The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-05-02

/. CAN IT BE TnUE.-It is asserted by va
rious witnesses that the late Commodore
OF the portsmouth navy yard was intox-
icated at the time he issued the. orders for
scuttling the ships and destroying the
property in the harbor
1t would moreover appearthat the Pres
ident is afflicted in q similar manner
The Norfolk correspondent of the Peters
burg Eapress writes as follows:
"The commodore was so drunk as to
be incapable of any duty, and had to be
borne to the ship on litter Nearly ev-
cry officer, it is reported, was having a
high old time. 1t seems we havoa swell
ing set opposed to us, even those filling
tile highest stations. A gentleman arriv-.
cd here this morning, who, with several
Others was arrested while passing through
Washington, for being Southerners, and
taken into the presence of theaugust bab-
oon. lie declares that Lincoln was so
drunk that he could scarcely maintainlis
seat in the chair, and it was notorious in
Washington that he had been in a state
of bcastly intoNicaton for more than thir-
tv-six hours. The man is scared nearly
to DEATH and few people in that city are
in any better condition"
We dislike to give currency to such dis
graceful rumors, but we should not be sur
prised, Judging from all that has appeared
from that quarter, if the latter allegation
had not some truth in it.
NORFOLK, April %, p. m.-Families
living close to Fort Monroe have been or
dered to leave, and are doing So The
'vandals in the Fort are destroying the
small arms, spiiih1iing the cannon, and arc
mining into the walls, Five large steam
crs came in from sea to-day, with troops.
-Four of them went up the Bay. The
other took up thousand troops and fol-
lowed. Rely on this
NORFOLK, April 23.-Lincoln sent fer
Mayor Brown, of Baltimore, and Govern
or Hicks, on the 21st They held long
conference Lincoln and Scott wanted a
safe transit of Federal troops through
Maryland. The result was that the Fed
cral troops on the border of Maryland
were ordered back to Pennsylvania. On
The 21st tworegimcnts of Northern troops
were landed at Annapolis from steamers.
We had report last night via Alexan-
dria that the Maryland people cut them
to pieces ut Marlboro.
RICHMOND, April 2I-Twenty-fvc hun
drcd pieces of heavy ordnance were cap
turcd by the Virginians at the Gosport
Navy Yard These include Columbiads,
Paixhans, Mortars, &c.
GEN. Scorr.-Thc Richmond Dispatch
of Monday says:
con Friday, virginian here, in COM
pany with Robert Ould, the District At
torney, called on Gen. Scott. The Vir-
ginian said:
General. I have here in my hand the
evidence Of Virginias secession. Do you
intend to support your State"
"Gen. Scott, looking up, very pctulant-
ly replied:
No. sir, I intend to support the stars
and stripes Of my country"
Gen. Scott, it is said, is not on friend
ly terms, or even holds verbal communi-
cation with, three members of the cabi-
net, viz: Seward, Chase and Cameron"
TIE French FEELINq-Thc New Or
leans Picayuac of Thursday evening says:
"Capt. Nodler, Of the French marine.
arrived here this morning, in company
with Captain st. Paul. from Montgomery.
having left on Mond:,y last.
Capt. Nodlcr is gentleman Of wealth
and education, and on hearing OF the Sc
ccssion of the Confederate States, immc-
diatcly left France for America, anticipa-
ting conflict. He proceeded Immediate
ly to Charleston, and was present at the
bombardmcnt of Fort Sumter. The cap
tain is full Of the war spirit, and In
tends applying for q letter Of marquc,
having we learn, rendered his services to
the Confederate Government. 1t is un-
dcrstood that letters Of marquc will short
ly be issued, and several applications of
our citizens have already been made.
Capt n. left Paris hardly thirty days
ago, ard states that the feeling OF the pco-
plo and Government was unanimous IN
favor of the recognition of the Confeder-
ate States; also that they would make
common cause with us, and that England
would not hesitate to recognize us also,
as soon our Commissioners should arrive. ;"
THE FAMOUS SEvESru-Dispatches to
the Wilmington Herald would seem to
confirm our tclegraphic reports, that the
famous 7th Regiment, Of New York, in