The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-07

between Judge Robertson
and the South Carolina Authoritic,--Tke
Arrival OF the Storeship supply at New
lork--FareweIl of senator Benjumin--
Position of Senator Cameron, &c..Gc


Position of Senator Cameron, &c.,Gc.
coRRRsPoSDENcE BETWEEN JUDGE ROBERTSON, OF
VA, AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA ArTHoRIrIEs
lJfon. John Robertson TO the Gorernor
CHARLESTON, Jan. 20, 1861.
To His E1eeileney, the Governor of South Cur
otiBa:
SIR The intelligence of the sailing of the
Brooklyn from Hampton Roads received here
on the 18th inst, de etermined me at once not
to press an immediate reply to my note of
that date, communicating the mediatorial
propositions of the General Assembly of Eir-
ginia.
II was arranged between Ex-President
Tyler and myself, previous TO our departure
from Richmond, that We would endeavor to
Obtain from the Government III Washington
and the an uthorities Of the seeded States mu-
tuIl assurances of abstinence from acts cal
culated to produces hostile collision daring the
period designated by the General Assembly,
which assurances being nterchanged, would
BE- reciprocally binding.
Last evening, / received dispatch from
Mr.. Tyler, informing me that the President
declines 10 give written pledge. l do not
unders tand that he has given, or proposes to
give, q verbal one.
Under these circunstances-informe more
over, that South Carolina does not consent
10 send Commissioners to Washington, as pro-
posed by Nirginia--it seems wholly unneccs-
sary, il not unreasonable, to ask from the all-
thorities Of your Stat assurances OF the char
acter con templated, which the Government at
Washington, on its part, declines to give. AT
the same time, though regarding my mission
ae termina ted, it will afford me sincere pleas
ure 10 bu the bearer OF any response which the
authorities of South Carolina may think
proper 10 make through me, TO the friendly
iuterposi ton OF the State l have the honor TO
represent.
Permit me, in conclusion, 10 express my
grateful sense OF the courtesy ami Kindness
extended to me by the an toritics and citizens
tIS NV hr
among them. Very respectfully,
JOHN ROBERTSON.
IRey,y Of tie Governor through the State Dta5tasat to
Hoe. john RoIetsonl
STATE OF South CAROLINA
EXECUTIVE OFFICE STATE DEPARTMENT.
CHARLESTON Jan. %, 1861. }
SIR: The Governor of the State OF South
Carolina directs me to acknowledge his recep
tlon OF your letter of this date, ana to cOlnmu-
ncate to you the great satisfaction which he
has derived from your visit to this State.
TO the General Assembly of this State, the
Governor has transmitted the "&'reamble and
Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, January the 18th, 1851 with an
accompanying Message. In the General As
sembly certain resolutions were adopted ;
copies of which, With the Message of the GOV
ernOr, are herewith enclosed.
The Governor is able TO inform you, that the
dispatch from Mr.. Tyler to you, i'll which lie
communicated to you that the President re-
lhStU 10 give me Ntltlfn plHuSt VI EltH WIS
asked, contained the renewed eX press ion of the
refusal of the President to the same pledge
proposed to him by the Senators OF the several
seeding States.
The refusal of the President to give this
pledGe-a REFUSAL in fact, to abstain from the
commission of acts OF hos tility-Was not I'M
expected by the Governor. But it has been
gratifying to him that You should have become
possessed OF this information while you We're
in this State, from source which, in aftordng
You that information, enabled YOU thoroughly
TO understand the motives of tie authorities
of this Stat in not having relied upon assur-
ances which, hitherto TO your honored Com
monwealth, may have seemed sufficient to
I've justified and demanded, perhaps, conf
ICE in the sources by which they were
....tde.
With the evidence you now have of the
purposes of the Government of the United
states, it is unnecessary for the Governor to
add to il anything from the more than suih-
cent testimony which has for some time led
him 10 the conclusion which you have reached.
The Governor is well satisfied that the
ancient Commonwealth, whose honored envoy
you are, Will receive the report of your mis-
sion with the spirit which has given TO lis
name the respect which il everywhere re-
ceiyes.
You carry with you to Virginia, from the
General Assembly of this State, :" the assur-
ances of their cordial respect and esteem. =
In this, the Governor requests me 10 say he
heartily concurs. And with equal pleasure
does he unite with the General Assembly i'll
the expression of its ''high consideration for
you. With great respect
Your oDedient servant
A. G. MAGRATH.
To Hon John Robertson, Commissioner from
Virginia.
THE ARRIVAL OF TIE SroREsHIP SUPPLY At NEW
YORK.
The telegram announcing the arrival OF the
U. ). storeship Supply, Capt. Wake, at New
York, With Lieut.. Slemmer, was 4 mistake
The Steamer was Mrs. Lieutenant. and not
the officer himself. The following is the list
OF passengers who went from the Warning
ton Navy Yard on the Supply
Mrs Lieut. Slemmer, L. s. A. servant and
child; Mrs. j IL. Gilman, u. ). A, servan,
and child; John Irwin, Lieutenant U. 5. A,
lady and two children; Mrs Samuel: Robert
Dixon, Z: ): N lady and two children; Jas
Cooper, u. :. N, lady and four children; Miss
Cooper Robert Hunter, U. 5. ~; Lewis
Holmes, L. ). N: John Milan, lady and
child; VIM. &. Knowles, John Tyler, Spencer
Clarke; also, John j Flarety, Danl +. Jane
son, JOHN Gallagher, WIN. j. Lodge, } W
Barker, L. Massey, employees of the War
rington Navy Y ard; also, nine invalids from
Naval Hospital, Warrington; twenty seven
ordinary men frcm do. do, and thirty -foui
marines from the Murine Barracks. The
above We're released Oh parole and taken OIL
under Il flag OF truce.
The wives and children of the command a
Fort Pickens We're placed on board the Sup
ply to day, before the surrender OF the Navy
Yard. On the following day the storeship p
under Il flag OF truce, proceeded To the wharf
of the Navy Yard, where the Iaborers and ma
rines were taken on board, Captain Wake
having given his parole that they should bt
landed north of Mason & DiXol's line. Over.
lures had been made to the marines to JOIN
the secessionist forces, with the alternative OF
expulsion in case OF a refusal The persona
property of the force at Fort Pickens, furnl
ture, carpets, pianos belonging 10 the officers
wives, books, clothing, &c, were, under the
flag OF truce, conveyed OH board the Supply
The steamer Wyandot has been cruising IL
the bay, rendering assistance In many di1fer
ent ways to the force under Lieutenant Stem
mer's command at Fort Pickens. Captain
commanding Bergman is at present assisted
i'll the officer corps by only two engineers, al
the other officers having resigned. His guart
of sixteen marines he transferred to For
Pickens, increasing the force there to abou
eighty men. The Wyandot viii cruise i'll the
neishborhood Of the fort until rcinforcement
arrive, or until its possessors are compelled
by an attack to abandon it. In the lattel
event the guns of the tort will be spiked ani
the fort itself blown up, while the garrison
by means of boats CT, n escape from the beaci
to the steamer.
STATEMENT OF MRS. sLEMMER.
The exodus from the Barancas Fort wa
made necessarily in much haste, there beln,
little time except 10 hurriedly pack up th'
most valuable OF their articles OF furnitur'
and wardrobe No personal violence was of
fered TO these retrea ting women and children
but the sudden and peaeeable breaking up
SO many peaceful households. and the vioien
separations OF family ties, We're cause OF grea
distress. To many the parting OF husbant
and wife was As If for the last time, and tear
bedewed many hardy cheek when the LIS
good by" was spoken.
The excitement produced upon the Officers
when they saw their nag ut the Navy fart
hauled down, Mrs. Siemmer says, was mos
| intense. 1t was sight they never eNpec tex
to see, and they had never conceived of tn
deep feeling OF humiliation and yexation tina