, 1861-03-12

NEW YonK, March 1.-THE HeTatd's: Wash,
ington= correspondent states that political r,
cifclas .Sera teEuriahly .exdted sbt the 1sgoIk
that the evacuation Of Forts Sumter and flek
Saturday night. 1t Is now certain tiast me I
stock Of provisions is almost exhausted sev71s
erh Republican Senators have repea1eoly ae-
elared that auch policy was decided upon,
while leading Southern Democrats call III 3
5Sssf Sss sSi1x sahs ot appoStns Pei1fS for New
nre said to be decided upon. Hiram 1 Barney 1s
eaia: to be Collector !; Abraham Makemans
SURVEYOR; ;Jamss Wgtson Webb, Na7nl OnE
ceri Joseph Hoxie, Post Master, ana zen, g
said, Stands fair chance to be appointed: biaa
The II Tsa,es so1,eapondept says Iheard Dis
tinguished Secessionista confess tonight That
=H MF. Lincoln does withdraw the troops iroHatt
Fort Sumter, secession Is deads 4nd every
leader In the movement ruined. .L1:'3 u
Geo. G. Fogg, late Secretary Of the National
Republican Central Committee, has been /
Patents. ...ss.
: nIinoisans say that M1 Lincoln's intimate
fEie9Ra H. d9h & ha@on is certain to be Marsnal "a
Hon. Ell Thayer is urged to accept the'GossE4
ernorship Of New Mexico. n..;l
Jno. ]. De Frees Of Indiana will probably be |
Superintendent Of the Public Printing Ofhee! 4
secpeta2y I tai; we1les conteraplatea disposing Of
the patronage Of lis Department at an: early
daV. Ira: II:
The Michigan delegation have agread ITO!
| recommend the following appointH ents 51n-
! that State: N. G. lsbeu, Of Livingston, for
Collector Of Detroit; Hon. Y. = a aoTaTa eao, H.
dian Agent; Col Diekey Of Calhoun, Marshals:
Mr.. stoughton Of st. Joseph for District At
Bel MeCulloch and his followers are orgapi-
/ zing fora descentupDn the northern provinces .
ting them to Texas, by conquest, and setting
| up an Independent government detached trom
the common Confederacy. This schemf 4as 4
;heen planned for. something
IT,, An animated contest occurred yesterday
Epyertht District Attotneyship toF NoT1neln H y
cepted through the decided influence OF senaI
Ir: M cowles PostAastsr of CleYeiaad, :. :. ii.:. IT,
WAsHNeroN,, March 9.---Impo1tant intelli~
T ggeence has just been received at the War De-
I paItment from Charleston byA AmessenEerWho
f left Fort Sumter oh the afternoon of Tuesday
: list, He reports Tint salt: provisions remain
| sufficient far only fifteen days, and that only
limited amount Of vegetables is left in the tor-
I trcss. Supplies Of all kinds are running very
low. Mai Anderson, however still able to
procure fresh meats and bntter from the
| Charleston market -. ';;''1':
: INF Chase, Secretary of the Treasury,rin-
i formed Senator to- day, that the CollectnrRhp
4 4or New. York,had been nhecided: :: Hiram par
!: nevis the lucky ma11 .. er-other New York
# appoint tments viii Dade. early next Tsea Sas
Wakeman VII he sqE9eyeE{ Mege efnsrs Mav boue t
j; not been sfeftI.d ), It d. believed thnt Gen. Nyi
- |-WiN get tho Afarsl2lshiE:-
~ ME' Crawford RECEIVED 'a dispatch from Mr.
- Roman, the other: ComuissioneF from tn
& South, stating that he wnntd reach here O.
I Mondsy: There is no rpth in the stateIaen e
c TINT preliminary steps have been taken for q
$ interview between the ComnissIopera of th,
ar Southern f'nuladeracy aud President Lincoln
a TAc la;,.r will hold no counsel with these ger
5 tle,nen, For will he: receive them, except,
: violators OF ihe law Of the land. ~ -
\ Alyiees from Montgomery announce tha
|. ,thefGonstitution of the Southern EOnfederac
= has been ordered to be engrossed. It is. 81
q .trenely conservative. Five millions of III
q loan have been taken at par, and no .do1E
IS tie remainder will be: taken at tho saIn
:, figure. a.,...
:. Court to-day discharged Wm. E. Russell, Wh
ol / ,sns indicted in connection with the abatra
N tion Of Indian Trust Bonds. This judici
Is course was in accordance with the law ofl
y !, which exempts witnesses before investigatlr
\, appeared as such before that Of the Horse ( {
~ the subject Of thoBehonds. - o,a,o:r
e #x-seurfdary. Flasa. to-day gave Sl0,o 6
y curity for his appearance at Court. ,r;..'5'
ae An official despatch WIS: received fro
a@S4d d Is Rea1 te It once aTp'
N II the businessef nagotiating with the Admin q q
|s 10 tration without waiting for their co-Comm
-. sioner Romah. :;
y n1 Archibald Campbell, editor of tho Whe'
n hc ing hlte1zgeeeer, has been appointed Post Nj
as ter forthTt place. - ~
or gineer in charge OF the Light Houses in Tex,
"a has resigned his commission in order to {
sse tier the 5ervic6 6f the drmy Of the Confedera
me- States. =
bic WASHINGTON, March 11.-The Senate &C
ell frmed Robert Paine District Attorney
'or Northern Ohio. T.:
ere which were teftfred, Of ]. 2. Goodrich, C
tor lector Of Boston Geo. ". Mel LELAND, 2d
ia, | sistant Post Master General; Archibald "
on- liams, District Judge for Kansas !; Mr.. Dale
nal Illinois, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.5
ted WASHINGTON, March >1L-An official lett
mp Mao5 s9 ESSsysd satardaay ana
a. The question has arisen with the adnlnist
his | tiou whether reinforcements be attempted
. IT the fort abandoned. The latter counsel it
l is thought will be adopted, from inevitable
'er, cesRity, by advice Of Lieut.. Gen. Scott. !Ih
,tc. Is, however, q conflict Of opinion between:
IS q pqblicaus OIL this question, but no copclppsl
led 7 was arrived at in Cabinet couucil. ~.
md The Cumberland and Pdcahontas, have acc
to ding to official 4dvices, left Vera Cruz for n
:. folk and tht PowhhttAh is on her way to n
as York. The MReedoninn is the only vessel
Of at Vera Crl1z..----' ....,
ing The National l;ate2liqeucer of day contain
il ]onr art1cle recommendiue the reli1quishm
ing Of forts Sumter aud Pickens, as an act of. c
ciliation, and says that the new Admins
ton might, by moving first in the direction
Cancellation, do Infinitely more to conseld
on- its power than by passively awaitiDgthe l
gress Of events with heart prepared for
mr. fate.
iay A Cabinet mec:i1g was held at half1
ttce twelve o'clock to-day, to take into conAid
The tion the proposed evacuation Of Fort STUNT