Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-13
From Washington.


NORFOLK, April 11.--Lieut. Talbot and r.
Z. Chew have arrived. $3.50
From Washington.
WAsHIsGToN, April 1.-The balance in
the Treasury last month was IS, 16I 600. = /.
The rumor of change in the Cabinet is
untrue.
The Southern Commissioners charge the
Administration with gross perfdy in attemp-
ting to reinforce Fort Sumter under pretence
of evacuation. They say the Montgomery
Government greatly desires peace. They re-
turn convinced that war is iuevitable-say-
ing the responsibility rests upon the Admin
istratiou.
The receipts from Customs for the fortnight
ending April 9th exceed the corresponding
period last year S29, 400.
The Treasury bids exceeded the demand
nearly s5.00O,000. The Treasury is now in
good condition.
NEW YORK, April ia special despatch
to the Post from Washington says that de-
spatehes from Charleston, dated at noon to-
day, say that all is quiet but the troops were
prepared for immediate service.
Two companies of Virginia troops left
Richmond last evening for Charleston. 1t is
supposed they go to reinforce Gen. Beaure-
CARDS command.
Before leaving Washington the Confederate
ply to the positions assumed in his anwers to
their demands.
A Havana letter to the Express say that
the annexation of St. Domingo to Spain is
fully confirmed. The army to sustain the
movement consists of seven thousand men
| and four Spanish steam frieates. The whole
| matter only wants the Queens ratification,
President Santana, o. Dominica, having pro
| claimed her formally.
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States for Europe would leave Havana on
the 9th on the British steamer to South
ampton.
The Commercial says that the report that
Jeff Davis bad telegraphed to Charleston not
| to fire on vessels carrying supplies to Sumter
| is confirmed by dispatches from Charleston
to shipping houses here.
| The Post says it is reported that the
agents of the Confederate States received the
| cold shoulder in uumistakable terms from
several of our largest capitalists in the mat
| ter of loan for the Southern Confederacy.
WASHINGTON, April ia special de
spatch to the New York Evening Post sayt
| that the President still hopes for peace, al
| though he apprehends the occurrence of 6
collision at Charleston any moment
He declared this morning, however, that hs
| thought no decisive event would take place
till Saturday.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE communica
ton of the Southern Commissioners charge
the Administration with gross perhdy; tina
under the pretext of evacuation git has sen
armed vessels to reinforce Fort Sumter. The.
say the Government of Montgomery earnest
~ desire peace, and the responsibility of civi
war rests with the Administration. They re
turn to an outraged people with the convic
ton that war is inevitable.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Private Southern
dispatches leave no reasonable doubt but tina
hostilities commenced at an early hour thi
morning at Charleston.
Beauregard Oh the Sth dispatched Walker
Secretary of War, that Lincoln had notifie
Gov. Pickens and himself that provision
would be sent to Fort Sumter peaceably o
otherwise.
Walker responded from Montgomery oil
the 10th, instructing Beauregard to demand
the evacuation of Fort Sumter; and if re
fused, to proceed to reduce it. Beauregart
on the 10th, replied that the demand will
| made tomorrow at II.
| From CharIeston.