New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-05

and pretending to ais He them from the obligation of
cir o.hs AS Iiied States sailors swors them In
talr Of he independent State Of South Carolina, and
histpg the Palmetto lag, proclaimed the vesre! and
her performances the property of the said independent
State! Beside Capt C.rte Of South Carolina, who rc-
Gently te rayed his in the Harbor Of Chsrlesson
the fRcers Of tie veyael wsre First Iieut. Uneer-
wo, d. Sc, ond Lieut.. H. .. Porter IA son OF the Late
Comm, Gore porcrl and Third Lieut.. IL. D. iambr,B
'oi Nd. When Coste took pesse sion OF the brig Ia tbe
psme Of South Carolina, they immcdi .tey retired 10
tie ily and noiiied tie Department here Of Cos:ss
act thnseyes awaiting further orders from the Gov
enment here
TnE SPIKED GUSs.-Most of the cannon that wore
g. liked 81 Fort Muutie are now in 0d condition he
metal ns st tie United States Officers KIND
enough to leave in the touch-holes, being removed.
Our WITH THE LJGHTs-Up WITH rHE BUors.--
ChaTleston Jan. 2.--The Convention have been dis
cussirg with closed DOOR, how n hem in Maj Ander
son, aud TO make Fort Sumter n'eless to the Federal
Government. Various plane have been proposed, but
the finally Lit upon are two, which L IL i'm
poItart that Congress- the President and the War De
artp ent should know at once, and therefore they ap
pear frst III The E1press If not anticipated at Wash
iEgton
In the first place all approaches TO the State by bnd
wat bed by State troops, many Of wnom csvsl-
y. Every border town not OILY has ts hired police,
but is il 'aIy guaIds. Tie oily approach existing to
tie State IL by sea- and the object Of the Convention is
to prevent reenforcemenrs by either of the channel,
Of Witch there ore four-tLe first running along and
skiriing Governors and Bull Islands; the second,
Tie cnAfllc from west east, ana
entrance what is pointed out by the lght-bo1se;
the third cbain 81 Dg the southern c"ast and the
fourth is small one, mainly used by fishermen. Bnt
of hese channels can be used by vessels Of any
size, ard being tuoypd ont and projected by The Gov
ept the purpose is to detoy, II need be- all these
projections and guides to the harbor and city.
Alo secret orders bave been given, If need be, 10
keep out by send vessels in each
OF the four Channels The crs such here that there
will not be moments hesitation 70 seize upon any
vessels in port necessary for that purpose Everything
Is upon war footing.
The FoKcfp LOAN SYsrEM.--South Carolina ike
Nicaragua Costa Rica, aud Gnatsniaa, or the States
Of Mexico, entering upon the foreed loan system
Public OF nisn compels man 10 lend to the State s no
Mexico. On one ttle Of goods, worth about $4,000.
a forced lean was levied by this public epinon Of
So COG II taxation upon negroes 10 fri9httul, sb
Ier cad. They that dance must pay for the fiddler.
The UNITED STATES VESSELS STATIONED At
CBARLFsTos.--Tbe revenue cntter said TO have been
taken by the secessonsts ut Charleston is an old pilot
boat, called III Aiken. She mounts no gans, and
is ereIy red by Government, and used ~ cutser
III ere has been ULed States revenue cutter on th
station sinee s54, when sbe fouBcered In gale OF
tie harbor, and all hands lost except two OF the
crew. Tie other vessels Of the United States I'D
Clarleston hnrbor the schooner Petrel formerly
belonl ing 10 tbe War or Navy Department; was in
service during u r loI ida war; she is used
quarantine hulk during the yellow fever month"; being
loaned by the Treasury Department to the Charstoa
Board OF Health for that purpose. The hght-hcnsen
tel der schooner Governor Aiken is Used In transport
supy lies TO the lighthouses and IN removing and
rel laci buoys in the harbor. The surveying shoo-
ner Crsw ford was formerly reveaae cutter ani was
tie nag-iip Of the revenue fleet hi le3!; during tho
Nulhftatiob She with eight Others, captured and took
possession Of the smuggling brig General Hayne; thus
sci oer Crawford il the I'D Que Of that name rebuilt
She Is now engaged surveying the harbor and ipie.
near Chsrletton. The diminuIve steamer Fire-fly
lcoast surveyl purchaed Of Commodore Vanderbilt
or the survey of the Savannah river was two months
OIL the passage from NewYork TO Cha lerton, having.
to Keep in shore. Colts revolver placed on pivot
would he an efficient battery for herand III fact thes
only one she could carry with any degree OF safety
Ii abvve-nsmed veso.l collection OF old rotten
plarks, al not worth lif required the powder and
she TO blow them out Of the water There ngiI-
vessel stationed on Rattlesnake shoals, twenty-five
miles from the city Of Charleston
THEY THINK THEY ARE EsGLIsH CAyALIrRs.-
The members of The South Carolina Leti latiye As
sembly III with her bats on The Clerk clio bed Ike
ger In frcnt Of the Speakers room, strikes his staff
tLe Heor cry ing out, Make way for the Speaker
the Doorkeeper repeats loudly with three heavy rsp-
Of Lis staff and then the Speaker himself clothed in n
Iich blue mazline sbe, inarches up the aisle 10 hs
seat.
A CHIvALRoUs DrEp.-Iieutenant Underwood,
cord in command OF the cutter Ak n, sttee'
q at Cap ain Cote the commander OF the cutter, wss,
an ayow ed i,t sone time before S,uth Caro-
Ina decided 10 60 out, and sr,ed when the State de-
clsed so out Of the Union TO resign and turn the,
vessel o, er him, Lieut.. Underwood, but inse ID of
doing 70 he visited Fort Sumter before Ms)r Ander
iotk possession Of IT, aid examined for several
bouia AID finally Ia tie cutter in such position
as 10 l.aye ber ut low water high and dry on hand.
lie she was thus su,ted the Secessonists took pos
ssion # lsr Captain Cosie being sti in command
and Lieutenant Underwood, being his subrtaa,e,
was, Of cure, poweles TO art. Captain Coste their
informed Leute AIT Under that Bis services ca
Lot / q required there any longer.
1be "Calthumpian's" se.efride, projected for the
delipb, of the south Carolina Comi, ,soners originated
not With tie Republicans If Washington, who now
number some two thousand or more, but among the
Union men Of other parties. All over the city the
sta,s and sIi es may be hJ ing; and badges Of
Uni are worn as an Offset 10 tie cockades Of the
Seceseiopists. The military companies are all, with
an insignificant exception, for the Union.
Tie Savannah forts were seized by catnens OK
Georgia at suggest ions telegraphed from Washington
BY the Georgia delegation In Congress.
The jealous but ignorant South Carolina warriors
mounting guard tie rea coast unused az they are TO
exrosuie End hardtbipa, saer greatly. The weather
has been qite cold well damp, and their reLityes
In Chs le ar in greet distress about them. The
rees Of prsciial secession are already found 70 ne
nu,h more oas than was anticipated although the
6r.t gun as not been fired yet.
II should In these days Of sanguinary portent, ahofd
soue little consolation 20 know that the killing Of y
coutaian in battle is averse 10 the true art Of war
we learn from Col Peard, "Garibaldie Enghsh--
man." who is reported 70 have said Of rife shooting in,
waI:
Mind if ever you 60 rife shooting, use your rife
in ieDtifc manner. Recollect always not 70 XII
your man, but 10 wound him; then IL takes two men
10 carIy him of, and those two men never by any
Glance come back the day. With double
tarleleo rifle, therefore you may get lid Of Elk men a.
each discharge
TRAITOR IL OUR MIDsr.-The editors Of The
RichmoRd Ehquif,r thrust at us Of New-York very
Aedusa's head Of an istle. Read the tnitorous'
scroll:
Nsw YosK, Dec. el, loo.
GsyrrRxyy have the pleasure inform you tha s The,
opinion hshly respectab. aud influential cxene here
h city viii bs hsssr the oleodtest nights that hsy
di,sr ehbendon, something not done shortly
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