The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-06
FROM THE SOUTH.

rhe adoption OF the Constitution Of the Con-
aAaarate States by the South Carolina Con-
rsntton. Wednesday, was the canse OF gene
"a, eongratula,ion in Charleston. On We'd
ss.v T;osernor Pickens and General Bean
-~sa,i were still visiting the batteries. The
Courier says
r-hax also visited the mortar battery at Mt
,,,nnssnt erec ted behind "a hreastwork or for
,Sr1tiOn thrown up before the old evolution,
,,srhsps in the time OF Braddocks war, 10 de-
tnnd the colony against the french, IL Is n
80 bcautlfni embrasure, and was chosen by
-, Es,urpssrd in his examination OF the
80 and harbor. This battery is under the
,.,,usnd OF Capt. Martin. They visited sew
.ral other batteries, and found every thing In
a. order aud ready for opera ton. To-day
r. viii visit thu batteries on Morris Island,
fqr1es- Island, Fort johnson, and other places
on ts s" Reauregard was accompanied with
,,.n'siafr officers, Captains Ferguson and Chi
In, GOV Pickens WAS also accompanied
nv his Aid, Col. J, J Lucas
An unknown schooner attempting to go
,c,o Charleston harbor was fired into We'd
rasiav afternoon The Mercury gives the
t,l,oyying account OF the occurrence:
Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock,
chile The wind was blowing heavy from the
Northeast. schooner crossed the bar, and
was beating up the channel abreast of the
ha4rh OF Morris Island, when She having at
fraetn,t the atten ton Of some of the sentinels,
nae OF the batteries fired several blank cart
-4i-es Al her. for the purpose of bringing her
-, which the Captain OF the vessel paid no
s,tantion TO- but kept ON his course, when a
shotted gun was discharged, the ball from
which, il is supposed struck her in the bull
wark when she put about and proceeded
dawn near The bar and anchored. During the
f-,ns il is said that the schooner displayed
iha United States ensign but as her char
a-fer and not her nationality, was in ques
ae1,N rfrap.5 ia toll 10 On
anchor and held intercourse with the coTu-
Insndtr on Morris Island, instead of acting
In i manner that produced the impress
SION that she intended TO force 4 passage
soon after the firing took place a boat from
Fort Sumter visited Morris Island sent by
Major Anderson 10 make inquiry into the cause
of the vessel having been shot at, and also TO
request permission for his boat 10 proceed to
the schooner; and Ii is reported that the boat
did go TO the suSpi cious vessel, but of this we
have no certain int ormation. Il is also said
shat one Of the officers in the boat from Fort
sumter stated that Major AndersonS bat
those on Cummings Point before morning
About SIX O'clock last evening the steamer
tfrn. Clneh, with Lieut.. 1. 3. Huser, was
seui from the city 10 lock after the schooner
ant investigate her character ; but, after pro-
cteSling some distance down the channel, they
were unable to discover any thing OF her, and
suppose that she had gone 10 sea. AS the
wind blowing very strong from the
nor! heast, she Will. no doubt, take 4 son therly
course.
OTHER FACTS.
The suspicious part of the whole proceed
ing Is, that this schooner, instead OF coming
10 and establishing her character, Immediate
" on finding that she could not successfully
run the gauntlet Of the harbor batteries, at
tempted 10 escape. The latest, and appa-
rantly the mCsi reliable ruIncr last night wa :,
that the schooner is I coasting vessel, laden
with merchandise In conGec ton with the
suspicion that she carried supplies for Ander-
sol, II may not be cut of place TO Stale tina,
The usual supplies went over to Fort Sumter
yesterday.
We are informed that the agent of one of thu
lines OF steamer TO the North sent AT
agent 20 Major Anderson, the other day, stat
ing thHt he could furnish him with excellent
accommodations for himself and his soldiers
on their return trip. Major Anderson is said
10 have replied, that he would like to make
the Arrangement, but AS yet he had received
no orders for the evacuation OF Fort Sumter
A correspondent of the Mercury, writing
from the battery at Norris Island, says:
Before left the Island, l learned that
Major Anderson had sent his messenger over
there with a message, to the effect that if the
vessel had been struck, or if any damage haG
been done TO her, lie would feel himself com
PEELED 10 open his batteries upon us. After
that, his boats went out 20 this vessel, and NJ
n the time left they We're both laying aside
Of her, trying TO find out W he Their or not an,
damage had really been done. The reyenu,
the boat too high on the breakers 10 get at it.
and came back, having brought no news. -
The schooner IS very heavily ladened, but il
Is not thought that she brings reinforcements
have just learned, since l have been here
that & steamer has been seen outside the bar
but am not certain OF this, because / know
nothing about 1t myself
The Montgomery correspondent of the Mer
curry says
II am informed that advces have been re
ceived to-day, in the State Department, .ha
Fort Plckeas Will not be reinforced. and tina
Il Will be given up to the Confederate State
within short time. This was considered 30
slttve, and, as / make the statement upon tn.
highest authority, ii may De believed az true
itbout trusting too fully upon the execu tior
OF this promise, the work of preparing tn,
siege will go on at Pensacola, and the troops
VIII concentrate at that point. II not giyei
up Within one month, or some definite arrange
1nents made between the two Governments
Col. Bragg will commence an attack, which
Tannot fail 10 be successful ONE