The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-10-31

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adjacent States, will swarm with such nui-
sances."t
December 30. addressed the President
occin as follows.
silent. Gen. Scott. bers the President of
tho United States to pardon tho irresularity
of this communication. It is Sunday. the
weather is bad, and Gen. Scott is not well
enough to 20 to church.
But matters of tho highest national i'm.
portance seem 10 forbid a moments delay and
II m;sled bv zeal. he homes for the Presidents
forc;voncs:
W;,l Tho pros;aor. ,eru;t Cor. g. without
ror,ranoo 20 tbo War ben,rtment. and 9th.
..,v;so ~ so.ro,Iv no ,os.;hje 10 send o5() re-.
.r";,. fron, Ncv YorL barbor 10 reinforce
Ea., Srr,tar to,otb,r with some extra mus.
Lo,s or ids ammunition and subsistence?
I, Il honca fiat a ,loon.of.war and cutter
NAV ha ordered for Tho same purpose as early
os to.morrov.
Gcn' Scott will wait unon the President
NJ ony momont be NAV ma called for.u
Tbc South Carolinn Commissioners had al.
ro,dv hoon manv davs m WASHINGTON. and
no ~ ,Hovemsnt ye ~ defense ION rho mart of tho
ITn;,Od ~ I States, was ncrm;ttcd
w;,i Loro c,oso nv notice NJ Fort Sumter
hv ono,;rc from snm. of INV nrevious re.
ror,s
7, wo,,d bavo bocn eosv N reinforce this
fort down 10 about the 10Th of February
Tn this long delay Fort Moultrie had been
ro.armed and greatly strenctbened In every
w,y hv Tho rebels Many powerful new land
b,t,cr;es fbes;de n formidable raitl bayo been
| "'s'N''NS
,Sa r,;n.;na, channel 90 ,s 10 rendsr access
~ T Fprt snm,sr from Tho sea ;mnrae,ieable
,.;,Ln,, Gr., c.rrv;n, ali tho lower ba atteries
et ,Io soo.ss;on;s;. Tho d;e,cnItv of rein.
grc;n, has thus heen increased ten or twelve
ciJ First tbe late President refused 10 al.
low Low o,r attcmnt 70 bo made because no was
hoId;nS nscotipt;ons will tho South Carolina
Commiss;oners
Ic,orwords Secretorv Uolt and myself on.
do,yorod IN vo;n to oI,oin n sbinof war fnr
.I," $500" and ,ror, GnaIlv ohlI,od ,n om.
,Io,p ,ho ptihp ,ho r,.son,cr steamer "S,sr oS Tho
w., :" Tbo, vessel bnt cor tho hesitation
~ Tho master micbt' as ,s gcnerally beliey.
ed have delivered Mt the fort the men and
subsistence on board. This attempt at sue
cor falling. next. verbally, submitted to
the late Cabinet either that succor be sent by
shi,s oS war ficbtiny their wav bv the hat
rnoro,s;no, in s,ron,,h J,iIy , or tb,,
~ nJorso,, sho,Id bc loft tno,,clior.
n"I; u, .o.a;,;n, he d., ,,,,,ios os h,s cnns
"v n' % :, w." H., h,u,h ~ s'on,
-.'ns -, s,;nn;s on'I.es .upphlsa yaI. ho,n;n.
a;ma'}e u ~s i";S;ns - G,r -, vmen,, or Il,
Iii, ~ s,,o,,od % av,cnoto ,ho Io,, which
IN t5.t case would be Inevitable. '''''
Rnt hsforc onv resolution was taken. the
late Secretary of the Navy. making difficult
,;cs abont Tho want of suitable war vessels.
another Commissioner from South Carolina
arrived, causing further DELAY. When this
had passed away, Secretaries Holt ana Tou-
ccy, Cant. Ward of the Navy, and myself,
with the knowledge of the President, (Bu-
cbanan.) settled upon tho cmployment, un-
der tho cantajn. who was eager for the cxpcdi.
tion. of three or four small steamers belong
inc to the Coast Survey. At that time (late
in January, | have but little doubt Captain
Ward would have reached Fort Sumter with
alI his vessels. But he was kent back BY
something like truce or armistice. (mnde
here \ embracinp Charleston and Pensacola
b,,bnrs agreed ,,nop between the late Pres
;dent and Certain nrincipal seceders of South
Carolina. Florida. Louisiana. &C.. and this
trnce lasted 10 tho end of that Administra-
lion
Tbot nlon and all others without squad.
RON oG war sbins and considerable army-
com nc,ent 10 take and hold the MANY form.
;Jahto h,tterie, below Fort Sumter. and be-
FIRE Tho eybaustion Of lis subsistence-bay.
in, been nronounced from the change of cir.
cnmstances imnraeticable. Inv Major Ander.
sn, I'm, Eos,er 'Chief Enyineer. md all
,Io o,LIr of;cer, If tbe fort, as we'll as Inv
pr;,ad;or Canor,i Tot,cn Chieror m. Corns
nc En.;nosrs and concnrr;ns In that onip.
~. hG ';a no, h'u;,,,a M, 20 "dv.s m"rsb 10,
.In M";a. ~ ~ .ao,an ho ;ns,.,o,Oj 90 n,,nr
wa. pYo' n" Ia." ,I,an,,. ~ Ma no liz,
aso t.io ~. ,o.s' ~ os S;,an,,d;., ,o,n y, n,o.nr
"u ~, LII In ,;a,, 90 ~, ,ha,n 90
NY ~ '",eaDo n, -; oa III L.I.,a.S
now iorN. :, . iee iNA, .I,Sa.. - '''
ny ihcreascu ", W, 'no i"'s o'sn'.on u"ys
was no' WI oa"us'y 1' W.T. ',; s'V @
commissioners from cou'n osroi'nn m,,n'
drew that the permission 1 nau so'ic,'cu oc'
tober 3iSt was Obtained 70 aanon'sn com
manders OF the ow southern ,or's WIN gar,
risons 10 DO on the aier. agans' surprises anu
sudden assaults Ma)o. anue,son was ho'
among the admonished' oeihs a'reauy s''"'''
ly bclcaguered) ~. Oh,
January 2a. 49,, 40 Lieut., Ms,s,-. o'e'"'"'s' 'O"
mana,nS IN fensaco,a Siar nar'9i u Al.
Inc uene,a',n'In'o, W. ,L ,., u,,,Is y; ,or s"a 20"
take measures 40 70 10 ano ut W. n;.hn u yvI. Pow
or 70 preven' 'nc seizure ., - e'nef y. 'ne % 'o,
IN Pensacola narco.' Dy surprise ., asseun,
consulting hrst WIN the COMMANDER OF me
navy yard, who Will probably have received
instructions to co,operate win you" (ihs