Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-17
washington Correspondence.

a1 as. NEW YORK, Friday, April H.
The men of West Point flying artillery now
in Washington received orders to keep their re-
volvers constantly loaded to be ready for imme.
date action rEEf geT f1Ia l..ttt
Part of the volunteers will be stationed at the
bridge across the Potomac so as 10 defend it from
an invading force.
Ten thousand men are enrolled from the
District militia. Those who refused to take the
oath of allegiance were marched back to the
armory, dismissed, and their stricken from
the rolls. Kisses from the spectators accompanied
their disappearance from the parade ground.
Gen. Cadwallader of the First Brigade of the
Pennsylvania Militia, has been ordered home i'm
mediately by the Governor. The movement is
supposed to be in connexion with the occupation
of the Capital by Pennsylvania volunteers.
Gov. Hicks. of Maryland, has been in consulta-
ton with the President for several hours to day.
He came here with feelings ofregret at the course
of the administration in its seeming coercive pol
icy; but, when the Governor heard the reasons for
the present course of the President and his adj
visers and understood the record by which they
had been guided, he modified his opinion to a very
great extent. Ela--
= Some of the troops which arrived by the steamer
CoGtsacOlcos will probably proceed to Washington
Immediately.
The steamer Vanderbilt proceeded to the Navy
yard this morning, having been chartered by the
Government.
The Commercial saws Reverly johnson. now
here, expresses warm approval of the President
present movement, and emphatcally affirms that
Maryland will give the administration cordial
support.
Among the passengers on the North Star, from
california, was }. Ii Wade, ESQ.,. and family,
of Ciev eand. We understand that Mr. Wade
as the representative of the Western Telegraph
Co, was entirely successful in perfecting arrange
Al
structon Of the telegraph line from San Fran
cisco to Salt Lake at which point the wires will
meet others now in course of rapid construction
from st. Louis. @
The Herald's special dispatch says Fort Moul-
trie began the bombardment with two guns, TO
which Anderson replied with three shots from his
barbette guns, after which the batteries at Mount
Pleasant, Cummings Point, and the floating
battery opened brisk fire of shot and shell. An
derson repliedonly mt long intervals until between
seven and eight o'clock when he opened from
lwo tiers of guns looking towards Moultrie and
Stevens battery, but up to three oclock failed to
produce serious effect. During the greater part
of the day Anderson directed his shots princi-
paly against Moultrie, the Stevens and floating
batteries and Fort Johnson, they being the only
ones operating against him. Fifteen or eighteen
shots struck the floating batteries without effect
Breaches to all appearances are being made in the
sides of Sumter exposed to the fire
Private dispatches have been received from the
South, which leave no reasonable doubt thathos
tilities were commenced &C Charleston at an ear
ly hour this rlsrning We are in momentary ex-
pectation of iull details.
p The receipts from customs for the two weeks
ending April 9Th, 1860, were 81 All PAL, and for
the two CORE. bonding weeks this year, 81 500, :
667, increase 500 ,4l6
The Secretary of the Treasury opened bids
this evening These exceeded the amount of