The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-29

permitted 10 escape. Redpath the worst n,
the two can easily be identified as he is know
| in this city once having been employed as q
phonographie reporter in this office. At the
time he professed ultra slavery opinions
though we strongly suspected him and ar,
now confident that he was here as an Abolf.
ton ehissary and spy.
PORT MORGAN.
The Mobile papers give accounts of the con-
tinued preparations of the forts in that State
| for an attack. OF Fort Morgan, one of the eii-
tors returned from visit there says
Marks OF industry and system were visible
everywhere about the fort, which is now oc-
cupied by about $50 troops besides upwards
OF 100 laborers. To accommodate this increased
force, suitable number of the casemates
nave been panked up and converted into very
comfortable quarters. The ramparts on the
channel side have been Sodded to a considerii-
BILE extent with sand bags, and the work will
be completed in the same style Sods have
been cut from the fosse to be applied to other
faces of the works. Trenches have been cut
IT the foot of the scarp in necessary places,
which have filled with the water percola ting
through the soil, thus converting he foSse INTO
something like wet ditch, and adding TO the
security of the works. All the guns for
and some attention has been paid to artillery
practice, in which the boys show increased
proficiency The garrison are in excellent
spirits, and good health prevails, except that
most of the newly arrived troops have TO go
through Il course Of seasoning which generally
attacks them after the first TWEEN ty- four hours
and leaves them after about the same length
OF time. The cisterns, blythe e-bye, have been
thoroughly cleansed, and the rams have since
filled them with excellent water, and the
health of the garrison has greatly improved
III consequence. Tenders of the services OF
negro iabOrers by planters in the interior have
been accepted, and some four hundred hands
are expected to arrive in a few ddys.
FoRTIFIcATIoYs IN FLORIDA.
The Jacksonville (Fla) Mirror, of the 10Th
inst, says:
Capt. Holmes Steele, with a detachment of
his gallant company, proceeded to St. Angus
tine few days ago, and have succeeded in
nsportlng tour 3Z- Founders from the fort at
that place to the mouth of the st. Johns to
DE placed in position to command the entrance
OF the river, and one l0-pounder, TO be placed
ut some point upon the river between the mouth
and Jacksonville. Those guns were trans
ported by teams upon timber carts under an
escort of fifteen men. The volunteers with a
large negro force, are throwing up earth works
and eXcavatng bitches for the defence Of their
position.
SEIZURE OF THE NEW ORLEANS MARINE HOSPITAL.
BIZ LOUISIANA TROOPS.
WAsHISGroy, Jan. 26-Infornation was re-
ceiyed by the Government this morning from
the Collector at New Orleans, stating that
the barracks, about two miles below New
Orleans, now occupied as a Marine Hospital.
L.
by Captain Bradford, of the State Infantry
in the name of the State of Louisiana
There were two hundred and sixteen inva-
hds and conY1lescent patients in the hospital
NJ the time it was seized. The Collector of
Customs was required to immediately remove
the patients who Were conya descent, and those
who Were confined to their beds as soon as
practicable. The reason assigned for this
transaction is, that the authorities there
wanted the quar- ters for their own troops.
THE CRUISE THE BRoOKIYS OFF ruARrpsTuS
The Bosto Journal, of Friday, publishes
the following extract from a private letter.
received in that city from Capt. w. S. Walker,
of the L. 5. sloop- ofwar Brooklyn. 1t is in
teresting, as throwing some light upon the
motive of her recent cruise Off Charlesto ton
harbor He writes as follows:
although my mission to Charleston was
peaceful one, there would have been u fight
sure, had arrived there at the time the Star
OF the West was fired upon MY instructions
from the Department We're sent by a special
messenger, and We're confidential, enclosing
orders from Gen. Scott 10 the commander OF
the detachment for Fort Sumter. I am not
at liberty 10 tell you what my orders We're: suf-
tfceit TO say, they were carried out TO the letter.
l am Tor the Union, and my services will be
devoted TO it 1t is very gratifying for TO
know that l shall be sustained and that l
have the appreciation of our people"
WASHINGTON DISPATCHES
The Government has obtained the temporary
use of lots upon Capitol Hill, east of the Cap
itol, for the purpose OF erecting quarters for
the company of cavalry from West Point,
which was ordered to this city to act in the
capacity of light artillery.
This is but two squares from the scene of
the inaugural ceremonies.
Ten thousand copies of Clemens patriotic
speech have been taken for circulation in
Maryland, seventy five thousand in the South,
and fifteen thousand III the Northern States
hl nnn hnl md p,,,iau Ia,-
been subscribed Tor already
The following letter expresses the spirit
which now animatrs some OF the branches of
the public service
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT
APPOINTMENT OFFICE, January -, l>6l.
SIR-ln answer to the inquiry in your letter Of
the 18th to the Postmaster General, he instructs
me to inform you that you were removed from In e
office OF Postmaster at Paducah because you an
nouneed yourself as 'dcyVutly in favor of dis
union, and it is not considered prudent to retain
in the service of the Government men openly
seeking its overthrow.
am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
HoRATIo KING,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
John c. Noble, Esq, Paducdh, Ky.
As rejoinder TO thu NANTES to of a majority
of the Virginia delegation, Senators Critten-
den and douglas, and Messrs Milison, Bote-
Ter and Harris, of Virginia, of the House, have
united in letter to Hon. James Barbour, of
the Virginia Legislature: giving assurance that
the prospect of peaceful and satisfactory
previous time and hourly Frightening.
RESISTANCE TO THE LAws.-The Sherman
Booth case in Wisconsin is far from ended
In the paragraph below the Bovay mentioned
is a member of the Wisconsin Legislature,
who was engaged in the rescue of Booth from
Deputy United States Marshal Taylor, when
the mob was headed by Mr.. Daniels, the State
A Intto hal I
that even the women threatened him with
shovels when he went TO make the arrest
The paragraph is from the Milwaukee Demo
crat of the 23d inst;
Marshal Lewis arrested one Bovay N1ho
had previously submitted himself for arrest,)
at Ripon yesterday morning and was about
taking the cars when sleigh load of citizens
came mp and told Mr.. Il he should not GO
Bovay replied he had promised to go and 20
he would, After Il brief alteration in regard
TO the matter, the citizens iorcibiy took the
prisoner and carried him home. The United
States Marshal, disconsolate and dscomiited,
left Ripon in disgust-making no further el-
fort to arrest We understand Mr.. a. was
indicted in the United States District Court
for aiding i'll defeating the arrest of :. Nj.
Booth, last fall, when hunted by the Deputy
u. ). Marshal ~
REJoIcISes AT VERA CRrz.-When the news
of the recent triumph of the Constitutional
arms at Mexico reached Vera Cruz, the Gov
ernor of the State, President of the Republic
Cabinet. and other officers, were at the
Theatre. The Governor was the first To re-
ceve the dispatch, which, being confirmed,
he read 10 the audience from his box, where
upon the whole audience rose, and gave such
reception as wGs due TO news interesting
and important, by long and repeated viras -
From the Theatre the news also ran quickly
through the city, which, for one night 1T least
and that after many of sorrow, was one of
sincere and heartfelt rejoicing, unmingled with