Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-20

IN ili" res EUNilnN to ,lv lIcNluViil
Tho dispatch ur Secretary Dix I,
Mr. llcmphiil Jones ,hc spccia
agent sent from Washington to M
rcst Capt, Bru,hwood, was stopped
on the 2s,h uto by the Governor o
| Alabama at Montgomery, and for
wurdrd To- the Governor of LouiSia
M, \ report says that resolution
/ will hc introduced ia the House o
Representatives on the 1th provid
| ing for u revenue office nj tho moutl
orlho MisSissippi and repeating th,
law makiug New Orleans n port o
entrance
WAsmiNoroN, Feb, 5,-rhoro i
reported here to be great activity in
all the Nor,hcrn Navy yards, it is
| holicyed tlnt u g,lmhcr Of vessels OF
light dram arc being fitted out tC
cruizc in Southern waters rs coast
guards. 1t is also reported here
that the New York Legislature re-
fuses thus far to send delegates to
the Peace Convention which is gen
orally believed will prove II failure
South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 2S.-Ihc Leg
i,luture is in executive session to-
day. ON the correspondence between
GOV. Picllins and Col. IIaync, and
the eGovcrnmcntat Washington, from
which it appears that the ultimatum
of South Carolina is the surrender
Of Fort Sumptcr, and the withdraw
all Of the Federal Troops; and that
they promised TO patty the Federal
Government for the forts, but that
Col. IIaync in Difference to wishes
of Southern Congressman withheld
the proposition. GOV. Pickens tells
Col. IIaYnr to make now final de-
mnnd for the forts, and repudiatc
the proposition Of hc President
when lie says he has no power to
rive up. hut must leave it to Con
~rcss. Gov. Pickcns further tells
Col. IIayuc to wait rcusonab c
time for an answer to hi, final de-
mand. and that il refused, to inform
the President that Fort Sumptcr
must be taken. The Legislature
fully endorses the action of Gov.
pickens. The commission Of Hon.
john s. Preston as private envoy
from South Carolina to Virginia
was sent ON to-day. Mr.. Preston
is now in Richmond.
From New York.
New York, Feb. I've arc III
receipt Of late news from the homo
squadron. On the 18th OF January,
the commander ofthc fleet received
orders through Col. Pickett, from
Washington, to send Immediately
to Florida the steamer Powhatthn,
the lrigatc Sabine and the corvcttcc
st. Louis. a critical examination
of the position Of the squadron,
showed tlet every ship was short
Of provisions. The impression pre-
vailed that the squadron would go
to Havana for provisions, and obey
Secretary Toucey's instructions
Serious disatlecti0n WAS manifested
by the pywhattan's officers, when
the destination Of the vessel was
made known to them. The first
and third Licutcnants and purser,
rendered their designations. The
captain conditionally accepted them,
but prohibited their return to the
steamer. An oder was issued pro-
hibiting the officers, sailors and ma
r;ncs, from writing news.
NEW York, IA Washington
correspondent Of the New York pa
pcrS, intimatcs that Fort Sumter
has been reinforced by the sloop
Brooklyn. she having landed up
wards Of SEQ men by boats with
muhlcd oars!
A rumor Of an attack on Fort Sum
ter is current. No dispatches have
been received from Maj. Anderson
at the War Department for three
days.
New YoRK, Feb. +l.-Thc L. S.
Store ship "Supply,' has arrived
with the wives and children of the
U. S. Officers in command OF Fort
Picllens, &c.
The New York Hcrald's special
Albany correspondence says Gov.
Brown Of Georgia has demand Hot
Gov. Morgan the immediate rest9-
ration ofthc musliets seized on boarV
the steamer Monticello Gov Mort
gan has not yet replied.
ALBANY, Feb. 5.-The democrats
have nominated Mr.. Seymour as
successor to the Hon w. IL, Seward. !.
RlcuMoND, Feb. 5.-Thc Senate
has adopted Il resolution that IN the
opinion Of the General \ srnibIy the
citizens of Virginia mediate no at
tack on public property in the rs
trict Of Columbia, and preparations
for defence thereof is unnecessary
rs far as Virginia is c0neeEn2d.-->
RALEIGH, Feb. 5.-Thc House OF
REPRESENTATIVES has unanimously
passed a resolution declaring that,
in case Of non-rcconcillatlon, North
Carolina will 30 with the South.
From California.
BY the arrival OF the Pony IN
press at This point, we have dates
from San Francisco on the 18th
ult
A Speaker for the Assembly was
elected on the 18th, by a Douglas
and Republican coalition. The same
means will be taken to elect I. >
Senator.
The Governor in his message to
/ the Legislature takes strong grounds
in favor of preserving the Union,
and opposes the formation of a Re-
public on the borders of the Pacific
/ NoT STRANGE. The Galveston
4 Nnyvs S.N-s. money is inactive IL, ErIy