The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-01-16
Tho Latest,

Through the kindness of our esteemed
friend, Col. WARREN Of the Camden Jour.
nal, we are enabled to furnish our readers
with one days later intelligence than was
obtained by Mondays mails. The follow
ing dispatches were received at Camden
on Saturday evening
Fort jackson and Fort St. Phillips on
the Mississippi, Fort Pike at entrance Of
Lake Pontachatrain, have been seized by
New Orleans troops. No resistance vas
met with.
Election returns in Louisiana Indicate
that the Secessionists have large majority.
WAsHlNeTQs, Jun. II, 1861.
The Star IF the West was struck by two
balls one on her bow the other her lar.
board quarter, between the smoke stack
and Engine beam. No one was Injured
She struck on bar twice on coming out
Those on board saw ut nigh, steamers
coming out of Charleston harbor-sup-
posed to be in pursuit. The general feel
ing among the officers and soldiers on board
is to return to Charleston with proper
means of attack and etfec, II landing.
We have been allowed to publish the
following, received sload4y night, BY K. G.
Billings, p. NJ. u. this place, from Mr.. Pc.
CUES, Postmaster at Camden:
ave have the following news from Char.
| lesion. From the sources from which they
were recevec they nre generally credited !:
"Seveb more vessels have been sunk in
the Chnnnel-iive on Thursday piaht aud
two more on Friday. to prevent vessels on
| icring. Anderson has shot ons or more of
his men and has most of the others in chains.
The reasons assigned for supposing the
shooting of men, il, II Catholic Priest was
sent for from the city and The report Of
musketry heard in the Fort after his arri.
val. How the information was obtained Of
men being in chains il not given, but il is
thought In Charleston ~ bc true, and tn ut
tho real cause of Anderspn's not firing on
Fort Moul,rc during the attack on the
Star of The West was the refusal of the
soldiers to execute his orders.
"A gentleman from Charleston, now here,
told me last night, that there had been com
muncatinns between the city and the Fort
every week since Anderson has been there
| give you these rumiOrs, ~ you can draw
your own conclusions. There is something
atioat more than has yet transp:rcd. JamI-
son and Mngrath have paid second visit
to the Fort. Anderson la. sent another
messenger to Washington. lie loft Char
lesion yesterday.
81 have copied an article fom the Daily
Mercury Of yesterday, which does not ap.
pear in the Tri-WeekIy. If you see pro.
per, you can hand it over to Mr. Connors
for publication in the Lciger. | suppose
however, as "Long Grabs" i. in the city, he
will keep you advised of all that passes, az
well rs of the reliable ru,norS that are ntloat
A dispatch from Charleston 1T II to night
reports everything quiet"
From the Charleston Mercury OF Saturday l
Font SUMTER.-We understand that Ger.
tain communications have taken place be.
tween the authorities of the State and the
commander Of For. Sgmter, Whiah il is
hoped, may gave tho etIusion Of blood and
secure 10 the State the possession Of that
Fortress or which, if unsuccessful in that,
ars yet the proper preliminarts to II condi.
ton Of avowed and opeu warfare. The
precise character Of these comm munications,
or the measures which will be adopted in
consequences thereof, of coursr, it will be
improper to make public at this moment