Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-14
From tho New York York Herald Hstci -.
y'ne Fort Sumter Evacuation Sler,

wise TIC VA NAAS W.
all consequences.
From tho New York York Herald Yas:i =.
Tie Fort Sumter Evacuation sicr,
To The Editor Of the Herald:
On Saturday last the newspaper cont.,g
dents, and telegraph operators at wash:
gave out the story that Fort Sumter Wa. sps
ily to be evacuated. This piece Of Start,
intelligence disseminated far and wide Ly 1
winged telegraph, created universal as:v@.
meut Coming, as the annoancemen: Il:
from headquarters, and openly declared 4, Z,
result of Cabinet councils, it was at once 4
posed that this course had been de,erui-,I
upon by the present administration Is 4
recd:est and surest, if not the only melhd. |
preventing civil war and paving tie wsvn
reconstruction Of the Union. 10 those d..
ing the story it was accepted ns glad ii:as
IN New York its effect has been particul.:
noticeable. The countensnces Of our nerch:::
have Frightened in anticipation Of SPEEDY 4
hux of their former Southern patrons. b:
exchanges and uncurrent funds have eI;
rienced marked buoyancy. In Wal stree, !
the stock board, there has been luror d
tirity-the sales, in magnitude and prices, II
cecdiug those Of any period for seveta! me"::
past. The knowledge Of these facts hls 4
by any means been confined to our mcIsy:f
marts or the counting-rooms Of our !eai;t
bankers, but has gained rapidly through;
the length and breadth Of the metrOpol. 4
being conspicuously emblazoned upon ne't
paper bulletins, heralded through the sl'et
by the news-boys, and canvassed III the af
omnibusses and fcrry-boats that constantly 8
OF and around the island.
There is every ground for thinking thai 4
allegations as 10 the iutended evacuation
Fort Sumter are utterly without iouhds.t
On the contrary. there is every reason 10 4
pose that the story has been concocied and n;
lishcd with view to pat tie people o! st.f
Carolina off the scent regarding this g
Holding the position that this fort does,
KEY to the Charleston harbor, it is inprcat
in the first place that the government, jus: I
augurated upon coercion basis, would n.
ouish it 10 the Southern Confede!acy 1:f
less to the South Carolinians, its most opecrf!
determined enemies. Again, it is not !.:;E
that Mr.. Lincoln, after his positive declarsr;f
in his inaugural relative to the boiling, 81
plying and possessing Of Southern forts, IT
SO soon abandon this proclaimed pcicy-f
abandonment at once yielding up the fl:1
mental principles Of the party by which tsrf
elected to his present high position I:
evacuation story, it is further believed, VS.;
ginated before Mr. Buchanan ief, the WI
House, and that at the bottom Of its conc0t:
were General Scott, ex-Secretary Dix and
Holt. Having matured the plan and Iskea
initiatory steps for carrying it 10 comp.s:.t
the same has been made known 10 Prei::f
Lincoln, who has at once accepted il, ST:
now preparing to carry out the original
gramme in its fullest details. Parties II
secret have, as ! matter Of course, turned
same to their pecuniary account. hno":{
that stocks would rise, they have turned tn.f
selves into immense bears, while the sooEE
bulls are buying largely. In few days
scales will fall from the eyes of the latter.
the revelations Of Wall Street specuatioTs
be as startling as was the first annoance1tf
of the embezzlement and sale Of the 90
Washington bonds.
We now proceed to give the reasons 70;
ducing the belief that the evacuation Toy
i base fabrication, got up, Is above state:
the purpose of putting South Caro!!Gs @
guard and aiding Wall street stock jOJ5s::
Instead Of withdrawing the troops i'ou
fort il is proposed to send addit.ona; men
stores there. The great subject q p'9l;:t
conference has been how to accomplish
same. The first step in this direction j;
believed TO have been the sending OF the So II
ship Daniel Webster to Texas. ~ Il!
as then the conduct Of General T~!Ss:
known, and it was the intention 10 SecArs';
Of the men under his coni,nsnd Ter icr::s'
vice to the United States Govern.aci.; IS
According to the announced prusra:!c''
steamer should hare returned to I'll. F';:.
time ago, whereas she is now ici-I:"i; ;r@af
in Southern waters, awaiting ad!;:ota. a. =,
to those impair ed durin. her cal, 81 t.! ES
So much for the Daniel Wchs.cr nt4 as: IS
sent whereabouts. Ia
On Saturday, rs already remlIssi, XIX T
pire City left her pier a: the ~, "a ~ 81
street. she went away we'll loaiet "'i'' III
visions and coal, and under sovcrniIr"' 81. II
Five days ago she cleared Tor lndiI - -. ffSE
but left later, and under .'ogcr OF & s'';;- E
to SEA apparently; in reality, h9~c's'' :" IL
gone outside only little way. aoi "e@ - '
an(hor, doubtless awaiting IL De ;ots. =! IN
Star # the West The latter stc1..'a'r III
ben chal tcrci by tho Governuen; ~ ia
months. aud is now being loaded q, 'al1',; Ia
possible with srmy stores. Al .! II
they were receiTing Cargo On b!a:ri. a"' 3;
during Sunday night, as well as a>: Ia
Among the articles shipped is !.Tsc 10. ~
of umbulances, temporary hosplts! az
ments, for the benefit Of those "1-a"
battle. Ri
The United States revenue cutie' ~
Lane ard the gunboat Vixen are t'':
for sea and active service. The Crd:s.', IL
the Mohawk are being rapidly put II !f''~ II
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard TO pToees' . "a
to sea. III
In three or four days it is suppose. -" E
vessels named will all start down Nv =:
gether Meantime orders are alleged /" G
been given to oil national vessels III W. n
ports to be on hand at certain Gaze R
harbor Of Charleston. These ships s.I,:E
devious, comprising altogether pToos~,
Of some dozen vessels. /, IS also U't' -; "a
that each Of the convoy is 10 ha's Oh w. u
large number OF small boats. -
these small boats it is said that ~" =. 81
will be reinforced. The attempt u ss.T nts
nent is to be made on o dark and s'o''n u Is
when the chances OF discovery ss.E;.,l@
the danger Of the experiment P'op0'"