The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-04

Our dispatches from Washington this morning
are interesting A despatch received from Cover
Pickens assured his friends at the federal ca
pital that no attempt would be made to take Fort
Sumter until all peaceable means to get posses
sion had been exhausted. The seizure of the reve
nue. cutter Robert McClelland at New Orleans has
been confirmed. Her commander sometime ago
notified the government that he would
not obey the orders Of the Secretary of the Urea
sury. The instructions Of Secretary Dix to the
officer appointed to succeed Captain Brushwood
which, il appears, were intercepted by the Cover
nor of Alabama, were, as will be seen by the
despatch, of the most spirited and decisive char
scter. II is now stated that the leading spirits
Of the republican party are about 10 make Sc
rous change in their policy, and that hereafter the
question 10 be decided will be one of boundaries
and not of slavery and Territories; that they will
submit TO the loss Of all the slave States, with
the exception of Maryland and Delaware the
possession Of which will place the national CAPT.
tai, with all its associations in their hands and
by peaceable union with the Canadas and
peaceable or forcibe acquisition of Mexico and
Central America, build up an empire greater than
has ever existed on the Continent.
The Peace Congress will assemble in Washing
ton to-day. Our dispatches furnish all the gossip
and rumors in regard to their proceedings that
were current in the federal capital yesterday.
The Convention OF the seeding States assem-.
bles at Montgomery, Alabama, to-day. A despatch
received in Washington yesterday states tina. the
Convention would probably adjourn over to await
the action Of the Peace Conference.
Colonel Hayne, the Commissioner from South
Carolina, on Saturday sent TO the President com
rnunicaton containing the ultimatum Of that State
He proposes to enter into negotiations for the pur
chase OF Fort Sumter and in case Of refusal threat
ems the capture of that fertilization. The Presi.
dent will reply to the letter as soon a. possible,
and ~ his views have undergone no change 1t ia
thought his answer viii be substantially the same
as that given few weeks since.
BY telegraph we learn that the Mint and Gus
tom House at New Orleans had been seized by the
seccssionists Of that place. The Mint contained
considerable amount Of money, which, II was
ported the Assistant Treasurer had refused to de-
liver up to the agent Of the United States. conmu.
nication in our paper explains the matter, and the
writer thinks the Legislature will return TO the
government at Washington whatever moneys may
stand TO it, credit.
The Governor of Indiana has appointed Hon. c.
Ii. Smith, p. A. Hinckleman, G.. S. Orth, 4. VI.
Lewis, and 7. G. Stoughton, Commissioners TO
Washington.
The Kentucky Legislature on Saturday adopted
the resolutions, appealing TO Southerners TO stop
the progress Of revolution and protesting against
federal coercion.
BY the overland pony express at Fort Kesrney
we have advices from San Francisco TO January
IL. The Alamads case had been decided by
declaring all the documents genuine, and the
title Of the claimants 10 the mines valid Busi-
ness men were experiencing serious difficulties
from the disturbed state of the Union, having had
government drafts which they purchased for re.
mittances East returned protested. Terrence ID.
McManus, one Of the Irish exiles Of lsts, died in
san Francisco on the 18th ult.
The news BY the Northern Light from the rcvo-
luton In New Granada Il that Mosquers was within
a days march Of the capital. report that he
had been defeated by General Paris, near the CITY
of Eeiva, and which was received with great ac.
clsmstion by the people Of psuama, turned out TO
be utterly untrue. We shall probably hear, next
time, of hs entry into Bogota.
The bark 0vermsn, Captain Bcarse, which left
this port on Saturday for Rotterdam, returned
yesterday. The captain reports that she sprung
sieak while going down the bay, and made eigl
teen incbes Of water per hour. While this il the
captains statement IL appears that there are
three United States Msrshsl's officers on board,
which seems to indicate that she had been engaged
for some illegal purpose. The officers would fur.
nsh no information In regard TO her or why they
were on board.
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ccpcuren, resolutions 10 appoint Commissioners