Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-25

WAsHrXGToX, Jan. 24.-Sr Holt to-day
formally took leave Of the gcntlcmcn con-
1cctcd with the Post Office Department.
First Assistant, Af. King, Introduced Ma.
jGr Trott, who, hs said, had been selected
by by them to give expression to the
friendly feeling they entertained for him,
both as a private citizen and public fuuc-
honarY. MIR. ltott eloquchttS responded
70 the address of Major TrUIt, and alluded
to- the death o. AVN. H. DRpdns, Ehtch
occurred this m6rnirg. 80 - =
The Boston Committee, Mr.. Everett and
others, bearing The mammoth Union petit
ton, huve arrived.
Ex-Prcsident Tyler, on peace mission
to, the President, from Virginia, has reach
ed Washington.
WAsHISGToS, Jan. 23.-Capt. Armstrong,
latetin command Mt the Pensacola Navy
fNrd, arrived here to-day. He represents
to the Navy Department that OF the 60
officers and men who were in that place
" tb him, about thrPe-fourtlIB were seces-
sionistS, who would have revolted had he
attempted Il resistance to the 400 or more
meu, under 5Injor Chnse, who demanded
bis surrender. Therefore, any opposition
by him would have been useless. The Sc
csssion feeling was so rife as TO silence the
Union men,. This was illustrated by the
c1se of one who, the day before, while
dhus avOwing himself, WAS stabbed.
When under order of Lieut.. Rcnshaw,
the American flag was lowering, it sudden
y. fell into the dust, when n loud shout
went up from the exultaut multitude. led
by au officer attached. to the steamer Wy
andolte, which will soon proceed to Phila-
delphia.
Lieut.. Saunders, who was bearer of dis
patches to Capt. Armstrong, had them de.
mnnded nF him by the secession officers at
Fort Pickcns. There were about eighty
men only to two hundred and forty guns.
Lieut.. Slemmer, commanding the post, has
his family with him. After he had uban-
donCd Fort McRae, his wife went thither
TO procure some of his wearing apparel,
and it being denied her, she Indignantly
left, saying she herself, on her return to
Fort Pickens, would man one of tho guns
Senators Mallory and Yulee and Repre-
sentative Hawkins, have been appointed
Commissioners for Florida, whose duty it
is to negotiate with the authorities at
Washington for the surrender to that State
of all the Navy Yards, Forts, Magazines,
| Arsenals, aud! other public properly within
its limits. -
From G6oFgin.
! NIGEFbGEvtLLE, Ca, Jan. 23.-The Com
veutiou have determined to elect, to-mor.
\ row at noon, 10 delegat IS to meet at Mont
| gomery on the 18th of February, in conven-
Ittop With delegates from the Southern
States. The delegates are to be instruct
ed, and all the Southern States are in
yited to send delegates.
The ordiuahce prohibiting the African
slavc trade, was 80 amended as to substi-
tute for the declaration Of piracy an im-
prisonment in the PenitentiaFy, for. viola
tion of the former Federal laws. 1t pass-
ed unanimously:
4 Dir. Hill Troupe offered an ordinance,
which WAS referred, providing; for the con-
FINANCE of the present postal revenue,
AID other laws.
Mr.. Goth reported an ordinance revok-
ing tile Federal Jurisdiction over all lands
that may have been ceded 10 it by the
State. aud apthgriEing tho payment .Gy the
State for the f0rtiications, - tss6als, and
all other improvements, and the stores
therein. Laid over. f45 yaFiit
I PatIAnELPHrk, Jan. "a The Chicago
and Milwaukce. Boards of trade arrived
here this morning. and are being hospita
bly, entertained at the Continental hotel
They-yisited Independence Hall and otIlel
objects Of interest to-day.
From North Carolina.
! ,RALEIoH, ". O., Jan. 23d.-Ths passag