Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-04-11
CURRENT NEWS.
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MEXICO DECLARING WAR!
Lincoln going to'celIect the Revenue
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Lincoln going tocellect the Revenue
NEw ORLEANS, April 2.-T,xas
adyices state that Col. Ford is re-
liably informed from Ma!amoras that
Gen. Ampudia with 5000 Mexicans
are sixty miles off marching on
Brownsville. Ampudia has dis
patched expresses with placards and
hand-bills, announcing that Texas
rightly belongs 10 Mexico; and that
she will no longer support the FEEDER
al Government troops. and now is the
time to retake her. Reinforcements,
10 Urge numbers. are rapidly coming
to him. Col. Ford has ordered all
the heavy guns, ordinance and stores
at Brazos Island, TO be Immediately
removed to the scene Of anticipated
difficulties.
GALVESTON. Texas, April 2.-Hous-
ton sent a message to the Legisla-
ture protesting against the acts Of
the Convention. and appealing to
the Legislature to sustain him, c aim
ing still to be Governor. The Leg.
isla:ure took no. the slightest notice
of l..
Providence. April 3--The Repub-
Iican candidate for Governor OF
Rhode Island is defeated.
Sprague is elected by large ma
jority.
The Legislature is anti Republican.
Sheffield and Brown are elected to
Congress over the Republican mem.
bers.
CHARLESTON April 3.-The crisis
has at last arrived. Provisions to
Major Anderson were stopped to-day.
General Beauregard is new inspect
ing the for,ifications. Orders from
Montgomery for the commencement
Of hos,iities are hourly expected
The preparations are all completed.
New YORK, April 4. : The frigate
Minnesota, under commanders String.
ham and Case. goes to the mouth
OF the Mississippi.
The Perry and Pow haitian are also
otdered there.
There are Other. indications. Of col
Letting the revenue on sbipboard.
New YORK, April A spe cial
dispatch to the Commercial says
that Lient. Gilman has arrived at
Washington. He states that great
preparations are being made to attack
Fort PicksDs, and troops are being
drilled daily by Southern officers.
An attack is momentarialy expected.
A special dispatch TO the Times
says the batteries on Morris Island
fired into an unknown steamer last
night, for not displaying her colors
Maj Andersen Immediately dispatch
ed h messenger to Governor Piekens
for explanations. The vessel put to
sea.
A special dispatch to the Posi-
says il is rumored that the Southern
Commissioners have demanded the
immediate evacuation of Forts Sum
ter and Pickens. v
Orders have been sent for every
naval vessel to be put into immedi.
ate commission. The ADMINISTRATIVE
is determined to reinforce Fort Pick.
ems at all hazards.
A special dispatch to the CONNER.
cal says that the Secretary Of the In.
terror has directed that no more land
warrants be issued from The Pension
officers to citizens Of the seeded
States. fggf t
A Charleston dispatch to Washing
Ton says there is grea. activity
there. and it is believed Sumter will
be attacked Immediately.
1t is reported that orders have
been received from President Da.
Wis to cut of supplies from Anderson,
aud no more communication TO be
allowed from Sumter with the Federal
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A special dispatch to the Tribune,
from Montgomery, says that the
Southern Government is determined
10 take Fort Pickens at all hazards,
and, if Lincoln attempts TO obstruct
Southern commerce, all Northern
ships in Southern waters will be
seized.
A Washington dispatch TO the
Tribune says that instructions have
been sent to the squadron off fort
Pickens to be on the alert to CO.
operate Lieut.. Slemmer.
Tho Heralds special dispatch
says the revolutionary movement is
progressing 10 Virginia, 5000 men