Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-12
From New York.

/ NEW IOhA ApfiI IL,
Times despatch from Washington says il
is understood on good authority that the gov
ernmen and Major Anderson will deuand NJ
explanation from Gov. Pickens of refusal to 81
low Lieut. Talbot to retur to Fort Sumter
South Carolina will be held resoDeible, as it i.
not the intention OF the President to meet will
jeff Davis. Or the Confsdsracy, officislly. Til.
Southern Commissioners leave to.morro =
| morning for the South
The Tribune dispatch esys 5000 or 4,OOt
men are known TO be enrol ed At Baltimore
ready f"r any desperate design which may
| promise reward.
Mea a.ur.s have been taken to crush this per
nicious organization.
the 'fsrssisaMs WsshigslteDr disaSish ,fsi dbe,'
sive events need not he looked for before tht
last day Oft the week. He remarked, I'VE vii
| then whether they dare to fire upon an IN
armed vessel to provision our starving soldiers
lie expressed but little hope Of the preserva
ton Of peace, but 4vinced decided determine
zion to relieve Maj. Anderson, and 10 mold the
| other Southern forts at al. hazards.
Dispatches from Mo- tgom~ry say that jeff
Davis is considering the propriety of going te
| Charleston.
President lincoln eays he has positive
| know ledge that ar attack on Washington is in
contemplation. He has communicated this in
formation to several Governors Of Northern
and Western States. 1t is understood that he
desires them to call out the militia and hole
| them in resdiness q. n moment's warning.
| II is understood that Gov. Curtin will ca
| out the Pennsylvania volunteers en- the less
sign OF danger, for The occupation oi the capi
tai.
A leading Ohio Democrat dispatches 70 th,
| President as follows I'VE are for you to th.
death If you will hold Fort Sumter. The ne
cessi,y Of holding it is absolute.
| The steamship CoatxacOalcas arriv ed to-day
She landed two companies Of infantry st Ke J
West, an1 had to 90 to Havana for water
Over 400 troops were brought here.
The troops still in Texas, 1000 in number
are in excellent health, With abundance Of pro
Visions and means Of transpo -tation. Some o
| them have to march 100 miIes to reach tht
| coast.
Soecial to the Nev York Times. - -CHARLE.ros
l0.h.-The floating battery is now 10 position
| commanding the Barbette guns Of Fort sum
| ter. 1t carries two thirty-four Founders. two
forty -four Founders and sixty men. The Fed
eral steamers are expected onight. The city
10 filling with troops
A special dispatch to the Post, from Wa-h
iugton. Gays dispatch from Charleston, dated
~ lOou tO'uof. says al Ie 4utSts UuL troops oT(
prepared for immediate service.
Two companies OF Virginia troops left r ch
mond last evening for Charleston. 1t is cup
posed they 60 to reinforce Gen. Beauregard
command.
Before leaving Warrington. the Confederat.
| Commissioners sent TO Secretary Seward re
| ply to the positions assumed in bis ans wers t.
| their demands.
a Havana letter Of the 9Th. to the Expysss
says the annexation OF Dominecia to Spain, i.
| fully con6i med. The army to sustsiD thi,
movement. consiets Of 1000 men. and foul
Spani.h steam frigates. The whole matter
only awaits the Queens ratification, Prssiden
Santa Anna. Of Domnecia. having formally
| proclaimed her.
The Commissioners Of the Confederate State
| for Europe, would leave Havana on the 9Th
on the British steamer to Southampton.
The Post says it is reported that the agent
| Of the Confederate States received the cole
shoulder in unmistakable terms by several o
our largest capits lists in the matter Of the loal
| Of the seeded States.
The Commercial says the report that JEFF
Davis had telegraphed to Charleston not t.
6re on vessels carrying more euprlies 70 SUN
ter. ie confirmed by . dispatch from Charles
ton to shipping house here.