The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-04-10

uncOndltVhdt SHTeHufT uch1dnQed.-
Unless tie administration pla,t5e acl
cepted, tie Fort wW not be evacuated.
THE Confederate Ports TO be 5locka-
.ded If ,SuDpter be attacked, rein
forcenteht soiH be attempted. Report
that Acknowledgement Of iSsnnpteribad
commenced de-, dc. veg odi 4sr
a ''... -. ~, q Nnw York, April 7.,s
A special dispatch to the Herald
Charleston, April 9th, says: "Reliable
information has been received from the
North that reinforcements have been Or
dered to Fort Sumpter accompanied by
squadron under Commodore St1nghnm.
5000 southern men, additional to those
in the Notifications, are ready to take the
field within twenty-four hours. Theiul-
timatnm is seige or surrender. A notice
was sent to Major Anderson, with the sup
plies today, by Beauregard, that they
are the last, which is equivalent to dec
laration Of hostilties. This is positive.
"An officer of the army stated to-day
that the first collision would occur in
Charleston harbor. t.,a ..1rL]uol '.aa~
"When hostilities commence the Pres
ident intends to blockade every principal
port in the Confederate States, commenc-
ing with Charleston and ending with the
mouth of the Mississippi. '' .a' 'ri5
at is said, if an attack be made on
Fort Sumptcr, an attempt will be made
TO throw achievements into il. They
don't expect TO succeed, but will make
the effort. Fort Pickens they mean to
hold at all hazards"
MACON, Ga, G.
Troops are moving rapidly forward for
Pensacola. Eight companies have left
here; the balance will leave on Tuesday,
A a.., New YORK, April @.
The Times dispatch says: "The South
ern Commissioners express the belief that
peaceful policy will prevail, but, if the
policy of the Federal government is the
enforcement of the Federal laws, the Sc
coded States will resist to the bitter end"
Specials from Washington to the Post
and Commercial say it is reported that
Anderson having refused to surrender fort
Sumpter, The bombardment had com
menced. r..t...H ,...I .. tr...
A dispatch to the Erpress says
"The Attorney General decides that there
is no legal manner Of collecting the rcvo-
nue. in the seeded States, short of adj
ditiona legislation by Congress" a.3
AUGUSTA, Ga, @.
Little reliance is placed in the dispatch
from the North respecting war propara-
tons, but il is universally conceded that
all prefer such policy to suspense.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April G.
The public are by no means disappoint-
ed by the recent news of warlike move
ments. The Confederacy is ready to re.
ceivc its visitors in any form. ~,
! ............. t... - PETERsBuRG. Va. O.,
The excitement is very great, and the
war news is discussed in every corner
All are willing it should come, and all say
Virginia must go out Of the Union. M
New YORK, April 8.
A special dispatch from Washington
says: "a high official of this govern.
ment left to-day for Montgomery, on a
mission to. the government of the Confed-
crate States. {r.4 4r $50 ai.
silent. Talbot carried an order for The
evacuation of Fort Sumpter. 1r.. .'-l
"Dispatches from Montgomery render
perfectly certain that there will be no at
tack on Pickens or Sumpter."
The IriJauaes dispatch says: can
derson is not TO be Withdrawn, and will
be proyisioned."n "ia t,.s 2, .7.<
+ The Posts Washington dispatch states
that "Gen. Scott continues active person.
al supervision of tho military there.-
Guards around the Capitol and public
buildings have been doubled and armed
to the teeth" ...i la .oi z-,a. 5sfl
"A special dispatch to the New Yorl,
Times says: "Yessels have been order
ed out of FRANCE of Sumpter and Sullivan's
Island. s'... ...,... -n r...
1.-The Floating Battery sailed this eve.
ming to point near Sumpter. l., gaH
~ Business is suspended and the excite.
ment fearful" .l,t,al8eaaa ..-.. .i.!
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