Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
Lack of Food in Mississippi.

clSolPpi iuCh VI lOOu lDI pOpulhtlOUS WHiCu
threatens to amount to famine. The Vicks-
burg Wing of the Both ult., notices the return a
of Major Hawkins. who recently made visit
TO Illinois for the purpose of procuring supplies.
lie states that he has found it impossible 10 OBJ
tain as much as will be needed tor present ne.
cessities, and that there is great danger they
may not be able to plant and raise q crop this
year.
Hon. w. c. Smedes, one of the most ener- I
getic and publc-spirited citizens of the State,
has published!a letter in regard to the steps
which he took in the Legislature, TO guard
against the impending famine. He drew up
bill appropriating 100000, to be invested in
corn and breadstufls, to be sold at cost. The
Legislature, however, failed to act upon it,
The Brandon (Aliss.) Republican, of a re-
cent date, says:
There are hundreds of hard-working, hon.
est men, who are almost entirely destitute, and
who must suffer unless they get relief in some
form. We have heard of large number of
men who have given up their crops, and gone
off to hunt work and get food for their families.
If they had the corn to feed their families and
stock, they could make crop and pay Cor it in
the Fall, These men do not want il given to
them They only want it on credit until next
Fail. Our old friend, Hiram Jones, informs US
that there is great deal of desttution in his
eIRuOOIuOOu3 anu uUleSb IeIleI Is dHOTuGu
within the next ten days, armed bodies Of men
will take it from those who have it,"
There is an utter lack OF money in the State
as we'll as OF food. Major Hawkins had OBJ
tanned about 1900 bushels of corn, and 1000
Of patatoes contributed in Illinois for the re-
lief Of the suffering and destitute in Mssissip-
pi. This certainly does not look if there
was a very intense or bitter hatred on tho part
of the people Of Illinois toward the South
Mississippi certainly has chosen an unfortu.
nate time for a revolutionary movement. They
ought TO look to President Davis, of the new
Confederaey, for relief He has done more,
perhaps, than any other man TO involve lhem
in their difficulties, and they ought to hold him
10 his proper responsibility. How a State.
which has not dollar in her Treasury, nor
food enough to keep her own people from
starving in time of peace, expects to send ar
mics into the field against the Federal Govern.
ment, we do not find it easy to understand.
f DARING ATTEMPT TO RoB.-About 10 o'crk
on Monday night some burglars effected an en-
trance, through g. window, into the dwelling of
Miss Caroline Thompson, in Chestcrtown.-
. They had entered the house and proceeded as
far as the bedroom door of the occupant, who
I had retired, where they paused to arrange their
plans, when she overheard their whisperings
and Immediately gave the alarm but before
!, any of the neighbors could reach the house the
g thieves had fed. 1t is thought that money wa.
i. the object of pursuit in this instance.
We hear of several other attempts at burg
q larry during the week, but of no instance il
n which loss has been sustained. 1t will thus b.
= seen that these miserable wretches are still
busily at work, and it is necessary that all WHIT
4 would secure themselves against their incur
: sions to take the precautionary steps.-Ken
News.
FOREIGN ASPECT OF SEcEssIoN.-Mr. Sew
ard and the President have consulted frequent
ly with the foreign diplomats here concerning
- the present condition of our national affair
. and the course Of their respective Governments
:, On the part of the representatives. Of Englan
. and France, it is wei! understood that there
" no sympathy whatever for the South. Lor
- Lyons says that he sees no benefit 10 be derive
- by tine English Government, or any ioreig
- Power from the supremacy on this contnen
!, ia any event; while England and the Unite
:, States have become so strongly united in mu
tual interests; that misfortune to is disaste
to the other in all points of material Interest,"
J. The Southern Commissioners had reason
= discover these facts while in Washington, an
- - have probably given Davis and his compatrio
~ some new ideas not at all fatterng to the
"f vanity and visions OF ultimate success.
~ The expedition for the reliefof Fort Sumpte
ce it is said was undertaken against the adviC
te of Lieut.. General Scott, who has urged Il
le evacuation of both Forti Sumpter and Fo
n Pickens.
nd Ofthe troops that arrived from Texas in ii
rs Coatzoeoalcos, 100 have departed for Wasl
re ington, 232 for Carlisle, Penn, and AIT for Fo
e. Hamilton. The enlistments of the City r
nd cruiting Offices continue to increase; the Nav
go yard is the scene of unwonted vigor. and Il
'e. Wabash and Roanoke are being rapidly pr
in parsdtfor sea. Chief Engineer King has bee
Ter detached from the station.
Sc. DEATH OF VETEKAN.-Maior Edward Wi
%, son, died at ElktoD, Md, on the 9th instant,
P- paralysis, in the 18th year Of his age. Maj
nd Wilson was commissioned as lieutenant in q
'V- regular army, and served 10 the last war wi
ION Great Britain. He was at the capture OF Fo
he George, in Canada. May 81, 1913, and woun
red ed in that action. He was also at Green But
ie- and other points, part of the time in the
.nd cTuiting service. He was also present at 1
bomba rdment of Fort McIIenry, and station
in what was known as the six-gun batter
,s;. which performed such effective service on tn
red occasion.
y TIE vessels of war despatched from N,
zee. York for the relief of Sumter, do not appear
ich have rendered any service daring the bo
nt- bardment Gen. Scott was right whom he s,
all the batteries required to be attacked by laRC
the Visitors to Mount Vernon complain of
i've dilapidated condition. Miss Cunningham, I
81 Regent of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Assoc
'oe' ton, is South Carolnian, and her brother
1H' an officer in the secession army.
tier A boy Drunkard, only 10 years old, was 81
ced to Jail in Boston on Friday. The wretch
are young inebriate is an ordhan; a policem
testified that he had carried him home seve
times dead drunk.
IT is remarkable that since the organzat
20, OF the Government there has never beer
- y" child born in the Presidential mansion TO Q
- President Of the United States.
ater FLORIDA has just sold 900 acres OF Ia
the to some New Orleans spectators, at two
rat. an acre. That is what we should call {
iis cheap.