Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-11
The News.

The News.
TUESDAY, April 9, 1861.
First Mr.. Seward has returned an answer to the Com
missoners from the Confederate States, politely but
positively declining 70 recognise their official charac
ter or the existence of the Government comforting it.
To this the Commissioners will no doubt rejoin and
await orders as to their future course
Second We learn from passenger that the debates
yesterday in the Virginia State Convention very
stormy and that the excitement along the line in
tense. The people, as in Petersburg, have yielded to
the logic of events and now for secession, where,
before the failure of all attempts at pacication, they
were for Union. The delegates to the Convention
being in most cases mere parzans shut their eyes to
the progress of events.
Third The Charleston papers confirm the report of the
stoppage of the supplies to Major Anderson. The
Mercury of the 8th says: owe understand that
Gen. Beauregard yesterday (Sarday) morning sent a
messenger to notify Mej. Anderson that all supplies
Of provisions would be stopped forthwith" 1t is
further reported and we think crediby, that the ship
ping 10 the harbor of Charleston has been removed
out Of the range of shot and a house or houses on
SdlIvans Island nterupting the fire Of the batteries
bearing on Sumter has been blown up by order OF
Gen. Beauregard.
Fourth, We saw the Sun this morning. Even while we
write it is visible to the naked eye 1t looks little
like April.
Filth, The people along the line of the Danville Con
nection, from Danvile Va, to the :" Company's
Shops, are moving for the construction of that con-
nection. a large meeting was held last week at Yam
ceyvie, the County scat Of Caswell County, and it
was resolved Immediately to open books for subscrp
ton to the capital stock. They talk if they meant
to build it,
Generally it is said that Major Yelveron and his second
wife, Mrs. Forbes,) are coming to the United States
Yelverton has been suspended from duty in the Brit
ish Army. Some think he ought to be otherwise
suspended.
In the harbor of New Orleans the Sd instant there
were eight steamships, fty-four Ships nineteen
barques thirteen brgs twentyfour schooners, in al
one hundred and eighteen sea going vessels.
WAR approaches rapidly 1t is reported that Gov
Pickeps has been officially notf,d that Sumter is tc
be reinforced that squadron of steamers and
war ships is now of the harbor Of Charleston, anG
the fight may now be commencing All the talk O.
evacuation was so much lying and deception. The
CharltsOnians have watched and waited " anc
like others who listened 10 that talk, they have beer
deceived. The surfboats howitzers, field batteries
and 50 forth, were, supposed, intended to effect
d landing on tie beach somewhere, and take the bat
teres in the rear The demand for nearly twenty
thousand troops by the Montgomery government, as
also for additional force by General Beauregard a
Charleston, leave little doubt of the substantial cor
rectness of this report. The Inaugural hardly mean
peace
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 1861.
The advccs by mali from Charleston confirm substan
TALLY the reports received here yesterday by telegraph
as to the imminency Of hostlites at Charleston an
the important and decisive fact that a Mr.. r.
Chew, q confidential agent of the government, ha
officially notified the Governor of South Carolina tina
an effort would be made 10 provision Sumter. A
unarmcd store-ship will be sent to be conveyed by
feet and sustained most probably by a land force
The papers only bring tdings up to four o'clock ye
terday morning.
John NJ Bolts, Of Virginia, has been in consutato
with Mr.. Lincoln, and has advised him to pursue
strong policy.
A special reporter for the New York World reports
visit to Major Holmes at Governors Island on Satu
day last, and says he was given to understand tbs
there was no foundation whatever for the rumour
Mai H. resignation. Nevertheless he has resignet
The New York World (Republican) says that the pla
of the Administration is to rgidIy blockade Charlie
lesion, Savannah, Mobile and the mouths of the Mi
sissppi, aud keep few cruisers along the coast.
thinks that no great amount Of goods would go int
any other ports of the Confederated States I'll
World seems to talk as though it knew.
The Great Eastern is advertised to leave England fl
New York upon the Ist of May, and to leave Ne
York for England about the oath
P. S.-The very latest dispatches received befo
going to press, confirm the statements above, wit
the exception of the actual presence of the feet
the barbor of Charleston. That is more than doub
full. 1t is mere report, although expected to arri
at any time