Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-02-07

GreS Tor the defense OF the national capitol.
General Scott has now full power to act,
which has not heretofore been the fact.
"Things amt now as they used TO was"
News reached here tonight that the
forts along the coast of Florida had been
reinforced and cannot be takeE; that the
harbor Of Pensacola is blockaded with
three vessels detailed from the Home
Squadron, all Of which are plying off that
harbor, and will cut off all commercial in
tercourse Herewith.
FORT SUMTER SUPPLIES.
notwithstanding the repeated assur-
ances given the President and many Others
BY Col. Hayne, the Special Envoy of Gov.
Pickens, that the garrison at Fort Sumter
was regularly supplied with provisions, and
had free communication with Charleston,
Maj. Anderson's official correspondence ex-
plicitly coniradicts these declarations
Gov. Pickens did propose to furnish him
from the State commissariat, but Maj. An
derson necessarily declined that offer, as
one calculated, if not intended, to compro-
mise him by establishing relations which
he was forbidden by his position 10 recog-
nize. Suppose that the authorities really
intended to relax the surveillance which
had been previously practieed, he wrote to
the contractor who supplied his command
when at Fort Moultrie, requesting tLat pro-
visions should be sent as formerly. No
answer was received, and Major Anderson
has not obtained a single pound of fresh
beef or anything else from the city. His
garrison is subsistipg upon the same hard,
salt ratiops as heretofore, which are dimin-
ishing at rate which must demand re-
Punishment before long. Col. Hayne was
doubtless misled in making these represen=
tations, which were wholly Inconsistent
with facts that must have been known to
Gov. Pickens when they were communica-
Ted TO him. Major. A. expresses himself
satisfied with the manner in which his cor
respondence is received. The authorities
offered to give his messenger access to the
Post Office, but fearing difficulty lie prefer
red the safer mode which is now adopted,
and by means of which he maintains dai-
" communication with the War Depart
ment He denies all the reports alleging
disaffection or mutiny among his force, and
also the recent statement that boat from
Fort Sumter bad been fired into, as wholly
unfounded. His men are devoted TO him,
and faithful TO the Union. '
TIE MACEDONIAN AND BROOKLYN
The Macedonian and Brooklyn will be in
position, near Fort Pickens, 10 sweep the
inland, and command the other forts now
held by. the Revolulionists. In view of
theapproaching Conference here Feb. 4, it
was determined with the appreciation of
Gen. Scott, not to land the troops they
carried, unless an attack was menaced on
Fort Pickens. At the first signal of such
demonstration, the orders are to reinforce
Col. Slimmer's garrison, and open on the
assailants. Provisions are to be landed
Immediately. No assault is apprehended,
notwithstanding Col. Chase's beligerent
bulletins. .... I'D Be-.
THE ESCAPE OF TRAITORS.
The statement that the conduct of Capt
Randolph, who headed the armed demon
stration against the Pensacola Navy Yard,
was not known TO. the Navy Department
before his resignation was accepted, is in
correct. Information of its surrender was
received at s 20 o'clock, on the night of
the 18th of January, and his resignation
was received on the 18th, as appears by
positive testimony. Other designations by
telegraph were permitted, and thus traitors,
who deserved and would have been pun
ished with the halter, were allowed to es-
cape by Mr. Toncey's connivance. No
confidence in that Department is enter
tanned, and it has been managed in the
interest of Mr.. Mallory, and other seces-
sionists, for their own personal and polili.
cal purposes. The testimony before the
special committee will make snlne refresh
ing revelations. t-.is.i ..r. ..
FORT SUMTER. r-..
The South Carolina volunteers are ur-
gent for an attack on Fort Sumter, and
Gov. Pickens has sent an aid TO impress
upon Col. Hayne the necessity of bringing
his protracled embassy to close, and for