The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-31

THE REVOLUTION.
Important News from
the South.
REVIVAL OF RUM0RS OF WAR.
An Attack on Fort
Sumter Expected.
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT
Condition Of the Forts on the
Florida Coast.
The Revenue Cutter CaSs Surrendered
to the SecesSioniSts.
The Relations Of the Seeding States
with Foreign Powers.
Programme Of the New South
erH Confederation.
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Passage Of the North Carolina
Convention Bill
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
The Debate ON the Crisis i'm
the House.
PASSAGE OF the PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL,
dc., &C., 60.
REPORTS RELATIVE TO FORT SUMTER.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 80, 1861.
Private advices from the South received to night in
dicate that there viii be fight in than thirty hours
The President declared q member OF Congress yes
tcrday that he had doubt that Fort Sumter would
attacked in less than week. when fgh. would ensue
and the war would commence The Congressman inquired
why he did reinforce Major Anderson The President
replied that there vessels enough the Amer
loan navy reach Fort Sumter In the first place they
would have TO enter in the day time and slowly in
order TO clear the old vessels that have been sunk in the
channel barriers against attempt OF
sells TO enter the harbor This asserted would
their destruction by the outer lighthouse batteries
Morris Island and before encountering the Of the
Morris gh. beacon batteries, and Point Cummn's bat
teries and the guns of Fort johnson James Island
and Fort hourie Suvans leland, all Of which they
would have 10 suffer before reaching Fort Sumter. Be-
sides Major Anderson could aord protection TO a
sci against the outer bctteries Of Morris Island
This s the opinion OF the authorities having the power
20 send relief but in justice TO those who would have TO
execute the work and rick their lives before the Are Of
ibe seaessioniste, I am assured that the harbor
Of Charleston can be entered by light draft
vessels of war, and Major Anderson can be
reinforced. There mon i'm the American navy
who believe that the business Of firing cannon is
that two can play and that good shot be made
frem the deck Of American war, from Morris
Island
Letters are received from Fort Sumter as teas the goth
Inst, stating that all the officers and well.
While they would like fresh meat for n change,
they unit feeling against conbins the terms
Of the authorities OF Charleston TO supply thcm
either by courtesy or 20 let them have daily
rations, which they can cut OF at any moment.
When the authorities will allow Major Anderson
70 contract for quantity Of supplies according TO the
bv
influence, he will do So and not before. Unless he can
do this the prefer conne themselves to the fare
they now have and Of which they have ample supply.
Floating batteries, the supcrstrucures Of which are
composed OF cotton bales In OF erection, by
which means In part tho South Caronans expect
tack Fort sumter. The officer who writes from Fort
Sumter, audng 10 these batteries, says:-"The difie
renee between lighting behind cotton bags 10 1872
, that General jackson commanded behind tho bags
then and had Robert Anderson within the mpregna
BILE walls Of sumter with the destructive weapons
which tho ingenuity OF man for half century has in
vented, to contend with Besides, jackson s dead"
The same writer 10 another connection says
We have been wonderfully favored by Providence in oil
movements. We abandoned Moultrie under OF
night by aid q vessel chartered 10 take the soldiers
wives twenty eve In number, to a safer place. when
the captain discovered the intention of Major Anderson
he became rebelous, but was soon sent below and
locked up until safely landed at Sumter. Our
nights work crowned by glorious sunrise. IN
all summoned around the nag. stail, and the
and stripes up, and the Chaplain invoked
Gods blessing 20 rest upon our little band and 10 aid Us
In the work OF countrys defence, and In defending
shc national honor and flag snan never forget the
scene. IL we had been assaled on that day by any
considerable force rs doubtful " wc could
have held out tho fort la miserable condition
for defence. Bu, the Almighty hoard pray ers. a
storm up ard lasted ten days II was 20 terrific
that tho son. tired OF knocking at hnty walls, would
dash far above and over During those ten days no
vessel could approach We put house in order
that at the end Of the storm could have dehed
power earth.
Col Haskell, aidde camp 70 Gov pickens arrived here
this afternoon, with dispatches 70 Col Haync II
dorstood he brings tho ultimstum OF South Carolina
spectipg the puOc property within that state and ala
IN regard to Fort Sumter. Col Haskell had
prctracted interview with Col Haync Immediately
after his arrival Until Col r. makes his nmunica,ion
70 Tho President which win probably bo tomorrow
the day after rothpg definite win be known respecting
affairs at Charleston.