Spirit of the age., 1861-04-24
southern Confederacy Items

MosrsoxEnY. April l4.-An immense
crowd serenated President Davis and Secre-
tarv Walker at the Exchange Hotel. The
former i not we'll and did not appear. Sec
retarv Walker appeared and declined to make
a sneech hut in few words of electrical ell
oouence told the news fron-Eort Sumter, de-
clar;ne in conclusion, that before many
hours the flag of The Southern Confederacy
would Aoat over that Fortress. No man, he
sa;d could tell where the wsx this day COM
menced. would end, bat - prophecy
that the flag which now flauntsthe breeze here
uonld float over the dome Of the old Capitol
at Washington before the first OF May Let
them trv Southern ehiyalry and test the ex-
| tent of Southern resources, and It mgh.
Aoat over Faneuil Hall itself
MONTGOMERY, April l5.-An ofer mas oeeh
made to the Treasury department 70 1ANo
the whole loanlof hfteeh niliilohs u ~" y
New Orleans capitalists.
4 CH.a.Esrox, April 16.-The meet have
a;ss,l-aa,.aa fIom our harbor, 1t is sup
posed to have sailed for Pensaeoia.
r0 Gor p;rkens has sent seven large guns
\ "a a. .,.antx thousand pounds powder to Fort
M, Maeon n at tha request Of the Governor OF
Nor,n r.noos os'o eoat;nue to pour here from all
: - i tha State. Half ldaciplined as they
p~a thav undergo the most - al'a,s ahasst tha
c ,s estimated that 10000 pre- y
J. city. a.. very active in
strengthening every posNon .ton lie has
" and On TIE land around CharsSson ~ nas
II anu Oh e1.e raa-;n,ent .a from A5bama and one
oilo.o . go ~ . h,,t the CaroiAians are so ca
'e trom tseor GA, ous sns ss~AAkSny other aid.
g He says nv ess sssas es ne 900 nj from S. c.
re alone.
le 1t IS, thought upon good authority here
he that there is no doubt but d4 the British
: Government will recognize heindependence
+ of the Confederate States On early day,
l. and 5he same is true of Frases
te The ISABEL has just come into port from
ct eatsfde, the bar, and brings information that
$ ahe federal fleet has weiged anchor and
saleekia company with the altic having Maj
m Andersons and his command On board.
~ Dispatches state that Majr Anderson told
= Gov Pckens, that he hadssigned his Office
= IN the q. s. army in DeceIDer last and that
he had protested against th service required
of him. This is said to be u record in the
ne Department at Washington.
70 e Official advices at Washington from
y Montgomery, state that tie Confederat,
e. Congress will, on reassemblirg on the 29tt
s. INST, at once declare war aginst the Uni
~ ted States. 1t is believed that in the act O
> declaration, distinction vii be made be
TO tween alien friends and alien enemies. thu
ee former Including the lasslAs- -ssas.ss and suct
n. citizens of the North as oppose the coerciv,
policy Of the Administration. All obliga
tions to this class are as 1nach to be respee
e ted as though in time of pace.
is Il is said also, that sholld Virginia unit
IT. with the Southern Confedsracy, that Presi
dent Davis will vacate his seat at Montgom
70 cry and Stephens will ASSUME its duties-
$ Davis will then make Richmond his head
quarters within ten days. Beauregard will
! be second IN command. Bragg can take car
- of Pensacola.
ry The Cabinet read Iineoln's proclamatio
Ill amidst bursts of laughterI
ne The Secretary of War Authorizes the state
"A ment that 80, geo more troops will be calle
~ out to-day to meet Lincolns men.
~ The Secretary of War of the Souther
Confederaey has issued = slsxaclaqp tiar cal
!. ing for 1So, 900 more troops. Kentucky an
Tennessee have offered 10000 Tender
e. have been made the government for letters
marque and reprisal. The loan of fiftee
millions is being rapidly taken-an offer wa
- made to take the whole, but it was preferre
to divide the loan among as many applicant
al as possible.
s There was a report in Washington
IN on the 18th, that furthercalls for troops wi
ps soon be made. The public buildings are a
guarded by soldiers, and the streets are pile
O. with provisions. Engineers are selecting pt
le sitions for the erection of batteries to protee
I'd the city; and an artillery force stationed
ne guard the approaches from Maryland.