Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-12
LATEST NEWS!
We give the latest news received by the

We give the latest news received by the pa
pers of this morning.
Advices from Charleston are up to noon yes
terday, at which time all was quiet but the r
bel troops were ready for action.
Two companies of troops left Richmond, Va.
yesterday, to aid the rebels at Charleston.
The Commissioner. sent to Washington by
JEFF. Davis left for the South yesterday.
The New York Herald's special despatch of
yesterday says e The President told visitor
to-day, that decisive events need not be looked
for before the last day of this week. He re-
marked, 1--WE will then see whether they dare
to fire upon an unarmed vessel to provision
our starving soldiers He expressed but little
/ hope of the preservation of peace, but evinced
decided determination to relieve Major An
derson, and to hold the other Southern forts at
all hazards.
New York, April IA Times dispatch
| from Washington says it is understoon on
good authority that the Government and Maj.
Anderson will demand an explanation from
Gov Pickens of the refusal to allow Lieut..
Talbot to return to Fort Sumter South
| Carolina will be held responsible, as its not
the intention of the President to treat with
jeff Davis or the Confederacy officially.
The Tribune's dispatch says 1900 or 1000
men are known to be enrolled at Baltimore,
ready for any desperate design which may
promise reward. Measures have been taken
to break up this pernicious organization.
CHARLESTON, April l0.-The floating bat
terry is now in position, commanding the bar
bette guns of Fort Sumter. 1t carries two
81 Founders, two 42 Founders, and 60 men.
The Federal steamers are expected tonight.
The city is filling with troops.
Boston, April Il.-Tbe steamer South
Carolina, hence for Charleston put in Norfolk
yesterday and landed her passengers, twenty
FIVE in all, and then proceeded to Charleston.
1t is supposed that she spoke the United
States fleet, and from intelligence received,
thought it imprudent to take !her passengers
to Charleston The Pocahontas sailed to-day
with sealed orders.
WASHINGTON, April 11th.--Five companies
marched to the War Department to-day, and
took the army oath. Previous to taking the
oath they were informed the obligation was
for three months.
ST. LOUIS April 1.-THE New Mexico
correspondent of the Republican says that
the citizens of Arizona, in Convention at
Messilla, on the 10th ult., resolved themselves
out of the Union. Gen. w. g. Joues, form.
erly of Missouri, announced himself as can
didate to represent Arizona in the Congress
of the Confederate States.
New York, April ia Havana letter
of the 5th to the Express says the annexation
of Dominica to Spain is fully confirmed. The
army to sustain The movement conists of sew
en- thousand men and four Spanish steam frig-
ates Alhe whole matter only waits the
Queens ratification. President Santa Anna
of Dominica having formerly proclaimed her
The Post says it is reported that the agents
of the Confederate States received the cold
shoulder in unmistakable terms by several Of
our largest capitalists, in the matter Of the
loan of the seeded States.
CHARLESTON April lit is rumored that
Gen. Beaurregard has demanded the evacua-
tion of Fort Sumter.