Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-10
THE BLOCKADING FLEET.

We extract the lo!loWlhG lnlorfhallon from
tile Washington Star of Thursday evening last.
whc!s is the latest paper received from that
point. The Star ia ore Of Lincoln's minor
gnns and we. presume keeps pretty well posted
mp in the coercion movements against the South.
The threat that not bale Of cotton will find
its way to market is nl CANNON, SO long as the
nuvies Of England nnd France ride the seas.
and their spind!es and looms demand supply
of The raw material:
I'VE learn that dozen vessels of Coinmo-
dore Siringhams feet will very o,tly put to
sea H. is TO consist Of at least Fifty war ves-
se!s of various descriptio accompanied by
sufficient steam transports for the nccomoda-
ton Of land force at least 10000 strong.
THUS it will prove sufficient to make an efh-
cicnt blockede of every inlet on the. Southern
coast into which any vessel drawing six feet Of
water might otherwise enter. while it will de-
volve o.: the disunon authorities the necessity
of keeping in arms. feeding. &c, distinct
armies sufficient to cope with the land forces
| accompanying it, in or near Norfolk, Charles
| ton, Savannnh. Pensacola, Mobile, and New
| Orleans. Or at least an aggregate of 100000
NHs~S>
important points alone.
| "Thc operations of the fleet alone thus bid
fair to monopolize the attention Of all the nil
itary force the disunionis,s cnn possibly keep in
the field. unless they propose TO abandon to
the United States The cities We name above.
! That lot bale Of cotton ora cargo of other
Southern production can seek market through
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within one month from this day; and without
the proceeds Of the sale of their crops, the
| Iisunionsts will have no means whatever OF
| procuring military supplies Of any description:
! for they do not produce or manufacture them
| it will be remembered" "and their wealth is by
no means in money"
MILITARY PowEGs or THE UNITED STATEs.-
The Washington Star Of Monday has the iol-
lowing, which we give for what It is worth.
Possibly the talk about men is as much ex"g.
standing the large amo UNITS We have heard by
telegraph as having been subscribed to execute
the laws, LINCOLN could not have $500 check
cashed at Washington a few days ago:
| Just Two weeks ago the President issued his
proclamation calling out seventy 6ve thousand
troops to sustain the rights of the Government,
and defend this Capital from INVASION. Al
ready the whole number called for are in arms
and in motion, and as many more have offered
! their services. There must be near twenty
thousand here at this time. and there are GER
tainly twenty & We Thousand between this point
sndthe Lakes pressing forward in this diree-
tion, while twenty-five thousand are being
rapidly concentrated on line from Cairo. Nai-
nois, to St. Louis. Missouri. By long odds. the
largest and most powerful fleet ever sent to sea
by the United States is rapidly fitting ont for
service along the Atlantic coast Orders arc
in preparation to increase the regular army
twenty-five thousand men, and the navy from
seven thousand seamen to twenty-five thou
sande both Of which will doubtless he coAsu-
minated in few weeks II the exigeneies Of
the times require it, we presume the Govern
tnent will avail Itself Of the so far declined
seventy five thousand volunteers that have
offered themselves and not been accepted. 1t
is undoubtedly true; that there is no disision Of
sentiment Whatever IN the non siateholding
States on, the subj cot Of sustaining the Govern
ment 'sfiS' ~" ~. "t"''ii i-."a F.a"'; .;
Iyrs ~. a. A---+--yss. Ss7----- is..t.fs
CoxAEncE. The Charleston Courier is author
ICED to state that ths collector received In
structions on the I'd inst 10 the effect that ons
Government desires fully to respect the lave oi
Enstions, and insrrpats Ahe segs vito elear pri
lfSats vessels sud oargoes euptiI tAssis declared
aud tho win Of Congress mtds kp6wn;
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4pLIsooLs's men At Cairo oapiureds . steam
lboatw;,b sia6,00o worth oftsrms aud ammu
nitfanu on board for Tspnesses. They are retail
4 attpg by ssi1igg every Cincinnati boat that