The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-28
IMPORTANT FRoM CHARLESTON.



INTELLIGENCE FROM GENTLEMAN WHO
LEFT THERE LAST TUESDAY.
IRE STATE or FEELrss IN THE PALMETTO CRY
NO FuHrEER ATTACK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TIE MKT BATTLE 6RoUNp--JsFr DAVIS TO BE
IN Tue WHITE HOUSE ON NAY fiRsr-ExTEEsIvE
MILITARY lRErAS4s!ccss-GUNs AND MEN DEs-
PATCHED TO fIcHMoND-aFN. BEAUfsaAKD IN
CHARLESTON ON AoNpAY-wILp sEcE-*'VS tfa o.,
mo IN NORTH CARoLINa-fyvs rnoVsaNp
Troops AT TIE NAVAL HOSPITAL, PORTSMOUTH =
BALTIMORE QUIEr-srROS0 UNION sENTiaTST IN
EASTERN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10y sL-wgAI
| THE CHARLEsToEIAH5 THINK OF MAJOR ASDEE-
son AND THE SEVENTH REayAENr, ETC.
Through tho kindness OF gentleman who has Just
made tour Of Houh Carolina stopped In the city Of
Charleston during the whse OF Monday and portion Of
TUESDAY, have recetyed from that city ss late
the t3d instant At that tims thing WIS por-
fectly quiet there extraordinary excitement AID
matters going on pretty much In the same even
before tho commencement OF hostnlties The
secession feeling was not the less strong however, not
witnstanding tho general tranquility. Ga the qaaa-
! ton Of maintaining their separate Independence,
and resisting any aggressive that might DC At
tempted by the lincoln government the peope, orr IN.
ormsnt assures us, are "a unit. few fear stricken
Uni Otn were 70 be found hero aud thore, but tnoy
were "as gels visiis few and far between Though
at beat opposed 10 the regnog oraer Of things who
aone deshe 70 themselves from personal v,oeoce
oper keep their tongues tied and 80
public exhibition Of their secret feelings.
Our informant declares that though vigorous military
preparations being made, still attack upon them
selves apprehendeo by the Charlestonaus who havo
convinced themselves that thoro Ii to be boo
shed on their roll universal confidence in final and
speedy success seemed TO possoes the public mind sa;h
thing "a faure Ia pever thought OF, much ess written
., ae " M was even greater oar r
OF Washington was greatly talked OF, and there
confident belief that he next battle between the forces
Of the north aod The South would be In tho yicoy Of
the ptticna capital No doubt sustained but that
Jefferson Davis would be tho occupant OF the White
House before the 0Tst OF May next
The military ardor 20 great that people Of all
aeesfrom boys Of twelve years 70 gray headed Old men
OF egbty-sere rushing 10 arms. Four gentlemen
pointed by our informant az repregoutIoz al
amount OF money equal 70 two millions.
Up to Mon ay evening, the 22d inst, General Boaurs-
gard Was certainly stu IN Charleston our informant
now only cav but spike 10 han. Ga sunday and Monday
Two rtginents-oDe Iac oorps under Col Gregg, and
the ober body OF infantry coDmanded BY Col Petit
g'o@-eft Charleston for Richmond Va ON Tuesday,
the 23d O. April, large number OF heavy gans we're
90 oespa,chet TO Porism nth, Va to aid the seces
s,oD cause In that quarter The troops excellent
spiris
Quite number Of Northern people in Charleston,
pnt they were either well kLowa 20 DO friends Of new
copederacy, or at least supposed 10 be "sound the
goose I"
general ramor WAS in circulation that Beaurosard
was sbory 10 leave Charleston II is supposed on mis-
Sion TO Richmond, Virginia.
laat sonday several northern which wore lying
IN port were pre- vcnteo from sailing bat tho prohi,it
toD was taken OIL the next day, in conse lnenc' =
arrivhs from tho cabinet at v :. =. udes
'AAA iAfs M.-I.A.. 70 into-fored with inc ionoSps
...- 49, -. .~s.sn barbor on the 2ttn:-scn
D. B. Warner, for ce~ York; Challenge B. Mckee,
- Turner aud some seven OF eigh' Others fhey
pcrry ali in ballast, Touring 70 ~ait for cTgoes,
est ,tey should be prevent cd fro u sailing.
Fort sumter being repaired with tho greatest ex
peonion Between three and four hnndref nen
were working industriously NJ II daly, aud ss
was expected il wouli BIO soon 70 snof5ash goof
order--anost as sound as bofore the bornbardmenI.
With regard 10 siaor Anderson and his galns defence
there ia only feeling and that is admratoaaimce.
amounting to generation Our informant adds tnas hdd
Major Anderson visited Charleston after the eva nation
he would received such welcoyue as would have
astous HIM. The statement that not single soldier
OF the Southern Confedoracy was killed during the
firing ss also confirmed.
tho peopio OF Charleston werc ns yet laboring under
The extraordinary deuson that there was stropg feel
ing in ih r favor existing In the North, particularly
some thousands OF volunteers. No OF the great
popular uprising at the North had as yet penetrated y
'he Palmetto CITY wnea inc aH ~ s rum III, sun
zion may fainty DO imagined On tuesday the widest
rumors reached Chaueston respecting Tho Baisiuore
riots rho mos. extraordinary was TO the tune that
some hundred Of the New York seSeuth
regiment had been slaln by the Blood cubs
and Plug ugliesn Of the Monu mental City. rHs was
not credited brt expressiou Of op,uon wa gwen -
the elect that should IT be truo Baltimore would see
the day when It would mourn in ashes its bloody law
leasnoss IL was evidently beloved tina. the universal
ration for tho National Guard In the North would
cali forth an army of aveogers who would sleep
until sit more would be in ruins Tho true state
Of tho arrived at ast and sense OF relief @as OK
bibited when found that the regiment attacked
from MassaS huseus and not the seventh OF New
Y0k.
Previous 70 leaving Charleston informant hui In
tersiew with General Beaurogard relative 70 obtaining
passport, Which, he had been tod would 90 necessary
~ To render trave ling secure. Gen told him toH
passports were yet ssuco and that the question ~as
at the next meeting OF tho Congress- ~ Mont
eomery. He assured no xeser, that no might veH
ture overland 70 NeS Sok without experimenting any
trouble Thus assured he qaitted tho presence OF Gen
paau ard Ia a (fucFlay1
tuTe from Wasbjpgtcn.
Between WI niogtoa and Manchester, In North Caro-
Ira toe people high state q excitement. The
feeling carrying evo-y thing before IT, and
every capable OF dong In arms At ono place
along The road he saw very old man, with hye sons.
But the most wild excitement was exhibited
along the Weldon road Every train that ar.
rived WAS met by thousands Of men, women
ard children, who huTrabed waved their hand
kerchifs and fairly jumed with enthusiasm, whenever
any soldiers were found among the passengers AN
through North Carolina be reports tho feeling being
stronger than exhibited, even In tho Palmetto
state auricg the zenith Of her Flags Of
the southern Cenfoderscy waving IRON every
window, the maRia for the display OF bunting being
extreme a. IN this CITY, on the other side Of
tho cnea.icn. While q. Wilmington some troops from
Alabama and Georgia on thor Tsy 70 hicnmond, aP'
peared, and were warmly received
In Portsmouth, Va our informant did not stop TO learn
and see as much he desired Flo re,ors nevertheless
tina; tho Naval Hospital Al tho latter cty was tho
n,ncs of COO soldiers, who busly eoa,ged 10
ihi owing up sand batteries, commanding the rivor In
front
After leaving Portsmouth he wen, up tho Chesapeake
Raw Baltimore. Hero ihrgs were rema kab,y Qljet.
rbore no traces Of recent riot and boodshod
places Of Amues open usua and no military
were D paradpg the streets duty. Secession
talked loud and strong, ADD there
great gloriacton the election which had taken
place the previous day (@odncsday Along the eastern
shore Of Mary land the Onion sentiment decidedly
uppermost The stars and Stripes waved tianphsnty,
and even hints at accession tn rather
ugly way which did not encourage repetition The
state OF Affairs exhibited all through Dekaware
which therefore, 10 considered true the Unsou
During his Informant he wsa never
once obstructed OF annoyed.
SERVICES TO-DAY AT CASTLE GARDEN.
Rev Thomas W. Conway, Chaplain TO tho New York
gousvcs wn preach 70 the regiment in Critic Garden,
this sunday morning, at nine oelSk mo friends OF
tho young mon and strangers win be provided with