, 1861-01-19

@Aaa1EelusY uAu- u, l6dl.
Nothing OF Importance has tzanspired here
to day.
ANXIETY IN CHARLESTON FOR TUE CAPTURE OF
FORT SUMTER, ETC.
The following Is IN extract of letter from
reliable gentleman In Charleston to frienl
in this city,.
cuAHlEs1oy, Jan. IL, 1861.
The steamcr Star Of The West attemptel on
wednesday night to come into our hazbor to
iand Government troops. but she was driven
oaek by our fortress at Morris Island, and so
Will any other that may mike q similar at
tempt. We are in every way prepared to keep
out any force that may attempt to cume here
LOT any such purpose. There L. but one
1eclmg here-the sentiment is unanimous not
70 submit to the rule Of the President t',at llss
6esn elected; 1t Will not be done by South
Carolina. THIS can be relied upon. she will
suffer utter annihiiation first. She can never
be made to submit. 1t Is utterly out Of lie
question. Every man In the State is soldier
aud will light to death on this question. T,1
1aye no idca OF the feeling that exists here.
ate!or A'.derson ,oM BE- drlssR out Of Fort Sumter
y It costs ten thousand {iees This Is u fired
fact, and in my opinion It sch 1c done .x,7y
*oo1A Eee7y preparation is 5eing made to 10 i.
!. lie is in very strong fortifcation, and one
that It Is difficult to take, but it will be- done
BY the force Of numbers. There are 10 600
men no" anxious to mike the attempt, but
tue authorities want 1t done with the least nos
sih1e loss Of life, and are 80 preparing 1hym-
selves. Kn1ay b. do'e before his reaches ftou,
1t " II be done forcibly, certainly, unless Major
Anderson snrrenderR, al THAT do not think
Au will DO. He has but about one hundred
men, and they nsc IN q state Of revolt. They
are unwilling to fight in war OF this kind.
Many Of them have families in Charleston aud
Snlliyan's 1slana, aud It is reported they re-
fused, un tho morning 1hnt VIC drove back tho
Star IF the Nest, to work the guns. And.r-
sou did cot fire single gun On that morning,
Which, it is said. hc would have done if ie
could have got his men to obey. He has now
more than half his force in irons for refusing
to obey him on that morning. THIS re lcarH
from dcserter from his fort.
LETTER FRoA CAPTAIN l. DOUBLEDAY.
From tho Auburn Unionl
General Segoine has kindly permitted us to
publish the following letter received By him on
saturday last. from Capt Abncr Doubleday,
who Is with Major Anderson at Fort Sumter.
1t speaks for Itself
FonT su1TEn, 8. C., Jan. t., 1861.
MT DEAR s1s-1t Is matter Of great eatis-
faction to me- to see that our movements here /
hnvc been approved by my former towrsmen, |
ana that iae heart Of New York still beats
50 long surrounded with trimmers and tfai-
tots, that began to fear the lore Of the nation
al flag was dying out In our country. Ton
eannnt Imagine the annoyance Of the South
Carolinians on finding themselves forcstolicd in
the possession Of this Important work. It is
ne Key o. the harbor, and In the very centre
OF their communications,
at Fort houltrie everything had been pre-
pared ior desperate stand; but we could hayc
:ioae little against the powerful batteries of
LE1s tort, which Tould have been turned against
oe IN addition to an army OF at least lOOO0 i
men, who would have ussailed us on the land
Side Our own lives were of little consequeuce
bnt our defest would have involved the loss OF
this harbor to tho United States, loss that
wonld hare been irreparable. This State
s!Al3 continues her aggressive actions. The
snatlestonlans ;as arc surrounding Us with bat
!esles on every point Of land in the vicinity, |
ND arc arming them with guns from forts
hey have seized. This Is done with the hopo |
et preventing any vessel from coming to our
.sslstance, aud also with view to force us nj.
tmately to surrender from lack of supplies, :.
n this I think they will be disappointed, for
Aere Is no such word u surrender in Ma1or
antierson's composition. The war garrison Of
his tort Is six hundred men We have about
evenly; but should they attack Us, hope the
ountsy at large will have no reason to fud |
anlt With our defence -
One Of our boats and some of our men have
zen capt1rsd. The lights In the h3Ebor have
zen put oat, the buoys taken up, ali commu-
has been cut off except such as the |
fo!efnor chooses to authorize, and yet we | |
ESTATE to 1ra upon them. Major Anderson |