Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-10

NEW YoaK, Friday, April s.
Fort Lafayette in the harbor has been gar
risoned.
Soldiers from Governors Island will proceed
to Fort Hamilton to-day to embark thence on
steamers for parts unascertained.
At the navy yard and all the army depots great
activity and hustle prevails. Laborers are work
ing day and night at the former on war vessels.
Large numbers of naval and army officers are
continually arriving and reporting themselves for
duty.
The Government has chartered the steamers
Baltic and Ariel and they will carry troops under
sealed orders.
The Baltic will carry Capt. Barry's company
of flying artillery of ninety men. The Ariel will
carry seven or eight companies of infantry and
marines They will sail at sunrise.
The frigate Po,chaftGH goes to sea to morrow,
fully equipped and provisioned, and will probably
take three companies of troops.
The impression at the navy-yard is that Sum-
ter and Pickens are both to be reinforced.
A company of one hundred men on Governors
Island have received marching orders, and Others
There are over $500 troops at the different sta
tons in this port.
Collector Barney was sworn into Office to-day.
Marshal Rynders seized clipper brig yesterday
on a charge of being in the slave trade; but the
evidence insufficient, and she will be released.
one returneu from a Cnlna NONdReSlA weeks ago.
The Post saws il is rumored that Government
agents who were sent to England and France
have returned and report that both will set their
faces against the Southern Confederacy, and in
no manner recognize or assist IT,, and that the
President and Cabinet are determined to take i'm
mediate and vigorous measures 10 enforce exist
ing laws at all hazards.
The Commercial says a committee of leading
Virginia politicians have had an interview with
Nd of Sfata nd
assured most positively that the President con-
templated no hostile movements, and should not
attempt to collect the revenue, for the simple
reason that Congress had withheld the power from
| him to do il.
The steamer Atlantic has also been chartered
and cleared for Brazos, this afternoon, with pro-
visions and stores.
The Harriet Lane is lying in the bay in conse-
quence of information given Capt. Faunce by
the Collector which may result in the seizure of
other vessels bound to the coast of Africa
leading banking house on Wall street, it is
said, has been detected in daring to attempt to
swindle by means of forged Virginia bonds. 1t
| is believed a large amount of forged bonds have
been thrown upon the market. The parties i'm
plicated declare themselves Virginians. hives
tigation is progressing.
| Superintendent Kennedy of the Census Bureau,
daily receives applications from Census Marshals
in the seeded States for payment for their ser
vices.
His regular reply is that the applicants will be
paid out of stolen Government funds whenever
the Southern officials fit to recognize the drafts
of the Federal Treasurer.
A special dispatch to the Post says rumor says
the Parnee goes to Charleston. The excite
ment hourly grows more intense.
All sorts of conjectures are afoat as to the
point where the first blow will fall
Leading Republican members express the