The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-25
Airhmonh 4ispatth.
THE NATIONAL CRISIS
Seizure of Another Fort in North Carolina
Sunday at the Batteries.-Mi1itar Dress
OF the South Carolinfsns-- X ejoicings in
Geerg ia--Hon. Sherrnrd Clemens speech.


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OF the South CaroliniHns--R X ejoicings in
! Geerg ia--Ho Sherrnrd Clemens speech.
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I SEIZURE OF ANOTHER FORT NORTH CAROLINA.
1t has already been sta ted that Governor
Ellis, Of North Carolina. had directed Forts
! Caswel and johnson. which had been seized
| by citizens of that State, to he returned into
the custody of the Federal Government
This fact does not seem 10 have ended the
seizures a correspondent of the Petersburg
! Express writing from Washington, n. c., on
the 2ist says
| The citizens OF our town We're much arous ed
! yesterday morning on hearing of the seizure
| of Fort Neil, near our place. On Saturday
/ night, number of our enterprising young
men left this place 10 seize Fort Neil, which
. they did, and hoisted the Palmetto flag over
it, Fort Neil is IA small but strong little fort
lying Pamlico river, between this place
and Pamlico Sound While write great ex-
/ element exists in Washington.
SUNDAY AT THE BATTERIES.
/ a CORES pondent of the Charles ton Mercury,
writing from the batteries 1T Morris Island
thus describes q Sunday:
/ On Sunday, January Goth las has been his
custom since the comniencement Of our strug
gie,l tie Chaplain went down TO Fort Morris
: TO preach to his company. the Washington
Light Infantry. Reaching their quarters
about hali-past =. NJ, he was warmly
greet ted by them. In a short time the rlazza
. OF the house, and some OF the rooms, We're
cleared, rough pulpit arranged for the min
lister, and an invitation sent to the Carolina
Light Infantry and Citadel Cadets, whose
camps We're near, TO unite in worship,
1.-THE other companies We're too remote
Iwo or three miles, which was prompt
~ responded 10 by those companies and the
/ >tll Officers of the regiment not on duty
A large congregation soon assembled-l more
serious, respectful thoughtful one, | Ia We
/ never seen. me exercises Were commenced
/ with the beautiful and impressive service Of
/ the Episcopal Church suddenly there ap-
peared number 81 prayer books, showing
/ that our soldiers are not only armed with car
/ nal weapons, but also with spiritual ones
Could Major Anderson have witnessed the
/ sight, l think 1t would have struck him with
. more astonlShmcnt tnan all our masked bate
/ ries he would have realized that such men
have not gone ont as an idle frolic but with the
stern determination to do or die. The solemn,
earnest responses that fell from the lips OF
those armed men wonld have been more start
ling than the booming cannon or bursting
/ shell.
The text selected was God is love- from
( which the Chaplain delivered a most beauti-
iui and solemn sermon, listened TO with the
most deNout attention. He portrayed, i'll
thrilling language, the deep, full. unwaver-
ing, ineAhaus1ihle love of God 10 his crea-
I tures and urged them, by that love, 10 forsakc
! every sinful way, and walk as his dear chill
dren; especially did he plead with them, in
heart, 10 avoid, for the love of God, that
habit go easily contracted by the young of
+ taking Gods holy name III vain. / am sure
every one who heard his stirring words will
not forget them, but when the great
book is opened ut the last day, and the secrets
, of all hearts revealed, in some Will be found
+ the record of that hour.
The singing was conducted by hastily
formed choir of the Washington Light Infan-
try, whose earnest efforts contributed largely
10 the influence of the occasion, Every voice
and every heart united in singing that beauti-
ful hymn commencing, " While Thee / seek
Protecting Power" and the strains of lofty
cheer Hoated over that barren ocean isle, it
seemed 10 iIlnme its desert sand making il a
highway of our God; its distant echoes ming
ling with the majestic roar OF the ocean wave
assembled as sweat orisOn, To our Father and
our God. The earnest prayer for aid, to our
. uN-pO1ceIJuL Friend, for our beloved State in
! this her hour of trial, and, we believe, also of
glory, and the solemn benedic ton, closed the
service.
MILITARY DRESS OF THE SOUTH CARoLISIANs.
2 The Charleston correspondent of the Balti-
more American gives the following descrip-
ton OF military uniforms i'll use there:
The appearance of the militia of the Repub
lie is quite prepossessing, though, like all mi
litia. the variety OF uniform adopted by the
different companies would mar the general eff
feet on review. For the most part, however
there is some attempt at uniformity in dress
This i rendered necessary by The quality and
texture OF cloth from which the clothing is
made. Grey is the predominant color. The
cloth is manufac tured chiefly in North Caro-
J lima and Georgia, while some OF it il imported
from England direct. The material is gene
/ rally seryiceablc and warm, and attordng no
glaring or marked. appearance, is particularly
adapted TO warfare. In clothing the men for
service the gaudy tinsel and tinery of the peace
! ful volunteer is left behind for Quieter times.
! As vet the State has ordered the observance of
no uniformity in the dress Of her warriors -
The chief officers, nevertheless, have adopted
I kind of undress uniform that is simple, neat
and tasteful. notice the Brigadier General
and the members of his staff at times the
. street with blue black cloth frock coats, sill
ver-washed Palmetto buttons, and a Pal
metto tree worked upon the shoulders
within Il rallelogram OF silver cord. The
fatigue cap adopted is of the same cloth as
the coat. Its shape is of the - rakish " wide
awake style so much in vogue with all our
military companies ; still the hat is rendered
peculiarly South Carounlan by the inevitable
Palmetto worked with silver upon the front.
The cap is otherwise trimmed with silver
! cord.
The dress of the aids of his EXcellency
Gov. Pickens, is substantially the same in
style as tn tot the strictly milIt Try men, though
! IL is much more tasty. The coat is trimmed
with gilt buttons and bullion Palmetto deco
ratlons on the shoulders.
SUPPLEMENT TO Mr.. CLEMENS SPEECH con
GREss.
! The speech of Mr. Sherrard Clemens in the
House Tuesday, and the remarks of Mr.. Mar
! tin, of Va, have been noticed On Wednes-
day the following took place in the House
Mr. Clemens, of Virginia, rising to q per
sonal explanation, said by reference TO the
Congressional Globe it appeared that his col
League Mr.. Martini expressed wish that he
(AIr Clemens) should be allowed to go on
with his speech--his '' traitorous remarks"
lie understood his colleague made some other
remarks, but they did not reach his ear. II was
now for him to say, first as at last, that he
look the position he did, in this exigency OF the
country, after deiiberation, and an expecta-
tion that he would meet with personal defa-
, nation. If, therefore, his colleague threw out
the remark with view OF giving offence TO
him he pardoned him. for the reason at this
very time he was laboring under physical inflr-
nifty and from reeking wound received IN
p rsonal rencontre. Ii his colleague had COM
pound fracture of the thighbone, and been suf-
iering for two years and u half in consequence,
he would find bullet not n comfortable SEN
sation. Laughter He did not desire to
place himself in position TO be represented
| by Punch {" or VANITY Fair" leaning
Oh a crutch with one hand while he held
pistol in the other. daughter
Mr.. HlndAan reminded the gentleman that
Mr. Martin was not present in the House.
Mr.. Clemens was not aware OF that, but he
had said nothing offensive.
Mr.. Hindman hoped the entleman did not
understand him as intimating that he Mr..
Clemensl had cast any imputation ON his col
league.
Mr. Clemens replied not at all, and added.
would be unknown i'm this or any other Con-
ftf1Si lon,