The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-22 00:00:00

271 E ARMY. The following order from the Horse Guards was on Saturday published at Woolwich:—" His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in -Chief directs that the minimum standard for all infantry regi ments (Rifle Corps excepted) shall be reduced from sft. Sin, to oft. 6in. until further orders." The following official memorandum has been issued to the various heads of departments at Chatham Dockyard by Capt. G, Goldsmith, C. 8., on the occasion of his relinquishing the command of that establishment :—" I desire to express to the principal officers individually my satisfaction of their zeal and ability, and the efficient manner in which they have conducted their important duties during the period of my superintendence ; and also of the general good conduct of their subor dinates." Capt. E. G. Fanshawe, the newly-appointed su perintendent, has commenced the responsible duties of his office, and has made a general inspection of the whole of the establishments. It is understood that he will go on a short leave of absence. The ceremony of decorating two non commis sioned officers with a silver medal, which, with money gratuities, had been awarded them by the Luke of Cambridge for long service and good con took place on Saturday on the general parade ground at Chatham Barracks, in the presence of the officers and men of the Ist battalion of infantry. The troops having been formed, the two non-com missioned officers—Colour-Serg. Kent, Ist battalion 4th King's Own, and Corporal Jewhurst, 35th Regiment —were called to the front, and the medals presented to each by Col. Jervis. Serg. Kent also received a gratuity of £lO, and Corporal Jewhurst one of L 5. The A troop of the Royal Engineers will leave Chatham garrison this morning for Aldershott camp, where they will go into their summer quarters. Staff Assist.-Surg. Jones has arrived in the camp at Colchester, and is now attached to the medical staff of the 9th battalion. Lieut. Hall of the 6th Foot is about to join the depot of the 2d battalion of that regiment at Cork. In the course of last week the troops in camp had a field-day on the new ground secured in the neighbourhood. The man teavres were under the direction of Col. the Hon. A. Gordon, the two battalions-9th and 10th— being under the respective commands of Col. Street and Col. Dixon. It was officially stated in the House of Commons on "rtursday night that a Royal warrant was about to issue giving more liberal terms of retirement to t)Aose officers of the army promoted from the ranks. In addition to what was stated by the Under-Sec retary for War, in the warrant we believe will be f ound some alterations of importance to the officers lathe army genera l ly. A lull-pay service either a . ~ tegiment or on the Staff , of 15 years instead of Gl t v i n in retire upoyif uture be considered a qualification to permanent half-pay. For retired full- i pay, as heretofore, 30 years remains the minimum i constitutes a r! while three years' full-pay service full-pay. The to to half-pay on reduction from and Engineers e r u l es are extended to the Artillery t lly With the Line. As regards officers co mmission e d h ra entitled to full -Pay retirc'erethe ranks, none shall be ` ce nt who have not served 30 years altogether, of which l' years at least shall have been in the commissions years rades and none to half-pay who have not s erved 25 , Years altogether, officer. which 10 must have been passed a s , c the r a n officer. On reduction, an officer f rom the r anks will have a claim to half-pay after on e Y e ar ' s provided he has passed five years in the sere,non.ra missioned grade. Wounds or ill-health contracted OR service are made a ground of relaxation of th e regulations thus prescribed,—Army and Navy Gazette. not political, and Mr, Calhoun on that very point said,— THE NAVI'. When the starboard division of the Channel fleet (From the Times' Special Correspondent.) left Plymouth Sound on Friday afternoon the WASHINGTON, APRIL 1. Hero, 91, took the, lead under topsails, topgallant From all I have seen and heard, my belief is sails, and royals, with jib and , flying jib. She w a s that the Southern States have gone from the Un i on, followed by the Centurion, 80, Aboukir, 90, and the if not for ever, at least for such time as will secure Conqueror, 101, which had her studding s ail s on for their Government an absolute independence the port side. The senior ship, the Donegal, 101, till it be terminated by war, or, if their opponents Captain Henry Broailland, was unde r a ll pl a i n sail; be right, by the certain processes of internal Wind easterly. Port Admiral Sir H. Stewart and decay arising from inherent vices in their system, party witnessed the departure of the ships from the faulty organisation, and want of population, vi. steam tender Avon, in the Sound. They arc gone gour an d wea l t h . T hat the causes which have to relieve the homeward bound, and are expected led to their secession now ag itate the Border again at Plymouth i n th e course o f a wee k or 10 States most powerfully with a ten d ency to followrder day. them is not to be denied by those who watch the The paddlewheel steam sloop Bulldog, 6, Cora- course of events, and, as these powerful neutrals mender Wilson, from Milford, arrived at Plymouth oscillate to and fro under the pressure of eon on Saturday, hut as the new ship Defiance, 91, had tending parties and passions, the Government at not arrived, although she left the day before the Washington and the authorities of the revolting Bulldog, that sloop was despatched down Channel States regard every motion with anxiety—the to endeavour to meet her, and assist the Lightning former fearful lest by word or deed theymay repel in towing her to Plymouth. The Defiance has been them for ever ; the latter more disposed by active probably driven by the easterly winds to take shel- demonstrations to determine the ultimate decision ter in Mount's Bay, in their own favour and t o a tt ac h t h em permanent l y from Ports- to the Slave Stat es b y reso l ute declarations of prin- The paddlewheel steamtug Lucif e r, mouth, arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning. ciplo. Whatever the results of the Morrill Tariff Admiral Robert Smart will strike his flag on may be, it is p ro b a bl e th ey must b e en d ure d on b ot h i board the I'rincess Royal, 91, at Plymouth, on the sides of the Atla n ti c , f or th ere i s no power i n th e 30th inst., and on the Ist May will hoist it on board y Government or in the P res id en t, as I un d ers t an d, the Revenge, 91, which is now leleharu steam- In is to modify its provisions, and th ere i s a st rong feel yard, fitting with all despatch. She to have a ing in Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet against the extra ses complement of 800 men. sion so loudly demanded in New York, and so con- H.M.S. Vixen, from the Pacific, was paid off on fidently expected in some parts of the Union. Saturday at Woolwich, the crew and officers receiv- Nothing but some overwhelming State necessity ing the commendation of the authorities. Some of will overcome that opposition, and, as the magni the seamen and stokers received sums amounting tude of such an occasion will have to be estimated to £lOO and £l2O each, froin the circumstance of by those who are vehemently opposed to an extra having been granted pay and a kalf while in the Congress, it is not likely that anything can occur tropics. which will be considered. of sufficient gravity by the The steam floating batteries Thunderbolt, 16, Government at Washington to induce them to en and /Etna, 16, having nearly completed shipping counter the difficulties and dangers they anticipate their sto res , an d been partially jury-rigged, will, in consequence of the convocation of an extraordi according to' present aarangements, steam out of nary assemblage of both Houses. Until next Decem- Chatham harbour on Tuesday next, and take up ber, then, in all probability, the President and his their positions in the Thames, off Coalhouse Point, Cabinet will have such control of affairs as is possi- Shornmeade, for the protection of the river during ble in the system of this Government, or in the cir the reconstruction of those batteries. On the arri- cumstances, together with the far more than co-or val of the "Etna and Thunderbolt in the Thames, dinate responsibility attached to their position as a the remaining portion of the armaments mounted Federal Government. It is scarcely possible for an on the two batteries on the Essex and Kent side of Englishman, far less for the native of any State the river will be immediately dismounted by a possessing a powerful Executive, to comprehend number of the Royal Artillery who have been sent the limits which are assigned to the powers of the from Sheerness for that purpose, and the recon- State in this country, or the extent to which re struction of th e f or tifi ca ti ons commenced forthwith sistance to its authority can be carried by the action by :the contractors. The authorities were for of the States supposed to be consenting parties to some time undecided as to the disposal of the large its constitution and supporters of its jurisdiction. supply of ammunition contained in the batteries Take, for instance, what is occurring within a few during the progress of the works, but it is now miles of the seat of the central Government, across ordered that the whole of the powder and the Potomac. At a certain iron foundry guns have other ammunition shall be deposited in the been cast for the United States Government, which Belvidere and Amherst redoubt magazines, at are about to be removed to Fort Monroe, in the Chatham, to which it will be carefully removed in State of Virginia, one of the fortresses for the de barges under the immediate direction of the prin- fence of the United States. The Legislature of Vir cipal military storekeeper at Woolwich. The 'Etna ginia sat all night last Saturday, and authorised and Thunderbolt were on Saturday partially coin- the Governor of that State to call out the public neissioned, Lieut. R. S. Batemen and 40 seamen from guard in order to prevent by force, if necessary, the the Cumberland, 70, Capt. C. F. Schomberg, at removal of those guns, at the same time offering to Sheerness, having been placed in charge of them. the contractor the price which he was to have re- The steamship Prussianyagee, Capt. Ray nes, left ceived for them from the Federal Government. Plymouth Sound yesterday for Bristol, to embark Again, at Mobile, where a writ of habeas corpus is troops for Dublin. Yesterday morning three of her sued out on behalf of the master of a vessel, who seamen—Cornelius Minahan, Daniel Harrington, was seized because he had a cargo of small stores and John Hart, all Irishmen—had a serious quarrel which he intended to sell to the United States men in the forecastle, when Minahan was stabbed, and of-war in observation off Pensacola, the counsel for died almost immediately. The other two are in custody. the State of Florida resi s t s th e app li cat i on on the ground that the prisoner was carry i ng supp li es to Mr. Thom as Ll oy d , engineer-in -chief of the Ad- an enemy, and that a s t a t e o f war ex i sts i n conse miralty Ste am B ranc h of the Navy, made an official quence of the acts of the F e d era l G overnment ; and inspection of th e W arr i or on Saturday, and was ac- the Court,without deciding on the point, di sc h arges eompanied by Mr. D. P a t r id ge, I nspector of Steam Machinery a t W oo l w i ch. An order havingre received at W oo l w i ch for the manufacture of a been sponsibility. On the other hand, th e F e d era l Go number of cu p o l as for the preparation of liquid iron vernment remits the penalti es o f f or f e it ure an d fines for the use o f th e guns to be supplied on board the on the vessel seized by th e C us t om- h ouse at New Warrior, the order was commenced on Saturday in York for want of proper clearances from Southern the factory, under the superit tendence of Mr. ports. The stere o typ e p l a t es w i t h the words " Eva- Taplin. cuation of Fort S um t er "h ave apparently been worn The followi ng appo i ntments were made on Satur out, but it is b e li eve d on a ll s i des that it will be day at the Admi ra lt y : —Li eut. abandoned by M a j or A n d erson t hi s week, although Herbert Dolphin to I heard a memb er o f th e C a bi net d eclare last week the Marlb oroug h ; Li eut. George V. Phillips, addi- that no orders had been issued to that officer to tional, to the Cumberland ; John Leslie Burr has evarmnfa f t Tr 7 • • i 1 file Opinion* or aeamao or 41 'NT 41- ac. - ...,L ....MI been nominated to a naval cadetship; George E. Farr, acting assist.-s urgeon, to the London ;James people prevailed, the f or t wou ld b e reta i ned until it Was taken by assault. Th e S out h ern Confedera supernumerary, for hospit a l t rea t ment ; and Chas. Wilson, third class assi s t.- eng i neer ; to the Asia, as lion, secure of Fort S um t er , are now preparing for active operations against F or t Pi c k ens, wh i ch pro- J. Edge, acting third class ass i s t.- eng i neer, to the pro feels the entranc e t o th e quon d am U nited States Fisgard, as s u pe rnumerary , Navy Yard at Pensacola, now in the possession of the troops of Florida ; and certain organs of the ex treme party in the South have already demanded that the forts at Tortugas and Key West, which are situated far out at sea from the coast, should be surrendered. The Cabinet of Mr. Lincoln is understood to con tain the representatives of three different courses of policy,—that trinity of action which generally pro- 1 duces torpid and uncertain motion or complete rest. First there are those who would, at any risk, vindi cate the rights they claim for the Federal Govern ment, and use force, even though it could only, in its most successful application, overrun the States of the South, and compel a temporary submission without leading to the re-establishment of Federal, authority or the re-incorporation of the States with the Union. Secondly, there are those—men of intellect and capacity—who, dissenting altogether from the d oc t r i nes propounded by the leadrs of the revolution, and convinced that the separation will not be permanent, see the surest and safest mode of action in the total abstinence from all aggres ' sive assertion of rights and in a policy of faissez aller of indeterminate longitude and latitude. These statesmen believe that, like most revolutions, the secession is the work of the minority, and that a strong party of reaction exists, which will come to the front by and by, "expel the traitors," and return triumphantly with their repentant States into the bosom of the Union. The gentlemen whc hold these view:: have either a more accurate know ledge than the public, are better read in the signs of the times, or have more faith in the efficacy of inaction on the love of Americans for the Union than is possessed by most of the outer world. The third party is formed of those who are inclined to take the South at their word—to cut the cord at once, believing that the loss would be a gain, and that the Southern Confederation would APRIL 5. inflict on itself a most signal retribution for what One month and one day have elapsed since Mr. they consider as the cre me of breaking up the Lincoln and his Cabinet were installed at Washing- Union. Practically, so far as I have gone, I have ton. Long previous to their accebbi.o to rower. or failed to meet many people who really exhibited rather to office, the revolution of the South had any passionate attachment to the Union for its assumed the aspect of an independent Government. own sake, or who pretended to be animated by any When the new Administration tried -to direct the strong feelings of regard or admiration for the Go- horses' heads they found the reins were cut, and all vernment of the United States in itself. The word they could do was to sit on the State coach and take " Constitution" is for ever ringing in one's ears, its their chance of falling in a soft place or of the fiery " principles" and its authority are continually tip , steeds coming to a standstill from exhaustion. A pealed to, but the end is no nearer. The other day month ago and the State Treasury was nearly ex- I bought the whole Constitution of the United hausted ; only some £370,000 was forthcoming to States, neatly printed, for three half-pence. But meet demands and requirements four times as large. the only conclusion I could draw was that it was The navy was scattered all over the world at sta better for States not to have Constitutions whi c h lions b y no means rea dil y access ibl e ; th e army could be bought at such very moderate prices. It posted along frontier lines, between which and the is rather an inopportune moment for the Professor Northern States was interposed the expanse of the of the Harvard Law School to send forth his lect ure Southern Confederation ; the officers disaffected to on the Constitution of the United State 3, and on the Government, or at all events so well affected to the differences between it and that of Great Bri- their individual sovereign States as to feel indisposed taro. Just as the learned gen tl eman is gior - ° 7 . - An gin t o serve the United States; the whole machinery of the supremacy o f th e J u di c i a l B o d y o f the United Government in the bands of the revolutionary States over Congress, Presidents, and Legislatures, I leaders; every trace of Federal existence erased in the course of events exhibits that Supreme Court the South, wiped away by acts which, unless justified as a mere nullity in the body politic, unable to take by successful revolt, would be called treasonable, or cognizance or unwilling to act in regard to :natters by force or stratagem ; and only two forts held on the which are towin g th e C onst i tut i on i nto atoms. No seaboard, weakly garr i soned,and unhappily situated one thinks of appeali ng t o it or i nvo ki ng i ts d with reference to o p erat i ons of relief. In addition 6- sion. And, after all, if the Court were to decia l e, to these sources of weakness, came the confusion what would be the use of its judgment if one Cl' and apprehension caused by divided counsels, want other of the two great parties resisted it ? The of cohesion, the disorders of a violent national con ultinia ratio would be the only means by which test, mistrust of adequate support, and, a b ove a ll, I the decision could b e en f orce d . In the very midst the imperious necessities of the place-seekers, whose of the hymns which are offered up around the importunate requisitions distracted the attention of shrines of the Constitution, whether old or the Government from the more important business mended, all celebrating the powers of the great which presented itself for adjustment. It was of priestess of the mysteries, there are heretic voices c nurse necessary to fill the posts which were occu to be heard, which, in addition to other neat- pi'ed by enemies with men devoted to the interests ters, deny that th e Suprem e Court was ever in.• of a Government which could little brook any in tended by the Constitution to exercise the sole difference or treacherous tendencies on the part of and final right of interpreting the Constitution, it, tis competent t o do so, or that it wou ld be as st ' l ' ol lir in all respects as any United States Go- 1 siborelinatee. But had the Administration been that i safe to giy e it the Power. Its powers are judicial, yer am , nit eyer could or can hope to be in reference 1 "Let it never be forgotten that if we should ab surdly attribute to the Supreme Court the exclu sive right of construing the Constitution, there would be, in fact, between the Sovereign and sub ject under such a Government no Constitution, or at least nothing deserving the name, or serving the legitimate object of so sacred an instrument." The argument revolves in a circle ; it ends no where, and there seems no solution except such as concession or a sword cut may give. There are at present in Washington two of the three unrecognised Ministers, Plenipotentiary of the Southern Government, Mr, Roman and Mr. Crawford. Judging from the tone of these gentle men, all idea of returning to the Union, under any circumstances whatever, has been utterly aban doned. Mr. Forsyth, the third of the Commis sioners, who is at present engaged in adjusting cer tain business of a very important character at New York, is expected back in a few days, and it will then be seen whether the Commissioners consent to walk up and down in the salle des pas perdus any longer. They are armed with full powers on all questions which can come up :for settlement. The Government has refused to receive them, or to take any official notice of them whatever, but there is reason to believe that certain propositions and nego tiations have been laid before Mr. Seward in a pri vate and unofficial manlier, to which no reply of a definite character has been 'given. Before this letter reaches you Mr. Yancy, Mr. Mann, and Mr. Rort will have arrived in Europe to try the temper of the Goiernments of England and France in reference to the recognition of the Southern States. Both parties have been somewhat startled by the intelligence of an active movement of Spain to gain political ascendancy in St. Domingo; and the news that France and England are sending a combined fleet to these shores, though coming in a very ques-. tionable shape, has excited uneasy feeling and some recrimination. If is the Congress is reassembled, there is much reason to fear au open rupture; if not, another solu tion may be arrived at. It is unfortunate for the Government that Gen. Scott is suffering at this moment from the infirmities of age, and the effect of the great demands made upon his strength. Mr. Lincoln gave a dinner to his Cabinet on Thursday last, the first of the season, in honour principally of Gen. Scott ; but the veteran General, who had en tered the White lloue, was obliged to leave before dinner was served. There has been a great emigra tion of candidates and office-hunters from this since I last wrote, some contented, many more grumbling. It is asserted that there never has been such a clean sweep of office-holders since the practice was intro duced by Gen. Jackson. If lam rightly informed, the President has the patronage of 140,000 places, great and small—some very small. NIGHT. The influence of England and of France on the destinies of the Republic is greater than any Ame rican patriot would like to admit. It must not be expected therefore that there will be any proof of excessive anxiety afforded by the leaders of either party in reference to the course which may be taken by the European Governments in the present crisis; but it is not the less to be apprehended that an im mediate recognition of the confederated indepen dence of the South, or of the doctrine of absolute individual sovereignty on the part of those States, may precipitate the hostile action whicb,in the event of absolute final separation, seems to be inevitable. To the North it would be a heavy blow and great discouragement, the consequences of which could only be averted by some very violent remedies. Separation without war is scarcely to be expected. The establishment of an independent Republic in the South may, indeed, be effected peaceably, but it is not, humanly speaking, within the limits of any probability that the diverse questions which will arise out of conflicting interests in regard to revenue and State and Federal rights can be settled without an appeal to arms. At the present minute there is nothing to induce a stranger to believe that an effectual resistance could be offered to a vigorous aggressive movement from the South, supposing the means to make it existed either in the adhesion or permission of the Border States. The North, however, is strong in its population, in its wealth, and in 10 (min,. In the hands of the Border Stales are all the arbitraments of revolution or union, of war or peace. By an unmeaning euphemism the re volution of the South has been called a Secession, but the confusion and mischief caused by the euphe mistic timidity of statesmen disappear when the acts of the South are tested by the standard applicable to revolutionary crisis, and by that standard alone are those acts intelligible and coherent. Measured in that way, the seizure of property, the deeds and the language of the leaders of the movement, and the acts of the masses can be properly estimated. Mr. Douglas, whose mental capacity is a splendid justification of his enormous political activity, and of a high political rank " unattached," is under stood to be engaged on a vast system for establish ing duties all over the North American continent in the nature of a Zollverein. It is his opinion that the North, in case of separation, must fight the South on the arena of free trade—that the tariff must be completely altered, and that the duties must be lowered from point to point, in proportion as the South bids against the North for the commerce of Europe, till the reduction reaches such a point that the South, forced to raise revenue for the actual expenses of Government, and unable to struggle against the superior wealth of the North in such a contest, is obliged to come to an understanding with its powerful competitor, and to submit to a treaty of commerce which shall include all the States of the North American continent from the Isthmus of Panama to the ice of the Arctic Seas. The Canadas are, of course, included in such a project; indeed, it is difficult to say where the means of escaping from their present embarrassment will not be sought by the leading statesmen of America. But on one point all are agreed. Whatever may happen, the North will insist on a free Mississippi. It the very current of life for the trade of myriads of people hundreds of miles from New Orleans. Louisiana, either as sovereign State or representa tive agent of the Southern Confederation, attempts to control the navigation of that river, we shall see a most terrible and ruinous war. Let England look to the contingencies. TAE SIJN, LONDON, MONDAY giTENINC4, APRIL 22, - 1861. to such emergencies as the present, it really could have done little, except precipitate a civil war, in which the Border States would have arranged themselves by the side of the Cotton States. A considerable portion of the North would have been hostile to coercion and the theories which have been propounded with much apparent approbation re• specting the actual uses of Gc,vernraent, its powers, and jurisdiction, show that European doctrines on such points aro not at all accepted by statesmen, politicians, and jurists in North America. Without the means of enforcing an authority which many of its own adherents, and most of the neutral parties, denied to it, Mr. Lincoln's Administration finds itself called upon to propound a policy and to pro ceed to vigorous action. The demand is scarcely reasonable. The policy of such men suddenly lifted to the head of affairs, which they cannot attempt to guide, must be to wait and watch, and their action must be simply tentative, as they have no power to put forth with moderate hope of success any aggressive force. Be satisfied of this—the United States Govern ment will give up no power or possession which it has at present got. By its voluntary act it will surrender nothing whatever. No matter what re ports may appear in the papers or in letters distrust them if they would lead you to believe that Mr. Lincoln is preparing either to abandon what he has now or to recover that which he has not. The United States Government is in an attitude of protest ; it cannot strike an offensive blow. But if any attack is made upon it, the Government hopes it will be strengthened by the indignation of the North and West to such an extent that it can not only repel the aggression, but possibly give a stimulus to a great reaction in its favour. On these principles Fort Sumter and Fort Pickens are held, They are claimed as Federal fortresses. The Stars and Stripes still float over them. What ever may be said to the contrary, they will remain there till they arc removed by the action of the Con federated States. The Commissioners of Mr. Jeffer son Davis's Government "have reason to say that if any attemp tbe made to throw reinforcements into Fort Pickens, unless they receive previous notice of it as promised, it will be a breach of good faith." From all I can learn no intention of strengthening the fort is at present entertained, but it may be doubted if the attempt would :not be made should any favourable opportunity of doing so present itself. All " the movements of troops," of which you will see accounts, are preparations against —not for —aggression. At most they amount to the march of a few companies and guns to various forts, now all but undefended. Fort Washington, of which I shall have a few words to say hereafter, was till lately held by a very inadequate force. As a member of the Cabinet said to me, " I could have taken it last week .with a little whisky," that potent artillery being applied to the weak defences of the aged Irish artillerymen who constitute "the garrison." The " formidable military force concentrated in Wash ington," of which you may read in the American journals, consists of about 700 men of all arms, as far as I can see, and four brass field guns. There is a good deal of drumming, fifing, marching,and music going on daily. I look on and see a small band in gay uniform, a small body of men in sombre uniforms, varying from 15 to 30 rank and file, armed, how ever, with excellent rifles, and a very large standard pass by, and next day I read that such and such a company had a parade, and " attracted much ad miration by their efficient and soldierly appearance and the manner in which," &c. But these military companies have no intention of fighting for the Government. Their sympathies are quite undeter mined. Formidable as they would be in skirmish ing in the open country, they would be of compara tively little use against regular troops at the outset of the contest, as they have never learnt to act together, and . do not aspire to form even battalions. But their existence indicates the strong military tendencies of the people, and the danger of doing anything which might turn them against the Go vernment. Mr. Lincoln has no power to make war against the South ; the Congress alone could give it to him ; and that is not likely to be given, be caase Congress will not be assembled before the usual time unless under the pressure of an imperious ne cessity. Why, then, hold these forts at all ? Why not give them up ? Why not withdraw the garrisons, strike the flag, and cease to keep up a useless source of rritation in the midst of the Southern Confedera tion? The answer to these questions is :—These forts are Federal property. The Government does not acknowledge the existence of any right on the part of the people of the States to seize them as appertaining to the individual States. The forts are protests against the acts of violence to which the Federal authority has yielded elsewhere. They are, moreover, the points crappui, small as they are, on which the Federal Government can rest its resist ance to the claims of the Southern Confederation to be acknowledged as an independent Republic. If they were surrendered without attack, or without the existence of any pressure arising from the refusal of the Southern authorities to permit them to get supplies, which is an act of war, the case of the United States Government would be, they consider, materially weakened. If it be observed that these forts have no strategic value, it may readily be re plied that their political value is very great. But, serious as these considerations may be, or may be thought to be with respect to foreign relations, there are in reference to domestic politics still more weighty inducements to hold them. The effect produced in the North and North-West by an attack on the forts while the United States flan. is floating :over them would be as useful to the Government at Washing ton as the effect of abandoning the forts or tamely surrendering them would be hurtful to them in the estimation of the extreme Republicans. A despe rate attack, a gallant defen ce , th e s h e ddi ng o f t h e blood of gallant men, whose duty it was to defend that intrusted to their keeping, and who yielded only to numbers— the outrage on the United States flag—would create an excitement in the Union which the South with all its determination and courage is unwilling to provoke, but Which the Government would be forced to use in its own service. Such an event must lead to war --a very terrible and mer ciless war; and both parties pause before they resort to that court of arms. Unless the Border States join the South, Mr. Jefferson Davis could scarcely hope to carry out the grand projects which are attributed to his military genius of marching northwards and dictating terms on their own soil to the Republicans. He could scarcely venture to leave the negro population unguarded in his rear, and his flanks menaced by the sea-borne Northerners on one side, and such operations as the water-sheds insignificantly indicate on the other. It is idle to speculate on the incidents of that which may never occur, and which, occurring, may assume insignifi cant aspect of border skirmishes or the tremendous proportions of a war of races and creeds intensi- fled by the worst elements of servile and civil con- flict. The Government of Mr. Lincoln hope and believe that the contest may be averted. The Com missioners of the South are inclined to think, also, there will be a peaceful solution—obtained of course by full concession and recognition. But inaction cannot last on the part of the South. Already they have begun the system of coercion. The sup plies of the garrison at Sumter will be cut off henceforth, if they are not already forbidden. They do not fear the moral effect of this act, for some of their leading meu actually believe that nothing can stop the progress of a movement which will, theyfondlythini, absorb all the other States of the Union, and leave the New England States to form an insignificant Republic of its own, with a possible larger destiny in Canada. Their opponents in the North are as fully satisfied that the direct Nemesis 1 - vi!l fall on the Montgomery Government in the utter ruin of all their States the moment they are left to themselves. The Government is elated at the success of the loan, and Mr. Chase has taken high ground in re fusing offers made to him yesterday, and in resolving to issue Government Securities for the balance of ,he amount required to complete the amount. Mr. Forsyth, one of the Southern Commissioners, who has jnst returned from New York here, is equally satisfied with the temper of parties in that city, and seems to think that the New Yorkers are pre- paring for a secession. But, though States may be s9yereigial it ties never been asserted that eitie4 or portions of States are so, and in the western and northern portions of the State of New York there is a large agricultural population, which, with the aid of Government, would very speedily suppress any attempt to secede on the part of the city, if men are to be believed who say they know the cir cumstances 'of the case. Virginia is - claimed by both sides, but accounts this morning are to the effect that the Secessionists have been defeated on a division by a vote of two to one in favour of the Union ; and, although General Houston appears to be forced to accept the situation for a time, there are many who think he will organise a strong re action against the dominant Secessionists. Whatever may be the result of all these diverse actions, the Great Republic is gone. The shape of the fragments is not yet determined any more than their fate, They may reunite, but the cohesion can never be perfect. The ship of the State was hnilt of too many " platforms ;" there were too many officers on board, perils ps the principles of construction were erroneous, the rigid cast-iron old constitution guns burst violently when tried with new projectiles —any way those who adhere with most devotion to the vessel admit that it is parted right amidships, and that its prestige has vanished. The more desperate of these would gladly see an enemy, or go out of their way to find one, in the hope of a common bond of union being discovered in a common animosity and danger. The naval preparations, of which you will hear a good deal, are intended to make good existing deficiencies and to meet contingencies. At any other time the action of Spain in St. Domingo would create a cry for war. Now all the Federal Govern ment can do is to demand and receive explanations. In reply to Mr. Seward's inquiries, the Spanish Minister has possibly stated that the recent events in St, Domingo have been caused by the acts and threats of Hayti, which forced the Dominicans to call in the aid and claim the protection of Spain. There have been several attempts from time to time to induce France to assume the dominion of its for mer possession, and it is not unlikely that an excel lent understanding exists between the Court of Madrid and the Emperor Napoleon in reference to the subject. The report that the Mexicans have made, or contemplate making, an attack on Texas, is scarcely worthy of credence. As to the Morrill tariff, I can only repeat what I have already said. It must be borne till results show that it cannot be persisted in. Then only will it be repealed or modified. The theory of the Government is, that the United States always takes far more from Europe than it can pay for. "If the revenue is collected there is no ground of com plaint, The English and French manufacturer will be satisfied, as well as the Northern population. If the revenueis not collected, then the tariff must be repealed, and that will be done within the year if the mischief is serious." Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Manchester must make the best they can out of the doctrine. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria, dated April 10, says : —We are again beginning to look forward with some confidence to the prospect of being in tele graphic communication with Malta before the end of this summer. Her Majesty's surveying ships Medina and Firefly are actively engaged in taking the last soundings along the course of the line that has been chosen, and Mr. Forde, the superintend ing engineer, having completed his preliminary ar rangements for this end of the line, returns by the present mail to Malta, and will there await the ar rival next month of the Malacca, with the first por tion of the cable. The line is to be laid in three sections—the first from Malta to Tripoli, and thence along the coast to Bengazi. The second will be brought by a sepa rate steamer to Alexandria, and will be paid out from this end, proceeding to the westward. The Malacca, meanwhile, is to return to England for the middle section of the cable, by means of which the entire line is expected to be completed before the end of July. Three dimensions of cable will be em ployed ; one of about 21 tons, the second of 5 tons, and third of no less than 7 tons to the knot, These will be submerged along the coast in such wise as to keep as much as possible within a depth of 100 fathoms, so as to admit of the cable being raised to the surface for examination and repair at any point where a defect may occur. In one place, however, at the top of the Bay of Sidra, it will probably have to lie in about 300 fathoms. From Malta to Tripoli the greatest depth is 450 ; but the bottom is little else - but smooth sand, and this part of the line will, consequently, consist of the light cable. The same size will be employed at the Alexandrian extremity. The starting point here will be from the new har bour. For a distance of 11 miles the course of the ship will be in a straight line, almost due north, so as to keep clear of the anchoring grounds of the western harbour, and a depth will then be reached of about 55 fathoms. Thence the line will again gradually bend towards the coast, for a length of about 60 miles, along which the cable will lie gene rally upon sand and mud. It is the middle section that will be the most trying part of the work. The bottom at that portion consists apparently of jagged rocks, with great irregularities of depth. At one spot, for instance, about eight-miles from the shore, the soundings sink almost abruptly to 800 fathoms. At another a depth was found of 90 fathoms ; the ship was swung round, and upon the line being let down a second time it gave a sounding of 190 fathoms. Oa this section, therefore, the heaviest cable must come into use. The above will serve to show that the difficulties to be contended with are by no means inconsider able ; but the Government seem to have wisely de termined upon grudging neither labour nor expense in the endeavour to guard against failure. Every precaution that could be dictated or devised by the combined skill and experience of the engineers has been adopted, both in respect to the construction of the cables and to the selection of the ratite, and all concerned in the work seem to look forward with full assurance to the prospect of its being brought to a successful issue. Viewing the matter even merely in the light of a final experiment, it is one of extreme intenst, since, if it should result in failure, it will reduce the cause of submarine tele graphy to a state of well nigh utter hopelessness— at least, according to the present state of knowledge of the subject. Between Alexandria and Malta there will be two intermediate stations, one at Bengazi and another at Tripoli. No official notice has yet been issued here of the approaching alteration of the Custom-house tariffs, but the matter is beginning to cause inquiry, and, to some extent, an unsettled feeling among the merchants of Alexandria. On the part of the Egyptian Government, it is to be feared that the alteration will for some time to come cause a con siderable loss of revenue. The value of produce shipped from this country has always greatly ex ceeded that of the imports from abroad, even though in the latter be comprised machinery and stores of all descriptions, annually imported by Government to a large amount, and which are con- sequently altogether unproductive of revenue. On the other hand, however, there can be no doubt that the country at large and the Government itself must ultimately derive great benefit from the change. It is not unlikely that, among other articles, we may see a large increase in the production of cotton, which for some years past has continued almost sta tionary. The great part, if not the whole, of the gain arising from the reduction of duties may be expected to go to the grower. A remission of 4 per cent. ad valorem will naturally tell with the greatest weight upon articles of high intrinsic value ; and among our several articles of agricultural produce, cotton, owing to the expense of culture, holds in that respect a foremost rank. We may therefore look forward to supplying England and i 7 ranee, our principal customers f o r the _staple, if not more cheaply, at least more abundantly. One condition, however, is very essential, viz., that the Egyptian Government be content to bide its time for sharing in the benefits that must ultimately accrue to all parties concerned, and that it be not so shortsighted as to yield to the temptation of neutralising the effects of the reduction of duties by laying fresh taxes upon the land. The gt;yptian frigate the Saighet el Bahr Igo ! arrived here from Liverpool with the crew of the Shur Djehad, whose wretched state lately excited so much alarm in England. They have reached Alexandria in an indescribable state of filth, misery, and sickness. An additional number of 32 men have died during the course of the voyage from England, and out of 13 Europeans who embarked on board the vessel, only two have reached Egypt in a tolerable state of health. Out of that number, among others, Captain Lawson, the Engligh com mander of the steamer, died at Malta. Said Pasha, having been made acquainted with the facts of the case, has ordered an inquiry, the result of which has, however, not yet transpired. The mortality is stated to have been caused by the malady commonly called "gaol fever," brought on by bad food, insuffi cient clothing, and the absence of the most ordinary sanitary precautions for ventilation and cleanliness. Said Pasha left to-day for a three days' cruise, which may extend itself as far as Candia, but the object of which is well understood to be that of escaping, according to his usual practice, the wearisome ceremonial receptions required by custom at the time of the Bairam holidays, which commence to-morrow, and whch mark the release of the Mahomedan population from the fast of Ramadan. FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN. A letter from Yokuhama, dated Feb. 5, says : Affairs in Japan are in a most critical state at the present moment. On the Ist of January the foreign Ministers were informed by the Japanese Govern ment that there were some 500 or 600 Zoonines, or disbanded retainers of Princes, in the neighbouring districts who were meditating a general massacre of the foreigners at Yokuhama, the burning and pillaging of all their property, the murder of the consuls at Kanagawa, and the total annihilation of the various legations at Yeddo, with their inmates. They therefore proposed that all the officers of the legation should take refuge in the Tycoon's Castle, and that the consuls at Kanagawa should go over to Yokuhama, where they would all be protected. This proposition was refused in tote. In consequence of this refusal and for our protection they filled the legation grounds with 200 or 300 Yakonins (two sworded officers), in the service of two Daimios. Two brass field-pieces were placed on the premises, and a very vigilant watch kept; patrols wandered about the grounds day and night, armed with spears, swords, and loaded muskets. A watchword was given and changed daily. It was rather emus ing to see our protectors—gamekeeper -like—beat the hedges and one or two little covers in our neigh bourhood for Zoonines. Revolvers became with us cherished vade-mecums—w e had them at hand day and night, and practised occasionally for the pur pose of acquiring a steady hand. We expected to be attacked every moment, and, as experience has proved that not the slightest dependence can be placed on our valiant looking defenders, we prepared for the worst, fully resolved, should occasion require, to sell our lives dearly. And yet how did all this end P On the evening of the 15th of January, while some of us were gaily chatting over a comfortable fire, it was a snowy, nasty night, we were astonished by intelli gence from the American Minister that his secretary, Mr. Heusken, had been attacked in the public streets and dangerously wounded, and by a request for me to come immediately to his assistance. The poor fellow was riding home from the Prussian Legation (about half a mile distant) at 9 o'clock in the evening, accompanied by three Yakonins on horseback, and when perhaps a quarter of a mile from the American Legation he was, in a narrow street, waylaid and attacked by seven armed ruf fians, who from both sides of the street, with a ferocious howl, rushed upon him, and having ex tinguished the lanterns the Yakonins were carry ing, and wounded two of their horses, succeeded in wounding poor Heusken in the abdomen, the left arm, and the back. He was, unfortunately, unarmed, so could not defend himself. It appears that he rode on for 200 yards, quite unconscious of his wounds, when he suddenly called out to his escort to stop, as he was hurt; they, however, took to flight, his groom alone assisting him to dismount. He lay in the street for nearly half an hour, when assistance came, the Yakonins having given the alarm. They then carried him to his house within the American Legation grounds on a shutter. The Prussian Legation being much nearer than ours, the doctor attached to it was able to render the poor fellow assistance before me. On my Arrival I found him busy sewing up the wound in the abdomen, which was about eight or ten inches long, extending from a little above the navel to the right hip, and SO deep that a portion of the intestines was cut. His clothes were cut as neatly as if it had been done with a pair of scissors. The other wounds were slight. Having ascertained the nature and extent of the injury, I felt that the unfortunate man must die. I was convinced that no power on earth could save him; his wound was mortal, and before medical aid could reach him he had lost a fatal amount of blood. Yet we did all that our professional know ledge enabled us to do. He lingered on until mid night, conscious almost to the last. I cannot de scribe to you how much regret I felt, and still feel, and even now the poor victim's dying face is as fresh to my mind as if that dreadful night had only just passed away. You can easily con ceive what Li, depressing effect such an awful catas trophe would produce on the few pale. faced residents in the Japanese metropolis. Three days after Heus ken's death we buried him by the side of the lin guist of our legation, who was murdered last year at our very gate. The whole of the diplomatic and consular corps, and a number of Prussian and Dutch naval officers, all in full uniform, attended to render the last honours to the murdered man. On the morning of the funeral the American Minister was informed, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, that if we persisted in carrying out our in tention of attending the funeral, we should proba bly be attacked and murdered ; they therefore re quested us not to go. The American Minister promptly replied, that if a hair on our heads was touched the Powers of the West would not rest until just vengeance had been taken upon them for their perfidy and cruelty. We went, of course, had a guard of Prussian and Dutch marines, who walked on either side of us, the band of the former playing funereal marches while the procession was proceed. ing. We were all armed to the teeth, and certainly did not appear 'like men who were assisting at a aolemn, peaceful ceremony. Such a state of things the civilised people of the West could have had no conception of. The whole line of our march to the cemetery was unprotected. No provision was made by the Japanese Government for our defence in case of an attack, and this, after the warning given to the Ministers in the morning, does seem, to my mind, very strange After this murder after the repeated warnings of danger given to the Ministers by the Japanese Government, and after tie most convincing proofs of the utter inadequacy of the means adopted for our security, the foreign Ministers, with the exception of the one who ought to have been or rather was most concerned in the matter, the American, determined to leave Yeddo, and to reside at Yokuhama (near Kanagawa), until matters could be satisfactorily settled. Her Majesty's ship Encounter brought us down to this place, about 18 miles from Yeddo, on Saturday, the 26th of January, and we have taken up our quarters at what was formerly the Yokuhama Hotel, but now her Britannic Majesty's Legation. A guard of a dozen marines has been placed on the premises. We are thus, thank Heaven, rid of those Yakonins, who are not of the slightest use in case of emergency. They do remarkably well for clear ing the road of little urchins and old women, but in' no single instance have they defended a foreigner when assaulted; to say they are cowards is to use too mild an expression. The French Charge d'Af faires came down with us. The Dutch Consul General left several days before us in a Dutch war brig. The American Minister remained at Yeddo, imagining that, by his conduct, he will impress on us his own belief that the murder of his secretary was an accident. A more acceptable announcement could scarcelybe made than that which our columns contain to-day of a popular edition of Lord Dundonald's autobiography, which will place it within the reach of all. At the present juncture, when the efficiency of the navy is the great question of the day, the narrative of the great old Sea King will be read by thousands upon thousands, and every one will be glad to possess the life of this great hero, who ranks beside our glorious Nelson. it is a most remarkable circumstance that Lord Dundonald was spared only just long enough tc complete the narrative of his great services in the British navy; he died a few days after sending the last sheets to the press. A very characteristic portrait of the venerable hero, taken shortly before his death, is prefixed to the new edition. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably ag gtavate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyance, dis appointment, and expense may be avoided by persons in indifferent health sending only their address to E. Barry, Esq., 77, Regent-street, W., London, and they will receive gratis and free by post the " INVALIDS' OWN GUIDE," or Natural' Restorer, without medicine or ex p , nse, of perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, insuring the removal of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation, liver complaints . nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, debility, nervousness, palpitation, cough, asthma, consumption, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhees, dysentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the edrs, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi tation, heartburn, headache, despondency, cramps, spasms, sinking, fits, browhitio,- 7 . , Unquestionably the eafeit satticle to, health.". 111U.RDER AT PLYMOUTH. A deliberate murder, attended with circumstances of great ferocity, took place at Plymouth late on Saturday night, the parties to the shocking affair being all Irish seamen. The Cork Steamship Coln pany's vessel Prussian Eagle was lying in the Great Western Docks, and on Saturday afternoon. three of her seam en , ohn Hart, Cornelius Moyina, and Daniel Harrington, had been on shore drink ing, returning to the vessel in the evening in n ,' semi -intoxicated state. Sh or tl y a f ter they* returne d some words and a wrangling took place between Harrington and Moyina ; subsequeutly a violent quarrel and a fight ensued, and they fought for some time, Moyina proving himself by far the better man. The affair then seemed to have been-cloaca., but Hart, apparently not liking the turn things had taken, said he could fight Moyina ; but whether all, blows did actu a lly t a k e p l ace b etween M oy i n a and him at present appears to be unknown, Moyina then sat down on a seat and leaned against A bulkhead, the whole affair taking place in the shiP's forecastle. While be was in that position Hart: without apparently any further provocation, rushed at him and struck him three violent blows on the nose, and threw his body on him. while Moyina was thus lying back struggling unde r Hart in a half stupified state, Hart put his hand in his own pocket, drew forth a clasp knife, which b e unclasped, drove it into Moyina's body, and then coolly wiping it on the back peal of his own troll' sers replaced it in his pocket. The knife took effect in Moyina's heart, killing him instantly. I l i boy present gave a n a l arm , an d a quartermas t e r the ship coming down or d ere d H art to give him the knife, which lie did. The quartermaster then placed a bag under the deceased's head and l eft him there, believing him only to be exhausted by the struggle, and not examining as to what injury the knife had done. Hart and the quartermaster returned on deck. The murder was committed he: tween eleven and twelve o'clock, but the fatal nature of the affray was not discovered until about three o'clock the following morning. The deceased, appearing not to r ecover , was exam i ne d b y so me 01 his shipmates, and his death discovered. In the interim Hart h a d go t b ac k t h e kn i fe from to quartermaster, and it cannot now be found. On Sunday morning Hart was taken into custody by the Plymouth police, on a c h arge o f murder, and Harrington apprehend e d c h arge d w ith assau lting the deceased. ' The quartermaster and boy have also been detained as witnesses, but the vessel left Plymouth on Sunday morning to convey troops from Bristol to Cork. The body of the deceased awaits a coroner's in' quest, which will come off to-day. Hart is 25 years of age, and a wife and child at Cork. Harrington is 23. The deceased was also a young man, and has also left a wife and child at Cork, COUNTRY MARRETS. NORWICH-APRIL 20. - - At this market to-day wheat was in good supply, wit h ; a fair sale, and last week's rates were supported for beg' descriptions. Inferior sorts were in favour of the buyer. The supply of barley limited, and prices were the same al last week. White wheat Ms to 62s I Red wheat 54s to 58 1 Malting barley....4ss to 47s I Chevalier barley 4ls to 4 ,1 11/ Distilling d0......31s to 34s O a t s .. 26s to 3vil Flour, 43s to 43s 6d per sack from the miller. OXFORD—A/onm 20. The market was well attended, but little business doing, and for most descriptions of grain prices were supported. Barley quite a drug on the market. Flour was 46s per sack. LEICESTER—APRIL 20. The supply of wheat of an average character, and price° advanced. A fair trade. White wheat, from 74s to 7 8 ° —red, 65s to 72s per 36 stone; a rather slow demand for barley, grinding, 30s to 34s ; malting, 36s to 40s per clr*; oats, 32s to 36s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 56s to 58s, new, 38s to 40s per 33 stone. Fine flour, 50s I Seconds, 47s I Thirds, 45s per 20 atone. YORK—. The trade was dull and w. slow at previous rates. Wheat, red 4ss to 56s I Oats.... 27s to 2gs White do .58s to 64s 1 Beans 48 s t o 59 Barley .38s to 42s 1 Peas ....—s to - -4 Malt, 70s to 72s per qr. ; rye, 36s per qr.; flour, 48S to bOs per sack. Lrnn, 20. ►eat in limited supply ; sale. NORTHAMPTON—APRIL 20. At this corn-market the wheat supply was tolerable, and a moderate business—prices ranging from 65s to 69s for old, and 42s to 62s for new. Of barley a scant, show-:" malting 38s to 435, grinding 29s to 32s per qr. Oats 10 moderate show, and prices as, before—quoted at 22s to 38s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 51s to 56s ; peas, 40s to 505. Rye, 37s to 425; malt, 68 s t o 72 s ; fl our, 33s to 34s per sack THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. May 19 Do. (via Marseilles) May 13. Brazil and Cape Verds .. May 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &o. Cuba and Mexico Aprir29. Canada, &c. 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