The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-22

Warrington on Sunday morning last and
We're marched TO. Fort Baraneas There are
several mpanies from Alabama and Missis-
sippi, in Mobile, which are expected to arrive
by steamer o-day, at the Pertiido river from
thence they will march to Fort Barancas
Lieut., simmer, who holds Fort Pickens
spiked all the guns in Fort Barancas before
deserving ii, and concealed the locks elevating
screws, &c, but all the guns except 12 have
been unspiked, and they will be i'll order in a
day or two. Yesterday morning salute was
fired at Warrington Navy Yard, by order of
Col. Chase in honor of the new flag We
hardly think there will be fighting-not imme-
dlately, at any rate. Fort Pickens may be re-
inforced by yesselss- of war. and when that is
done, many men will he needed on this side of
the harbor.
Business is almost stagnant in Pensacola
Everything is deranged. Sunday night, 1t.
Prime, of the L. :. Navy, was arreste in
this city on his way to the yard. and is now
on his parole A bearer OF dispatches from
Commodore Armstrong, from Washington
was arrested yesterday in this city, Times
| are truly warlike, and we sincerely trust that
! boodshed may be ayerted by amicable ar
/ rangements that the forts, &c, may be
| given up TO Florida and everything settled.
| The later statement Of q private soldier off
| on furlough says:
On Tuesday evening last, four hundred and
| fifty troops arrived at the navy yard from Mo
| bile and Mississippi, making in all ut present,
stationed in that immediate vicinity,
| thousand men there are now route near
! two hundred more from Auburn, Tuskegee
| and Greenville, who will probably arrive at
| the quarters tonight Renforcements, to the
| amour of 500 men, are also hourly expected
! from New Orleans.
WASHINGTON RrMoRs.
Quite number of leading secessionists in
States other than South Carolina met night
before last, and after cons ultation, notified
Colonel Hayne that he must, In his Written
| communication TO the President, take mod
crate ground: They agreed in opinion that
mSolent demand for the immediate surrender
| of Fort sum ter could inject their approval,
and that if Mai. Anderson remained there pro-
| visions must he furnished him, and his letters
| must not be subjected to espi0ndge.
| IN the opinion of one of these gentlemen
this remonstrlnce Will have its effect. Ger
thin it Is. that tile All thCriticS of Charles ton
We're notified to supply provisions. &c. and
that they have telegraphed back that the de-
sirable courtesies would be extended.
Mr.. Holt's letter to Coy Pickens, threaten
ing TO stop the mails if Major Anderson was
not allowed free access to his correspondence,
and the urgent suggestion of Messrs. Davis,
Hunter, and others. that the surveillance
should he removed by which he has been pre-
vented from procuring supplies, have had
the desired effect. Information to-day sta ties
that he has all the expected privileges.
The following letter from Major Anderson,
in reply to one addressed 10 him by c. G..
Childs, communicating 10 him, chairman,
a resolution unanimously adopted at a meet
ing of prominent citizens of Philadelphia,
without distinction of party, held al the hall
. OF the Board of Trade on the Sd inst, will be
read with interest:
Fort SUMTER, S. C., Jan. 13, 1861.
SIR-I thank you for the complnen tary
terms in which you We're pleased TO comlnuni
cate the resolution undntm oHSly adopted a &
meeting Of the citizens of all political parties
held in the hall of the Board of Trade, in youl
city, on Thursday, January 3, 1861.
Such an endorsement, from such q source
is 4 compliment which L ieel most deeply
compliment l know, not lightly bestowed
, and therefore more highly to be priced. WoulC
that | could express to each of my fellow
countrvmen. who have thus hunored me ant
my little band, the feelings which now ill N.
. heart
e our beloved country is, fear, rapidly drift
l ing towards Il dangerous reef. / pray Cos
Y that he may be plea sed to beStow unders tand
t ing and wisdom on our rulers, and that IL
e will safely guide us through the stormy sea il
: which we are now adritt
Il l am, sir, very respectfully your OBJ serv'
: ROBERT ANDERSON, Major L. 5. A
g c. G. ChtidS, Esq Chr'n, &c, Phila.
y FINANCIAL coSpITioS OF SOUTH CAROLINA:
: A Legislative Committee to whom was re
: ferred the subject of raising supplies for til
: present fiscal year, report deficiency OF 81
g 647 ,496 10 raise which sum they have submit
i ted bill of taxation which VIII produce,
Il is estimated 81, ,T24 900. Among the items {
Il taxation are follows: Upon every one hun
Cired dollars of the value of all lands an {.
- I o. =
ie per head So 25 on each free negro, mulatto {
lie mestizo be tween the ages of fifteen and lift
p wears, except such as are incapable OF procul
, Ing q livelihood twenty y-seven cents "a r@t'
+ rem on every one hundred dollars on all lot
to lands and buildings within any city. town
Of village : one hundred cents per 500 on facto
ii age, and all professions, and employments, e.
DC cputing clcrgymen and mechanics, the same {
s. commissions received by vendue mas ters, &c
al forty five cents per 500 on capital stock, OF a
Il incorporated gas companies, and one and q Ia
N per centunt Oh all premiums taken by Insu
o. ance companies twenty eight cents on eEel
ly S1UO of the sales of merchandise, &c, made b
m tween the lst of January, 1860 and January Is
~ 1861. CThe products of the State and the III
ne manufactured products of any OF the Int
IS, States are excepted from this provision } 81
We Ter day for all circus exhibitions, and SO p
\. day for all theatrical or other shows $ 30 {
Il every 800 ofinterest received during the pa
)d wear on all bonds and notes $50 on eve
private carriage, mot kept for sale,) and 81
on each buggy, provided that not more than o.
tax of this kind shall be charged against I'll
one Individual Sl upon every gold watch i'll
w fifty cents upon extra silver Watcn not Re
rs for sale.
INTERESTING STATEMENT OF LIEUT.. HALL OF T.
ng ARMY.
~ One of the reporters gathered the follow
ne from Lieut. Hall, in an interview had WI
IL him while at New 1ork on visit TO a 81
n, relative. He says Fort Sumter did not tire
III | Fort MOultrie or Morris Island. because NJ
~ Anderson did not know that reinforcemel
~ had been sent in the Star of the West.
hu could only Just discover q large vessel throl
- | the fog, it being impossible TO ascertain II
" character or TO learn her object or mission,
IN would have taken five or six hours TO destr
Ne Ne Fort Moultrie and half an hour or an hour
ue stop their firing upon the Star OF the Ne'
eu whereas this vessel could come as near re
" " Sumter she could get in fiee minutes Dt
ei ing the half hour she would have been IN |
u fire from Fort Moultrie, and very likely wot
rF have been sunk and MANY lives on board 10
u Nothing would have been gained but the i
III mediate opening OF n civil war, the loss of
-, ship and The lives of those on board. The m
~ were all at the loaded guns, with match
~ lighted, expecting the word every minute
- fire but Major Anderson, after. q strug
en W with his feelings withheld the order
~ fire He says the inhabt OF Charlest'
-, and indeed of the whole State of South Cal
-, -, lima have pledged all they have IN the Wofi'
nf property, honor, Hves--to MAINTAIN the ih'
" pendence of South Carolina. Some OF
n better and more cautious people admit II
No, they have perhaps gone TOO fast, but they
,,d keep their pledges to sustain her 10 the W
" Iast even if they come out of the cont
,a ruined The stores in Charleston We're
~, closed except few candy shops ana provis
~ @ | stores Fort Sumter does not need remfof
,,e ments; ship of the size or the Star OF
West could not now get into the harbor
70, | vessels have been sunk on the bar to Prev
cir ingress.
I'd ALLEGIANCE IN ALABAMA
les In the Alabama House of Representati'
,yn on Tuesday, the call being made for the swf
VIZ ing i'm of new members, Mr. Rice offered
ess following resolution, which was adopted
-, Uhereas, the words of the Constitution OF
'h, United States and as the same appear IN the
cie Section of the 9th Article Of the Convention oil
il Stata ~ tlahama are impliedly repealed by the
bill dinance .of Secession lately passed by the D.
the gates If Deoule of said Convention aSseiuDl