Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-04
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!. WASHINGTON, Jan. Intelligence was
received last nigut that Fort Sumpter is
now beseiged, that all of Minor Anderson's
communications are cut off, thut Fort
Z M"nIlrle has been repaired and her guns
rem"unted aud ready TO open fire on An
drrSOH, New batteries are being opened
around him by the SecrsSiOnists. and every
day his danger ard the difficulties OF re-
intorctng him are increased His frequent
application for reinforcement, aud even
the tears and prayers of his wife having
failed to move the President, he has deter
mined never again to renew his request,
but will perish, it he must, in the fort
lis men have bound themselves by oath
to perish with him
is beyond doubt that II combination is
forming to take torcible possession of the
Government ut Washington, on or before
the 4th of March, but the time is not yet
determined.
Tic above Information is from sources
which leave no dOuUt of its Reliability
Gentlemen here censure the apparent in
activity of the President, concluding that
by awaiting himself of the counsels aud
services of Lieut.. Gen. Scott, all possible
ity of danger could be averted
Private ndvices from Charleston state
that u thousand negroes are engaged in
The chunuels leading to Fort Sumpter
have been DISTRACTED by sunkcn vessels
and the buoys removed. Gov. Pickens
has received offers of 10000 volunteers
from without the State, who are ready
to march AT u moments warning.
The Post Office Department has cancell-
ed its contract with the steamer Isabel for
the conveyance of the mails from Charles
ton to Key West.
Many persons found it impossible to OBJ
tain Ndmittance to the Senate Chamber
to-day ltwns thought that the President
would transmit the contemplated message
relative to the affairs OF South Carolina.
Instead of the message the President sent
in an important nomination for Collector
of the Revenue in the neighbOrhOod of
Charleston hnrbor. The name is believed
to be Nm. Mcintyre, of Penna. The Re-
publican Senators desired to go into ex-
ecutive session on tie sub ect but this was
resisted by the other side and an adjourn
ment was carried by the democrats present
with the exception of Messrs. Bigler, La
than and Powell.
1t is not certain, according to present
appearances, that Mr. Mcintyre will be
| confirmed. The nomination is considered
in the highest degree important and as
toreshadowing the future operations of
tue hulAlnISlt1llOn.
The Committee appointed on the part
of the border States, in pursuance of the
resolution passed at the recent caucus
councils, contists of Messrs. Crittenden, of
Ky., Chairman; Harris, of Nd; Sherman,
of Ohio; Nixon. of N. j.; Salisbury, OF
Del; Gilmer, of N. c.; Hatton of Tenn;
Petit Ia; Harris, of Va; McCleruand, OF
ILL.,, Barrett, of No.; Sebastian, of Ark;
| Yandeyer, of Iowa, and Hale, OF Penn
This commitecwlll hold its first meeting to-
morrow morning.
! 1t is understood that Judge Black from
the first appearance of the difficulties nj
| Charleston, strenuously insisted upon re-
inforcing the forts in Charleston harbOr
with force strong enough to resist any
possible attack, as the best means of pre-
serving the peace of the country. He and
Gen. Cass were together on that question
hut when Cass left the Cabinet, the init.
1 natS relations induced him to remain in
\ the belief that the President would acI
decidedly aud in accordance with the pol
Icy of his message, whenever lie was con
vihced that achievements were necessary
4 to preserve the petcC. No man has been
moro firm in approving the conduct Of
j Major Anderson, or more resolute in the
determination to support and sustain him
1t is not true, as reported, that Senator
Seward intends either to submit a propo-
sition as to the present crisis, or make a
speech on the subject.