Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-31

Iinu uNtefls lOfrlle lOrmldADle rlil
have been constructed. llulks. too. have
been sunk ~ the principal channel 50 as to
render access to Fort Sumter from the SEA
impracticable without Gre, carrying all the
lover batteries of the seces.oniss Tho
difficulty OF reinforcing has thu, been Ia.
creased ten or twelve fold. First, tho late
pre.lden: refused TO allow any attempt to
be made because he was holding nosotia.
tions with the South Carolina COmmlt.ij.
ners.
Afterwards Secretary IIol, anil my.alfcn.
deavorod. in vain. 90 obtain q Ship.oi.var
for the purpose. and were fnally Obliged to
employ the passenger steamer Sar Of the
. West. That vessel. but Tor tho hesitation
of the master. might. a. /, generally BE-.
fie,ed. have delivered at the fort the MN
aud subsistence on board Thi. attempt AZ
.uccor failing. next verbally. submitted %
the late Cabinet either that 'uccor b. sent
by shirs OF war. fighting their way BY lat.
terie, Increasing 10 strength daily.) OF that
Mapr Anler.on should be Left to anelio.
rate bis condition by the muIiies fhi. CUR,
that i. enforcing supple. by bombarlment
and by IriHgiHs 10 merchant vessel. helping
himself (given order. ior paymonD. or,
finally. DO allowed To evaeuate tho fort.
which. in tina, case, would be inevitable.
Bat, before any resolution wa. taken. tho
late Secretary oil the Navy making dllhcal.
ties nbou, tho want Of suitable wa, vessels.
another Commissioner from South Clrolinl
arrived. causing lurth.r delay. when this
had passed away. Secretaries IIol, and Tou.
oey, Captain Ward. Of tho NV AMI nv.
-elf with the knowledge Of tho President
(Bnchanan) settled upon tie employment.
under the Captain, (sho Va, eager Tor tie
eEpeli,ion.) Of three or four snail steamer,
belonging 10 the Coast Survey. Atthat,ims
data m January have but li,,l, d,ub,
Captain Ward would have reached Port
Sumter. with all bis vc.s'l. But Do va.
KEEP. hack by something Ike a true, or
armir,ice, Imado here. embracing Charles.
ton and Pensacola b,rb,r.. agreed ut8n
between the late President anl certain prIn.
eipnl .sseder, Of South Clrolira. Florida.
Louisiana, 60. and lhi, truce lasted 10 tho
cni Of that Administration.
That plan and all others. without squad.
ron OF war ships and q considerable army
compe,en, to take and hold tho many ior.
midabe ba,,cric. below Fort Sumter, and
before the exhaustion Of subsistence. h,y.
ins been pronounced. from charge Of cr,um.
stances, imprichcablc, by Majar Anderson.
Captain Foster, tchisfercineer.) AMI all tho
other officers Of the fort. a, well a, by brig,
Gen. Totten. Chief Of the Corr- Of Eng.
neer' and concurrin. in that opinion. dii
not hesitate to advise March la) :ha, Mabr
Anderson be instructed 70 evacuato tho fort,
80 long CALAMITY held by him and hi. com.
ranion' Immediately on procuring suitable
transportation TO take them 10 New York.
lis relative weakness had steadily increased
in tho last eighteen days.
l,wa, no, I'LL January 81 (When the first
Commissioners from South Carolina with.
drew that the perms 'ion | had solicited DC.
,obsr Gle, was obtained 10 aimonish com.
mlndsr, Of the few Southern fort. with gar.
risons to DO on the aler. aglin', surprises
and s.dien assaults. (Mljor Anderson was
no, among the aimoni,hsd, being already
,raishty beleaguered)
January 81. Li'ut Slcmmer, command.
ing IN Pensacola harbor.
/" lie General. in chief direct, that you
take measures % d. the uimo-, IN your
pewer 10 prevent the seizure OF either Ol tho
forts in pensacols hasblr, by surprise or
assault. consulting first with the c0mminder
OF tie navy yard. who will probably hayo
received instructions to cooperate with YOU
(rhIs order was signed by Aide DC Camp
lay
II wa. jus, before the surrender Of tho
Pensacola navy yard tJanuary ~ tha.
Lieut.. slemmer, calling upon Com. Arm.
strong. obtained the AID Of some thirty con.
mon .samen or lsborcrs, (bgs no marinc,,)
which. added TO his ior,y.siH soldiers, mais
up his number TO seyen,y.siK men, with
whom tins meri,oriou, officer ha, since held
For, pickens. and performed, working nigh,
aud day, an immense amour, Of labor in
mounting guns, keeping up strong guard,
&c.. So.
! Early in January | renewed, as has been
seen, my solicitation, to be allowed to rein.
forco For, pieken'. but good Zeal OF tim,
was loo, in vaeilla,on'. First. tho pre'i.
den, " thought II no movement j. made ~
the United States, For, McRas will probably
not he occupied nor ror' P',ken' attacked
The Brooklyn. with Capt. yOise'' COM
plny alone. lcI, the Chesapeake for Fort
pickcns about January 2.l, aud, on tho
2gtl., President buchanan. having entered
INTO a quasi armls'ico with certain leading
scccder. at Pensacola or elsewhere, caused
Secretaries lloli and roueey TO instruct, in
joint note. the commanders OF the war vcs.
sci. of Pensacola, and Lieut.. S'cmmcr, com.
manilns Fort picken'. to comm, no ac, Of
hostility. and not 70 land Capt. Wedges
company unless the For, should be attack
ell.
Hearing. however, OF the most active
preparations for hO,,iliIies on the part Of
the .eeeders a, Pensacola, by the erection Of
new batteries and armlns Fort MclI'e-
tia, had no, gun mounted when it was