Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-11
Fnrt Sumter.

Inc p1lICY OF tne AdlnsWltlOn IN rotation
to Fort Sumter is, at this writing undeycoped,
though every indication now points to deter
miuaton to hold the Fort if it can possibly be
done. A Washington correspondent Of n.
Y paper writes
hear, on high auy' orty, that the question
OF enforcement Of Fort Sumter IS still open.
The President and Cabinet have been in ire.
queat and anxious celebration on this question,
and opinions have boon divided. The reports
winch have gained cradcn1a during the past
fortnight to the e'Ilc that the cylclaGJa OF
the post bad been fully determined upon, and
that the promulgltion Of the necessary orders
might be expected at any moment, were wholly
niolndcd. tip to ths moment the President
has announced no definite decision IN the mat.
ter. and to day the prospect Of reinforcement
Of Major Anderson command is regarded as
by no means an Improbable event
We hope and rray that this news is true. It
encourages NJ to hope that wo have Touched The
loves. depth Of our humiliation, aud ere, at
least to make an Effort 70 show tho world that
our Government. has not cawy gone ID
der. We give below auuatradictcd news
Of the week relating T. iho Fort writer ia
Che PM NaHl lurian Gan officer in the
Forl under da,,ar ,hs o,th ult TINS describe.
the condition Of .hc Fort;
"D.fu,le preparations are sull going On.
Up to IT, day ~ orders for I'll, evacuation ri the
wor> have been received and although tw, mes
'os'f' IRON l'1 A0''lo'',r4u3o nave aif's'
','iu 'u' las' -" G4l 'no o'e. : 81 lcsf VS..
y mas n.y. van. '',u ~ "5''s 'ui'u{ 81 cons
nlen'"I iiat"ie' i'' i''H'l,l9a - an inteF-
taiuel, and proposition to cut OF the srr.
plies Of fresh Ifoyisionsaud Tie nails from Ma
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no"g-1 Va. Az l. ;e S ' " 'e charleston
~ - ,,l' "au "a .g9''u any
ranesmcnt was 10 bs mnIo With any orir"r a
South Carolina in regard to tho eyacuof,an /.
entirely untrue. Major Anderson awaits h.
orders Of his government. and hy these aloha
will he be guided
The No" York papers OF Thursday evening
publish the following dispatch
"Cu.uysrox Tbn,.l,v Anil I;.nt
Talbot and Sneidsn b,yc ;9,t ,aacbod ma INV
with fac Of trnca TbSy aro navy j. 'r nr 0'i'
a,ion with Gov pickcns Sotbin9 bs. tron.
plred as to their mission, butas soon IS known,
tho facts will be telegraphed.'
the Tine, publi.he, tbo follovip,, IN ad5,.
no"
&" WAsnlNGToN Thursday. April / A dis
patch just received here states that the mortar
batteries on Morris Island. last evening, fred
into an unknown schooner which attempted 10
enter the harbor without displaying her color.
Three shots were fired
Major Anderson Immediately dispatched
messenger to GOV. plckcns to demand an tx
plangtou.
\ violent gall was blowing at the time. and
thc Ngese put t. sea again.
NEW YGRK. AurIl 2. snaei,l di.-.,t,b
from Charleston To The D0,, Bosl- s,vs tla G,r.
ni.hinr OF provisions n Major tnde,.,n ,,,s
stoned today. Gen. B.aur.,arJ !. nm. Il.
spectirg the fortifcatious. as orlers from Mani.
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