The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-04-12
Warlike News from the South.

The destination of the feet and troops that
have left and are leaving New York is still
the fruitful theme of gossip and conjecture.
Some Of the papers that complain because
the administration has no policy, as they say,
are equally aggrieved because the plans of
the government are not published in detail
in the newspapers. Among the theories in
dustrously maintained, the most prominent
are that the steamers are going to Texas,
but will leave their troops and munitions
on the men -of-war at Pensacola, and then go
on and bring home the scattered troops still
in Texas, in answer to the requisition Of Gov
Houston, to De used against Indians, Mexi
cans or SecesSiOnlsts, as occasion calls: that
the four light draught steamers are to be
lined with sand-bags and loaded with men
and supplies, and taken into Charleston har-
Dor and to Fort Sumter, in spite of the rebel
batteries, the light artillery having previously
been landed below to take the Morris Island
batteries by surprise and silence them
This last conjecture, improbable as it looks,
is sustained by the Washington correspond
ent of the y. y. Tribune, who asserts posi-
lively Ia way the Washington news-gather-
ers have) that Major Anderson is not to be
withdrawn, but is to &c provisioned. Lieut.
Talbot had been sent back to Charleston, and
would reach there on Monday, with the con
elusive decision Of the president about which
this correspondent gives out dark hints, as
if he could tell more than he likes to, that if
II e South Carolinians do not let Major An
derson lave his supplies as usual, an entrance
TO the harbor will be forced, and that the
troops now on their way South are to be US
ed for this purpose. \ dispatch from Charles
ton on Saturday stated that the same version
Of the desi GUS of the government had been
received there. and was considered reliable
With the supplies sent to MAJ or Anderson
from Charleston, on Saturday, Gen Beaure-
gard sent notice that they were the last, " Inch
was considered declaration of hos,iities-
Confederate troops had been ordered to rem
devious at points remote from Charleston
hut within supporting distance,so as to move
at once. The excitement at Charleston wa,
, Intense. and everybody in fighting humor.-
The fact that Geographic communication wa,
cut of south of Petersburg, Va, on Sunday
led to conjccturcs that fighting had alread,
commenced either at Charleston or Pensaco
IA. The y. y. Herald. nov that its cotem
poraries predict war, is iiercely bent on peace
and its Washington dispatches tell Of an a
"reement between the administration ant
|. Gov Pickens as to the evacuation of For
Sumter. which has been satisfactorily arrang
ed, and Lieut. Talbot took back the order I,
that ettec:. while the administration has sen
high official as a special commissioner t,
: Montgomery to treat with president Davis
The theory Of the y. y. Times Correspond,
,nt is that the vessels fitted out at New Yorl
are really ordered TO cruise off the southern
: coast. 50 that they may 60 10 the a>>istanc
0 OF Sumter, Pickems, or Tortngas IS nav y
4. needed.
The news Of The fitting out of feet i
New York caused great cxcitemen, at til
South. where Il was generally misunderstood
/ TO mean a commencement Of hoStl!ties b
] the government. At Charleston the peop.
declared themselves ready, and threatened t
, take the matter into their own hands if III
authorities did not move promptly. \
Montgomery The insurgents were greatly t
= ,ttl al The prospect of br sh, but were a
, t.aii tie Lincoln administration wou evad
il. The news of the firing INTO the >choone
II Charleston Enlightened al faces. y II
S por, that war vessels had been ordered I
the mouth of the NJ ,sissppi created sIcu
:, excitement az New Orleans
= The resignation of Major Holmes, com
manGing officer At Governors island, on "a
tur,.a,, caused some appreh,l.sous OF Il ger
eral detection IN the troops, which proved {,
t he untounded. Holmes is North CaIo!
!. man, and resigned because lie believed no.
ti!ities ayains, the South were about to cou
mcrcc. Two officers @: lower grade ais
threw up their commissions The men. VIII
d had been allowed to visit the city, after bein
u paid Oft, returned after the! hat! spent ,hel
!, money and recovered from their spree.