New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-05

| attack on Fort PlCheDs' lroOIo onu "uhuonSoi war
arc daily arriving, and the officers have difficulty in
restraining tho lot-blooded, undsciPlned volunteers
from precipating aaars and nausurating civil war.
The danger Of attack on tie Fort IS n0'' most 'tahs'-
reat.
The action Of tho President is awaited here With IN
| tense interest.
Captain Megs has engaged some forty carpenters Tor
Government employ, and they left this morning WIN
United States troops who were detached rom sef'Ace
here for duty in New-York larbor.
The especial mission of these Of sharp tools
unknown, and many questions are AIRED in regard 70
| the service in which they to be engaged.
Capt. Gorgas, who recently resigned in the Army,
has rendered bis services to the Confederate States
He is native of Pennsylvania and was formerly IN
command of the Charleston Anenal
! Special Dispatch to The n. Y. EAprcss ,o,,
WAsnrsoros, Thursday, April \, 1851.
Not less than 800 United States troops and marines
board the fleet of Pensacos, all OF whom, II IS
said at the War and Navy Departments, can DO landed
at FOlt Pickens at any moment, besides those at Iou
gas. The Government have resolved 40 lar, upon
policy as lot only to defend the Fort but to return an
attack, if one ia made by Gen. Bragg and his men.
Tie Pre- ident bsevcs thu. If things remain as they
arc now JET Davis and the Southern troops VIII get
thewor Of it, and particularly whent the Southern sun,
climate and diseases get among the 600 goo troops
to be before Pensacola. AT this tine it Is not the
purpose of the Administration to yield She fort.
Tie Southern Commissioner iGcliDed after ihc IN
teryicw they have bad with Mr. Seward TO look upon
this policy one of bad faith, and when tainted with
the fact that the people Of States have had no
vote upon secession they gay fret that is notodys
business out Of the seeded States and that tho plan
pursued by them was the adopted in ratification OF
the United Sates Constitution when the work OF the
famers was submitted to conventions of tie people in
tho several States and their affirmative vote deemed
sufficient sanction.
srccia DisPstcb to the v. Y. Times
WAsuSGTOS, Thursday, April 4, 1861.
dispatch Just received here states that tho mortar
batteries on Norris Island, last evening fired into an
unknown schooner which attempted TO enter the bar
Dor without displaying her colors Three shots we're
fred
Major Anderson Immediately dispatched messenger
to Gov. Pickens to demand an explanation.
A violent gaJe was blowing at the time and tie veg.
eel pat TO sea again.
Prom Our O~s Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, April 3. 1861.
After my letter Of this afternoon was mailed,
/ received adyices from Washington, which bear
quito o squally aspect.
Tie telegram from the Rio Grande about Am.
pHda is regarded By some US iint Of the Reb-
els 70 throw the Federal Government of its
guard. and create diversion toward the from
tier, while JEFF. Davis ia left free to operate 80
az 10 seize The Chy Of Washington. By others
it IL treated as true, and as indicating the open
ing of the fIibuster campaign, which is 20 be
carried gu this Spring against tao Western States
Of Mexico by the Confederate.
WLethor true or false there can be 70 doubt II
pre6eures the state of things in reserve in that
quarter IL the rebels arc 10 have their own
Way. But Sam Houston viii probably have q
finger in that pete, aud matters may not 60 az
smoothly a. desired.
WHISTLER this dispatch about Ampudia hsd any
thing TO do with the Cabinet Council, that sat
to-day until nearly O'Clock, it - impossible to
say, bat TIE military men wero present with their
budget Of stra,egical advice. Apropos OF them,
some surprise ID expressed that two Of The COM
panes recently called to Washington should have
been ordered NorthwGrd to-day, II is possible
that the orders were cGahtermaaded before they
proceeded TO execute thcm.
A paine.sil susplcion he's seized On the pubic
mira in Washington, and it has extended to Bal
/ tinore in some degree, that the occupation OF
the Federal Capital is octu'lly entertained ny
Jen Davis, VITO is oil supreme in his military
power TIE question 10 h,aei, What u that
urch-.raltor, Ben Mccullough, doing ia Virginia
AZ tbs junctare1 WY lac 20 much pains been
taken to create Secession sentiment aOug the
linc of railway from Wilmington in North Caro-
lin, 70 Alexandria in Virginia. WIZ as tie
rebels 60 eager for the Virginia Convention TO
preciptato an ordI9nce Of Secession upon the
lligcienl card Of II. 4. Wise & Co. 70 the men
% their kidney Ia Tie eastern counties Of Fir' I.
gipil mean Why are Tie Richmond Wig, ~" |
lexington TaN,y Sia5, sad older Virginia uaton |
a.Hspapers, bought up and nude {" ~ HE BE- |
cessisu Gag1 Tie sn,yyor to these aud q Hundred /
other kindred aaestions IT, that the Invasion AID /
seizure of Washington b tae rebel GoTerL1ient |
is seriously contemplated, aHd, what ID worse, ls
actually practicahie. They say that nothing is
cG..cr lor Jcli. Da,i, dian TO lnad 5000 troops |
at WASHINGTON, and to make them the herald OF /
t,.ir own arrival by tho seizure OF che telegraph |
and ho railroads, ard By the sympoia'es OF the
secLion through which they run.
Tho public alarm Is not for nothing. IN my |
Judgment. liz is increased by the withdrawal OF
any portion Of tho Federal troops ut tae Capital,
for people, neither there nor here have any too |
preat CONFIDENCE in The Dliiitia in such hn ener-
cency. Lei bus JEFF. Dayis'a bugies sound, and
hosts OF mon in Washington and Baltimore, who |
are now giving listless obedieuce to the Federal |