The Nevada journal., 1861-03-29
Eastern intelligence.

The following additional particulars of news
received By the last Pony. are condensed from
tAs Uaisn:
When the tri- weekly and sixteen day coaches
are put on the Central route, passengers viii be
carried for . sum not to exceed $3.50.
The people of North Caroline are two to one
With reference to Fort Sumter, 1t 10 said that
Major Anders0n's supplies are growing short,
though he gets fresh meats every day. He hss
salt provisions for only fltssa days. letter
fsssivsd from him o. the 9th, ststss that he
had fifteen days provisions and wood on hand.
The question consequently arises with the Ad-
ninistration whether rsinforcsments be sttsnp-
ted or the Fort be abandoned. The latter
coarse, il is thought, will be adopted from in
evitabls necessity, BY advice Of General Scott.
There is, however . conflict Of opinion between
Republicans on this question, but no soRclu-
sion was arrived at in c; binst Council. The
National Intelligsncsr urgently recommends
the rslinauishmsnt Of Forts Sumter and Pick
ems as an act Of sonciliation, and says the new
Administration might, by moving frst in the
direction of conciliation, do infinitely more to
consolidate its power than by passively await
| ing the promise of events.
| The Constitution Of the Southern Confederacy
has been ordered to be engrossed. It is said
to be extremely conservative.
| Five millions of the Southern loan has been
taken at par, and no doubt is entertained at
Montgomery that the balance will be taken At
the same figures. 1t is reported that Hiram
Barney has been decided on Collector of
New York, and Il sWakeman will be Survey
or, Webb Nav.l Officer, and Joe Hoxie Post
master a. same place.
The o is nothing yet about California ap-
point nents.
Our latest rumor from Texas is that Gen.
Ben McCulloch is about organizing an expedi-
ton for the invasion of the northern prov nces
of Mexico, with a view of annexing them to
Texas and thus forming a confederacy,
distinct from that of the Gulf States.
A dispatch from New Orleans, March Sth,
says that on the 4th inst. the Convention de
clared Texas out of the Union, and Gov. Hous-
ton issued proclamation to that effect. In
complete returns show a majority of % 600 in 9
vote of 81, 800. An ordinance was passed auth
orizing the appointment of delegates to repre-
sent Texas in the Provisional Government al
Montgomery. Gov. Houston, it is said, will moi
resign nor take the oath of allegiance. The
! Convention is discussing an ordinance defining
treason. Gen. McCulloch had sent o dctach
} ment to guard the upper forts.
AT FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, on the 9th. on the
on the reception of President Lincoln's Inaugu-
raj, the secessionists in consequence of some &C
} cessions to their ranks, called meeting of the
! citizens to instruct delegates to the Convention
1t proved, however, that the Union sentimen
prevailed, and the meeting adjourned wthou
action. amid much enthusiasm for the stars an,
stripes.
On the Sth, the Massachusetts, Personal Lib
! erty Bill passed to engrossment by decisive
vote 1t modiies al i explains the present law
, making writs of babeas corpus returnable onl,
) to the Supreme CoIrt and providing that tn
proceedings, evidence, etc., shall be governed b,
the common law.
Col. Seaton, of the National Intelligencer
has been appointed Postmaster at Washington
John Bell has arrived in Nashville, and tn
report that he viewed the Inaugural as warlik
: is authoritatively contradicted.