The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-03-27
From Washington.


will not be evacuated, but that the
status quo will be maintained at that
point, by sending reinforcements to
Lieut.. Slemmer.
The Michigan delegation here claim
that their State should have forty
clerks in the various departments I'M
der the new appointment.
Floyd having been let off by the
court, will leave here to day for Vir-
ginia, most probably.
/ 1t is understood that the Senate
| Committee on Patents will not report
| the nomination of Mr. Holloway, as
| Commissioners of Patents, Jack to
the Senate, and that his nomination
will be thus prevented until the Sen
ate gets through. The moment, it
adjourns, however, Mr. Holloway viii
be re-appointed by President Lincoln,
and he can then enter upon his official
duties at once.
The President SAYS to-day that he
will not get through with his bu sness
with the Senate unit the close Of the
hext week. this will prevent an adj
| journment till that time.
WATT' firoV, Mar. 22.-Up to this
hour (hul ,',st IL o'clock), nothing
new has been made public concerning
the Southern forts. and news is anx-
onsly looked for from both Sumpter
and Pickens.
President Lincoln has decided that
he will not appoint any Republicans
to Offices in the Border Slave States,
who may not be acceptable to a ma
iority of the residents of the place
where the office exist.
The Navy Department contemplates
ordering home the Mediterranean
| Squadron. Ehe John Adams, now
on the East India Squadron, has been
ordered home.
Mr. Welles, the Secretary of the
Navy, intends to change the heads of
Bureau in his Department.
A personal issue is being made on
the appointment of Commissioner of
Patents. 1t is understood that Mr.
Holloway, was killed in the Senate
Committee of Patents, by the three
New England Senators.
Mr.. Fogg of New Hampshire, will
lie appointed.
| The Commissioners from the Mont
| gomery Government to day decided
to rent house and establish them
selves ID permanent quarters as Minis
tiers Resident from the Confederate
States. They do not expect to receive
an answer from Mr.. Seward to their
letter for some time, and they think
that, in the meantime, there is a
chance that negotiations may be con-
tinued.
WASHINGTON, March 90 On Fri
day the President issued the order to
Major Anderson to put his command
in readiness to evacuate Fort Sumter
upon the arrival at that place of a
United States war Steamer.
Colonel Lamon, the confdetial
friend of the President, was bearer of
despaches to Major Anderson.
The evacuatation will take place up
on the arrival of the steamer which has
been despatched by the Secretary of
the Navy.
There is no intimation whatever on
the part of the South Carolina au-
thorities, that any attempt will be
made to prevent the evacuation in
such manner as the United States
government have seen fit to employ
Major Anderson will salute his flag
and embark with bis command.
Major Anderson is ordered to re-
port North.
If any attempt is made by the South
Carolina authorities to prevent the
evacuation in the order directed by the
United States government, Major
Anderson is instructed to remain in
the fost and open his batteries upon
the city. This, however, will not be
done, as there will be no opposition
to the evacuation on the part Of the
! Secessionists.
The President must be beginning to
feel how shamefully he is harrased by
fice-seekers, for it is announced to
day that he declines to receive any
one, either on pleasure or bisuness. ="
Major An lerson who is in daily ex-
pectation of receiving orders to eyacu-
ate the fort. His supply of provisions
and fuel was nearly exhausted, and if
not speedily relieved, he will soon be
compelled to burn the gun carriages
The Secretary of the Treasury has
advertised for proposals for the eight
million loan This sum will be sniff
cient for the wants of the Treasury
during the present fiscal year.
Mr. Bates, the Attorney General