The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-08
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MONTGOMERY. May I, 1851.
,.8r of fierce looking Cavalry left
( ]AIke 80 to day for Pensacola.
br3is 'l', cations for an attack upon Fort
IN" y yt,sf ne nearly orquite completed
Ilfhr't believe however. that IN t'e,"ft 70
40 surrender OF me lortIt s VA 80
f2T>" T,be large additions mace abo con
e-s 3T Lskinr bY Gen. Bragg 10 his army
s.'nuy 3.d 10 resist the midnight, thieVish
~" -, the Federal troops are said 10 t1i'
GNid - - against Alabama. "nd tsl~eAiiy
tn'f'",~T should the fortune OF war, by
Moh'EV.-''. Eo,r cause enable them TO assume
ia'@"t sStxs II the degenerate fellows
tAe "e s,id 10 b. congrsgating ABOUT fHnsa-
.;hN u remain, 10 obedience to their natures,
,3iH In fear aud respect for the bFaSe,
'ygyrous men WHO Coihp uen. ,;iass
'a''- and continue their determination 10
tH1y' ., on fha defensive, the attack may be
* 0H'i snd The weakening OF the garrison
o., 'l.,r.so ueilt abandonment OF the Fort DE-
a." - d.. sure but slow destToysFs, j MY ana
I'll ~ with their train OF diseases, including
h.s"t' ,eysra disorder that = garrison OF
ErH,N ,,ot acclimatized viii be rather liza
p, ~. ~. fs remembered however, that these
~ tnfoln have survived the horrible I'll. =
S,''',,,.tf.oUnding their nativity ana NE IN
'l"l oo0ls and pur!ieus of the cities OF the
i'r ~. faence IN the mode OF attack as al
49, - b.roIaes somewhat impaired.
i1 -, hts nor yet been removed from the
-. II ne. secretary OF War ana accompa-
rev. 5oeuI;euts 10 Congress, conveying in
Li''stt,.u concerning the army forces now IN
- ,H,ir al ztribution, dc. also. hho " ins
--,.'.n.litures OF the War Department up
.'. tt;a. ana exhibiting further estimates
t.-.4t necessary by tie recent events Tor
49, y,ar ending February, lSn2. / think the
' .,.n- If actual req nisftions upon the reas-
- IRON. he War Department does not eX
- IS vet. nine hundred thousand doiiafr,
,,co.i:crabIe amount of which has been ex
.,teJ for thr purchase, man uIactuFe aho al
F+.,r of small arfns--the rema inder for sui
80. clothiug and transportation of the
INV. and expenses OF recruiting volunteer
-s About one hundred thousand dollars
an. above amount has been sent 10 NlTslEla
,.rripaIly tn the Assistant QuartermAs a
/ rhnouh, Ma]or VIM. l.. Ca5eh-
m. rsquisiiiOns from the Navy D"partmen
4-r,, rxr.-d IA yet the sum OF $50, 900, vii icl
ts b,..L * pended In the formation OF nu
[s.s around " hich viii coon gather brave
.I-irrs nave been Issued for fitting out th'
,,.qgslIp II. war Sumter, almost ready fo
,,. a!.0, the brig PIckens, date R"venn'
,g.lert and the WaahinG ton, whose itpilf'
an, sr.rly com plete The Star Of the West
,ty ~ lSted ship that escaped Il ddhstTou'
c,yH4 IL the barber OF Charleftou, soon u
-,ge mon n fatal CharA bdIs near Orleans
Ell m 0ubt be added to our little Navy
,,.r, mss set retrieve her unfortunate history
hescoouUg the motto of the dying Lawrence
tpan give up the ship
Marines for the naval service are being re
,-,,.e4 In New Orleans, and large quantiti"'
l,gugs. rhol and shells are being cast for GU
wal VS.. Ella OF course, completion or tiI'
r,yd preparations now in progress, W!ll re
,rlzet iarseexpenditure in addition to wha
H,s already htrn drawn Tor.
ma plucreGings OF Congress con TIM
,,U..g i'h the Fsrb of secrecy. Nothing o
~r.nruhlic interest il permitted 10 transplr
~ afa.p session. The arrival Of the NirglnI
t.r.mis i,urTs is anxIously awaited.
The applications Tor Army appointment
-. 0a8l4 numpruus-SOuth Carolina, tn
fbtf- oi chiv..lry, furnishing rather NOR
,a.u her quota. some OF the asplrants e1
ljtf} great impatisnce, and press with una
la,ug urgency their claims One young gen
+t,rrsn from the Chsrieston Citadel, applyi ID
fara comm. srion as Second Lieutenant, Wis
i,ed the President at his house, ate with hi
for three or tour meals, insisting all the Will
upon bis appolntmen MONTGOMERY