Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

iato executive session.
Still NO quorum
Suggestions were made to take recess,
and direct the Sergeant-at-arms to hunt alb
sentees.
Mr.. Breckenridge said, after giving the
Republicans an opportunity to confirm NOM
nations and having discharged his duty,
moved to adjourn SINE de- Disagreed to.
Finally the Senate adjourned till to-mor-
row.
From Washington.
Conflicting Reports about TT. Sumter
Fort Pickens also in N eed Of Supplies
Session Of the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, March "a.
The Charleston Courier, of Friday, says
that Sergeant Fox hal arrived, to visit and
report to the Administration the condition of
Fort Sumter. He was permitted to 60 thither,
accompanied by Capt. Hartstein.
The Courier also notices the arrival of Ex-
Congressman Holmes, who says Mr.. Seward
desired him to say to the people of Charleston
that he was for peaceful settlement, and
would do everything in his power for an
amicable arrangement. Also, that Gen. Scott
gave similar assurances that the President
favors such policy, and that majority of
the Cabinet desire the evacuation Of Fort
Pickeus as well as Fort Sumter.
WASHINGTON, March 25.
| Mr.. Benz. F. Sherwood, of New York, has
been appointed an Engineer-in- Chief in the
| Navy, vice Archiblld, resigned.
| The Cabinet is in session, to-day, on
appointments to fill vacancies which it Is
necessary for the Senate to act upon previous
to its adjournment, which will take place on
Wednesday. ...--...
| New YORK, March "a.
HeralGs Washington Correspondence -
Surgeon j. L. Fox, U. s. n, reached here
to-day, from Fort Sumter. He had been
sent there by the Administration, on Monday
last He visited Maj. Anderson on Thurs
day, in company with Capt. Hartstein, of S.
| @. Surgeon Fox will make his report to.
morrow
The Hsralds Washington dispatch says:
The President issued orders, yesterday, to
Major Anderson, to put his command in
readiness to evacuate Fort Sumter, Major
Anderson to salute his flag, and embark on
the war steamer Dispatch for that purpose.
No opposition will be made by the Charles
tonians.
The Cabinet was said to be considering, on
Saturday, dispatches received from Lieut..
Slemmer, who states that, unless he shall be
supplied with provisions soon, he will have to
abandon Fort Pickens. Gen. Bragg, in COM
mand of the Confederate force near Fort
Pickens, notifies Lieut.. Slemmer that supplies
cannot be landed at that Fort without per-
nit from jeff. Davis. The Brooklyn, St.
Louis, Sabine and Wyandotte are off Fort
Pickens.
The Administration have dispatched a
message to Richmond, to confer with Mr..
Somers in regard to his acceptance of the
SupremeICourt Judgeship.
| NEW YORK, March %.
The Reralds dispatch states that DR..
Leib, of Illinois, has been nominated Mar
shall of Dacotah. L. Bigelow Lawrence, of
Boston, is to be Consul General to Florence
The Times correspondence says the NOM
ination of Dryer, of Oregon. Commissioner
to the Sandwl CHI Islands, will be rejected.
John Hutchinson, of MINI, was nomi-
mated Secretary, and S. P. Wilson, of Pa,
Chief Justice of Dacotah; s. W. Hoxie, of
Mimi, Surveyor General of Nevada; Mr.
Hill, of Mich, Surveyor General of Daco-
tab Aaron Goodrich, of Boston, Secretary
of Legation to Belgium.
l have just received dispatch from
gentleman in Charleston who visited Fort
Sumter, this morning. He states that he
found Maj. Anderson taking an inventory of
everything, preparatory to evacuating the
fort. He is, it seems, allowed to exercise
his own judgment as to the method of leav-
ing
The Herazds Washington correspondent
says it is believed the programme of the
administration in regard to the evacuation
of Fort Sumter has been altered. Since
the departure Of Col Lamon it is reported
that the evacuation is to be conditional
Lamon is to examine the stock of provisions
and if the supply is insufficient to maintain
the troops now there, he will deliver the
Presidents order to Major Anderson to
evacuate the fort.
1t is said that the Govern
ment has received advices that Texas
has sent commissioners to New Mexico, Ar-
IONA, Sonora and Chihuahua, to induce the
people thereof to join the Southern Confed-
eracy, and the mission, it is said, is favora-
bly, regarded.
Dispatches from Fort Pickens state that
the garrison is short of provisions and can
not hold out but q short time longer. None
but official communication is permitted at
Pensacola, and the Squadron can neither
reinforce the fort or furnish supplies. Ap-
pearances indicate that the Government
will before long be compelled to abandon
Fort Pickens to the secessionists
WAsHINGTos, March 26.
The prevalent reports that the Union men
in the seeded States have applied for
appointments as Judicial officers seem TO be
confirmed by the nomination of George W.
Lane, as Judge of the Northern and South.
ern Districts of Alabama.
Military officers in charge Of bureaus in
the War Department, and Gen. Scott, have
joined in remonstrance against change of
clerks in their departments.
The Senate, to-day, confirmed VIM. 8,
Pennington, Secretary of Legation to Paris
Aaron Goodrich, Secretary of Legation to
Brussels; D. j. ,Dryer, Commissioner to
the Sandwich Islands; Geo. F. Hopkins,
Postmaster at Oberln, Ohio.
New YORK, March ~.
Tribune Washington Correspondence: =
Capt. Fox reports that the supplies of provis.
ions at Fort Sumter will enable Mai. Anderson |
to sustain bis command until the 10Th OF
April. He says the Fort can be reinforced
by military cooperation, which will require
force not at the disposal Of the President, or
by strategy, with hazards of desperate con.
flict. From all facts, it is evident that Sumter
must beaban doned or civil war be inaugurated.
The Herald correspondent insists that Fl.
Pickens will be abandoned within 80 days.
The same correspondent says: The South
ern Commissioners are dining, to night, with
the foreign ambassadors at Mr.. Corcoran's.
The Commissioners are on most friendly
terms with the English and French Ministers.
Jno. S. Millson, Of Virginia, if he will accept,
will get an important foreign mission.
Secretary Chase has offered the First
COMPREHENSIVE to Elisha Whittelsey. Rich
ard Mott, of Ohio, had declined it.
Dispatches from Washington report the $