The national Republican., 1861-01-10

settled IN its new quarters, and the fortress now
presents lively appearance. The regular
drills and parades take place with great regu-
larity, and the garrison seems as we'll suited to
the place as lift belonged there. The fortress
| is however, not well prepared to encounter an
assault. The guns, although numerous, are not
mounted, and the fort needs considerable i'm.
provement before it reaches the point of its
fullest efficiency. The whole garrison now con.
sists OF about $50 men, in command of Major
Terrett and two lieutenants. The fort is guarded
as strictly as though an attack were momen.
tarily expected; guards are stationed as regu.
larly as at camp, and a careful surveillance is
exercised in regard to strangers. The com.
mander, Major Terrett, who is a native Of Fair
fax county, expects in a few days to be relieved
Of the command.
1t is expected that in the course of n few
days engineers will arrive at the post, and put
the fort in good position to resist attack.
The PRESIDENT GONG TO DEFEND THE DIS.
TRIcT.-President Buchanan, in his message
to Congress yesterday, declares his purpose Of
protecting the public peace and the authority
OF the Government in this District, at all haz.
ards but, at the same time, he says that he
entertains no serious apprehensions that any
attempt to interfere with the Governments au.
thority here will be essayed.
The INDIAN BovDs.-The select committee
appointed by Congress to investigate the recent
Indian bond thefts are in New York city,
staying at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
FIRES. - Yesterday morning, about five
o'clock, two stables belonging to Messrs. viii.
lard and De Leon on the corner of Fourteenth
and H streets, were burnt to the ground.
Before the fire companies had returned to
their engne.houses, they were called to FIRE
Of rather a singular nature.
1t appears that, as the omnibuses of the diff.
ferent hotels were on their way to the depot for
the six o'clock train, the horses attached to the
omnibuses of Clays and Willards' Hotels be.
came u manageable. The horses attached to
Clay's coach ran at furious rate up Third
street. When near the corner of G street, the
lamp was jolted from its place. and bursted,
setting fire to the straw in the bottom of the
vehicle 1t was found impossible to extin::
guish the blaze, and the coach was totally con.
sumed. The horses we're detached and no one
was injured.
The burning of a chimney in the third ward
was the cause OF the last alarm.
STILL ANOTHER FIRE.-About ten o'clock
last evening, the school house, belonging to
Mr.. S. Kelly, at the corner of Tenth and G
streets, was discovered to be on fire, and in
short time it was entirely consumed. There
had been a meeting in it during the evening,
and it is supposed that it took fire from the
stove. The Franklil, Perseverance, Union,
and Metropolitan Companies were present; but
their efforts proved of little avail, the building
being constructed Of wood.
The SToNECUTTERs ORGANlzING.-The stone.
cutters and blacksmths employed upon the
Capitol extension have commenced forming
themselves into a volunteer company. We
learn that goodly number of names have al
ready been enrolled. At the rate military mat
ters are now progressing, we will soon have the
number Of men under arms estimated by Mr..
Carrington-fve thousand.
The officers stationed at the navy yard, in
this city, were paid off yesterday. The work. .
men will receive their pay to-day.
YES, How Is Ir?-The Star of the 9Th inst.
says:
"A city paper states that prisoner named
Michael Ryan escaped from the penitentiary
Sunday night. We are informed that no such
person has escaped from the penit sntiary; but
it is said that Sunday convict arrived at the
depot, on his way to the prison, in charge OF
two officers that the officers went into restau.
rant to get something to eat, and, while they
WCiC CatiHS) oouiC ouC o"uSSiCu lHCh piloouei
away"
We presume the city paper alluded to is the
! Republican, as we published the particulars as
we received them from the officer, in our issue
of Monday. If we are right, but one train
passes over the Washington branch railroad on
Sunday, which reaches Washington at six
o'clock in the morning. and but one trip is
made on that day by the southern mail boat
which arrives in this city at two o'clock in the
afternoon. 1t was after seven o'clock in the
evening when we met the officer in search Of
his prisoner, near the Baltimore depot. Now
if he was brought to this city at all on that day
it must have been over one of these two routes.
If he arrived in the two o'clock boat why was
he not taken at once to his quarters in the pen
itentiary instead of being conducted about the
city, ironed, as the officer informed us he was
Something wrong, sure.
ISince writing the above, we learn that
Ryan has been recaptured. He was found last
evening, by officers Irwin and Horner, on the
Island, secreted in the house of man named
John Milan. He was taken to the penten
tiary.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. J. Randolph Clay, U. S,
Minister to Peru w. Carpenter, London; c.
W. Bradley, China Maurice Keller, Antwerp
Col. Harvey Brown and Major G. II. Thomas,
U. S. A.. Hon. j. IL. Reynolds and Hon. NJ.
Rutherford, New York;; and Zenas Barnum,
President Of the American Telegraph Compa,
n.y. are at Willards' Hotel.
COMMISSIONS FOR THE MILITIA.-It is un.
derstood that the President was engaged yes.
terday in signing the commissions for the oil
GERS of the militia TO be organized under the
direction of the Government.
SoNs OF TEMPERANCE.-The Grand Division
of Maryland Sons of Temperance will meet at
Temperance Hall next Thursday, the 18th in
stant At night thew will hold a public meet.