Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-16
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knect Of the News ~ the ATTACK ~ UuHf
sumter mt Washiaatou.
kilograms, from sWaahingtOn, OF 12th
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The town was thrown into intense excite
ment tonight by the report Of the com
rnencement Of hostlitiea At Charleston this
morning al four o'clock; the more 80. be-
cause Of the previous news Of peace and
landing Of provisions at Fort Sumter. The
news came 10. night from the Associated
Press Agent at Charleston, giving ell the
particulars of the correspondence betFeeu
Beauregard and Major Anderson, the COM
mencement Of the attack by the Secession
ists and Anderson's response from his bat
teries. s rii,-. NJ IA
The news was posted at once in al the
hotels, and the wildest scene Of excitement
ensued. Among the Union men here there
was general rejoicing that an issue was
made at last, while no advocates Of Southern
rights were to be found.
Msjor Anderson's fame Is on every ones
tongue about tho hotels and streets. The
news was at once taken 10 the White House.
All visitors will be excluded, and.the Cab
met summoned 20 await further information
and act upon IL One thing ! am certain 81,
from positive knoWledRe-that IL this last
Information proves true,,the Administration
will support Anderson and his course with
the whole power and means Of the Govern
ment, at all hazards
A crowd assembled at the telegvaph-oikico
TO await further news.
Every one had been waiting anxiously all
day for the report Of an attack upon the
Government suppIy-Yessels which 1t was
ascertained last evening would probably
approach Charleston harbor sorae time dur
ing the night or this morning. The surprise
occasioned by the report, from repeated dis
patches, that they had entered the harbor
.ttkaV,t ovrH loErdfianr h,
supplies without any difficulty, present or
apprehensive, created nearly as great an ex-
citement as the later reports of battle. The
President was informed by dispatches to
three different parties; announcing the safe
landing, until he finally concluded that they
must be correct and that better counsels
were prevailing among the Southern men
CABINET COUNCILS.
Mr.. Lincoln summoned the Cabinet to-.
gether the second time to consult. They
had met once at ten A. NJ, and now con-
vened again at one o'clock p. NJ. There
was general rejoicing at the prospects Of
peace and final adjustment Of our nationd
difficulties, dampened somewhat, however,
by fear that il would prove false. Lincoln
said to q friend that IL these advices were
correct, the crisis had been passed, and the
whole question settled without firing gun.
He added that he did not consider the Gov.
NJ WAT WIN tuO OOutu, auU OIu
not intend it should by his act. 1t was in
this view that the provisioning of the fort
was ordered to be attempted, unaccompaniedi
by armed demonstration, The President
further said, while assuming that the sup
plies had been landed, that he did not con-
slider maintaining supremacy of the Federal
Government any victory over the South,
but simply avindication of the faith he had
always rePoEed in the ultimate good sense,
and sense of Justice among the American
people. The War Department did not place
any reliance to-day on the peace dispatches.
Secretary Cameron declared that he saw no
escape from conflict at both Forts Sumter
and Pickens. gEf
Later Notwithstanding q violent rain
storm, people are still thronging the streets,
anxious to get the details of the fight at
Charleston, but very little has leaked out
except the leading statement that the ight
has begun. The President is anxious but
calm at this trying hour of responsibility,
confident in the rectitude of his course and
its approval by the people. ,r7
FoREIeE ASPECT OF SECESSION.
Mr.. Seward and the President have con-
suited frequently with the foreign diplomats
here concerning the present condition ofour
national affairs and course of their respective
Governments On the part of the represent
ativss of England and France, it is well un-
deTstood that there is no sympathy whatever
for the South. Lord Lyons says that ha
sess no benefit to be derived BY the English
Government or any foreign power, from the
supremacy of its people; that there is, of
course no prospect of foreign supremacy on
this continent in any event; while England
ard the United States. have become 50
strongly united in mutual interests that
misfortune TO one is disaster to the other ia
all points of material interests. The South
ern Commissioners had reason to discover
these facts while in Washington, and have
probably given Davis and his compatriots
some new ideas not at all fattering TO their
vanity and visions Of ultimate success,