New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-30


| gouery. which will assemble next week.
The GRAND Of Il G steam sloop Brooklyn Is believed
q, 10 q resceful Character with view of intercept
mo hostile demonstrations on TIE part of the Gulf squad
r,n Tic troops on board were destined to the works
a. the Tortncas. Which are still in possession of the
Federal authorities but without adequate force to hold
! them.
Cant Barrow was sent by land week since on
similar GRAND and has probably arrived there by this
tine. His dispatches to Fort Pickens aud the naval
commanders in the Gulf were of most pacific eharac-
! ter.
Owing to tie urgent rcuonsifance Of Secretary Dix
! tie Marine Hospital affair at NewOreans has been
satisfactorily arranged.
| Cart. Faunce commanding the revenue cutter Har-
riet Lane, il in Washington.
| The following is the correspondence between the
Collector Of 4 Port Of New0Teans and Secretary of
I thC.Treasury Dix:
! Collector Hatch whites Jan. II:
Z" have the honor TO Inform yol that tho United
States barracks below the city have been taken pos
session OF in the name Of the State Of Louiana az Will
appear by The iGcl1sed communication from &. NJ.
Bradford captain in the Louisiana Infantry / shall
take steps to remove the ipvaids, if necessary at an
early date and with due reference ~ economy
Secretary Dix replied by telegraph on the 9th:
"ATpy TO the Governor OF Louisiana TO revoke
Capt Bradford order, and demonstrate with the Gov
aGS the lObuiiSOly OF turning inc SICK out OF
The hotpita Ii be refuses 70 interfere have them
moved under the ears OF the resident surgeon, and do
Ill in your power to prtyide Tor their comfort.
TIE folowingis Secretary Dix's letter to the Col
| lec,or Of New-Orleans, dated 18th:
SIR: did not receive untI the 4th inst, youfS OF
The 1ith informing ne that the United States BIrrtcks
below the Citv Of Newt Orleans which have for sew
eral months been occupied as marine hosplt A. nave
been taken possession of In the name OF the ue OF
| Louisiqna found inclOsed copy Of the letter by
Capt Bradford of the LIT Louisiana Infantry advising
you that be had taken ession OF the barracks IN
iLev would be required for the Louisiana trcoi no"
being enlisted" and requesting you TO inneu'aeiY re-
move those patients who are conyalescent, ana, rs
soon az In the Union Of the Resident Surgeon may
| be practicable and humane, those also who are now
| confined TO their beds. an.
He also states that the Barracks contained 2l6 nva
lid and conyalescent patients. On this transaction a5
an outrage 10 the public authority, have no comment
TO make. but | cannot believe that proceeding 20
dscordant with the character OF the people OF the Uni
ted States and revolving 10 the Civilization Of the
age has had tie sanction of the Governor Of Louis ina
sent teleglaphC dispatch TO you yesterday, desiring
you 10 remonstrate with him against the inhurnanity
Of CAPTAIN Bfadfords order and TO ask him 10 revoke
it, But If he should decline to Interfere insiruc, you
in regard to the removal ard treatment of the lick ana
in that trust Won will carry out my directions not
merely with economy, hut with careful regard 10
thCr hell lees condition. The Barracks, II seems, were
taken possession OF the 18th inst Captain Brad
furds letter is dated the 18th, and yours the lstl,
though had 30 information OF the subject until the
26,L. / infer from the newspaper paragraph
YOU inclused which telegraph adyices in regard TO the
subject matter show 10 be Of later date than your
letter that the letter not dispatched until The "ls
or 23d inst. hope sn mistaken and that the cause
Of the delay is TO be found IN some NPialutd Liter
ruptiOn Of the mail / should Otherwise have great
reason 10 be dissatisfied that the information not
mere promptly communicated. From the tone OF the
newspaper paragraph you inclosed. and from the
seizure of the barracks in violation OF the usage oil hu-
naniiy, which in open war between contendine ma
fnps and the most rcyeugCiul CIVIL COnilCtE
bet kindred races have always been held eacred
from disturbance a. edces dedicated 10 the care and
comfort OF the SICK fear that no public property Is
likely 10 be respected. You will therefore have
more money expended on the revenue cutter Washing
ton now hauled up for repairs, until can have the
assurance that she will lot be seized as soon as she Is
refiteI AID taken into the service of those who are
seekiI o 10 break up the UmCn and oyerthrJW the
anborty of the Federal Government
Secretry Dix, in reply to bis Geographic dispatch,
has received the following reply from Collector Hatch
"NEw.ORLEAyS, Monday, Jan. y, 1861.
MARINE HOSPITAL. \
"Aftr satisfactorily arranged. Barracks retained
See ny letter Of 2lst.
cursioni,is to Philadelphia, having ~ their tour en-
braced Washington CITY, met at Willards Hotel st
night and adopted the following preamble and resola-
| ion: 1900 ,,u-
siby impressed than ever before with the impending
criss in the affairs of country and as lovers Oh our
Goyerpment and friends of the Union, and without
claiming than proper degree ol PATRIOTISM Dc IL
| therefore
Rs,ed That We higher all glance 70 our county than
10 %, platform and where oil poIc lAites
or Of the supporters Of the successful eant ide we
snd Representatives. 10 congress
from the OF Wisconsin to SINK 81 this time partisan n
| dice for the sake Of the Union. 81,
DR.. Jones Of Louisiana a prom lnenl member 81 the
Douglas Executive Committee, and Lieut.. Wilson OF
| Tennessee left the city Yesterday for Delaware TO
| fqht duel private dispatch says that Wilson was
wounded in the hip. The quarrel ii is said, originated
| in remarks by Wilson about Douglas distasteial to
Jones.
There is no truth in the published here that
Mr. Lincoln has written letter 10 Mr.. Coitax on the
subject Of Compromise.
The Daily Overland Mail proposition as 1t passed
the House to-day limits the cost 10 SHD,0OO. Tho
mail il TO start from the western frontier Of Missouri,
and goes through 10 Paceryille in twenty days for
letters ard parers and thirty.ye days for magazines
and documents. The last may be sent by steamer at
| the contractors expense.
Bids are TO be received until April The contract IL
10 commence on July l. soon thereafter as posi-
be- Denver and Salt Lake are 10 be supplied semi
weekly by the contractors The postage letters If
ten cents and papers cent. The bill passed by
! a vote Of l0l against 81.
Several Artillery Companies arrived here tonight.
The force at Of the public buildings has been IN
creased, though the necessity for II is not generally
appreciated.
Mr, Van Wyck's speech.
i Special Dispatch to The y. I. Tribune.