New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-01


q. rico some relief. 1t was the only act OF re-
falisticn practicable. Every concevaoe rumor
mas aT6at, exaggerated and magnihed on the
xxsr from mouth to mouth. 1t was proposed 70
r,sLe an immediate descent on Fort Sumter.
But remarked that they who would be expected
70 do that business did not warmly respond TO an
idea 80 practical.
1t was not long before the military began 10
march and countermarch through the streets, at
a lively pace. They went up and Went down.
crossed over and came back again, In whst ap'
x,eAred to me an aimless fuss. When the excite
ynent wss at its height Capt Foster, who had
haan left in Fort Moultrie by Major Anderson
apueared in our streets. The act wore the sp-
pearcnce of audacity, quite as marked as any"
thing tie correspondent of THE TRIBUNE has
been guilty Of Though great Indignation was
uttered against him, yet no violence was offered
No doubt, had some one proposed it, the Captain
would have bad taste of the sort OF hospitality
yshich ia most cultivated among the Revolution.
lists et the present time.
Finally, Gov. Pickens issued orders to the mil
itary to bok themselves in readiness to occupy
Fort Mou,trie and Castle Pinckney, and arrange
rnsnts were set on foot to transport them down
The bay. As the exploit of occupying those forts
sTould be one attended by no sort of danger, /
did cot doubt it would be achieved with
The greatest degree Of gallantry by the brave
South Carolinians
The Convention came together under the
eravest of circumstances, and held session with
closed doors. A communication was addressed
to the Commissioners in Washington, and Gov.
Pickens directed To take possession OF the tele-
graph. 1t is said that the United States mails
will undergo inspection, with the view of inter-
cepting communications not in the interest OF the
Reyolutonists If this should prove to be the
case, then the rebels win get the first, If not the
exclusive, reading of this-which let me remark,
Is not written in the precise place where my pre-
yious letters were written. Your correspondent
has deemed it best to move his quarters.
In the afternoon, matters settled down good
deal, and toward evening detachments that had
been detailed to occupy Moultrie and Pinckney,
prepared to embark. The detachment for Castle
Pinckney was under the command of Col. j. j.
Pettigrew and was composed of three companies
Of the Eihe Regiment, numbering less than 200
men. A little past O'Clock they embarked
On the steamer Nina. The Castle had not
q soul in it, Nevertheless, Oh arriving there,
the capturing party were compelled to
scale the walls, which they were enabled to do,
after some delay with ladders which they
took with them. Once inside, they found the
guns spiked, much of the ammunition removed,
and the Fort of no practical value. Borrowing
q Palmetto flag of the captain Of the steamer, the
Carolinians raised it over the Castle amid hearty
cheers.
The correspondent of THE TRIBUNE takes this
occasion to return his thanks to Capt. Davis of
She Nina for enabling him TO return to the city
In time to witness the embarkatiOn of tho de-
tachment for Fort MOultrie, which took place
about o'clock, part on the Nina and the re-
lnainder on the Gen. Clinch. This detachment
syas under the command of Lieut. Col. w. g.
De Saussure. 1t was composed of the Marion
Artillery Lafayette Artillery, Washington Artil-
lery, and German Artillery numbering in all 200
&en.
interesting one. The stars and stripes foated
from Fort Sumter, whose walls frowned defiance
on the rebels. Your correspondent was happy TO
be assured, as no doubt were the soldiers, that
there was not the slightest danger from the ugly
Eolumbiads that showed their teeth through the
PORTFOLIOS, for it became known beforehand, that
Major Anderson would not oppose the occupation
OF the fort by the Revolutionists could not help
thinking that some day or other, and that not
long hence either, these Carolinians will prob
ably 10 out of Fort Moultrie at q 6velier rste
than they went in this evening.
On reaching Fort Moultrie Capt Foster and
Che few men under him retired; and, "a / was
informed, pulled over to Fort Sumter. The
Carolinians entered unopposed. Ash did not deem
it wire to push my curiosity too far, cannot Say
SHAT was said and done, or how things looked
inside.
AT O'Clock the occupation Of Fort Moultrie
by the RevolutioniSts being contaminated, re-
turned to the city. Meantime the Palmetto
Guard and the Cadet RiHemen, had taken posses
sion Of the Arsenal and its rich treasure Of
warlnke implements. The Revolutonists can now
arm themselves at the expense of Uncle Sam.
But few reports have been received from Fort
Sumter during the day, but the fortress ia IN
derstood to be ready for any emergency. The
Columbiads have all been mounted, and, on all
hands, Sumter is regarded as the key TO the
"quaerilatersl." That's where the shoe pinches,
] suspect
IL close, the city is comparatively quiet. It
"a now regarded as certain that Major Anderson
acted on ais own judgment. Offers Of military
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