The Autauga Citizen from Prattville, Alabama • 2

Ice Cream Ice Cream Tub Blockade. -Wrong is always prolific. Why You Should Buy Your FraltTllle Dragoons. This company, which numbers ao.me "eighty five med, left Prattville on Sunday morning last for Montgomery, and departed from thence on Tuesday afternoon for Pensacola, While (it Montgomery a new election of officers wns had, which resulted in tho selection of the follow? What has the South done to the North? Since the foundation of the world, says the Charleston Mercury, we do not suppose there has been a more wicked and causeless war than that proposed hy the Northern upon the Southern States, XppAlf C. HOWELL, Caitov vropvletov.

May Fojs he; Legislature, fcjiWe are authorized to an nounce Jtlon. riiAii' as for re-election to tho Representatives for Au-tatigd 'county. Election to be -held onthe first Monday in August next, MANY FRIENDS. irt For Sheriff. it jvgPTfWearo authorized to announce WM.

Wt HOUSE as a candidate for Shenff of Autauga county, at the election to be held on the first Monday in AuguBt next. 3y" entire authorised to announce GEORGE W. GARDNER ns an independent candidate for 'Sheriff of Autauga county at the next ensuing August election. tn-n-i 'A TOTHE OTEKS OF AUTAUG A COUNTY. Vf herow'ith declare myself a candidate for the offictfof; Shcriff'of-this" county, at the election tOtbeiheld'on the' first Monday in August next.

vih VMES H. ARRET. .5. ii' -County Treasurer We to announce JOHN IT: POOLE as a fcandidatc for re-elcclioh to the office of Treasurer, at tho election to held Aiigusti'hext. tFor'Tax; Assessor.

We' arc authorised 10 announce JAMES HILL as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Autauga county, at tho next ensuing August election. ftSIT Wo iiia anfTnnrScnrl fft nnnAilnpn TITOS. MONROE as a candidate for Tax Assessor of -Autauea county, at the next ensuing August election. For Brigadier General. BP" Wi' announce tho name of THOS.

J. )KMSBY, of Prattville, as a candidate for tho position of Brigadier General of the 15th Bri-icade and Cth Division of the Alabama Militia. OEIection.the first Monday in May next. MANY FRIENDS. Tho friends of CoL E.

H. HARRIS announce Jiiraas a candidate for Brigadier General of the 'lfith Brigade and 6th "Division of Alabama Elgction the first Monday in May next. For Major General. TOe friends of Gen. SAMUEL G.

HARD A-WAY announco him for re-election to tho ofllco of Major General of the Sixth Division 'Alabama' "MiHtia, composed of counties of Montgomo- 'rv, Autauga, Dallas and Wilcox. Election first Monday in Ma next. 'For Lieutenant Colonel. tho fn'cnds of Mr. GEORGE G.

HALE an nounce him as a candidate for the position of Lieutenant Uolonel of the Lower Battalion ol tne 47th Regiment Of too Alabama Militia. Election the flrst Monday in May next. For County Commissioners. The friends of the following named gentlemen announce them as candidates for County Com missioners, at the election to bo held on tho first Monday in August next: L. B.

PARKER, Milton Precinct. JAS. L. PRICE, Chestnut Creek Precinct. THOS.

A. SALE, Pino Flat Precinct. EVANS PRESSLEY, Prattville Precinct, The above named ircnllemdrt. who cOninOSC (Stir present able Board of Commissioners, have all consented to serve if rc-clcctcd. File Tobacco.

Messrs. Wainright Booth have some of the finest brands of to. bacco ever brought to this place, which they would like to show their friends. We arc in (0 friend Sam far a sample, which we pronounce to be good. Call and get a supply.

See advertisement Jew Flra. Wc would call attention to the advertisement of C. G. Dostcr who have Bought out the firm of Booth Sddler. The new (inn will keep on hand a s'plfendid stock of goods, and will sell them 8s tiheap.as dttl, as they are desirous of closing but the1 concern.

Call oil therit rrcsticiii'j MesSSif Davis l6t in a htessage to Congress on Monday last, which is the" ablest document we have evr rend. We regret that it is too long fof oiir He gflei into elaborate review of the circumstances that attended the Shaugufa h'on of the United Stales government the princi ples which.it embodied, attd the causes which brought aboutjlnd justified the Organization of the Confederate States government. The is bold, emphatic and decisive, jind is tiiiniwefibl tllltm GlaflS. This another fine company, numbering some ninety men, which Jias just been raised at Autaugaville and indc. pendence, in this county, and have tendered it iervicear to the government, Dr, Thos A.

Diivisi learn, has been elected Captain. Tfcf jS (fee ifiird cdmpany ihatfias been raked One usurpation produces another. When the President of the United States, under the am thority of a mere Riot Act, usurped the pow er to call out seventy.fivo thousand men tp make war upon, and to conquer the. peopje of seven sovereign States, it was clear that he in. tended to be controlled by lio.

cqiistilutiona restraints, in the prosecution his flagitious policy. Ha now follows up this usurpation with another. Ho undertakes, without' any law of Congress authorizing it, to blockade all the Southern ports. To blockade the potts of a country is an expedient of war. It is used to embarrass or to subdue an ene my.

Thus the Abolition Government in Washington, iiivdefiance wf the Constitution, inaugurates war, raises an army to carry it on and enforces it at sea. Of course, tho Cdn- aresa of the Confederate States will bo com pelled to authorize the issuing of Letters Of Mamue and Kennsal. It tne uonsiiiuuon of the United States was not long since dead and buried, on the meeting of Congress this tru culent usurper would be impeached and executed. But there is no Constitution in the United States, There is nothing but a fierce. unscrupulous and bloody despotism enthroned at Washington, the (Japitol and tne president's mansion are filled with soldiery.

The miserable -miscreant 'and fanatic, who is at the head- of "the Government, 4fe deter mined to signalize his administration by the ruin and miseries he may pioduce. By the blessing of God, we have escaped from his bloody tyranny. We have him at arms length. Meeting of Congress at Ciiicaqo. It is rumored that President Lincoln has sent a private Secretary to Chicago, for the.

pur pose of ascertaining if suitable arrangements can be made for the assembling of Congress in that city on the fourth of July nexfr This rumor needs confirmation at present. But it is more than probable that the assent- blage will not take place in Washington. Old Virginia has ranged side by side with the Confederate States in opposition to Lincoln and his policy of subjugating the South, and the vulgar horde that now defile the high places in the once proud capital of the United States, will not long be permitted to shame and plot against our peace and safety, on Southern territory. The Tennessee papers statu th: Senator Andrew Johnson of that State has remained in Washington since tho adjournment of Con. gress, on friendly terms with the Administra.

lion. Where ho will go when his friend Liu- coln is compelled to leave Washington is not stated. The Teuuesscans certainly do not want him. The feeling in favor of tho Washington Government appears to bo very strong in New York. A dispatch says that A.

T. Steward, the merchant prince, offered the Government also, that on the 1 Ttli a mob compelled the Express and Day Hook, niiti-Liiieolu papers, to hang out the American flag, Tuts Pjiofits of Southern Trade. It is reported that A. T. Steward, the merchant Prince" of New York has IE red the Northern Government $1,000,000.

It is safe to say that at least seventy-five out of every hundred dollars of this money, was made by him in thcSoulhcin trade. The New Orleans Crescent is grievously disgusted Willi Lincoln's proclamation i Lincoln's proclamation is the most content' liblc document that has appeared in print Within ihe prcsciiticentury. The dirty abolitionist, the special pleader, the suppressor of facts, well known to the civilized 'world, igf.ofes every truth and principle involved in the great controversy now ponding, and proceeds to speak of millions of people as a gentlemen would of an ordinary mob, However, we must excuse Lincoln, as ho ha never known, and never will know, how to feel nr. 0 gentleman. Nture has denied him that inestimable privilege, foi which denial there is i.o earthly recompense As the warlike Itarlsplitter gives us twenfy-ty days to and lay 'down arms and submit to his sway, perhaps we ought to be thankful.

But, strange as it may appear1 we are riot the least bit grateful. We did hot, and do not -want, aft instant's peace. We want him to conie at once and if we arc not very much mistaken in the Montgomery government, the nforsafd miserable Kail splitter will have more than he can possibly attend to, on land or sea, before a fourth of his abolition legiehs will be ready to march The authorities of Virginia have seize the steamships Jamestown and YorktoWh, of the iNew York and Norfolk line of steamers, also a Government Suryejing schooner, and the A rgo, from 0atli, Maine, The Crew consisted of seventeen free negroes, who' were taken to Petersburg and confined in jail, MEW FIRM. The firm of Booth Sadler has been changed to 0. 8, 6.

Dostcr who will continue to do business at their old stand. There Is at present a choice of staple and fancy Dry Goods OH hand, and new goods will bo received in a few days from Charleston, Those in want of Dry Goods will do well to call as it is the object of tho firm to close out as soon as possible. Liberal deductions will be made for Cask May 2, 1861. OJd Virginia All Right! Her Tobacco Always the Best I WttfCIt WAINRIGHT BOOtH have ft full sin ply, from common to the Pure Virginia Leal I on consignment, Which wo will sell at ten percent above cost for mfi. May 2 P.

GIOVANNI Would inform their old customers, and the public generally, that their lOKeasAffiSAioous will be open on Monday ior tneir reception, Their Ice Creams will be of tub VEiiv best. They will consist AH. of the following: PISE APPLE, VANILLA, on ANOK SHERBET. LEMON, stawbekry, lemonsiibrbet. If" All kinds of pvhamids and cakeb made to order.

Their supply 01 anuius, ixuioiuu, jjis. Prunes, is very large. may 2 To my Friends and Cnstomers. UNDEHSTANDING it is reported that I pro nose leavins Montffcmery, I take this, meth od of informing my friends and customers that such isnotthefact-TT-perhapssomeof my friends know more of mv affairs than I do myself bav never advertised my business for sale, neither do I wish to sell it OJN tii mi uuuuc, wmen i have purchased in new Orleans and shall continue to ao, wncmei me uiuuii is ivvviiau uowu vi which ffi-eat calamity I trust, however, may never befall ii5. Ladies will olease- call and see the handsomest Bonnets in the city.

Ami 25 SAULSBURY. N. B. J. L.

Saulsbury arc going to New Orleans not Mrs. M. S. SAULSBUKX. Strayed Morses.

Taken un. bv the undersigned, on the 15th of April, at my house, seven miles' cast-of Kings ton, Autauga county, one Mare and three Colts. The maro is a bay color, and has a knot on one of her hind feet, probably occasionod by a kick. Two of tho Colts are bay color, and the other is a cream color with black mane and tail. The owner is requested to come prove prop crty, pay charges and take them away.

S. W. HOLLAND. April 25, l8Cl-nl7-tf THE STATE OF ALABAMA, AUTAUGA COUNTV. Sveoial Court of Prolate, April 1 Of, 1861.

THIIIS day came Lemuel B. Thompson, the JL Administrator ol tho Estate ol AyorsTtiomp son, deceased, and filed his accounts and Vouch ers for a partial settlement of said Estate, which was examined, and ordered to be filed for the in spection of all concerned. It is thrcefore ordered, that notice bo given for forty days, by publication for three successive weeks in Vitizen, a newspaper published in said County, notifying all persons inter este'1 to bo and appear at a Court to bo held on the 27th day of fay, 1861, to show cause why sam account snoum not bo statcu ana aiiowcu. and said partial settlement be made. HENLY BROWN, April 25-nl7-3t Judge of Probate.

NEW GOODS, SPANISH LINEN DUSTERS. WHITE AKD FANCi' MAKSE1LLS TESTS. CASSIMEKE COATS AND PASTS. BLACK FROCK CHATS AND I'ANTS. BLACK DRAT d'eTE COATS.

FINE BLACK CAS, PANTS. DUAP W'UTE PANTS. Youth's and Children's SPRING CLOTHING of every variety at IPonii'oyV. C. POMROY "AS opened this day a beautiful lot of KrD GLOVES, NtiCK TIES, STOCKS, HATS! II ATS A VERY heavy stock of SPRING STYLES.

unsurpassed in qualiljaitd beauty, this day at t'DAUtUY CLOSING OUT! INTESDIN to transfer our entire business to New Orleans on the 1st day pf May, vve will, until that time, give onv old friends, and customers gitnerull.y, the iKlvntitiipjes their purchases of SUMMER AND WINTER CLOTHING, JlJrawei'S, Hosiery, AT COST FOR CASH 1 Tills is no hiimbiip, and every one wishing to purchase any thins in our line will have it do-inonslralcd by calling. Reincmbcr that this opportunity will be afforded only for a short time, Tl.c lease of the store is also for sale, apr 11 J. L. SAULSBURY CO. 21 Market Street, 1SG1.

Spring Summer 1861. Dry Goods. WE most respectfully return our thanks to the citizens of Prattville and vicinity, for their liberal patronage heretofore extended, and ask a continuance of the same, promising mat no ctiort, on our part, tvir. be spared to make OUi' business relations satisfactory, We also call attention to our SPRING SUMMER Goods, bow arrivin from Oh.irlpsfoit CL where they were carefully selected (by one of" our Hum; to suit tn. times.

Oiir Goods are bought on as good crins as ever and will be seld at former prices regardless of lanii, tc, we think it useless" tor enumerate the articles, and ohlv saV in onr stock ihav be found almost any article usually.lo be found a store. Come all and examine the goods befofe trurchas ing, we are confident the prices and the goods win please. Respectfully, McWILLIAMi SMlTU. Pfatfviile, April 4, 18G1. House rnintisiir.

WE have Lead Paint already mixed and ready fOI- tillf. lift fiviv. frirf rtnrTfn.Arifir cans, warranted pure, which we oficf for sale at uiuueratc prices. GLACKMEYEU ROBINSON, April iS T)rt)gists? New Importations from New Orleans. OASSIMElSE, Linen, Nankenette-and Get tonade uits cheap at SO Commerce street April 18 V.

GREGORY, Pants, Commerce stroct. April IS C. GREGORY. Furnishing Goods. WHITE and Colored with and without oollars, jSilk, Lilse Thread Caiize, Jerino ana O'otton Under shirts, White and Brown Cotton Half Hose, Sk and Linen Handkerchiefs Cr-lvals, Stocks, Tics, Collars, Suspend ers, Shoulder Braces and Gloves complete and 4.1.

i i A A- unuap i vv commerce street Aprif 18 li. O. dREGORY. Cbftjfederate States of Amei'iea. Lb' you want tho Confederate States C.

t'OMROY. BIACK Doc-5kin, Drap D'ete, Fancy Cassi-tncre, Duck, Drilling Nankcnette, Brown Linen, Cottonade. can be (onml nt. no AT THE Wo. 2, Court Sqnsire, BECAUSE you can buy the best Cjothiri there, i Because ynu can select from the largest stocks in the city.

Because you can purchase without jbckeyidjr or bartering. liccause you can buy cucapei; man jm any-, other stprer Because you can buy thelatest and most lar styles. Because you can certainly expect fair and honorable dealing. Because you can trade pleasantly, and without vexation or care. ecause you can buy moro ana better goods for the same amount.

Because you can buy for one price, to all, and no deviation, ot G. The Pioneer of Low Prices, Now, then, if you wan to buy Good Clothings Jh Vcll made and serviceable, i 'y' HERE IS THE PLACE. If you want to buy FINE CLOTHING, In every respect equal to the best Custom Work, HEEE0S THE PLACE. -1 If jrou want to. buy Famishing Goods, Better and cheaper, and in the greatest "HERE IS -THE PLACE, If you want to SAVE MONEY.

THE GREAT WARDUOBF; Is the place, and the very best place, tpsvy at least one quarter of what you pay at any other store. i jan31 C. POMRQY. The Question, Tariffor no Tariff. CASU TO BE PAID SAVING OP 25 TO 50 CENTS ON THE JOSEPH IIURDIS DRUG STOliEvv Articles warranted genuine or the money refunded, He has the largest assortment of 'vines and.

Xiquors ever brought to this market, whichwill 1 bo sold at prices not to be competed ivilh in any market in the State. All of direct importationgthrough a friend in Charleston. (No duty.) OneCaBk Schiedam Snaps. Six.i Caslis Different Brands Fine French: Brandy. Four madeira' wine pure.

Two i Casks Port wine pure juico, Two Casks fine Sherry wine. Four Casks Lor.don Porter stout. Four casks best Scotch ale. Twenty Baskets Brands best Cham- pagne. Six Cases best Claret wine.

One large Case Sardines. Twenty Six thousand Havana Cigars different brands. JOSEPH I1UUD, DitirnnisT. Prattvillo Al.ii ALSO, Coffee; Sugar Molasses, Meat, Mackerel, Candies and Potash at Joseph Hurd's Store. it 'Call and'see.

April 4 Millinery and Dress Making1. MISS C.WEBB has just returned fromra New Orleans with a now nnd spU'ndldvS5L assortment of SPRING GOODS; which for stylo and quality are unsurpassed by any in tho city. The huh esot Montgomery and vicinity arc invited fo call and examine her stock Of goods on Thursday, 4th April, 18(51. Rooms over M. Strenna's Confectionery store, No, 10 Market street, April ll-8m Election Notice.

There will bo nil election held nt the several election Precincts, in Autauga County, oft the lirst Monday in May next, fofMajor-fienera! of the Sixth Division, and nlso fin Brigadier-General of the 15th BrU jjadf, 6th Division, and (of Colonels of the-23 1 and 47th Regiments, 15th Brigade, 6th Division, Alabama Militia and I hereby op point the following named persons as Mana jjers of said election, to wit i Precinct No. 1, Chestnut Creek R. Popwell, D. C. Jot.es, W.fl.

Ray, Managers, Jas. Howard, returning officer. Precinct No. 2. Pine Flat John Smith, li.

Booth, George My rick, Managers, 4 Jos, Myfick, returning officer Pre. inct No. 3. Wetitmpka Saxon, Behj, Trimble, Thos, recn, Managers, James Thomas, returning officer, Precinct No. iMqhimbtt Springs i-" puncatt McKeitheilj John A Cotton, Malachi Splgnef, Managers, Walter Ross, rettirr ing officer.

Precinct No. $. Prailvillc. Hcnfy Thigpen, David Suther, Stephen II. Pearce, Managers, 1 1.

Jarret, returning officer. Precinct No. Autatigaville Jact.b. II. Warren, John Pou, '7 Theo.

Nunn, Managers. C. P. Shclloy-, returning officer. Precinct No.

7.Mul6etrij Posl Office John, Underwood, Leonidas Howard, Wm. Limbrick, Managers, M. Roy, returning olfieeri Precinct No, 6. Milton; Thos. S.

Taylor, G. W. Weaver, Wm, L. Managers, Jas, C. Walker, returning officer.

Precinct No. 0. Independence M. Adair, J. M.

Thompson, A Rountree, Jlanagcrs. W. Poole, returning officer. Precinct Nof 10. Ki fw Josiah John Rockery Joseph Wright Managers'.

SherilT, returning officer. The returning officers will Wake return tome immediately after the election, March G. STEWART Sfty, of Aulauga Coimttf' March 21 The Southern States, in common with the Northern States, won, by a seven years' war their independence of the British Crown. In the treaty of peace extorted from Great Britain, they were each of them acknowledged to be free sovereign and independent States, On account of their weakness amongst the nations of the earth, the union of the States, begnu in the war of '76, was continued after the war ended, and was afterwards modified by the present Constitution of the United States. From the commencement of the Government, the Northern States used the Constitution of the United States, and the common Government it established, for their enrichment at the expense of the South.

They obtained bounties to make their fisheries profitable. They established a monopoly of the whole coasting navigation, to encourage their shipping interest. No foreign vessel could take a cargo from one portion of a State to another, or from one State to anoth er, They used the power given to Congress to lay duties to foreign importations 'design ed only to raise revenue to prohibit impor tations by the heavy duties imposed and thus to force the people of the South, to consume their substituted productions, thereby virtually exacting enormous tribute from the people of the South. They seized the money in the Treasury thus unconstitutionally and iniquitously levied, to promote their interests in various ways by pensions; by internal improvements 4 by profligrate contracts enriching their cities, and aggrandizing their section of the by the expenditures of thu Goveniiuent. They used the funds of the 'common Government to establish centres of credit at the North.

By these means they made their section of ihe Union the great re. gi'in of commerce and manufactures. The South, in all its roarers of trade, became tri binary to them. O.ur cities ceased to grow, or lingered in their prosperity more suburbs to thu cities of the North. Tho Southern Status, to all intents and purposes, became colonies to the Northern States.

With this slate of things, one would suppose the North em States would have been satisfied. But they were not satisfied. Our submission on. ly fostered their impertinence and intenned dling arrogance. Wo became not only tho subjects of their commercial gain, speculation and cupidity, but of their philanthropic, hu- maiiittiirians and Ihiir concionces being bur.

dened with iniquities, they proposed to relieve them hy the purifying process of insurrection and blood, Eor thirty years have they been making war on our institutions. Oiir -political association with them has been one contiu ual st rife they assailing us, mid we endeavoring to defend ourselves until, at last, the unit as'a section upon the issue of a eolithi- liunco of our domestic institutions, and seize tho Government of the United States to over' throw them. Wo withdraw from a political association with them. We take nothing from them. Their property, their liberties, tilth lives are iinnssailcd by us.

We simply separate ourselves from thcin, and keep our own, nnd for daring to do this they muster their hosts together to conquer and subdue us. The Confederate States send Commis sioners, by peaceable negotiation, to settle every claim of interest or of honor they may have itpon U-. Our Commissioners are re jelled and treated With They avow the determination to seize and keep the fortresses in the South, erected for our defence against foreign powers to harass and subju. gate hs by military violence. And now, the President of the United Stales calls forth r-cventy thousand Wen to carry out these fla gitfous and unhallowed purposes, We resist them.

We will resist them to the List, have broken the chains of our ignoble vassalage to the North at last, we are once moic free and will meet their wanton and insult imf hostility with an enerirv and dp.Vfiiiriri rf worthy, we trust, of the great cause of Indc- endencc si' Liberty. But where fn history can there be found a more causeless, wicked and detestable war ihait that which the North now- proposes fd wage upon the South It has scarcely its parallel for ingratitude, perfidy and folly in the annals of the world- It Is hideously nmquc Tennessee, The inost satishiCtory assur anccs? are being received that this State will be with us in a few days. All of the members of the Legislature, With the exception of those hailing from Stokes district, are rabid, unfaltering, straight-out-arid Out, antirfeconstruc-lioir, blood arid thun-'er secessionists, ready for the fight and panting for the conflict. Asf ioipated ITioht. ThiTe was a rumor on our streets yesterday, to the effect that Andy Johnson had so stirred up the East Ten- nessecans that they intended to make an attack upon our troops as (hey passed through ojf vilfo and other WakTno Up.

We have reports of large and" enthtisIastieSecession meetings in Virgin-lit itnd NoWh Carolina. The strongest ndvo cates 6f the old Union a few weeks since fire how uncompromising Secessionistsv We predict that all tho border slave Sta'es, except Missouri and Delaware, will Unite their destinies with' the Confederate States within six months ing gentlemen JesseeJ. Cox, Captain. S. D.

Oliver, 1st Lieutenant. A. Y. Smith, 2d Lieutenant. Wm, 3d, Lieutenant.

We have not learned the names of the noncommissioned officers, On Saturday last, previous to their departure for Montgomery) the young ladies of the Pruttville Academy pre-sented'tho company with a beautiful flag. The presentation. speech was made by Mks Abbey HdH in a neat and tasty manner, and the flag was received by Lieutenant A. Y. Smith.

who replied in inost appropriate and eloquent terms. The citizens of Prattville deserve much praise for the self-sacrificing liberality they have manifested in getting up this fine company. It is composed of the very flower of our youth, and officered by brave and gallant gentlemen, and when called upon to fight will prove themselves an honor to old Autauga. and of great service to their country. Late We copy the following telegraphic dis patches from the Montgomery Advertiser Alexandhia, April 30.

The steamer Coa'izaeoalcos, with troops on board passed this place to-day, The Government of the U. S. will call out twenty-live thousand additionul troops, which wilh the seventy-live thousand already culled out, and tho regular army and navy will make a total of one hundred and eighty-three thous and men at the disposal of Lincoln. IIarkisbuiig, April 28. By an under standing between the Governors of Pennsyl vania, Ohio, New York and Indiana, those States will act in conjunction to throw troops and provisions into Washington, or elsewi ere bouth, upon the.

order of War Depaitmunt. Gov. Curiin, in his nmssajio to the LegMa ture of Penns lvania. earnestly rcconin emU tne appropriation of and Hio ims- ing ol 25,000 troops for domestic defence, us well nti lor l'ouurul service. IlosTON, April 27, 1801.

Edward Everett in an eloquent speech delivered here, says we are but one heart' one mind, and that the Govern men must be sustained. We must for get that wo ever were parttzans, and rcmem ber only that we are Americans. The collector of this port has received orders from the Government to grant no clear ances for vessels south of Delaware liny. New Yohk, April, 28, 1801. In the Northern States, cities, including private subscriptions, the amount of $11,239,000 has been contributed for war purposes.

The steamers F. Browne, Fannie Cad-wnldur, and Win. Ward have been chartered by the U. S. Government, and left on Saturday morning for Trenton, N.

J. to lake on oard troops for Washington. Several seizures of gunpowd nn board vessels were made on Saturday night. About 15,000 troops, destined for Washington, are quartered in this city, Alderman Wilson Zouaves, 500 stronii, are quartered in the old Government House on btaten Island. The Tribune says that as snnli (is I ha nc ccssary clothing can bo supplied to the soldiers a force of 200,000 men will dotibtlesitbe sent to the relief of Fort Fickeiiss mid it will march through, not ai-onnd, Baltimore, Keh-'gli Charleston, oiivannaii, flumicotiinrv nnd New Orleans.

(Of course these 200,000 men will receive nil proper attention, and "nobodv will be hurt." lifi.) liicy iire to be joined on their arrival at the last named city by a similar force, which wilt have made its way down the fil)33l8Sppf. Philadelphia, April 28. A iietilion is in circulation in this city urging the President to open a route through iialtimorc. 11a L-ristonfi. Much activity Is observable to-day between 1'orts; MclJeury and Carroll It is reported that guns have been taken to the latter, which are being placed in the best possible position for the defence of he city.

1 he city is timet, volunteers are olferiu? itt large THE MARYLAND)" LEGtfSLATtmE. Af April 27. Gov, Hicks, of Marvland, recommends all "armed fieuffali ly'' The Senate of Maryland has directed to refei the question of secession to the peo pie. The iiorise has appointed a iltce to dratt a secession Urdinanccj GATHERING oFmYRM I DONS. AtESTAS-bftfA, Va.f April 28, the whole number of Federal mercenaries landed at of reported near and oft Annrtpolis is beli cd to be about 13.000.

Of these 4000" have gone on tn Washington, the others being in Annapolis, or ships and transports near. THE JANISSARIES POURING AtExAiJDRiJt, April, 28. The Seventy First Regiment of New York and 500 hire lings from Massachusetts, reached Washinjr- toii on Saturday from Annapolis, leaving 5000 at the Junction and 5000 at Annapolis. The Antiacosid, J'ateialon and two other steamers have wine up the Potomac Rh er. The MilitiiS at Washington cit are under call for Monday, and it is probable all men ot southern preferences Will be expelled.

VIRGINIA PREPARATIONS, EionMosD, April 28 The Virsrinia" Con. I vention on Saturday, decided to esfablish a jmviil force of 2000 nnd marineSf with rank and pay ns tn the United States Navy Up to Kenluckians occttpy the side of the river opposite Cairo, a intend to keep aclo-0 watch over the mercenaries of Lincoln, in this county Ceside3r at least one hundred fifty of our citizens have joined com pa Tiiea raised in other counties which Autauga ffu bo credit tor. We have a voting popu of about twelve hundred, and out of pljliumber we have furnisfied men" enough' id forrh four targe companies, We think Jtiftanfi has done hiore than her share, while UwAr many counties thatthave not sent a tompiny. Well for old Autauga..