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JNO. DXCRI1VS@1V, Edito.rand Pa opiewtoa . Wednesday, - April 17th, 1861. Job Work must be paid for on de livery. Mr. D. D. O'BRIEN, No. 6, Exchange Place, New Orleans, is our authorized Agent for that city. Those friendly to our undertaking, who mnay hear of any local, or other items, that will prove of interest to our readers, will favor us by handing in the same at the office of the News.' We will be pleased to receive contribu tions from'our friends, in and around Shreve port. An occasional article from our planters, relative to the crops, will bevery acceptable. in fact, we desire correspondence from every section of the States. Personal articles will not be published, either as com unications or advertisements. 6I' Postmasters are requested to act asaagents for the News, and re tain teper centfrom a~lwunt forwarded. Attention Volunteers. Capt. W. R. Shivers, of the Caddo Rifles, has received, an order from Governor Moore for his company, and Capt. Shivers has forwarded letters to the Lieutenants and Orderly Sergeant for recruiting 100 men, to leave on Wednesday or Thursday, 17th or 18th inst., for the term of 12 months, unless sooner discharged.. Will the Confederacy seize Wash ington. Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune. BALTIMORE, April 3, 1861. A painful suspicion has seized on the public mind in Washington, and has extended to Baltimore in some degree, that the occupation of the federal capital is actually entertained by Jeff. Davis, who is all supreme in his military power. The ques tion is asked, what is that arch-trai tor, Ben. McCulloch, doing in Virgin isa at this juncture ? Why has so much pains been taken to create a secession sentiment along the line of railway from Wilmington in North Carolina, to Alexandria in Virginia? Why are the rebels so eager for the Virginia Convention to precipitate an ordinance of secession upon the people of that State? What does the recent belligerent card of H. A. Wise & Co. tb the men of their kidney in the eastern counties of Virginia mean ? Why' are the Richmond Whig, the Lexington Valley Star, and other Virginia Union newspapers bought up and made to fly the secession flag? The answer to these and a hundred other kindred questions, is, that the I invasion and seizure of Washington by the rebel Government is serious ly contemplated, and what is worse, is actually practicable. They say that nothing is easier for Jeff. Davis than to land 5,000 troops at Wash ington, and to make them the herald of their own arrival by the seizure of the telegraph and railroads, and by the sympathies of the sections through which they run. The public alarm is not for noth- f ing in my judgement. It is increas ed by the withdrawal of any portion of the federal troops at the capital, for people, neither there nor here, have any too great confidence in the militia in such an emergency. But let Jeff. Davis's bugles sound, and hosts of men in Washington and Bal- t timore, who are now giving listless obedience to the Federal Government, would soon rally to the rebel flag. I Nothing short of the continued pre sence in Washington of an adequate force will quiet apprehensions. The army correspondent of the Gal veston News, writing on the 27th t March, from Fort Brown, says the t Texan troops stationed there were 1 preparing for active duty. The news had got abroad that a body of 4000 Mexican soldiers was concentrating in the State of Tamaulipas, with hostile r designs toward the Texan frontier. Cannon bearing on Brownsville had f been placed in battery at Matamoras. The Texans were determined, at the slightest hostile move on the part of . tie Mexicans. to seize on Matamoras and hold it. A 'small party of Indians were re ported in the vicinity of Weatherford s Parker county, on the 21st ult. g S:1my are ase. Yesterday morning that gallant company the Caddo Greys, took their _ departure, on the steamer Louis D'Or, to do battle, if requisite in the " glorious cause of Southern Indepen dence. The levee was crowded with ladies, gentlemen, and children, anx ious to have another look at the brave defenArs of our rights. As the boat left the shore, the band of . the Caddo Rifles struck up a very appropriate tune, "The girl I left be ic hind me," and the cannon was made to belch forth its' thundering sound. u- Then there was waving of handker h chiefs by the fair and patriotic ladies, 0- who were present to bid adieu and cheer on their journey, some loved sone in the company. Many a bold . heart trembled while grasping the o hand of a fair friend, and the crys tal tears could be seen tracing their . course down the smiling faces of ma ny; they may never see each others smiling countenances again, but looks , will always be fresh to the memory of the dear ones left behind. We i hope to God they will all return safie. The scene presented, to a reflective tmind, was one of much import, and l truly offecting. This is brought up on us for ourfoolish love of the Union ; we have always been too confiding, and patient, and now that we insist upon having our rights, we are trea ted with contempt instead of friend ship ; the northern fanatics would trample us under their heel, but find ing that we have as noble blood in our veins, as our forefathers, and that we will not succomb to Black Repub lican rule, they rave, and in their madness, will throw our country into civil war, if not checked. They may out number us. but they have no braver men in their ranks than are to be found in the companies that compose the army of I the Southern Confederacy, and should i they dare venture upon our soil, we t hope that they will be taught a les- , son, near to be forgotten. I5 Should our carrier overlook any of t our subscribers, they will please leave a notice to that effect t at our office, Cor ner of Texas and Spring street, over Baers store. The (iaddo Rifles intend leaving to day or to morrow, in obedience to c an order received from the Govenor. They are endeavoring to get more re- I cuits and may delay their departue on a this account. 1 By request, we republish the names of the officers and privates of the Cad do Greys. Persons desirous of sending their c friends the News, can get them at our n office done up in wrappers at five o cents per copy. 11 The River. t We report a rise of four inches in the past twenty four hours; i During the reign of Catharine IIlof Tussia, an ingenious Russian peasant named Kalubin, constructed a musi- Y cal watch to perform a single chant. ci T"he machine was about the size of an I3 egg, within which was a representa- ox tion of the tomb of our Saviror, with al the Roman sentinels on watch. On C lightly pressing a spring, the stcne am would be rolled from the tomb, the ft sentinels would fall down, the angels tc appear, the holy women enter the se- am pulchre, and the same chant which is bi sung on Easter Eve be accurately per- hi formed. m --o- ft, dee the advertisement of Mr. Ed- st mund Mi. Ivens, of No. 55 St. Charles tl street, New Orleans, who keeps con stantly on hand articles of every de scription manufacqtured at the Trede, la gar Iron Wo:rks, Richmrnd Va, s A NORTHERN VIEw OF OUR LOAN. --'From what we hear from the South at and from the confident tone of the" ir Southern Press, it is safe to assume s that the five million loan called for by the Southern Confederacy will not on ie ly be taken with promptitude, but n- nearly if not quite, at par. In this th particular it will be in strong contrast -. with the eight millions called for by 1 Secretary Chase, which, from present indications, is not likely to command Ls over 93. One fact alone, which comes of to us from a source entitled to credence "y shows the confidence that Southern e- capitalists and business men repose in the Government. It is that every con tractor who has furnished or underta 1. ken to furnish the Southern Confed r- eracy with any considerable quantity of supplies, has agreed to receive a d large per centage-in many instances fifty per cent, of his pay iln their (ov d ernment securities; Indeed, one gen d tleman who has a large claim against e the Government, which has been au dited, and for which he can at any mo ment draw the money, declines to do so, preferring to wait and take the. - whole amount in bonds. We doubt s not it will be found, when the' time s conies, that large numbers of patriotic , and wealthy persons are ready and desirous of attesting their confidence e in and satisfaction with the new (;ov erimnent, by subscribing largely to Sthis, its first call for pecuniary aid, and 1 that they will have the. gratitication of h being able to say to the peolhe ,'f the Old \Vorld : ()ur conftederacy, s, much divided by the fanatics who have tfrc ted us into secession, poss)esses, ill a t far higher degree, the contideince of the people who compose' it than is re posed in the (Governmnent of the 'iii ted States; if proof be wanted, look at the loans--lurs taken at plar, or nearly par ; yours at a discount of ten or twelve per cent. llepbllican journ als and politicians may write sneering ly of it, and the Lo()dElon T'imes may turn up its nose- and talk oft' the impos- I sibility of raising five millions by a people who are " p'ledged to repindia tion." (Granted that President Davis is "the apostle of repudiation," and that the holders of Mississippi bonds have reason to remembertnll his celebra ted speechI, delivere'd within the legis lative hall built by British mon1ey, in which he ridiculed the' " crocodile tears " of the " dup,es who had ven- a turE.d to petition for paymenl t of their t claims." This will nlt the less deter u Southern men from coming forward to u sulpport a Governlment tunded by 1i tlhemlselves, and believed to be imper atively demanded to protect them fromn the detestable principles and aggres sive action of the party which has ac- N cidentally found its way to power. [V. Y. Times. -0 We clip the following from the local column of the Delta, of the 12thinst: ti THREE VESSELS of WAR IN Ot'R HARBOR.-Ladst niglht welearned from t a merchant, a reliable gentleman, con- P nected with the naval or ship stores, a trade in this city, that he had receiv- d ed from Washington City a letter, da ted the 6th inst., and coming from a person of position and correct infor mation, that three war vessels, two of light draft, were ordered by Lin coin's Secretary of the Navy to the mouth of this river; the light draft ones to come up the harbor and the heavy one (the l'owhatan) to remain tt below the bar. re This merchant's correspondent sta- ti ted that these vessels were to aid in "collecting the revenues " at this port. E Yet the apologists will say, like their th friend, s"no body's hurt. 'Well, we tr will see when. I ----o- n'Ew ORLEANS 18 DEFENDED.- PI Yesterday his Honor Mayor Monroe B called upon his Excellency Governor Moore, and pointed out the importance dj of this city being properly protected s against the invasion of a foe. The hi Governor admitted the importance, c' and stated that all necessary orders for heavy ordnance, columbiads, etc., W to be immediately sent to tilhe forts, ai and to have every force justifiable i brought to bear for the defense of our harbor had been given. Here we must mention that all the Artilery to forces in the State are prudently re- st served for this object, while some of dl the Light Infantry have already gone. l Mr. John Brown an old and wor thy citizen of Galveiton, was killed last Saturday afternoon, by the up- he setting of a buggy. c N. Latest from bCarlestom. ith - he OFFICERS QUARTERS AT ne FORT SUMTER ON FIRE. ny Six VESSELS OFF THE HARBOR. inut is CHARLESTON, April 13 A. M.--Ma Ist jor Anderson is firing at long inter y vale. Our batteries are firing steadi t ly and effectively. The officers' quartes at Fort Sum ce ter are on fire and the roof is falling rn to pieces. in Six vessels of war are in sight of ' the signals. d- WTar "essels of Charleston. ty CHARLESTON, April, 12, P. M.-It 1 is reported that three vessels of war are lying in the offing of Charleston U harbor. st The storm and the toughness of Lt- the sea, make all attempts at rein t forcement impracticable. Change of Feeling in Texas. ,t \EW YORK, April 13.-Dispatches e from Col. YWaite, commander of the Texas forces, say there is a strong e Union fee.ling growing; in Texas. - Ex-Gov. luston predicts a return of " the secessionists. 1 Peitxllyrania TVTar Bill. H AR ltisiurn e. Aplrl 13.-lBrth l branches of the Fennsylv-ania legisla ture have pass.ed the bill appropria t a ting $5,000,000 to arm aid equip the i militia of the State. The bill having since received the signattre of the k (Goaerntor has becomei a law. r Stranloats Passi;/g. S J'rKSBIIuRn, April 13.-The steam- 1 er 1)ina iassed down at 10 A..~., the * . James W'oods at 6, and the L. .i. Ken - nett at 10 Pr. .. yesterday. The Camn Spion at 3, the Howard and John War- 3 ner at 9, o'clock this morning. To our Friends. 1 We placed in the diffeirent boxes at the Post Office, the first mnumber of the u.Nes, with the request that those, ofour citizens who desired patronizing us, should retain the number, there by signifying their assent. Since doing this, we understand that therºe is a nmisundetltandinlg about it, we therefore ask of all who wish to " subscribe to our pal.'r, to give their r names to the carrier, to-day. He tl will leave a copy at the different es- b tablishments, and on his return, will call, at such places as the paper was left. lie kind enough to give him di particulars. Give name and locality, ce and state whether the paper is to be w delivere.d, or heft at the Post Office. of Persons subscribing, can get a copy C of the first number if desired. bi IMPORTANT NEWS FROM TEXAS. tl cr GALVESTON, April 9.-It is repor- tih ted that the United States troops still of remaining in Texas design concentra- br ting at some given point. it The steamers Star of the West and of Empire City, chartered by the Uni ted States Government to transport H troops from Texas, arc still lying off Lr Indianola. of The Mexicans at 3fatamoras have o planted cannon pointing towards t Brownsville. p T''he Legislature has passed a hill dividing the State into six Congres- 1 sional 1)istricts; also, a bill to issue as bonds for a million dollars, to be se- ha cured by a special tax. Ph [Owing to an interruption" in the _. working- of the telegraph lines, etst and West, we are unable to obtain to inteligence to-niight.]-Delta. co Two men were arrested in Galves- bn ton on the 7th inst., on board the co steamer from Berwick, for having in El their possession, and attempting to pass, counterfeit ten dollar bills of in the Citizens' Bamnk, New Orleans. a. Col. W. T. Austin, of Galveston, wi has been appointed Marshal of the ha Confederate ~States for Texas. P I. THzOONPiD T3 STATISARMY. --One of the ed of the New York ,T Day Book, writ from Charleston, 8. C., speaks in following tennrms of the men who e enlisted in the Confederate St Army; The recruits the regular army a-of the Southe Confederacy are gr- generally a mucletter class of men li- than those heretlre enlisted for the army in Northel cities. At Mont gomery I saw a inpany of recruits embarking on thiiver boat for Fort Mg Morgan, in Mol~ Bay. The menl were mostly fro4'ennessee. They of were stalwart hadsomne fellows, and had intelligent fat. The fnrm hands drovers, and flattitmen of the inte rior are always rear to enter the army It when there is at plpect of stirring times. With six rtlhs' driling, they will mnake the bestighting material In in tlhe world. of ESCAPE OPA Mu1iRI.i:.-TheApi a- lachicola Times w's that James ()'Connor,'who w cotnvicted of the munrder of his witife the spring term -of I 18. and aft'erwd.s tried and st-, ss tenced to be li]age made. his escape it trdlm njail on ''uesda O'Connor was closely conllfined an.iheav ironed to, tilthe floor of his cellsevertlheless with the aid of a knifie 1t succeeded in ) cutting the two hol which secured hii irons. This hei accomplished, the bolt of the loctf his cell door h was .ext forced aside and his escape was easily e-etmed. In the cell was fiful a note, writ a ten by ( )1'ounor, q'tiy'ing that he e had r'ceive.d Io as-taince from any one--that lihe had e''cted his escape by the use of a knif lihe fund in a e chink in the walls o his cell. This convict inae a similar es capte last August, 1ad after being at large two months, rnurn.ed to the jail and asked to be agsl placed in his old quarters. - IMPORTAZ- NEWS. Ft. SumpterSirrendered NO ONE iURT ! F Special Dispatch t, the Delta. CIIIARLES'roN, ,pril 13. Fort Sumter wa surrendered at half-past 1 o'clock t-day to the Con federate forces. No one received ty injury. g' The British court is in mour niig for the death if the late )uch ess of Kent, mnothetot Queen Victo ria. She died on tie 16th March, in the 75th year of hciage, having been born August 17th, '~ 3. The deceased, alhough mother of a queen and sister to a king, was never queen herser. IHer husband died before either o! his elder broth ers, George IV aid William IV, when his daughter, Ihe present Queen of' England, was lt a tfew months old. She was a Princess of the Saxe Coburg family, of whom one, her brother Leopold, murried, first, the Princess llharlotti, daughter of George IV of England and heiress of the throne, and af'tr her death be came King of Belgiun, and married the daughter of Kiig Louis Philippe of France. 1Prince Albert, tile hus band of her daughter, is the son of her brother, the late reigning Prince of Saxe Coburg. The Duchess was twice married. Her first husband was the Prince of Leinengen, or Linange, and the fruits of the marriage were two children, one of whom is still living-half sis ter to Queen Victoria. She is tile Princess Hlohtnloe, and a widow. The other child was a son-Plrince Charles-whol succe,'ded his father as reigting Prince tof Leinclgen, and had been dead about five years. Thei Prince of Leinengen at this time is grandson of the lulchess of Kent. Her name was Marie Louise Vic toria, and it is firom her that thy, British Queen derives her very un common name of Victoria. She was baptized with the very uncommon conlmound of Alexandrina Victoria Elizabeth. T'he late I)uchess was an amiable, inoffensive woman. who went through a long life without attracting obser vation for any ritmarkable traits, but, with great respect for her domestic habits and kindly disposition. Picay:ne.