New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-12
Hen QE)rlears p,allp Oreseent.
the war Excitement i the North.

great number OF telegrapbic dispat ches from
Washington, from which we select 40 most inter.
esting:
Lieutenant Talbot arrived 1ere this morning
from Fort Sumter with dispa obes to the Secretary
of War. He has been closet "a Win tbe President
the Secretary and General & cot fnr sayaraI honrs
It appears that there is sep;nns trorbia .t Fnrt
Sumter. ana that much Of the military and naval
Government here is dest ned for that opartpr An
officer Of the army sta ed to me- This pfternoon that
u sS arS muV I'd in all probability,
40 Charlesten haroo'.. The Government, he says
having decided sa.me DAYS 80 ~ eTscnte Fart
sumter, were ABOUT to send an order detailing now
~ snonla pc Don O. but Gene raj Reanregard, who is
10 command, IN conjunction with Governor Pickens
refused TO accept their pa' I, If eyacuation.
what the order plan ,ronased by the Govern
neht mere was Is not full known, but it is under
stood that they wanted 4 leave small force to
protect the property of the United States. This
me Carolinans peremp' oriiy refused to agree to.
i1rsy aenahded an une andftinna surrender.
These facts were lai 4 before the President who
a. ohce aecided thaIh Mess they accepted the plan
" ofaeF proPossa#f ~ the Government, that the
I.s shouia aos " evacuated, thus compelling
M i. :. Z, , as H. y y !. ,rCe.
Ihlslt y alleged is the secret of the several ex
paauhs 10y " ldertaken by gentlemen in this
sls " shaiseslo b, with the view of arriving at
soiie sa ~, adjustment of this difficulty
~ gu ,ihtY, this is the object of Lieut.
Tso e ; '.lss.out to Washington
III uoVefhm anf however, believing that there
~, IT, IL ~ y. a icahle adjustment, proceeded with
t ~ 10y ~ I ut itself war footing in order
y " 70 reaa' moss to defend itself in at
t euh Ms.s ihau If they succeeded in forcing the
oaIoiinials make attack, the Administration
49, ,nean - y fully prepared for any emergency
This Is UNI ieabtedly tie meaning of this most ex-
Taordlnary display of military and naval move
ments N " esSouthern waters. =
When II efba is once opened theysWil blockade
every prn acipal port in the Confederate States,
eommenci ~ with Charleston ana, ending withthe
mouth OF ute Mississippi
Shond an attacl be made on Fort Sumter. an |
attemptA dEl be matte TO throw reinforcements into
It. me! rtio not expect, however, to succeed in
this, but nevertheless, they wiaaake the effort.
Fort askens they mean to hold at ali hazards, if
These ,ffacts i have obtained from an officer of
the n anJi has no doIlht Of the anthenticitv
of ther j.
This afterHoen the Secretary of War placed in |
the hi mas dffIient Talbot sealed Instructions to
Major Mgtaersbn and he left on his return trip to |
Fort hunter.
Al ssortsta Al surmises are af1oat relative to the
couI sssthe administration will pursue. Some de-
clar their gbeiief that Fort Sumter will not be
eva mated. Other say it will. Lieut.. Talbot is
shr awdman, and says nothing. He yenured to
ass Ht,in an interview with your correspondent
tbs H4a.go3d soldier could remain in the fort some
fI se Longer If necf ssary-that the fare of course
"; snot the most delicate. He informed me that
w henheileft FortBumter there had been no official
in formation communicated to Major Anderson of .
aainenfion the part OF the authorities of Charles
tsn to cut of supplies. He says the control OF
those matters has passed from Governor Pickens to
the Administration of the Confederate States
which has conferred the power Of dealing with
Major Anderson, and directing the forces arrayed
against him. uponGen. Beauregard. What course
he wall take about continuing or cutting off sup
pies = not yet known, or was not known when
Lient. Talbotleit.
The latteEeapressed no opinion to me about the
possibility of reinforcing Fort Sumter. He in | ,
formed me that the forces of the secessioniss are
numerous, and that they Have erected powerful {
batteries about the fortress. I'm answer to qnes Y
ton whether Fort Sumter could be reduced by the
secessionists or not, he remarked, smiling, .. That
question can be better determined upon tral.'
Governors Yates of illinois; Dennison, of Ohio,
and Blair, OF Michigan, arrived this morning, and
have each had interviews with the President to-
day, with reference to the arming Of their several
The peace mission-of the Virginia Union leaders S
who had an interview with the President and mem
bers of the Cabinet last evening, for the purpose
of urging the continuation of the present military
status at Fort Piekens and the foregoing of the 5
collection OF the revenue has proved failure. t
Mr. Segur, one Of the parties, declared openly this
morning that nothing could be done with the Ad-
minisfFation.
Many Republicans, underline influence of a sober l
second Thought, are openly deDouncing the Pres
dent Tor delaying action in the of Fort Pick
ems up to this time. They pronounce his failure =
to perfect condition for energetic and successful
defence, before the preparation Of the revolution r.
lists had rendered its tenure impractcable inexcus
able and incomprehensible. Some do not hesitate =
to express the suspicion that at the bottom of the
present naval movements there is not real inten-
ton to reinforce and hold it, but merely sustain
The credit Of the Administration in the eyes of the
North by making a vigorous display. d
Il 'a5 q
The PERILs OF MINING-A Man Buried Azive IL, b'
Shat Wonderful Escape.-The Dubuque Times Sc
Of the 18th nlt records the following thrilling Incl.
dent: 81
On Wednesday last an accident occurred in the G,
mines which borders on the marvellous, and is an "
illustration of the awful pers incident to the life g,
of miner. An old man named Day. was at work o'
alone in deep shaft in Brunkshii and Palmer's G.
neighborhood Atabout o'clock in the afternoon g.
as he was busy at work, the rocks and earth caved
crush him to atoms, fell behind him, while another ~
Of still large dimensions umbled down in front of e.
him, leaving small crevce where he stood, and ~
pennng him tight against the side of the drift G,
These great powders came up as high as his ~
shoulders, and kept him from crawling out. The
loose earth and sand kept constantly tumbling
body full at last it began to fill mp about his face
and eye and over his head. Slowly it ratified St
down pit ce-mea from above, filing up the space
about his month, and torturing him with distract ST.
ing snspe use. It was like being chained TO stake
by the sea shore and drowning by the tide. 81
He lima. gined that few minutes would duly
eapse bel ore he wan,d be smothered and die a | 81
horrible de ath. Such tension of anxiety is enough
to unseat re ason sometimes but this old main 81
tanned his S epossession entirely to the last min
ute, and by wagging his head from side to side, Sc
managed to get air enough for respiration. The
earth ceased falling down after while so he no Sc
longer suflere anxiety from fear of being smoth
cred but how much worse fate was left for him Sc
1t would he b the merest chance that he was
missed for lo w time, and if missed no one weud Sc
KNOW where to seek HlH he mad Just commenced
these diggings, unknown to his neighbors SO slow
starvation sfareo him in the face if he was not re.
lieged. The long! afternoon passed away, and as
the night approa hed, his wife began to look for
him. The slow hours wore away when she be-
came alarmed an ID sought the assistance of her
neighhors. A part was soon collected and with
a vague idea where TO look for the missing man,
they started out.
Arriving at the rieh, digginps by mereaccdent,
they called ont his ma me at the mouths of several
shafts and finally hear q a faint response.
/. md hy fIa
means of talow cand le small portion of the
mans face discover ed. He stated that he was
uninipred, but very macl cramped in his position
The men set at work to release him, ana worked
all the night through, not being able to get him
ont until 70 yes'e,a az y ! The first Thing he
tobacco and a few minut es after famed. He
slept several times during bis confinement and
from all appearance he is mi 'urf.
AFFAIRS Az PENSACOLA AND MONTGOMERY
Washington. ags.I 4, lsRl--laient. Gilman, who
arrived here late aaa night. direct from Pensacola
stopped few hous At Montgomery. He says that To
the new governms1r is in full b@af, and that they
manifest pipar etH energy that s certainly