New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-12

s,esner Crusa Ter" is lying off at her anchors saying
notbDg but, perhaT doing great deal Of thinking:
We have not heard whether she has been able to get
tst draft casl ed yet We hope that she will DC sue
sssf1 in ills for we should hate to Jack Tar de-
suJed by reason of the insolvency Of the Government
he seryes. BIT, few will be able to escape without
tsae Of these hard times whether guilty Of share Ia
their pred itation not tug propeller serves as
An errandboat between the fort and the city ana KEGS
TIE garrison daily supplied with fresh grub ana otner
pecsssalies or comforts. Yesterday squad came up
tn rp ,rp recruits among the members Of the compa'
niee who were not on the duty, and earned uow TO
enforcement. TO help in the heavy WORK winch so'"e
on, ,.x.r,crcN
NJ pater Ryckman, coachmaker, VINO Formerly
rs,,ded in New-York, but who removed soou. os,
eoo IN Wilmington, NC 10 work as journey nan 81
- celled nj our Office yesterday, aud reii.eu
s xno;no rrcurpstsnres: short time since, being
.t.yn ont 6f EMPLOYMENT by the great stagnstion OF
Sa,sine,ss, he went to Williamsburg, Va: In the nope
Of obtaining work there few days aier M arii Ne
Lii in q bar.roon, he asked whether ne con
s;dered slaves property, to which query ne rephea,
tbs hey were lswfully held 10 labor service, but he
did not consider them property in the same sense ~
-,see or inanimate objects. ThIs remark gave great
ysrse Ia his audience. lie arrested, and co9nned
:; el Cor two dave af or which he was released ana
- befora a sort If semi-cficial tribunal Many
tSats rere made that he would be tarred and teah-
S ,c but Il was finally de. ded that he should be
cent 10 the North after application to the side OF
rs face and temple Of some powerful preparation,
witch caused considerable psn, and left heavy marks
h;ch rt still visible tot only Of sores but Of
az the original application, which is OF black color.
The tool.chest Of Mr. Ryckman, and his clothing he
WA obliged TO leave behind, IN hs hurried and en-
forced departure. tPhhadeipma Times.
TIE FIRST PRISONER OF WAR.
5Ps Genera Courier, If yesterday, learns from Mr..
II. T. Hunter of Hobart College, that he has just
received the intelligence that lis father, Capt. T. t.
Hunter u. s. NJ had been captured by the Secession
Its a Charleston Capt Hunter was Superintendent
of the Light. Houses in and around the Harbor OF
charleston and after earnest attempt 10 execute
the laws, was obliged to yield himself to an over
towering force. Capt. Hunter was an othcer In the
.Japau EXPEDITION, Commander of one of the Paraguay
Exptdton sLiys assisted in the bombardment Of Vera
Cruz, and has always shown himself gallant, efficient
and dev, the interests of the whole country
He has been pemiltedto return 10 his family IN Mary
land on Parole. He reports the town in possession oil
the mob TO that conservatism Is Obliged TO Keep SILENT
EDITING A REPUBLICAN PAPER CRIME.
IRE L<avenrorh Times says:
The same Grand Jury that brought " true BILL
against Woolworth for selling The WEEKLY TRIBUsg,
also indicted Frank NJ. Tracy, ID. w. Wilder, and Il.
the Pusse;s 81 rae a. Free Dsoe.s
recti0n cath republican Journal rcas the CRIME
sctich these gentlemen h0d committed The immediate
provocatiOn tnst they had given was the publication
Of: l. An argument against the morality Of Slavery;
g An article ridicuGng the mob that entered the
fIeieht depot and broke open some boxes Of goods
stored there. Unable TO refute the logic of The
DsnoTat and to the quick by its sstire, tho soep
of chivalry replied first with threats Of violence, and
sfterward with indictments for propagsting incendi-
sH" Documents
PRACTICAL PREACHERS IN THE SOUTH.
The ssisstppaan's last issue contained the following
letter from minister of the Gospel who has very prsc
teal notions Of a national fast:
LIT Us NOT PRAY FOR THE UMoS.-CitiZeus! &C.
eording to the proclamation of the President to-day
has been get atde day for fasting and prayer in
behalf Of the Union Since the issuing Of said procls
nation the Administration has gone over to the en-
emy and is useess to hope for Union Gird on your
arTnof instead and prepare to meet the enemy Our
cause ia Just, and we have nothing to fear. The
enles of Heaven and the applause OF the world cannot
fail to fall upon people struggling for their rights.
May God give brave hearts, and enable us to do our
duty toward "our own dear sunny South" ,,
Jaekscs. Jan ) 1861. JAMES THEoBOLD BURKE.
FoRr PULAskL--TAe Savannak Ners Of yestsr-
day eyes US the following interesting particulars with
regard TO Fort Pulaski, nty seized by the rebels:
As sgans sssau ron tie ws SSS batter
fnoan d. and in much higher state Of efficiency, than
any had supposed. Not SIMPLY the classmates, but
the quarsIs ut present occupied 6y the oncers auo
pIivstes bomb proof-tbe archsd ceilings thirteen
feet in thickness and covered with stiff bank sod
The open within the fort not paved the earth
covered with yielding sod, formed by grass and mud
thrown upon what uas originally sand-tank. III
bed bad been srisicaly prepared for the purpose OF
receiving, capturing, and utterly demorallzing SHE'LL
il could not have been better devised shel falling
upon II nust be buii in the sand beneath from two
10 eight feet and by the GOD above will be stripped Of
the power Of throwing sand into the eyes, H. 10.
deed the fuse should not 10 exngushed and the sseu
should explode Those who were shelied upon from
San Juan dUloa during TIE investment OF Vera Cruz
will remember that the second morning atter the land
ING the attention of the enemy was specially directed
70 sand hill occupied by Gen. Quitmans brigade,
which as thus exposed TO their eyes doubles to draw
their Gre The shells TO dodge which in their descent
became after a while rsthera pleasursbe excitement
buried themselves in the sand their fuies were gener
ally extinguished and the causaltles resulting from
their explosion when they did explode but few
very little work viii place the interior Of Fort Pulaski
in sucb condition as to the men within beyond
the reach OF such Casnaies The Governor whose
entire action in this matter l., we repeat, beyond all
praise has placed at the disposa Of COL Lswton, in
addition TO the usual Of each soldier one breech
loading csrbine throw ing, in the hands Of an expert
marksman sixteen rifle balf minute Colts revolt
YER and saber The ditch around the fort s being
ratidy cleaned out under the orders of Col Lswton
rice-ied negroes having been placed at this work.
RAYS OF FUN THROUGH THE CLOUDS OF WAR.
We heard couple of politicians yesterday signing
over the atfsIs OF tie nation - wish saad one OF
them, " Old jackson was in old Buchanan's place"
amt 70 particular about that, retorted the other;
I'd be satisfied If old Buchanan was in old Jacksons
place"
1t Is suggested that Mr.. Breckenridge is de tre
not de tocto President Of the United States uuder
that section Of the Constitution which provides that
I" il of the removal Of the President from Office
biz death, resignation, inability to discharge ne
roaTs and duties Of ne said Office the shall de-
rolye on the Vice. President"
If PEOPLE were sent to Tophet by popular suffrage
Jsmes Buchanan would 20 by larger majority than
ANY who has Travelled that road since the that
invented aceordeoDs, says some hbelOus wag.
The snake has been quite appropriately adopted "a
which the Devil took to the Ices Of Psrdse to
our race.
blooming young widow living in enc Of the South
ern States which lie strongly for secession sends word
but who is not in very god health at present, that
"she IL for union" 10 which he replied: "And am