The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-13

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out 81 Norfolk, instead of The Powhai
tan, 10 take him 70 Mexico III is u
pected that be viii leave on the 18th!
i Mr.. Clay was, On Monday, discontinue,
from the Peruvian Ministership. a. th,
government evidently disapproves 81 III,
course OF the preceding administratio,
which suspended diplomatic relations be
tween the two countries. Naturalization
arc that they will a. no distant day u
resumed. 'ss
The continued presence Of Major Der
MeCulloch at Richmond, viewed ID con
nection with the call for i secession con.
y,sntion there on the ltith inst. DIMENSIONS
much interest ID Washington, especially
In army circles. ~ ~
Capt. Georges, who recently resigned
In the army has rendered his services 10
the Confederate States. He Is native
Of Pennsylvania aud was formerly In com.
rnand Of the Charleston arsenal
Tho Tiribnat says that Mr.. Way. 81
New Hampshire, has resigned the mission
10 Switzeflnnd: 4 ii 5lg f
The Kangaroo has arrived
The Great Eastern sails for New York
on the lstof May. She goes 10 Liver.
pool Tor d cargo. 4. "a
The american ships Junietta, Tor Balti.l
more, and Joseph Fish, for New Orleans,
both from Liverpool, were Ia collision 81
Tuscar. The Jnnietta Immediately fonn.
dered, Captain Wilson. the chief mate,
carpenter, and ten men were drowned
The second mate and the remainder d
the crew were saved by the Joseph Fish,
which returned 10 Liverpool.
insurance on cottonships from America
had advanced At Lloyds IRON so 10 COS
including the risk Of capture.
Alex Patterson has been appointed
naval store keeper NJ Key West, and
Logan Hunt 10 4 similar position &c the
Norfolk Navy Yard; Cliufon G. Hutchin.
son, agent for the Sac and Fox Indians;
VIM III Bigelow. register; and Jas. T..
Eddy, recorder Of Sioux City Land or
Gee; Chas b Richards, register; and
Chas. Pumeroy, receiver az Fort Dodge,
Iowa Frank Steel, register, and ID. g.
Bloornef, receiver, IL Council Blnlfs,
Iowa Steward GoodclI. register, Jno.
20. Weeks receiver, at Fort Desn0incs,
1Iewa. Also the following named post.
masters have been appointed: Nicholas,
81, Paul; David Heaton, 81, Anthony;
Jas. Il. Camp, Dixon. Illinois.
81. Isouis, April 5tll, ain.
The following from New York, April
4th, contains oil the rtiinors we hare here
at present in regard 70 wntIke move
meats.
II Al special dispatch to the Commercial
says Lient. Gilman has arrived at WASH
ington. He states that great prepare
.tlons are being made to attack Fort
Pickens, and troops are being drilled
daily by Southern officers. An attack Is
lnomentariIy expected.
A special dispatch TO the TifRics says
the batteries on Morris Island fired into
an unknown steamer last night, for not
displaying her eelors. Major Anderson
Immediately dispatched messenger TO
Gov, Pickens for explanations. The yes.
sci put 10 sea- IA: -s ,.S: :jts /
Great actiyity prevails at the brooklyn
Navy Yard. and it is reported that seve-
raj vessels OF war are expected to sail to.
night, orders having been received from
Washington to that effect. Thcir desti.
nation Is unknown, -. &: ;:
| A special dispatch TO the Posi- snys
TINT II is rnrnored the Southern Coninis.
sioners have demanded The Immediate
evacuation Of Sumter aud Pickehs.
Orders have been sent for every naval
vessel to be put into immediate commits.
sion.
The administration Is determined 10 re-
inforce Fort Fickens at all hazards.
Y A special dispatch TO the C9mmeytiat
says the Secretary Of the Interior has d.
rected that no more land warrants be is
sued from the pension Office 10 the eiti-
zeus Of the seeded states.
Thereyenne cutter Harriet Lane left
her mornings OF the Battery and am
.ehored at quarantine She is bound 10
sea A Dispatch from New Orleans.
April 4th, says a second company Of
ZouaSes left for Pensacola this evening
IL is reported the Brooklyn arrived OF
Pensacola hnrbor on the 3 LIST. 4
Indianola adyices state that the Mo.
hawk, Star Of the West and Empire City
are lying outside Of Pass Gayello, wait
ing for the troops who are to return TO
New York. la3 go. sss.. a. H: ..s5
A Richmond dispatch, received late
last night, states that the Virginia Con.
yention has atljeuFned sine die, What has
been definitely doneis not knownas yet.
u. The following came through at an early
hour yesterday At ~ o'clock the debate
was terminated in the convention, and,
after an Intellectual effort by Mr.. Wise to
extena time f0rexplaining the amendment
OF the committee Of the whole, they pro-
reeded to vote on the third resolution,
which opposes the formation Of gsogra.
phical and sectional parties in respect to
federal politics, and il was adopted. The
fourth resolution was taken up, and, on
motion Of Mr.. Wise, il was amended BY
Inserting the words several states' In
lieu Of the "Unitcd States, making it de-
clare that territories constitute trust to
be administered for the common bcueit Of
the several states; yeas 6S; nays sc.
Two other verbal amendments, offered by
Mr.. Wise, were agreed to. ia. .:st.r
F Mr.. Morton moved To- amend by strik.
ing ont the first sentence, WIS: ''if the
equal admission Of slavery and free labor
into any territory excites nnffiendly con-
flict between the systems, a fair partition
Of Territories ought TO be made, each
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