Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-01-11
w.n Ms.

The Mississippi State bO ntion on Wednes- a
day passed an ordinauolAds airing the immedi- n
ate secession Of Mississippi from the Federal q
Union. II was adopted bya vote of s4 yeas to
l5 nays. A resolution was adopted, amid much
applause, inviting the delegates from South
Carolina and Alabama to occupy seats on the
floor Of the Convention. All efforts 10 postpone
action on the ordinanceof Immediate secession
were voted down.
The steamship Star df the West, while en-
deayoring to enter CAsfffa,ou harbor, about
daylight on Wednesday morning, was opened fire
upon by garrison on Morris island, and also
by Fort Moultrie. The steamer put about and |
, went to sea. We have not been able to learn
. whether the steamer, orauy person on board Of
4 her, was injured. The belief is that no injury
was sustained by eithe4 the boat or those on
a board. Fort sumptcr dl not respond to the
il ire from the South Ctrglinans, Some twelve
It or fifteen reports wereheard. Many Of them
q. proceeded from the wotks on Morris island
Al Lieutenant Hall, Of Fort Sumpler, went over to
~ the city bearing flag u Truce. lie repaired 10
ul the quarters Of the Goyernar, followed by
ID crowd of eitizens e#6A in secret communi-
nj cation with the Gover%r and Council for two
in hours, At . O'Clock (. NJ. he was sent in a
D., carriage, in company lib the Governors aids
a. to the wharf and retHned to Fort Sumpter.
,es The object of his missiA-Ss not known, 1t is
ba supposed that it relatesto the firing the Star
no. of the West The peOph are intensely excited,
but no demonstrations Here made against Lieut..
,u, Hall. There is greaVtpriosty to know what
,Ss was the nature of LieuAiAalrs mission.
The U. s. sloop-of. wv Brooklyn sailed on
a. Wednesday from NorfA and put Immediately
Isu to sea. The object u The departure of thu
iee Brooklyn for Charlestds'IH supposed to be tt
on On relieve the Star Of the West, in the Soutl
uld Carolina authorities opANe the ingress of th'
y, latter into the harbor hi
Ioth In compliance with orHss from the War De
ngle partment one hundred "a fifty armed troop
left the barracks at Ne%Nrt, KY, on Monda
,i,ed morning, for jefferson Nty, Missouri, wheI
they are to take charge o. Government property
We These men are reported tFe in the highest stat
the of efficiency and provide with necessaries fc
I the some months. Army snA laval troops arc cor
,,nusly centrating rapidly at WRshingtou, detacl
iited ment of marines arrived Acre Sunday mori
ment ing, and were transferre ~ quarters at ono
inie 40 soldiers left fort Moe for the same pae
main and have doubtless arrived there by this time.
The Charleston Ners, Of Saturday, repor
that some twenty additbnal members OF 4
Riohland Rifles arrived ingCharleston on Frida
IT. The Richland Rifles aud die Darlington Guar
d. were placed on duty Mt III. forts on Friday.
" " ,h ~ Wee Nee Volunteers com1hnded byJ. q. Pre'
lgree. ly, and numbering one hui lired men, arrived
said Friday
did A company of marines, Numbering forty mt
red IL kets, under Lieut. Haye, 10 special train FRI
! and Washington, took possession Of Fort Mctlen
ls ,ae m raising the stars and stripes Wednesday,
into In reply to q telegra9kic despatch sent
ble of Governor Brown, January 1st, by the commaI
psen, ing officer Of the volunteer companies OF Mac
Hi Tein asking il he would sanction the movement
have Georgia volunteers going to the aid OF So
, ,ner .as.r Carolina, tho Governor sent the follow
on the despatch :-'' Savannah, jap. 9, 196l.-To
to my tains r. A. Smith, E. Fitzgerald. T. Parker.
NJ Lamar, and Lieutenant VIM H. Ross | '
"a, id not Your first duty is to GeOrgia-South c
Una olina is able at present, to take OF herse
lsry o. you may be needed at home pery soon.
tion II '1e ie JOSEPH E. BRowS
'ce aud The troops from Fort Leavenworth, number
| a col 200 men and % officers -rith l2I horses
assures route for Fort McHenry, left Chicago, on
public nesday night
hdenGe About two hundred United States soldiers
e neSi Win left the Washington Navy Yard. They
down the Potomac on steamer; but as
I've s per, Scott keeps his own counsels, their poiu
he nre- ,r destination is not known.
ngency The guns in Fort Moultrie will be of |
'n such service to the Secessonists II is known Nj
a rsa Anderson before he left the fort, had ordere
son you tar the gun-carriages and guns inside and
which side, and then set FIRE to the whole. Those
hslaT persons who remained behnR Lad further OF
last OK TO pour upon the guns soon as they were
hot, cold watOr. This ordet was also stI
atar carried out and the guns ardnow full Of cr
will be some of them mperceptiblc, lnd cauuos be
lu your off without danger of bursting