, 1861-08-31

history Of that Bill tor getting rid OF Navy Of
ficers, he gave me at length. The movers in
it in Congress were all southrons, including
Benjamin, Mallory, shdeD, Morris, strib1ng,
DupeRt and others. They first felt Of every
prominent man in the Navy, and sounded
thin On the question Of Southern Mo11r-
cby, elective in its nature, and to issue tittcs
aside By the Bill as inefficient. Porter was
One; and for tcur years Was he kept out, DUR
ing which time he started the Anaericasa Re
vi1so in New York CRY, aud was connected
elsehow with the press. When he Was nomi-
rated again for command in the Navy by the
then 2,p PEsFisent d. IT, sds opposed bis con
be lad insulted him at Wizards Ho-
tel, by calling him traitor IS he
had. Old Sam Houston rose, and asked
"Did you then take satisfaction, or demand It
publicly? if not" said he, "you onght not
The Captain Was confirmed, and has never
bowed to their behests, and hence their Per-
secntiona- Commodore Ingraham, Of Kos:za
renown- once called all the officers Of his
squadron into hie flag ship, Porter among the
rEEt, and stated that he wanted to sound them
On the question Of an Elective Monarchy,
South. Porter told them he should cling to
the flag his father used and fought for. About
one hundred and seventy Of the naval officers
we're retained under the naval bill spoken Of,
every one OF whom were Of Southern procliyi-
tics; and one hundred aud thirty Of whom
have since resigned their commands.
At the eame time this naval Bill Was taking
| shape, the unusually large number Of guns
| was moved to the Norfolk Navy Yard, which
| Capt. Porter regards as one Of the most im-
| portant, and to be Eetaken at any cost, at
once. At the same time, there was opened
| at Pensacola an immense coal yard, and every
man in it, as at Norfolk, was known to be .
tool Of the South. The Navy Yard in this city
was put into the care Of Capt. Buchanan, who
Wa6 secretary Of the Naval Beard and the
| revelations from this Navy Yard have shown
the secession tendencies Of the employees.
Pendergrast, who has been put to the block
| ade off Virginia, is 9 brother.in-law of two
strong secessioniBts In the navy, Blake and
! Barron and already several Of his men have
resigned. Meantime, Floyd was arranging
arms on lard, 80 hat wien the navy should
be all right On the sea, the army should be all
right on land. Ship and shore were both
| made sure as they could make them. The
time came, and the South struck their bloW-
the North all unprepared.
with great good sense, and where be is q truel
man than many who have questioned his in
| tegrity aE IN officer. He says his plan would
be, to destroy the cause Of the scar by an act q
emancipation for al tic azaves in The CoHfsdeTatz
States. That is the wayit strikes him, he says
who has been behind the scenes, and know
what this war is for. As for giving up his shit
TO the enemy, he had been tried thoroughly b
them sud at one time, had ha the heart to d.
1t, he could have taken to them 332, ,000, GOO il
his hold and locker. If his story is made vi
for effect, it ia good one, and I do not won
der th,t he Stands we'll again with the De
pa tnlLnf.,
His account Of Senator Gwin, and Batter
worth, who was at the shooting Of Key b.
9ick1es, is not very f1attering to their 1oYa!tY
and shows that Blfe. Gwin, having been arrest
ed, her husband ought to be not long eepara
ted from her. The Captain had a particula
!, friend in young lady at San Francisco.
wieh," said be to her, ''to find ont what Gwi
> help you," said she, "for you know if tn
devil wishes to catch man, he always sets
, woman after him." She sat down one day i
, the presence Of these gentlemen, with som
2 / eilk1 and made q small secession flag an
pinned it upon hex bosom. Gwin and Buttel
: that evening with it on, and introduced her
J, their set. GWin told her he Was going to Sc
r all his property in California and take Al 0
u fee in the army in Tennessee! Butterwort
!. is Of the sane stripe. These two lately can
e out bold enough to arrange for meeting
L favor the Southern Confederacy. Othesa Wel
:. put forward in the meeting, and it is well the
= we're, for the Union men, going ont, loadt
u themselves with spittoons and stone a.
!. broke up the meeting, and half broke Il
n the United States Marshal for California
8 Gwin h Co. are wanted at Fort Lafayette
., keep Mrs Gwin and Mayor Berrett compan
= There WIS rumor on TIE street Last mig
T. that there was stormy time in the Cabin
meeting yesterday: Tt WIS understood that
grew out Of the mission of the Boston banke
q who are here, and Of the New York banke
O. who are coming, who demand a changein Il
TX Cabinet officers having command Of the TT
:. Mr.. Seward is away to his home in Aubu1
IL What the result is Of the trouble in the Ca!
Of net does not yet appear, but had Mv. Linco
as good men about him SIS he himself Is, the
would soon be new order OF things in arr
matters. J. ". &