Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-28
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-It is not true that Mr..
King, the First Assistant Postmaster General Re-
fused to hold any communication with KS Senator
Yulee. He simply declined to show him the pa
pers he asked TO see relative to the abolition of
the Post Once end mails to Pensacola. The in
terview was entirely respectful on both sides.
Senators Simmons and Bigler, of the Select
Committee on the Tariff, were engaged together
nearly all Of Saturday on the subject
1t 10 ascertained from a reliable source that the
Government has no infor nation leading to the
belief that England will recognize the Southern
Confederacy
Ex-President Tyler leaves here tomorrow to
return by the 4th Of February
There has been much private consultation yes.
terday and to-day among prominent gentlemen
In relation to an adjustment Of the existing din
culties, and vigorous outside influences az have
been making In the same direction.
As soon as ID was ascertained that the BROOKLYN
and other vessels had been ordered South dis
patches were Immediately sent by Southern men
to Charleston and Pensacola for the authorities
to be on the look out, as IL was understood that
these vessels contained renforcemens for the forts
In those harbors. dispatch was also sent, later
in the evening, to Major Chase, who is in COM
mand OF the State troops at Pensacola, to seize
Fort Pickens Should this officer think proper to
act upon this advice, collision may at any mo
ment take place there.
Information was received by the Government
this morning, from the collector at New Orleans,
stating that the barracks about two miles below
New Orleans, now occupied as a Marine Hospital,
Were taken possession of on the 18th inst by Cap
tain Bradford, OF the State Infantry, in the name
OF the State of Louisiana. There were two hun
dred and sixteen invalids and convalescent pa
nents In the hospital at the time it was seized
The Collector of Customs was required TO imme-
diately remove the patients who were GONZALES
cent, and those who were confined to their beds
as soon as practicable This action on the part
OF the authorities Of that State is regarded by
the Government as most outrageous and inhu.
man The Government have no authority or
means to make provision for those poor creatures
who are thus thrown upon the cold charities of
the people OF that State. The reason assigned for
this transaction is that the authorities there want
ed the quarters for their own troops
Reports are confidently circulated that the Grand
Jury have before them the Question of presenting
for indictment the Hon. Howell J. Cobb.
Congress and the public will soon be emil ghtened
on the subject Of the existence non existence Of
armed bands In the city, whose object is to dis
turo the public peace. MIR. Grow, Of Pennsylva-
mia, has introduced, and the House adopted, a
resolution instructing the Special Committee ap-
pointed on the 9TH Inst OK the Special Message
Of the President to inquire into the matter and
there were grounds for supposing such bands
exist; and IS be seldom speaks at random on
matters OF such importance, there is reason to
believe the subject demands the early and earnest
attention of the committee
The news received here of the secession Of Lou
isiana created no excitement, in view Of the an
ucipation OF the event. Senators ss!dsll and
sen1amn both express their rejoicings over the
fact as 1t enables them to participate the future
schemes Of the COnfederacy. Knowing ones how
ever, say that the great fall in prices Of sugar In
northern markets has startled the thinking MEM
oers OF the Louisiana delegation.