New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-18

chase provisions In Charleston from wreck 70 wet 80
that In the event Of a siege the gsrr'soo wouid oe
stsrved out in few days. ny Desperate enons !;
repairs were 6n he'd in such way tat the 90 men IN
the fort could uake defense, but being
on hareston for food the South Caiolilans ana f!u
well knew that the fort WAS completely Ia ne,r
whenever they should Gee fit to cut OH supplies ironp
the city. ,-.,oo 81
Ia Tie dilemma. Col Gardiner prac'ced The piece Of
straegy which iaaly enabled Anderson 70 hoi' Wy
For, aud make bis deifnse. Col. q. wrote 10 au ",
friend the Chiei Of the Comniissary Depir.no.', w
send Lin provisions for 100 men for FIX u'p"hs ~
saue line Significantly hinng 70 hu' 'p1s RIM.
obey thi. reQu iion In the ordinary olscfe'lvay 80
the Of bis duty without con, al ing WIN 'o e
OF War He added also the further 10 ues' naI we
TRANSPORT should b. ordered TO i,nd ner t"so az ,'s
Moulire immediately on her srVai m tne auu
h.forc she sbouId 90 10 Charleston Inc patlo
,i.sqrv officer Col. TAYLOR, The brother OF tue lAie
pre.isyrt TAYLOR, Understood the hint conveyed and
the reason for it, and took the responsibility OF acus
on Cal Gar,incr's acquisition. The provisions were
r. s"fjv Ianoed ut Fart Moultre, the traitor Sec
rotary i,np lot wilt the wi-er for tie operation
these were the provisions witch were gradually car
red over TO Fort Sumter IN the Engineers boais M
unmarried Major Anderson and BIZ gall ant command
during tbe memorable si,pe. Floyd, not knowing the
ruse which had bc,n played upon him by Col. Gardner
expected every day that hunger would do the buln"ss
for the Little garr-' H. which be Intended 70 hand over
bonnd hand aud foot, to the enemy.
While these matters euing on, r Oyd sent
down Young officer 10 look after the carrying out OF
his plsns and 10 represent Col e., by various IN
direct processes, tho Secretary idea Of AN oiheer
duty in command at Fort MOultie. Col Gardiner hal
reported 70 The Secretary that though had but one
man for each great gun be determined TO defend
the Tlace TO the utmost against whatever force should
DC sent against il. Fiiyd's spy found Cob Gardner
men az work day aud light adding tie GefeDses OF
the place He found even the brick quarters within
tue Fort oopholed for stand with muskery, 10 case
of an escalsde by sudden rush If large number OF
men, All Lis was evidently directly the opposite OF
the Secretary poll " represented IN various in-
direct WHY'S by The officer whom he sent. lie WIS
shown ali the pregaralions for desperate defence,
which Col Gardner had made and was told that they
would he u.ed agai 81 any furce wli,b should march
from Charles on rs they within rsIse OF
the Guns He war moreover reguerted TO tell the
Secretary all that be bad and beard. The conse-
aueuce was, that tie COmlAudsnt disposed TO DO LIS
duty toe ~cT was suspended, and an officer OF Ken
tuk v birth who lad married in Georgia, WAS put IA
command -
From Major Andersons birth end connections, Floyd
evjstlv supposed that he had obtaiued plidD tooi
for lis purposes few days observation convinced
Manor anderson that he lad been sent there TO sacrifice
his Lopor and that he could ii only by carrying
ont The desrefate measures OF defense already begun
bv Col Gardiner The retreat to Fort Sumter, ts re
pair, It's eegr, and commandment, were The natural
secuel All those eVens "a important already IN his
tory turned upon the ru,e by which Col. Garoiners
reGuitisn for provisions met 10y Col. Taylor and
kept secret iron Floyd Tits is scrap OF history well
worth rene n,berng, and may add that II Is gwen
on the best II authority, and has not hitherto come be-
fore the public.