The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17
From Washington.

Department Of State the reply to their of
fical communication.
Seward declines TO recognize their, and
refuses TO hold any communication with
them other than as citizens of the United
States.
1t is now placed beyo all possible
doubt that Tue attempt will be made by
the Uaited States Government to throw
a full supply Of provisions into Forts
Sumter aud Pickens.
The great military and naval preparai
tons now gong on mean coercion. All
Disguise is now thrown otf
There will be collision in less than a
week:
1t is significant fact, that Of all the
officers appointed to command in The ex.
pedi,ions now til.ug out for the South,
not one is from Southe IN State.
Captain NJ. Q. Megs sa,d yesterday
that the people will in less thar leu dsys
know all about tue movements, which
create 50 much excitement here and else.
| where.
Lieutenant (now Cap,sin) Talbot, with
MIR. II. >. Chew, formerly ot The State
Department, lest the city yesterday tor
Charleston. Their departure was effected
30 qmetiy, that none here were aware of
II Al ,ne time. Every ybody is puLl,ed as
TO the nature OF Their MISSION but ths
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peaceful one Char. Mercury.
WAsHrNGToN, April On Semi off,
c,aI correspondence 1t Is asserted that the
four iIgbt dTnugul var steamers, the Wa.
ter FItch Wydndotte, Aohawk, and
| C'asadcr viii be lined wilh double.
o""Red sand bags. rney viii then be
tIied wiIh 40 many men AS they can
uoiJ, anu, under iuli steam, viii run the
gauntlet OF the Morris Island Batteries, in
"r"eT " carry supplies 10 Forl Sumter.
1t Is known here, that Gen. BEAuRE.
GARD yesterday received au Vilic!al no.
| ice from tue Federal Government, that
II wOu'd supply ANDERSON with ptovis
| IOh> i"'ih "Ith and thal, u! the event ot
the Vessels performing ihat dnLy being
hreI upon, Andereon would op.G uis tat.
| ter,es, ana The Government would sus,
,aiu hrn at every haza,i.
The Heruid, abiding 10 tins subject,
says that
"Ine administration is at last letter.
hih"d 20 enforce tue laws and 10 do il
vigorously, but uUt IN AZ n ggessiy- spIr.
~ When tie A,minis .4,Ion deter.
| miuel s"rne DAYS ago To order Major An.
! derspu out IT Fort Sumter, they Also de.
| Ieinned 10 do so on one CONDITION, VIZ:
l"st the tort ani property therein should
not be mol-,ted, bot allowed 10 feu.ain
as II is. lie authorities oi ,be Cmi!ed-
crate States would not sgree 10 thr., uut
manifested disposition 10 ge. posses.
sion at the teri aud iae pIuye..y ,hereu,.
The Go'er.,n-ut woa.d GvI sguuu. to
any such huinIIalion. IL was Immcd,
ateiy deter'n'med to keep Maj.r Ander-
| sou IN Fort Sumter, aud lo sup,i,y him
with provisions forthwith. i I,orV0n ot
tue heet which should have leil NV
fuik last nigbt "i.l reach Charleston TO
morrow tor hat purpose. Tue ti--. will
not approach Charleston with any uos.
iiie Intent but, IN view ot the great inIli
iay preparaIoB about FUIl SA,,,kxT.
vessels cairying supplies viii &.ps{brred
aud repl! promptly 10 nay b~sSk1(a al
! - war nke character that ui,yt <Sod
10 peaceful approach to the f1fs
NAsnISGroS. April TO- --Tk4f Hx<m
nf the AOoAuonIsts at the baissjd4kf6fa q
! demonstration by the South rons n9ainst
Washington begins To be perlsclly audi
| crous
General orders have this DAY been is.
sued oy .h- War Departures, forming
new military regiment out II the DIS.
tricI OF Columbia and the Slale.ofMary
| land. ~
Coiouei Charles Ferguson Smith, Of
iennsylSania, ls sppo,nled CJinmapd-
ant, aud Breyst Captain Theoi re Tai
bot Qa,e oi Fort Sum,er). whose family
reside here, has been lnade Adnlaut Vi
The new Department
The large torce Of regulars now quar-
tered here Is to Oe increased, instead of
DIMINISHED. Captain Shsrmsn's compa
u, OF light Arliiery and two companies
OF Federal Cavalry are expected bore 10.
morrow. Use Ca'a'ry VIII purchase their
horses here
II Is ev'deut tha, a standing army is
to osern"e Maryland and Virginia. while
The attempt Is being made 90 suvj1gste
The Confederate States. Nor are tho
precautions confiaed to The concentration
oi regular troops.
All the volunteer companies we're to-
day called from their homes. and mus.
tered mo service. They are al their resi-
pect've arlnor'es but, at the earliest mo-
me"i, they will be provided with quar-
te's and rs,ions by the Government.
Everything is unsettled here, aud the
Citizens look very blue.
WAsHisoros, April 1l.--The muster.
ing OF The volunteers by the Lincoln
Government was only partially successie;.
Large numbers OF the citiz.n sol,t,sra