Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-11
The Baltic Due at Charleston To. morrsw-
The Morris Island batteries Stirring
News ut Hand.

The New York Post Of last evening saws:
Inc oaitlc left this port on Monday afternoon
al nVe o'clock Allowing her sixty hours for the
voyage TO Charleston, she will arrive of the bar
OF that port tomorrow morning little after day-
light. 1t is presumed that the serious work will
then commence, If the chivalric subjects Of the
Southern COnfederacy do not attack Mai Ander
son before the Baltic arrives
we have 1t on good authority that two steam
tugs accompanied the Baltic. IL the theory of
our Washington correspondent, published else
where, Is correct one Of these little steamers will
De sent IN with supplies, the southern authorities
having been notified that the sole purpose of the
government Is to provision the fort. IL the bat
terles open upon her, she will of course put back
and then return walled in by the sand bags. a
large quantity of which have been sent on This
movement will be backed by such war vessels as
can get over the bar, and which are now, without
doubt, lowering in the neig borhooa, In accord
ance with the sealed instructions under which
they have sailed.
The other steam tug will, perhaps, be used for
ldnoinS soldiers on Morris Island. II will be
seen by our statement elsewhere that about eleven
nundfed troops have left this port within the last
lew days, and 1t is not at all unlikely that this
enufe force will be landed In this manner, in
cIuolns Barry's battery, for which it had been
supposed no possible use could be found in the
attempt to reinforce Fort Sumter Nor is 1t i'm
possible that much larger force Is now waiting
10 cooperate in this undertaking
When the Star Of the West was in Charleston
harbor, one OF the officers declared that he would
ask no easier job than to capture the Morris Island
battery with two hundred men, provided there
was war vessel In the harbor to cover his future
movements. No doubt these points have been
fully considered by our highest military authori-
ties, and II Is not probable that the Government
would undertake this formidable task without
avdlhng Itself OF all the means at its command
The reported scarcity of provisions In Fort Sum-
ter renders II probable that no time will be lost
and If Geographic communication Is not cut off
we may expect news OF the most exciting charac-
ter tomorrow afternoon.
,Rha post., 5t,n...l
this city 10 as follows:
FoRT SUMrER-THE PROGRAMME OF THE Gov.
kRNMRNT-How THE BOATS ARR TO Pass THE
REBELS BATTkRIRs-ScHooNRRsF FILLED WITH
SAND BAGS.
Especial dispatch to the Evening Po.t.l
WAsHlNoroN, April DIT is n ow certain that
the government has fully determined TO reinforce
Major Anderson's command at ali hazards
learn on competent authority that the plan adopted
for the relief Of Fort Sumter 10 substa ntialy ar
follows: ~
In case of necessity supplies are to be thrown
into Fort Sumter bv means OF number of small
ooats, which, presenting smaller and more scat.
tered marks for the cannon Of the rebels will per.
haps save an unnecessary bloodshed
The government has chartered a number NJ
small schooners and othRr craft, which have been
filled with sand bags. That these form part of
zoe ,ee Charieston expedition appears probable from
farther South than Savannah
These schooners, filled with sand bags will sail
In, bearing boats on the side which is towards
Fort Sumter. These boats will, of course, be en-
nrey protected from the guns Of the rebels by the
wall-like sides and solid contents of the larger
vessels - "'Se'
Thi: plan will be adopted only in the event that
the Charlestonians fire upon the small steamer
loaded with provisions, which will be first sent
In In that case. Of course, the fort will receive
not only provisions, but men, and the plan above
detailed 10 an admirable one by which to throw
any requisite force into the fort without proba.
bility Of serious loss.
The men OF war are to steam In and hold the m.
selves In readiness to check any attempt 20 inter.
cept the boats and schooners by armed vessels. ss
Well ss TO keep the neighborhood Of Sumter clear
OF possible assaulting parties, who can be easily
dealt with by shells from the steamers; tim, isay
ing Maj Anderson and his men at leisure to "a
ceive achievements, and, II need be, deal with
Forts Moultrie and johnson, which be can silence
without much loss Of time
The plan has been thoroughly considered. and
az all the leaders are men OF skill ana co,,,age
success 10 certaip, without much II any loss ~ he
IL 10 quite posi- BILE that unforeseen contiaasn.
oses may cause an alteration Of the progrsmns.
but IL is certain that the plan above detailed ha,
appears 10 be feasible. A"1