Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-10


when i became reneraIlv l.nav, v.s,.-,.x
.nss tne companies now on dutv At Su-
- ..l.s nsa been ordered to aI nm their ranka
Masnoas osaAy and that the reserves beIongino IN
- 49,. we're to Join their eonrades al
began to speculate as 70 tvhsf v-.., - psopls
Eext 1ne public curiosity grew -, .1,I ,..Yrs.i
upon the arrival Of two of tie ,fs. ssaerAl s,1.
Anderson scommand-Leuts Talhot ana sr,.5aJ :,
WIN nag ~ s[sce. Iney were received by the
Governor and General Beaureguard Iisue Tsi ,.1
bot having been appointed By the Corsr,,,s..s a.
at Washington as Assistant Adiutant Cers.I I'e.. g.
the District Of Oregon, with ordera tn rsVs;.
to thst station at once, desired uerm;ss;on
to. leave the city to report himself at Wash
ington. Leave was Of course readily granted -
him, with the understanding that no officer was "a
be permitted to join the garrison of Fort Sumter
to supply his place; and, accompanied 70 the depot
by Colonel Moses, aid TO the Governor, he left
CharIeston by the two O'Clock train Of the N. E.
Railroad. Meantime, Lieutenant SDyder had men
toned the fact Of the firing into the unknown
schooner (as described in our issue of yesterday,
and informed the Governor that the vessel in ques-
ton was Boston schooner loaded with ice, and
bound for Savannah and that she had put into this
narDor on account Of stress Of weather He fur
tner said that one Of the shots had passed through
tne scnooners sail. Lieutenant Snyder then return
eo TO the wharf, in company with an aid and went
PACK 10 the fort During his interview with the
governor, the soldiers who manned the boat had
seized the opportunity to lay some coveted indi
Viouat supplies Of whisky, tobacco. and eatables,
ana most OF other provisions, making in all no less
than thirty-ive packages. The pelice, however,
had ke2ta bright eyesupon the soldiers and when
the provisioning was complete they quietly seized
al Zee packages and transferred them to the guard
house. stFsi sa ~. 80 : =
During the whole Of yesterday afternoon ali kinds
OF runers were rife On the streets. vague i'm.
preston had somehow got abroad that the Ion 2
agony Of suspense and inactisn was to be speedily
and abruptly ended; but how, or when, or by whose
orders, nobody can tell We have mads dili1ent
inquiry; and, lin the absence Of oicial Information.
which in junoture like this. is seldom made pub.
heb We deem the following facts to be rea5Onably
certain: o-.F rs.fsr5 -s-.ss
First. That the supplies Of provisions and The
mails, hitherto furnished regularly to the garrison
Of Fort Sumter to be cut of to-day sand that no
further communication viii be allowed between lfs-
lor Anderson and the Goyernment at Washington.
Second That the troops at all the State forti6ca-
tions are now finally disposed, equipped and provi
ded, for, ss to be ready for action at moments
warning. -- -. = ,l-.-s.-f q f...-s s-ar
Third. That no attack of any kind viii be made
upon Fort Sumter until further orders unless such
an attack should be provoked by Major Anderson,
or by an attempt on the part Of his Government to
bring aid to the beleagued fortress. .'s,-a
Fourth That these measures are taken at the in
stance Of the Government Of the Confederate States
which has lost all confidence in the professions of
the Lincoln Administration.
We have said that this information has no official
sanction; but we have not given 1t without sitting
thoroughly all the Conflicting reports prevalent last
hight, and we think it be relied as afording
fair outline of the policy to be pursued hence
IOrth with regard to the 'saucy seventy"
From the Charleston Mercury, April 8.
The supplies were forwarded as usual to Mayor
Anderson, yesterday. This, it ia alleged, was in
consequence of certain minor details of the mill.
AIRY arrangements which had not been completed
IN Thursday. The policy, of which we gave an
outline in yesterdays paper viii, it is confidently
sated, be adopted to-day.