New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-14
MINOR ITEMS.


Our Charleston correspondent has furnished Us with
frequent accounts OF the great raft which build
ing for the attack Fort Sumter. IL Is TO bear heavy
cannon, it's arteymen are TO be sheltered By cotton
bags and its perpendicular sides TO be covered with
iron plates. 1t Is TO be showed ahead by steamboat,
and when IL gets under the walls, scaling party Is 10
moA them ladders and the thing Is done Perhapel
Some military entertain the opinion, however that
will prove floating sarcophagus, and certainly
history any teacher experience any guide, we may
predict for this scheme the fate which bete the
batteries and fts which were employed at the egeo Of
Gibraltar in 1881.
batteries with which lie certain be could capture
the Rock. Ships were cut down and walled with TIM
ber huge rafts made Of the same sodity, indie
structble by fire, lined by sand and cork and So ar
ranged as TO be kept constantly wet. Roofs and aides
were to throw off the ganeing shot, and the latter,
mounted with heavy cannon, we're relied upon WIN
confidence by the assaants. After some hours firing
however, raft on which the Prince OF Nassau, was
stationed took fire, and the French engineer, VINO w@
on board perceived that his huge and unwiekiy ma
chine covered with bullhides cow-hides, ana Oh.
hides" began to smoke and after the whole nees
and hotis RATS and batteries, were burned " snoeko
to pieces The RATS could not be moved rrom tner
places, and became the grsyeyards Of their crews
Such will be the fate of the Charleston rt ss coon
il is towed If it be, within range OF the no, shos
Fort Sumter. On so large an object every sho' WIZ
tell.
TAMPERING WITH THE MAILS.
A correspondent sends us the following communicsr
ton from which il appears that the Charleston rebe
are constantly tampeIing with the mails;
TO he Editor, Of TAs EssninS Pon'
will YOU allow question TO be asked through mo
medium OF your paper why letters addressed 70
Charleston, s. Co. should be de aimed from their iawf
owner As presums the difficulty exists there ana
not at the Office here gentleman residing there fa
some months past partly In business and more psIue
larly on account Of his health is very anxious 70 ne
from bis wife and family living In this city, out
Though sr letters haze been traHsnited to his "Ss ~
hg, Been received, though duly directed TO be caIS
for Are the mails suspended between here ~"
Charleston Where does the fanlt lie w. c. n
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH DIVIDED.
Tn Louisiana, the Protestant Episcopal ChursnI
cedes with the State. A pastoral letter hom psDr
Polk of that diocese contains this eAtraoruina'yF
sage: ,rp,. Protect /
SOar separation from our brethren Of Inc TO- Sssa
ant Episcopal Church in the United States mas "A
effected because zoe mast foiiOp our nafIoHonty.
because there has been any difference OF opinion
Christian doctrine catholic usage Upon tnese AM
we are still one. With rs IL Is separation, hos
sion-certanly not alienation And there no soJsr
wby, ii we should find the union Of our dioesses
our national Church impracticable, we shooa -
feel for each other the respect and regard WIN &c
purity of manners, high principle, and many ~
ton 70 truth never fail 10 inspire generous mina:
rslassM 70 saA ether A<rsgsT wi " ~ f"s'~"