St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-04-11
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New YoRK, April 3.-The World.
Washington dispatch states that the new
Minister to Belgium has received explicit
instructions to all our Foreign Ministers
regarding the policy of the Administration
towards the Confederate States, and the
protest to the European Governments
against the recognition of those States.
Senator Nesmith left for Oregon, under.
standing from the: President that there
would be no extra session of Congress
called. ... ...,.y ... -. .>..:
The Herald's Washington dispatch saws
that three companies of Artillery left iu
the Pawnec today, with sealed orders
The troops on. board the Brooklyn were
for the reinforcement of Fort Pickens and
were no doubt landed some days ago.
Orders hrve been sent to the Charles
town navy yard to fit the steamer Mime
sofa for sea immediately. ."'I
Capt. Fox has arrived from Fort Stump.
ter. 1t is thought the consultation is in
reference to reinforcing the forts. Consid-
cradle excitement here ..., :.
! A special messenger of the Alexandria
and. Orange Railroad has been tarred and
feathered. He was Republican. ~:
MONTGOMERY, April w. H. Ward,
editor Of the Key Of the Gulf, has arrived
here from Pensacola, and states that on
the 26t ult. the steamer Gen. Rusk arriv-
cd at Key West with two hundred troops
for that place, and one hundred for Tortu-
gas. The Crusader had reached Key West
under sealed orders, in charge of Captain
Craven with marines. The Brooklyn was
going into Key West on the 26th. There
was NO doubt that she had left troops at
The Texas Commissioners sti pulated
that the troops on the General Rusk
should be landed at New lork.
The commanders Of three companies on
board the General Rusk had signed doc
ument exonerating Captain Smith, of the
General Rusk, from all blame tor the de-
ception practiced,
Mr. Ward further safes that bv an ar
rival at Key West, on the 26th; it was re-
ported that the Spanish flag had been
hoisted at San Domingo by the Spanish
and French. The Spanish residents had
previously written to Havana, stating
that if Spanish forces were not sent imme-
diately, the Spaniards would hoist the
Spanish fla g, whereupon FIVE Spanish war
vessels, and 1000 men sailed from Ha-
vana and took formal possession of San
Domingo, aided by French corvette.
=. Gen: Miramon it is reported was at Ha-
vana endeavorlng to raise force for the
purpose Of invading Mexico, and it was
said the Spaniah and French sympathise
with the movement. 1t was believed at
Havana on the 25th, that these govern
ments would by squadrons aid in the land
ing Of such an expedition.
1t was also affirmed at Havana that the
English, French and Spanish fleets had
sailed for Vera Cruz. The objeut of which
was not publicly known. 49,. ~.
CHARLESTON April "a special dis
patch to the Day Book, says that the Cri-
mean has at last arrived. Provisions to
Maj. Anderson were stopped to-day
Gen. Beauregord is now inspecting the
forti6cations., Orders from Montgomery
for the commencement of hostilities are
hourly anticipated. The preparations are
now all complete.
GALVESTON, April a. Houston sent
message to the Legislature protesting
against the action of the Convention, and
appealing to the Legislature to sustain him,
claiming still to be Governor.
The legislature took not the slightest
notice of it,