| Show 01 BY thle thie GRAPH ini ani POINT THE NORTH NOT BACKING BACKEN G SOUTH SILENT the pony express from the east with ad vices up to the arrived on saturday evenin ing shortly before before betm seven the pony arrived at kearney where the dispatches are received before the report was finished we h have ave therefore fewer dispatches by this arrival than those received by recent expresses the news is not of a startling 0 character but in every thing indicative of great apprehension of bf and preparation for war the north freely tells of the movements of her troops and preparations for hostilities while the south is persistently silent and leaves everything 0 o be inferred MARYLAND it was rumored that the government had a detachment tach ment of troops protecting the thi workmen who were repairing the bridges on the philadelphia railroad east of the susquehanna it would be open for malls mails and travel only the banks were preparing to issue small notes to be authorized by the legislature advises advices from frederick washington and alleghany allegheny Alleg hany counties maryland show that these counties were strongly 0 for the union the people declared that they would rebel against the state if it seceded from the union I 1 it was reported from havre de grace that an lin attack was waa threatened on fort BI cHenry at an early day it was bald bala that it ie it was waa done the city would be bombarded A number 0 cannon were stationed at perryville percyville Perr to gire fire on havre de grace should maryland troops make ake their bleir appearance as apprehended three three cit citizens ens of baltimore passed through gh perryville percyville Perr on the for the north confirming 0 the accounts of injuries suffered by the union men of baltimore they had been waited on by a squad of trimbles bles bleb tro ordered to leave at nn once e they seemed to have been in comfortable circumstances one of the three stated that he was worth and leftwitch left with only 75 cents in his pocket he walked from baltimore to havre de grace A special dispatch to the new york herau herald dated havre de grace the states that southern troops were hourly expected to appear on Georget georgetown heights advices advises from maryland state that a most wonderful change of sentiment had taken place at hagerstown Hagers town the stars and s stripes t had been raised and extensive preparations w were ere bein being made for further union demoa demon al st rations alleghany allegheny Alleg hany county had instructed its representatives senta tives that if they voted for secession they would be hung 0 on their return home the stars and stripes were waving all over frederick city the home guard refused to parade unless under the stars and ani stripes and to the tune of yankee doodle atthe attha at the tha clear spring a hotel the stars and stripes were waving in and the miners had sworn to resist secession 9 to the death the unionists were to raise a military corps in hagerstown Hagers town at onoe once later reports of travelers from baltimore indicate a strong a disposition among the conservatives serva tives to rise and take the power into I 1 their heir hands from the mob the restoration of federal allegiance was confidently confide confider naly rAly aly predicted by the Baltim bush river rivea bridge was fired on the evening evenin of 0 the and totally destroyed no flags ot 0 any kind had been allowed in baltimore on the in consequence of a biag demonstration the day before and the un union ion lon ests determination to keep them up it was hasfurther f further said that there was no doubt about the reaction in baltimore and that a bold movement by the government would re ceide the earnest support of the union men if properly conducted the surveying schooner nery nert howell Cobb coba had bad landed troop and two cannon at fort carrall below baltimore the TH legislature gov hicks and most of the members of the eastern portion of the state started for fed enick edick on the morning of the the legis lature was to meet at noon the union men appeared to be more hopeful A dj p at ch 0 oa the 9 that gov hi acks message ot 0 the det detailed aUed the startling events invents which induce i him to call it too tog together ether lie he advised maryland to preserve a neutrality between the north and south J moderator 1 as B the senate adopted an aldress address to the people of maryland 1 stating that the legislature would not pass an act of secession but if the people desired it they would give them an opportunity port unity to declare for tor themselves their future destiny the house had not acted thereon but had appointed a committee to report an act calling a convention ANN annapole APOLl aroll gen butier builer of mass blass was at annapolis ile he had planted a hattery lattery on the heights opposite the town which could destroy the city at an hours notice y senator wilson had hail been py the government to obtain guns gunseor for the def defense if rise 0 of f annapolis and ten additional regiments from massachusetts the baltimore merican american 4 of the had a letter announcing the arrival of th the e baltic ci t columbia R R cuyler arlel ariel 11 harriet r lane boston maryland and a tu tug R from I 1 havre de grace with eight thousand new eif I 1 york and pennsylvania troops the afa massachusetts WI chu and new york remi regiments ments marched for washington on the A letter states that the constitution was to all ali sail ail for the mouth moah of the patapsco to blockade baltimore A second detachment of men was wag to move from annapolis the troops marche d from there to washington c the railroad railroad a faal faai facilities I 1 it in possession of the government being used for the transportation of stores anspro visions i 0 of f W which large amounts were reported ed to be going forward so far no opposition to the troops was reported several regiments passed annapolis jude jum tion oil on the at night for washinton washington 0 ton twelve thou thousand band hand united sates Sate hai had arrived at annapolis three thousand more were ex expected P acted on the night of the the brig perry was stat stationed Dued at the entrance of the harbor and a park of artillery on the right shore gen butler says that muskets were guarding every rail between annapolis and washinton washington the tle superintendent of the road had been arrested for taking 0 up the rails 1 very veny WARLIKE A washington dispatch of the to the new york tinus states that a deputation of 0 virginians and marylanders waited on the president and demanded a cessation of hostilities until after the session of congress the presidents answer was prompt decided and in the ne negative r active one of the deputation said that thai seventy five thousand marylanders would contest the passa passage t ge of troops over b her er soil to which the president replied he presumed there was room enough too in her soil soli to bury seventy five hiye thousand VIRG VIRGINIA iNrA A schooner from new york towed by a tug was brought to by a shot from dortre fortress monroe which went through 0 the tug I 1 the cargo was wag seized belzel sei bel zei zel it con consisted aisted of military gitary stores for virginia and a fali fail lightal light artillery battery the petersburg virginia express states there were ten ton thousand troops at richmond and four thousand at harpers harper ferry two thousand five live hundred at norfolk including two hundred and fifty from georgia governor letcher had issued a proclamation prohibiting the exportation of flour to northern cities it was reported that gen harney had been taken prisoner at harpers harper perry ferry by a detachment tach ment of virginian troops he left I 1 wheeling for the purpose of re g at washington ton before the train reach reached ed harpe 1 1 I 1 erys ers era fer ferry r y it was stopped and a number of troops mounted the platform the general being pointed oat cul he ha was immediately taken into custody he was in citizens dress and was treated very courteously there was no doubt that as soon as the executive of virginia was made acquainted with the facts that general harney would be released 33 33 I 1 was the case with an officer of ahe zhe U S army who had been seiz selz edla edia few days before in richmond A richmond dispatch of 0 the states that wm B dobbin of the fifty third regi ment arrived in that city cue the night before and report reported cd that there were only four thousand troops in washington 1 six hundred troops arrived at richmond from south carbina olina on the Aex andria was reported bristling 0 wit bayonets bayonet sand gna e cannon churches Shur churches ches were filled with troops f from r 0 in the sou southern thein country it was rumored that governor letcher had re aused to allow the navi navigation atlon of the potomac to be interrupted and bad also directed the troops on the border to act on the defensive end and to make no aggressive movement against the federal force tr ir to aid maryland A dispatch from perryville percyville Perr maryland of of the says J S potter of massachusetts bearer of dispatches from general scott scot had bad arrived and says mayatha the commander at harpers Har pers pera ferry had bad given assurance that virginia would riot not allow any attack on the capital florn her soil this was wag confirmed by gentlemen from richmond as being the senti sentiments ets of gov letchel Let letcher chei t A propeller with boats is said to have reinforced in fort mchenry the united states receiving ship alleghany allegheny Alleg hany was at the fort several vessels without the necessary papers were overhauled in attempting to leave the harbor and detained for examination the virginia ordinance of secession had just been published and was accompanied b by y a schedule appointing 0 the ath thursday in ma may for tor or ratification by the people also prohibiting hi the elec election of members of congress required by law on the same day the ordinance declares the constitution of the united states no ioner longer loner bindi bindl binding lii ill on the citizens of virginia the ordinance is to take effect when then ratified by a majority of the voters gen jn in answer to io the statement of gen H harper arper that virginia would never suffer an attack from her boil soil on the capital said he would be happy to have it confirmed but hut would riot diot advise the gov government to de bist from its pres prea present ent course in lit providing for its safet safety i i the steamer louisiana arrived armed at new york borkon 0 tb befth from norfolk with united states ma mail maii ai na no news of an exciting character the fortifications on the coast of virginia especially the approaches to norfolk and portsmouth were advancing t rapidly particularly ticul arly was this the case at the foot of norfolk crany island and at the naval hospital the obstructions near the entrance to the port of norfolk remained though vessels drawing t from eight t to ten feet water passed freely in and out efforts were making to raise the steam fri frigate ate merrimac sloop of war plymouth and another war vessel which etwas it was thought 0 at that place would prove successful charleston new I 1 york dispatches of the ith ath state that the steamer nashville bad been taken by the tha authorities of charleston but it was not 1 knon known ane whether ther she had been seized se zed zea or pur chased the former lieutenant of the harriet ha lane ne had beeri beer appointed to command the nashville and he intended using her to intercept california steamers it was positively stated that he had received letters of marque from af pf president resident jeff davis davi s there was no blockade of charleton charleston 1 i he city v as quie quiet t flour 2500 1500 per barrel the war feeling was said to be subsiding subs subsiding idin g and it was thought no more fighting would occur A gentleman whole ft charleston the ye reported ported that general beauregard was waa su intending per the repairs of sumter with tho expectation ot 0 au an immediate attack from the north on charleston that there was then no ao movement of troops toward the north A letter from rom the wife of bishop peck x of louisiana states that her house had bad been burned over ar her head on the of april by negroes ue groes also aiso iso the residence of bishop elliott private advices advises from new orleans certify that the he attempt to negotiate the confederate loan was a si sinal signal nal hal failure only were taken there together Zo altogether gether gentlemen who sho recently lett left et new orleans state that the tha whole country between jack son tenna tenn and new orleans was in arlis aills at every station along the road companies cereseen were seed seen seed drilling they appeared destitute of arms using old muskets shot guns guris and nales leading secessionists in new orleans orieana were in hourly expectation of news of the capture of washington the north is to hear no more inore news until the treasury I 1 kas kaa in the thet hands of the confederate troops anderest and Prest Preat lincoln and his cabinet cabin et were ere prisoners I 1 all troops troop except those at fortt forty pickens were being rapidly moved north i the best of those originally destined forthe for the reduction of that fort had been withdrawn it was not believed at new orleans that any attack on pickens would be made for weeks to come foet zort PICKENS the herald had a dispatch from a special correspondent sent to pensacola who had bad not been allowed to reach teach there but who had derived authentic information of the condition ef f affairs up to the 21 st there had been no action and gen bra bragg t g had intimated his inability to reduce fort pickens bra bragg gg stated that he would act purely on the defensive eight US U S vessels were off fort pickens on the with their guns ready for immediate action it was believed that they auld would retake the navy yards and forts adjacent t fout foul four privateers from mobile had bad already been authorized the mobile papers also state that col harry brocken commander at pickens had one thousand men I 1 montgomery it was stated that jeff davis would would n not otis issue letters of marque markue until after the mi meeting eeten t of af I 1 his congress on the I 1 the heralds correspondent passed through montgomery on the president davis was making C active preparations to attack washington t ile he saw troops en rou route te to richmond Ich mond they received arms and edu equipments lp at augusta gen of tenn was at montgomery concluding arrangements for sending two thousand desperadoes in citizens dress to baltimore and ud washington to sec secretly reily operate in an attack on wa washington s hington montgomery advises advices state that only 12 of the loan werd were yet taken the so soldiers were unpaid they had plenty of brov provi but were short of munitions of war the captain general of cuba appears to have bave snubbed the southern commissioners when there he lle did not recognize such a power as the Coa confederate federate states the heram berald states that the british minister kent a secretary to montgomery who carried information as to the course england would pursue towards the confederate states it was artty certain that the commissioners would not be received there offic officially lally I 1 I 1 washington the states and union of washington had suspended the people having threatened threaten ed to demolish the office if it continued to advocate advocate the southern confederacy the amount of flour seized at georgetown by the government was twenty five thousand barrels they were selling 0 it to the poor at per barrel the street price was 1500 A deputation of twenty indians had arrived to tender three hundred warriors of the and chippewa indians to 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