Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

eraf Scott congratulate me thai the secretaries
bad ise 81 the necessary orders to the army and navy
Oficas, ard that they were in bis possession The
Brooklyn, with troops military stores and provisions,
was to sail aT lyith fc0m Fortress Monroe TO Fort
SnHteg / am thefefJve, utterly az loss Ia imagine
Why tie DeraI in his statement, should have asserted
that . tha Seutl GHfVEna commissioners had already
been many days 10 Wasliagton and no movement OF
defense (an the ,sar or United Staies) was permit
ted these arrived Ia Washington
the 18th Dcceaber, u nefa Scott's request made
to the Pr%sHitst the 30h 1t was complied With on
the 3lst IA single day ls all that represents the
many days OF tee General.
Again. Genera Scott asserts, 10 the face of these
facts, thai the President refused 10 allow any attempt
to he made to reinorc, Fort Sumter-because he was
holding negotiations wit<tbe Sou Carolina Commls-
sOners And still ag2In, that " Afterwards Secretary
Hot and my6eli en9eavOred in Valn to obtain ship
oWar Tor the pu pose, aud we're hoaiy ebgej 10 en-
ploy the passenger . Star of the West. Will
il be neii vel luat the substitution of the Star of be
West Tor powerful steamer Brooklyn OF whicq
be companz vas by tx advice of General Scott
himself? have never heard his doubted until read
the statenent.
At tla interview already referred to between the
General aud mys, TIE evening OF Monday, the 3lst
OF December suggested to hin that, although h ID
not received the Soath Carolina Commissioners their
ofica capacity, but merely private gentlemen, yet
it mi hi b. considered improper act to send the
BROOKLYN with reIut0rceurns 10 Fort Sumter until
ha received an answer from them to my letter of the
precl ding day that the delay could not c0atnue
than forty eht hours. IL pr fnpy c0ncurred iD this
suggestion geHtlemany ond proper ard the orders
we're not transmitted 10 The Brooklyn that ing,
My aDliciDatiOns were correct Tor the morning OF
The 2 Of January I received their insoient note and
sent back To- them. 10 tue meantime, however, the
Ge0era had become convinced by the repres nation
gentsmaa whom | torbear to name, that lhe better
plau fhe SecIears Of W ar al the Navy informed
me- sccresy and success ard reach the fort,
would be To se0d fast side wae2i mercantile steamer
from New 7 ok with the enforcement Accordingly
TIE Star CT the WEES" selected !Or the duty The
sahst Gtjon this msrcaD lie steanr tor the Brooklyn
wfe9 would have been abe t. defend herself in OF
attack, ftldcan ly yielded by to tie nigh mill
tarq judy ncUt OF General Scott.
tn change OF programme rqured brief space of
time u Sar OF the W Isl lett New York for Char
esron Oh te ev-ning OF the 9th Of January. Ga the
very day, however, wiz - hIs Inflated steamer IL lew
70 X, ee- ram deSpa ched by General Scott to
l1aae scott t. ;ouatermnd her departure, but it did
mo- reach lis destination until 8fer she had gone to
II a. las0a Ftc hts cUu01ermand SHALL be stated in the
language of Secretary Holt ound in letter ad
dressed Dy him to MIR thompson he late Secretary OF
the Interior, ga the rcA, SCI and published in
the National Iuteilge.a,r Slr Holt. says:
The c,unteTmaAd spoken q Thy Mr. Thompsop)
was not more cordially sanctioned y he President than
it was by tt-neal SC and s-f not because OF
any d. sat from order the part OF The President
but because Of letter received bat y from Mai3r
Anderson, sa ing ia eff c. tha- he regarded himself
|
st c ,re III Ia, POSITION and yet IRON intelligence,
wh en- late Saturday evening 10Th January, 1861 J
fe8tn14 '1' y "a LUZ u ~" n'"'1 "41"'5 ntH 'G9"
eeetd "oa ',' 200 ''@' a. TO- "a rance 70 O.aF8
ION '' DER, "ith "o'"d F }o"oy "'S roy t9! U'd' eo
vessel ana sVch Wt7 me 0'af ol lie " est Wnith
N Int a:tyiu9s IT, make is way to Fort Sumter. this
important information Motif d The government tst
there was present necessity r aendng reinforce
myhS' ana Ia'1 ".'' - ~ lucy '''' 81 ~ ~ YES
sci nl cohhT"e' DIV ~ WA. A.t''7 VIZ COUNT iiaho
I .a,y.E Inv Faa,. ..,-l t.,tt
wa d.14a'"Hd ny 'e"5'at" u" 10" hotk cut 'ne
VtsS ia! sail d 5 o7" '' oi"!" l. ft5chd t3e ON
CT (Hoj 81 J 10 "-"m Z; vas >jdT1ss u
= @.&1-...u. q nose l." = sia'I'7F~' " 'tas'
pt0Nes u'acl07i7 y M me res 0a, US h'' on WI
Ing hU. arA-us II a oEisi s. Iiol % rtIp'ce fort
! Sumter.
o.. lie 4.A OF JaUnr Y .ae day et r. iae dephthre
Of llr Star Of TIE WtS- tr.l New ok, rs General
Scot 10 ms srem n admits, Succ)r was sent 10 Fort
ia}c~, Ky Yves AMI Ia Fort Jackson, I0rtQgas Is
LAM, w1ic3, a:hd tues3 points IN time ioc their Sc
curty. II nevertheless So cu'4e5 on the cons qacacas
which might have i"oWa had tHe r Inducements not
reached thyir destination IN duo tlne, and even ex-
presses tie eXcarJ airy opinion that. VITA th poses
sion of hese tors, tle rebels might have purchased
an early recognition.
l SHAH next advert to she statement that the ;xpen-
dtion uader Captain Ward Of three or four sma4
steamers belonging 70 the coast survey" was kept back
by something AXE true or armstlce made here,
Ell. -ao.Og Chactt5.o0 and PeuS harb3rs agreed
pp52 between the fFsi ent ani certain PrucpaI stce
deEs Of south Caro- ina Iloria, louisiana, Nc. And
this luC3 lasted 10 the esd OF tn administration -
Things allOgetA distinct in their nature ate often SO
Blended il this state meot that it IS difficult to separate
| tn n Such IS eningnly the case il conrectrg the
| fac I4tive to ii Il with Pensacola
Having already J.ea- Of the charge OF having kept
ba>G rauf2gc maus from Peps@c la, shall saw
something OF the chaTg CT having also kat them baoA
lrcm Charleston Neither truce nor quasi truc4, Dor
an thing ike IT, was ever concluded be, the Pre-
sidsnt and any human nutherty conc ro,g Charleston.
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