Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-08
Fort Sum,er-rhe End Appreaehips.

When II became generally known Yesterday
morning that the companies new on duty at Sui
ranks without delay, and that the reserves belong
Ing TO the several were TO join their comrades
already on duty by the 4 O'Clock boat, people be-
gan TO speculate as to what was going to happen
next. The public curiosity grew more general
upon the arrival OF two Of the officers Of Mai An.
derson's commandments. Talbot and Snyder
with flag Of truce. They were received by the
Governor and General Beauregard. Lieut. Talbot
having been appointed by the Government at
Washington as Assistant Ad jutant- enerai for the
District of Oregon, with orders to repair to that
station at once, desired permission to leave the
city to report himself at Washington Leave was
OF course readily granted TO him, with the under
standing TINT no officer was to be permitted to
join the garrison of Fort Sumter 10 supply his
place; and, accompanied to the depot by Colonel
Moses, aid to the Governor he left Charleston bv
the , O'Clock train of the n F.. Railroad
Meantime, Lieutenant Snyder had mentioned
the facts Of the firing into the unknown schooner
las described In our Issue Of Yesterday and in
formed the Governor that the vessel in question
was a Boston schooner, loaded with ice and
bound for Savannah, and that she had put into
thls haroor on account Of stress of weather. He
further said that one Of the shots had passed
through the schooner's sail Lieutenant SNYDER
then returned to the wharf in company with an
aid, and went back TO the fort. During his inter-
view with the Governor, the soldiers who manned
the boat had seized the opportunity to lay In
coveted individual supplies of whisky tobacco
eata6les, and a host of other provisions, making
In all no less than thirty-hve packages The
police, however, had kept a bright eve upon the
soldiers, and when the provisioning was com plete
they quietly seized all the pack ages and trans
ferred them TO the Suardhouse
During the whole of Yesterday afternoon all
KINGS Of rumors were rife on the streets A vague
impression had somehow got abroad that the long
agony OF suspense and inactio was TO be speedil
and abruptly ended; but how, or when, or by
whose orders, nobody could tell We have made
dlligent inquiry, and lin the absence Of official
information, which, In juncture like this is sell
dom made public,) we deem the following facts
to be reasonably certain:
First. That the supplies Of provisions and the
mails, hitherto furnished regularly to the garrison
Of Fort Sumter, are to be cut off to-day and that
no further communication will be allowed be-
tween Major Anderson and the Government at
Washington
Second.-That the troops at all the State FORTH I.
cations are now finally disposed, equipped and
provided for, so as to be ready for action at
ments warning.
Third That no attack of any kind will be made
AL attack should be provoked by NJ ajor Anderson
or by an attempt on the part of his Government to
bring aid to the bsleagued fortress.
Fourth. That these measures are taken at the
instance Of the Government Of the Confederate
states, which has lost all confidence In the pro-
fessons Of the LII ncoln Administration.
We have said that this information has no
official sanction; but we have not given II with
out Sitting thoroughly all the conflicting reports
prevalent last night, and we think IL can be relied
on as afOrding fair outline OF the new policy to
be pursued benceforth with regard TO the ''saucy
seventy. '-ChdrleStoa Mercury of ApriE 5