arrival of re
inforcements from tho South for Norfolk and
Virginia, was much spoken of,, and appeared .to
give great satisfaction. At th» several volun
teer armories the enrollment was pushed with
the usual vigor, and tho volunteers seemed
anxious fo perfect tacmselves in-the drill os .
rapidly as possible. Addition. wore received to
tlio company from Frederick, and the company •
is now large and«ffidenL
* '- • ■> • PftOYIRIOKS.
Several of the-ieading.houecs iu provisions
have made a'cisaefitl inquiry in relation to tho
stWckt f salt provisions in tho city,. and have
concluded that there isan hniple supply forfour
mnaths. Tlve dealers-have not advanced tho
-prices, which will be grufiTying intelligence in
this time of- pecuniary oppression .among tho
people, • * - * —
•** - • l KCMOIlRD R!.(>CIi.VDE. ,
Vbstprday ri-.ewning there ivere rumors that a
'ship'of war wiuf yhmrnj* into flic incfoth of tho
Pntapso to blockade thember. That; Ifowerer,
pfovdd incorrect.' A revenue cutter vame up
towards'Fort JTtH(friry,'hnd after a short- eom-
municatfon left. That was supposed- to fce-tho
cadsft of, the rtriTiorlif lire blockade:
l 'WEAJ’OXS" IIEADV. ' ‘ *
Six furniture car'loii'ds of pikcs. marmfaetiir-
ed at"Tfie Work's of (Tie McSsfs. Winatis, were *
last evening.rcpibved'tu The c 'ty Hall to be in
lx-pijlncss. for service." The onfor Js for 2000.
_ the cuy..E,\ST KionT.
of the guard ?f '-v gate, - that in case efan
attack from the citizens, they mi/ - 1
firsttbfolL lacy-a,.. Laat i: 4t
for four hours Sunday ttooming, vbi' the «&i;k
of destruction was going on, and; t,i n sent
aboard the ship and taken to Old !‘ : ; wrierc
they mo discharged
Tln-re was only ono deserter f. ota'.ina -Ma
rines—of course we do not refer to'Scrgeent J.
II. Myen who resigned suddenly; Tlio Ser
jeant is as cal'nnt a soldier as ever lived, and
no man h truer to the South.
The best s'phit prevails fo Portsmouth.—
very body has gone to work to do what can be
dona for ourcountry. 11 matters not how they
may have been divided before, they aro all
now united in tlie glorious cause of Southern
emancipation from IJJnck 'Republic* n iiiisrfHe.
ways to \\';*dlmgtffn-by land- and - water. Mie'
^ministration slmuld noi.stop to chaflof upon
mce punctilios qf courtesy, and submission to
insolent traitors, but driven to. war, it should
push forward all its resources tS'pVush tills gi
garitic Tebcllfon.
A LETTER l-’ROM* MARYCA^D. *
. f Baltimore, April 19, l§Ci.
Baltimore has covered herself with glory.-
Ycsterda” was th'c anniversary of the Battle of
Lexington, and nobly did we celebrate it. Not
only nobly, but significantly. Wc Fought the
enemy in our streets, for a mile and a half, with
stones, bricks, pistols, hammers and fists; drove
one part to Washington, the largest part back
to their Northern homes, nnd have about one
hundred prisoners. * » -
Maryland is not subjugated ! The bold and
patriotic! daring of a few men who determined
I that the footsteps of the invader should not pol
attached to bis own ship. These two young lute our soil has, as thoy expected, precipitated
n:«l«fi»uMtt|ao , n '. koptytHteot’ VHapaW'UMi-'n cl even clement. Wc
LIST. OF THE ALBANY GUARDS.
Captain—Y. G. Rest, '*-* '•*
- 1st. Lieut.—Wm. E. SmiiB,
2d “ R. T. Jones,'
8d • “ S. P. deGrxffenroid;
1st Scrg’L—F. H. dcGraffenrcId,-
•*<ed “ C.D. Camficld,
’3d “ Isaac Welch,
4th *» “ C. L Whifcliead,’ .
•1st Oorp’l.—J. -G. Stephens,
off * “ M. F. Barksdale,
3d ** * R F. Harris, *
4th '*■ “ J. G. •Hester,
* Chaplain.— H. F. Iloyt.
"-' PritaUs: '
cinaticaliv they must como across iL - JTlijr*.
sir, those Carolinians aro now crossing Virginia
to come here and hong we,.and what can I do?
. In some aliusioi\.to tbo-iiuportancc of a peace
policy, Mr. Lincoln remarked thatif he adopted
it under tlie circumstances, there “would b# no
Washington io that, no Jackson in tliatj po
SP Ih-^Fulfer*liopcd that Mr. Lincoln would not
allow “spunk” to override patriotism. • -
Mr. Ltrtcoln doubted if he or Congress, could
recognize the Southern Confederacy. With
regard t* the Government, he said “he must
run tho machine as be found iL” Ana in ref
erence to passing troops through Baltimore or
Maryland, he said, “Now, sir, it you won l hit
mo£ I won’t hit you.” . ' T .
As the delegations were leaving, Mr. Lin-
coin said to one or two oftbc young men
_ I’ll
tell you a sforv. You liavo beard of tlie Wsh-
inan who, when a fellow was cutting his throat
with a blunt razor, complained that bo had
haggled it. Now, if I can’t have troops direct
through Maryland, and must have Uwallthe
way round by water, or marched across out
of-thoway territory, I shall bo haggled. (|
The delegation, On leaving die pTMonoe,
confi-rrcd togctiicr, and agreed oil the liopclc.s-
nessef their crrtmd find tbs md * I
nnv -ood thing from such a source, and Uilcx-
clamatioh was actually made, “God have lucr-
cv on us. who,. the Governmcnt rt p ^«l in
tlie hands of a manlike llus. —Italtimoro-Hun,
of Wednesday.
H. C. Alexander,
P. W. Alexander,
W. Betti, raon,
J. J. Brinson,
C. A. Boynton,
R. A. Rrown,
M. Butler,
J. W. Brinkley,
J; S. Cirantield,
T. F. Cti urcliill,
B. M. Cromwell,
J. F. Cargile, •
J.- W. Cliairtnin, .
T. II. Clark, -
II. M. Campbell,
Peter .Cplflesh,
W. W.- Corley,
A. L. Davis,
W. F. Dyke,
Kobt. N. Ely;
E. J. Faulkner,
T. J. Fiint, .
W. II. Gilbert,'
Morgan Griffis^- —
Jjt Greer,
S. W. Gunnison, .
J. A. Herrington,
J. A. Hill, . .
J. L. Hill,
A. J. Hines, .
A. N. Hines,
J. A. Jackson,
M. P. Jones, -
A. J. Kendrick,
M. Levy,
T. T. Moungcr,
J. M. Marlin,
L. A. Morse,
W. G. McAlistor,
G. Mayor,' *
J. A. McGregor,
J. 1). ilason,
T. M. Nelson,
E. O’Connell,
N. O. l’ayne,
p, J. L. Richardson,
A. J.. Robert,
B. F. Robert,
A. C. Robert,
J. AY. Reynolds,
. R. Rhodes,
G. F._ Robinson,.
E. Seaman, •.
Cm E. Solomon,
. L. L. -Stroxicii .-
C. S.Strozier,
. Jf^W. Towns, -
J. Taukenley,
JI. W. Toinpkin§,
E. Tompkins,
M. K. Vason,
AW J. Vason,
C. Vdlker,.
John. Wright,
G. Waters,
J. W. Wilder.
Nkokoes YpLux^EXjuxu.—About fifty freo
negroes in Amelia county have offered them
selves to the Government for any service.
In our neighboring city of Petersburg, two
hundred free negroes offered for any work that
might be assigned to them, eiiher to fight un
der white officers, dig ditches, cr anything that
could show their desire to serve Old Virginia.
In the same city, a-negro hackman came to his
master, at)d insisted, with tears in his eyes,
that lie should accept all his savings, four
hundred dollars, to help equip the. volunteers.
The freo negroes of Chesterfield have made a
similar proposition. Such is the spirit, among
bond and free, through (he whole of the State.
The fools and scoundrels who calculate on a
different state of things, will soon discover
their mistake.—Richmond Dispatch.
Maryland and the 13?rcops for the Capital.
The'following letter Was addressed on Mon
day to Gov. llicks, of Maryland,* by the gecrc-
tary'of state: .'
Department pf .State, April32,1801.
IIU'Excellency Thos. IT. Ilicfa,'
-Oorernor of Maryland .t*
Sir. I have had tlie honor -to receive, your
communication of this morning, in which you
informed me that you have felt it to 1>9 your-
duty to advise the President of' the United
States to order elsewhere the troops off Anna
polis, and’also that no muro fo sent through
Maryland ; and that you have further sugges
ted that lord Lyons be requested to. act as me
diator between the contending parties in our
country, to prevent the effusion of blood.
The President directs me to acknowledge the
receipt of that communication, and to assuro
you tliat he lias weighed the counsels whioh it
contains with tlie respect which he habitually
cherishes for the Chief Magistrates of tho sev
eral States, and cspccirlly for yourself. He re
grets m deeply as any magistrate-or. .citizen of
the country can, that demonstrations against
the safety of the United States, with, very ex
tensive preparations Tor the effusion of blood,
have made it his duty to call out the force' to
which you allude.
The force now sought to be brought through
Maryland isintendod for nothing but tho de
fense of tills papitaL Tho President has neces
sarily confided the choice of the national high
way which that force shall take in coming to
this City to tlie Lieutenant General command
ing tbeariny of tlio United States, who,.like,
his. only predecessor, is not less distinguished
for his humanity than for his loyalty,"patriot
ism, and distinguished putliCservice.
Tho President instructs tne to add that the
national Jiigbway.thus. selected by the Lieu
tenant General has been chosen by him. upon
consultation, with prominent magistrates and
citizens of Maryland, as the one which, while
a route Is absolutely necessary, is farthest re
moved from the populous cities of. tho State,
ai.il with the expectation that i( would therc-^
fore fo the least objcctibnable one.
The President cannot but remember that
thefe lias-been a time In the history of • our
country when a General of the American. Un
ion. wiih-forces designed for tlie defence of its
capital, was not unwelcojnp any'whcrc-in tho
State «f Maryland, and certainly, not at Annap
olis, then, as now, the capital of that patriotic
State,'and then, also, one of thecnpitals-ofthe
Union. - ' -....*
- If eighty years could have obliterated all the
other noble sentiments of that age in Maryland,
the President would be hopeful, nevertheless, ^
that there is one that would forever remain'
there and everywhere. That sentimont W iio
domestic contention whatever, that may arise
among tfo parties pf this republic, ought in
any case to be referred to any foreign arbitra
ment, least of all to the arbitrament of an Eu
ropean monarchy. . ... *
I have the honor to be, with distinguished
consideration, your Excellency’s most obedient
servant, ’ WM. II. Sewakd.
now a united people, dulwwined and brav
i said that Lincoln h.i.s i.dared tho Northern
-ops to iieht their v. ay through, if this lie
tfui-, you may look for a bloody battle. Our
people are aroused 1 As the pugilists enf, “Hal-
ttmo/e claims the 'first Hood' in an openJight."
There were deeds of personal courage done
yestciduy that word nev(-r Fiupfisscd on earth.
They can bo done again. JVe have lost several
heroic citizens, but tlio seed of the martyrs
never grew so fast before. You must imagine
everything—our excitement, our new union,
our exposed condition, and our Second* Battle
of “Lexington.’- Suflicient for the day. May
God bless our righteous cause.
My regard to everybody. I am ne.irly worn
out; *' Your friend,
• Jonx KkttlEivelis
- *11esigxation of Commodore Maukyj—The
resignation of s ch an officer as Maury will
carry moral weight in favor of flic Southern,
caruse throughout the civilized worid. There,
is no American as widely known in Europe.—
Whenever science has died a ray of .ligV on
tiie globe, there the name of Maury is as fa
miliar as a household word. Kings and Coiirts,
philosophers and statesman, have vied with
each other in showcringHionors umin his head.
Tho. extraordinary and. beneficent labors of
Maury, for the. commerce of the world, have
associated his name in the minds of mankind
witli all that is truly great and good. The ad
hesion of such a lrian to the Southern cause
will cause picn abroad,to reflect, and will exert
infinitely, more influence than would that of.
Scott Europe is crowded with military men,'
far more eminent th.ln Scott, "Who 'IS'scurcOly
knowngiutside the limits of-our own cofintry,
or d even then -only as a. soldier; but wforever
tho sea rolLs a wove* JIaury is known and rev-,
crenced as a great light, and a benefactor of
his race- . .*
polygons,-bastions,glacis, covered ways, planks,
scraps and counter-scraps, ravels,.redan;;, re
doubts, and the whole vocabulary of engineer; . _ _
in^ science.'• Add to this'tha idra of a Vast en- ml and bdri Mi :<> me ||etba*tt; Mot l> a
Two men doing bnsii ess on broad street,
who had been in the habit of expressing sfrong
Black Republican sentiments not only among
the white people, but.nmong the negroes, were
waited on a few d.iys since, wc learn byanum
ber of our citizens and asked “how long it
would tike them to wind up their business.”
They were given-till this morning for the pur
pose, bot left before tho time expired.—Jfash-
tille. Patriot i3d.~
.* Forts axi> Fortresses.A correspondent of
tbi^Savannah Republican thup define j the differ
ence between the two • •
There is but ono fortress in the United States
—fortress Moiiroc; all the otherfiortilied places,
defending our harbors, are called forts.- •
The disfinction bgtwixt tlieso two terms is
very- wide. All fortresses are forts, or forti-.
fied places; but all forts are not fortresses. All
colleges are schools; But schools are not col
leges. Tlie 'relation of forts to fortresses, is
that of minor to major. A fort may be siinply
an advanced work, to protect the extended lines
or walls of a fortress. Generally, fortresses
are extensive enCeihfes.'tor the reieption of ^ar--
risoris, anil builtTor the proctectioU of cities.- Io
the United States, no extensive fortified places,
with-largc garrisons, have lMRin-fonsCructcd'foD-
ihc defence of cities. Fortifications in thfo.
country have had reference [iriiicfpally to' har
bor dcfoncc. Fortress MorriVoe;(11111 Its capacity
fol* a’’garrison, was constructed fem tlio defoncc
of tlie -important Navy . Yard of Gosport and
Norfolk,, now in possession of Yi/gioia or the
Confoderafc States. ___
- The construction of thc extcnslvc "walls 'of a
fortress involves thehighcst silcrreeof ciigineer-
iit*.. * Not so,with forts. - The former implies
SnuOed/tlic candle,'-aficT whodps "and shouts, of
applausej-ing. tBrodgh thotfiefd and echo from
tho surrounding forest ffhts extraordinary
feat is'usualiy. perfonned two or tffrcc tintes in
every conlcstof skill.
. A common .exploit is “barking off” 4 squfrrcl.
My worthy friend, Major Yanncr, the'other day,
at my request, performed this. .A couple of
fox squirrels were playing far up on a towert
ing beech in the yard, littlo suspecting wlia-
was coming “for the benefit of science.” My
•friend went in and brought out his trusty rifle ;
waited a .moment for one of the little frisky
gentlemen to be rightly placed,'for it is needful
to the feat that the squirrel should be clinging
Co the bark of the. tree. The first shot was a
lailurc: the squirrel fell dead indeed, but itwas-
picrced with tho ball, wljich was not the object
Perhaps the creature had moved a little at the
instant, or perhaps the planter had been a little
too carelessly confident ; however, his mettle I
i\up, „„.i lm took Caro 11— * shot
should’be ail light. The hall struck the trunk
of the tree just beneath tho belly of the *lffi 3,
driving off a piece of the bark as large as one’s
hand, arid with it»thc squirrel, without wound
or ruffled hair, but killed by the qpneussion.
Tub Gulf’Stream.—As the bostknown and
lffr.gest studied of occarifc currJnts, the Gulf
Stream affords us a perfect picture of tlieotlier,
periiaps greater, but jess appreciated rivers of
warm and cold water, which traverse our seas.
Heojcd in.a tropical furnance to about SO de
grees Fahrenheit, a currcnt'of hot wafer, with
a sharply; Jcliiied .edge on cither ship, and flow
ing over a .ciydfionfif cold water riyining down
from tiie arctic ,zqn(£ rfishes with a force equal
to that of. tfo Gulf of .Mexico, alopg the shores •
uC 1hc.£jprrdi<s, Tlien curyiag* upon a. ^reat
afch.torthe noi thh cstwanl, it flows (foee tfofis-
und miles,.into fhcTCltli tlegree of north lati-
tUjje; yatVuyli is' thoTofunm Of that heated
water, tV a ”*- temperature through so fbtig a
joiirnty- ^n]y fills to S3 degrees or .84 degrees.
In C (at latUudc^ the Gulf Streafti 'overflows
cetnte, or eircuh'allation, to contain a large gar
rison of troops, and a fortress rises to its - pro
portionate. majusty. ... :
To ttib Ladies—A ~New Way of Maxim:
Lint.—On Saturday last at (he Court House in
this city, | noticed several ladies engaged, in
scraping lint with knives but-it appeared to'be
very tenious business. After'working, away
for some time trying different kinds of knives,
.Miss McKcy, one of tin; i«irty, sugge»te«i tear
ing up the linen into linepcicee, and then card
ing iL They all agreed to her proposition, so
she had some-cards brought and it proved to be
the very idea. It was not long before they bad
a large fox of nice fine carded lint I would
recommend all persons who arc engaged in
scrapping lint,'to try Miss McUey’s plan of
carding. .--Middle Georgian.
STILL POURING IN.
Every tram to Richmond brings troops for
the services of the State. A nUmhtr ofcojnpa-
nies 'arrived yesterday, some of them from
South-Western Virginia.—Enguirer y ‘25th % - ,
enougli of the former to resCud us" from the
horrors of, a fofoadSr cUmate—to .keep our-
seas open up to thy liOtii degree of latitude,
when on tfo opposite of the Atlantic the Amcr-
ican continent iij scaled up with ipp, AGO miles
south of.the Orfofcys; and'tii^t .c.Urreut of \va--
ter causes the vapor-laden atmosphere of Rri-
fain, which, although much abused, Is still, wo
fofievc, Bfefqyble to (he six mopths of frost to
wliich Canada' and Russia aro gulyectcd in
similar latitudes, Such a torrent of hot water
traversing tlie Atlantic wastes, - ijaturally
occasions great perturbations of Jhe atmos
phere, nnd the .Gulf Stream..may justly "bo cal-
cd.Va.foiil weathar breeder.” The English-
trader knows ihis well, but it must come much
nearer home' to tfo American navigator, be
cause, car either qu’tting or sailing towards his
■shores, he has invariably to traverse the Gulf
Stream, and stretch across a belt of cold water,-
theoretic current, which intervenes between
it and his home. There, and especially In the
winter season, the storm," cyclone and cross
currents rafse such, a sea as shatters the best
found bark, arid, tests the skill and hardihood
of the scauicn. From New York to the bay ot
Chesapeake, snow storms and gales are encoun
tered which mock.all human skill-and nerve.
The trader Horn tho Pacific or China finds
hcisclf in a few days an ice encumbered wreck,
with the crew paralyzed by cold, and but for
the beneficicat Gulf .Stream, would assuredly
be lost Then the cunniog master mariner,
undismayed by-tho battle of the cltnienfr, oc
casioned by the contact of. tho Gulf,Sixeaiu with
the arctie current,, turns bis ship's prow again
towards the former, and confidently steers to
wards its well-defined limits. “His bark reaches
its edge, and, almost at a bound, parses (Torn
the midst of winter into a seft of-summcrlieaL
Now the ict disappears from her apparel: the
sailor bathes his.suflended limbs in tlie tepid
water. Feeling himself invigorated and refresh
ed with the-genial warmth about him, be real
izes ont therefot sea, tlm fable of Anticus and
mother Ear th. -He rises up and attempts to make
his.port again, and is again, perhaps, as rudely
^currency tliat the Uiffi.cultrcs.betwe< n ti
od States and the (3onfedera(c States were about
tr/bc settled without "blood. Tforc wag mo
.probability of sur.li a result, and it Bccaffvti un
derstoodthat such- it thing could not be without
Jhq octfoo’of Qongfcss of both Confedtralioris,
neither .of uhicU is iu -session. Tlie night was
quiet, by midgnight the city had retired to rest
THE TTASmetOTOX RAILROAD-—A TRAIN’ S^X&OCT,
l . ■ Rtrrt’RNs to tiie mr— the road lined with
FEDERAL TROOPS.
It was announced ycsterda^ morning that
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, through tho
'permission of Gen. Seott, would run a train of
cars to lVashington and back, for the convey-.
arice of mails and for the accommodation of per
sons wishing to travel betweea the two cities.
Accordingly a train-was got in readiness about
noon at the Camden station, and. a large num
ber of persons purchased tickets lor Washing
ton. They" were mostly those who had been
turned back in the train of Wednesday, and
many have families in Washington were anxi
ous to reach there 10 look after th&r safe* v.—
There was also ail immense amount of mail
matter sent ofi from the postoffice, including
tlie h icit; ft tick ti - c. MBwi^MtEtpuflsof tho
city. The train started at a quarter to one
o’clock yesterday attenioon, under the charge"
ot Conductor Showacre, proceedingon without
interruption to Jcsso'p’s CuF, (Bear tho Annap
olis Junction, when Federal soldiers were found
lining tlie road at every point, and k was deem-
ed'bast not t<{proceed lest the train’should bp
seized. The engine was reversed, and tiie train
ruii back to this city, reaching hero early last
evening, atid bringing botli passengirs and.
mails. Several'of the passengers left, tiie train
atthe-poirit of interroprior\ and^woukl moke
the dtteir.pt to'reach'‘Washington bj; some
means. •'
' ‘ " * tiie'axxapoi.Ts railroad. • • • ■*•
The torn-rip portion of thcfb£l 'Is^Jcfng rc-
Jaid by tlie troops fcihe-y march up tfi6 trqck
to the Jurictfon. Rafobad iron'is carricditlong
to replace the rails .Um£‘fIavcJ)een taken up and
c irriod entirely.-offi. ■ il uihiplfoi and wqpjtmeii
'aUoxifccottipany- them. ' • . .
Annilitary depot Wttfprofiibly fo established
atithe Juni^ion. ■ • 1
. KASSIjSGEKS FJSAI kOItfOLK.
Tfo stoauirr Georgian, Capt. Pearson, reach
ed her wharf, yesterday morning front Norfolk.
She‘brought-upwards of seventy passengers,
many of.whom arc natives of the Norfh, and
are pH route for their former, homes. The peo
ple in the neighborhood of Norfolk who sympa
thize, with tiie action of the administration aro
eaid fo be leaving as rapidly as possible..
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS AT ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, AND
THEIR DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON. -
The Seventh Regiment of New York, and
part of tho Twelfth Regiment of Massachusetts
Volunteers, took up the line of inarch from An
napolis 6etwecri G ana' 7 o’clock yesterday.—
The column keptChc railroad track, and march
ed all Wednesday night, with two brass can
non in tfo van and picket< anil skirmishers
out They tnartfoed jutetly,’ without drum,
and th&country people were not aware of Their
nrght passage, although they flocked along the
road durip'g the day time.
PREPARATIONS IN MARYLAND.
The citizens of the Eastern Shore are nppre-.
hensivo that they will be subject to marauding
expeditions from fanatics of the North, and are
therefore wisely taking measures for protection.
The Commissioners of Talbot county have ap
propriated £20,000 to arm tlie people, and a
similar appropriation has been recommended in
Dorchester county. The citizens of Cambridge
have had a meeting; at which Judge Spence
presided, arid adopted measures to form a
“Home Guard,” to Aetas.lt miKtavy. police.—
Judgo-Spcnce h-s adjourned; the Circuit Cpurt
of tiie county until the prevailing excitement
subsides Princo George’s County, on tho
Western Shore, has also made an appropriation
of §25,000, ...
timcthatlie is driven oil' lie comas forth from his
stream, like the ancient son of Neptune, strong
er and stronger, until, after many days; he at
last triumphs and enters heaven in safety,
though in this contest he sometimes falls to
rise no more, -for it is tmiUa
f Ittaekicood’s Magatinofor March. *
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
A party of gentlemen who chartered an om
nibus on Wednesday,'and came'through from
Washington to this city yesterday morning, re
ported that nothing in relation to Government
movements fn that city was'known. Very few
fnnilies remained in the city. Thu wives aDd
families of the members of the Cabinet had all
!.■ ft. Tho hotels were nearly empty of guests,
and several w ro preparing to close. Govern-
| ment'troops wore quartered everywhere.
We learn from Mr. John P. Dennis, that on
the arrival of the Seventh Regiment in Wash
ington, it inarched lip. the avenue to the Presi
dent's-House, and then to the War Department.
Fhcv had with them four field pieces, and num-
bere.l in all about DOO, Tfo whole number of
troops in the city is estimated at between eight
and nine thousand.
The Savannah .Yaw* learns through a gen
tleman just from Washington tliat.Gov. Letcii-
Lit is putting up a fortification at a point calle 1
the White House, below Fort Washington,
which will command the Potomac. Iftfol’o- Items of news from the New Orleans Pica-
tomac ’can be thoroughly'commanded by Vir- yunc, of the 25th;
ginia cannon, and wc see no reason why it may Seizure of the CaUAWba.—M e understand
not, then indeed will the Lincoln hirelings that about 1 o’clock last night, Capt Shivers,
have to fight their way to Washington. of the Caddo Rifles, took possession of. the
- — « . : steamship Cahawba, of tiie New York and New
Wc learn through private sources directly • Orleans line. There was no resistance offer-
•froin Louisville that'thc,Administration liasef- cd, OapL Shivers left a guard on board,
fectually taken coptrol of the Fail roads. 1 ad- s-13,000 was the sum pud by the Confeder-
ing from the North to Louisville,'and positive- ate Government for tlio Marques de 11 Habana.
ly prohibit the transportation and delivery of The Habana is a very staunchly built vessel
pruvisi ms in any k: 11 < i in th.a: city, V - - t mid will make, with some alterations, a must
1‘ert. 23th. ’ effective war sfearner.
