Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-14

enllalucNNou nno UAaAFfeA IN SCUM Nmroa
lina Great FipRncial Embarrassment-
Fort sumter Fired Into-The Secession.
lists A~lnrmed-The Probability oi Captur-
Inc the strsnghOld.
The Charleston (S. o. correspondent Of
the New York Tribune writes on the sth
insLi
Although the new loan has been adver-
tised for upward Of ten weeks, only a small
part has been taken. The appeal put forth
so to%uchingly TO the patriotism aud pockets
of South OaIolinians still appears conspicu-
ously in the papers, but is very little needed.
II a paltry loan Of 1915, 900 goes so hard,
how is that Of SIS, 900, 900, for which JEFF
Davis will BOOT be In the market, to be Oh
tained2 The truth is that in South Caro-
liga there is but little money, and that little
is growing less. Every department of bus-
ness and trade is thoroughly disorgauizedI
Investments heretofore paying divideuds
yield little or nothing now. Nobody is 60
ing into business, but everybody that can
is getting out and going away. 1t ia not
necessary to resort TO exaggeration the re-
ality is bad enough.
The present condition Of the State is the
most wretched imaginable, and there is no
prospect ahead. The great mass of those
who rushed madly into Secession, supposed
that the business would be through with by
AhlG tAhN Oht NlNl " ENAISANO kuuA ~ hh1
hardly commenced. Even in South Caro-
lima, could the question come before the PEG
pie fair and square, and n perfectly free *
preston he obtained, whether Secession, as
it now stands, shall go forward, to all the
probable aud possible consequences, or by q
fair understanding the quarrel be made up
and the Union restored, | really believe the
result, if IL was not in favor of the back track,
would develop a minority so large as to de.
stroy its moral force. In other seeded
States / am persuaded that the sober second
thought would decidedly prepoderate.
This activity in the cotton movements
makes a collision at the present moment
very undesirable for the planters and mer.
chants of the South. The wharves of
Charleston are crowded with cotton. which
comes now in daily-increasing quantities
from the plantations, and is Iaken off to
England as rapidly as the shipping is ready
to take freight. In case Of a collision at the
present moment, the guns of Fort Sumter
might do serious damage TO that Shipping,
most of which is under the English flag, and
at the same time produce a terrible cOuflag-
ration by the burning of the cotton. Hence
there are many reasons for the traitors to
congratulate themselves upon any delay
which can he caused without loss.
The correspondent of the New York Times
writes on the same date:
1t seems that, this morning, orders were
given at Forts Moultrie, johnson and Morris
to practice at long ranges, and the ship
ping were notified last night. Those who
were not posted up, were terrified thism morn
nirg a. the constant booming of heavy guus.
At about nine o'clock, while one of the CO.
lumbiads was being fred, at Major Stevens's
battery, ut Cummings Point, a she'll which
had been placed in it, accidentally (2) took
effect on that side of the Sumter wall which
] bave before described as being only four
feet thick.
Major Stevens, who was personally In
command, observed at once with his glass
that an ugly cash had been made, he heard
the distant sound of the drum, saw the port.
holes thrown open, and every preparation
made for a return of the same kind. He im-
mediately raised q white flag, has'ened to
bis boat, and in person went over to Major
Anderson il made an ample apology. Let
the North thank the heroic commander of
Fort Sumter for the secsnd instance Of most
extraordinary forbearauCe. Had he been any
ordinary man, he would have returned the
FIRE and opened civil war. 1t is to be hoped
that he may never have cause to complain
that Republics are upgrateful."
One thousand men were transferred last
night from Secessionville to Fort Moultria
The emharkation took place after midnight,
and was a sight ! have never seen equaledsin
picturesqueness and wild beauty 1--WE
thousand men from Georgia are expected to-
night to take their places. 1t is thought
that Major Anderson will first reduce Moul.
trie, so they wish to strengthen that point as
much as possible.
General-iu Chief B~eauregard has stated to
Governor Pickeus that with the means now
at his command, he can reduce Fort Sumter
in forty. eight hours. The commanding
Generals headquarters are in the Institute,
or as it is now called, Secession Hall, from
TIE Ordinance of Secession having beeu
formally signed there. ! was in his Office
this morning, but really, the idea of being in
the very room where the plans were being
made Tor the reduction of the only place
where the Stars and Stripes now float in
South Carolina, made ME hasten away.
Ihesrd a very distinguished military officer
in the Palmetto Army say to. day, that he
would rather the entire troops of the Con
federate States should remain in ingiorious
activity for six months longer, than have a
"single hair of Major AndersOn's head in
jured."