The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-03
TRIPLE SHEET.
The News,

The news from Washington this morning ia
highly important. Movements "'e on foot mdi-
Eating the speedv soreiopement oft policy of
hoI administration. Greater activity prevails in
|he army and navy than has been known since
The war with Mexico Troops have been placed
bn board ship with sealed orders and all the YES
pls OF war on foreign stations have been ordered
ome. while at the navy yards orders have been
eceiyea tc Make ready for sea such vessels as are
Es1lable.
fhe occupation of st. Domingo by the
paniards is regarded by the government, it is
AID as an act Of hostility, and it is conjectured
pit the extensive naval preparations are but the
ginning of contemplated demonstration in
upport of the Monroe doctrine.
Ono of our Washington correspondents States,
pom The authority of CABINET officer, that the
"a sent cut on board the sloop- Brook
= were really intended for the reinforcement of
brit Pickens. 1t is also stated that within the
.st forty eight hours the government have re-
ived advices which lead to the belief that the
pops have been landed at the fort. President
Wis has recently made a requisiton upon the
vernors of the Confederate States for troops
hoy are doubtless intended to operate against
ut Pickens At any hour we may have news
hat the long threatened collision of the bellige
nts has actually taken place
IL Cor 4ba nr Eor Cup
has not yet been issued, although the Cabinet,
las ia well known, some days ago decided upon
its abandonment. 1t appears that an immense
pressure has been brought to bear upon the
President by the war section Of the republican
party; and il is not unlikely now that
S.he administration will throw the RESPONSE
IIl upf-the surrender Of the fort upon Major
Rderson as he will soon be compelled, by rea.
Of lack Of supplies, to capitulate. on the
pr hand, il is believed the administration while
inoed that the fort cannot be reinforced, hope
Southern forces will attack and capture it,
and by this action as they imagine, cast upon the
Confederate States whatever odium may attach to
the uaugurators Of bloody civil war.
The new federal loan Of s. 600 900 was awarded
yesterday at Washington at an average OF $50
per cent about 3per cent better than the last loan
The aggregate amount of bids was about
$40. OO0. 900, nearly s27.OoO,COO Of which came
par, but the great bulk of them were between %
and 944. The lowest bid accepted was al the
rate of 90 17-loO. See money article for details
We have important news from the Rio Grande
Cen. Ampudis. with three thousand Mexicans, was
at last accounts within sixty miles Of Browns.
vile. The Texans report that his object was TO
niiiuuuoi NJ aG..Iv,oa, and pillage
Iat Ampudia has
|desgn Of reannex.
hnoun:es that as the
Ger supports Texas now
The Texans were pre-
Aders
hbany yesterday several bills
Rbng them one appointing one
hal notaries public in this city
establishment Of a nautical school
Kharbor was ordered 70 third read
ymInunlcatIOn was received from Comp
laws in reference to the property title Of
non square. He is Of opinion that there
be no question Of the clear title
the city to the entire square ard
Nat its right to sell the same i therefore in.
The Annual Appropriation bill again
Engaged portion Of the Senate's time. In the
Assfnfbly long and animated discussion was in.
bulaed in over the bill to create a Metropolitan
hes district, on which progress was reported
bo n Committee of the Whole and in the House.
esolutions to amend the constitution so az to
hnize the Court Of Appeals were reported
hbly from the Committee Of the Whole
goSd portion Of the day was spent by the As
nbly over the new Insolvent bill, which was
AlIy, after undergoing an amendment, orderei
fhird reading. The Committee on Cities aud
WIZ YES gave hearing yesterday to parties for
ainst the bill to take the power Of confirm.
Contracts from the Common Council Of this
RKooklyn charter election came on yes,er
kulted In the return Of Martin Ksb.
mt of the Common Council for
prick Scholes, Alderman Of the
~. major ~ Of axa ihou n