Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-14
TEI.E APHIC!
REPORTED FOR THE STATESMAN
From Washington.

FROM washington. IN
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The principal Off
GERS Of the steamer Water Witch, at Phiadel
lphia, detained fol- special service. are Lieut.
Commanding Bonckendor6R, and Lieutenants J
" Davis, Cushman, and Eastman, and A. o
Reed, Master. !
The steam soop-of.war Pswnee is still Of
washington Navy ;ard, with her officers ant
supplies on board. ~ X
,Workmen are engaged in putting in the ma
chinery OF the Pensacola, which will not be
ready for sea for two or three months. oal
Mark II. Cobb, cf cfPennsylvania, has been ar.
pointed Disbursing Clerk In the War Depart
ment, in place of John Potts, who isa promoted
to the Chief Clerkship. a,t " e"'t0
The Charleston Courier Of Monday, says that
the subscriptions derived in that city toward the
establishment of O steamship line between
Liverpool and Charleston, have reached an
amount authorizing the defnitve organization
OF the Company, and the commencement of the
work contract. ra y h@'i
Petersburg, IVA voted to-day to instruct it's
delegates to the convention to vote for secession
The polls will be kept open to morrow, when
the secessionists expect 10 increase their ma
Jority. The secessionists are paradng the
streets with music, 60. -.t.J ~ so"v7
The following confrmations were made to-
day; Jno. q Goodrich, Collector at Boston;
Geo. W. McClelland, 2d Assistant Postmaster
General Dewitt c. Littlejohn, Consul to Liver.
pool; VIM. H. Vesey, Consul to AK Cha.
ppelle; Lucius G Forbes, Postmaster at Beliot,
Wisconsin; ]. Speed, Postmaster at Louis
Vile; Geo. Harrington, Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury. aa 't5
The President to-day nominated Col. Sumner
as Brigadier General, vice Twiggs, in accord
ance with the regular order of promotion: James
M. Edwards, Commissioner Of the Land Office;
Ex- Congressman Spinner, Treasurer OF the
United States; Lieut.. Talbot for promotion to
occupy the rank OF Assistant Adjutant General.
The resolutions introduced by Mr.. Douglas
to-day design, by obtaining reply, to officially
disclose the fact that there Is no adequate power
under existing laws to retake and hold Southern |
forts now IN possession of the seeded States;
to show that proceedings therein would involve
large additional military force and great ex-
penditure of money; and that, therefore, the |
question OF war must necessarily be postponed
till the next session Of Congress. .r
Commissioners Forsyth and Crawford have
received such assurances from high sources of
The pacific Intentions of the administration In
reference to the Southern forts, that they will
make no official demand at present, pending
movements at Sumter, and will remain quiet.
tits said their instructions contemplate dis.
egard OF forms and etiquettein 10 the attainment
If results.
Aspecial messenger left here yesterday for
sumter. 20 tf 7,-T' -
The number of office seekers is largely in
reased. The examinations for clerkships are
o be very rigid. ... ....... ..-...1....,.e |,
Il is reported that Mr.. Corwin has declined
he Mexican Mission. :-,,a ,.r 10. .5tg"Is
Worlds Correspondence.
A despatch from the South received tonight
rom reliable source says that messenger
asaed through Raleigh, N. c., to-day, bearing /
from the Government to Mai An
erson. lr13 10 e.f.+g 80
Gen. Scott Is reported to have said the gsrri. c
IN Of Fort Sumter will be out on Monday.
Mr.. Holloway, former member Of Congress G
om Indiana, it is understood, has been tender
the Commissionership of Patents. Mr.. Dale, q
10 new Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, assum. 0
the position tosday. He has made several
langes in his Office. D. X. Carter, a former :
ember of Congress from Cleveland, o., has i
cen appointed Governor Of Nebraska. . ,ss ba {
WASHINGTON; March a. Gen. Bragg has as q
imed command of the forces of the Confeder-
70 States at Pensacola. IN Il
The Charleston Courier states that the bate p
es bearing on the ship channel are of the hea-
lest kind, and that they are now in high state Q
preparation, and ready for any force that may 8
Q sent against them. 1t believes the reinforce.
ent of Fort Sumter an impossibility. II esti1
stes that there are 5000 highly disciplined
oops in the various Notifications.
The Courier also states that official informa. e.
On will soon be received that the SIS, 100000 fc
an Of the Confederate States has been taken s
a premium probably Of per cent. W
New YoRK, March 14.-The Tines Wash. 4
gton dispatch says: Cassius M. Clay has &C.
pted the Spanish Mission. II is said that ol
irwin will accept the Mexican Mission, if his
'alth will admit. tits said Giddings Is nomi. II
tied Consul General at Montreal. m
The Heraid's dispatch says. II. Befrien, Of n
ew York, is appointed Chief Clerk in the Ma. al
Department. g >-ff4 uTI
The same dispatch also says: Advices from al
ontgomery state that President Davis has re-
ived most ominous Communications from his
ends at Washington, respecting the intention G.
the Administration to blockade the Southern \,
rts and attempt to collect revenue. His Cab ct
ct, 1t Is said, thereon resolved, as soon as n
ssel was stopped outside of Southern fort, az
put $4,000 troops In motion for Washington; e.
lieying that the people Of the Border States ~
il rally to assist them. %, .,g.,t,s5o \,