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The Secession Folly.

Great bzeitemeHt and Serious DisG0ect |
Among the Officers Reputed Re.entorce.
ment Of Foat Samter pith Three Hundred
Men, The Brooklyn Lands them in Ro,o-
Boats eih Mn67ed OarS-Rumored At
tack NpoH Vie Forf-Another Order of |
General Scott for Additional Troops at |
Washfn5ton Ceamtermanded by the Presi-
dent Great Decentralization Among the |
Volunteer Soldiers at PensacoIa--Soms of |
Them Returning Home PeTemptory Order
of Secretary Dir ia Regard to Notorious
Tr0itOr- Government Orders Stopped in the
South The Border State CoHVention IN |
Secret Session. H l
New YoRK, February Ave have late |
and important news from the Home Squad |
ron. On the 10th of January, the Com
mander-in- Chief of the fleet received orders
| through Colonel Pickens, at Washington, TO
send Immediately to Florida the United
| States steam frigate Potehdttdn, the Sabine, |
and the sailing corvette 81. Louis
! The commercial survey and general quar- |
ters, superintended by fag-offcer Prender-
| gast, was then held on the Cumberland cor
| vette the Sabine frigate, and s. Louis.
A sham boat-battle was soon after i'm |
| provised off Sacrifcios, when the usual rou-
tine of action was gone through With.
| n OF Ile pOSlJIOn OF |
| the squadron, demonstrating the fact that |
| every ship was short of provisions, and that |
| it would be madness to send them probably !
| on hostile mission in such state, the i'm
| preston prevailed extensively that the ves-
| sells would go to Havana for provisions, and |
obey the instructions of Mr.. Toucey.
Serious disaffection existed among some Of
the officers of the Powhattan when her des-
tination became known to them. The Third
| Lieutenant, Purser and First Lieutenantim i'm
| medietely rendered their designations, but
the Captain, while conditionally accepting
them, refused to allow their return to the
| steamer. .....t
The most bitter excitement existed in the
squadron, and it was found necessary to
issue an order prohibiting all officers, sailors
and marines frsm conveying political news
or naval movements in their letters, as they
would be opened and read.
The Times Washington correspondence
intimates that Fort Sumter has been re-
enforced by the steamer Brooklyn, which
landed upward of 800 troops at the fort by
means of row. boats with muffled oars.
A rumor is current that Fort Sumter has
been attacked. No dispatches from Colonel
Anderson at the Department for three days.
1t is said that the Virginia Commissioners
to the Border-State Convention will offer,
the first thing tomorrow, a resolution de-
! precating force toward seeding States. II
this is voted down, the Southern States will
secede. ..---.-. III. .t..-, - . q.
Colonel Hardee, of the Army, has resigned.
WASHINGTON, February 3-The President
has again countermanded orders of General
7 Scott for additional troops here. An officer
: of the Navy, Just from Pensacola, states that
, great insubordination existed among the
| volunteer troops, and some of them were
s dispensing and returning home disguised.
: A dispatch from r. Barnwell Rbett states
: that the Montgomery Congress will meet to-
e morrow, and adj journ over till the Border
d State Conference has adjourned. This is
e considered hopeful sign. r,
}, The facts show that the Government is
= unable to get any of its orders South, unless
5 sent by special messengers The dispatch
g sent by Secretary Dix, to Hemphill Jones,
y special agent of the Treasury Department,
now at New Orleans, was stopped on the
n 9th ult., at Montgomery, Ala, by order OF
t. the Governor of that State who took the
o message and forwarded it to the Governor
1t of Louisiana, thus preventing the arrest Of
% the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Captain Brushwood.
} The following is a copy of General Dix's
r, dispatch: Hu
l. "To HempMH Jones; Tell Lieutenant
+ Caldwell to arrest Captain Brushwood As.
'e sumo command of the cutter Me CyelLand
. and obey orders | gave through you. II
Captain Brushwood, after arrest, undertakes
A to interfere with the command of the cutter,
A Lieutenant Caldwell will consider him as a
mutineer, and treat him accordingly. If he
attempts to haul down the American flag
le shoot him on the spot. .s a1
20 e lSignedl asoo.o..., "J9hN " itS T., 4: DIN,
q Jacob Thompson testified before thu
~ Special Committee that the various plans o
=. ~ the Secessionists had been discussed in his
is presence, and sometimes at his house, BY
a leading men and others of less prominence
= which contemplated: first, the seizure of thu
10 Capital; second, means TO prevent the count
u ing of the Presidential votes and third, re
u sistance to Mr. Lincolns Inauguration. Ht
Of stated that he regarded these proposition
~ ~ as foolish and criminal and believed the.
W y. had lately been abandoned, aud all effort
,o 20 to concentrate separate State action, whicl
~, he justified and approved, his policy wout
I'D lead to the same results by different means
va Within the last two weeks about lift
he speeches have been delivered in the Hous
las of Representatives, on the crisis, nearly a
of them in connection with the report of th
d ri Committee of Thirty three.
"A A number of gentlemen besides, hay
ar been making preparations for an expressio
ne of their views on the same subject. Anon
he so many contestants for the floor, the strul
by gle to obtain it has been quite lively thoug
Die as much can not be said of some of th
nd speeches. g., l.t..-.-f . ..-.- J#r AZ.
Mt The Secretary of State, thus far, since b
H. entry upon the duties of that Office, has pc
ed, formed them without the assistance of Q
Le- | A6Su tanL secretary. ne uoSlreu Hlucn
ed secure in that capacity F. Bayard, of Dell
to- ware, owing to this gentleman's peculiG
he qualification for tho place, but overruliu
NO considerations led him to decline the pro
ed feTed appointment. .v OIL -.al.- ...
Nv WASHINGTON, February 4.-The CONVEX
,eI. | tion-r room has been closed to the members
ed the press, and they are not to be admittC
om until vote of the Convention has BET
-ho taken on the question Of admission, after Il
a organization. .--.... ..--f-...a.....-
- The Virginia delegates are desirous th
the whole proceedings shall be conducts
ord with closed doors to the press and publ
af- A committee of Secessionists are here fro
ner Maryland to protest against the admission
M the delegates from that State. lf la.1.l
his A report says bill willlbe introducedin
ind the House on the 7th inst, TO repeal the la
all making New 0rleanssa port Of entry, a
all providing for the collection Of revenues
lg's the mouth of the Mississippi. @ i III
W 10 Arrival from Pensacola.