The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-26

The dissatisfied tion growing out of Genera,
Sanfords offer of the services of the military
to the Governor. to be used against the South
continues unabated in New York city. Cant
Lowell, of the City Guard, has thrown up his
commission. and thus assigns his reasons
while / yield TO none in my readiness TO
uphold and defend the Constitution of INV
country, l am inflexibly opposed to the doc :
trine that the stronger section of the Union
may place a new and unauthorized in ternre
tation on that Constitution which, in the
Judgment OF the weaker section. denies them
complete security for their property, and then
compel its unwilling recognition at the poin I
of the bayonet. l believe it is possible to nd :
just and settle our national difficulties in n
peaceable manner, and must therefore decline
to be made an instrument by the civil and mil
itary authorities of this State, under the sne
cious and untenable plea of enforcing The
laws, for inauguratinG policy which can
only result i'll Il sanguinary and protracted
civil war, and permanent dissolution of our
beloved Unon.n
has been too hasty and indiscreet has made
an "eXplanation." He says the meaning Of
the offer was TO garrison the harbor forts with
militia, if the Government should have occa-
sion 10 withdraw the regular troops to other
parts. In such an event the services of those
willing to volunteer would be accepted
THE STEAMER BROOKLYN OFF AGAIN.
The Portsmouth Transcript, of yesterday.
says:
The u. s. steam sloop of war BROOKLYN.
which had been lying off Fort Monroe since
her return from Charleston, went to sea yes
terday on another peaceful mission. She is
ordered to intercept Government vessels here
toiore authorized To go into Pensacola and
prevent their doing SO, i'll order to obviate
trouble-firSt, by the attempt which the
tlorldians might make TO seize and hold them:
and secondly, as consequent upon this State
n tsny nfta, I.
fore leaving Hampton Roads, however she re-
ceiyed on board, from the fort, two companies
of artillery, under Capts. Eodges and Lang
horne, step which, we presume, is only pre-
cautionary.
SCHOONER FIRED ON By LOUISIANA FORT
The New Orleans Crescent, of the 10th, has
the following:
Private Julius Elbe, of the First Company
ChaSSeurS a'Pied, came up from Fort ST
Philip Yesterday morning. He reports that
at 9 o'clock the night before, schooner came
up the river and anchored opposite the fort :
and that, being hailed, and giving no answer
she was fired into from the fort They We're
unable TO make her out. Capt. St. Paul sent
Sergeant Lcgendre up to the city with dis
patches ordering the remainder of his company
down TO the fort at once and these men We're
10 leave on the steamer Empire Parish last
evening.
RrMoRED DEPARTURE OF AN ABOLITION BAND FOR
The New York Express of Thursday after
noon, has the following item:
The Grand ury resumed their session this
Thursday morning al II o'clock. Having re-
ceiyed information that the bark which sailed
from New York some three weeks since, with
arms and passengers, ostensibly for Port au
Prince, intended To land its passengers and
muskets at several OF the Southern ports, with
the object of creating I revolt among the slaves
therein, the Grand Jury caused several wit
neSSeS to be Subprnaed TO give testimony in
reference to the occurrence. The witnesses
who appeared i'll response TO the order, We're
Garnett, (colored,) John Muliord, and &.
J ohnson. II was stated that the bark was fit
ted out by John Brown, Jr., James Redpath
and other well known Abolitionists, TO give
'aid and comfort TO such OF the Southern
slaves as might be inclined to indulge in an
and to bring others not so dis
posed into their ranks. The examination i'll
this case was to have taken place on Wednes
day, but the Grand Jury postponed it till this
morning, with view to investigate the cir
Gums tanees connected with the seizure of
muskets at pier II, North River.
ANOTHER SEIZURE OF ARMS BY THE NEW YORK
POLICE.
Capt. Hutchins, OF the New York police on
"Wednesday afternoon received information
that the schooner Caspian, of Rockland, Me +,
Capt. RAYMOND Porter lying at pier No. %,
East River, had on board Il quantity of mus
kets bound TO 4 Southern port. He cOmmuni-
Gated the fact TO Superintendent Kennedy,
from whom he received directions to seize the
lnuskets us contraband goods Procuring Il
gang of steyedOres he went to the vessel and
finding only the mate on board, who made no
opposition to search, he removed the matches
and oyerhauled the cargo. In the hold slowed
away forward beneath an assortment of other
merchandise, We're found twenty five cases OF
muskets marked 9 T.. b On inquiry OF the
mate, Capt Hutchins was informed that the
schooner was bound to Carthagena but a close
in -nSt ora
statement, as some of the goods We're marked
Savannah, Ga" The goods We're seized and
carried ashore.
SEIZURE OF COAST SURVEY VESSELS.
A letter dated at St. Augustine, Florida, Jan.
IS, states that the Coast Survey schooner
Dana, i'll charge of +. w. Dorr had been
seized by the authorities while that officer
was absent on an expedition i'll connection
with his duties. The vessel had been tempo
rlrily left i'll the custody of citizen of that
place. 1t has already been mentioned that the
steam tender Firefiy, belonging TO Lieutenant
Fauntleroy's surveying party, together with
the schooner Petrol, under the direction OF
Assistant e.. o. Boutwell,, which has been do
ing the triangulation on the coast of South
Carolina, for two or three years, have been
seized ut Charleston.
WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
Gov. Pickens has replied to the Postmaster
Generals letter inqulrng whether Major
Anderson and his command would be allowed
free communication with the Post Office al
Charleston. He states that an arrangement is
now existing by which the correspondence for
Fort Sumter is regularly delivered, and access
is given to supplies, which is entirely satisfac-
tory to Major Anderson ; that no espionage is
exercised over the correspondence, and that
on only two occasions We're his official letters
detained, and then without any violation OF
their privacy; that Major Anderson had moi
had free communication with the Post-OHce
because his presence, or that of any part ol
his command, might involve collision i'll the
excited state of public feeling in the city
He takes high ground for maintaining the
rights of South Carolina in her independent
attitude, but protes is u very earnest desire fol
peace 1t is somewhat remarkable, if this sat
isfactory arrangement has been made, that Mai
Anderson should not have notified he Govern
ment No letters have been received from him
or any of his officers since the 18th inst, when
Captain Foster informed the War Department
of the offer by the State authorities to send the
mails to Fort johnson, midway between
Charleston and Fort Sumter. An official in
quiry was addressed to Major Anderson this
morning with view OF ascertaining the exac
facts.
command left the Navy Yard, 10 garrison
their present stronghold, a requisition was OBJ
tanned from Commodore Armstrong for provi
sions &c, of which the storehouse containel
annie supplies But the custodian of thes,
stores, upon which the secession forces ar
now subsisting, very coolly drew his pei
through the items OF beef, pork, flour, &c, re
marking that those would be wanted in th
yard Luckily 4 supply was obtained from
the storeship Supply, upon which the gallan
garrison can subsist. Mrs. Slemmer, who il
with her husband, is a South Carolinian b,
birth.
LORD PALNERsroN on THE Dissolution. -
Lord Palmerston, in a speech recently at ,
public meeting in London, says:
Gentlemen, the third event which, though
not accomplished, is, l fear, too far advanced
is taking place in another quarter of the Globe
/ mean America. (Hear, hear.) We have TOT
much reason TO fear that that Union, which
has existed not much less than a century which
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