, 1861-03-21

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Commission
ers from the Southern confederaey expect no
or twelve daye. They feel confident, mean
while, that there will be 10 collision or
change III the military status in seeded States.
They hnre telegraphic assurance from Mont
gomery that ample arrangements hare been
made to nvoid trouble at Ft. Pickens,
Orders have been forwarded to Major An
derson to eVacuatc Fort Sumter.
The following named gentlemen, It Is IN
derstood, have been nominated for Postmas-
ters; John Lockwood at blilwaukee, Sidney
r. Won Bounherst at Pittsburgh, William a.
Gaines at Frankfort, Ky.
1ector Of Customs at Key West, Ben. o. Far
ran for Assistant Treasurer ut St. Louis, aud
Samuel Long Of Illinois for Consul at La
Huira, Sandwich Islands,
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Thos. j. Dryer Of
Oregon has been appointed Commissioner 10
New York Consul to HRvre, and Rufus King,
editor Of the Milwaukee Sentinel, Conaul to
Rome.
NEW YORK, March 2o-The Herald's Wash
ington dispatch gays the Administration has
instructed the commanders Of vessels off Pen
sacoia not to make any move until further
advised.
An ar1nlstice Of ten days ia agreed upon be-
tween the Southern Commissioners and the
Administration.
The 1ritstns's Washington correspondent
says Carl Schnrz has been offered the choice
Of Portugal or any South American Mission,
and also that since Gen. Beaurcgard took
charge Of Charleston, Major Anderson has
been deprived Of communication with the
city.
The Times correspondent eaya Col. Lander
i pressed for tho Govcrnorship Of Nevada,
Bur1ineame to the Austrian Mission, and Hen
~ Winter Davis to Russia.
GritteDf1fn will ur,t}nnttte1tv hn ter1pra6 tha
vacant juageship.
Dimitry has been recalled from Nicaragua.
The 3Forld's correspondent says Carl Scinrz
accepts the portugal Mission. Fogg of New
Hampshire is pressed for Patent Commits
! sloner.
The case Of the schooner Restless, conf1s-
Gated By the New York Collector, il before
| the Cabinet.
The Commercially WASHINGTON dispatch says
| ex.Gov. Rousw. Il declines the Treasury Comp
| trolcrsh1p.
Seward and the New York Senators held q
consultation on tee appointments to day.
1t Is understood that noue rTose9ui has been
| entered In Floyd's c1sc.
| Large quantities Of cotton are arriving at
Alexandria via Mem phis, going Eorh.
| The lot says r. Il Dana is urged for Die
trict Attorney Of Massachusetts.
| WAsH1sGToS, March 20-Mueh curiosity is
| manifested respecting the action OF the Ad-
| ministration relative to matters South, aud
various rumors prevail, but information Ieriv-
ed from an authentic source warrants the as-
| seItion that whatever movements may be in
gress involve Dothipg Of hostile character
They generally agree, however, that the mill
tary status in The Gulf forts now held hy the
Federal Government, Hill bee preserved.
The Senate confirmed Adams as Minister to
England; h1arah as Minister to Sardinia;
| Webb a. AliIister to Turkey. and Sanford to
Belgium. Thayer as Co, sui Generalto Egypt,
Divine as Consul at Cork; Green Clay as Sec
| retary Of Legation to Spain; Francis Quinn,
Postmaster, Mics, Mich: Henry Shomo, Post.
muster. Fremont, Ohio; John D. Defrees,
Supt. Public Printing. {He will Immediately
organize new Government Bareau.) J. II.
| Nye of New York, rs Governor Of Nevada.
The two ind ctments against Gov. Floyd In
the Court here were dismissed as untenable
The first was foc q conspiracy to dcfraud the
Government. The District Attorney stated in
open Court that there was ro evidence to sus-
tain the charge, a6d with the lcave Of the
Court he would enter 1olIe prosequi. The
second Was for malfeasance in III office, In issu-
Ing acceptances. The act of 1857 prohibits
prosecution when the party indicted has tcsti-
fed before Committee Of Congress touching
the matter charged. This has been judicfaliY
decided to he not q privilege Of witness but
mandntc Of law, md tbs case would have
come to an abrupt termination on the fact ap-
pearing III the course Of tie trial. On the fact
being submitted In advance to The Court BIZ
the counsel on both sidcs, the indictments
were ordered to be quashed, IS they could not
be maintained.
The Commissioners Of the Confederated
States will wait leisurely for the action Of the
Government. Great Efforts are making by
distinguished gentlemen to effect peaceful
solution Of the Southern complication. The
Government at Montgomery have no appre-
hcnsion of a collision ut Fort Pickene. Il is
said the accounts published arc gross exaeger-
| ations Of ths true condition Of at1airs there.
Tho Commissioners have information that the
best feeling exists between the Federal an
thorities and the officers In command Of the
Confedcrated troops, aud no danger Of collision
| was entertained.