Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-10
Affairs Ill Charleston.

When it became generally known yesterday
morning that the companies now on duty AT
| Sullivans Island had been ordered to fill up
their ranks without delay, and that the reserves
belonging to the several corps were TO join
their comrades already on duty by tic four
O'Clock boat, pc pie began to speculate as IL
what was going 10 happen next. The public
curiosity grew more general upon the arrival
of two OF the officers Of Major Andcrson's
nmnlAnd-Licuteuants Talbot and Snyder
with lag of truce. They were received by
the Governor and General Beaurcgurd. Lieut.
Talbot having been appointed by The Govern.
mcnt at Washington as Assistant Adjutant
General l''r the district Of Oregon, with or
ders lo repair TO that station al once. desired
permission 10 leave the city to report himself
at Washington. Leave was of course readily
granted to him. with the understanding that
no o!liccr WAS to be permitted to join the
garrison Of Fort Sumter to supply his place
and accompanied to The depot by Colonel
Noses aid to the Governor he left Charleston
by the two clock train OF the North Eastern
| Railroad. Meantime, Lieutenant Snyder had
mentioned the facts Of the firing into the un,
known schooner las described in our issue Of
Yesterday and informed the Governor that
the vessel in question was i Boston schooner,
loaded with ice, and bound for Savannah, and
that she had put into this harbor Oh account
of stress of weather. He further said that
one Of the shots had passed through the
schooner's sail. Lieutenant Snyder then re-
turned to the wharf in company with al aid.
and went back to the Fur,. During his in-
ter,icw With the Governor, the soldiers who
manned the boat had seized the opportunity
to lay in some coveted individual supplies Of
whiskey, tobacco, catabes, and host Of other
provisions, making in all no less than thirty.
live packages. The police. however, bad kept
bright eye upon the soldiers, and when the
provisioning was complete, they quietly seized
all the packages and transferred them to the
guard house.
During the whole of Yesterday afternoon
all kinds of rumors were rife on the streets.
a vague impression had somehow got abroad
that the long agony Of suspense and inaction
was to be speedily and abruptly ended; but
how, or when, cr by whose orders, nobody
could tell We have male diligcnt inquiry
and lin the absence of official information,
which,. in iuncture like ths, is sci !oin made
public,) we deem the following facts to o'be
reasonably certain.
First. That the supplies of provisions and
the mails, hitherto furnished regularly 10 the
garrison at Fort Sumter, are to be cut oil to.
day, and that no further communication will
be allowed between M"jur Anderson and the
Government at Washington.
Second That the troops at all the State
fortiications are now finally disposed, equip
ped and provided for, sn US to be ready ior
action At moments warning.
Third. That no attack of any kind will be
made upon Fort Sumter until further orders,
nnlcss such an attack should be provoked by
Major Anderson, or By an attempt on the
part of his Government to bring aid to the
beeagucred fortress.
Fourth. That these measures are taken at
the instance of the Government of the Con
fcderatc States which has lost all confidence
in the professions of the Lincoln Admins
traton.
We have said that this information has no
official sanction; hut VIC have not given it
without sitting thoroughly AL the conflicting
reports prevalent last night, and we think 1t
can he relied upon as aHording a fair outline
of the new policy to be pursued hcncet"rth
with regard to the saucy seventy."-Mer-
curry, 9th inst.