Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-20
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| made on the l1th and refused, not only By
| Anderson but by the unanimous voice of bis
| command. On Friday morning at three o.
| clock the rebels sent word that FIRE would be
| opened in an hour on US from every diree-
ton including heavy battery. The fire
| opened with a volley from seventeen mortars
firing ten-inch shells, and shot from Thirty
three guns, mostly columbiads. We took
breakfast, however. very leisurely. The
command was divided into three watches,
each under direction of two officers After
| breakfast they Immediately went to the guns
and opened fire on Fort Moultrie, Cumming g
Point, and Sullivan's Island. The iron bat
terry of Cummings Point was of immense
! strength, and most of our shots glanced off.
| Major Anderson refused to allow the men to
work the guns on the parapet on account of
such terrific fire.
| New YORK. April ls.-The entire first d.
! vision of 900 men have offered to the Gov
| eminent to be ready at an hours notice.
| There is intense excitement among the mil
| itary, c,nsed by the Baltimore news.
| The Chamber of Commerce resolved that
| the Government should issue proclamation
| that all persons privateering under Davis be
dealt with as pirates, and that all the South
ern ports should be Immediately hlockaded.
The Chamber subscribed S122,00 for vol
| unteers.
! New YORK, April 19.--Gun boat Pocahon-
tas sails with troops tonight for Fort Monroe.
| The Seventh regiment left for Washington
| this afternoon.
| Z0uave regiment is filling up fast: and are
expected to be in Washington before Tues
day next.
The City Government voted to sustain the
| Government and relieve the families of vol
unteers. 1t also rendered the Governors
room to Major Anderson, asking him to sit
| for his portrait.
A German regiment is formed and will
| soon be ready. IL is composed of European
The Custom House refuses clearances to
seeded ports.
$4,000 cartridges were seized by the
Sheriff of Amboy at the factory, destined for
the South; and the factory is threatened
with destruction.
New YORK, April Washington dis:
patches say that the rebellion is very tormid-
able in Virginia.
Several Northern men were expelled from
Richmond, narrowly escaping with their
lives.
The Confederate flag is flying.
Sherard and Clemens are held there as
prisoners.
Commodore Paulding says the Gosport
Navy Yard can be held against 10000 men.
No measures have been taken to discon-
tinue the Southern mails.
From Memphis.
MEMPHIS, April I9.-The war spirit is in
tense. Intelligence of Gen. SCOTS resigna-
ton is received here joyously.
The Governor OF Arkansas has not received
Cameron's requisition.
From Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, April ia large Union
meeting was held here last night. Addresses
were delivered by Guthrie and others. Reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted declaring
Kentucky soil sacred against the hostile tread
of either the Federal or Confederate forces,
and that Kentucky should legally arm her.
self for defence.
LoUrsvuLE, April 19---The river is rising
with 20 feet water over the rocks on the falls
From Boston.
BosToN, April 19.-The CioyCounncil has
appropriated 100000 for volunteers.
Lieut.. Jones under directions of the War
Department, experimenting large Virginia
force. destroyed all the munitions of war and
the buildings at Harpers Ferry and went to
Carlisle.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, April 19.-The Magnolia
was at Key West on the 18th.
The Crusader was the only United States
vessel at Key West.
There are $50 troops in Fort Taylor and
800 in the barracks.
The Magnolia was advised at Apalachicola
not to enter Pensacola harbor, as she would
be detained by the military authorities.
The Texas authorities have fitted out the
Matagorda as war steamer to intercept the
Star of the West.
The citizens of Brashear city have seized
two schooners laden with ship timber, valued
at $4,000, for Brooklyn and Charlestown
Navy Yards.
HALIFAX. April 19.-The steamer Niagara.
from Liverpool has arrived. Her dates are
anticipated.
From Virginia.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Gazette.
LYNCHBURG, April 19.-Telegraph under
control of Gov. Letcher, and Conventions;
news therefore meagre. The Gosport Navy
Yard is ours. Bloodless victory, with thou
sands of balls and many cannon.
The old ship "PenEsylvania" ours; and
"Merrimac" and Cumberland" hemmed in
harbor. The Cumberland. Capt. Pendergast,
with 400 marines, threatened to shell Ports
mouth and Norfolk. Will be taken, as she
cannot get out.
Nothing from Harper's Ferry, except four
teen hundred of our troops there. Railroad
train pressed into service, and troops silently
and rapidly moving forward.
Gov. Pickens, of gallant South Carolina,
has rendered aid to US. Believed to be ac-
cepted by the Governor,
Three hundred students of the University
gone to Harper's Ferry.
An Infamous and tratorous telegraph from
Andrew johnson of Tennessee stopped.
CHAS. w. STATHAM.
Markets by Telegraph.
NEW ORLEANS, April 19.-Cotton sales
to-day, $50 bales; quotations nominal. Sales
of the week. 10000 bales against 24,500
bales during the corresponding time last
year. Exports of the week $4,000 bales.
Total exports of the season, 1,75S, 500 bales.
Total receipts at this port less than at the
same time last year, 334 500 bales. At all
Southern ports 7S1 500 bales. Stock OF New
Orleans, III 900 bales. Coffee firm; sales of
the week, $3.50 bags 1O1al31. Stock at
New Orleans 1000 against $4,000 bags at
the same time last year. Other articles un-
changed.
CINCINNATI, April 19.-Flour, nothing
done. Whisky 13a. Mess Pork IL 00a17 %.