, 1861-02-28

$50 tons register, and is 13 years old, having
been built in Newcastle, Me, in 1877. She is
commanded By Capt Chase.
The adjuster Is one Of the vessels originally
seized, and afterwards released. She is owned
BY Messrs. Funch II Meincke, Of this city, and
is about 500 tons register: She was built in
FreepoFt, Me-, in 1858 On receiving the fret
intelligence af the seizure, the owners tele
graphed to the President stating the facts.
They also informed the Governor Of this State
Of the circumstances e..
There is no bark Harold belonging to this
port, and it is surmised that the third weasel
named nay be the schooner Julia 4. Halloek,
one Of the vessels at first seized, This vessel
belongs to C. D. Hallock, and halls from Broak-
haven, l.. l. She is fine vessel Of 2S9 tons,
and was built in 1868.
There vas . bark Harold, belonging to Sun
deFiand, England, which was reported at Sa-
vannah 9 few days ago, but it is hardly to be
presumed that an English vessel would be IL
tertered with upon any pretext whatever.
COMMERCIAL. DIFFICULTIES ARISING FROM
SECESSION.
[From the N. 7. Herald, Money Article.l
The progress Of revolution at the South ia
gradually developing the commercial difficult
ties which have been foretold in tlis column.
On Friday Last three vessels owned in New
York, and loading in the port Of Savannah,
Georgia. were seized By order Of the Governor
Of that State In retaliation for certain seizures
Of arms by the Metropolitan police of New
York. An examination of the legal questions
involved in the seizure of arms by State au-
thority does not fall within the provision of
this article; on the face Of it, it would seem
that our Metropolitan police had no authority
70 seize arms destined for the seeding States;
1t is not clear, however, that the Illegal meas
1res adopted by the Governor Of Georgia are
Justified by the previous commission Of illegal
acts by the police Of New York The practi-
cal effects ofthc seizure will be to check the
trade Of the port Of Savannah. ehip-owners
cannot be expected to send their vessels to a
port where they may be seized and detained;
erCharleston in the elrlT period Of the secession
movement will probably be lost The owners I t
the vessels seized and ofthc cargoes contained
in them have lain their case before the govern
ment at Washington. This, however, is a
small matter in comparison with the difficult
ties arising on the Mississippi Te understand
these it must be borne in mind that there are
on the Mississippi no less than twenty ports Of
entry above New Orleans.
At all these ports there are importers who
import foreign goods regularly, via New Or
leans. Up to this time, these importers, on
giving to the United States Collector at New
Orleans transportation bonds, have been al
lowed to transport their goods to their destiuar
nation, to bond them there, and only to pay
duties on them as they were required for sale.
On the 3lst OF January, the United States Col
lector at New Orleans, Mr. Hatch, resigned llie
office, and entered the service Of the State Of
Louisiana as Collector Of Customs. On the
following day, and gu subsequent days, goods
arrived at New Orleans for Louisville, Kg., and
Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Latch bale the agents
Of the importers choose between paying The
duties or giving transportation bonds to the
State Of Louisiana. This was practically clos
ing the mouth Of the Mississippi to all the
ports Of the interior. Transportation bonds
given to the State of Louisiana could rot, Of
course, be recognized BY tho officials Of the
United States government at. the upper ports>
Nor could receipt from Mr. Hatch for duties
protect goods from second claim BY the
United States revenue officers in Kentucky,
Missouri and Ohio. If the importers paid tie
duty to Mr. Hatch, they wou1d have to pay it
over again when the goods reached their
destination; if they gare transportation bonds
the matter rests. The Louisville and Cincsn-
natl importers have laid their case before the
government; but, like the owners of the ships
seized at Savannah, they have but little hope
Of speedy satisfaction. The Louisiana Con-
vention and the Montgomery Congress have
decreed that the navigation OF the Mississippi
shall be free to all nations. But this is q mat
ter which paper DEGREES cannot settle. There
an be no freedom Of the Mississippi for the
sstern States, so long as foreign power
ho-si5 both banks Of the river ut it it's mouth;
the clnbarrassments created by the acts Of
Collector Hatch prove that tho so-called free
dom Of navigation will prove iHusory in prac-
tfce.=
THE RREPREssIBLE CONFLICT AMONG
TIE "CONFEDERATES.
From the Augusta (Ga) Chronicle & sentinel.l
It were useless to attempt to Disguise the
fact, for fact it is, that there are wide differ
s,F int S-s1co
ences Of interest and well-being, if not be-
tween the States Confederate, certainly he
tween the citizens thereof. There are many
points, in relation to the permanent organic
law Of the new league, to which We design
hereafter to direct public attention; but a.
present We shall refer only to two, and these
very Intimately connected, to wit, The African
slave trade and the collection Of revenue for
the support Of the Government. These are
undoubtedly questions Of vast magnitude, and
only tithc of what might be said of them can
be condensed into IN article for the daily press.
The African slave trade has been distinctly pro-
hibited in Provisional Constitution, but there
are many opponents to the incorporation Of
any such provision in the permanent Constitu-
ton. Chief among the opponents of such
incorporation Is that very able and influential
journal, the Charleston Mercury, which, few
days ago, contained q long and brilliant, if not
very instructive article from the pen Of the
great advocate Of the trade, AIr. Spratt. The
Mercury more than intimates .ahat tce h1ve had
suspicion Of since tie introduction ordinance
against This trade in the Georgia Coarention, that
this provisional action may b. designed mere
Mind to influence the action Of Tie Border States
We hope this is not really SO, but that the Per-
manent as the Provisional Constitution will
explicitly prohibit this trade forever. The nc
cessary laws to enforce this prohibition, BY fine
aud imprisonment, aud not by foolishly declAr-
ing the trade piracy and making it q capital
offence. Will require to be passed By the present
or the first elective Congress,
: from the Augusta Conshtutionaiiss.1
d" The African slave trade question cannot be
ignored by the Confederate Congress, and it
has to be pronounced legal or Illegal There
is no dodge to usch s proposition,
"u Congress declares the slave trade legal,
or does not forbid it, We then have it a 1egiti-
mate traffic, in which any citizen of the South
Government to protect its citizens in all their
lawful callings, whether on land or sea, and in
that particular trade we would have them to
protect against the naval power Of ihe civil
lied world. As, then, we have no pavy or
eceauic or t1ans-oeeanic power, are not able
IN regulating our domestic matters, is it not
wise In Congress-at least till after we get
Sumter and Pickens-to keep people ont Ct
difficulties, piracy, hanging, SIC, py telling
them or the 7eseafto BE- content NTH schat sarss
they hare
..Sshould the question eEer arise in form
worthy of extended notice, We will examine
have upon onr social and political relations, IN
demoralizing slavery and destroying tbA ar -.arr,.
archal character Of the instit.,o Bnf snf:
fee it now to say II tlat there could be no good
reason ssour legalIzing tbs traffic until We gct
some vacant territory which we want to peo-
pie with slaves.
:" The punishment of the trade should not
slavery, but simply misdemeanor.
=. -. THE ARMY IN TEXAS.
The United States military force ID the State
Of Texas consists Of th1rty-seVen companies
twenty-five infantry, five artillery aud ten cay
airy Twenty companies are on the Rio
Grande- fifteen infantry and hve ARTILLERY,
The other seventeen companies, cavalry and
infantry, are stationed in the interior, from
Camp Cooper, Phantom Hill, in the northern
part Of, the State, down south as far a. San An
tonio, and Fort 1nge, near Fort Duncan On tbs
ate two companies Of artillery, The numeri-
cal strength Of this force is about 1850 men,
and the Static has about 500 of her own men
in the field, making about an aggregate force
OF 3pM There is plan proposed BY Gen,
Britton; Of the Senate, to raIse force Of 8, goo
HEIl, 10 Dt C2llEu 4uLU tRa btIflEE III LQ6 ELat4
Immediately, and which force is to consist Of
one regiment Of infantry and two regiments
of mounted men, each regiment to be Loco
-Btrong. This force to be called the regular
=: militia Of the Stats"
TEE CHARLESTON FLOATING BATTERY,
The Charleston correspondent of the Prori@
dence journal thus describes this " "nachiue,''
which the: Charlestonians have had 80 loLg in
preparation:
:N.rhe floating hattery, about which there is
70 much talk, and which is 50 {in)accurately
described IN Northern papers, is getting along