The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

expected that a recess would soon take place. The
Alabama Convention has already ratified the new.
Constitution.

A telegram from Savannah states that the
Georgia Convention() had' transferred" the forts,
arsenals, arms, and munitions of war lately seized
by order of Governor Brown to the Government of
the Southern Confederacy.
Ex-President Tyler occupied the whole day, on
the 14th, in the Virginia Convention, in his reply
to the speech of Mr. Summers. He had not con-
cluded when the Convention adjourned. The speech
of Mr. Summers is represented to have been the
ablest yet delivered in the Convention. The im-
pression was pretty well fixed that an ordinance of
secession could not now pass, and, even if it could,
that it would be voted down overwhelmingly by
the people. On the 15th Mr. Tyler closed his
speech. He takes the position that Virginia should
put forth an ultimatum, demanding full and ample
security for Southern rights as the only condition
upon which she can remain in the Union, and he is
inclined to the belief that the cotton States will
eventually return. The various reports of the Com-
mittee on Federal Relations were to be taken up
by the Convention on the 16th.
It is stated in a telegram from New Orleans that
Captain Hill, Commander of the United States
troops at Tort Brown, Texas, agreed on the 6th inst.
quietly to surrender that fort to the Secessionists,
and that he would evacuate as soon as transports
for his forces could be procured. The steamship
Daniel Webster was still lying off Brazos, awaiting
the embarkation of the United States troops which
she had been detailed to carry off.
The New Fork Times says :—" Governor Hous-
ton does not seem disposed to allow the Seceders
to have everything their own way in Texas after all.
According to a despatch which reaches us from Gal-
veston he has refused further to recognise the State
Convention, considering that its functions termi-
nated with the submission of the Secession ordi-
nance to the people. He accordingly announces
that the Legislature is soon to meet, and himself
will now attend to such public questions as may
arise, and declares himself in favour of a new Con-
vention to make necessary changes in the State
Constitution. He at the same time does not hesitate
to declare his opp)sition to the Southern Confede-
racy. The Convection have taken issue with him,
and have passed an ordinance claiming full powers,
and proposing to consummate the connexion of
Texas with the Southern Confederacy as speedily
as possible. They also propose to make it obliga-
tory upon all State officers to take an oath to sup-
port this new Government, and, on the refusal of
Governor Houston, to supersede him. Meantime
a report is curren: that the Governor is raising
troops on his own recount."
The polls at Petersburg, Virginia, closed on the
15th, and the result of the three days' voting was
879 for secession, and 762 against it.
Accounts from Chirleston say that Governor
Pickens and Genersl Beauregard had ' decided on
erecting fortificatiens at Steno, and at all the inlets
leading to that harbour.
Col. Forney, in ccmmand of the Pensacola Navy-
yard, informed the commander of the Brooklyn, on
the Bth, that he could get no more water or coal at
that station.
A Bill had beer introduced into the Southern
Congress to establish an Admiralty Court in Missis-
sippi, the judge to reside at Vicksburg. News had
been received at Montgomery that five United States'
war vessels left Ness York on Tuesday night, well
armed, and with a large number of Marines and
ample provisions on )oard, believed to be destined
to some Southern post.
The first case of real difficulty growing out of the
absence of United Stiles' collectors at some of the
Southern ports occurred on the 14th inst., and re-
snited in the seizure of the schooner Restless, at New
York, from Havannah, the collector at Mobile re-
fusing, as a United States' officer, to exchange a
coasting license for a register in order to permit
that vessel to go to ilavannah for a cargo. The
captain "protested." The Spanish Consul counter-
signed his document, end he then proceeded on his
voyage. At New York Collector Schell seized the
vessel for a violation of the laws. The facts of the
case had been sent to the Secretary of the Treasury,
who it was believed would remit the penalty in-
curred.

An important decision was given on the 14th
inst. in the United States' Supreme Court, in the
Kentucky and Obio mandamus case, which was
decidedly adverse to Kentucky. It was held that,
while it was the duty of a State to surrender fugi-
tiv3 oiayco ou °per proof, Congress could not com-
pel State officers to do their duty. The mandamus
was, therefore, refused.

The steamship Tennessee arrived at New Orleans
from Vera Cruz, bringing the important intelligence
that the British Minister at Mexico had forniall3
recognized the Constitutional Government. Gen.
Uraga had accepted the mission to the United
States.