Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-31
News OF the Crisis.

Pickens. The coast survey schooner Dana il
charge OF F. W. Dorr, has beea seized by III
authorities Of st. Augu slime, Florida, W bill
that officer was absent on an expedition il
connection with his duties. The Senate @
Virginia has bill before i. providing for tn
payment of tpo and hdD per cent, upon the in
voice value of all goods imported by steamer
from Europe TO any port in Virginia
The ten members Of Congress from Virgin
in. siguing the disunion manifesto, were tn
| the two Senators aud eight Representatives
Of the remaining, five Rcprese natives, viii
probably issue n counter address -Mpssrs, Mil
son, Harris, Clemens, Smith and Bo-eler-con
batting It's positions immediately after II res
chcs Washington.
The Governor Of Mississippi states, In a re
cent message, that tue object of the b. ttery n
Vicksburg was to arrest the passage down III,
river OF Federal forces. Buttappnrenty cred
ible reports can be relied upon, it has beer
made use of to stop and overhaul merch.n
steamers.
A letter written from Fort Sumter January
90 ny Lieutenant Doubleday, SAYS:
ave have been living on our ration. and n
few vegetables laid in Tor Captain Fosters
| work men, who went away; and vet the Hs-cu-
|
| them. We have received no supplies of any
kind rom Charleston, with the single trifing
exception of box Of candles struggled in
II Major Anderson is allowed the privilege
Of contracting for fresh meats, as is done ev
| erywherein the army, he will exercise il, but
II II is proposed as present from South Car
olina, he will not receive it.
1--WE may be too increduous, hut feel no ap-
prcheuson, and don't believe the fort can re
al nap laC.r
landed two or three mor,ars on Cummings
Point on the nearest poin, of land tor attack.
ing the fort, There is not parric. of truth
~ the story OF mutiny; il WAS started in Char
'esion TO induce the government 10 surrender
this place. There have been no prisoners in
the gnsrl-hons. for long time. The men
are behaving admirably, are in good spirits,
full of fun, and spelling for n fight As for
.nrrenafrnE under any CIRCUMSTANCES, they
The Republican Senators have determined
in caucns 10 accepr the withdrawal of the ten
seeding Senators as an actual resignaiion.-
They Will therefore propose that tie names of
MesSrs. CLAY, Fitzpatrick, Yalee, Mallory I've
son, Toom' 2. Davis Brown Cbe.tnut, and. lam
mond lie stricken from the roll az the Senate.
BY This action. the danger of the Southern
Senators retaining their seats, under preience
that they had not resigned, will he avoided.
lster received from Frankfort, Kentucky,
saws the Legislature passed rpSulut on auth
crsing the display of the national flag upon
the Sta,e-lionsc, and the firing Of thiriv-,hree
guns in honor Of the Union. The flag was
run IN, and Il commitir was appointed TO call |
upon Governor Magoffin to Obtain his author. |
ny Tor using n cannon. lie refused The |
Union men then notified him that if he rerr- |
Sri the use of the cannon they would take il |
The Governor then asscnted, and the salute |
WAS fired amid the greatest enthusiasm of ,h,
people.
The recent seizure by the police Of New |
York, of arms destined for Savannah, ha, |
caused some excitement in Georgii, and it il
thought that retaiiatory measures will be
adopted.
E1-President Tyler has had long, sa,i.'ac-
tory, ard friendly interview, with the Prr.-
ldenr The latter expressed his belief that
there viii he no collision between the Federal
and State forces during the remainder of his
Administration, and tia, he should certainly
make every effort 10 prevent it aud preserv.
peace
The Brandon Mississippi, Republican say,
ne 'er. W III. benson, was elected from that
,1un'v rs co-OpcraiouIst having been nom
mated rs snch and pledged hims"lf toit. The
republican sayshe not only voted tyanst CO.
'rerdlion but directly for immediate seq ssioa
'e'rhFlhs us constituents as Judas did his
ma ter.
The Cincinnati GI-tHe publishes the follow
ng extract of II letter received within the last
nw DAYS by n cen,eman OF that civ from u
.d IN he n ,sli.,II, ,,,,,,, ayv 10 GA.
+ a resolution um, Ga :" wy NV
,oJ a,I,. - 49, "' vas st..''ea MI"
,,ve nm. , J,'rI'r H. ,h. T..' W. ".'R W
uma ws ebsIl L,ra ,,' s,,i,n,;, SUI pr
hon =, IN co,,, ~ w 10Y 'o""'
III mat snlu.ii Snn,h C,raIin. d io' may
ox and hor c;,;,o,'s ara ,,'';''i,' uo'nH 'S
ma NV onin;', :. ,,,',, H., '""lnE W .onpI'lh
,;u "oon "r s", -, '""' we counter current
Is,,srs from, Tonro,,. r,,
l.. L.,wcsn ,I,o asi, '"e s'Iue-
enncssec ne hein" ,I'a S.""o., .i h;,, III
uown IN tho bis,prv or ,h,, S,' a,' T T
noin, i, !, h,;ra ca,,;.t ~ ', i' -, su'"
re- minc.imint ,L e'',r,", Us ','n 'ne lormtr
: 81 ;, - Fss W ,N'"S up arms
o,'rtr,t "na"'",toH ~ m"r, 'neY are 10 "e
Iass;ugs =, ,h. C'r "',n, ", Wv 'tn'",' NM
,,,.s "''e"' VI '"e @"'eu
he Charleston CORES pondent OF the philsdel-
hi1 Pres SAYS, ir letter dated tn. l9,h inst
Since writing the above | have been with
'ue members Of the Calhoun Guard 10 wit
ees the large floating battery now in cours.
construction on the river, in the upper OAR,
the city.
This work has been carried on uu ie,ly, but
it'll considerable energy. Its height will be
XIV feet, considerably higher than Fort sum
n. which il is intended to attack, II ia for
ed OF cotton bales and will I've bound win I
on. When con plete il will he very formula.
e and will enable the Palmettos TO make Nh.
NAV" WIN So"'l"'"''ely niue a"n2er to
'enSe's' 'e'er"l large guns are lying
"i " "e P'''ei !" IT, anu tue enthusiasm
"'e" - "'SP"Neo /" preparing position Tor /
'e" sn'ws ple'!F .on'iusVeiy Thai sqnn' ar r
" WIZ ne ""uieS'eu III using iheth against
e e"e"'!'
The following dispaiches bove nassau bo. /
'eeh senator tooihhs, oil G'erEin. and His .
OnOT Mayor bOOu, FtlHllVe 10 the seizure OF | l