Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-05-07
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goulery was written to the Richmond DiapatcA:
MoSTaoxERy, ALA, April 23, 1861.
Can't. J. r Hamilton, the able and Ingenious
protector OF the floatin, Battery, which poured
into Sumter such destructive fire. and passed
unscathed through the terrible ordeal to which
the heroic Anderson subjected il. has been ell
rag.d all he morning IL exhibiting model Of
II to The Secretary of " It, who, after the de-
Eneation. W II authorize the immediate cnnStruc-
ton O: Il similar one 10 De uSed III the oon0'l O.
mcnt Of Fort Pichens
The United States commander at that place
mas recently declared to Gen. Bragg that he
shoud act entirely on the defensive, conSe-
qncntiy there vii! be no fighting for two weeks
or more Capt. Hamilton will have ample time
to construct his ball and bomb-proof battery.
and Gen. Bragg a sufficient delay to charge
with most crushing thunder the war cloud that
DOW overhangs the doomed fortress. The mo-
ment the preparations arc completed the attack
will commence, and II must and VIII be reduced,
whatever be the cost OF the victory.
It is supposed that the laughter on both
sides Will be terrific, and the JOY Gus cry of mo
body hurt" >" whicI! came to the W Dir Depart
ment simultaneously y with the surrender OF Sum
ter, viii give place when the battle of Pichens
shall be fought t. the cry of the wounded and
diving. There can be no doubt that the fortress,
too. will be ruined, If not wholly demolished.
Like the stubborn OAK, which can only be
shivercd and Will not bend and qn'ver to the
storm, so Will the mighty stronghold be shy
by the cannons breath, and cru'nbed with
the pondrrouS balls OF this Government in a
conflict that will be made, if need be, desperate
as the bloody siege by which Corin n in story
was lost and won.
The Cabinet held an unusually lengthy ses-
sion On Yesterday OF SIX hourS-in discus
sion of the startling events OF the past week.
There is no doubt ii will extend to Virginia and
! the Border States every sympathy and co-oPe-
ration in the war they are aging against the
merccnares of Lincoln, and prove that the
| young and vigorous Republic has entrusted her
! deStinieS to the keeping OF statesmen and war
| riors equal to any emergency. In addition to
the 90 900 troops for winch rcquistloH had
| been made the service Of - 600 more Wcrc &C
! cepted One thousand brave and determined
! spirits. composing the Second Alabama Regl-
ment, commanded by Col LomaX, will leave
| this city on Tomorrow for Virginia, leaving
about fifty companies raised by this State
awaiting marching orders from the Govern
mcnt, whose ranks, with the war fever now
| raging, could be swollen, 1t necessary, to forty
! thousand men in twenty days.
| The county of Barbour has IL lawyers IN the
| al1ny who with the mechanics and physicians
| that bave left their workshops and labratory's,
| t.ave forsaken the books, to sharpen anew the
liirks ami claymores Of their revolutionary
SireS in the defence OF their homes, their wives
God and their native country. We have INTEL
iigence that five companies. raised In Southern
Illinois, are en- route tor the Southern Contede
ration, and that 10 Irish regiments from the
| North have rendered their services to this Gov
ernment. a letter was shown me by Gov
ernment officer yesterday, from man OF IN
fueuce in the State of Illinois and Indiana de
claring that any nuIlber of men could be Ell
listed for the Southern Army in those State
and in portions of Ohio.
communication appeared in the Mail news
paper Of to-day, signed 'Cau,ion, allu"ing t.
the location in this city of agents or correspon
dens Of abolition journals, pointing directly tt
the Immortal! George n. Saunders, the Scccs
sion correspondent OF the New York Tribune,
who, it seems enjoys quite an III timacy witt
some of the officers Of the Government here
who believe him sincere in his profession O
friendship for the South
In company with one or two others, he ha
been protesting desire to make arrangement
for securing entrance into our service as priva
tsers, Yankee ship owners. Saunders loyalt.
is consi ereI extremely doubtful, and Shou
not be astonShed at his arrest and exanna
ton as dangerous and suspicious character
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