Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-04-08

toll OF W tpiHt4 "a war Aho-AHetas-u --.I
Is being but in readiness for action as readily
as pOssiI Gzzll pEapalaiiOna are bang made
'q what Yas spsrgency may arise, Al the
ohsrlsstb VA &ad BTo6tlyz Navy TaFaF 4
large forcs Z at work night and day, and al
the vel0 s whiohonp wl,6hiEsaeh are being
fttsd fed sea and Tor action.
The AslEdtlc md IlinoiS oceanic steam
Srsyhsvb been chartered bx De GOysfnnent
AZ ~ ttanspoFiatlOn Of troops.
3 81 b other hand, the Southern Confed->
.slasy. .iau8nOuuco themselves ready soT action.
,Itsg haEs fortified their hsrbOrs and loaded
their gqas fas the reception Of Federal vss-.
asls. What our Sunday nights dispatches
may brihg u tahd subsequent to this writing
We eanaOtsslI. Thsy, may announce the war
hi1ly btgun. e tits more than probable that
the prepatstions being made by tho Govern
'uoatvWill 50 infans the hOt-hesds Of The
Southern army that they viii attack Forts
fs6h1ts+ snd Pickens. If they do, then let the
conflict come. The responsibility win rest
upon themselves alone
In edition to our regular dispatches of the
morning We give below facts and specula-
fSoas nom vaIiOus leading papers 1aa 90 %.
A correspondent of the Pbiladslphia North
,AmsEiean at Fort Sumter furnishes that pa
/ per viii tie following particulars! .y , =
"No order8or the evacuation Of the fort
had reached there up to the 3Ist inst On
I she preVioas Saturday, the Convention, on
the Invitation Of Gen. Beauregard, had visit
ed the dsiences in Charleston harbor Rapid
fTingo Of shot and shell took place from The
l batteries on Cummings Point Thirty Of
the laborersi employed al Fort Sumter were
TO lea7eo on Monday, the lst inst The pro-
visions inslths fdrt were nearly exhausted
and but four days bread remained. - .a
"An amusing incident occurred few
days age, upon the arrival of the steamboat
.t9ith the private effects of one of the officers,
which had been left at Sullivan's Island
SuPposihg that Fort Sumter was at last to be
evacuated, the troops a. tue different batteries
around mounted upon The bFeastworks and
sand-hills to watch the departure. Just be-
fore the arrival of the boat, Major Anderson
had given orders for the repair Of the large
I l6ag which had, become torn. While the
steamer was lying at the wharf the flag was
lowered, wheh Tie troops around set up a
loud sh6ut, which, however, was suddenly
taCheckedi by seeing stoFm-iag cumming up
to the masthead, that soon fOated eUi as de-
6sRtly ss ever.
j sg.f TIE fuel in the fort was scarce, hut the
4 troops were using driit-wood which has been
caught. Nonea0f the gun carriages bad been
burned, as has been reported. -----
3.2 332 A Washington dispatch 70 the New York
Herald says: saag 5s-HoI zur q
"The Government is exerting ali its power
and energy in all its departments to carry
cut the policy decided upon towards the Sc
ceded States, That they ara Of the most de-
termined RRdd extraordinary character is
iieIeariy evident from the movements that are
In progress; but the impression is that they
have waited too long. The Considerable Cow
eminent is Ia better condition to-day for de-
3enss and active operations on land than Is
the Washington Government ~ -. s7-q-
1.-THE fact that the Administration intend
to reinforce Fort Pickens has reached RensA-
cola ere this, and when the attempt is made
tlit Will be resisted to the death. Il
'sSe~S-al rnAnhars- of the Cabinet have ex-
pressed apP1ehensiOns that Fort =Pielzons
would BE- immed diately attacked, and that the
! squadroh now collecting would appear in
I 1F9eusacola bay foo late to be 0f real serVice.1
a. IS eApected to be upon the scene Of action
in about ten days. ...--.-.-- - { = - ~ ''-i--
"Governor Curtin, OF Pennsylvania, be-
sides being eioseted with the President an
hour, has had an interview to.day. with Sec
retstE Cameron, and General ScOita and az
eleven o'clock tonight had q private later
Il view with one Of General Sc0tt's conf dental
officers. Wbstais ppR There is no doabt
that Pepnsylysnis Fiit Be put upon q EsE
l1fo5tlng immediately - -.-.,r, .---- -, ~
/ " Massachusetts has six thousand six hun
dred andsFs6t1 men, All edaipped aad
ready q .1iasth a. twelve keurs1 noifee.A
Among them are two flying artillery batter
les, almost as expert in drill as the bes reg
1lhDsatd several dragOon and cavalry .coips,
rot sur passed in efficiency by any in the vol
dntoer militia in the United States. The in
49, cDrps are we'll drilled - sTg3 ,gOI
"EeF York State is pledged to furnish ten
thousand men at torty-eight hours potiee
land g5heF States iu proportion. Illinois add
other " estern States are begging 70 be eatled
Fidt8 be field We have lively times before
u ps-.= -1LVGID QIN w
A correspondent Of the New York TEibpne
telegrsph5 lfOm Baltimore as follows; 3ssE
ET IBALFHigHE, April ~
IL Things dre9aPidly rerging toward . cOA.
Y Aiet if the rebels are IN earnest. The days
laa1e H0t many Cers they win encounter the
ma asty and power Of the Federal Govern
I lbent ID away they little drealnt Of IfIhsy
y rssist the blood be upon their heads. ~ +
r. The fatals blow which rebellion has feceivs
Cd IN the " ireinia Convention, and the terri;
u be aAioritY Of "A against the ordinance oi
4 lsese5Edn, have vibraled through every, nerve
p the social and political system Of our city
4 this morning. There's an end of rebellion
lin the border slaves States, from 5heRce tor
. ward ard forever, upon the negro question.
The President has marched square up tO
= bis nesponsibility, and WOO unto those who
AttlD sG4NlAAAlA IA - AAA alAA44GL " u
I not BE- surrendered to rebels, nor will Fori
kan. a There Is no.need Of saying more
FLat7ihe facts Of the future tell the tale.' D
4 Wiii be peaceful one, if the rebels viii il
If not, not. ~ " y ~. ~ j Z - . u Y . .
/; r Gen. Scott has completely headed OF "a,
Rebel Mccullough, WHO has taken to 'hf
heels, and sought safety in the Wilds Of Texas
{ hWigfall is not far behind him. The time i
{ not very far of, when the ringleaders vii
q seek an asylum over. the seas. Stick
/ pin there. h D
The advertisements Of Mr.. Reagan, tn
would be PostmasfsF-General Of the Gegern
3 tment for stamps, 1Iail-bags, locks and ktys
z ltcl must excite the visibility Of your cool
isl hsaded coniractois Are they to be eauah
tbY such chaff as this If they are, they er
n mona experienced than take them 10 ie
g le "A lsrge body of good and true men hav