New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-05

whore name makes him tamOus-Mr' DuCho""n,
who boasts of being related to James, ana represents
the District Of Fairfield IN Convention. lie
became 80 unconscionably drunk. that bis friends
lad to lift him into a carriage on their return,
AID lie was deposited at his quarters IN the
Planters Hotel, in most disgusting state. My
trend. Mr.. Shosboe, who Is funky to the
Convention, was in attendance, and came
home az leeast /" three sheets in the wind"
There were, Of course, some accdents-wben was
ibere pleasure party without The one that
caused lie most regret happened to my estima-
bic friend, the Editor of The Courier, who tel
over rope upon the wharf, cutting his nose ana
eyes badly, causing the claret" to flow copi-
ousy. am no advocate for whisky drinking,
but as a matter of iar play, do thihk 'na'
the Chvalry who take so large license thehi'
selves should not be 20 very arbitrary IN denying
a moderate use of 1t to their subordnatesi on
Friday last one of the poor German so'd'ers'
whom have mentioned before, accosted negro
IN Morris Island and begged liquor OF him; tue
good. natured darkey gave him small quantity
ant Of the bottle be had with him, but was de-
tectea in the act, aud for this little work OF
charity he was numerically hoeged; three nun
Jred losbes we're inf cied upon his bare back ny
a rufiian and last evening the doctor pronounced
h,m in dangerous condition, giving little hopes
IF his recovery. The name of the man VINO
claims to own" this regro is Legree.
1t is no pleasure to me to have to record tho
results of drunk frolce, and yet they are so
common here aud so much interInlxed with
everything that is done and with every military
eompapy that cannot avoid them. One of the
potoriously drunken companies here is the Rich
arlson Guard, under the command OF Capt
Richardson, and now in garrison at the Arsenal
This company is celebrated for not having SIM
gle sober man in its ranks i will only trouble
you now with single instance Of their nsubor-
| dnatiun and disreput4ble cond CT. On Thursday
| volunteer FROM Virgiuis--an +. +. ", OF
| course-by the name of Hamilton, became 30 very
drunk and disorderly, that it was necessary to
place him 10 the Guard House. He very quickly
made his escape, however, by the aid OF
| conrade. Immediately aiterward he sought Lieut.
| Axou who had ordered his arrest, and seized his
| hand apparently in n friendly manner; with the
other lie drew q pistol and fired at the Leuten-
ant On Friday they druDmed him out OF the
regiment; lie was TOO bad even for the Richard
son Guard, or, as they are more frequently
terme ed the Rum Guard"
There 10 a great deal Of whispered converse
ton atout the purieus Of Gen. Beauregard's head
quarters, which would lead novice TO presume
that an attack upon Fort Sumter was meditated,
Ill In dav tUo lay
earned the PalmettoaDs So well now that be-
licve nothing OF the sort. They have not done
nalf taking enough yet, depend upon 1t. Ii we
may Judge of the future by the past, any great
overt act they may commit viii be preceded
| by gales of wind ard balloons full Of gas"
| The oDly orders which have been Issued that
seem h. give color Ia the suggestions are those
| of last evening, which summon every company
not now on duty To assemble Monday morn
NO, Tomorrow, to secure orders for immediate
service. 1t ia probable that the telegraphs re-
ceived here last night from Florida, to the effect
that Fort Pickens had neeD reinforced, have de-
ternliued Gen. Beaurrpard ts bring all bic forces
INTO the field There are large number Of peo-
Die here who believe that Fort Sumter has been
strengthened recently BY strategy; they bale their
asouupt on on tho fact that several .Oats have
been picked up outside the barbor lately by fishing
smacks, all OF which have the appearance Of hay-
iDg been lately used. and turned adriit. i place
no reliance on these rumors; they are too good
To be true, fear. The reports of Messrs. Fox
and Lanon, aud also Of The N. Y. TRIBUNE,
that IL is quite possible IL reinforce Fort Sumter
with cOnpar atyelJ little lose of life, have given
considerable uneasIrvss 10 men in authority here;
they know that braggadoclo IL the principal for
tGcatlOn they have, bu, IT was quite foreign ~
their purpose that the North should be in posses
son OF the information. THE TRIBUNE is anx-
iOusly looked for now by hundreds Of men every
mornlng An who obtain 1t, either by subscrp-
ton OF exchange, are pestered with applicants,
who desire 10 sec what fresh revelations have
been made. clear instance of the determination
to keep all information from the North If possible
is evidenced by the course pursued toward Mr..
| Ward, the special artist Of New-YOrk illustra-
ted paper. On finding II difficult to get passes
to and from the islands, aud proceed with the
duties Of his profession, be "went into the
army" joined the Marion Artillery, and bedecked
himself III Palmetto livery. He is now doing
DUTY on Morris leland; but. as far as his objects
are concerned, cit IL DO co. He is under the
most strict surveillance, aud is not allowed to
send any sketches of the Notifications North.
the Postal arrangements eth remain in the
hands Of the United States, aud are carried on
and conducted as usual, principally at the
expense OF the North. i refer to this subject,