Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-05-30
News from Fort Pickens.

LIEUT.. sLEMMER ARRIVED AT E YORK
The steamship Philadelphia arrived at New
York Sunday, from Fort Pickens 18th, via
Tortugas and Key West. She brought Lieut..
Slemmer and his command. also ~ women and
children and II mechanics. Everything was
quiet at Pickens. The government fleet is
ready TO cooperate with Col. Brown, comman-
der at Pickens. and is now intercepting all in
ward bound vessels. The fleet consisted of the
Sabine, Brooklyn, Powhattan and Water Witch,
while the Mohawk was at the east en- of Santa
Rosa Island, to prevent vessels of light draft
entering by the eastern channel. Lieut.. Stem
mer's company is much worn, and several have
barely survived, while others are suffering from
an attack induced by over ~exertion and want of
proper food. Lieut.. Gilman is also a passenger.
An evident change of locality was necessary to
restore the healths of all.
Movements and Doings of the Rebels.
Gen. ]. L. Johnston, late in command of the
federal forces in Utah, has been ordered by jeff.
Davis to take command at Harper's Ferry, and
Gen. Beauregard at Norfolk. jeff. Davis Will
remove to Richmond on the LIST of June.
The rebel Congress at Montgomery adjourned
late on Tuesday night, and voted to meet again
at Richmond, July Goth. The tariff bill passed.
r. Barnwell Rhett has been appointed commits
sioner of patents.
The North Carolina convention was duly or
ganizcd on the 2lst, and the secession ordinance
unanimously agreed to.
A passenger who left Richmond Sunday, ar
rived at Washington Monday morning, by way
of Manassas Gap. lie says the train on which
he travelled brought 1000 South Carolina troops
30 ,ln Co... ~ Al, - - 4 - 4
there was estimated at 5000, who were tolerably
well armed and equipped. They were throwing
up entertainments, in anticipation Of an attack.
Their belief was that the federal troops would
move toward Harper's Ferry by that route.
A gentleman from Richmond Friday, via
Fredericksburg, says there are 10000 secession
troops at Richmond, under Gen. Lee; and 49,
600 at Fredericksburg, under Gen. Huggles.
The rebels are evidently preparing for action
by throwing up entrenchments at the Manassas
Gap Junction and the secessionists in Alexan-
dria loudly boosted Monday, that they will soon
be relieved by the advance of rebel troops from
Richmond. The government, however, is pre-
pared at all points to check any forward move
ments OF the enemy.
A Princely Gift of Ordnance.
A battery of Whitworth guns, twelve pound
ers, with ammunition and cartridges complete,
has arrived from England as a present to the
government from patriotic Americans abroad.
A number of gentlemen in London have no.
tilted the Secretary of War that they are about
to ship three batteries of Armstrong rifled
cannon, six, twelve, and twenty-four Founders,
with all equipments complete, of which they
beg the acceptance of government. This prince
ly gift could not have cost the donors less than
S2OO,OOO.-A commercial house in New York
offer to give the government a battery of four
rliled cannon, six, twelve, twenty-four, and for
ty-two Founders.
Miscellaneous War Items.
The New York naval brigade has been ac-
cepted by the Government and is to consist of
two battalions of twelve eomnanies of 100 men