New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-11
WAR PREPARATIONS IN VIRGINIA.

II,
State Annoy located IN that city ia in full operation
II turns ont ir VI 900 TO 1900 msEet and life cart
/ ridges day. At The Tredegsr works two ien-inct
! culnn biads desi. eI for Ahbama, are nea'ly com
peied and two fierce looking mortarr for South Caro-
linn will shortly h. ready In the casting of one NOR
tar and gun lat week 23,COO POUNDS OF metal were
used Shell and cannon.sbo' lie about proniscuou "
and in leaps and large nuuStr oi men are engae Gu
ia the manufacture of these dNstrhcine Wes'ehees'
Several cannon f the large am smsl cShoer are IA
process Of manufacture or already om ieied; ano III
another department the gun-carriSes are se'hng
ready, under the bands Of conf eteDt mSAnien'
FROM FORT SUMTER. am,
The Charleston Mrcu,y Of the 9TH sayV; Two OF
the laborers arrived ia the city yesterday Hoi r1r'
Sumter, and their accounts Of the doirgs wLi1 Tue
POET attracted good deal Of attention NO no" iac'S
OF imPor ance, however, were eli red IL,
The Courier says; "Tbree soldiers, whose enI:I-
ment terms had expired, lett fort Sumter with dn-
charge on Wednesday, and were brought 70 the Guy
the mail steamer. There doubt that others would
gladly receive discharge"
ALABAMA AND TIE PUBLIC LANDS.
The MJBtP0mrry Post says:
"Tbe public lands In this State, by an ordinance OF
the Convention, have been resumed by the State. Inc
laws of the United States, regulating their sales ana
disposa have bcen adopted 80 far applicable Inc
land Offices continued, and the Ret iers and Re
cevers directed to traDsacttGer business in fntuIe
with the State of Alabama, and not with the Generai
Land Office at Washington
REMOVING INSTRUCTIONS.
We learn, eays Inc ChdTfCStOH NtFchFy, 'ndt
a vessel acting under the orders Of the United States
Government, replaced, q few days ago, the buoys
lately removed from st. Helena bar. The fact being
brought TO the notice of the State authoI les, prompt
measures were taken TO undo this Pratuous and some
what ill-in.ed haI Dor Improvement
ERRORS CORRECTED.
The National Intlbgsncer is requested by men,
Der of he family of Lieut. Talbot on duty at Fort Sum-
teri to correct paragraph now goige ROUNDS III rel.
TO that officer. Ii IL stated that be either mad
resigned about TO resign. There Is no fouDdd-
tiOD whatever for any statement OF the kind. Lieut.
Talbot has no intention OF resigning but intends 10
remain at bis poet and continue true To s Government
TIE paper is requested ~ state that the letter
rubli. ed in Tue NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE of the 4th
inst, purpong to have been written by Lieut.. Sen-
mer from Fort PickeDs on The 2Oh uit., was hot re-
ceived or published by me Cba les Slenmerl Many
Of the statements are bdOubedly true but there are
points in the letter which undslal in Leu. Stem
ners family correspondence; and, besides, Lieut.
Slemmers brothers not given to publishing private
letter.
no SECESSION AMONG TIE INDIANS.
letter from Fort Gibson referring TO the story OF
Secerrion among the lDdianr, says
IL the fact be worthy OF note, you can state that the
CheTokees have neither rebeled nor seceGsd,' nor
will they do either. Their relations with the
United States and are established by numerous trea
ties. By those treaties the Uured States Government
pledged to protect them in tue full enjoyment 81 their
Iighs Of person and property, and ~ thoe treaties
they intend adhere quietly AID in good faith. The
CLickassws having invited tie Creeks, Cherokees,
Choctaws and Seuinoes to a friendly Council such
tine and place the Creeks might Designate confer
euce of these tribes will be held The Creek Agency
on the lh day of March. The object Of the confer
ence is strictly legal aud amcable being merely de-
signed for friendly interchange Of views ia regard 70
their national interests under exisiDg affairs IL will
probably be attended by representatives. from all the
tribes named
TIE OFPEESE II RANK.
The Augusta Chronicle of the 9Th February says
il las received information that President Davis will
entirely ignore the two regiments recruiting la
Georgia by order Of the Governor and all the Gov
laos or West Point juhors to rank above West Point
teuiors citizens Of the Confederate States, who have
heretofore seen service and VITO have resigned their
commissions in the United States Army"