Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-13
From WashInrton.

WAsalsoToN, March lItI.-Ey eniiinrlr.-6
keports continue to prevail respecting a
contemplated evacuation of Port Sumter 4
Itiey may be true, hut tits certain that
the president up.to isso,el9ck tonight has,
given no order for that ptrpose. Gentle-
men OF Prohinenee, however, say they.
nave Inflammation Which satisfies them that ]
s.leli course WIN from tiecessity be Pur- /
r.iWAsHISuToN, March iz.F-It,ts known 10 J
be the intehtiOu of the Presi1 ut 10 frat &
m the vacancies which exist md Which s
must be Tiled during tho present session
OF the Senate. excepting IN few instances.
the other appointmenls viii be defeRred
qptl this y, done, In tho niea1,rt,fi. ,,,,.
tiiiea1its are required -t0sile their pfers in
the proper departments.
SqpmedpEe Stewart j sebeE6re the close
OIL TIE late Administration returned TO
seeretgsy Iopeey his commission as SCI
NOR Flag Captain of the Navy, dated in
1889, step Which he contemplated shortly
after the passage of the.Act which con. :
terred this mark of distinction. While
Commodore Stewart highly appreciated
the friendly feeling which superindaeed
tins expression of national esteem. he :
looked upone Il as intended to ameliorAte
the wrong inflicted upon him by tbs Ma
val Board, kbnt Il gems he prefers that
irrespective OF the Congregational resolve
his distinguished sefgiees to his country
shall be his best defence.
Z. Thee Officers 66 the. Army met az sthc
AHHFs Department Of noon tO-lhy, and in
company with Lieut., Gen'l Scott and. Sec
Rotary, Cameron, proceeded to the Vyhites
Hottse aud .formalIy paid their teBpeets TO
= ssass 3 Eesgqeatsf g0N = aEn E9 rGI =.
inc resilient to.day nominated to the
senate the Hon; Gassius NJ. Clay, of Ky.,t
ElSi lhilisteE q Spain, and The HON. fsl6ss
lIGeF'vi4, Of Qhiq, minister 70 Mexico, The
lalleE IS considered the most important
mission under the Government ut this
time, considering The territorial expansion
question; rs connected with the Confederate
States.
The President has also nominated Amos
Tuck, OflN.H-, as naval officer for the port
of Boston, Willard Phillips as collector
at Salem, Mass, and Rufus Hosmer as
Consul. General at Franz fort.on. Maine.
THE only nominations confirmed to-day.
were those Of Archibald Williams, district
Judge, foD Rausasf and Nm p. ApDyle,
commissioner of -lndian Affairs. BOtli Of
these nnminati ions are froul Illinois, The
2tler examinations including that OF Mr.
/, lsiltl ~ n. Y, as consul 70 Liver!
pool, were referred to appropriate com = ,
Ia An inqpity ct the proper quarter war
rants mi TIE assertion that no order has, as
hYet been iSSued in reference 10 tie eynetin.
lion of FoVt Snmter. z u "a 81
! Judge Tilden represents that the state
/ re thhtllls was coop eFstiuR with, others
for the election of Ne. Gnrley, of Ohio, for
tue Senate, IS untrue.
/ George Harrington, CHIEF eietk OF thd
Treasury Department nnSer 8lr Cor1Ein,,
to-day entered LtempOfaFily Ton the dis
chnrge eof the duties Of Assistant Secrg-
fury &c th6iTeqnest OF Secretary GHabe.s
MI RodHaa llas rsturued TO his f6rmero
sItion IS Chief CLERK. - .,
4 g 20, r Baker, Of = Ibapy, ~ :.,S3Iias
been appointed to the Disbnrafng Cierk-
L ship OF the State Departments, vice Mr..
Stnbbs, reih6yed. - lslf =
lss3Ihe Municipal suthoFities Of the city. Z
1 to-day, presented 70 Alr. GFitteud en-, "a copy
\ 81 the JOINT utto1g Of tespeet 20 him,
4 RdoptedI by 4he City Couneils In De-
knoWledgiag the honor lie said lie should
4 retire from the toll of public life with
frp &bd ident & that lbe lnatida Tbnld soon,
Y sOWeT out spf, its troubles, ana ITaula IisS
able to look back with 3 Bhtill Of 10Y upoh2
] the dangers which had ceafal I'D diem
more firmly together, and which q IIaSiss
them 4 happy, peaceful and ei6fi6iis peo-
I PIE. ) 80 -
lgEi The Court Martial for the trial Of Com
I ArIistr0nss, was Organized u dag. com.
4 sSte6aft s. President -s7 - - :
iisss Missouri CunEslltihls. - )
i sfs Ions, slaFeh 2.2Tft scohvention..
] ENs peeupied to-day in discussing amenilsi
msnts the majority report, bur sai6drned
\ ~ ha1t9 a1Ii thing Pe RBeeial ffFfl iapee
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