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01' P. IT. KHAMU, Of WBacMIPTlOX. ,Jt,i-Mbf'ukti 1 Tin VM,t , 'J i- ,L,rf if n-iii. i '"'"""'FJ., J U'tkly ewl'crf devoted to the Interext of the Laljorinj? Clawn, and ndvocuting th fide of Truth ia every iwtie. 14011 mi OREGON CITY, OREGON, MAY 18, 1801. No. ( fwx urtr. io uviun, v. . a. feat I.u.e, Ortgua, Ma 7, I86K iilki "I"1' w J"" ''r(r",' j, M iMwr. u aa Vef end elli. m Ik TP a 'h !!leaf ik (J"""1, an by id U4 j U fr1"' d"" 'fx klf efcf w ill fcU'f cwniimnieclHHi llwl we p'at-ed 2eid aiUl 0. Ilicl'i of Maryland, brfure '"tuXo" B" Mf,r kM" uU'a ' ltj aj lbn, and eotilaina llinn how, iu evuK-ute bujt pror aa atuwer lo J, (altrllK. yov ok'l r'l, ' John MvlXN, V. H. A. I1ilti"i!. MJ., Merck 9, HCl. IM.IIkU Al"w' r)iiiu- Lato from the Eat. OK BAT EXLITEMEXT SOUTH I AT THE wero uliwMiieiitlr landed at tlie Xuvnl Wdered to show their flag, when they dis-1 prcuehcr. IId nr Ilultiinora won qni Academy, which is exclusively the projierly ' ployed accession Hag from tlio window, on Sunday morning. There wa a perfect rk I I'.tlt aal aiiii.mtn VolaaWrnit 1 DOUGLAS URGING DKFKXSK OF THK I'M OX. Win. i. Astorffives the Govern crnmcnt (14,000,000, ami loans it $10,000,000!!! tiik xoTFni uxitkiTTx sup- TOKT or tiik UOVKJtXMEXT! Sr. Mnyor Wood I.in, April 23 The mnuiijrcj of of New York, UKt nlu'lit, ro- jz 'izz i r",:r"u,s ,,e Tr,?,,riul," ETSi, I la e M.ryl..d d.l.liirinJ I 'V1" CI,T ,0, M A resolution ..L iriuirtMi wiib ill Kiwlim mI rtbil. 'ill oe olTirea to niipronriato $500,000 to of the (lovtmnxMit. , Several Rtouet wero thrown nt it. when the Tho Haltiioorn Am?rican my: " Muyor I Lieutenant of tlio company fired into the Ilrown went to Wnhhi(;ton on Sunday, at crowd. Immediately the cnr were attack the rwpitut of tho 'nr!dint, and huij a I J tho citizens, and bowldtn and pavlnj; long Interview in tho princnco of tho Cub1'0" rained upon tliim promincuously. liiet and a en. Soolt. Tho 1'reildeiit urd Tln-jf fi"i"y Rot off, with but little iienon the nlxoluto nerau'ly of trunait thruiyh : a' injury. 0 real excitement prevailed du Ualtimore, Cen. Keutt'i opinion waa to rinu; the remainder of tho day, and threat lirinj,' troops through Murj lnnd, avoiding I were mndo to tear up tho track. Tho citi HiiltimoK, if the N-oplu would H-rm:t it. I taut declared that no more train beurinj( If not, they must iklei't their own bent accession troops shall paw through thut route; and, if mtd Uv must liht their I""". : .i.i.Jiur ecuutrv. u l In onlcr ilni V b ao dauU a lh ulijcl, iihr In inJ. or thai f Bijf buul, I dwire LiUiUM llial I bt l"a alli wum llMitK I lb &( t my cuauy, and la lh rj4,iir,hll, with my rBWi and my Wr, 1,1414 1 ph(ld il KiiMt mi abrund ! aaMn al butu. I )a nywlfi kl ikk aod et iby any. My wa mum. im Ihnb Ibf bf aui I lb irtiil aUgo of Ha aUticl rerclaliua bav been, tlul h U a fiu4 Mt lb awojila lb naelioa af wbkb will uk iu ZfLntuit and iuabtllw InUalriiMl Infamy VWMbk) Ut may b aavnnecd; lha malerial it abpaMil af ar eaaalry piralyiad, and dararta. taind ruia 014k draul" my a aw happy in, brfar lh hall hav abalr J; but I wnly brlwra Ibal fruta Ihra.-alarwarJ thill dl Oa ninaenwal 4 a bllr and a mora atable nnramat I be baml4 dma li Iho wlto ara bttixrainw. Tba hand of llaavea eannni bavialhMiehini'ry f thi retoluun. K.ir K ii nVnl J tuvcavdi our hipM for lh m.ine!patioa rfaua fma polilioal IhralJom ar fad I. Tb WbHi af iburvtvlulwa will mil ooiifiu lluniurlva l,lktlinijfiir uarn land, but rrmu lb pol.il ttftiM J Kurupr, from tha p-iean priwiM al Am, iaj fioin lh prual prin of ih iaM of ilia fKifc, aillooiu up Ilia eeha of lh wnil)ua of uXttixu aud kin of UiouMinU 01 1 he humau f.rni. k beacon of I brny lias had in fuuudaiivja m the thoitt of Am -rioa. Tbe treat of I he lot Iwn mmitln in our cojii ttj kite th.k-n, if not Well nigh dealroyed, (lie ca&leaee of lh f ivrmiunl iu vry ullicer of iWmihJ froiu lh be.ilrr Klata Klu:, ui to hi ajiH)' I rlt:on lo I lie on-niiiirnt in Ihie hour rfp.nl, vtiieli if eolilinued. mut lea.l lo a nyatein rfaiiiury npioimjj a una iinfortabla Iu I he An w it niual prure emiou to lh (uveru ami. I Ji.re, I'lerarore, lo alntv In you ami lo my foraa.,llut Ihough lha awie'atiiiU'i I hit c'rvl nVnatlree around nw aud Mar) lend ara audi an I ikuaM rp irato frain wiln nmururul rerei, yet hwm aa an offioer of lha country noar mid krtiif.tr ilull bo rendem.l lo that (iovrrnineul, ikI in Ibal aloue, wkuwafru-er I have aworn to J. I am, t'r, yoor obodienl iwrvnnt. Joiix Mui.i.in, Lieul.U.S. A. ANVw York difpatch, of April 19tli, nj: The City Government hint nl'lit vo moIuIuhw to sustain tho Federal Gov- rnmuitt, also to pity tho salaries of all per ron) ia the employ of the city who volun teer, tendered the Governor's room to An dersoii, and ritpiestcd him to sit for his portrait, and adjourned sinking the Star SpntKl Banner. A riiiladi-lph'a dispatch of tho lUth w: Tlie City Council this morning nt a unfciul meeting appropriated $1,000,000 to equip the volunteers and support their fimilic at homo. Tlie merchants nr. holding a meeting for tho same purpose. At rhiladelphin, on tlie 18th, liishnp Wood raised tho American flap; over the ilom? uf tlio new Catholic Cathedral, on Vtgm Sriuure, the domo being 230 feet IlijtH. The New York Times says $5,000,000 have locu tendered tho Government by Eastern banks. A Boston dispatch, of the IG1I1, snys: A raecUiifr, of tho bank officers representing ill tin Boston banks was held this morning when resolutions wero adopted to loan the State of Massachusetts ten per cent, on their entire capital for the defense of the Government. The capital for the llostou tanks amounts to $38,500,000. Tht Portland, Maine, banks, voted ft loan of $250,000 to tho State for war pur pose!. The steamer " Atlantic," was spoken on the 13th instant, off Mantilla reef, steering South, with decks full of men. Oakland county, Michigan, alone offjrs to raise one regiment of troops, all that are required by tho federal government from the entire State. It was rumored that the Cabinet at Washington would call 150,000 mora troops into the field. . Eighty thousand cartridges were seized oj the Slieriff of Amboy, on the 19th, at tbe factory, destined for the South; aud the factory threatened with destrnction. A German regiment has been formed in Xew York, composed of those who have wed in Europe. The New York Customhouse refuses prances to the porta of the Seceded States. the widows and orphans of the men who may Tall In defeuso of tho flag. A lot of uniform for tho Southern army have been seized at 0 storo in Dcy street, Xcw York. , It appear that diabolical attempt was made to poinou tho Maaehu.ctta volun teers olxiard the Stale of Maine, wuilo at Xcw York on Friday evening last, by send ing poisoned brandy. Quo died. Four or fivo others bare been under the influence of tho poison, but will probably recover. Tho perpetrutors of the outrage aro unknown. A regiment of riflemen ia forming iu Xew York city of Italians, Swiss and Hungari an, to bo culled tho Garibaldi Guards. Tho British residents aro aho forming a regiment of light infantry; one company is complete, aud the second is forming. Tho Hon. Daniel ) Sickles contemplates raising n regiment to serve during the war. Coinuiodoro Yanderbilt Is said to have informed tho Government they can havo his whole fleet of steamers, full manned aud equipped, without tho churgo of a penny. Several .M.isMclaisolt soldiers wounded nt Baltimore, urrivetl ut Boston yesterday. I Among tucin is .Mr. Stevens of Lowell way through. Tho President and Sccre tary of Wur heartily concurred iu the de sire to avoid any collision. Tho Mayor suld tho authorities would iiso nil lawful menu to prevent persons l"nving the city to attack troops pasting at a distance; but ho was unablo to promiso any more. The I'residiiit answered thut no moro troops would be sent through the city unless ob structed In other place, with the under standing that the city authorities use their best rflorts to restrain tho people." Tho house of Henry Winter Davis Bui tlmore was ontered by a mob, but he liar ing left, his familv was not molested. The hall of tiro German Turners was sacked. Citizens of Cockensrillo wero holding Union meeting, when two omnibus loads of liullunoru police soldiers camo up to burn tho bridges to the Pennsylvania line. They wero attacked and aspersed ly the Luton men, who formed guards and protected tho bridges until tho nrrivul of tho reunsylra ma .troops. fears or an extended uprising among Iho negroes existed in bt. Mnry s county, 3ld.?aud the roads wero constantly parnU ed by mounted men. ' Caleb Cusliing reached Harrlsburg, Pa., on .Monday, lie left for Washington on Sunday. Ho narrowly escaped injury from tho pcoplo or Lurhslo and Uhumoersburg Ho stated ho was on his way to join s regiment in defenso of the Uviou. Lieut. Jenifer is reported as having de serted from tho Carlislo Barrack. He in ..... an .ViiVII. , , , . i i ..fat. ..I f I who was reported dead. Ho had IIim '""rr 1 . , u , ribs broken by stones. Mr. Stevens states that urteeu woumleii lialtimoreaus were taken to tho statiou-housa with him. II intends to rejoin his regiment as soon as he is able to uo so. It is reported that Gen. Houston is nliout to speak at Galveston, unnounciiur his determination to oppose Lincoln. Prep arations for war in Texas are progressing on a large scale. Tho remaining Federal troops ut Iudiuuolu will probably be takeu prisoners. An immense meeting was held at Van Buren, Ark., last Saturday night, which wa addressed by Kx-U. S. Senator It. V. Johnson, the Hon. Jesso Turner, and others. Tlio Union men hnvu nil turned Secessionists iu Western Arkansas; a strong feelimr for immediate Secession prevails. Tho Convention is called to meet ou the Gth of May. A larL'ft nnil enthusiastic meeLin'r wns held at Warsaw, Mo., yesterday. Strong nfo nt tho first practicable moment. incut. Dispatches for his arrest huve been sent in every direction. Thirty-five students in the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Fuirlield CO., Va., having received intimation that they would be waited upon by n vigilance committee, resolved to ileo to tha Freo States. A great Union meeting was held at Lexington, Mo., on tha 22d. The Stars and Stripes wero raised, and tlio people expressed a determination to adhere to them to the last. A secession meeting was held iu the same county ou the Satur day previous, which endorsed the action of the seceding States anil the course of Gov. Jackson. St. Loci, April 24. Tho X. Y. Post says that a messenger pnssed through Cocksvillc last Sunday, with orders from Gen. Seott to Gov. Curtiu to throw troops into camp as rapidly as possible, for the purpose of nuking demonstrations ou ISal- Seids asd Cuttimos. Horticulturists "id nomologists will be pleased to learn by the new postal regulations, seeds f tattings re classed m mailable matter, "a ara to be charged with postage at tbe "t of one cent an ounce when sent aoder fifteen hundred miles, and two ceuts a ounce when sent over that distance. V" will be accepted with great satisfac ''oa, and is worthy of an enlightened gov ernment. 11" A letter from Frederieluburr, Txa, any ike remit aT tha election there ae aa followi: 3lJ Mea for tha Union, and only U fcr ecea . Twelre 'counties ia tha aorthern part of th threatened in the Ltfialature to accede Tciu, if tha latter withdraw, from the Cni i State i" Within tlie past two wears there J more instances of mnrdcr of "aadj by their wivea than in twenty !n previous. Southern rights speeches were made, ami resolutions were passed endorsing Uov. Jneksou's course, nnd condeming Lincoln's. Everybody is reported to be in favor of secession. In Maine, tho Lfjrislature has voted to pledge tho entire resources of the Stato to support tnc r edcral Government. Tho Union feeling in Ddawaro continues unabated. Reports from the North show no abate ment of enthnsiasm in raising men and money for tho war, and moro volunteers have bocn mustered tlmn were called for, aud money enough hns been pledged to enrry on a war several years. The Daltiinoro American of the 2 2d confirms tho report of the scuttling of the Pennsylvania, Coluinhun, Delaware, Rar ilan, anil Merrimac, at Norfolk, by order ol Capt. Pendergrast, and the destruction of their arms. Tho Mayors of Norfolk nnd Portsmouth sent a flag of truce to Capt. Pendergrast to ask if ho intended to fire on tho towns. He replied thut ho should act ultogethcr ou the defensive. If fired' upon, qr the Navy Yard was attacked, it would be his duty to fire on the two cities. The excitement at Norfolk and Ports mouth was intense women and children fleeing, and men rallying to arms. It was expected that the ship-of-the-line .Veu? York, on the stocks, would be fired before the Yard was abandoned. Leveling build ings by blowing them op with powder, was going on, and it is thought there wouid be an effort to destroy all without fire, for the conflagration might extend to the two cities. The people of Norfolk seized the Powder House at Craney Island, removed the pow der to the city, and were preparing for de fense. The vessels saved to take away th Government forces were the Poeahontat and Cumberland. The ship-houses are being torn down and factories leveled to the ground, with the intention of firing and abandoning them, on Saturday night. A piratical vessel has been seen in Ches apeake Bay, manned by 50 men. It is said she had stopped a tug off Chester, and compelled the captain to haul down the American nag. There is said to bo 0,000 men there uoff under Maj. Porter, and to morrow tlio num ber will reach 10,000. It is said that eve ry able-bodi?d man in Hie southern counties r. i vnnsylvania has enlisted. Martini law was declared in Bultimorc on Monday. All places of amusement and taverns are shut up, Tho steam-tug Yankee from Norfolk, Ya., brings details of tho destruction of the Navy lard. All vessels of war cx cept tho Cumberland nre now at Fortress Monroe. Tlio Marines of tho Guard ship Pennsylvania are now duo nt Washington. It Is stated that Government hns direct cd Com. Ureezo to churter 20 steamers of light draft for three mouths, nnd to arm them with nine-inch guns and fit them for sea. At Washington, defonsivo works have been thrown up for tlio protection of tho canitol building. Barricrdes havo also been constructed, commanding the Treasu rv department. The secession feeling is strong at Alex andria, Ya. All business was suspended, especially trade on tho river. Provisions are becoming scarce, and flour especially was advanced. Col. May has resigned his commission in tho Army, with other Marylnnders. Maj. Anderson's reception took place yesterday. In reply to an address from Mayor Wood, he suid: " Mr. Mayor It cannot be expected of me, a soldier, to talk as I would like, and as I feel and desire to talk. I have only to say that I have tried to do my duty, humbly and truthfully, in defending the American flag. God grant that we may maintain the honor of that flag, and our country! and in nim let ns trust nnd nil will be well." The city of Wheeling Western Vir ginia) is iu a great state of excitement.- The Union sentiment is buoyant. A large meeting was held iu Clarksburg, Ya., ou Monday. Resolutions were adopt ed severely censuring the conrse being pur sued by Gov. Letcher, and the Eastern Virginians. Eleven delegates were appoint ed to meet delegates from all the North western counties in Wheeling, on May 12th, to debate what course should be ta- The facih- . . in ttia trktaAoatia1 Afnorrrnrif.V I.r-mot; fmm Rn t mi.nl Bfire ii.v..i. 0--j via nniiinil,Mi aA0. laia, aLwwaw I " O of the Union sentiment iu Western to be hod. It is believed the mob will try to prevent the passage of troops tbrongii i : hi arill he rnmncllpil ta firht : . " n -i j l-. ..i.: :i..fmi; Hut In 00(1 lenneweans are inely Virginia. The Governor of Louisana haa received Senator Douglas spoke ot Indianapolis last night from tho balcony of hi hotel, to an imineiiko audience in the streets, in the midst of a heavy shower of rain. Ho said: Our country is in danger, our capitol bo sieged, and piracy Invited to prey upon our commerce. The Northwest cau uevcr consent to havo their access to tho ocean in any direction cut off by tho States. It is the duty of our citizens, Democrats as well as Republicans, to rise up und uu shenth tho sword In defense of our consti tutional rights, and never sheath it until they aro secured. Ho would not Infringe j on the rights of tho South he had ever defended them. He bad done everything In his power to avert tho war, but it is forced upon us. It is uo time to enter into a discussion of its cause; but wo sliojld as sert our rights first, nnd discuss tho causes of our trouble afterwards. He called upon his countrymen to rise as ono man to do battle for their constitutional and iualieu- ablo rights. Gov. Houston spoke M Galveston last Friday, when he denied Mnphntically hav ing communicated with Mr. Lincoln's gov- eminent, and also denied thut he claimed still to bo the Governor of Texas. A Louisville (Ky.) despatch snvs that Cuiro, III., is invested with 10,000 rcderul troops, and that 4,000 moro arc expected soon. Commanders Page, Arthur, Sinclair, J. R. Tucker, Lieutenants Spotswood nnd Robert Regan have received commissions as Captains iu tho Southern Navy, having sent their resignations iu tho United Stutes Navy to ushmgtou. The Democrat of St. Loins snvs that Gen. Harney, commanding officer of the Western Department, left this city on last evening s train lor n n.sniugton city, obedience to an order from tho Secretary of or. Lieut. Merchant, U. S. A., latelvnt tlio arsenal in this city, has forwarded his res g- nation to tho Secretary of Wur. Dr. Bremer, surgeon U. S. A., has tilso re- ;ncu. Tho recruiting went on briskly yesterday nt tho Arsenal of St. Lou's, cud the whole number enlisted up to last evening wit over 1,700. It is expected that the whole quota of volunteers will be tilled within the next two days. St. Lous, April 24. Tho steamer Yankee which arrived at New lork ves tcrday, reports that she reached Norfolk iu the uftornoon, ami, seeing a movement to seize her arising, placed herself under the guns or tho Navy mm. llto Custom House officer demanded her pnpers, but tho commnndaut of tho l nrd refused them Tito Yankee towoJ tho Cumberland to Fort Monroe. Tho Pawnee also arrived there. The destrnction nt Norfolk wns complete. The Marines hnvo been sent to Washington. Tho Government lias chartered two moro steamers for gun-boats. Tho steamer Bibb is at Sandy Hook watching vessels. A number of other steamers will soon cruise oil Sandy Hook. The Boston nnd Rhode Island will be ready for sen iu a few days, and the Nicaragua, from Spain, hns arriv ed. The celebrated bark G rnpeshot is ly ing in tho basin, an object of suspicion. Tlie captain asserts his determination to defend his Hag to the last. Government will look sharp after him. A gentleman from Charleston on Satur day, says it wns the intention of the South ern Confederacy to march North with 50,000 or 00,000 men, expecting 5,000 50,000?J more in Virginia. An attempt wns mndcou Monday night, by the captain of the survey steamer Var ana, to run her off south from tlio Navy Yard. Tlie crew suspected something wrong, and informed tho commander of the North Carolina, who put her of com mission. The Sevpnth Regimcut (X. Y.) has ar rived at Washington. Daniel Sickles in los speech of Monday night, said ho hoped wo would strike down secession in our might, and if necessary wipe the South from the face of tho earth. Advices from Norfolk, Va., stato that tho Delaware, Columbut, Plymouth, and United Stale, were only partially buriu-d. Of these, however, tho Plymouth is tho only one that can be of service to the reb els, and to pet to sea she will hnvo to pass the gnns of Fort Munroe, running the risk of being sunk. Maj. Albrcgcr, of Buffalo, who has bceu several months ut Baltimore, reports a frightful State of things streets barricaded, ihuttcrs np, houses loopbolcd for musket ry, and every gun employed. It is be lieved a Northern man's life was not worth an hnnr'. nnrnh.iSR. when the next fun of war is fired. It is said tho Union men by the Governor. reign of terror there, ami tho Union me were obliged to uccuuit to the mob. Hon. Morris Lowry, special messenger rroin utlilugtou, says ho witnessed tlie scenes after the fljjht at Baltimore, nnd his tory will record that, although a hundred MatKncbutott troop wero uswiled wilb missiles, aud arm wrested from them they did not fire until commanded by the Mayor of Baltimore. Mr. Lowry went to Washington and communicated with Cum eron aud Gen. Scott, who wero totally uu prepared for such new. A Cabinet nutt ing was called, and bo told the President that Gov. Hicks was iu the hands of tho mob. Tho X. Y Associated Pros have sent three reporters to go ns near Baltimore as possible, to scud the earliest news. Several steamers sailed yesterday from Xew York with troops from various points. It i stated tho secessionist have ended batteries two miles below Mount Vernon Throughout Vermont regiments arc being raised and money given freely to support tho Uovcrninent. title aud towns are Iu a bluze of excitement. At Bridgeport, Conn., $2,500 wa sub scribed to equip tlio throe companies or gnnlzing for the Connecticut regiment, and $(50,000 fur the support of tho fumilie of the soldiers who volunteer. At Albany, X. Y., the bunks of the city Int o tendered f ;I5,0U0 lor wur purposes. At Concord, X. II , this morning, ex Proiideut Pierce made a speech, conjuring the peoplo to uphold tho li t?, and bo true to tue;r country. Application '..is been made by the Gov. of Kentucky to the Gov. of Ohio, thut the Governors of tho Border Stutes opposed to tho U. S. Government, become arbitrators between the contending parties iu tho pres cut (lilliculties. Fudge! J A Philadelphia dispatch of Iho 23J, snys (Jen. Lnuion states that tho reply of 1 res ident Ijincoln to the Baltuuoru committee, usking for pence, concludes thus: " Gen tlemen, now go homo and tell your people if they clou t attack us, wo won t ultnck them; if they ultnck us, we will rvtuliate severely. 1 roops must come to Wuslnng' ton, nnd that through Maryland, und they tiiilt." Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, hns issued a proclamation convening tho Legislature, iu consequence of the Federal troops being nt Annapolis. A Wheeling ( Ya.) dispatch, of the 23d, says the Bell und Everett men in thut Con- L'lvssional district met in convention nt Wheeling, and accepted the nominee of the Douglas Democrats, W. G. Brown, ns their candidate for Congress. A resolution was udopted, approving ol the Harrison county preumblu and r solutions, which condemn tho course of Eastern Virginia, and request all northwestern counties to send delegates to a convention at Wheel ing, on tlie 13th of Mat'. Strong Union speech's wi ro made, und everything was transacted with perfect unanimity. 1 tic prevailing opinion ot Wheeling is thut there will bo u division of the State. In Boston, over $12,000 huvo been raised for Fletcher Webster's Regiment. Tho oath of ulleginnca to tho United States was administered anew to the offi cers and crew of the Niagara, nnd all but four subscribed to it. Their names will be stricken from tho roll. Lieut. Brown, ono of the four, has been nrrcsted for uttering seditious language, and confined iu tho re ceiving ship Ohio. A full corps ol Flying Artillery enlisted in Boston in two hours, ou the 23d, under tho Hon. Moses G.Cobb. They uro a new set of men, nnd will be furnished with rilled cannon and nil other equipments. Tho steamers Mamehuett and South Ciruliua have gone to tho ? Nnvy Yard to bo razeed und constructed into war vessels. ' The citizens of New Hampshire, from tho White Mountains to tho Ocean, are ready for duty. Tho Legislature of Vermont unanimous v appropriated $100,000 for military pur poses; and throughout tho Stato enrolling und organizing is going on. Rumors from an authentic sourco have reached Bruzos that the Mexicans aro get ting np another guerilla wnrfaru aguinst tho citizens on tho Rio Grande ubout Brownsville. The town of Roma has been pillaged and burnt, and many families have been murdered. Brownsville also has been threatened. The number of Federal troops left in Texas is about 1,000. They are abundantly supplied with provisions and means of transportation, iho number In the vicinity of Imlinnola is about 500. In consquence of the telegraph and mail communications from the South being in a great measure interrupted, by order of the Confederate utithoritles, it is impossible to get any important Southern new. There are every day reports and contradictions. Reliuble information cannot be obtained until free communication by tho telegraph is restored. The Illinois Legislature had under con sideration yesterduv, a bill for the organi zation of six regiments, as called fur by the President. The bill passed and was signed KATKMOK ADVKfcflAlAUi On friuira llo.Ue lie, ar la, Ofi-titr mui) one iariMn $ 2 01 Kat b Mitwaiiueul IMi nixa I I " lluneaeeeid.an year i'U t'O A liberal JeJurlma mill be made la lfc h adtaruaeby tbyar. , tlT Tba number of inwrlione riioohf t noirif an tba margin uf an adreriiMnwnl, othraie II will be liubluhtd till forbidden, aud charged eordhigly, IV Obituary notice, will be charged b.'f li e eb.it. mix uf adierlieiuy. CJT Ja 1'aiamu eircui.J aitb aeata.M at. I duMkb. 'eyf fur Jul I'rinlUg m$t I, . c. aVfjrrf mf Ikr rert lion of Teasels for the Confederate feinte.. William B. A.lof hue offered to ejiu tbu Government $1,000,0011 ami luun ii 10,000,000. Advices from Washington stale tli.-it ilio Government hnj planted euiinon on all lU tioihti overlooking the city. There aro about 10,000 nieu under anna. All vessel bound to sea aro ftrk'tly watched. Seiiutor WiUon ol MaMachunrtu, Im minted a a private in the butalliun uf voN uutceri front MainachtumlU. Senator Uuker of Oregon, ha lien choacii Colonel of a regiment of Cafiforrf inn. Ihey ralard $20,000 for the ecpi'p uiout. i An immense urns meeting was lir) in Van lluren, Ark , on the !i0ih of Auril. The Uuion men all turned SccciwiouiiU. The flag of tho Confederate States was' raised. Active prcparlion uro beinir made for war. Western Arkansas U a unit for Secession. The U. S. trootit at Ft. Smith. Ark . evacuated tho Fort on the 23d, and Kit for tho Indian country. The Stato troops occupied the tort. Tho flag of tha Con federate State wns raised, cannon fired, etc. Tho Massachusetts regiment reached Annapolis on Sunday, and fonud the Unj itcd State aliip Vontlilution occupied by the scccssionUu and engaged iu converting icr into a buttery. I lie secesaiouiaU were driven out of the ihip. There is a report of a negro insurrection in Anno Arundel county, Marylund. Gen. Butler of Massachusetts bud offered hi force to subdue it. Tlio citizens of Bultimoro were fleeinf in all directions to escape the violence of tho mob. Tho Union men wero crushed out. The Virginians tulk of storming Ft. .tlouroo. ' All the Northern States have rciondcd to the call of tho President to furuisb troops, and will furnish double tho quanti ty wanted. All tho Northern bonk anko loans to tho Government to carry on tho wur. Vauderbilt will loan the Govent' liient, freo of charge, his licet of steamers. All Northern Legislatures that were hr sessiou havo passed military appropriation "ins. r.vcry town Aurtli has raised mili tary companies. Women aro enlisting u nurses. President Buchanan is suld to havo flea to Cuuudu for fear of the mob. It is said thut tho V. S. shin Cunslitn- tioa was to will to the mouth of tho Pit ta psco to blockade Bultimoro. Bultimoro despatch's from Havre de Grace of tho 25th, say Southern troops uro hourly expected ou Georgetown heights. Largo numbers of persons hnvo reached York, Pa., from Bultimorc. whence they had fled. Tho State authorities of New York have decided to muster into immediate set- ico tho wholu of 300,000 voluuteers, ns uthorized by tho Legislature. Tbe V.attera Me we. The S. F. Bulletin of the 5th says: " It is now perfectly manifest that tho Admin istration can call to its support as many men and us much money as inuy bo deemed necessary to muiutuin tho Government. he pcoplo throughout tho entire North aro ns unanimously determined lo preserve tho Uuion, with its 31 Stutes, as the most ultra Secessionists are resolved on cocreini a vision. In a few of tho Border State only arc the people divided, and undecided hich way to go, Under this c.tafdf nary condition of things, it is perfectly ap parent thut tho war now impending tuny bo poshed to uny extent thnt the Admin istration deems advisable ns a means to success, it the rrcsiUctit culls for S500.- 000,000 and 500,000 men to curry on a colossal military campaign, the Northern States seem able and willing to meet inch requirement, with au alacrity unknown modern history." were fleeing for their live. Richard Stith ers, who aver mmseii ior me union aim flag, say there were nothing nut secession flags flyiug in Baltimore. No man dare proclaim himself in favor of the Union. A Vigilance Committee bad permanent session at Baroom's Hotel and spot every A yoniig fed, (my, reason alia car- j " 1 rvol is that tbe sun is of the mas- r1'' Reader, and ihe cannot withstand Butler - "ent glances. jVainrtn. n h ohutrncted ' on the way to join the Confederate army j t .i.. Za,. AovinvA Th n,. mr Mnmui de H ahana haa ' atratirer. Armed men were stationed to IDU nnuc vi - ""n - . - i j . , , . : people at the month of the Susquehanna been purchased by tbe Isontberu tonteoer- are loyal to tlie Uuion, aud will assist in tCy and will soon be fitted out at a war defending Havre de Grace against the' steamer. A company of secessionists, 1 15 in nnm- secessiontsts. It is sad Gov. nick protested to Gen. prevent the rebuilding of bridges. A bearer of despatches from the Presi dent to Gen. Patterson of Philadelphia, arrived this morning. He says the Capitol ur, r.nthi.M Kr on Monday to ia safe from any attack that can oe maue. the Coofiderabe Arm. nti meiiuii bioki;!.' " I'"" l,rD The Indiana legislature convened yes terday. Gov. Morton delivered his mes sage in the afternoon. He recommends the appropriation of $1,000,000 for milita ry purposes, and recommend the passage of a law defining and punishing treason. In New York a corporation lias been formed by leading citizens, creating a per manent National Patriotic Fund, for the rare and support of the families of those who go for defense of the country. On thnnssnd barrels of nowdcr were zd yesterday at New Yora, bouud to of the MaaachosetU Regiment 'jota wuf " ' : 1" ,r.T l.ZAt . mi,. i : r w Orltau: aLo a lot of blank reewtra ! against lauding troops at Annapolis. They' train arrive! at rranmon, Ay., wy were - - The following is Maj. Anderson' dls patch to the Sccretury of Wur. bin: Having defended tortBumter thirty-four hours, until quarters wero en tirely burned, main gates entirely destroyed by lire, tlio Ueorgo wull seriously injured. mugnziiie surrounded by flames, nnd Its doors closed from the effects of heat, four barrels and three cartridges of powder only being available, and no provisions but pork remaining, I accepted term of evueu ation offered by Gen. Beauregard, being tho same offered by him ou tbu 1 lilt inst., nor to tho commencement of hostilitics.nnd inn relied out of the fort Sunday afternoon, tho 14th instant, with colors flying, drums beating, bringing away company and pri vuto properly, saluting the flag with Ulty gnns. RoiiKnr A.vDKtifox, Major First Artillery." The latest from Norfolk received at tho Navy Department, April 18, is thut when apt. Pendergrast ascertained that the channel Wns olistructed, he placed his ships broadside to Norfolk and Portsmouth, nnd demanded thut tho obstructions in tno river be removed else bo Would level both places. It is added the cities complied with his demand. Jeff Davis has issued a pjoclninnltoii, in viting privateers to make war on Northern, commerce with letters of maripic, .teaks of the wrongs uf tbe past, thuja now threatened by those whose enmity ia more, implacable than provoked. He ouclude by fiying, under the blessing ot Divine, Providence, we may hope for a speedy, just and honorable peace. A f lub for tbe bne fit of traitors io form;. Hi in Brooklvn.