Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-19
DAVENPORT. IOWA. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 49, 1851
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From Wnshiugtop.
WAsHixGrox. March Is.

| ABINGDON. March To-
The Senate to-day confirmed the porn,n alton
OF Mr. lssbsl, Collector of Detroit; Wm @
Butler. Colisctor OF Camden, N. j.; J. w. Nc
Asth. Collector tf Mickllimackinac J. N. Ed
monde Commissioner Of the Land O,hos Gen
spinner. Treasurer Of the Uuited States q
=. Ripley. Of Maine, Secretary Of Legation u
Brussels. and J. 5 Hsldeman, Minister reeiden
st Stockholm A number OF army appoint
msnts were also confirmed.
Tho treaty with Winnsbago Indians ~,
ratified
The HsvsIds correspondent ssys dispatcbe,
were received here to-day from Montgomery
which indicate momentsry apprehension Of I
collision 1t Fort fickens. II sppssrs that ths
commander Of the Blooklyn and Sabine ear
land no supplies or have any further sommu
nication with the shore. There are $50 gov.
| ernment troops opposite and other msrines il
the various vessels lying Of the herbor. II il
ssid that II they disregard this notification
and attempt 10 land, . fight will, st once,
come off,
Rumors are cnrrant that the destination ol
the ,roops in Texas. 10 Fort Picksns.
ItN runored that an officer with sealed dis
patches 10 on ono Of the New York vessels
which left that port the day before. and another
officer was dispatched overland to Col. White.
says that Gen. Bsurcgard commanding the
forces 10 CnariestOn hsrbor will refuse GO Der.
NIT Maj. Anderson and his men to depart ex.
cept ~ prisoners Of war. This 10 Doubtless !
mistake.
The Southern question was discussed two
hours to-day by the Cabinet without coming TO
an ultimate result.
Green Adams, Member Of Congress, from
New York, was appointed fifth Auditor of the
Treasury and Bureau attached to the Poet VI.
fee Department
A Herald dispatch says: am able to state
positively and suthoritatively that no foreign
born citixsns will be appointed heads Of Diplo-
matte posts in Europe. during the Republican
Administration. The Secretary OF State 10 i'm
! movable. His determination is formed. and
will not be shaken by any influences that may
be brought TO bear on him. Remonstrsnce az
ter remembrance, both verbal and written, has
been lodged with him, bu, all to no purpose
lie has made up his mind, and 10 prepared to
take the consequences.
High authority states that the French mis-
sion has been accepted by &. Francis Adams.
W. II. Fry. the eminent musical composer. is
to be Secretary OF the Legation at Paris.
WASHINGTON. March H.
1t 10 said. on good authority, that Crawford
aud Forsyth, the Commissioners from the
southern CoDfsderacy. entertain the strongest
hopes OF preserving the peaceful relation be-
tween the two governments There is no
doubt out that th ir diplomacy is judicious.
1t 10 estimated that there arc between 5000
and 10000 applicants ready for appointments
connected with the Post Office Department
The numse er Of letters daily received is uLpre-
cedently Iarge-sometimes amOu nting to 100
Nineteen clerks are employed ia attending to
them.
The applicants for employment 10 ther De.
partments Of the public service are correspond.
iDgly numerous.
The Senate has confirmed the appointment
of Lieut.. Col. Thomas ~ AJintant General.
Maj. TowDsend 40 Senior Assistant, and w. A.
Nichols, Of ID G.. Mr. Buei, Tbeo TALBOT. X.
q. Drum. and J. u. Fry. - Assistants, with the
rank Of Captain.
1t /. not yet ascertained that any order has
been iesued by Presidential authority in regard
to the evacuation Of Fort Sumter-an event.
however, which is still considered, will
soon occur from circumstances bey ond Fxecu-
tive control From what 10 known. . formal
surrender # the post is not sntieip ipated.
G. A. Hall, OF the District Of Co.umbia, haa
been appointed Special T. o. Agent for Mary.
land and Virginia.
Certain friends Of Mr. Corwin are still On.
deay oring to Induce him tc withdraw his de-
ciinAtion Of the NJ. xican mission.
Those best informed relat We to Southern
movements. totally discredit the report that
Fort Pickens has been attacked, or thvt such
en- act will be likely to oc ;ur.
Gov. Romans, Of the Confederate States
Commissioners, telsgraphs to Wilmington
that he will he in Washington tomorrow, and
that he WAS detained by indispo.Ition.
WAsHINCroN. March l6.
The Post Office Department has been mott
fed by the contractor, that the cheap one cent
ctamped envelopes. combining the new im
| provement OF the diesolviDg iines, are ~ v
| ready for distribution. They are chiefly in
tended for circulars, and are issued in response
to q memorial from publishers and merchants
They will dufiDg the present week, be Gi-
tributed among the most important Post Off
ces, for sale ut $40 per thousand, exclusive o
| the stamp. which is reduction Of Az cent,
per thousand upon the rates of the present cp<
cent stamped envelopes.
Official dispatches from the East Indis
equadron says that one Of the vessels has been
| dispatched Sing.por for the purpose OF find
ing out if possible the pirates wAo captured
| two American v-ssele.
The Pacific mail brought no information rel
alive to the missing sloop Of war Levsnt.
| The last rsmittances from any Of the seced
| ed States on account Of the customs, were re-
ceived from Galveston towards the close oi
February. About 5000 drafts on balances
| previors to secession, and receipts Of other
than from customs, it 10 said are honored in
| those Ststes. with the exception Of Louisiana
Mr.. Archibald, ,Engineer-in Chief OF the NAVY
has resigred.