The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.


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INTERESTING FROM FORT SUMTER.
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE GARRfsoN-AsPEcr OF TT Wis IsstD.;
AND OFT, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2AlHg.
The following Is copy Of a letter from capt bShlo-
day, duty For, sumter, friend this city.
and furnishes late reliable intelligence from tbas
quarter
FoRT SUMTER, Jan. 10, 1881.
While the leaders becoming more pacin5
theImob is becoming outrageous and uns,yerna-
BILE l hear they load in their
threats about They say there may he somo
for the other officers they arc cup
posed to be Southern men, performing a duty
disagreeable 80 mem. Some influential
Southern hay written TO the Governor, under
stand that his refueai 70 allow hold any cnmmuli
cation with the city, and hs interference with mails,
has made South Carolina enemies in other Southern
States, and he has bcen argod to relax his orty We
have living rations and few vegetables laid
in FOR Captain Posters workmen who went away; ant
yet the Mrryha the unbush.ng mpudc 10 say IN to-
day paper have been ci by them WcE.yo received
supplies Of any description from Charleston with ha
single exception OF the box Of candles you smuggled
over II Major Anderson allowed The privilege Of
tracing for fresh meats, s done everywhere in thu
army he will exercise that privilege, but # II is pro-
posed as present from South Carolina, he viii not
ceve II.
The country people, who gun or fort,
who have education and but little property,
ravng mad attack this fort.
We may be TOO incrcdulous hu, feel no apprehen
sor and 10 not believe it be taken. The mob
camorous to attempt IT, at the vel, moment, az
said before when the leaders would rather bold OF
the more polite course.
Day before yesterday they landed three tara
at Cummings Point the nearest pc.. Of LAID for at
lacking the fort.
There is not particle Of truth in the story Of the
tiny 1t started in Charleston to induce tho Cabinet
surrender the place. There no prisoners n
the guard house for long time. The behaving
admirably. They in good spirits, fun Of fun, and
spelling for tight for surreadcring under any
cnmsaDces hey have dreamed OF II.
You need not pay the least attention aay thing you
sec in the Charestcn papers in reference affairs.
If you reflect that when comes tn a white flag
from Charleston none Of our mon allowed 70 commu-
nicate with II, you VIII easily that all their storea
about us Inventions. The bear privations
and cuari duss very cheerfuly. think they
mus ~ . :mol ~ touacce than anyth ng els.
JAS. %, loo1.
p s.-Iwo steamboats, the watch over us all
nght-cne apchoe In the direction OF Charleston, and
The other Of TIE bar.
THE PATRIOTISM OF Ma ToR ANDERSON.
Major Robert Anderson has written the following letter
reply invitation to attend fesaval to be given
by the Masonic fraternity in Albany, on the Both inst
FoKr urrea, Jan IS, 1901
T. nit me 10 express the e. iJhtailon your Union
loving tinlenis haye III time Is At aaed
whom NJ - 10y, III. aaicts Urea, unccr whose dag
wora, tl! show t'i"n. ycs good I'D men Cur
cl.ow coubtcymcl - region have decided
may b. give. ny uim rulers, and that this
sevc NAY not-o GENE It'd IN blood" spt.it.
that vii ot be permitted ne . De with tho
aGth, am shcere'! yours, ROBERT ANDERSON,
Moor Uhea ties Army,
niF POSITION - sfkGoR ,slt.e5oN
From tbs potoi pnurg Exp,.ssl
Lieutenant r. * Meade, Of Nj. Engineer Corps 10 For,
sumter, Ia been city visit hom" soc days
past several gentlemen with whom he has &, rvorse.,
iniorm Us that he speaks The highest Mayor
Al de- hot only brave fearless colder bnt
a strong auJ true southern man: I'm post On IL the pre-
state Of affairs, however rendering mp ssibc
HIM To take any other position before tn y opc or the
south and % the tnon lie dos not icei ,hy 81 cst
pmcntcd BY The fauatc cannon nring his )nor
al the North, and II II with pain, not {. mr.
barsssucnt that he rcaiz tn atttu.. Of tho
suuh irds him. That Le the South, that 10
prefers IL every social u. gives ple t,stmony. lie IL
bound by the holy of wcdock Of anest OK
the fair OF GcnRa-a daughter Of General Clnct. Ho
has tour devoted ero hers, every one Of whom, IL IL
| sad, Is q strong secessiobist. Add TO ths that to
is a Southcrner by birth ami dcaccndant If Rovo-
uonary shes, need hardly more TO give rs lssurDco
that he not only loves his native South out viii At tho
proper time, anA honorable draw the sword
IN Der defence These npc infereuces facts
known. not syllable has fallen from the ps Of Lieut.
Meade ~ lead the .ednc.fon that MAJOR
derson will lot perform his whole duty to tie govern
ment q tho United states But that be vii b. nspd IL
relieved from his position, We have little 10 doubt.
NAVAL APPOINTMENT.
The rank and onse captain n the navy ~ South
Carolina have beer f~rred James H. North, late
leutenart ~ the United atss navy aud honoraby dg
tinguishcd for Efficient services.
COMMODORE l. wREscE kEARSEY.
The Charleston Iercu Of the ia says:As some
pots have been circulated concerning wthfra ya Of
the ientun OF his vcter officer attention
to the following extract from letter from him To
III this cts under date Of Jan. L. ls6lI ymeui-
Der ny friends nov as in The years lsl2-i5 70 show
my feelings - this offered 20 resign my crmms-
the Navy tho after the state South CaronaD
sec,oed2is. OF December 1sG0but the Pr, s.dont
not thought proper accept. Rest assured that under
circumstances - induced 70 lift ~gainst
Carolina
NEW COAST roRTrFICArIoNs.
III" fharleson Hercurs says-Wo learn that he forts
On The MOI th md south rdsco wen Hose the
siono. are progressing bravcly More hands however,
arc u needed TO pu forward the work with the de
sired celeruy.
THE NATIONAL FLAG.
VI the South carolina leg slatrre -. Nr. Rhet'
offered resolution which adopted - q Il, from ant
ater the passage " n. resolution the national TAG or
ensign Of south Ca DINA shan blue, with white Pal
netto tree eht thereon and white nt N tho
corner
NEWSPAPER CORES PoNDENTs IN TaoU-
BILE.
B.InsohE, Jat IS, 1861
The special Charleston correspondent q Ii" anerrcap
saws that the south caroiba vigilance C,mnn'ee havo
I fcrreted olt a man named Dodge, ~ho en'eted as q
soldier al Fort uou'.ric charged with berg cores
pendent OF tho New Trituae, and compelled him 70
leave the state.
THE sLooP.oF.wAR BROOKLYN BOUND