Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-07
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Steamboat Snagged.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 4-The steamer James
Montgomery snagged and sunk yesterday
near Hickman. Ne particulars received.
From Mobile.
MOBILE, Jan. 4.-The United States ar
senal was taken at daylight this morning. Is
contains 10000 stand of arms. 500 barrels
of powder. 300,0 900 rounds of musket car
tridges, and other munitions of war. 1t was
taken by the troops of Mobile. No resistance
was made.
Fort Morgan TAX en-.
MOBILE. Jau. fort Morgan. garrisoned
with 200 men. was taken this morning by the
Mobile troops.
From Florida.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. "a large num-
Der of delegates to the Convention have ar
rived. Probably Judge McGhee, OF Madison,
will be President.
Resolutions declaring the right and deter.
mination to secede. &C., will be adopted.
Judge Mcintosh has resigned the Federal
Court.
From Missouri.
ST. Louis, Jan. 4--Gov. Jackson's mes
sage says that Missouri will best consult her
own and the country's interests by timely
declaration to stand by her sister slavehold-
ing States. He says she will remain in the
Union as long as there is hope of main aiming
the guarantees of the Constitution. He OPP
poses coercion, which he says will lead to "a
military despotism, and that the Federal sys-
TEN will be oyerthr0wn if the first drop of
blood be shed. He advises calling State
Convention.
Poney Express.
Fort KEARNEY, JAN 4-The Pony Ex-
press, from san Francisco 22ud has arrived
Business was inactive. Fair Orleans Su-
gar improved; Refined 145.
Considerable excitement prevails in regard
TO the secession movement, but vast ma
jOrity nf the people are against an Indepen-
dent Western Republic.
An attempt was made to burn Victoria.
From washIn gton,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The Western mem
bers OF the Virginia Legislature advocate
the calling of a State Convention. and pass
ing eclaratoryresoutiOn against coercion,
TO which one of the U S. Senators, and one
Representative from Virginia agree.
Curry, of Alabama, has gone home. 9th
ers follow next week.
The members of the prospectively seeding
States are preparing for their departure.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The rumor that the
sloop-or-war Brooklyn. has gone TO Charles
ton with recruits. Is officially denied.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 4.-The Savannah dis
patch says that the Georgia troops have pos
session of the Forts and Revenue Culter.
CHARLESTON. Jan. An is quiet.
Fort Sumter has not been besieged.
Major Anderson was visited by his brother
for conference, in the presence of three Caro-
linians.
The Convention appointed delegates to the
seeding States for a general Congress.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 4.-The Convention ad.
journed this morning, subject to the call of
the President.
From Norfolk
NORFOLK, Jan. 4-The sloop of war
Brooklyn, is cOaling for a cruise; it is
rumored for Charleston.
A report yesterday that four companies
from Fortress Monroe, had been ordered to
Charleston, caused great excitement.
The volunteers at Savannah, by order of
Governor Brown, took possession OF fort Pu-
laski. Brown ordered the cutter Dolphin TO
be released to the Government.
From Pennsylvania.
PrrT-BURG. Jan. 4.-McCiure has been in-
vited to Springfield to confer with Lincoln.
Leading Republicans protest against Cam
eron's appointment TO the Cabinet.
Duff Green has just returned from a visit
to Lincoln, and says he will adjust difficulties
satisfactory.
From Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Jan 5-The working mems
meeting was well NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were
passed declaring that the Union must be
preserved, aud the only way To secure safety
and peace. is to maintain the Union.
From New York.
New YORK, Jan. 5.-The steamer Fulton
sailed to-day for Liverpool, taking nearly
S1.7O0.000 specie.
The City of Manchester also sailed.
From Boston.
BOsTON, Jan. 5-The Governors of Maine
and Massachusetts, in their annual messages,
| go for the preservation of the Union.
| The latter denies the uncouslitutionalty
| of the personal libcrly bills.
The former says Maine is not the trans
| gressor in this respect.