The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-18
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM TEXAS.
Movements OF the United
States Troops.
Tho Question OF Evacuating
Fort Sumter.
How CAN 1T BE ACCOMPLISHED 7
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The Perplexities OF Mr.. Lincoln and
His Cabinet.
A Secret Agent u be Despatched to
England and France.
The Organization Of the New
Territories.
THE CONFLICT FOR THE sP0HS,
As.s As., &ss
HOW CAN IT BE ACCOMPLISHED I
The Perplexities OF Mr.. Lincoln and
His Cabinet.
A Secret Agent u be Despatched ta
England and France.
The Organization Of the New
Territories. :.
THE CONFLICT FOR THE SPOHS,
So, As, &ss

As., As., &ss
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
wAslnSeros, March II, 1851.
Lieutenant Putnam Of the army, arrived here last
evening om Texas with de- spatches to the government
from Colonel Waite Lieutenant p. left ndianoa the
5th inst. Colonel Waite had received instructions to
Withdraw the troops from Texas, and was arranging 70
concentrate them at Indanola, where they were 10 en-
brk on board and proceed such destinations
the government might determine.
An property OF the United States including stores
supplies and munitions Of war, in the hands Of the
Commissioners appointed by the Texas Convention to take
charge Of them. The Commissioners, however, had al
lowed the necessary supplies to send the troops out OF the
country Colonel Waite would remain until the entire
force had LETT the SAte when be intended to return
Washington and report unless otherwise ordered.
gentleman connected with leading mercantile house
IN New York arrived here to day direct from Brazost,
having left there the 7h inst. have obtained from
him important facts in regard TO alta the Rio
Grande. He left New Orleans board the Arizona,
which plies between New Orleans and the Brazos San
thgo, which vessel is owned BY Commodore Morgan.
The captain had sealed instructions which not 10 be
cpened until at These directed him to walt at In
cianoa Until the General Ruek with hundred Tex
an Rangers under command Of Gen. Nicholas, from
Galveston, should pass him, in order that
the Rusk nigh. reach the Brazs ahead Of
him, that the latter should not take the
news of their intentions. He waited two days at In
danola, and nothing Of the General Rusk, when
the~captain, who indignant at the detention pro-
cCeded Brazos The Rusk arrived after and pyo
cecded at to Brazos Island, which there was
military post, with ten fifteen and two guns,
under command Of Lieutenant Thompson. General
Nicholas demanded tho immediate surrender of the post
FJxOrnv WAS no oll
yield although bis gallant little band for eight
He insisted however, that the flag should be saluted
which WAS done and Immediately the lone star flag was
raised amid cheers ard shouts. Lieutenant T., in sur
rendering, only obeyed tho orders Of his superiors
4 will take them two weeks TO get ready for do
parture the Texas Rangers were stationed al along be-
tween B,azos and Brownsville, watching anxiously the
novsments Of the United States troops and II was anti
cpsted they would attempt to preEent the United States
t,oons from taking away their stores munitions and
tulry he further represents affairs on the frontier to
be IN a wrstched condition
The govern uent been placed 10 possession OF the
aoye facts the information being at least two weeks
later than their last advices.
TIE QUESTION OF EvACUATING FORT
SUMTER.
wAsHIydroN, March IL, 1861.
rse President and Cabinet perpIexed about issuing
NE order to Nrjor Anderson 10 Fort Sumter.
dozen different plans for the reinforcing of Fort sum-
Ter have been submitted to the President, but none OF
shem seem practicable, nasmuch as neither mees the
neoesry Indicated by Major Anderson in his letter Of the
2sth Of February He therein states that he had only
provisions enough that time TO last one month That
vii expire in ten days.
None Of the plans presented for reinforcement show
that any rrsc,be demonstration In that direction can
rc made within that space Of tms Major Anderson
.Ict fNo
pace that tbe seoessionsts would instantly throw such
obstacles across the channels viii totally preclude the
possibility Of reaching Fort Sumter with single
vessel.
The seizure Of cutter by the Texas authori-
ties since Mr. Ilncons administration Ia partially the
subject Of attention by til ffsiden and Cabinet, and
win be disposed Of promptly.