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sr (kljiv jCeinjei. LANUASTERVILLE. S C. WHDNKdDAY MORNING, April. 10, 1861 The 2d Regiment called to the Field. Just as wo are about to go to press, (1 o'clock P. M. Tuesday) a courier arrives Irom Camden, with orders from Col. Kershaw to Gipt. Wylie to march immediately to Charleston. Col. Keiohaw Is in Charleston, being a delegate to the Convention ; the orders were transmitted by telegraph to Capt. Kenuedy iu Cainden, with request to extend them to Mnj. Dai lies nnd Copt. Wylie. We have no further oaitlculars : the immediate mine for llie rail i>i not known to u*. Capt. Wylie designs starting with his company fi-om this point on to-morrow (Thursday) morning. Couriers have been despatched in vaiious directions to summon his command. The Constitution Ratified | The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted by our State Convention, in secret session, on Wednesday la>t. by a vote of 146 yens to 16 nays. Since its adoption the Convention lias been principally engaged in adapting our State Constitution to the new order of things. It \itw thought that the Convention would adjourn 011 Saturday. All of the Confederate States have now ratified the Constitution, with tho exception of Florida. Fort Sumter. The latest news from Charleston indicate ?n..t it... ....a EV-. o cuu ui mc i ixi ouimer uimcuiiy in approaching. The For la in the harbor were being furnished, under orders from Gen. Beauregard, with *xtra .supplies of provisions nnd the companies on duty ordered to till up their ranks without delay. Great excitement prevailed in the city.? The Mercury of Friday morning says: "During the whole of yestcrdny afternoon all kinds of rumors were life ou the streets.? A vague impression had somehow got abrond that the long agony of suspense nnd inaction was to be speedily and abruptly ended ) but how, or when, or by whose orders. nobody could tell. We have made ddigent inquiry ; and, fin the absence of official information, which, in n juncture like this, is seldom mude public), we deem the following facts to be reasonably certain : First. That the supplies of provisions and the mails, hitherto furnished regularly to the garrison of Fort Sumter, are to be cut oil'to-day, and thut no further communication will be allowed between Major f Anderson and tbe Government at Washington. Second. Tlmt Hie troops at all tbe Statu ' fortifications are now finnlly disposed, equip- ' ped and piovidcd for, so as to be ready for I action at u moment's warning. j Third. That no attack of any kind will , be mnde upon Fort Sumter uuiil further ordera, unless auch an attack should be provoked by Major Anderson, or by an at- ' tempt on the part of hia Government to ) bring aid to tbe beleugued fortress. t Fourth. That these measures are taken j at the instance of the Government of the Confederate States, which has Ion all confidence in the professions of tho Lincoln Administration." North Eastern Rail Road. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the North Eastern Railroad Company. held at tho Bank of Charleston. April 3d, the pledge of nid extended by the Board of Directors to the proposed Central j mm itoud, wan sustained and continued by Die following resolution : Resolved, Ti.ut we hereby ratify and coutirui the action of the Hoard of Directors in tbeir subscription to tho proponed South Catolina Central Railroad, of $145,000, or $1,000 per mile for every mile of rond as completed, from or near Gourdin's Station, upon the terms and conditions expressed in the resolutions of the Hoard of Directors, set forth in their report just read. The following resolution of the Hoard expresses the terms and conditions referred to in the above : Resolved, That this Company do subnet ibe to the capital stock of nny Company duly organized to construct the Rond from Charlotte, via Lancaster, Rishopvilio. Sumter and Manning, or their respective vicinity of Gourdin's Station, on this Road, the sum of 8146.000, or .f 1000 per mile of road as completed from said poihl of junction, pay able as fallows : $350 in transportation of material and lure of machinery for construction ; $150 in cash, and the balance, say $500, in the capital stock of this Company It being understood thnt, upon the completion of each mile of road from the said point of junction, und the payments, as a bove stipulated, having been duly made, this Company shall then receive the amount of 81000 tor every mile of road so built, in the cupital stock of the fyatv Company. Senator Wigfall thinks War Probable. Mr. Wigfnll, late U. S. Senator from ! Texas, together with his family are noty in Charleston on u visit. The Mercury reports n speech delivered by liitn on Wednesday night in response to a eomplimsntr.6erennde, in which the following passage occurs : There /.re those who tell you we will have peace, hut I believe it not. Fort Suinter may or may no' be cwicunted ; Fort Pickens may or may not be cvacunted; but take my word for ;t, the fort at Tort n gas and the Fort at Key West will not be evacuated. Take my word for it, the jurisdiction of the United States Government never will ho withdrawn froin Now Mexico and Arizona. Take my word for it, your Com mixainners nria anniaier* never will be recAgr.ized or received at YVaaliington. Take my word tor it, Mint the Government of the United .State* will never nttemptto restrain the. aitizena of the border Muten from warring upon you Au their own individual responsibility . Mr. Abraham ijncoln will neither cultivate peace nor declare war, and will not restrain the eitizena of that government from warring upon ue, and ralda aM I robberies will, I believe, be of frequent oc- ' ctirrtflice. f believe, therefore, whilat the Government of the United States will neither cultivate peace nor declare war, it will piece tie in * condition before very long, where we will be lorced In aelf reepect to deb-are war agam*t them. Then it ia a Uialler of the leet consequence that we should prepare for it, aa J the most material National recognition. a Another Vessel Fired into. Our Charleston exchanges inform ua Ihnt nn \V?Hnvad>iv ln?t ? ... ... J ??? =>? """."'B the United States Flag attempted to enter Charleston harbor, was fired into from the Uatteiius on Morris' Island, struck and uiado to put buck. The Courier's report is as follows : Yesterday nftersoon about three o'clok, while tlvfc wind was blowing heavy from the Northeast, s schooner crossed the bar and was beating up the Chnnnel abreast of the beach of Morris* Island, when sh6 having attracted the attention of some of the sentinels, one of the batteries fired several blank cartridges at her for the purpose of bringing her to, which tho Captain of the vessel paid no attention to, but kept on his course, when p shotted gun was discharged, the ball from which it is supposed struck her in the bulwarks, when she put about and proceeded down near the bar and anchored. | During the firing it is a lid that the schooner displayed the "United States ensign,** but as her character and not her nationality was iu question, she should immediately have come to and held intercourse with the commander on the Island, instead of acting in a manner thRt produced the impression that slic intended to force n passage. Soon alter the firing took plnce,a boat froin Fort Sumter visited Morris' Island, sent by Mnj.1 Andeison to make enquiry into the cause of the vessel having been shot at, and also to request permission for his boat to pro ceed to the schooner ; and it is reported that the boat did go to the suspicious vev sel, but ut this we have no certain information. About six o'clock last evening the steamer Genl Clinch, with Linut. T. It. Huger. was sent from the City to look after the schooner and investigate Iter character, but alter proceeding souie distance down the Channel tiiey were unab'e to discover anytiling of her, and suppose that she had gone to sea. The Mercury gives substantially the above, with the following other facta : The suspicious part of the u hole proceeding is, that this schooner, instead of coming to and establishing her character, immediately, on finding that she could not successfully run the gauntlet of the harbor batteries, attempted to escape. The latest, and nppureiHly the most reliable rumor Inst night was, that tho schooner is a coasting vessel, laden with merchandize. In con neclion with the suspicion that she carried supplies for Anderson, it may not be out of place to state that the usual supplies went over to Fort Sumter yesterday. < We are informed that the ugent of one , of the lines of steamers to the North sent an agent to Major Anderson, the other day, 1 stating that he could furnish him with ex- i cedent accommodations for himself and his seldiers on their return trip. Major A rider- , son is said to have replied, that he would like to make the arrangements, hut as yet he had received no orders for the evncua- * lion of Fort Sumter. < The above, taken in connection with the telegraphic news from Washington, which ' we publish elsewhere, furnishes some 1 ground for the impression that Lincoln has 1 nt last in his folly and desperation, resolved to make an effort to carry out the policy indicated in his inaugural. These demon 1 itrations have apparently caused but little :oncern in the Confederate States. Among 1 soil informed circles there exists scarcely iny apprehension of a serious collision of irms. The Government of tho United Stales, in thu present state of public opinion nt the North, is powerless to wage war Lo nny considerable extent against the Con* federate States Souie puny erturts may be made to reinforce forts within the Confederate States to keep up appearances and preserve as far as possible the consistency of Liucolu and his party. It was subsequently ascertained that the vessel above referred to, was the schooner It. II. Shannon, Cupt. Joseph Marls, from Boston, with a cargo of ice for Savannah. Capt. Marls mistook Charleston harbor for thai of Savannah, and did not discover his error until after he had passed the bar.? When hit vessel had nrrived nearly abreast of Fort Moultrie, one or Iwo guns were fired from that tort, across his bows, lie continued on his course, nud ordered his colors to be run up lo the main peak, supposing Hint a signification of his nationality wns what was required. But ?n a few ino- | ments the fire was opened from both sides of Ihe channel?from Fort Moultrie snd from a battery on Morris' Island?the shot passing fore and uft of the schooner, and whistling, as he describes it, fearfully over head. Not knowing what to do, or what was required of him, lie ordered his colors hauled down, tacked ship and stood out to sea. The firing from the fort and battery sontinued, most of the shot coining in dangerous proximity, and one ball passing through his mainsail, only some twelve inches above the head of s man who was standing on the house nt tho time. Passing within speaking distance of a brig that was going into the harbor, Capt. Marts hailed ii and asked wliv Ha lir.J 'l'u_ i j ? ? ill V.M UpUlla I IICJ captain of the brig advised him to haul his jibs down and come to anchor, which he accordingly did and the firing censed. Tenser of a Regiment.?We learn from the Columbia (jurdian that Col. James II. Rion, of the Sixth Regiment of South Car olina Volunteers proposes to tender his command to the Confedoralo Stales, in the following contingency : "To wit : Thnt in ihe ovent of a collision of arms becoming imminent, volunteers from this St ite are needed for active service in the field, in this contingency we tender onr services to you for twelve months, provided that tho Governor of this State will then consent to our transfer to the volunteer service of tho Confederate States." This regiment is composed of eight infantry of the line and two rifle companies, averaging eighty men each. All of tho \Vinnsboro' companies and two of the Cheater companies have been heard from, and uoneur in the tender. The Register says when all are heard from, the tender |$ill be made. Sam Houston.? Ex-Gov. Houston has tent a message to the Texaa Legislature protesting against tho Convention, and ap. pealing to the legislature to sustain him. He claims to be still Governor of the State. The Legislature took not the slightest no tica of hia communication. iVaiyV;. 'a . /? ?v ^ ^ .AdA-i^ : E UNI LOCAL'S. The Railroad SubscriptionAlthough the subscription to tho Capital Stock of the Central Railroad is tint progressing as rapidly as we could desire, we believe that wo may now safety assure our friends of Kershaw, Sumter, Clarendon, Williamsburg uud Charleston, that I.ancaater will do Iwer sjiuro in this work. The Commissioners at this place believe that one hundred thousand dollars of Stock will bo taken in the District within the first ten da)a. Up to Monday last, nbout $33,000 worth had been tnkeu at this point. This docs not include many of the larger subscribers in this place and vicinity, who will put down before the expiration of the ten days. We have heard nothing yet from the Hooks at Mobley's Store, in the viainity of which are some of the largest and most zealous patrons of the enterprise. Their promises may be relied upon. Neither have we heard from T. R. Magill's Store. Good material also abound in that section. All who have yet taken stock, with but few exceptions, have adhered to their orig inul subscription. Numbers with whom we have conversed, regard it as an obligation from which there is no honorable escape ; and such is the fact. A man who repudiates his covenant to the railroad, msy wiih equal propriety repudiate any just debt that he owes. We fiave yet to hear of the first palprble "back down." Some are reported to be on "the fencebut these will doubtless for obvious good con sinernions sei lticmsolves riglil belore their fellow-citizens. More particulars next week. Will our friends at Mobley'n Store, and T. K. Magill's advise us what tliey are doing. Some inquiries have been inude for the old Mulmcription I ist. Wo would inform all concerned that it may be seen at our office.? So important a District record nhould b# preserved. Latest from Charlotte, N. C. We have just received by band direct from Charlotte, a letter from n friend telling us that the greatest excitement prevails there, and also hi Newborn, N. (J., occasioned by the frequent fires which have secured in those places during the last lew days. The Town of Charlotte, he says, is guarded every night by fifty or sixty msn. Upwards of a dozen suspicious characters ire now in jail and the Vigilant Committee ire deciding upon the cases of others every lay. Those who cannot sustain a good character ars ordered to leave the place.? Quo of the scamps left here Saturday and did not pay his hotel bill, lie got otf the cars at Chester snd has not been heard of since. He was a small man, sandy hair and side whiskers. It is time that our Vigilant Committee and M. M. Association should again wake up and be on the lookout, for there in but little doubt but what mime of tlieru will find tlioii way to Lancaster." ? 11 Habits. Habits wlien onco contracted. is with much difficulty thoroughly eradicated. The character of tho man in often marked in the traits of the boy. Such natural philosophy tenches ua. Nature, wo know, is sinfully disposed, over seeking those nmussincrila and lusts which satiate tho nppetite of evil draires. The boy, a fit subject to be come the entraped prey of thu snares set by immoral men, to turn his youthful steps to wickedness nnd crime, should be guarded nnd watched over with a heavenly and parental care A habit formed when young often overcomes the better judgment of tho victim and follows him to the grnvs.? Nature is ao constituted that it cannot resist the temptation of a nursed appetite, even, perhapn, when its victim uses all l ie power to dethrone him. Let ua look a round us for proof of this assertion, la it not a sad fact, thai wo sen men, trembling, lame and infirm, brought thus low by habits of dissipation. What, we nsk, was once the position of those whom wo now see leveling themselves to a fooling with the brute creation T It would be too sad a tsle to read ! Fond children prattled at thsir aide in merry tones of lut^sio ; loving woman bowed to supplicate their favor; friends congregated around to receiva their approval and counsel. Even those who have commanded the admiration and respect of the whole country, have been found among the degenerated,'.#!*!* of America. Senates once nurKciifla to their wisdom and kiug* dome trembled at their influence ; nationa have b-en revolutionized and t>rannic crowns trampled in the duet. There are but few social circles but what in time |>nat line felt a sting ; a sting that has left a vieible mark upon the brow of fond and loving parents, mothers and sinters. Woman, noble in her missions of lo''e, have never tired in the work of subduing so formidable an enemy, by her examples of virtue, as that which has peopled graves with its thousands?the liquor traffic. Much in time past has baen done to conquor this nefarious evil, but anon it presents iteelf with doubled ila former boldness. Still its consuming fires sparkle and burn, and the present indications are, that the flitmea aro ascending upwards with a terrible voracity, now and then breaking out among the tender plnnla by the wayeide. Our tninda have keen drawn from the mnrpigemanl of local affaire ; matter* have been neglected which la of vital importance to the preaervation of our morale aa a community and an intelligent people. Violatore of law ehonld meet a epeedy juatice. What, we aak, tueana all thia drunkenness T Could men get drunk wjthout liquor ! Ilea* aon aaya no. Then wheredo?? )t come from? Everybody eeye, "don't know." Such a violation of the law of the lend should be ferreted out. Although It may be unpopular to noddle in auch matters, which ia by no meana a desirable and pleasant undertaking, yet, daty, conscience, obedience to law and love for man. require it of ua. The habit of drinking intoxicating liquora ia on the incre?o ; with many jt haa alnioat k A S TEH a.isutiled the shape of compulsion ; with h others, it lias just begun to create an appe- v tite. Can no one save them t Where do p we see tlieiu ? Ou the hack streets?in the 1 t . A r - .u:-i._ i_ a ? ? lujjm ui piuv iiiicAcin?iu IIIU cjrnerH 01 i the fence?around old stables ; yea, and t more than this, at places of festival occn- 1 11 sions to mar the pleasure and disturb the t quietude of those who have there asseiu- 't bled to enjoy themselves. ' * The ways of Providence arc often mys- j i terious, and to the finite mind and eye, in- r comprenensiblo. Wicked men may swav t their sceptre of destruction for a time !? j : , Guilt may prosper to day ; trick, guile and I fraud, uiay acquire position and power, yet t | these will prove to be but temporary. The t ! future is yet to bo revealed. However ! i ! tempting and dazzling the apparent success i of crime ; however skillful, polished, and ' t ; phiusable a trickster may contrive to de- < fraud the law nnd victimize his friends, a |? day of reckoning will come at last, when i the responsibility will be of a terrible char- | I acter. The history of mankind is full of , | illustrations. Remember, that wickedness f carries with it its own penalty. Awful in- j deed must be the malefactors end. J>amn- i ing his owe soul and sinking with him nutu- t bers innuuic rsble. The spirits of 'lie lost now haunt his troubled conscience?the r cry of the suffering widow and orphan will j \ meet him at the bar of reckoning to add to t his condemnation. Avful ! awful must he J c his destination. j n . j t [roR THK LANCASTER LEPQKR.] j f Charleston, S (*., Aj-ril, 1P61. j 0 Mr. Editor.?The deUgates to the Con- I venlion of South Carolina assembled in | '' Charleston on the 26t? uit But nothing of i n special importance 'ranspired until Saturday. Through the courtesy of Gen Beauregard " nn invitation was extended to ihv delegates '' to visit the forts in nnJ around the harbor 1 of Charleston, nnd witness the nkil! and in- " dustry that have been employed in putting i ll.? place in a complete stale of defence.? j At tlie hour of 9 many buoyant spirit* and . glowing countenances were seen wending ! their way in the direction of the Southern Wharf. And at the hour of 10 tliey com- 11 tucnccd a most delightful and instructive cxcurlinn. The day w as most lovely, none could have wished it more propitious, ilav- w ill" passed in view of Forts Johnson and i * . IV Sumter the first place at which tlicy t uicli- j ed was the landing on Sulivan'.a Island Ah early an possible the crowd rushed ashore tt and commenced the examination ?f the Hat. * teries, Fort dtc. There is certainly great " skill and forethought exhibited in the con- ' struction of these places of defence? a Kvcry apparent place of receiving injury is '' protected, nnd every point for assault is " trerglhencd. For the gratification of their ' distinguished visitors the soldiers were re quired to perform the evolutions requisite ' when they go into un engagement. After ' the delighted visitors had spent in and a. " louud the fort the time allotted litem on tSulivan'a Island, they returned to the Bouts# (for two?the Carolina" and "(?i u. Clinch* c were chartered for the purpose) and re em- | barked for Morris Island. They sailed along t Mallets Channel until opposite Moultrie t when a salute was fired. Then, the boys ? to give n practical e*liibilioti of inuniier in t which the real thing is done, let loose the t war dogs and gave tlie vessels a full broad- , side. Yes, horrible diclu ! the sovereignty of South Carolina, as embodied in Iter eon- i "enlion.was fired upon by those instruments ' of destruction prepared for her enemies.? * Hut mark yuu, they were not charged with . tlie leaden or iron messengers of death, but only with vhnruoul, nitre &e. Having sail- * ed along this channel until tliey crossed the 1 bar, tliey then rounded nnd nailed luick ag in until tolerably near Humler when they veer- t ed to the left and entering the Ship Clian I ncl, Bailed for miles in front of tlie Batteries ' on Morris island. After going nearly the entire length of the Island tliey again roun- 1 did and retruced the same channel until ' tliey arrived at Maj Stevens celebrated iron ' Battery, when the crew debarked and coin- ' munced (with a few exceptions) the survey by nature's conveyance. And here it may , be said, tliis piece of work is u most lung- . nilicellt dlSlllllV of . iun? nral i ?,?J ? I" ** " ,c" If dotn. It in so constructed as t<> afford -ate ' | protection to tlio men both from bull nnd | < shell. And llio Urge Coluinbiads it con. | j tains would in a short tiino make their mark 1 , on that mighty rampart which now domici!* | citizens of a foreign Statu. Much tins been . said in reference to the strength of Sumter. And it is all true. Old Abe cannot boast of a stronger fortress. Rut it is not iinprog. nsble- The day Cutntnings point, Fort 1 Johnson and F?rt Moultrie bring theii pow. 1 erful strength to bear upon it. its pride and 1 glory w ill be humbled. Rut this property is ' and of right should belong to South ('aro- j line, it is wiao not to injure it it it can I o honorably avoided. i Thar# are not less than 19 or 90 finite* * ries stretching from ('untitling* point to the ' farther exIremuty of the Island. Tno-e at the far end aro masqued ao that an enemy , approaehiog will not know there is d tnger until these engins of death aro pouring forth thsir fiery contents. The flatteries have 1 their particular names. Conapicou* among < the rest is the famous "Star of the West," j ' with which Mnj Stevens let Holt and his ! 1 associates know in language not to be nns- . J taken that il was not safe to disregard tbe j ( high behests of old Palmetto. for the further gratification of South I , Carolina's embodied sovereignty, Colocd ] Gregg's regiment were put upon duty.? < And here it may be said our up country ' mustering ia a burlesque on thu science.? < I never have seen muttering before, other j 1 eihibitior.s of the kind were only an its per- ' feet imitation. Charleston is certainly well ' protected. With the men, forts, batteries, > | Jlc., they now have at command, it would j be peVilous even for the French Navy with ( its iron-cased abips to attempt to enter the j harbor. If an attempt to enter were mads , | 11 alonv Maflet* i-liannal Ilia _ >UU J fort on HuliTAit'a IoUtid would bo dan* t goroos obaUolo. If Iho obip channel woro t %, I ? ? 1 R ?ken (buy would bo sidutod at every pane nth ahot and shell from Morris' until they wast-d bevond the "Star of the West," hen they would have to ruo the gauntlet retween Morris and Moultrie where they vould certainly be warmed np to a temperdure altogether uncomforl.ibl.o- i fell you lir, "Uncle Sam" might na well undertake ,o colonize the moon as reinforce Anderson. To give an exhibition of their skill n gunnery, the batteries tired several ouiid* ; and i' was astonishing with what iceuracv they could throw a ball and drop ; i shell. It reminded you o! the Kentucky lantern," w ho were represented as vaulting ,he candle nl a hundred yards wilnout put- J dug it out. Whilst delight was still run- 1 ling at its highest tide the h'jur for leaving irrived. The company again embarked and miled quite near the sombre frowning walls >f Sumter. Whilst approaching the Hand ttruck the popular air, "Dixie" and no small nuount of enthusiasm prevailed on board i .ho Carolina. A number of perrons ap< ] peared upon the parapet, the most conipieuoiiM was the Commander himself, who | rave the excursionists quite a courteous Military salute and appeared pot iudiil'erent ,o the scenes an I transactions ot the day The party continued up the Ashley till tear the bridge. Inning passed the ship hi vhich Hie hoys connected wilii the N'nval school were being in-true led in the practical workings of actual service. It was aiuost terrific loan inexperlei.eed land latorer, to see Hie little f.-.'owa forty or fifty cirt nbuvo the deck, and fir from n,e in.'-at* in tiie yard arms pel forming uvolutious icloiiging to their craft. Wurn li.e boats lasned the bo\s on their return, they were ear the lie J of the mn?s diligently and enrgeticnlly engaged in some work All at lice the Work ceased, the liuic fellows ulled oir l.ieir caps, p.ivu ;he Convention l?ree most hearty cheers ; and the next lomcnt they were as hard at work as ever. It was n most delightlul affair, and every hing passed elf orderly and quietly. "Creaure comforts" were on board?both solid nd liquid, but moderation in Hu-ir induleliec was without a known exception prac* iced. There is disanlisfaclinn with the cousliution but it will he ?di pted. The vole rill lie taken perliapa to-morrow. Many pceehes have been delivered, llrnsu by It. V lturiiwell and T. J. Wiluers were plendid exhibition) of cliuate classic style nd irresistubis logic i never listened to pceehes with n.oi* interest. There are iany ruinors lure about Col. lamioii, Sum* L*r, mid reinforcing the Florida lurts, but i in afraid to repeal liietn ; for it is neil'icr oiiorublc noi proli'ab-e to retail l iisMmodlllll U lur til red to older for wholesale est.ib* ishinents \* tine ?Viiu! Iiiiif l?? Ik.. /*...? t I MVItMtMV, l/l. v-.uiiru'll, i?s returned witn the (.teasing iii'.iligencc lis family was belter and supposed In uo ml of danger. * * * Fire* iu UbailotieUp to Wednesday 1 ml mx lires hnd no ui red in Charlotte, dating li orn the Friday irvMUUi. Tlie tires occurred principally in lUl buildings, tlie loss ot' proper".> has hot icuii greut, bul the citizens arc alarmed lent il any moment tlie whole tun u may l>c j lonsumcd. '1'lint inccndiaro-a arc at work j here it no room to doubt. '1'liu liulUltn ' ?f Wednesday says; i!u*incss aas almost entirely suspended ii Charlotte, yesterday, tlie citizens laving i .een worn liuwu by fatigue, watching and | uou.eutnry alarms. 'I'hc citizens were on iuty all day, and tho grest.-at excitement rrevailod. We tear the end is not yet. The greatest vigilance is absolutely neelaaary, as we have no doubt that an organ zed bund ul' incendiaries ?ro at sunt to uin the city of Churlotte. A corps of "Regulators," consisting of ire in each ward, I as been formed, woo arc o require all persons .11 each a aid to reenter itieir nanus and occupation." It would he well tor otiier cotuinuiiUira o be on the alert. An unusual number ?l ires have recently occurred iu various par:? >1" tl.e country. To be forewarned is to be ore. rmcd. TnouPs < ai.r.Kii.?{'resident Davis h is nade n requisition on the Confederate Stales for ftooo additional troop* for sen ice it Fort 1'ickens. The contingents are as ol.ows: Alabama, 1600 incn; Georgia, IOt)0; Mississippi, 1000, Louisiana, 1000; and Flordu. 600. No requisition has been made ipon South Carolina, because *ho has so urge a force in the held before Fort burn. ,er. Sot)ntksa Rapxut CoaVKtrriosi.? The irxl Session of the (icueial Convention i.f the it.?ptists of ti.e Southern btatvs is to be held ill Savannah on the loth oi May ftext It has charge of the Uoard of Mis* noun, lorpipn ana aoirie*tiC. ami aiao ol the liible lionra. t'roni an the alavtdinldlup J Stale*, it will l?rin ? together a nno of tins lt-;.0iuj< invu ot' Hip denomination. It* toaliotia uaually rinbrm e about, i'uhi deya inlinliii^ a 8abbutli. Dr. lticnard Kn'ler, of llalliniore, ia Ino Prwirirnl Important from Montgomery. :lKI'OKrKU HRINF lRCKMt.lt Ot FORt PICK' SMS. Mon'Toomkhy, April 2? W. 11 Ward, Kdilor of tlio K?y Wp?t Key of llv Gulf, irrived here tail night from 1'en* acol.-i ?lie ?ay* that on Hip 26lh u.i., ilia rteatn sra Daniel Webster and Gen. Hnsk ar. ived at Kay Weal?the former with 400 LJ. S. troopa, under command of Col. Joof-cr. l'lte Gen. Hu?k had 200 for Key Weal and 1O0 for Tortugaa. l ite Crusader, with sealed orders reached Key Weal, under command of Captain Jravan, and well niantiud with marine*. The Brooklyn wii entering Ke> Wut >n the 26th ult. No douht waa enterained that ehe had left reinforcement* at Fort Pickens. 'J he 1'eiaa Commissioners iar| atipnlated that the troupe aboard <be jrrrt. ixuhk :iOUIil t?0 iMItJwJ M ?>? ? Ifork, HotJ those cnrried l?\ tlie Webster it Ker Wrtt end TortagM. The coin ii<*utiers of three f-ti companies on >onro the Gen. Rusk, bnd * g i*d * do -iineut exonerating C?pl Smith, ot the tiusk, from nil bleu**, on mcount ol the leception employed.?Charleston Met *rf. From Washington*. Washington, April 2.?The bewildernieut of the Lincoln Administration is not a whit lessened to day. The outside pressure both for and against the adop lion of a war policy is tremendous.? Meantime it is said that the Southern .Commissioners, like other people, are getting heartily sick of Seward's no? uoib ing tactics. tijk empty trka8ukt replenished. There is great rejoicing among the Government employees at the news that the eight million loan has been taken up by the Northern moneyed men. Nearly thirty ini-'ioua were bid for at an avera.e rale of 93 1 2 cents on the dollar. This w.is a rather stunning discount, but tha Administration is glad to get iu funds ou any terms. NEW YOKE COMMSKCK. A letter received bere from the Collect tor of N?w York says (bat tliat port is i.ow virtually blockaded by tlie operation of the now tariff, whicb weut into effect [ on the 1*1 instant. All importations vere suspended, and if a hostile fleet were outside, the stagnation could not bo more complete. Washington. April 3.?Wo have ?t i last a faint hope of our being relieved from die perplexing suspense, vacillation and inaction of the iast tew weeks. Wit lers to day look uecidedly warlike. NAVAL MOVI.MKNTB. All the available vessels are ordered to prepare at once lor sea. l'he steam fngi at<* Miuntxoht anu three other* have been ordered lo the mouth of the Mississippi. A KM V MOVEMENTS. The Government seems to bo putting itself upon a war footing. A movement < I United State* troops from litis point southward, lias been made, 'lucre are well founded reports ibal t.incoin has no idea of ordering tbe evacuation of Fort Sumter, and thai the orders for the evac nation of Foil Pickens have actually been sent. FIIKNCH CONSULS IN TIIK SOUTH. It ban been ascertained ibal the French Coiimi.* III the ports ot llie Co* 'federate Stales have received instructions direct Iroin France, instead of through the M.n' ister tier?, mh has l?>'?n uhu.iI heretofore These instructions mi? believed to relate to the fMC'litntion of Southern couniien-? witli the French K ii) ?. THE POKKION KI.KKTR. Although no official notification of the coining ol tliu Fiench and English lleei* It mm freen received, gentlemen in prominent positions lo re hi? st?(i>lie I (ii ?t those governments are closely watching poliu* cal events hi in? South. New York, April 3.? I'll? Lnciln Government li.m s?l oil fool the lllo?l v ig Oioiis prep trillions tor the reinforcement ol me Southern torts. The garrison of Fort Pickeri?, it is no* conceded, * to lie considerably sti?-ngthviied, hut you mat rent assured tliHt oilier points hw? no* been overlooked. Several slops hnv? hei-Q oitlered South, nnd m number of 1(1? otlicers, who don't relish the ides of co eromn, hnv? in consequence resigned. Secie arv Clint? pioiuhits the entering here of import! for the Confe lerute. SlMtcl If y the steamship Xrw York we hive European dotes to the 'JOth ult. The London ps|?ers?especially the Times? denouncer Lincoln's Inaugural. The Loudon Telegraph savs that England cannot afford to see the Southern ports hlocka ded a single day, and that Franc? and England would Combine to prevent co ercion.? Charleston Mercury. New Yoiik, April 6 ?Ine New York Kvtning Tost, of this day, rays that it m rumored thai the Government agents w lio were sent to England and Frnnce have returned ; that >bolh those govern iiienls have indicated their intention to set llieir faces against the Southern Con iederacy, and will iu no manner recog* nise or assist it; that ti>e President ^L;n colli) a lid his Cabinet have ueier urn ed to take iinuieiiale and vigorous | measures lor eulorcmg the law at all iiaZtrds ; that the Government has char* I lered the stwaiusliips Jiallic and Ariel to carry troops under sealed orders. 1 here is no doubt that the Coercionists have carried the day, and Ilia: vigorous lUi-astires are to b? inaugurated against 1 the South. All the vessels now leaving carry full supplies of shot and shell, it is believed that an attempt will be made to reinforce Fort Sumter by attacking tbe surrounding batteries. 'Ine C mine I era/ Advertiser siys that a Committer of hading Virginians have held an mteiview wiib the President and S<- retary ol S.ate, and were assured inosi positively lh.it Lincoln contemplated no in stil? movemou!, ami should not at* tempt to col.eet the revenue, for the aim pie le.isou that Congress had withheld from him the power to do so. I .? - I v? yaiiiNuio.N, April 6.?The new?pa pel i?|>uf. ' iii ml lll? QuUlUdi Guioiiiiv ? nnern bad l.tkeb a li ju*? here, are tin iruc. They do not by any meant coo MUer tht:u*elv?*A as fixture* here. Au umuueily reliable informant it ale* .bat ibe Aduiintalratiou ia uo? ooucentrating all lu available lorce at lurUga* I and Key Went i'ue plan, it it taid, ia to relieve Fort F token* from that point, in caie Geo. Biagg should uiake an at' lack. It it believedliere now that we will bare war enough to make the Border Siate* te^-ede and join the Southern Coii federacy. Then, at the Administration cannot now recognise the independence | of the South by treaty (another infor' tuHitt sum*), it ia intoiided to blockade the Miaaiasippi River, to retake Ship It" land and pernapa other station*. A very large am mot of army and na* vy au>ree, altol tud shell, including ttven I moutuin howhttrt, have been shipped from the navy yard bera to Fort LI* mil' I toil, New York It ia not doubted that iuif AUimtiMiraiiun coQlatnpiaioa laud aa wall m? Mia oparauona. Nina Kepuolnau Governor* mat to coaciava Iter* la*t ni|hu Tbo roault ta unknown. Tha aginiU of tba Now York banlata hero nave taie^iMptuwJ lioina that a col iiaion i? icovitabl*. i lia wboia city m in a aula of intan*a aoiioty and axoitamant.? VKurUtUm Mercury. . I Instructive Fire.?We te#ret to | learn ibat ibe extensive and valuable Steam Mill establishment of Mr. John ! Brown, at Liberty llill, wan destroyed by >* tire on Sunday morning last. This establishment bad just gone into V ! operation, and embraced, in addition to a steam saw and grist inili, a baric mill, t for tanning purpose, planing, eic., and n was a very great convenience to the com 4 munity, and must of necessity prove a so- ,l rious loss to tbe neighborhood as well as J to the owner. 1 The property destroyed, together with h buildings, is estimated at $10,000, and | not n dollar insured. The tire is supported to have been ao- ) i cideolal.? Camden Journal. ???? ^ THE MARKETh. CualesTon, April 5.?COTTON.?The trunsactiuna in the aitlcle to-day were e m c , tinned to 460 bales, at very lull prices ? Tlie market is very tinn, with an upward tendency. T!>? particulars ranging froui 10 to 14c. New Ob leans, April 6.?Cotton quiet. I Sales 35.0U0 bales, at 12} a. 13. d New Yohk, April 6?Msrkwts study ? Sales of Coilou 1100 bales; Middling Up! Ini ds 12} a 12f | __ - J TUB GREAT DRAWBACK to persons emigrating to the extreme south and western country, is the fear they have of the Fever and Ague?the most direful of all diseases.? Every day wo hear of persons attacked by the disease and made helpless in a short time, without any means ot atl'oidiiig iclief. In view i | of the great demand for a remedy, Dr. ilostetj ter lots presented his Celebrated Stomach BitI tors, whose cuialive powers lor all diseases of 1 the .-tomacli have been universally ackuowl1 edged. The Bitters, prepared alter a long ex| perience and deep study, have received the encomiums of the most eminent physicians, as I wed us all cla.<-es froru every part ol our coun- ^ try. To those who doubt their many vii lures, * all we can suy is to try them, and judge lor f themselves respectively. April. Fold by druggist? and dealers every where. j 14! 'See advertisement in unolher coluuin. fl KtiiiH A W &C0NNU ith. turahrssu is tub ra actios or I I. A tV AMI) It! I 1 1 i I T V ..... ? .. . " .. .t v 1 . ? , U LANCAii EUVILLK, ri. C. I l-f[~ Will attend promptly to all business cnliuslcd In llicui. J. li. KMU>IIA\V, I \V. M. CONNORS. Caiudcu, ti. 0. Lancaster, U. il. Aug. lu, 186U. DAWJtlMS & WYLIfi, t Attorneys at Law ? AMU | SOLICITOUS l.V IHtUIVM', 1 Will pisclice in Lancaster and Uie surrounding District*. 1 or?ICK IN Til. COURT UOIISK AT " 1. A N c A ?S T B It V 1 1.1. B, 8 . C. J I'ailicular attention given to collecting claims. ^ COL. riloi. N OAWKlkS. MA J. JOIIN 11. WTL1K. Union, C. il., S. 0. Lancaster, C. M'., S, 0. 1 March il, IbSO, b ?U THE rllK 3UU.SUK1UKR NOTIFIES TUB I I'ublic gcnerully that lie bee Dominated uud appointed 'i'liouiaa T. Gregory and Amos Look Iiis Ina fill ageii.a ahd attorneys in ui lend and Iran unci ml NiidVkoy of Ilia business w herein he may bo mcte-i td daring tiia absence from the Slate. Any per* soli lulling business With Uie will ^noaso cull on Hie in und get il arranged. 6 A ILI.lS l.RLUORY. Murck 10, I SOI. V-tl. JNotioe. EX K<: U TORS, AMU I N I .SIR AT< >RS mid litiardiau*, vlio have not made lln ir returns to the Ordinary lor all Estate* in tneir bands out fully settled up to 1st January, 1861, urn hereby not died to do 1 an by the lirsi of July next ; also to pay up all fees due to Ordinary , otherwise the provision of the law mil necessarily bo enforcvd against Itiem. F. T. HAMMOND, o. i d. 1 April 8,1861. ?-4i%mJ. FI KN1TUUE! FUKNiTUitt;! f|ii 1K SUUSCRiUBU would inform the 1 cdUeU* id Union und the surrounding counties, that be keeps on hand at his Furiiitoie Koom A large and extensive assortmen I of the best Furniture, surli as . hkauui. aU's, cbntrb tahAh, SBCRBTARIBS, BOOK CASBrs, AND UBADMTBADM?common and timOhVVuahelanda, Cottage and Fre, | Uudk, of which will sell ^ re.iemiable terms. '1 I have ilia ilnMl UilingiaMHMnil^ willi 51 arbin Sialics. Ai?o l-oomiij; fjla?soe, and of MichifanS^SEC^-* furniture. All orders punctually aod faithfd^^^E tended to at short nolle*. I hate alio Full leaf Tables, Room Tables mid Collins made at the shortest no- sHB lUg. Cull and examine for yourself. J A VI KM M KKY. Monro*, N. C., April 1U, 1861 ?6 lm. Notice to Insurance A gen to. Orncs of the CoarrnoLLnt 6enew*r., ) Charleston, 8. t, April I, 1861. ( The ACiBNTS OF INSURANCE COM. I'ANIKM not incorporated by the Mia la of Mouth Carolina, are hereby no. died that their Annuel and Haini-Annua! Keiurna must hereafter ha hied at the * 'ffiee in Char, lesion c,nly, and that all applies.ion# for U. celiacs, or renewal of liceusa, inaal also be made at th* euioe olljee. THOMAS J. I'IC'KRNS. Comptroller tieneral, tdT"Th? ...rv... ..r W fil-.-i-. M f|?? vi CWH IIKHICI wnt copy once. April 10, 1861. 0-11 bO if TH C A U L 0 1 N A~ LANCASTER DISTRICT, In Equity?Ljawautr. Alfred Knight nod wife, ek el. {oT 4jjn ftkioa Aroo Fhitiipe, et. el. The creditor* of Klijtfi rel? Pbiiiipe, deceeeed, ere q?m?d to pieenot end wntiluA tive cleiiu* end dttnieiole, before KH e??IK Uforo lit* l.l d*f of Juno 1861. ? 11? order of Km Court, iuu? ftb'ivr chMo. jAd. n torru*iU4KX)NM??S&r * l. Omm'rt olftee, t April J, IMO. te{pftt?Hm