The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-02

~ Lieutenant Norton at Fort 10 ersoa A. rhe Atlantic
hiab2 lett rcrida reefs on 18th INST, and hea led
for parts unknown
The United States steam fgate Poahatsa appeared on
ts bsrVor at eay hour ths morning os tue latn
anG sAchapged signals with the United sates steam gun.
boat Crusader. she returning northsard.
Thcschosner G. Atwster, Allen, arrived from Apa.
aoa,c,a the 10th ios In ballast The Quartermassor
a. this l,os., Lieutenant A. Gleu chartered her for
the v $3.50 TO take cargo Of lumber, sealed
orders 70 des nation TO, 10 be opened until at sea-
She filed u p and sailed the Goth inst
The Unite States transport schooner rortugas Ellis
arrived from Havana oa tho 18th, with the malls from
New York OF Aprn6
The United Mates cutter W. s. Appleton Lieu.
tenant Duncan commanding sailed for Havana with
despa,cbss from the snder Of Fort Taylor on the
N'h she retuI ned with mail on the 20ln.
Tie United Sta ZEE steansbp Illinois, Capt Terry from,
New York with -oops and munitions OF war. arrived of
Fer, 1ay lor the snag OF the ITO Colonel Brooks
mapd Of the United States troops on board ca ne
shore acconpanie By United States District Attorney
Boyntn lately appo uied for this district rbe Illinois
n salute was fred fir ON Fort TAYLOR BY Major French
which acknowedg s by the steamer gracefully dipping
her Gag Tho Illinois snsed her Prov towards the west
and coon disappeared
rna ns lately shsse Of the United states Ma
resigned the commandn afser Fort Taylor took pos
session OF the building nd placed In the custody o.
Dr. W. r Cormick, Ass4 want Surgeon, United States
The New York Underwri ers' schooner oriental, Cap
tain Ho, t. has been chartersi by the United States
She sailed on the 18th, undev sealed orders
The United States mail stean ship Galveston Hutchns
srriyed on the 2st from New Orleans and Florida ports
She brought US the news Of the smbardm-nt and sur
render Of Fort sumter also the that Virginia
seeded and that General Scott taa resigned bs news
was received by tho secessioniss, with manifest plea
sure, while the Cnonis.s were mrab disheartened.
The steamship Daniel Webster Captain Miner from
New York, passed the city the 22d New York
papers OF the 18th received by this vessel The
Webster passed Sand Key, and contaaed towards
tugss.
Lieutenant A. Glen Quarter master of this pest, has
purchased by order OF Major Frenci she yacht Ncnpa
rel lately owned by Asa L. Tiff and paid IS OOo She Is
to be used as a despatch vessel
On the 22d in command Of Iieuenesa Duncan Of the
crusader, the was sent IN eearCh of stolen anacl
tenant d. succeeded in overhaulng the vessel which
proved to be the smack Princess, OF this port She
stolen from the wharf The pirates five ia number
uDdeJ going an examination.
Nineteen sailors landed at the uper end Of this
island on the night of the 23d from q spanish smack
They are row being exanined by commission They are
supposed to be the Of the ship Teresa which vessel
has lately landed cargo OF slaves the Cuban coast
The steamship Atlantic Capt. Gray arrived this NJ ,rn-
Ing at DAY light, from Fort Pickens She leaves this
morning Tor New York. Capt. N. c. Meigs United States
Engineers, is on board The sloop ofwar ST. Louis
the harbor from Pensacola The United States steamer
CRUSADER Lieut. Com Craven towed the st. to the
anchorage, under the guns Of Fort She to-
Taylor
We that Fort Pickens has beer reinforced and
there are now over 700 United States troops inside the
wills.
In port, sloop of st. Louis, steamships Mohawk
Crusader, Atlantic and Galveston.
Tho schooner Mary Porter hss landed large cargo Of
ordnance at Fort Jefferson. Everyth thing quiet at Key
West and Tortugas. Garrisons in perfect health
LATEST NEWS FROM KEY WEST.
KEY wEsr, April %, 1851.
Tho CRUSADER goes TO Havana to night. The Mohawk
Lieut. Strong commanding takes stores aborers and
mechanics TO Fort Pckens.