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pan was defeated by the firing Of the battery
Morris Island We had no revenue Lag on poaru'
consequently could hoist none. large garrison nas'
thirty forty feet had been furnished TO me Win Or
ders 10 hoist IL in Fort Moultre bred upon tne
vessel and that being recognized, Major Anderson
would protect the ship by the guns OF FORT sum
ter After the first shot this flag hoisted at the
FORE and could be plainly seen from Fort sumter Ia
regard 10 my presence of mind having deserted
me-" this win leave to the officers and men who
were under my command / did not attempt TO wear
ship for the purpose of leaving the harbor, until saw
there was no possible hope ct reaching Fort Sumter
either in the boats the vessel, my position being en-
trely commanded by the battery Morris island ca one
hand, and Fort MoGltre ON the other.
In regard to the weay ing the ship UNDER such harm
less ire, and in such intricate chslnel with barely
enough TO float my vessel over the bar no buoys
in the proper places, the ranges all cut down with thu
assistance of no person board who had been
Charleston harbor before consider that under these
circumstances it required more than ordinary judgment
and some measure Of coolness to manmuvre did
that occasion, bringing oct two hundred aud nifty
people safely.
The editor Of the Times must have great confidence il
the resisting qualities of the star of the West suppose
she could have withstood the fire from battery of heavy
guns located in Fort Mourie which built to defy the
NEW YoRK, Jan a. 1861. J. MCGOWAN
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Important to ONCE Seekers.
POST OFFICE PETITIONS.


As the time is approaching when applications for the
appointment of Postmaster will be s'plenty black
berries may not be amiss to repubsh for the nfor
nation Of applicants the following practical remarks upon
that subject from the last number of Holbrook's United
States Nall
correspondent over the signature of enquirer" asks
US to inform him what petitions for office, sent TO
the Postmaster General take
If in facetious mood We might answer that great
many Of them don't take at all.
But infer that our friend is serious in seeking
this information will inform him that when such Pc
tions received at the unless there ne
cessity for immediate action they placed file in
the corresponding bureau Of the New York New England
or other division embracing the office applied for The
clerk, to whom they REFERRED at once prepares
brief placing upon the outside of the papers, and
setting forth the material points in the case with list
of the Of the principal petitioners remonstrants
tion the Postmaster General and his First Assistant
without wandering through the superiuous and collateral
matters which majority Of these applications contain
get at the gist OF the case at once
Not unfrequenty the influences, pro and con, are so
nearly balanced that decision satisfactory the head
Of the department becomes a difficult and exceedingly
vexatious duty and instances not where that
account the applicants all discarded and the appoint
ment given to individual who had not been counted
in the ring at ALL In fact the indications sometimes
pretty clear that the candidate who Is finally successful
had first set to work I, produce just that confused and
complicated state Il affairs in order, ut the right time
step into the troubled waters himself and be made
clean by the help OF a lucrative Office
The of petitions for Post Offices here described
refers particularly TO appointments where the
the incumbent over that sum, OF which there are 433
only out of the % sos Post Offices called Presidential
appointments, and come directly under the eye of the
President when finally decided Though the papers
these are also originally filed the department arc
there brcfed and remain until called for by the Pres
dent They are usually examined and passed upon in
consultation with the Postmaster General and sometimes
the entire Cabinet All this class of appointments, of
course, require confirmation by the senate.
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City Intelligence,

DfrARyrRE THE Hon. JoHN A. DIX FOR WASHINGTON.
General John A. Dix left this city yesterday for Washing
ton the duties Of Secretary Of the Treasury
which position he has been appointed by President
Buchanan. Before leaving he appeared the Post Office
and in very hasty but appropriate baae alden
TO his former employees speak ing OF their ldety and in
tegrty in terms the most iattering Mr.. VIM b. Taylor
is for the present acting Postmaster
TIE CuANBERIANcY.-Mr. Nathan c. Plat still holds TO
the city funds declining to give them up yet until fur
Their advised by counsel II Ia sad that the directors Of
the Park Bank discussing the proprety Of transferring
the funds to Mr. Devn, with or without Patts sanction.
SALE THE BrRDErL HousE.--The famous house No. 81
Bond street, where the many curious and tragic
connected with the Burdel murder took place. sold
ut public auction yesterday at the Exchange The bid
ding was lively, and the property finally knocked
down 10 Mr. Anthony s. Hope for ST. 050-terms ten per
cent cash, and the balance in thirty days. Mr. Adrian
H. Muller the auctioneer.
WORKING NEWS MEETING TINS EvESrSG-in immense
number OF pacards, headed working Men, Arouse .
and calling upon all opposcd 10 coercion Of sovereign
state and civil war; to attend meeting this evening at
Bookes Hall 361 Broome street. posted about the
city yesterday and attracted crowds Of curious readers
The call is signed by some twelve gentlemen and an
nounces as speakers Hon. Levi s. Chadcld and 7. ".
Mcmahon.
SUDDEN DEAm.-Edward :. Howard. Esq., Of the firm
ofMessrs sponord, Tileston Co. died suddenly at his
residence this morning i4th) Of apopexy The office Of
the firm will BIO closed tomorrow i15th) IN consequence
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EGHry FOURTH STREET Fast river, jan 49, 1861.
DR. Jones has called my attention an article in your
Saturdays issue processing 10 give an account Of the
proceedings Of The old Dominion Society at their late
meeting and It does the grossest injustice 10 the
Doctor am glad he has Afforded me an opportunity of
correcting with you any injurious impressions you may
have derived from What have been intended s
carcaure Of proceedings and especially place the
Doctor in ridiculous and offensive light What the Doc.
tor has written TO you IS in accordance with my own
Impressions and was the presiding officer Of the
meeting was necessarily cognizant OF everything that
transpired Very respectfully. yours, &c,
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THE STANDING ARMY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR PIcKENs.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Jan. Z, 1861
To TIE MExnrRs the SENATE AND HorsE OF RErRfsEs-
rsrivEs.-
Tho Convention has passed resolutions authorizing the
regiment service Of twelve months and the other Of
SIX months. Under these resolutions, have commits
stoned officers from first lieutenant down 10 third eutcn
ant and IN Instance have commissioned captain
10 raise Immediately artillery company. 10 make u
~ lttle expensive possible TO the State have for
Of these officers Perhaps u may not be necessary u
enlist for the second regiment
Tho Convention also, by res5iui.on, author zes the
Governor - ca Immediately INTO service companies,
Nth their officers, somewhat tho principle of volun
cccrs andoo form them into regiment ~ appointing
OF dcld on ers have made caii Of this kind for
regiment at present. and appointed Colonel Maxcy Gregg
a aud able officer, 70 command e. 4 portion uf
this company IN actual position On suvans Island,
aud other sompan for Il rapidly arriving Tbs re-
gment for six months II regiment Of men enlisted
Tor twelve months be raised II Will require about 500 coo
20 equip and support ..
The regiment for six months, under Colonel Gregg viii
BE- al an expense n about 100000. II the other req
mont Of enl sed Cor six months DO found necessary
a win be an additional expense OF 800 900
7 therefore most respectfully recommend that some
provision be made for the pay and support Of these feg
in such the wisdom Of the legislature
may adopt recommend also that the BILL which is be-
fore tho legislature entitled ga bill for the establish
men, ~ Coast Police for South Carolina, De passed
This supposed viii involve expense Of sl500 600
The act passed % provide an armed military force
may involve an expendturcof $4,000 and prov sion has
pcen maze ior raising 100000 more Tor the purchase OF
svrns NV MUNITIONS These several sums amount -
fi,sVooV hoped ihat .frsnrsrns rtry d5gs wbtch
scsu gre pdec settlement . dsfcutes and u so,
sy REASONABLE endsdc2r shall BE- nude y yrcts M ne .rpl
S,nrs u fhe chols amount M o. no,s :, -,o; 49, 10
produce pacific turn 20 e. % D. toroobfv y, raj
20 ntts1 oNy smsfFr'ey y. W. pICkFNS
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Pera0nal IntelliRence.

BY private advccs from Petersburg we learn that
the Emperor Alexander has conferred knghthood OF the
Imperial and Royal Order Of st. Sfanisas OF the third
class upon Mr. Joseph Francis citizen OF the United
States and who has been already the recipient OF similar
favors from other European crowned heads The follow
ing copy of the diploma which accompanied the de-
coration:
We by the grace Of Cod Alexander the Second Emperor
and Auocrat OF all the Russias. Tar of Poland, Grand
Duke Of Finland &c, &c. &c to Joseph Francis, cit-
zen Of the United states Of North America:
The Ministry OF Marine having testified your parti-
cular services, have graciousy been pleased nom
nate You Knight Of Imperial and Royal Order OF
St Stanisas of the third class by ukaz OF 7th Novc
ber 1850 given to Chapter Of Orders the that
they dc sign and seal this diploma in tness thereof and
forward to yon the insignia OF the order.
ST PsrTnssBrRG, this 10th day of November, 1850.
(Signed) Count BORCH, vicepresident.
ECESNY 1.UEz, Lieutenant General.
RHITROv0, Grand Master OF Ceremonies.
pRU UYEY ERGrlED, Member.
But Mr. Francis Is not alone In these honors Another
distinguished american citizen, Professor Morse has
from time TO time received enough Of those gay glitter
ing stars and crosses, literally to his breast
petey over.
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STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN MCGOWAN. OF
THE STAR OF THE WEST.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

Having an article in the columns Of the 7fues Of
this morning in relation 20 the late trip Of the steamer
s:ar Of the West, under my command 70 Charleston
o. can scarcely believe, had Tho circumstances Il
tho case been known, that II would have aprcarodi
The editor OF the Times has bccd misled In az
the particulars In tho Grst place, my orders
from Mr.. Roberts, the owner Of the shin, were
confidential and, up TO this time person hid seen
them The statement that hal orders 70 beach the
ehp and land the troops ard provisions in small boats
equally untrue. This plan was one OF my own, and
would have been adopted with the sanction OF the Of
fcer commanding the troops in the event " the ship
Aayine been dieabled ~ For. Ncuk.e. Bat that
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THE SLAVE TRADE-THE ERIE.
JAY. l4--lhs United States Us. Gordon Hires and 400
Others, carctn and Notes Of me s,ar~ Erie-rhe De
PENDANTS in this charged with violation Of Me
laws prohibiting slavery. motion was made 70 qussh
The Indictment, which the Judge denied.
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SAvASNAn-steamship n Cuyler-Niss . Dusenbury Mrs
Jones, Master Jones, Dubord, w lamp Bronson,
Campbell, urd, Il Chamberlain III Oliver and ser.
wants II T. Oliver, Myers, Morris, Nurphy-and6 in
the steerage.
DEPARTURES.
SurvIrasaAntia owen-ssuel Routa, Antonio calleas,
Mariana Pobanus, tdwardo 2equcira lady two chill
dren; Angel Montejo, Miguel Castanos and lady, sonora
Dc Agustin Caseanos Layas Pedro Nolasco de zayss
Sonora de yarona.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
9ittbdelb Gnqultn,
THURSDAY. JAN. 10. 1861.
For the L1TcHF1ELD ENQUIRER.

ME EDITOR We hear much in converse tion, and see much in print, about the blame ant responsibility which rests upon the North, fol the political troubles in which we are plunged In many instances this charge is repelled Ground is taken, and facts are brought to sus tain the position, that the leaders at the South the perverted public sentiment, there the rebel llous opposition to the constitutional workings of the Government, when crossing their fayorite ideas, is the grand cause which troubles our peo- pie and darkens our land. This is true At the same time, the North is in a manner responsi ble. By her public men who not only vilify, but lie about the party soon to come into power ;- by her public journals which spread these sent ments and SOW broadcast those seeds which neAer yield other fruit than dscord and stife by doughfaces, false to every principle of truth and patriotism, who represent the North and the Republican party as intensely hostile to the peo- pie and institutions of the South ;-who declare that the Administration which is to succeed the one whose imbecility alone marks it's existence will pervert the Constitution, and by law and power take from the slaveholding States their rights, their equality-all that is dear to them as sharers in a common Union. It is these false statements, aciyuly made,-for the authors and promulgators of them hnoac better, that assists in inflaming the ardent Southern m;nd and urging forward to treason and to ruin
 
 The popular Southern mind is not SC much tc blame for it's excited state of feeling. It has nc means of knowing but one side, or Of hearing but one version of the story. The fite-eaters anC rabid Secessonists control and exercise pow erfal influence over the public mind, and oul northern Judas Iscarots are lending their aid in the unholy cause.
 trust that the time is rot far distant when the Republican party can by its acts vindcate its principles, and give the lie to these state ments ofits intentions.
 l can, Mir. Editor, pardon and overlook the wild threats and warlike, traitorous preparations of the masses at the South, but have nc patience with, and would give no quarter to those men both North and South, who k,aou better, and who still persist in their present course. If the worst comes upon us, on the heads will rest the blame and the blood too, i that IS shed. DR. ICKzACK.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

A SENSIBLE GIR1~-The Madison, (Wiscon- sim Patriot says that few days since, a couple
 of young folks called upon Esquire F., and after in the holy bands of matrimony," which re- quest the Squire at once proceeded to comply with, The girl from the ateness of the hour, ana the peculiar nature of the call thought some explanation necessary, and so very inno- gently remarked =" We came from Columbia
 Oounty to G attend the fair, but finding the tav- erns all iuii' and no place for Aleci to sleep, with me P e ooo'N 0'0oP
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

A curOGS circumstance Is ObSefFaDle Tn a DOT tion of the writings of the author above mention ed, which it is possible may have been the resul of harmonious accident, and the author not ever subsequently, fully conscious of it. It is that they are written in blank verse, of irregular me ire and rythms. The passage properly divided into lines will stand thus:
 NElLY's FUNERAL.
 "And now the bcll-the bell She had so often heard by night and day,
 And listened to with solemn pleasure,
 Fen as living voice Rang it's rcmorseless tones for Ter, So young, so beautiful, so good.
 Decrepit age, and vigorous life, And blooming youth, and helpless infancy, Poured forth on crutches, in the pride o
 And health, in the full blush strength
 Of promise, the mere dawn of life To gather round her tomb. Old men were there
 Whose eyes were dim
 And senses failing Grandames, who might have died ten year ago, And still been old-the deaf, the blind the lame
 The palsied, The living dead in many shapes and forms, To see the closing of this early grave.
 What was the death it would shut in, To that which still could crawl $ creep about it 
 Pure as the new fallen snow
 That covered it; whose day on earth
 Had been as feeting. Under that porch, where she had sat when
 Heaven
 In mercy brought her to that peaceful spot, She passed again, and the old church
 Received her in it's quiet shade" Through the whole of the above only two un. important words have been omitted-in and its " grandames" has been substituted for grand mother" and cen" for almost" All that re- mains is exactly as in the original not single word traasposed, and the punctuation the same to the comma. The brief passage that concludes the funeral is profoundly beautiful. "Oh it is hard to take to heart The lessons that such deaths will teach,
 But let no man rejectl 1t,
 For it is one that all must learn, And is mighty, universal truth, When death strikes down the innocent $ young For every fragile form from which he lets
 The parting spirit free,
 A hundred virtues rise, In shapes of mercy, charity and love, To walk the world and bless it.
 Of every tear That sorrowing mortals shed on such greer Some geod is born, some gentler nature
 comes."
 Not a word in the original is changed in thu above quotation, which is worthy of the bes passages in Wordsworth. The following is iron the concluding paragraph of Nicaolas Niclk el6y": The grass was green above the dead boys grave Trodden by feet so small so light,
 That not daisy dropped its head
 Beneath their pressure. H Through all the spring and summer time GaTlands of fresh flowers wreathed by infan
 Rested upon the stone. lhands,
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DeEitiSfrY.

HRR. E. W. BLAKE, WOULD CALL THE -ADattentiOn of his patrons to his superior mode of filling Teeth with pure gold, which Fenders further decay next to impossible He would also ask them to look at his superior Single Gum Teeth also to his Premium Con- Einnous Gum Teeth the best in use
 The strictcst attention given, as usual, to the careful yet Expeditions Extraction of Teeth with -or without the use of Chloroform, Ether and other benumbing agents
 Business hours from o'clock A. NJ to 6 O clock 2. M. Office in the first building south of tbe Mansion House, Cup stairs.)
 Sixteen years in the business-Thirteen in 1itchfield. Conn.
 Litohfsld, January l, 1861.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
ARTEMUs WARD ON FORTS" ;"

Every man of intellek has got his Fort.
 Dani Webster's Fort was to speecherfy in the Hauls of Kongriss S make Dickshunariea.
 Shakapeer rote good blaze, but he woodent hey bin wuth pint of hold slider as stenner- graffick Reportir. Wood hi? He bet dollers he woedent.
 Henry Ward Bitcher wood make good end man for the kork opery minstrils, because he can kackel well.
 Old George Washngton's Fort was not to hev eny public man of the present day resemble him to eny alarming extent. Where bowts can Georges ekal be fownd? ask, & boldly ansser no whares or eny where's els.
 Old man Towlsns Fort was to maik Sassy perller. Coy to the wurld anuther life is saived' Cotashun from Townsin s advertisement. Cyrus Field Fort is to lay submachne tele- graph under the boundin bier of the oshun & then hev it Bust.
 spaldins Fort is to maik Prepard Gioo, wich mends everything. Wonder eff it would mend sinners wicked wage.
 Zoarvs Fort is to be a female crcus feller.
 My Fort is the erate moral show bznis ritin choice famerly literatoor for the noospapers.- That's what the matter with me: &c.. &c.. So Finite go on to an indefnit extent.
 Twict I've endevered to do things which thay wasn't my Fort. The fust time was when ] uni dertuck to lick a oudashus cuss who cut hole in my tent & kraWlu tnfeW OeZ l, my Jentl0 Sir % out or shall fall onto you putty hevy.' Sez he, Wade in old Wax iggers,' whareupon I went for him. but he caWt me powerful on the he'd $ knockt me threw the tent into a COW pas tur. He pursood the attack & flung me into mud puddle As l arose & rung out my drencht garments koncludid ftin wasn't my Fort.
 He now rise the kurtin upon Seen 2d: It is rarely seldum that I seek consollashun in the Flowin Bole. But in sertain town in Injanny in the Faul of lS-,my orgin grinder got sick of the fever & died never felt so ashamed ln my life, & thawt Ide hist in few swallers Of suthin strengthenin. Konsequents was hlsted in so much didnent zackly know whare vas: turned my Twin wild beests of Pray loose into the street & opsot my wax wurks: I then Bet 1 cood play hoss. So narnlst myself to Kanal bote, there 6ein two otner hosses hitched on likewise, l behind G anuther abed of me- The driver holcred for US to glt we did But the hosses being onused to sich arra nosment begun to kick squcle x ralr up. Konseonents was I was kickt vilently in the stnmmuck X back presently fownd myself la sta Konol with the other hosses, kickin and yel- t;n ,;ke a tribe of Cuscarorus savajis.
 was resood, 6 as was bein carrd to the tavern on henlock bord sed in feble vols, '1E Royz playin hoss isen't my Fort | MoRaUL-Neyer don't do nothin which it isn't your Fort, for ef you do you'll find yourself splashng in the Kanal, ffggeratively speakRg= l Hanity Fair:
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
c. S. Whaples,

Hp EPAIRER OF CARRIAGES AND WAGONS E0, of all kinds, at the old shop of Vim. Rogers in West street. Particular attention paid to re painting and trimming Also, new work mad, to order in the shortest possible time and at th' cheapest rates for the ready rhino.
 Give me a call 2-tf
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
1|)oetrp.
THE SNOW.

THE SNOW. Resting faintly, . Pure and saintly, On the barren winter land, With the lightness
 And the whiteness Of trembling maiden's hand Falling slowly.
 Soft and lowly, Ger the dark brown earth below. Gently yelling, All its failing, Cometh down the pearly snow. Winding lightly, Daily, nightly, Round the fences of the farms, Like the shining, Thrilling twining, Of a maidens soft white arms; Resting softly.
 Falling oftly, From the leafess boughs above; Resting gladly,
 Falling sadly, Most like purest earthly love. Coming surely,
 Staying purely, Emblem of the brightest things That from heaven,
 Earthward given, Float down on soft snowy wings; Clothing lightly,
 o! how brightly, All beneath the winters sun; Lowly lying.
 Gently dying, When the work of love is done.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
The Early Lights of the Litch-
 field ESar.

A NEAT PAMPHLET, 10 pages, octavo. con- EA taining biographical sketches of the follow ing eminent members of this bar:
 PARTRIDGE THATCHER, DANIEL. EVERETT. TAPPING REVIVE, JOHN ALLEN BARznI.AI SLossoN, DANIEL w SoIrr.NAyn. JOHN c. SMITH, NATHANIEL SMITH. JAMES GouID, NOAH B. BEsEprcr. ASA BACON, ELISHA STERLING. .JABEz w W.HuNrINGToS, PHINEAs MINER.
 LENAN CHUKcn.
 By Hon. David S. Boardman of New Milford Published, and for sale at this office. Price a5 esass per volume. 22tf
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

s TTOrSEY AT LAW. OFFICE IN EAST i2 Street. directly opposite the Congregational Church. Litchiici, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
E. ntegT:Eia;ss,.

T MOCK AND WATCH MAKER HAS JUST N -vo'ivci d good asso. tment of Jcwelry and other desirable goods. which will be sold low Cl"cks snd Watches repaired, and jobbing done at short notice
 Litchfeld, July. 1860. Gml3
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

Major Jack Downing remarked to Gen. Jack son during the troubles in South Carolina, thirty years ago, that he had always observed that per sons who had great deal to say about shedding :. the last drop" of their blood, were amazing particular about the first! Hs
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
E. Cr0SsIalaN.

HNENTIST, SUCCESSOR TO C. M HOOK ER. ) ED Office in South street, over the rost Office.
 All operations on the Teeth carefully perform ed, and warranted to give enti re satisfaction
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Norfolk Savings ssnnk

IFS NOW OPEN FOR THE RECEPTION OF A deposits. Deposits draw interest from the first day of every mouth
 ROBBiNS BAYFIELD,. President
 K. J. MUNSoN. Vice President A. G. PETTIB0NE, Treasurer l2tf