Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-04-05
The News.

democracy OF dubuque. GOOu! Nlau OF II
The News.
TnE Tribune correspondence says that Gen
SCoTT has given assurances that there has
never been any idea entertained by the adj
ministration Of abandoning Fort Monroe
The principles announced in the Inaugural
will not be abandoned, and if military neces.
sity be accepted as to Fort Sumter it will be
for reasons which will not hold to apply else,
where.
The Times says it is reported that the Paw
nee has been ordered to Fort Sumter to take
Maj. ANDERSON and his command off. The
other southern forts arc not to be disturbed.
The Southern Commissioners have advised
JEFF. DAVIS that Fort Sumter will be evacu-
ated this week.
ADvIcEs from Virginia say that the scces-
sionists led by Messrs. FLOYD, De JARNErTE
MASON and Ben. McCULLocu are making SUI
per human efforts to carry that State. The
latter says come coup d etat will be rcsortcd
to, as ir Texas, if the convention fails to car
ry its point.
A dispatch from Washington, under date
of tho End inst, says:
THE bids for the new United States Loan
were open to-day. About 100000 were
bid for. The average for accepted bills was
about 93., and no bids were accepted below
93 7-10O. The bids ranged from 90 cents to
par. Proposals for 81 100000 of the loan
came from Boston, and S26,00o,000 from
New York.
A letter from the Secretary of the Treas
ury to Collectors says, in consequence of the
contrc! Of the warehouses of the Government
posts of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Florida, and Texas having been
dsurped, it is impracticable to continue the
provision of bonding goods for transportation
to those ports, and the Collectors arc instruct
cd that no entries for transportation in bonds
to said ports can be permitted.
TIE Posts Washington dispatch says the
question of the reinforcement of Fort Sumter
is still open, and reinforcement is not con-
sidercd impossible.
ADvIcEs from Montgomery state that the
Brooklyn was going into Key West on the
Goth ult., and no doubt she left troops at
Fort Pickens.
LATER accounts from New York say that
the troops on board the Brooklyn were for
the re-inforccmcnts of TT. Pickcns and were
doubtless landed some days ago.
The IEorlFs Washington dispatch states
that the new Minister to Belgium took out
explicit instructions to all our foreign minis
tcrs regarding the policy of the Administra-
ton towards the Confederate States, and a
protest to the European Government against
the recognition of those States.
The Commercials Washington dispatch,
dated April 3rd, states that meeting Of the
Cabinet, attended 10y Gen. Scott, was hastily
convened this morning.
Capt. Fox has arrived from Fort Sumter.
1t is thought the consultation is in regard to
reinforcing Maj. Anderson. There is con-
| siderable excitement here.
| A special dispatch to the N. Y. Day Book
dated Charleston, April Sd, says: The cri-
sis has arrived. The provisions to Maj. An
oERsoN were stopped to-day. Gen. Beaura-
gard is now reconoitering the Notifications.
Orders from Montgomery for commencement
of hostilitics are hourly expected. The prep
arations arc complete.
Gov. HoUsToN sent message to the Lcgis-
lature protesting against the action of the con-
vention, and appealing to the Legislature to
sustain him, claiming still to be Governor. -
The Legislature took not the slightest notice
of it.
THE Russian Manifesto proclaiming the
emancipation of scrfs, was published on the
18th.
The proprietors Of landed property pre-
serve the rights attached to the same, but
must cedc to the peasants for permanent use
the dwellings with ground attached to them
by law, in consideration of the payment Of
dues. The peasants are also permitted by law
to purchase their dwellings and land, the
landlord conserving, and they then become
landed proprietors.
GES. Miramon, it is said, was at Havana
cndeayoring to raise force for the purpose
of invading Mexico, and it was said the Span
ish and French sypathizcd with him. It
was believed at Havana on the Goth, that
those governments would, by squadron, aid
in the landing of such an expedition. 1t was
also affirmed at Havana that the English,
French and Spanish fleets had sailed for Vera
Cruz, the object of which was not known
publicly.
Tur Republicans Of Connecticut have cleo.