St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-04-11

vessel 10 be put into immediate commission
The ADMINISTRATION is determined to reii,
force Fort Pickens at Ill hazards. a-l
A special dispatch TO the Commercial iSayl
the Secretary of tic Interior has directed
that no more land warrants be issued from
the Pension office to tn, citizens ofssthe
seeded States.
New York, April 4.-Commanderf
Stringham and Case have been ordered tc
Boston to take command of tho frigate
Minnesota; -z which is to- proceed to the
mouth Of the Mississippi at an early day
The Perry and Powhattan; have also been
orlered there: Other naval vessels are
under orders no doubt, but all look to the
collecting Of the revenue. ,e..rs..
; The tariff of the Confederate, States has
already been found to be inconveniently
high by southern merchants, and will be
reduced at the next Congress.
CHARLESTON, April 6-ESpecial to
the Herola.] War Is expececd within "a
hours. Every man is ordered on duty
Excitement is intense. r.9;' >,.,' >. ,Ii
WASHINGTON, April. 6.-One man to.
day offers to reinforce Fort Sumpter at 10
days noticesfor So, 000.ia: ii; nj :7@:n
A Washington correspondent, asserts
that the President is daily receiving nu-
merous telegraphic'despatches from all por.
tons Of the country" urging no surrender
ofany forts, offering to'yolunteer to attempt
-inforcement.., -, 49,. .' -. ,...
WAsH1NaToN, April 6.-The Tribune
Washington correspondent says no official
intelligence has been received that Mai
Andersop's supplies have been stopped.
Authorized statements are made that
the Spanish Government is not responsible
for the demonstrations at St. Domingo. -
Also that no orders have been issued fol-
the blookading IF Southern ports.
Gov. Curtin Of Penn, had a long inter.
view with Gen. Scott and Secretary Sew
ard. Its rumorcd that Penn. will iimme-
diately put herself upon . war footing.
1t is not true that the Southern Com
missioners have taken a, house in: Wash
ington.., It is we'll understood that the
length. of their stay here will depend on
circumstances. j. -: 'i"' 'tE'i :" ." 80
Alarm exist here on account of the
military, preparations of the Government,
which preserves entire silence ~. !
Lieut.. Gilmore had an interview this
morning with Sec'y Cameron: and Gen
Scott and left Immediately for Pensacola.
/ ;. John Minor Bolts arrived here to-day
at the request Of a large collection Of
Virginians, to ascertain ~. personal confer
ence the exact intentions of the. Govern
ment. MI. Bolts visited the President,
and advises the evacuation Of Fort Sump-
ter e re il, ,1,:t - Jii,.1 81: i
b. An officer of South Carolina has also
arrived to recruit for the Southern ARMY.
~ A special dispatch to the Herald says
Gen. Beauregard has stopped Major An
derson's supplies and cut off their COM
nunication with him, and placed Fort
Sumpter in a state of seige: ii IF such
was the fact we would receive immediate
intelligence from Montgomery and Charles
tod. :.."la 49,: :. :: .,..>.l:I =. IL,
The cabinet at Montgomery believe no
belligerent steps will be resorted to. -.
NEW: York, April 6.--The ~2i'scs
Washington dispatch says that Mr.: Full.
er has been appointed Marshal,of Eastern
Va. The same authority says dispatch
received from responsible persons in Charles.
ton state that Gen. Burt left Morris Is
land. = He is reported to have said that
Maj, Anderson now had but two ,alterna-
tives, to evacuate Fort umpter in "a hours
or suffer bombardment. Ill.,: !. uf E,.A
E The. Government has. chartered the
steamer Illinois, which will go to sea under
sealed orders to-day or Monday. Her mails
and passengers for Europe go in the City
of Baltimore. .:.. : ~.5.,7.-, ..., D.,
l. A despatch from southern city to the
President says that large body of volun-
teers had left to rally around the flag, of
the Union: in Texas under Sam Houston.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Dispatches
have been received here this morning from
Charleston, which states that one of the
clerks Of the State Department had arrived
there and had broug ht a message from
Secretary Seward to Gov, Pickens. Mr..
Seward in bis message distinctly informed
Governor Pickens that Sumter must be
supplied with provisions from Charleston
markets, and if Major Anderson was not
furnished regularly the Government would
furnish him with those things most need
ed. - - '..-' So
We'are in hourly expectation that hos
tilities have been commemorate Charleston
harbor. = ~ ''~,' ':'1
NEW YoRk, April ga special dis
patch from Charleston,t to the Herald states
that the authorities had received official
notification that supplies will be furnished
Anderson at any hazard. ,,...,=:1
Immense preparations were commenced.
Orders were issued for the entire military
reserve to proceed to their stations. -Four
Regiments of 1000 each have been tele-
graphed for from the country. Ambu.
lances and other preparations for wounded