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COLUMBIS, TUESDAY, MAIUII 12, IS6I.
Lieut. Slemmer and our Troops.
Lieut. Adam J. Slemmcr in command of the
Government troops at Ft>rt Pickens, ha3 written
a letter to his brother at, tho Jtorth, giving an
account of things at Pensacola. We publish it
in another column as it V ill ho a matter of in
terest to our readers at this juncture of our af
fairs. From a perusal of the letter, it will he
seen that the writer is evidently much flattered
at being iu command of a Fort, surrounded by
ships of war, and is disposed to amuse himself
at the expense of our freipps. 110 aliuues with
apparent vanity to what ho has accompiiched,
and the rapidity with wlAch he erected his guns,
all owing to tho fact that it was dono by one
“who knew how” to do things. 110 smiles
complacently in the belief that our raw militia
look upon him as a very great man, who can
put up guns liko magic, and that they exclaim
among themselves with astonishment and won
der, “what an uncommon officer is this Adam
Slemmcr, in command of the Government
troops !” This officer vainly imagines, too, that
our soldiers are in a stafo of fear and trepidation
and are afraid to wake up in tho morning, lost
they may have orders .from him to leave in an
hour’s notice. Deluded’man ! We have it from
l be highest military authority that the poos, fel
low was so badly frighloncd, when he transfer
red his troops from tho Barancas to Pickens that,
like Santa Anna, who In his flight leftkhis wood
den leg, so did our brqvo Govcraaraat officer
leave his privato papers and other thinks to the
mercy of our soldiers. No wonder ho%alks so
bravely. t
7p33r Andy Johnson, oMTennessca, endorses
Lincoln’s inaugusu wilhowt qualification. In
what respoct do/s he differ iom an Abolitionist?
The Republican serenad* Lincoln
their friend Midy next. Apuly go
over the lir.tyßit for him.
MONTGOMERY CORRESPONDENCE.
No Public Session ; A}. Recess Expected; The
Army Bill; Provision for Resigned Officers;
Resignation of Mr. Slidell ; TUm. M. Rrovtn ;
The Convention.
March i), 1801.
To-day there was no business upon tho pub
lio calender, and Congress went at once into
SGcrot session. All tho delegates arc now work
ing diliigently in order to get a recess sometime
this week. Yesterday they commenced at ten in
the morning and adjourned at four, and in tho
evening worked from seven to ten. lam inform
ed that tho permanent Constitution will soon bo
adopted, after which the sessions will be open, or
at least open sossion3 will bo the rule, instead of
the exceptions as at present*.
Tho army bill has passed, and will be publish
ed in a day or two. It provides that an army
shall be raised, consisting of one corps of ergi
neers,one of artillery, six regiments of infantry
and one regiment of cavalry. The corps of en
gineers consist of one Colonil, four Majors, five
Captains und a company of/sappers and miners,
with tho necessary officors 'and laborers. Tbe
corps of artillery shall consist of one Colonel, one
Liout. Colonel, ten Majors and forty companies
of artillerists and artificer's. Each company
shall consist of one Captahp, two first Lieuten
ants, one 2d Lieutenant, Four Seargeants, four
Corporals, two Music.ans and seventy privates.
There shall also be one Adjutant to bo selected
from tho Lieutenants by jthe Coital* ar.| one
Seargcant Major to be selected from
men ol tho corps. Tho pay of those per*«honth
is as follows: Colonel s2ls, Lieut. Colonel $18o»
Major $l5O, Captain $l3O,' w WTnjffTtyTraTrt*Wl-<
and 2d Lieutenant SBO. 'inis pay varies a little
in the different corps. Alt officers are appointed
by the President by and.; with the consent of
Congress, and tho rank apd file are enlisted for
not less than three and n<A more than five years,
under such rules as iaa|r be established. No
officer will be appointed the army until he has
passed an examination satisfactory to the Presi
dent, both as to character-and fitness for tho ser
vice. The 2bih section provides that tho rules
and articles ol war established by the United
States o. America, be declared in force, merely
changing the words United States to Confederate
States. One good featufp of this bill is, the pro
vision made for cadets aid officers resigned from
the late United States djrmy. Civilians are re
quired to give place to them, which iu somo
instances, may cause dissatisfaction. But it is a
wise clause, and does ho3mr to the men who pen
ned it. Our resigned oflleers are generally men
of high intelligence nndjfine education, and will
reflect credit upon the a*my of tho Confederacy
The bill will bo pubiishod in full in a day or two
aud will gratify thousands of young men who
have applications filed the office of the Secrc-
I have been informed that Mr. Slidell has de
clined to accept the appointment as ono of the
Commissioners to tJie European Powers. His
reasons for doclinat/on are npt inado public, al
though rumor ambit'oj for a higher po -
sition prompted |r.
You havo probably heard i*at the Constitution
newspaper is tj/bc removed & this city; or, at
le st, the good will, etc., arc to be settled upon
the Advertise?, which will, itiis anticipated, bo
the government crgimy lj jp®| will
not bo as an Editor, he having,
as is well known, received tI;A appointment of
Assistant Secretary of State, appointment
gives general satisfaction, f:r everyone believes
Browne deserves some reward sos the manly stand
ho took egainst the Republican party in Wash
ington, end for which ho received so much abuse
from their slanderous sheet*, fle is now in this
city, ready to enter upon the duties of his office.
In the Convention considerable work was got
ten through with, but not l|uch that would be of
general interest The ordinance is the
most importam one, and csn bo studied with
profit by our statesmen in fu\ro esse. The jital- I
ics are my and arc designed to call particu- I
l*r attention ts a very rcpublidkn point:
An Qrdinanop to confer juriiiictien over tha *
Jiorts aud Arsenals in the StMe of Alabama,
upon the (fufed S rate Statea o^mepica.
Convention fembkdfxTauhe SSiuuS Uov
ernment ot the Confederate Statcsli hereby au-
KSELV* v CU / y BDd hold possession of
all Ports, Navy Yards and Arsenate, and thair
appurtenances in thi State, antfeshall repaif and
rebuild said Forts ai I Arsenalsmt its discretion,
vntil this ordinance s repealtd\y a Convention
of this State.
Adopted, March f 1861. a
Attest: W. M. BRIOKS, Pr^t.
A. G. Horx, See .
A rumor wa3 in (p-culatioa yesftrday that 11.
Pickens was being Jfeinforccd, andfcat three war
vessels were outsidS Charleston ha*or. A3
ing farther has b*n heard of
ed to doubt the tluth of the re£££|p , Telegrams
from Washington arg aax3#B l !!Tyloomcd for, and
at the earliest ioyaaatioa of news th»newspnp a r
offices are besieged, m
Letter froo Lieut, A. J. Sleeker to bis brother.
FKEitTART, 20th, 1861.
Dear Brother: As a special messenger will
leave here for Washington tj-morrew, I will ask
him to carry some private letters, with hi? public
one.?, and let you know soma littleibout Fort
Picken3, and the inhabitants tho/c#t. I only
wish it wa3 not so much of and onc-sUbd'terrange
ment, as wo need letters doufo here mortftban you
fortunate people up North The papers come
through sometimes, but r rVt
surprises mo to see my naifco figuring so pxten-*
sively in tho newspapers. \ I havo simply done
my duty; but I suppose tHo doiDg it, under such
a pressure of opposition, ijiakes it appear cred
itable. The troops are leaving tho opposite shore
uißgusted at playing soldifer, I suppose. They
say there are only about 30J) remaining, and thesa
aro regulars, having onlistdd for one year. My
messenger to the yard thi£ morning, said they
were afraid wo would attack them now. Wo
could do so, and get possession again of every
thing in an hour, if wo wero only permitted to
take such a course. I havo now mounted near
ly all the guns—that is al| that are really neces -
sary to enable tho work tot bo defended by a force
cf five hundred men. Wjb have worked like
horses to accomplish thisi but great things can
be dono by small means when cno knows bow.
This small command has fione more than Chase
or Lomax could have done with taeir two thou
sand men, and they know it.
Having seen our gunsgo up so rapidly, they
swear wo havo had reiforcements. In fact, the
papers say nothing else could bo expected—that
wo have smuggled men iti from tho vessels. It
is true we could have done so, and they be none
the wiser, but not a manUias been added to this
command from them. In;fact, so particular arc
wo, that not even an officer has corao ashore,
with tho exception of Capt. Vogdes, and he only
once, when the vessclvs first came.
These Southern papers arc publishing all sorts
of false reports about me. One is that I was
heard to say that if they had attacked tho fort
any time during the first* fifteen days, I would
have surrendered it without firing a. gun. Os
course this is not true. My men stood at the
guns every one of thosa cays, and if they had
come they would havo learned the definition of
one kind of grape. £
The people on tho opposite shorodhinkSve are
in a much more defensible thjKi when
they first came. The moral effect of ts/guns on
the top is great. When tho movo waSF made, I
worked most where they could not see mo, and
they thought but little was doigg i-hnf, wjq-p mv
men were put to work on the barbette guns, ana
they saw them go up almost liko magic, as they
thought, (they could scarcely move their own
guns,) they began to think troublous times wero
coming. Tkero are only* as I said before, about
four hundred men at the barracks. Fort Bar
rancas and old MeOrea-—on!y enough to garri
son them. They are very much afraid that somo
fine morning they will find tho ships in tho har
bor, with the intelligence to them that they can
leave within two hours, unless they prefer to bo
food for powder.
Colonel Chase and Captain Randolph are both
in Montgomery, leaving Colonel Forney in com
mand. Ha is a West Point graduate, and was
engaged in putting up the batteries before that
work was stopped.
Colonel Chase was putting up a battery near
the Light House,and mounting eight inch Colum
biads on it. This battery would have rakod our
front, so I wrote protesting against its continu
ance at present, and also against the erection of
ali batteries bearing on tho fort. Col Chase told
the Secretary of War that if ho would not land
the troops in the Brooklyn, he, on his part,would
not attack the fort, and would immediately dis
continue all preparations for so doing. Os course
this battery-building was violating the agree
ment, and they havo admitted it by not going
on. They think I have no right to mount any
more guns either, but that is all they know about
it. There was no armistice on my sido at all,
except about the landing of the troops, and that
■was tho Secretary’s. lam at perfect liberty to
mount every gun in the fort if I choose, and to
make such other defences as I can invent or
copy. * * A. J. SLEMMER.
From Pensacola. j
An officer of tho army of occupation, just ar
rived from the forts near Pensacola, furnishes the
Mobile Register, with the following which
willbo read with interest : *
Capt. O’Hara is in command of Fort Mcßae,
lie has by the most unfff
a proper state of defence. The guns are all
mounted and his men well drilled as eannoniers.
Capt. o‘llara and his men havo worked night
and day, and his efforts- no w orthy of tho high'-
! est commendation.
Among other preparations and precautions,
Capt. O’Hara warned (ho Wyandotte to keep
further from his fort in her trips to and from
the fleet and Navy Yard}, ,3
Col. Forney of the army of Alabama, is now 4
in command of theforcesat Pensacola and neigh
borhood, aud his policy is to take Fort Pickens
at all hazards. He haa,erected several batteries
and mounted 10 and S inch columbiads, so as to
command both Fort Pickens and the entrance to
tho harbor. The Brooklyn, Sabine and St.
Louis are outside; the Brooklyn arrived with
twenty 11 inch columbiads, the other ships have
very heavy guns.
There was on his way to Mount Vernon, for
trial by court martial, a deserter, from Captain
Thorn’s company of Regulars.
The Liirnthr Miacf.
M 0 givo below Uxief sketchesipf those mem
bors of the Cabinet of Lincoln, vfkh whoso his
tory many of our readers mayjfbt bo familiar:
SECRETARY* OJP IILS'TTP.E ASU BY.
lion. Salmon a native of New
hampshire, born io-TSOS, ajidiit an early ago em
igrated to Ohio, but leaviajg there after a year's
residence, graduated •'■at^lktrt mouth College, N.
11., and studied law in Washington city, under
the celebrated Wiliiain WVift, He sustained
himself during the professional stu
dies by imparting instruction to a select school
for boys. 110 was admitted to tho bar at Wash
ington in 1829, and in th#fallowing year return
ed to Cincinnat and enWed upon tho prac
tice of his profession, in tvliibh he soon rose to
eminence. He was subsequently elected a mem
ber of the United States Senile, and upon the I
expiration of his Senatorial was put in
nomination for Governor of Okiojand olectcd. He
was re-elected at Recently
ho was a second time elected tJ tl£s U. S. fc’ennte,
and took his seat at the called se/sion on Mon
day. j
SECRETARY'CJWAIU
«,Hon. Simon .Cameroa Served din approntice
snip to the printing business at Harrisburg, and
subsequently worked as a jobrceyruan in Wash
lngton city. In 1821, when a yptmg man ho de
i v!oc H ttlC *^ r a non iioatioji’-for Congress; m
i of? 7“ Ad j utdDt General o# Yentisylvania; in
tu, h °^ as a PP° inte d by Gee. Jackson a Visitor
o est Point; and in 133$ bo again declined a
nomination lor Congress. For many years ho
has been prominently identified with the works
of internal improvement in Fabnsylvania, and
for twenty-seven years was ,C<»&icr of the Mid
dletown Back of that Staid. ' He was also for- j
morly Prcsidei»t"xrf tli<rX.eba:ion Valley Railroad
Company, and President oj/'the Commonwealth j
Insura ncdSjCo.
Hun. Gideon G. k native of Conneeti- |
cut, and a well-known coqjfcfibutor to the partisan
press. lie formerly office of Postmaster
ot Hartford, under Mr.Afanßuren's Administra
*; 2Tl d left the officqwbon after the election of j
pjfjjm. Harrison in IS#). During a part of Mr. j
folk’s Administration he occupied an important 1
position in the X#y Department. Like many
other promincnyForthern Democrats, Mr. Welles
disagreed party on the subject of the
repeal of the compromise. The territo
rial question chief one at issue, he be
came identified soon
after its organization, and been one
of iU leaders, taking a prominent part in its
Conventions, State and national. He waa a
delegate from the State at large to the Chicago
Convention, and constituted one of the Commit
tee to proceed to Springfield with official notice
of Mr Lincoln’s nominatipjp. 110 was ono of the
Presidential Electors/'
SECECTIRY INTERIOR.
Hots. Caleb B.
and is reported t#bo possessed of a vigorous
and £*&sldera»ie administrative tact
and
member'ef was commissioner on
-Mexican claims. #Pe is now a Republican of
moderate views. M
PajpWsTER GENERAL.
The Hon. Montgomery Blair is a son of Fran
cis P. Blair, Joe of tho editors of the Globe, the
organ of Ge# y Jackson during his administration.
For past ho has resided with his
father, inMoatgomery county, Maryland. Ho
, gradual® at West Point, went to the State of
practiced law in St. Louis, was mado
jappointed by President Pierce
Solicitor of place he was re
moved by PresidentßTOmflfe. Judge Blair is
now in the prime of life, and a warm Republican,
lie is son-iu-law of tho late Hon. Levi Wood
bury, of New Hampshire, and brother of Frank
P. Blair, jr., Congressman elect from the St.
Louis district.
ATTORN EA'-'C fix N U AL.
Hon. Edward Bute's was’horn iu Goochland
county, Yu., in 1-71)3, war of 1812 serv
ed as a volunteer at Nq About 1814 he set
out for St. Louis, 4B?f crossed the Mississippi f r
the first tirno*fafthe 2Qffof April. Here ho
studied very diliigently in the office of Rufus
Eaton, a Connecticut ouin, and somo time a del
egate in Congress fronljrMissoun Territory. Mr.
Bates came to the bajf in tho winter of 1816-17,
and praticed with fan- success as a beginner. In
1853 he was electesfr Judge of the Land Court of
Louis county, MuX after serving in the office
abount three vjnrs 110 resigned and returned
again to the ] Jacticc of the law. He acted a3
President of |jp River and Harbor Improvement
Convention jjhich sat at Chicago, and in 1852
acted as President of the Whig National Conven
tion which %et at Baltimore. In 1850 he was
appointed Fillmore and confirmed
by the Senate of but declined
the appointment for rea
sons. Mr. Bates was the
honorary degree of LL.D., in ISSB, by Havard
College. Somo years before he had been honor
ed with the same degree by Shurtleff College,
Illinois.
From ifiejCiiarleston Courier.
Brigadier General'--Jeanregari!.
Tie position which this'.gentleman holds
as commander cf the forces ai Charleston, ren
ders of interest the following Isom tho Courier:
A gentleman who served wi h distinguished
honor as a commissioned officer of high rank in
the Palmetto Regiment, has callod our attention
to Clairborue's graphic and spirited account of
the attack upon tho city of Mexico. Our object
in reproducing this narrative of that glorious
battle will be perceived' by..our readers.
The biographer of Gen. Quitman tells ua that
Gen. (beott, in the Council of War held on the
eve cf the engagement, desired his officers to ex
press their opinions as to tho best point of at
tack on the Capital. After they had done so,
the General-in-Chief, the writer goes bn to say,
“then called on Lieut. Beauregard,’ whose con
duct at Vera Cruz, Cerro GorsUr and Contreras,
had strongly attracted his attention. That
young officer said that, inasmuch as he differed
in toto with hi's brother engineers, he felt great
diffidence in expressing his views; that ever
since the night of the T’th had been re
connoiteiing tho Southern front -of city; that
he had seen its defences hourly increasing in
profile, development and armament; ’that in his
opinion,the giwita San Antonio was,now strong
er than Cherubusco. Tho approach was open to
the view and to tho guns of the'enemy, cut up
with deep ditches, and almost entirely under
water; that moreover, there was no possibility of
attacking there by the flank or rear—our most
successful tactic with the Mexicans. Santa An
na expected an attack in quarter, and has
made, his preparations to receive us, and it is a
maxim in war ‘never to do what** your enemy
expects or wishes you to do.’ That' .all military
authorities agreed that tho best way to attack a
largo city, not sufficiently armed and garrison
ed, is simply to make tho demonstra
tion practicable at ono of its points, and theD, Dy
a rapid movement during the night, to attack
suddenly about daybreak some other point more
or less remote, at the sanTe Jtjmo keeping up a
stimulated one at the point where tho first de~,
monstatian had been made; s that, as the Gener-r
al-in-Chief had stated, by so doing wo w»uld
havo the advantage of making the real attack
on that part of the city Wlfich offered the great
est facilities for the construction of batteries, if
required, and tho movement of troops; andtlmt
by first seizing secured a pivot
to move upon any part of the Circumference of
tho city, even though eventually’’ye find our
selves compelled to attack those same Southern
! gates.
•‘Gen. Scott having asked if tiny other officer
present bad any opinion to submit, Gen. Pierce
said, after what he had just listened to, he asked
permission to change -bis opinion. 110 was now
in favor of the attack by Hhapultepec. The Gen
eral-in-Chief then, rising to. the full majesty of
his stature, said: ‘We shall attack by the Wes
tern gates; the general officers will remain for
orders; the meeting is dissolved."’
The writer adds the following note :
‘•A fortnight afterward, when our army was
with n the city, while Gen. Scott was riding with
Generals Twiggs and Smith-on the San Como
road, meeting Lieut. Beauregard with Col. Hitch
cock and Mr. Trist, he said in a tone of feigned
severity, ‘Young man, I wish to reprimand you,
and I wish the whole army was present;*but
these generals represent it. Wby did you advise
me to attack by the Western gates? You may/
see tho consequences! Wo have taken thisgrea’fi
city and the halls of Montezuma, after a fewy
hours bard fighting, and with only a loss of 800
men. JBo careful in'future of such bad advice to
your sentbf^’s
Plain Talk. — delivers himself as
follows in kisiaib'fetlerffapFaris to the Charles
ton Mercury. John has%vidently been unable
to arrange matteshi^satisfactioE:
On the whole, rwouljfbeg most earnestly to
impress upon you the opivietion that in Europe
generally, but in Engi»d particularly, you have
no chance, no locus jarndi, no pretension to be
considered as ChrisuKi men, or perhaps as hu
man beings, cotton field alone. But
for that, anil tMnnterests hanging upon that,
you would be Minted from the face of tho earth,
and erased from creation by the indignant voice
of an nineteenth century ! It falls to
you—it deval'?^|‘ you
Southern men of men’s
minds to the manly and straightforward days
of old—days when there were no poor houses,
and when fathers and mothers did not strangle |
thoir children for the sake of the burial fees !
Ick ix CnAßL^ri^v- —The Courier of Thars- j
day says, “Ice was discovered by some early ri- j
sing citizens in this city, yesterday, well formed,
to the thickness of a dollar coin.”
Telegraphic.
Special Dispafcb to the Dailt Times.
Adoption of Permaneis Constitution,,Mdjonrnment of
Congress,. .Washiiton News., .ForSSamter to be
be Eradiated. | %
C Moxtgomery, March
The permanent institution of lift
Confederacy at 3
o’clock this afternoon,
The State of Lows Tana half
a million dollars, being thebullion fo®td in the
mint and the revenue from the Custom*Housß,
since the adoption of the Secession brcfcjance
by the Stato Convention.
Congress of the Confederate States will adjourn
in a few days. J J'*'
Advertiser recelfed from Washing
ton this afternoon! which kiy little or no doubt
exist* that orderspiave beeAgivenby authorities
to Maj. AndersoAto cvacuaV Fort
Wednesday next* This was in
the Cabinet last LgW*
fgllussell is acquitte!!»BmA f e'ftmt bond robbery
Ex-Secretary Floyd lists cnten|d bonds for ten
thonsopd dollars for his appearance.
/ From Washington
[Special dispatch to tho Richmond Enq.J
Washington, March 5.
The city is ia a fever of heat to learn tho effect
of Lincoln’s Inaugural on the Virginia Conven
tion. Private despatches from various parts of
the State indicate an astonishing revolution inpub
lic sentiment, which, it is needless to soy, gives
satisfaction to the secessionists.
It 13 reported that the naval constructor said,
that in less than thirty days, orders will bo issu
ed for the building of. ten light draught steam
revenue cutterjf, two of which will ,be constructed
here. If true, this is strongly indicative of tho
intention of they esent administration to collect
the revenue in Southern ports.
John Bell if here, greatly depressed by tho in
augural. He fays it is at the same time warlike
and peaceful, Out knowing the sentiments of the
author and party, the South must construe it
to mean the former. Others report that Mr. B.
unhesitatingly declares that h® considers war a
certain cpnSsaequenco, and that the Inaugural will
cha*)gs the political complexion of Tennessee.
He remains here for the present to give hi3 friends
the earnest indications of which policy Lincoln
intends tot pursue.
In one of Iho principal hotels, yester
day, celebrated as generally patronized by South-
Lincoln’s eye’s were continually fixed on
tho roof, which was crowded by spectators, as
if anticipating an assault from that quarter.
Two hundred of “Abraham’s” carpet bag ad
mirers dined at the charity soup house yesterday,
and grumbled at the fare!
Tho hotel and cake-shop keepers, barbers, etc.,
relate many humorous and ludicrous incidents
connected with their new patrons, somewhat in
dicative of disgust at their excessive meanness.
Thacity is fast.disgorging, and public sonti
ment is fast recovering from the temporary poli
tical estrangement from natural friends and al
lies. p
WAsrrriiGTON, March 10.
The Cabinet held a meeting lfyst night in which
they discussed other appointments
to office. The condition <&fihe Southern forts
which arc held by Fed’cral Troops, engaged their
deep attention, s
Gon. Scott and yesterday that
there ia much dissatisfaction in tho army even on
the frontiers.
becratary Seward wiljf be able to attend to
duties to-morrow.
A number of tho subordinate officers of the
army have resigned, and others are preparing to
follow tbet* example. -
TEXAS NEWS.
Xem Orleans, March TO. — We Lave Galves
ton dates to the Bth. convention met on
the 4th instant, and declared Texas out of the
Union.
Gov. Houston has issued Lis proclamation to
that effect.
The election returns * aro incomplete, but a
large majority for secession. The voto stood
208,000. {
An Ordinance has passed authorizing the dele
gates that represent Texas in the Provisional
Government to urge that Vessels sent by the Fed
eral Government, be seized.
It is sail tnat Gov. Houston wiil noit resign, nor
will ho take tho oath of allegiance to Provis
ional Government. ,
The Committee was bits iky engaged in discuss
ing an ordinance defininglreason Swh,, ~ i >w.
Maj. Bon. McCulloch ha? sent a detachment of
troops to the upper fort*.
[Special Despatch to the Morning News.]
FROM CHARLESTON.
Progress of Military Peeparatioc—Almost an
Engagement.
Charleston, March B.—Gen. Beauregard is
making considerable modifications in “he ar
rangement rff the harbor defences. Tho heavy
guns have qll been taken fro to esreTlo Pinckney
and transferred tq tho entrance of the harbor’
where they will bh used in tiwr eonstruetion of
new batteries.
Early this morning, while thatroop3 were firing
blank cartridges from Cumming’s Point, one gun
containing ball was accidentally discharg’ and.
The ball striking Fort Sumter, Anderson opened
his port on that side. Subsequently a boat wa3
sent over from Cumming’s Point to explain that
it was accidental.
LOUISIANA C^vVENTldk.
NbW ORLEAX3,|\. r »'ch 0.
The Convention in secret session, tran3
ferred to the Confederate States
sum of collections fr-po. Custastrtff fpig port nnd
of bullion in the city. I
/ nortiTcarqlina ELECTION.
Raleigh, N. C., March O.—lS State has
YQle&ygafyth<fldi/jr af Convention by about
hi, 000 majority. The members elected are two
o one for Union.
Dispatches to Charleston Mercury.
* Washixgtox, March 8.
It is now iutitnaild in the beat informed polit
ical circles here, that if Sewardfshould get con
irol of the Cabirfit, the Commissioners of the
Confederate Stages will be respectfully heard.
she covjnssxoxjfßs
say that quire hopeful-to-day. The com
munication 4vith the new Administration, for
prudential reasons will be postponed for j> few
days, the terrible outs of the
office-huntars upon shall have di
minished A. |L Roman has not
yet been He is| I believe, on his
way to this city.
WHAT BLACK Sa|t = .
Ex-Attorney-General Elack remarked yester
day that he would no|*be surprised to gee Presi
dent Davi3 and lady expensing Ihe hospitalities
of the White H6ase inllcss than ninety days.
lltß SCPBEKE BEXCH.
The nomination of |Hon. J. J. Crittenden to
the Tacant Supreme greed on in
Cabinet me«h*g“’'f?rstfnght. This is a decided
Seward victory. Ch£e violently opposed the
nemination. ' i
/ BIE \
Near Opelika, /ia , Clayton,
wife of John W. f>'illiamj ri i<yr ) .e 25th year v s her
Mackerel, in kits 54 W fcfi’s. an No.-.
HAMS, choice Countrypnioked.
MESS BEEF, in half bar/els
SUGARS, Ground, Pulverized, Crashed, also
Stewau's A. No. 1. jf
N. O. SYRUP, i.t and half IP Is. all a low
est market rates bv
marl2—dii { GUN BY, CROFT & CO.
FREE FORWARDING
Frivate Bondedehouj.es &
Custom House Brokerage.
THE] undersigned has, wMh Messrs. Brigham,
Baldwin & Cos., Messra,/Wilder & Galli: and
Messrs. Hunter Jc Gamm ejt, formed an Assor i.at ion
purpose of enteyng a: the Custom House
'Rod Storing in Bond, y* acco’dance with the Reve
nue Laws, any goodsrarriving at th s port whit h ma\
be entrusted to hi^custody.
Ha being the managing ard active partner, has
bonded, With the Secretary of the
t reasury, commodious Warehouses, where all Mer
chandize coming to this port can be stored, every
attention paid to its preservation, qf.d for its prompt
delivery when entry has been made at the Custom
House, at the lowest charges.
Merchandize destined tojdtte interior will be enter
ed for payment cf duties,- or in bond as may be re
quired by the consignees. A l ] goods consigned to
him to be forwarded, the greatest de
spatch at the lowest rate of charge, and in Si ch man
ner as may be directed If the duties are io be paid
in this port, funds must he provided for that pur
pose, but ii to be forwarded in bond, j ho requisite
bonds will be given.
Goods entrusted to the care of the undersigned,
consigned to points in me ?infcaw>r, will ;be forward
ed by Railroads or other conveyttnje, as directed,
free of Commission.
An experience of nearly twenty yeSis in the ee
tai sot Custom H >use business, and -a thorough
acquaintance with the Warehouse laws, in eveiy
detail, wi 1 enable this copartnership to give tlie
greatest despatch consistent with thjr tafety of iJie
revenue. /
OHAS. C. WALDLiV,
Office in C’aghorn Cunningham's Building,
head of t>ra\ton tit. Savannah. Ga.
Savannah, March J64fl. marl t— and lm
To Cotton Planters!
DIRECTIONS FOR_USING MAPES* SUPER
PHOSPHATE—TH-hk BEST MANURE
FOR COTTON.
Ist, Bed out with Turn Plows' scrape out wa
ter furrow with Straight Shovel? drill cotton
seed and Phosphate together in the furrow; cov
er with double Bull-tongues. £
2d. Break out middles with long Scooters.
3J. Work surfaco with llorsc-Hoes or Sweeps;
run shallow; keep grass out, and tho crop is made.
Plant four feet by drills and thin out to one
foot apart; use 160 lb3. of Phosphato to acre. —
The Mapes’ Phosphate to be had in any quanti
ty at $56 per ten.
T. O. MOSES k CO.
marl2—dtf 132 Broad St.
To Corn Planters !
DIRECTIONS FGB USING GUANO.
Bed out with Turn Plows, six feet apart; open
water furrow with straight shovel; run subsoil
plow or long scooter in water furrow; drop corn
and one spoonful of Guano alternately one foot
apart in the furrow; that is let the corn be two
tcet apart and the Guano* midway between the
corn; cover with long scooters running down
one side and up tho other side of water furrow;
then break out middles with long scooters, and
afterwards keep d.ovvn grass with sweeps or horse
hoes. All kinds of Guano for sale at.
I.C. MOSES & CO’S.
Marl 2 dtf 132 Broad st. Columbus, Ga.
Price List cf Manure.
PERUVIAN GUANO $70.00 per ten.
Mapes’ Phosphate, 58.00 “
Swan’s Island Guano, 50.00
Hoyt’s Phosphate, .56.00
Manipulated Guano, 80.00 *•
Bono Dust, 44.00 *•
American Guano, 44 00 “
Land Plaster, 18,00 » /f
Blood and Woo], 40.00
Poudrette, „ 35.C0
mar. 12 I. C. MOSES <£• CO.
132 Broad Street, Columbus.
What is the best Manure for
Cotton ?
A/TAPES’ PHOSPHATE.
What j g ijggj. M anurc f or Com?
Peruvian or Swatrh* Island Guano.
Where can I get them? At
I. C. MOSES & CO’S.
marl 2 132 Broad]Street, Columbus, Ga.
New Potatoes,/New Potatoes !
:just Arrived.
Q A<l Bbs. Barrels Choice Irish Potatoes for
sale in lots to suit merchants and Plan
ters. Call and see them—they are fine.
marl 2 I. C. MOSES & C'o.
To Plant Potatoes.
Upen a trench 12 inches deep and 12 inches
wide, put one inch deep of Blood and Wool Ma
nure in the bottom; cover with about one ineh
of the surface soil; on tout plant your potaloe
slips eight inches apart, cut side down; cover
with surfaco soil about eight inches. Get year
Blood and Wool Manure fram
marl 2 I. C. MOSES & CO.
" JUST RECEIVED
BY
Marcus l
« Fresh Goshen Butter,
200 Extra Country Cured Hams,
Fresh Crackers,
English Dairy Cheese,
Best quality State Cheese,
Extra La ge Smoked Beef Tongues,
Smoked Beef, Pickled Beef,
Pickled Pork, Pickled Herrings,
Planting Potatoes,
10 Bbls. Cho : ce Apples.
Columbus, March s—dtf.
STEAM REFINED CANDY!
“Southern Confederacy” Brand !
Iu Quantities 'to Suit Purchasers ! !
Encourage Home manufacture
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER 1!!
J. J. BLANCH ART,
88 BROAD STREET,
CQLTJMBUS, <3-^..
AT last I have succeeded in having my estab
lishment completed, and am fully prepared in
every branch for the manufacture of all sorra, styles
and qualities of STICK CANDIES, also fine Can
dies of all Brands. I would respectfully inform the
public that I superin end my business, and will pay
especial attention to all orders with which I maybe
favored. 3
COCOA-NUT CANDY, GEORGIA
TAFFA & GAKE3.*
lam determined to keeps fresh supply 0 f these
articles always on hand.
Times are hard I know, but inditstiy must succeed:
• •if you want to buy CHEAP, come to
„ . , j. j. RLANCKART’S,
ftiarea B—ail. fei Broad Street.
CANARY BIRDS.
A FINE selection of these beautiful birds ein le
found at my store on Randolph street. Ladies
and gentlemcD are requested to call and see them
I will sell them singly or in pairs. B. F, DURAN
feb!s—dtf Two doers West ofTimes Office.
W. D. WOOD,
ATTORNEY iAT LAW,
AND SOLD I FOR IN CHANCERY,
GLEXNVILLE, ALA.
\V ILL practice in all !be Courts ofili t m n ies ot
* * Bart m»r. l*ike, Dale, ll> ii v 7-. aiei
RilSiCilt 111 i!i; c < terns 111 Ml It" :» CIUTL>\ t,.-
Will he assisted by Fugli I'ul'.ocU, «|u » ih«V’a
not fiffipluyeti im ttpjw.mg couiiHtd. mar4ulv.
SOUTHEEK
TOBACCO DEPOT!
W e r. o ihe Agt'tHs 1 r tho tt .c of TO
BACCO manufactured by the most re
able VIRGINIA AND NORT'I CARO
LINA TOBACCONISTS; many of whoa,
are well known to Smarten, dealers.
Our prase. l l >ck consists us about Oi.e
Thousand Boxes vi ?*li srcdcs ami prices,
to which attention is sveemhv i»;\ ito*l
To dealers in other chins and States, v. t
will furnish a list ol prices, and send same,
with samples, bv Express, at their charge.
J. A. ANSLEY & CO,
\o. 803 Bread Street,
AUGUSTA, GEO.
March 1, ISGl—dlOd.
CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Sayaxsa.ii, Fob. 23, 1861.
r | 'HE Congress of tho Confederate States of
America having, on iho 18. h day cl Feb
ruary instant, cnact&d tho law hereunto annex
ed, it becomes necessary that this Company
should change the system heretofore pursued by
them in receiving ands rwarding goods con
signed to their care, as they aro not prepared to
trausaet the business at tho Custom llouso aud
advance the duties, or give bonds for the
same, as will bo required.
Therefore, Merchants, Consignees of goods,
heretofore consigning them to the oare of Cen
tral Railroad Agent, aro hereby notified that
from and after the 10 th da'y of March next, t heir
goods must bo consigned to tho care of some
Commission Merchant in the city, whoso out
lay (commissions and duties always excepted,)
will be advanced < y this Company, and charged
to tho goods as formerly.
BUlid Lading, Invoice and accompanying in
structions should be mailed to tho Commission
Merchant employed to forward the goods; and
it would be well tor Merchants to instruct their
shippers so to do.
R. R. CUYLER. President.
AN ACT.
Sec. 1. Bo it enacted by the Confederate
States of America, in Congress Assembled, That
tho following articles shall bo exempt from du
ty, and admitted free into said States, to-wit:—
Bacon, pork, hams, lard, beef, fish of all kinds;
wheat and flour of wheat, and flour of all other
grains; Ind.au corn aud meal; barley and barley
flour; rye and rye flour; oats and oat mca!; gun
powder and all the materials of which it is made;
lead in all forms; arms of every description, and
munitions ol war and military accoutrements;
percussion caps; living animals of ail kinds; al
so ail agricultural products in their natural
state.]
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all
goods, wares and merchandize imported from
any one of the late United States of America,not
being now a member of this Confederacy, into
this Confederacy before the fourth day of March
next, which may have been lona Jlde purchased
heretofore, or within ton days after the passage
of this act, shall be exempt and free from duty.
tree. 3. And bo it further enacted, That the
State of Texas be, and is hereby exempted from
the Tariff laws, heretofore passed and adopted by
this Congress.
[Signed] liO WELL COBB,
President of the Congress.
Passed by Congress on tho ci hteentii of Feb
ruary, eighteen hundrdo 1 and eixty-one.
J. J. HOOPER,
Fcb2s—klwlrn. Scc’y of tho Congress.
DBS. LEE & PHELPS,
DENTISTS.
OF NIC E Corner Broad and Handed; ’
C OhUiußVj& (x J i :
Daeembsr 31,18*1. w ,t , j v
’ QUICK WORE,
To Perry Davis L Son —Dear
/X j* Ad. y\-. Sir *; I happy to add one more
testimonial < f the value of your
plyaj saPain Killer to the thousands sent
Jfc/JSQ* Rom nearly all parts of the
world. On the Bth of this month I
fell from a second story doorway
to the pavements, striking cn my feet, and Bruis
ing them severely; also straining the ligamerts
ol the ankles. When carried home my feet were
black and swollen, and the pain so intense as to
cause fainting. I immediately applied your
Pain Kiiler and continued to uo so at intervals of
about ten minutes. The second and y tho appear
ance was a greenish yellow, with a littler or no
pain,and to-day lean walk with caso to ray store.
Yours rc.'pectfully,
I. SUGG ITT, II igh Street.
Providence, May 12:h, ISMb
Tho stain on linen from the use of the Pain
Killer is easily removed by washing it in alcohol.
Sold by druggists, grocers, and medicine deal
er3 generally. mar. 11—d2w2t.
FASHIONABLE "CLOTHINK!
Mens Furnishing Cos Us,
HATS AND SAPS,
Trunks, Carpet Bags, Valkes,
(as n.-aai) at the old established sand of
J. H. DANIEL GO.,
1-23 BROAD STREET
eoa.r3JHtrs, ct.
W ® prepare,!
'-fyj opuj plj curpicu.f t
and responsible cui
... tomers a« heretofore
w 'hh all toons lot
; -‘bus’ wear, upoi
tu usl! Jtcili;9 -*
Liberal deductions
made for
THE CASH !
Garments Made to Order
AM) WAIi ANTED.
THOSE INDEBTED
are urgently to come, forward and arrange
promptly lor the same. Our determination is to close
up our old business, and these who neglect this
wars ing wii, ft and (In ir claims jn the har><ts of At
torneys for suit. Parties who becone offended at
b ing sued ;re reques'ed t • take In ed and govern
themselves according y, as th y may r ly upon the
fulfilment ol the above programme, unless satisfacto
ry set'lements ate speedily n ade.
J. 11. DANIEL fc CO.,
March 2; 1 I—tfirtf. 123 Broad street.
Dividend No. 14.
MUSCOGEE RAILROAD CO. f
Columbus, Ga , Feh. 21, 1861. j
Board of Directors have declared a Dividend
lof Four Dollars ( R i 0°) p>*r share on the General
Stock of the Company, pay ;b!e on demand."
J. M BIVINS, Sec'ydt Trees,
Feb. 21—daw