Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-31


ARMY.-One of our reporters gathered the following
from Lieut.. Hall, in an interview bad with him while
here on visit to sick relative Lieut. Hall tard
in town only about twenty-four hours leaving here r
Washington on Thursday night He says Fort Sum,
ter did not fire on Fort MOutrie or Morris Island BE-
cause Maj. Anderson did not know renlorcemenS had
been sent in the Star of the West. He could only just
discover large vessel through the fog it being impa
sbe to ascertain her character to learn her obcN
mission it would have taken five or SIX hours tOde
stroy Fort Moutrie, and half an hour hour to stop
their firing on the Star of the West whereas this YES
sci could come as near Fort Sumter she could gAn
FIVE minutes. During the half hour she would have been
in the fire from Fort MOultre, and very likely have been
sunk and many lives on board lost. Nothing would
have been gained but the Immediate opening Of civil
war; and the loss of the ship and the lives Of those
board. The men were all at the loaded guns With
matches lighted, expecting the word every minuPh
fire but Major Anderson, after struggle wllhhBt+
ngs, withheld the order to fire. He says the nbaOtE
of Charleston, and indeed OF the whole State Of South
Carolina, have pledged all they have IN the world
property, honor, lives to maintain the Independence
South Carolina Some OF the better and more cautious
people admit that they have perhaps gone too fast but
they will keep their pledges to sustain her to the W
last, even if they come out of the contest ruled IR
stores in Charleston were all closed except few caM
shops and provision stores Fort Sumter does not med
could not now get into the barbor, vessels bave @
sunk on the bar to prevent ingress.-N T. HsTa@
Shipment of Arms---A supply Escapes the POR"
New Y DIRK, Jan. 25.-The Police yesterday attnP;
ed to retain supply of arms, ammunition, etc. on N
The steamer Montgomery, for Savannah, but The IaF
tain ordered the hawsers to be cut which was uy-
when she steamed it from the wharf, thus iTuS1aD
their design. The arms seized on board the SnVNn
Caspian, were destined for Savannah, and have pTnE
turned by the police. Those taken from the s6au"
Monticello are still at the United States ATSena.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-Fifty artieryme1 NV ~.
New York. arrived here this morning. aDd lmmtul".
left for Fort Washington to relieve the marines '
temporarily on duty. ,...,,
1t is not true that Mr.. King, the First ASSET
Postmaster General, refused to hold any commln'a'
with ex-senator Yuee He simply declined 70 S s3g
him the papers he asked to see relative to the aO
of the Post Office and discontlnuance oil the Ds
Pensacola. The interview was respectful on DUH
CoUNCu. OF STArE-The Council OF State c N.r,
in this city on Wednesday the 23d Inst ne o n,
members were present Messrs. Council W oOTu
Murphy. John W. Cunningham, W. A. fH5~
J. F. Graves and w. L. billiard. d.. "a
Council Wooten Esq was elected PFeS1SD'
Graham Dawes appointed Clerk OF the COun'Lr 7 B.
Messrs Archibald Henderson, OF Rowan ecw w.
Gordon, of Wilkes CO.. and VIM D. ates VI Titgar
burg CO., were appointed Directors Oh US T.i6yc
Fund, and Messrs. Nicholas NJ. Long, OF Hamr
and James Fulton of New Hanover CO., were a.ofgsn
Commissioners of the Board OF Internal lmP'
| for the two years next ensuing.-StGe J0"""'