Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-26

lnterearlBg Letter from fort SamteF--
.Liaufepnnt poubIedal,a Opinions Of the
8tfonefh 81 tHe Fertile CAariedtouiau
Accounts Totally Unrsliabse No rross
pnct 90 Surrender Of she strpsghqid-.
The soldiers IN Bxeeilent spirffs-Pros-
pect 81 viFainin's sccesslon.f MIA
The following Is an abstract OF a ltttor
from Lieut. Doubleday, at Fort Sumter: ~
While the leaders arc becoming more pa,
ciiic, the mob Is becoming more outrageous
and ungovernable. l hear they are loud In
their threats about me- They say there may
he some excuse for other officers as they are
supposed TO be Southern men performing
duty disagreeable TO them, but sm an opea
Republican aud enemy. Some influential
Southern men have written TO Gov Pickens
that his refusal 10 allow us TO hold any COM
munication with the city, and his interior
ence with our mails, has made South Caro-
lima enemies in many Southern States and
he has been urged to relax his severity.
We have been living on our rations aud
few vegetables laid in for Captain Fosters
workmen, who went away, and yet the
Mercury has the impudence TO say we are
fed by them. We have received no supplies
of any kind from Charleston, with the single
trifling exception Of box Of candles smng-
gled in. Ii Major Anderson Is allowed the
privilege Of contracting for fresh meats and
vegetables, as is done everywhere ia the
army, he will exercise IL, but If they are
offered IS presents from South Carolina, ho
will not receive them.
Country people who never saw gun or a
fort, and who have no education, and own
little property are raving mad TO attack us.
We may be too inoreduous, but feel no ap-
prehepsion, and don't believe the fort can be
taken. Day before yesterday, the Oaroli-
mans landed two or three mortaTs on Gum
miDgs's Point, on the nearest point of land
for attacking the fort. There is not a
particie of truth in the story Of mutiny.
II " as started in Charleston, TO induce the
Government to surrender this place. There
have been no prisoners in the guard. house
for a long time. Men are behaving sd-
mirably, and are in good sgirits, full of fun,
and spelling for fight.
AS for surrendering, under any circum.
stances, they never dreamed of it. You
need pay no attention to anything you see
in the Charleston papers in reference TO our
| affairs. II you will reflect that when boat
with white flag comes ffom Charleston,
none of our men are allowed TO commune
cate with it, you will readily see that all
their stories about us are mere inventions.
Men bear their privations and dfsevere guard
duty very cheerfully. They miss their to-
bacco more than anything else.
Two steamboats, were on watch over US all
last night, one in the direction Of the bar,
and the other toward Charleston. This totally
contradicts the stories Of supplies and free
communication with Charleston.
bave no faith in the result of the Con-
ference called by Virginia. l have good
reason TO know that the extremists-iu the
| Virginia Legislature consented to the ap-
| pointment Of Commissioners in order 70
| deprive Union men Of all arguments against
| Secession. The Commissioners will be en-.
1 onnkrollad hu thu IauialQf1ra and
North as she can not submit to. Then thu
cry will be raised that the North refuses al
compromise, and Virginia will be thus car,
ried into Secession. This | know to be the
plan.