Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-12

A Ruxon-Presidsnt Davis sent sealed despstebcs d,
Fort Pickcns Yesterday and have tho best reasons
for saying that be regards certain (Ga)
"South,rn Confedsraey," 9Th.
HARBoR OF PrsslcoLA-A despatch received yes,er.
day by the Collector Of Savannah, from Col John n
Forney Commander Of the forces at Pensacola contains
notice that the lights for Pensacola bar will be discon.
tinued from this date.-Savanash ReptlJt.ean sh
SEIZING FoRrIGs RAILROAD SroCg.-We are credibly
informed says the Charleston Courier q Friday tha,
Governor Brown Of Georgia has attached the Northern
stock in the Macon and Western Railroad uniting 10
about 3, 100000.
MINISTER TO BaAzrL-we are informed that the Hon.
r. X Meade Minister 10 Brazil, has forsarded 10 the
Department Of State at Washington, request for bis
recall
STEAMERS TO ErRoPE-It IL stated that agents OF
the British mail steamship line have made arrangements
to send out the Adriatc "Wednesday next, tie Aus.
tralasan which IL was intended should leave here to.
day, not having arrived thus far. Her feel no
anxiety about her safety, but believe accident hs
occurred to her machinery.-N. y. Herald
Hos. JoHs BELL passed through Lynchburg on Situr.
day en- route for bis home In Tennessee
Tucker Coles promiDen. and worthy citizen Of Al.
bemae died his residence in that county the 9Th
inst, in the 79th year OF bis age.
FLORIDA STAY LAw-The Mariana Enterprise under
stands that the stay law after several modification
passed both houses Of the Legislature. Il stays the SAFE
Of property under execution until the first Monday
In January neIt-provded the defendant gves bond aud
security for It's appearance.
HEAVY FLooDs.-Our North Louisiana exchanges are
hed with sscoVnts Of disastrous floods Of rain during
the past fortnight. In Blenvie parish sudden AM
great was the rise in large creek that family con.
sisung OF mother and eight children together With
their all, were swept off and lost.
RoBERr s. THARIS, lawyer, Of Lowndes county, Ala
punished aud sent of last week for making secret
proposals to nonslavehoders for the establishment Of
Abolition society enG the publication OF paper to
be called the Eon-Slavehoder He was for time q law
NJ T. II ia ha al ba L L..
ranged So saws the Cshabe Gs,etta.
4 Coz rESTOs AssH0w.-lf the Convention has not
been called says the Raleigh Register Gov Ellis will .,
once Issue bis proclamation for the reasseabng OF the
Legislature, and there telling If they S order
peremptorlly, the election Of delegates without giving
tie people The opportunity To Shethas ~.
wish Convention
D-Lc.--.iep. hudson II. Garland, u. S. n, a native
of Virginia, died at Brooklyn, n Y the 27th of lat
month
WILLIAM D. COLEMAN, Postmaster at Danyile, has re.
signed that position, 10 take effect his succs-
shall be appointed lie declines to hold Office under
Lincoln.
COLLEGE CoNNEScENEsT-At the commencement Of
Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, or Saturday s6
students graduated OF which loo were from the slave
States. Among these latter twentysx from Viz.
GINA.
ANNUAL FAST ~ observation-disclosures Andrea
of Massachusetts,, with the advice and ent OF ;he
Gov neil, las appointed Th4nds?, April j. az a daJ of
fasting ihuh.iation,and PRAYER.
Is THE ENGLISH Nssl during the last oiil,is year,
more than one million OF pounds were expended 10
building fortynine ships aud vessels nearly two hon.
dred thousand pounds in altering uulaunchel sailing
ships to steamers and Than three huaded thousand
pounds ia converting vessels launched sai-ships into
Mr. Lincoln received last week from office seekera
petition said TO be tno miles IN length
Allen Frazier wealthy citizen Of Putnam county Va,
committed suicide recently.
The New Orleans papers announce the death Of lhc
notorious George Washington Dixon. g.
THE MoLAsiEs IND SUGAR CkoP.-The last New Or.
leans Price Current exhibits excess OF 81 barrels Of
Molases in the receipts those Of the date list
year. This is the first time in the that excess
mas been shown. Ple rec pts OF sugag are still about
900 hogsheads short OF last year.
THE FIGHTING Force og THE SOUTHERN CosEEDER.
ACY.-The regular army Ct the Southern Confedersoy
will consist Of eleven regiments containing 0d0 men,
commanded by four brgadler generas aud the navy will
have four mand IS, four captains and 600 mune.
COMFORTABLY 0IF.-Gen. hiramon ami his wife, At
last accounts, were living in Havana in very simple
manner without any retnue They boubd for France
where the 20 900 900 they have between them will be
made useful,
Tax SEASON AT THE soUIH-Rpe strewberrics we're
on sale at New Orleans the lat met. AZ Raleigh n
c. on the 6th the peach in full bloom, gard
peas in flower and cabbage plants quite large enough
transplant