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sins Of omission by such an enterprise at tbi. LAT,
! hour.
A dozen pieces of small ordnance. for boat ser
| vice, were shipped from here to New York vester
gay, Wttn an immense amount of ammunition
among the pieces were two rihed twelve-pourders
Nne hFsl OF the Kind introduced into the naval SER
vice. Inc TACT OF this shipment furnishes strong
evidence OF an intended demonstration in one of the
Houtnern t hatoors' and is cited such by those
tnat stil oeIIeVe IN an attempt to reinforce Fort
| Sumter 0' '0 AV'I
Inc horse companiesand sappers and miners. ard
ie Gdnd hundred house ioners shipped South it IS con-
das,iy, asserted in high military circles are not
Ws,Ihed Ior either of the places named nor at Kew
t " est or Iortugas, but are bound to Texas ta re-
trv p; 80 70 mat distracted section of our c0un
Tbo ,r, irhehs Will be supplied, nevertheless.
| with the n4bi;o n@Ey officers appear, ia common
tary designs of the Adminisfrati VI "isn .ne ilI.i-
eAeGu'lSe auJhorltles In this particular hut IRON
the pest available sources it is almost if rot it
certain, that the greater part Of the tpon
the Northern ports are destined fnr rTP ie"f lnA.
rate on the frontier for the projection Of tpa ;LE
itants against Indian incursions They viii moa,
pY the forts on the Rio Grande, and accordinor -
olhclai representations find 4 cordial welromn
among the settlers who have been driven nv tb
savages from their homes.
Inc President, the Secretary of War and the
S1ecretary of the Navy were in consultation at the
"hlte House this morning. The President subse-
quehliY attended church at the Rev. DR.. Pvnar's
THE POLICY or THE ADMINISTRATION
IL Is said that the Confederate States Comrois
naz ,Uners no" mere assert that they have had as
tais lees rom Mr. Seward that it was not the in
tention ct the Admiustr alton To reiprorca For+
flckenS, but on the contrary to evacnate pioI-an
ana Sumter both. | am authorized 10 saw mot r.
Mr.. Seward has had anv Communicated ~ a., -
confederate State Commissioners wbatevar ,bat
ne mas done so on his own individual AUTHORITY
and that 1t was never the intention of mis- Ad,n;;
uatlon TO abandon any military post in the United
states unless 1t became military necessity to do
So
The Administration are now determined to pursue
vigorous policy, to find out whether we have q
government worth preserving. While doing this
~ Is NOT the intention to pursue aggressive pol
ICY Ahe resident claims that it is not aggves-
slVe act Tor the Government to pursu3 spch
peaceful course concerning the public proparfv ~
1t may deem advisable. II is his sworn duty 10
protect it, and he intends to do i! at every hazard
nit wiz NOT make war upon any State or comma
nifty In doing so, unless such State or community
make war upon the Government. Then he will act
promptly upon the defensive, and not until then.
The President recognizes General Houston as the
executive heao OF the government of the State Of
Texas. II Governor Houston calls upon the Presi-
Cent 0r Federal troops to aid in repeIling the inya
sion oil the Mexican Ampudia, or the bandit Corti
mas, or in queling insurrecon, he will he Obliged
10 respond. That such demand has been made
ana Is already being responded TO- Is most likely
no sensible military man sapposes fer moment
that batteries OF living artillery are aeeded either
at Sumter or Pckens.
Dispatches received here TODAY from Montoo,,
cry, render it perfectly certain that no attack will
De made By the Confederate troops on either Fort
sumner or Fort Plckens. President Davis is de-
termlned that this administration shall not place
him in false position, by making it appear to the
world that the South are the argress0is This has
been and still is the policy of Mr. Lincoln II will
not De successful. Uuess the Lincoln administra-
tlon make the INST demonstration or attack Presi-
dent Davis says there will be no collision or bIocd
sheG. With the Lincoln administration there
fore, rests the responsibility of precipitating a
collision and the fearful evils Of protractcd civil
1t is a notorious fact, however, that the BIacl,
Republicans most anxious 90, produce conflict
are those who have at different times been slammed
IN the lace or otherwise nsulted for their lnsoprcn
or indecent language, and who had not the cou-
rage or manhood to resent it. They think that by
the aid OF the government the Republican part.-
VIII be able to conquer and subjugate the South
Ibese miserable men the very last persons that
would fight when the day of battle comes
1t has been observed that all the line officers re-
Gently ordered to the ships now fitting out are en-
tirely from the North. The Administration seen,
to be dstrustiu! of their officers. They caIcnlato
the course they are pursuing will tend greatly te
force from the service in both the army and navy
all the officers from the border slave States who
are as loya! and true to the United States as any
men in service.
FORT PICKEXs.
An entirely erroneous impression seems 10 r,re-
yall as to the condition of Fort Pickens. The
highest military authorities here deny that it is in
any real danger. They claim that the revolution
ary forces cannot possibly prevent a ready and
continued supply of the pcst with men, ammun-
ton aud prOv2ions by men-ocwar. The nearest
batteries OF the besiegers over one and quar-
ter mile from the fort, and hence can hardly do it
any harm at all.
1t is now known that much Of the exaggeration
OF the Executive policy is dae to the constant ar
ptiances brought to bear upon the President by
few W estern Congressman. BY calling on hi m
and argung, demonstrating and entreating daY
after day for weeks, they finally succeeded in pro-
ducing an impression Their efforts are supposed
to have been made under the direction Of Post
master General Blair.
DEPARTURE OF a GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FOR HoNr-
GOaERY.
high Official Of this government left here to-day
lor montgomery, Ma, The object Of his yisit is
merely con pictured. 0Ee thing, however is car-
tain. ile has gone a mission trom this Admins
tration to that OF the Confederate States lie will
be courteously received by President Davis, aud
whatever this government may have in contempa-
tion, either of peaceful or warlike character, will
be properly and duly considered