Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-12
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From The Courier.

RETURN or GAIT. T. TALBOT
Capt. T. Talbot, who lef, Fort Sumter ON a..
ostcnsbly to iiIl al appointment in Oregon 70, MT
evening 70 this city, in company with one NJ, ,sal
acting in the capacity Of peculiar and a. We, ves
ed character On their rval tbey r,; laseos.
names at the Charleston Hotel the former =. ~ 'asr
Talbot, U. S. A. and the later simply az fro Y,
ington. "sh-
Il appears that whether there was truth 49,.
statement that Capt Talbot had been abno,,'.n1 he
post in Oregon, the readers of the Courier r o.
Der that our dispatches stated on his ~ hen-
ton he was closeted with tie Cabinet and sung
long conference with General Scott The 80, 1,d
departure from Fort Sumter, however il tba, -" ne
repairing to Oregon Capt. Talbot has re,u-,e4 ad
patches it is said, for Governor Pckens and Nj o.
son. Shortly after his arrival Talbot had rs. ADae'
ference with Governor Pickens aud GENERAL r. COZ
The result OF the conference has not transui,5 EL
il well known that Talbot AMI bis con plniob ivy Dc
permit 20 visit Fort Sumter They returned Ia, 1l 10
by the IL o'clock train OF the Northeastern P,illg
Washington. It is stated however in well -
quarters that the dispI,cheG 70 the effect ina, !
armed storeehp has beeu seat 10 this h.tbo- -. ".
and in fact expressly stated in the dlspatche. ,orI
tie purpose OF vctuallng and provisioning For, x ."
The vessel conveying the supplies j. no dorb, -'
vowed by naval force intended 10 protect q o. -
strauon and il need be to attempt 70 iictu,ie b,
preparation 20 meet such event vas immed. ,,ei,l
by the authorities aud orders issued 10 the ,, nee
be ready to move at the shortest notice The g,. y
about eleven O'Clock last night were intended .'
for the military to assemble at their respective 49,,
grounds.
TIE ARMAMENT IN CHARLESTON HARRop
The Secretary of War, Of South Carolina, made
port to the Convention, Monday giving d..c-,..
of the armament of Charleston harDor at that time
is interesting at this exciting hour:
At Fort Moutric on SulIiyans Island the Injured .-
have been replaced and all, amounting 20 thirtyait
number of various calibres, nave been protected h.
constructed merlons, the gaziue has been made -
proof and other works have been erected for the +
| " Of the garrison. To the Of Fort Moul,ri.
! same island the entrance TO MItts channel has bs a.
Tended by battery Of one S-inch hoai,z.r two - -
ers and TWO 2i-pounders Between that battery ,r4 So
| Moutrie there is a mixed battery OF three IOigct ~
! tars and two 32-pouuders. West OF Fort ycul,,i. "
about two hundred yards distance from the Tort t,,,
~ Of two lO.nch mortars have been erecel and 49,.
6laGe battery OF two - and Il Founders hs, been s
ed on point of Suivans .ii-d nearest 10 Font S,,
| B sides these on Sullivan, leland there are t,o ~
FOUNDER guns and full feldbattery Of arler, AZ i,
Inlet, at the extreme eastern point OF the island
On Morris Island, at Cummings Point, ba,,s,v 81
| four mortars has been ereced. ar this l.,,ey ~
three Snch coumbids, covered with heavy tir5e-.,
"a lroad iron. Al tie termination OF the parallel ~,
| cred way, there is mortar battery Of twO mortar.
These all bear on Fort Sumter. The chaunc IS irf IA
| By battery, designated rs battery g. Of two s.ir1
howitzers; by battery + OF two Inch hosi'z ,r m
42-pOunders; by battery T., of ore S-iuCl columbia r
battery D, OF two nch op'umbads, BY batter, T. n
two 2l.pouGdtrs by battery b. of two q p5urd.f. b.
star OF the West" battery, Of four 2ipounder. +,
sunkcn battery of two 9nch Ddhgren's gu1s, BY b,
terry at Vinegar Hill, of tso 2i.Pourders; and Ly ia
2ipounders aud two l2rounders at LightHouse I1.,
At Fort Johnston, Oh James l.l4Ld there are t,o
mortar batteries of Two lN-inch morGrs in each ana
one gun battery Of one 2i.founder.
I Fort Palmetto Coles Island tho .rrti
S.ouo river there is battery OF two 2ipoglders and
Two lS-pounders.
At Battery Island, on Stcno river four 2i.poua %,
have been ordered to be placed in battery.
mortar battery Of three mortaTs is in the coure e
construction near Mount Pleasant
floating battery, strongly made, and cased in ffor
with ion plates, has been constructed 10 b. Cd the A.
cade of Fort Sumter, towards James Island Ta bat.
terry has been mounted with Two AZ aud 3l-pcu.d.
eTs.
Besides the aforementioned gnns in position, there
hrtynine guns CT different kinds Al caitrc at the
Citadel most of which not mounted and there are
four heavy finch mortars ust received and one ch
Dahgreen gun expected mpmentarily from Richmond
To man the diiferen! batteries and foiilca on, nen
toned and to prevent the landing Of hostile fierce on
Suiyank aud Morris Islands the troops are distributed
follows o. Sulliyans l'laEd, there thirteen Inn.
dred and ninety-four men, consisting Of artillery iuh,
try and detachment of dragons; the whole under tie
command Of Bngadier General Dunroyert. On Ncrf.'
Island there are thirteen hundred and ffy-x meu co.,
sisng Of artillery and infantry under the maud Of
Col A.xcy Gregg At Fort Johnson, there are one hul.
bred enlisted men, under Capt James hi tvone enlist,
ed men, under Lieut. Banding CastIe Pnckley and
one hundred and forty-sN men, composed Of artillery
and infantry under Capt Pope At Fort Palmetto; making
in ALL three thousand and tyentyseven men, which force
mas b.en placed under the command Of BdgaGierGen.
eral Beauregard officer Of the army Of the Coined
crate States Of America
The military force consists Of nire regiments OF irian
try, not including two regiments nov biaF formed or
the volunteer soldiers Of Charleston Tie troops are en-
listed for Fix months tn estimate given q The force
does extend far up TO the last three days d.
ring which period the number has been largely bcrsls
3D. in view Of the expected attempt TO reinforce lot
Sgp;eT
Later from Charieston.
The Charleston papers of Wednesday morning bring
US the subjoned additional information, to eIel!
contradictory of the foregoing;
TIE FLEET NOT ARRIVED.
The city Yesterday was al on the Qi5 -is 10 elii
whether anything had been seen heard OF the vessels
sen, in this direction by the United States Goyemment
Nothing definite, however, 20 be had, and the DAY
ended il began, Nih moth ug 10 chronicle more serious
than the din OF steady and unfemting prepMau n.
During the whole OF last night the cmbaIkaion ard
disuo5ition of the forces going rapidly but quietly
or, and the number OF artillery wagons which could be
heard rumbng through the streets showed that the mil
tary men making the best Use Of the time that re-
mains to them.
LNCOLNS DUPLICITY.
It now appears that, ulder The peaceful preteIt Of
ascertaiuing the precise condition Of Nsor Audersors
command in regard 20 provisions, and with view 10
Withdrawal the Abolition Government has reacLefols-
" sought arrange for the INTRODUCTION otsu?pe std
Of men into the post. agent after agent has been seat
or whether to colsslt Mbor Anderson TO be guided
by his approval OF their miery plans not manie-t-
Dut il Is plain that our AUTHORITIES have been dealing
with men whose perceptions of honor vague aud
faint. The have b,en deceived, and their confidence
has been grossly 0bUed IL at least one u.talcetAo Of
Mr. Fox. Il has since trdnspred in the Norher1 press
shat this quondam officer presented to the Goyernmenti
scheme for reinforcing the foE and, after conference
with the Washington authorities, sent here 70 sdre
with Msor Anderson ON tae subject. Under false pre-
tenoes his object here accomplished.
PERsoSAL.-We were gra,ifed 10 meet yes'erisy, ".
VIM. II. pAnsoB, late of Petersburg Va, where be VS.
well known the editor OF the Buetin OF that city We
understand that Dr. PAnson comes TO our city win We
intention of making il his permanent residence
DISTINGUISHED NuLUNgEsRS.-Amoug those woo tes,
terday grded their ords for the defence OF TOE %
Of the STATE Hon. Lewis 7. Wgall and the yeaef''
bic Edmund Ruila.
FATAL RESULT We regret to learn tina, NJ ) H.
Smith, Of Portsmouth, Va. whose clusHsy 10 ialng Ii'u
one Of the upper windows Of the Pavilion Hotel Ne l'
tioed some time ago died on yesterday al the KoPf
Hospital, from the result Of his injuries
DR.. Thos Clay Maddux lately of Virginia, has otel
appointed Surgeon, by Surgeor-Genenl Globes oil ne
South Carolina Army, and has entered on his stAlon:T
he is cxceIently qualified and the appointment Tbta
was conferred without solicitation, will give general 'l'
isfacton.
RIrLED CANNON FOR TIE srArE-The ship Gon1af
from Liverpool, arrived yesterday, bringing an h1gfa
rifle cannon OF the latest and most approved model
Is Just in time. ,t
Arrival OF TRooPs Three volunteer eompani'' ~
citizen sodiery under the command Of Lieut. COL o. -
Bandng arrived here last night by the night tram " ~
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