New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-15
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
CAPT. INGRAHAM AND OTHER MATTERS.

CAPT. INGRAHAM AND OTHER MATTERS.
from Our Special Correspondent
CHARLESTON, Feb 0, 1861.
Cant. Ingraham, celebrated for having rescued
Koszta from the Austrans, is now in this city,
and, by one of the Inconsistencies of human ma
ture. the same gallant officer who indicated so
nobly the rights Of Liberty in Europe, Is now
doomed TO become the tool of the cause OF Slavery
in America. Capt. Ingraham has been received
here with the greatest distinction. He is gen
tleman of great modcsty and refinement of man
ners, and the rebels of South Carolina may be
congratulated upon his accession to their RANKS
! Informed you about week age OF the sIFin-
gent measures taken in regard % the port ana
of the discontipuation Of the permits, Which nave
hitherto been gracefully, though not altogether
voluntarily. rranted to the Charleston coTrespon'
dents of Tue TRIBUNE. Ny information is fully
confirmed to-day by the dsscial proclamation oi
martial law in Sulvan's Island and the waters
and marshes adjacent," and, with the ardor ana
inexperience of the young volunteers, we must
be prepared to hear Of some OF the " muiiied
oarsnen" being shot, or some other harmless
person being murdered by "accident." ms
proclamation was q fine coup de rUse on the part
Of The Governor, for there is something in the
| sound of the word martial law" which uckles
the beIligerent fancy of the young Pametunei-
los, without looking to actual risk OF life.
The Charleston fashiOnables consist, here as
everywhere, Of fast clique, which is excessively
| fond of all the good and bright and sensuous
things of life, and of siop clique, which Ia not
less fond of them, but which Processes greater
sobriety. The former-tbe ultra fast fashiOnabies,
who include among their ranks the ultra wild &c
cessionables-have been of late and still are, all
engrossed by the Charleston races. The names
| of the horses are suggestive, as, JEFF. DAVIS,
Leisure" "Red Eagle" and "Exchequer"-
fast horses, most of them. The races are not
destitute of poetry; for of the horses is called
"Corinne;" and Madame Pickens with her Gre
ole Texan graces, has lent, by her frequent pres,
ence, enchantment to the scene. dpropos OF
jeff. Davis, you will remember that his election
was foregOne conclusion, OF which informed
YOU nearly three weeks ago. There is great az
ony aud gnashng of teeth in SecesslOnist circles;
the border States are considered lost, and the fear
| is now that the Secessonists will be treated as
| downright rebels after the inauguration OF Lin
coin, and the ringleaders captured and tried for
treason--an anticipation, however, which will
carry joy into many loyal hearts in the Cotton
States; for it begins 10 be Understood that the
Montgomery conspirators are endeavoriug to In
augurate military despotism" more Disgrace
| full and ruthless than any which has ever been
recorded in the annals of the dark ages Of tyranny,
| slavery, ano b..L".is.i.
| Business is at a standstill, and tne amount OF
cotton sold yesterday was Of the smallest ever
recorded hardly reaching 500 bales.
A strange rumor prevails here as to the init
macy of the Russian Minister NJ. Stoeckl, a
Washington, with some of the most dashiDg anC
high-bred Secessionist leaders in that city 1t is
however, difficult to believe it, as in case thu
evidence of such intimacy can be fully estao
l.hed n. StOeckl's Diplomatic career must come
to very sudden and dishonorable termination.