St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-28
OBJ gntelligenter.
From Washington.

says that the first resistance to rc,lc-
raj authority will DC there. The par
pose of the scCcssionists is said to re-
sist any Republicans taking posses
sion of government offices in BaIti,
more to the last. Information from
Charleston states there exists a pretty
strong party in South Carolina OPP
posed to ratifying the Montgomery
Constitution, who will resist il at any
point. The government of the sccc-
ded States has appointed W. l.. Yam
cey, A. w. Mann, p. 4. Rost, and 7.
Butler King, special commissioners to
England and France to obtain rccug-
milton of the independence of the con
fedcratc States, and to make such
commercial arrangements as their
joint interests may require. Orders
have been issued from the Navy de-
partmcnt for the sailing Of several
ships-of-war, but thcr destination is
not announced VIM. llclmick, Of
Ohio, is to have the appointment Of
Commissioner Of Patents, in place Of
General Whiting, Of Virginia, the
present incumbent. The Charleston
Courier of Thursday announces the
commissioning Of the Lady Davis as
the first war vessel Of the Southern
Cunfcdcracy She is armed with TWEEN
ty-four Founders, and is under the
command of Lieut.. 7. b. llugcr, sec
ondcd by licuts. Gosicr and GrimbalI,
late of the Federal government. The
Senate to-day confirmed the nominal
tons of \. &. IsbcIl, Collector Of Dc.
troit VIM. c. Butler, Collector at
Camden, n. c.: j. VI. Edmunds, Com
missioner of the Land Office Gen
Spinner, Treasurer Of the /. s.; c.
&. Ripley, of Minnesota, Secretary of
Legation at Brussels, and Jacob :.
IIaldcrman, Minister resident at Stock
holm. \ number of army appoint
ments were also confirmed The trca-
ty with the Wimrbago Indians was
ratified. The ucrad's correspondent
says dispatches were received here to-
day from Montgomery indicating mo-
mcntary apprehension of collision
at Fort Pickcns. 1t appears that the
commanders of the Brooklyn and Sa-
binc can land no supplies or have any
further communication with the shore.
There arc 500 Government troops OPP
positc and other marines in various
vessels lying off the harbor. 1t is
said that if they disregard this motif.
cation and attempt to land, fight
will at once come off, humOrs are
current that the destination of the
troops in Texas, for whom transport
ships have been sent, is Fort Pickcns.
1t is known that an officer with Sc
crct dispatches is on one of the YES
sells which left New York the day be-
fore yesterday, and another officer
was dispatched over land to Col
Waite, commanding the troops in
Texas.
March 1.-The Senate has con
firmcd the appointments Of Lieut. Col,
oncl Thomas as Adjutant General
Ma ior Townsend as senior assistant,
and W. 4. Nichols of the District. of
Columbia, Mr.. Bull, Thco. Talbot, Il.
G. Drum and JAS b. Fry as assistants,
with the rank of Captains. c. A.
Hall of the District OF Columbia has
been appointed special Post Office
agent for Maryland and Virginia. 1t
is understood that the Administration
have sent secret agents to several Eu-
ropcan governments to inform them
Of the future policy of this govern
mcnt, thus forcstaling and defeating
the object of the Southern Conirdcra-
icy ia seading their commissioners
thence. The same course will be
pursued relative to Mexico. The Cab.
inct, rs soon as the Southcrn forts af-
fair is settled, will take into consid-
eration the collection of revenue. All
arc known to agree it should be col
cctcd, but the manner is the trouble.
Mr.. Fay will probably be continued
Minister to Switzerland 1t is said
'orwin has accepted the Mexican mis-
lion.
March ls-Thc Post Office Depart
lcnt has been notified by the con.
ractor that the cheap one cent stamped
ENVELOPES, combining the new i'm
provemcnt of the dissoivng lines, are
pow ready for distribution. They are
hieily intended for circulars, and are
ssncd in response to memorials from
publishers and merchants from vari-
BUS cities. Official dispatches from
he East Indian Squadron say that
Dnc Of the vessels has been dispatched
o Ni"gpo for the purpose Of finding
put, If possible, the pirates who re-
q ;cntiy captured two American vcs-
tcls The Pacific mail brought no in
formation relative to the missing
Ploop of war Levant The last remit
anccs from any Of the seeded States
pn occoUnt of the customs were re-
peivcd from Galveston towards the
lose of February. The President to-
lay nominated to the Senate Charles
Adams of Massachusetts, as Minis
er to England George p. Marsh Of
ermont, Minister to Sardinia JAS.
Watson Webb of New York, Minister
Turkey WIN. l.. Dayton of New
crsey, Minister to France. The last
amcd nomination was confirmed by
&c Senate by the rules being sus-
ended, rs Mr.. Dayton was formerly
cmbcr Of the Senate, and his charac-
be therefore sufficiently known with
1t formal investigation. The Sen
C also confirmed Ben. w. Trumbull
receiver of public moneys at Oma-
!, Nebraska Territory and ex-Con-
'cssman w. \. Howard postmaster
Detroit. Michigan. VIM. 5. Thaycr
New York was nominated for Con-
rl General to Egypt aud Pat. j. Di-
nc as Consul to Cork. Dr. heech, of
diana, has been appointed Chief of
lie Agricultural! Bureau at Patent OF
be.
March l9-Dctroit, Chicago and
prtland have been constituted eX-
angc Offices for the French as well
the British mails, to be conveyed
II Portland and Liverpool, or Ri
PRE- du Loup and Liverpool, to take
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