Show arom from our extra of the tha 31 lotta EASTERN NEWS 3 BY Y TELEGRAPH AND PONY the pony express from the east arrived here today to day at a quarter to twelve bi with dates from kearney to the but the latest from the seat beat of war were no later than to the 2 ath of ef june there had not been much fighting done but there was much talk about bloody battles soon to be fought and of victories hereafter to be won that were confidently confident li expected to settle forever the difficulties existing between the north and the south not however till after the fourth of july those who are so BO acx ious fous to have things move faster than has been designed will have to wait patiently a little longer for the details of the battles of norfolk nich Rich richmond mond moad and manassas Mana saas junction washington VAS HINGTON latest advices advises continue to represent that it was the intention of beauregard to advance on the federal lines the wab was the day fixed on for a movement on washington the government was satisfied of this intelligence and had ascertained that thai an extensive spy epy system was in operation for the benefit of the rebel government letters had been sent daily from washington bouth b by v persons who were there to watch the operations of the government A naval expedition of magnitude was soon to be fitted out to operate on the coast of texas consisting of war vessels and transports we toy tsy carrying carrying munitions of war and men tho herald of the states that on the morrow there was to be an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet when general scott and his staff the various generals and colonels of 0 regiments now in arfi alfi and about washington w were ere to be present it was understood that G generals butier betler banks danks and dix had bad all been gen uen scott was to submit his pro gramme for prosecuting the war the rebels had evidently changed their plans hence it was waa believed that gen scott had some new project to submit to this great council of war the government had demanded of the prussian minister that the of prussian consul at charleston who recently left boston with dispatches from jen sen davis to his commissioners in europe shall be withdrawn this demand will be complied with by the government it is stated that all dispatches to and from the so sa ith that go to europe are sent through the foreign legations this matter would undoubtedly be inquired into it was said that the present available volunteer force was over three hundred thousand men senator johnson had arrived at was wab washington hing he was fired upon when passing through cumberland gap but was tin un injured aesa he bays says s the union men in hast east tennessee would imitate mii the tho action of western virginia and cut loose from the rebellious authorities and fight tor for the union general scott had been asked by western men to order the retreat of general cadwallader across the potomac toe old hero replied gilts tilts its all right all right you will bay say so three months hence letters received in the war departs nt on the that there was reason to believe that the rebels intended to attack washington ington that morning but for reasons the plot waite waltel I 1 to come to a head reports froma frota washington say the navy will be doubled in size as soon as possible secretary welles would recommend heavy appropriations for buying war vessels the Keal deai president dent would call cali cai for at least men in the a aggregate gre gate and mone money monay to corse corpe correspond spond congress gress grebs would at an early day ay suspend the writ of habeas corpus wherever there was any organized or anizel rebellion and in the judgment idzent of the ces des resident president ident it should be gusper suspended ld abc the I 1 heralds dispatch bays says general scott and his ills military advisers had met the president and his cabinet and the plans of the campaign were fully developed and discussed all that could he be divulged in relation to it was that the union forces were ready and the ba blow biow tow low would soon be struck there wa wag waa not the slightest intention on the part of the th s government to treat with the rebels from jeff davis down to the meanest pryor amon among them oa the contrary it was settled to press down on them speedily and prosecute the war with such nu numbers miers and vi vior vigor or as to leave no chance for doubt in the min minds ds of violators of oe good government that the administration and the tha loyal people who support it were la in earnest ear neat MARYLAND samuel terre flour merchant of baltimore had been held to ball bail in for treason charged with placing anchors across the railroad track on the irth of april 1 the tribunes dispatch says that baltimore quiet on oa the surface was profoundly agitated underneath and was only held in check by fear at any indication of an outbreak malor maior gen banks would without doubt shell the city from fort mchenry McI fenry he is the man to obey his orders to the very letter cil stowe had bad made a call for reinforcements of ordnance without which he be hebl hebi abed to crois croya the river and attack the enemies batteries which daily menaced him the original design or of his expedition was to cut ottee off the retreat fram from Harper harpers 8 ferry VIRGINIA A resolution had been introduced thab the richmond convention instructing the finance committee to inquire into the propriety of setting betting aside all debts bonds etc due by the commonwealth to citizens of such states of the federal union as were engaged in sustain ing lug the war of invasion to be held as a trust bond forthe tor for the indemnification for losses sustained by citizens of the state professor lowe was to take bis hib balloon down to falls falis church where we would make an ascent and take a view of the rebels camps at fairfax private parker parser of vermont regiment prisoner to the rebels after the great bethel ar fair since discharged gives the following news ile he bays says a s that L W clark oark of the third new york regulars deserted the night before the affair at great bethel he lie obtained citizens dress dresa from a secessionist and gave the rebels full information of the federal movements the war steamer glencoe had bad been burned to the waters edge she was fired by incendiaries whom the rebels in vain attempted to discover A message from falls church bays says there were now twenty thousand rebels at fairfax court house A gent mho who had recently returned from richmond states that when he left there were only about five tho thousand asand troops encamped at that place but troops were arriving and going through to manassas and harpers ferry at the rate of fifteen hundred or two shousan thousand dally daily jedd jet davis lived at the spotswood house richmond and the state and other departments were in the hotel not more than one third of the usual tobacco had been planted this year col hardie was in command of the rebel forces at carfax Far fax trains had commenced running m on the alexandria p loudon and ila fla mph shire railroads i ruh rna camp camp dign igi igl in eastern virginia would remain within its present limits for some time any advance before the meeting ol of congress was improbable the iosi foss at great bethel was much greater han than ban previously reported their cavalry was thrown into great confusion by gribbens Grib bels shells the gun boat monticello made a sance on the up the rappahannock Rappa hannock arid and a party was landed at the house of mr nir gunnan an acquaintance of the pilot they were introduced to his bis family and while conversing in three companies of rebels rushed down and attempted to cut them WE orr sergeant Serge int heber lieber smith of new york was shot through the back and hand band were slight slightly ly wounded the monticello at once opened fire upon unon the rebels with sheli sheil and cannister killing and woun ling a large number the rebel companies tied fied and ahw the house was completely demolished demoli sheil the steamer quaker city had a short engagement ga oil on the morning of the with a large number of dragoons near cape henry commodore carr picked up a man na named hamed lynch a refugee I 1 from noi foik folk who represented that the master plumber of the not folk navy yard was ash ashore ore and wished to be taken off an armed boat was sent for that purpose which was dired fired upon killing a seaman A few shells dispersed the rebel rebels A citizen of alexandria had returned fr from 0 m manassas junction who had been confined there three days ile he reported that there was a large number of prisoners there and gave painful accounts of the condition of the rebel enforces forces while lie was a prisoner he neither had bread nor water ile he underwent went an examination bufore three persons headed by porcher miles from south carolina on being in liberated he made his bis way to the pota mac in order to escape into maryland he found all the roads blockaded by rocks and trees felled to the passage of troops to within five miles of manassas Mana asas junction when he was dismissed he was informed that their troops would be in I 1 washington vas hington in less than two weeks and if he should be caught there he would be hung he heard beard them boast of the immensity of their force but did not believe there were men there scarcity of water had caused a great deal of sickness among the rebels johnson and atheridge nf tennessee had been officially assured that mgt the union uin men in east tennessee and wherever else in the state they might need alsista assistance nce should be sustained by the strong arm of the government govern nent and an order had been issued including tennessee in the list under command of 0 brigadier general anderson andersen two thousand guns had bad been stopped at jeffersonville Jeffer sonville consigned t to louisville until satisfactory assurances were received that they were for union men louisville papers of the contained letters from general buckner to gov magoffin lir lff relation to an agreement made with general mcclelland gen mcclelland had agreed to respect the territory of kentucky even though southern armies should occupy it in such cases he will call on the kentucky authorities to remove the southern forces should kentucky fail to do so he claims the same right of occupation given to southern forces lie he would call the aid of government troops if not successful in removing them gen mcclelland agreed to withdraw if the administration adopts a dlf dif different Terent policy kentucky is to have timely notice and if kentucky changes the same notice is to be given of the agreement ag rec ent ert gen buckner was wag to give tenessee tennessee notice in answer gov harris gave assur j ances that the territory of kentucky would be respected ed until occupied by federal troops and gave peremptory orders to tennessee officers to the effect owing to the excitement in Colum busKy ordered a de lint tint of the state guards into camp there for restraining 11 ing citizens of kentucky from acts of lawless aggression the manassas correspondent of the charleston mercury on the writes that the people ile about the rebel camp were hostile it was dangerous angelous ang erous to leave the camp alone gentle men came into camp daily who feared their own slaves would murder them the lower classes of whites were inciting slaves to such a degree that civil war was on the point of inauguration inauguration in their van the people were hostile ota in their rear they were fearful the charleston courier murier of the says a la large r g e sloop had been cruising near dewes ili iii inlet ae t supposed to be sounding and tr tring inte inde j the T N 0 D dita ditc ila of the luth says the bri stephens had run the b cockade and rn rn into barataria Bar ataria ba bay y under the guns 0 ct port gort bort port livingston the ilav habsa a correspondent of the barme bamme pa paper dapen gir says mr bir weller late minister to mexico Mi exico goes to florida to pass through the south to see his frie friends tda mallory davis and 1 toombs with whom in days past he be acted I 1 in defense of southern rights I 1 capo capt bottens Tot tens command had returned to sy rac given up the pursuit of governor jackson 1 A mob had attacked the banks of milwaukee and several institutions were nearly demolished and stripped of their contents loss in valuable abe papers etc several thousand do dollars liars the were ordered auto out ont who charged on the mob and soon dispersed them taking fifty prisoners martial law had bad been declared by the governor the riot was caused by the banks throwing ting ving out the circulating latin fatin notes of a large number of the banks of the state several pers pera ns ris were injured but I 1 none killed an expedition under the com command mani mant of oe col morgan bl organ sent from cairo to L atle bivers mo to capture rebels represented to be encamped at that place returned after a march of forty miles the rebels had fled having been informed of oe the approach of 0 federal troops the towns through the federal troops passed were almost entirely deserted three prominent rebel leaders were arrested and brought aiom camp douglas it was stated that the news of the defeat of the state forces forc s at boonville blonville Bo onville had a good effect upon the secessionists of lafayette and adjoining counties the mayor of lexington a vio ent secessionist had left the city and his successor a good union man had proclaimed hs determination to pre seive law and order and protect the rights of all classes of cithens cit zens the gun boat union while off charleston harbor had captured the thi ship amelia from I L bound to charleston Ch areston with a cargo con consisting t mainly of articles contraband of war wan the prize was sent to philadelphia three rebel steamers came out from charle charie charleston 8 I 1 but dd air nt t venture to meet the union i the steamer J C swan left st louis on the with a full rull battalion of col blands elands rei rel regiment ment of volunteers destined for cape girardeau to act in connection wi with h col sioana sloans illinois regiment from cairo against a rebel camp near cape girardeau under gen watkins na FOREIGN dudley mann nn 0 one ne of the rebel commissioners sio ners nerg in a letter ietter to a banker in washington states that england would recognize the southern confederacy on the first of january the great eastern was expected to leave liverpool onor on or about the of July three regiments of infantry a field battery of artillery and a number of horses for quebec it was admitted that the movement was au suggested ge eted by the thie american difficulties b but u t it was merely for protection and would oyt oft only raise the garrison gar risen rison from its present wea weak state t to 0 what it was years ago the movement was regarded by some as an insult to the united states the london times tines in replying to the in digman dign atlon alion ion lon of the northern states against eng a and nd shows what little cause england has baa to sympathize with the american government and says that she will assuredly not rejoice at the military success ot of either of the belligerents lige rents the british ministers were defeated in the house of oe commons by a majority of one hundred and three thre eon ou a proposition to bestow one of the seats by disfranchisement on a new metropolitan borough the bill repealing the paper duty had finally passed the house of lords the annual meeting of the cotton supply association had bad been held at manchester the result of the exertions of the association is reported to have been rather discouraging increased efforts in india and western africa to raise a supply were urged in view of the american troubles an agent from 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