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i ?_ii.i*m? iV.r > rTj'yyij'.'iC. J.ULL AU ? ..j JJ,. >'.?JU-.u ,. 'i? , .. ; . ? .;rj. ? ? :?::'.. .1.... ? - ? . ? .. y y.;,-t...- : j ?agjjjga "";;;..,; j v j. jj ."TO THINGS OWN SELF DE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THE BY ROB'T. A. THOMPSON & CO. ? NIGHT TUE DAY, THOU CAN'ST NOT TUEN EE FALSE TO ANY MAN:" PICIONS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, MAY 18, IflGI. .I VOL. XII.-NO. 4f. Angel Music. :'<V Music *nft nnil swoot ls stealing Hound lihout us ovorywhere ; Now ?it riso tin now desceudeth, Scorns to flout.upon tue air. Idst its pooling, Softly pealing, As it tlonteth on thc nh*. ; 'Tis thc y otoo of nngols singing Pnuscs 'round His throne on high; And the music mortals henreth. As tKo echo from tho sky, * Wngcl'B music ; Glorious nntsio. Km th with echo doth reply, . May tho earth that echo answer, 'May its millions join that song, And in glorious anthem swelling, ^ . l?v?vuioro His prnisO prolong. Clorions nnihem! . Join tliht nnlhein, r'nvth with Ilonvcn its notes prolong. . ^Vhcn this.uiortal life is ended, V . On that liripht, celestial shore Moy ,we join tho nngols. singing, Squiring praises evermore, ', Hinging praises, .' .. Kn.dlcss praises. -On that bright, celestial shore. The War of Subjugation. LINCOLN'S govoi'tlmont ha? reoslled nil thc foreign ministers nppointed by BUCHANAN not ?SF tho Abolition stripe. Before Mr, FAUMCNKU. left France, he had a conversation ofTicinl and unofficial, with M. Ttioi;YF.NK?, the French ' Minister of Foreign Affairs, or thc 15th April. Mr. FAI;I.KNI;II said to tin French Minister,- that ho lind been instructed by Lincoln's government to say that tho Pros piont was for peace, und anticipated thc resto ration of harmony and good feeling in tin Union witli all the States ! That a new min ister would go out in a few days (lion. W. L DAYTON, of Now Jersey.) passing fully tin views and desirca" of the new government nt Washington, und that no proposition reeogni zing tho permanent dismemberment of thc American* Union shall bc considered by tin French Government until after thc nrrivn nud reception of tho new Minister nccreditcc by tho United States to this Court. " M. Thou vend in reply said that no nppli cation had ns yet been mado to him by th< Confederated States in nny form . for the re cognition of their independence. That thc Fron oh Covernmont wns not in tho habito neting hastily upon such questions, ns might be, seen hy its tardiness in recognizim; th? now Kingdom of italy. That' he believer tho maintenance of thc Fedcrra.l Union ii ( its integrity was to bo desired for the. bench of the people of thc North and Smith, nt well as for tho interests of France ; and tba tho Government of tho United States uuv rest well nssured that no hasty or pr?cipit?t? notion would ho taken on that subject by tin Finpcror. But whilst he gave utterance ti theso views, he was equally bound to say tba tho practice and usage of tho present century lind- fully established tho .right of th ftt?tt Governments to recognition whon n primo] ease was mude out for thc decision of fyroigi Powers." Mr. FAin.KNKn, who is n Virginian, mu who hud doubtless been deceived by LIN COLN'S government, ns.sur.ul thc French Min ister thnt coorcion.iwouhl not bc resorted to. To this the Minister replied : " Mi'- Tliouvcnel expressed the opinion tim tho employment of force would be unwise and would tend to n further rupture of tin Confederacy, by causing the remaining South or*n States t'i make, oom mon causo with th? States which had already taken action on th? subject." Tho following is the instructions of SK WAHI), tho Secretary of Slate, to Mr. DAY TON, which aro decidedly warlike : DKPAUTMKNT OF STATK, ! \ Washington, May 4, 1801. j To Wm-. Jj. Dayton, kc, kc: . , Siil-t-TIm despatches of your predecessor numbers 118, IP) mid 120; have been re ceiv?d. - . . Tho lott?'r acknowledging the receipt o our lotter of recall'and nbnouhciiig Iiis intend ed.rotum, requires no spocial notice. Nu ni hor-lit bears,tho dato pf 5th April last. I contiiins;only ni) expression of M.r. Fliulk'ner'i views of tho policy whioh this Ooviirnnicn ought to purono in rogrtrd to tho dlsturbe? condition of nffairauit homo, but nt tho sunn limo gives no information concerning tho'stati . of our affairs in Frunce. ... The instructions heretofore ! transmitted t? you will show you tho' President's, vlows o? ijio subject Mr..Faulkner has discussed, nm ?thosojwjll be your guide, notwithstanding t?n?J <liffurqnt opinions your predecessor may hov? expressed, or loft on rocovd at Paris* No ,XIS) hears dato of tho Gftconth April last, nw contains a report of nu official conversation and niso of an unollicial ono, held bctweoi '?Mr.. FouUjner and M. Thouvonel. In tho forme? couv?rsation, Mt. Thonvenb .asked' Mr. Faulkner Whether there is rio ebme diversity. of opinion iu tho Cnbiiiot o tho President na to tho proper modo of meet ing the diflio?lty.wlii?h, now disturbs fehd re. lations'of tho States ond tho G onornl Grovern . mont! Mp. faulkner, in- <roply, ?nid that In had no'information <n the-subject. < Thi matter is of no great moment, yot it -is, dosi ra ble that thoro be .no. misapprehensions of tin .truo state of. tho Govornmont in tho presen ouiorgonoy. Yon may; therefore, rooall thnt ooh versa . tion to Mr. Thouvonol's memory, nud thci. assure him explicitly thnt.thcro is.no differ onoo of opinion whatever .botweon tho Presi dont and. his constitutional advisers, or hmonj thoso. advisors thcmsolves, concerning'the pol icy that has boon pursued, and whioh is nov prosooutcd by tho . Administration in rogan to tho unluW^ disturhnnooa, .oxistihg in th? ' country. Tho - pnth of jt?xcoutivo duty hm thu*, fyr boon .too gloriously marked ; out bj ?licor necessities to bo mistaken, while tho solemnity of thc groat.emergency ?mci thc re sponsibilities it dovQlopes, 'hiivo extinguished in tho publio councils every emotion but those of loyalty and patriotism. It in not in tho hands of this Administration thut this Gov ernment is to come,to an end at nil, much less for want of harmony iii devotion to tho country. . Mr. Thouvonol's declaration that the Uni ted States may rest well assured that no has ty or precipitate action will bo taken on thc subject of thc apprehended application of tho Insurrectionists for a recognition of thc independence of the so-called Confederate States is entirely satisfactory, although it Wai attended by n reservation of views concern ing tho general principles applicable to cases that need not now be discussed. In tho 'Unofficial conversation, Mr. Faulk ner snys bc himself expressed tho opinion that force would not be employed to coerce tho so-called Seceding States into submission to the Fedora! authorities, and thut tho only solution to.thc difficulties would be found in such modifications of tho Constitutional com pact as would invite thc Seceding States back into the Union, or a peaconblc ncquiosenco in the assertion of their claims to a separate sovereignty. Thc time when these question*, had any pertinency or plnusibility has passed away. Thc United States waited patiently, while ? their authority was defied in turbulent asscin , blies and in seditious preparations, willing tc hope that the mediation offered on all side." 'would conciliate afW induce tho disaffected V parties to return to a better mind, lint tin '* case is now altogether changed. Tho iusur gents have instituted revolution with open j flagrant, deadly war, to compel tho Unitre States to acquiesce in tho dismemberment e the Union. Tho United States have accept ed this civil war ns an inevitable necessity. The constitutional remedies for all tho coin plaints of the insurgents aro still Open t< them, and will remain so. Hut, on the ollie ? hand, tho land and naval forces of thc Uniui have been put into activity to restore (ho fed cr.nl authority, and to save the Union fron danger. You cannot bo too decided or ex ? plicit in making known to thc French Gov j ern tu mit that lhere is not now, nor lia there been, nor will thoro bo, the least idoacx isling in this Government of RU (faring a disso " lution of this Union to take place, in 11113' WK whatever. There will bo here only ono na (ion pud ono Government, and there will b j, the s imo Republic and the same Constitution - al Union that have already survived a doxoi national changes and changes of govcrnnion . in almost every other country. Thcso will stand hereafter, as they arc now j objects of bunnin wonder and human nflbc tion. -You have seen on the eve of your dc . part ure the elasticity of tho national spirt the vigor of the national Govornuicn \ and thc lavish devotion of thc national {.loy * orinuont,. and the lavish devotion of then: tioual treasure to thisgroatcau.se. Tell ?V . Thouvenel, then, with thc highest consider! tion and good feeling, that thc thought of ' dissolution of this Union, peaceably or b force, has never entered into t ho mind of an I* candid .statesman here, and it is high tim 1 that it be dismissed by thu statesmen in Ki j ropo.. 1 am, respectfully, your obedient servant, WILLIAM. II. SKYVAND. BLOCK A Oi:.-Wc subjoin a brief drfin tion of a blockade from a respectable bullio t ?ty: " Blockade is the interception by one he V ligorcnt of a communication with a placeo . copied by another. National sovereign) 3 confer tho right of duel.iring war, ami tl i right which nations, of war have of destro ing br capturing each other's subjects 1 - goods, imposing upon neutral nations thc o ligations not t.? interfere with the exercise < this right within the rules and limits pr scribed by thc law of nations, In order to render the communication wit u placo unlawful to ti neutral, a blyckadir or besieging force must bc actually presen ' investing it, and sufficiently powerful to re der a communication with it dangerous to p (hcUtral* and expose him to seizure hy tl blockading or besieging force. A deelnr tion of siege or blockade is ?n act of nov t reignty, but docs not require, in all cases, direct declaration by the sovereign iib thor J ? of the besieging belligerent ; fur its office j .iiiay.be invested, eitlior expressly or ly ii 3 plication, with nuthority to instituto su siego* or'blockade, It must, however, in < dor to bo lawful and obligatory on neutra . bo 'declared, or ean?tioned, cjther express! j br b'y implication, by tho Sovereign po\yer. j It must also bo declared or mada, public, , that neutrals may have .notice of it. If J blockade fs instituted by n sufficient autho ty, and mniutujhicd .by a sufficient force; j neutral is so far affected by it, that, if lie 1 tempts to. trade' with tho pl?co investi: ! either.hy carrying goods tb it or brirfgi them away, tho property sb attempted to j curried to, or" from, the place, is liable to 1 soizetl by thc investing party, and in cuso e being scizod, is forfeited. ClIANOKS OF llKINO KlLLK? Iti \V.\U. . Marshal Sase, a high authority in snell thin; i Was in tho habit of Saying- that to kill a in 9 in battle, tho man's weight in lend must bo < 0 pended. A Fronoh medical mid surgical j . aotto, published ut Lyons, Says tins fact t 0 vori fled at Solforiho, even in tho recent gr 1 itnprovomont in-Aro - firms. Tho Austri. firod '8,400,00ft rounds. Tho loss of 1 > iVonch and Italians was 2,000 killed pud 1 1 000 wounded. Each mnri hit cost 7 . rounds. Tho>n\cnn weight of ball is i - ounce j thus, wd find that it required, on ? rivbrnge, 272 pounds of- lend tb kill a man. . If any ono bf our friends should get Int ' military fight, thoy should fool great colnf . iii (Hb foot that 700 shots may bo firod ? 'Hiern before -they aro tyt, abd 4,200 bof ? the* ? ahum> off tho mortal ooil." BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER. Official Report of Qou. Beauregard. il UADQU AltTKHS PlKfVlSIONAJj Au.MV, Charleston, 8. 0., April 27, ISO I. Uni/. Gell. Coojar, Adjt. General C.&.A.: i Sir: 1 have the honor to submit, tho fol lowing de til lied report of tim bombardment and surrender-of Kort Sumter, and tho inci dents connected therewith. Having qom plo ted my channel defences' and butteries in tho harbor, necessary foi" the reduction of Fort Sumter, I despatched two of my Aids nt 2.20 I 1?. M., on Thursday thc I Ith of April, with ! a communication to Major Anderson, in coin : inand of the fortification, demanding its ?vac uation. I offered to transport himself arid command to any port in tho United States hr might select, to allow him to move out of thc fort with company arms and property, and al j private property, and lo salute bis Hug on low : ering it. He refused to accede td the demand I As my aids were about leaving, Major Auder j Bon remarked, ?.hat if wc did not batter him t< I pieces lie would be starved out in a low days j or words to that effect. j This hoing reported to me by ni)' Aids, oi j their return with his refusal nt 6.10 1*. M., ! deemed it propel' to telegraph the purport o his remark to the Secretary of War. I rc ceivedby telegraph the following instruction at 9.10 1*. M. : " Do not desire needlessly t< bombard Fort Suinter. If Major Andcrsoi will state the timo nt which, as indicated b him, bo will evacuate, and agree that in th meantime he will not use his guns against Uf Unless ours should bc employed against Foi Sumter, you are authorized thus to avoid th effusion of blood. If this or its equivalent b refused, reduce the fort as your judgenieii decide to be most practicable." At ll I M., I sent 1113' Aids with a communication t Major Anderson, based upon thc foregoin instructions. Jt was placed in his hands ? 12.45 A. M., 12th inst, lie expressed li willingness to evacuate the fort on Monda afternoon, if provided with the necessai means of transportation, and if he should ill receive contradictory instructions from li Government or additional supplies. Rut 1 declined to agree not to open his guilt) upc us in tho event of i\ny hostile demonstratio on our part aga inst hin Jlar/. This repl which was opened and shown to my Ai 1 plainly indicated that if instructions' slum! be received contrary to his purpose to ?vacu?t or if he should receive his supplies, or if tl Confederate troops .should fire on hostile fcroO| of the United States, or upon transports bea ing tho United States (lag, containing nie munitions-, and supplies, designed for hosti operations against us, he would still feel hil self bound to fire upon us and to hold posse sion of the fort. As, in consequence of communication from the President of ll United States to the Governor of South Car lint?, we wore, in momentary expectation of 1 attempt to reinforce Kort Sumter, or of a d scent upon our coast, to that end, from tl United States fleet-then lying ofT the c trance of the harbor-it was manifestly ? apparent necessity to reduce the fort as spec ily as possible'; ?ind not to wait until the sin and tho fort should unite Hi 11 com bi ned ? tack upon us. Accordingly my Aids, carr ing out my instructions, promptly refused accede'to the terms proposed hy MnjorAodt son, ami notified him in writing that our b: tories would open upon Kort. Sumter in 0 hour. This notification was given nt8.20 , M. of Friday, tho 12th. instant. Thc nip shell was fired from Kort Johnson at ?1,80 M. Al ?|>pijdj 5 o'e.hjok tho llro.fvo.m our hi teri-..-- boca inc g ma il. Kori Sumter did 11 open (ire until 7 o'o!ocl?;j wlu-n il t^oiiiipoiic j with a vigorous lire lipon thc CJnuiinjiij l'oint trqft flaflery. Thdbnouiy II?JJI due od his fir.; upon the Ktifilad? R?ttery, on S livan's 1 shuni. constructed to sweep the pm pei of Kort Sumter-, to prevent <ho Working the barbette gnus, and to dismount them. This was also tho aim of tho Floating Datte the Puhlgrobn Ra fiery, and the gun batter at Cummings' Fol 11 ti Thc enemy next open fire on Kort Moultrie, between which 11 Fort Sumter a steady and almost constant f was kept up throughout the day. These tin points, Kort. Moultrie, Cummings' l'oint, a tho end of Sullivan's Island, where tho Kio ing Pottery, Dahlgreoii Pattery, and tho I filado Pattery were placed, were the points which the -enemy seemed almost to conf his attention, although he fired a number shots itt'Captain Putters Mortar Pattery, 1 rioted to tho east of Fort Moultrie, and a f nt . Capt. James' Mortar Batteries, at F Johnson. During the dny (12th inst.) 1 fire of my batteries was kop* up m'?st spirit ly, tho guns and morfnrs being worked in coolest miinnor, preserving the prescribed tervals of firing. Towards evening it been evident that our fire was very effective, ns eponiv was driven from his barbette gu 'which ho nf tempted tb work in thc merni mid his fire was confined to his caseins guns, but in a less active manner than in morning, mid it was observed that severn his guns en barbette were disabled. During tho whole bf Friday night our 11 tor batteries continued to throw shells, but obedmneo to orders, nt longer intcrvnls. night wns rainy nod dark, and ns \t was Co dently expected flint the.United Stntcs f worild attempt to land troops upon the isbn or to throw nien into Fort 'Sumter by me of boat?, thft greatest vigilanoo was obsor nt nil ntir olmunol batteries, tfrid by our tre oh both Mbrrls' and Sullivnn's Islands. 1 ly on Saturday morning nil our batteries opened Upon Fort Sumter,' whioh resptiii vigorously fora timo, directing ita fire spec ly against Fort Moultrie About 8 b oh A. M., smoke was seen issuing from tho q tors of Fort Suintor; upon this tho fire of batteries Wns iderensed, bs a matter bf 0011 for tho purpose of bringing tho onom terms QB speedily ns posaiblo, inasmuch ns flag was Still flout iou; ubiisuily ubov? bib Fort Sumter continued to fire from tim :timo, but ot long and irregular intervals, h the douse smoko, Hying shot bud burs ?hell?. Our brave troops, carried away by their naturally generous impulses, mounted tho dj fib rot lt batteries, and at avery discharge . from the fort cheered tho garrison for its pluck abd gallantry, and hooted the licet lying inac tive just outside the bar. About 1 .'JO P. M., , it being reported tp nie that the Hag was down, ! (it afterwards appeared that the flag-staff had been shot away,) and tho conflagration, from the large volume of smoke, being apparently j on the increase, I sent three of my Aids with a message t<> Major Anderson, to tho effect i tba theeing his Hag no longer flying, lils, qttar- j tors/ii Haines, and sup positif* lum'to 675 In dis tress, I desired to oller him any assistance he might stand in need of. ?afore my Aids reached the fort tho Uti i tod ?States flag was displayed on the parapets, but remained there j only a short time, when it was hauled down, and. a white flag substituted in its plago. I When the United States flag first disappeared, J thc firing from our batteries almost entirely j ceased, but re-opened with increased vigor j when it reappeared on thc parapet, and was : continued until the white flag was nosed, when i it ceased entirely. Upon tho arrival of my j Aids at Port Sumter, they delivered their j message to Major Anderson, who replied that he thanked tue for my oller, but desired no assistance. Just previous to their arrival, Colonel Wigfnll, one of my Aids, who had been detached for special duty on Morris' Island, had, by order of Brigadier-G ob?rai Simons, crossed over to Port Sumter from Cummings' Point in an open boat, with Pri vato William Gourdin Young, amidst a heavy fire of shot and shell, for the purpose of ascer taining from Major Anderson whether his in tention was to surrender, his Hag being down and his quarters in flumes. On reaching the fort, tho Colonel had an interview with Major Anderson, tho result of which was, that Major Anderson understood him as offering the sanie conditions on tho part of General Beauregard as had been tendered him on the 11th inst... while Colonel Wigfall's impression was that Major Anderson unconditionally siirrondcrol, trusting to thc generosity of General Beaure gard to oller such terms ?ts would bo honora- j hie ami acceptable to both parties; meanwhile, before these circumstances were reported to mo, ?md in fact soon after the Aids I had dis patched with the offer of assistance had set out on their mission, hearing thal a white flag was Hying over the fort. 1 sent Major Jones, the child'of my staff, nilli some other Aids, with substantially tin; same propositions 1 had submitted to Major Anderson on tho 11th instant, with the except iou of the privilege of saluting his Hag. The Major (Anderson) re plied it would be exceedingly gratifying to him, as well us lo his command, to be permit ted to salute tljeif flag, having so gallantly de fended the fort, under such trying circum stances, and Imped that General Beauregard would not refuse it, as such a privilege was not unusual." Hu further said, " ho would uni urge the point, hut would prefer to refer the matter again to General Peauregard." The point was, therefore, loft open until.tho matter was submitted to mc. Previous to the return of Major .Iones, I sent a fire engine, under Mr. M. II. Nathan, Chief of ?he Fire Department, and Surgeon General Gibbes, of Smith Carolina, with several of my Aids, to offer further assistance to the garrison ol Fort Sumter, which was declined, I very cheer fully agreed to allow thc salute, as un honora ble testimony to tho gallantry ?ml fortitude with which Major Anderson ami his command had defended their post, and 1 informed Ma jor Anderson of my'decision about hull -past seven o'clock, through Major Jones, my chief of stall'. The arrangements being completed1, Major Anderson embarked with bis cop) mu nd on the transport prepared to convey him to the United States fleet, still lying outsido the ! har, and our troops ii#lnodiately garrisoned I ti e fort, and before sunset the flag of the j Con fedora to States floated over lite ramparts j j of Sumter. I commend in tho highest (erins tho gnl- | I lantry of every one under my command, and j it is with diffidence! that I will mention any j corps or names, for fear of dot lia injustice to (lioso not mentioned, for where ?ill have done their duty well, it is difficult to discriminate. Although the troops out of the batteries bear ing on Kort Sumter, were not so fortunate ns their comrades working tho guns and mortars, still their services were equally us valuable and as cornniemlible, for they wore em their arms at the Channel Batteries, and at their posts and bivouacs, and exposed (o seveve weather, and constant watchfulness, expecting every moment, and ready to repel, reinforce ments'from thc powerful fleet off the bar ; and to nil the troops under my command I award much praise for their gallantry?and (ho cheer fulness wi(Ji which they met tho duties re quired of thom. I feel much inelebleel to Generals lt. G. M. Punovant and James Si mons, and their stall's, especially Majors Kvuns and DeSaus^ure, S. C. A., commanding on Sullivan's and Morris' Islands, for their valu able and gallant services, and tho discretion (hoy displayed in executing tho duties de volving on their responsible positions. Of Lieut. Col. ll. S. Ripley, 1st Artillery Bat talion, Comimtndnntof Batteries on Sullivan's Island. 1 cannot speak too highly, and join with GenQra) Dunovanf, his immediate com mander since January last, in commending in tlie highest terms his sagacity, experience and unflagging '/.eal. T would also mention in the highest terms of praise Captains Cal houn and llatiloquist, Assistant Commandants of Batteries to Colonel It j ploy, and tho follow ing Commanders of lhitt.;ries on Sullivan's Island : Captain J. p. Ip milton, Command ing tho Floating Battery and O?hlgreon Gun ; Capts. Butler, C. S. A., and Bruns, Aid de Caihp to General Punovant, and Lieutenants Wagner, Rhett, Yates, Valentino and Parker. To Lieut. Col. W. G. DoSaussuro, Second Artillecy Battalion, Commandant of Battorlos on Morrjs' Islam!, too nmoh praise cannot bc given. Ito displayed tho most untiring ener gy, and his judicious arrangements, arid tho good management of his Itnttor?os, contribu ted mu?h to tho reduction of Fort Sumter. To Major Slovens of thc Citadel Academy, in charge of thc Cummings* Point halterios, 1 fool much indebted for his valuable and sci entific assistance, and tho efficient working of thc batteries under bis immediate charge.. Tho Cummings' Point batteries (iron-42 pound ers and mortars-were manned by tho Palmct to Guard, Captain Cuthbert, and 1 take pleas ure in expressing my admiration of theservieo of thc gallant captain and his distinguished company during thc notion. I would also mention in terms of praise tho following com ?an miers of batteries nt thc Point, viz : Lieu I tenants Armstrong, of tho Citadel Academy, 1 and Brownfield, of the Palmetto Guard j also, Captain Thomas, of tho Citadel Academy, ' who had charge of thc rifle cannon, and had t tho honor of using this Valuable weapon-a ! gift of one of South Cnrolinn's distant sons to his nativo State-with peculiar effect. Capt. J. G. King, with his company, thc Marion Artillery, commanded the Mortar battery in rear of thc Cummings' Point batteries, and thc accuracy of his shell practice was the ttiemo of general admiration. Capt. George S. James, commanding nt Fort Johnson, had tho hpuor of firing the first shell at Fort Sum ter, and his conduct, and those under him, was commendable during thc action. Capt. Martin, S. C. A., commanded the Mount Pleasant mortar battery, nod with his assist ants did good service. For n more detailed account of the gallantry of officers and men, and of thc various incidents of thc attack on Sumter, I would respectfully invite your at tention to thc copies of the reports of the different officers under my command, here with enclosed. I cannot close my report with out reference to tho following gentlemen : To his Excellency Governor Picketts and staff especially Cols. Lnmnr nnd Dearing, who were so active and efficient in the construction of thc Channel batteries; Cols. Lucas and Moore, for assistance on various occasions; and Col. Duryea and Mr. Nathan-chief of the fire de partment-for their gallant assistance in put ting ont tho fire nt Fort Sumter, when the magazine of the latter was in imminent danger of explosion. General Jamison, Secretary of War, and General S. ll. Gist, Adjutant-Gen eral, for their valuable assistance in obtaining and despatching the troops for thc attack on Sumter and the defence of the batteries. Quartermaster's and Comm issu ry-Gcncral's Department-Col. Hutch nnd Col. Walker, I and tho Ordnance Board, especially Colonel Manignult, Chief of Ordnance, whose zeal and activity were untiring. The Medical Depart ment, whose preparations bad been judiciously and amply made, but which a kind Providence rendered unnecessary. Tho Engineers-Ma jors Whiting nnd Gwynu, Captains Trapier nnd Leo, nnd Lieutenants McCrady, Earle and Gregorie, on whom too much praise can not bc bestowed for their untiring zeal, ener gy and gallantry, and to whose labors is great ly due tho unprecedented example of tithing such an important work, after thirty-tltrco hours' bring, without having to report thc loss of n single life, nnd but four slightly wounded. From Maj. W. H. C. Whiting I derived nlso much assistance, not only ns un engineer in selecting the sites nnd laying out the Channel Batteries on Morris' Island, but ns'nc ti og As sistant-Adjutant and Inspector General, in arranging nnd stationing thc troops on said ' Island, /rite Naval Department, especially i Capt. ilartstoine, one of my volunteer Aids, who was perfectly indefatigable iii 'guarding thc on tra nco into tho harbor, ami in transmit* tin.c my orders. Lieut. T. Bi Huger was also of much ser vice, first ns inspecting ordnance officer of I batteries, then in charge of the batteries of I the south end of Morris' Island. Lieutenant I Warley, who commanded the Dahlgroen Qhitn I ucl Battery, also tho school ship, which was I kindly offered by the Board of Directors, and j was of .mich service. Lieut, ll ut ledge was acting inspectai gonc'ral pT ordnance pf all tho batteries, in which capacity, assisted by Lieut, I Williams, C. S. A., on Morris' Island, bc was of much service in organizing nnd distributing the ammunition. Captains Childs and Jones, assistant commandants ol' batteries to Licutcn I ant-Colonel DeSaUssUrC ; Captains Wander and Allston, acting assistant Adjutant and Inspector-Generals to Gen. Simons' brigade ; Captain Manignult, of my staff, attached to General Simons' stall', did efficient nnd gallant services on Morris' Tsland during the fight. Professor Lewi* H. Gibbes, of tho Charleston College, and his nids, for their valuable ser vices in .operating thc Drummond Lights es tablished nt th? extension of Sullivan's and Morris' Islands, The vencrablo and gallant .Edmund'Kulin., of Virginia, was at thc Iron Battery, and firo.l many guns, undergoing ev I cry fatigue nnd sharing tho hardships nt thc j battery with tho youngest of the Palntettoes. ? To. my regular staff, Major D- B- Jones>C. S. A., Captains Lee nnd Ferguson, S. C. A., mid Lieutenant L?'gnro, S. (3. A., .nd volun teer staff, Messrs. Chisohn, Wigiall, Chcsnut Manning, Miles, Gonzales ntid Piyor, I nm much indebted for their indefatigable nnd valuable assistance, night and day, during thc nttack on Sumter, transmitting in open bonts I my'orders when culled upon, with nlncrit} j and 'cheerfulness', to tho "diff?rent batteries nmidst falling balls nnd bursting Shells, Capt Wigfall being tho first in Sumter to receive its surrender. 1 I Hui) sir, vory respectfully, your obodiehl setvunt, G. T. BI;AUHK?AUI>, Brigndier-Gcnornl .Commanding. SoL'THKitN TIIADK.-The Petersburg FJX press of Wednesday, says : As an ihstnnci of -tho o?feot8 of secession Upon tho rolntiv< conditions, nnd especially "upon the manufac turing .department*, of tho two sections of ow country, wo will mention tho foot, that Mr Gcorgo II. Davis, ono of our most ontorpri sing mere' ants, recoived front Charleston yes torday, packr.gcs of dry goods to thc nmoun of $8000, tho material and ninnufaoturo o which wero entirely consummated, in th South. Wo only need to bo thrown upoi ,0ur resources, lo_ dovclopo thom to au nbuti dont extent. Tho experiment is now to h tried, and there is uo doubtHHKmt its BUOOOSS.1 Telegraphic News from all <lu'uVtor3. TKKNTON, (via Montgomery,) May ?.--. Tho war bill passed by tho New Jorsey Leg islature calls fur $1,000,000. i DKTUOIT, May 9.-The Governor rccom-. . mends to tho Legislature to order a loan of 81,000,000. NKW YORK, -May 0.-A fully armed schooner was captured oil' the mouth of tho' Chesapeake, with two tneu-thc rest ha, inp; escaped. lil CH MOND. May 9.-The authorities aro evidently well posted os to Scott's plans. Fifteen hundred troops arrived nt Percyville ' from Philadelphia last night. Con. l?aniey * Jias been ordered back to St. Louis. Tho passenger truins between Philadelphia alni Baltimore havo resumed their trips*: MONTGOMERY, May 9.-Nothing was done in the public session of Congress to-day. In secret sessiou an act was passed to'raiso additional forces to serve during tho war, and author] 'ng thc President to accept thc ser vices of volunteers without regard to tho 1 place of enlistment. Another act made pub lic authorizes thc Postmaster Gcnoralto issuo a proclamation any day he may choose to des ignate, taking entire chargo of tho postal af fairs of tho Confederate States. Mumu:, May 8.-Thc transports-.'Kick Keys un?i Henry Lewis left here.yesterday, laden with provisions for Pensacola, nrrivotP1 off thc bar at &p. m., but wero stopped and boarded by thc Powhatan. Their/ papors and cargoes were examined by Com. Porter, who granted them permission to proceed to Pensacola, remarking that he thought Gen. Bragg wished to use thc boats for eouvcying troops to Santa .llosa Island, end that they would be badly whipped after Bragg got them there. While thc Keys and Lewis were sounding and getting under way, tho' Brooklyn came up, and ordered them to fol low her to the Sabine. Through sotnc inis I understanding the Keys had got under way for thc bar. The Powhatan and Brooklyn I both fired across her bows. Sho rounded to. ? Boat's crews of armed men wero put aboard of her, and they were compelled to lay to uu der the guns of thc Sabine till this morning; when Lieut. Brown endorsed on their papers a warning not to attempt nu entrance of tho harbor, or he would send them North as pris oners of war, and have thc boats sold un prizes. Tho Powhatan followed thc Keys and Lewis on their return homo, till they had passed Perdido river. They arrived here iu safety this morning. ' . MONTGOMERY, May 8.-Congress sits mostly i secret session. It is understood they are engaged in perfecting arrangements for a vigorous and successful prosecution of thc war, by placing tho Confederacy in tho best possible condition of defcuce. It is al so understood, contrary to what was supposed, that the Confederacy has control of sufficient arms, ordnnnco and ammunition of every description, to put into the field ono hundred and fifty thousand mon for a year's campaign. "WASHINGTON, May 8.-A Louriana reg iment arrived at Richmond on Monday. 1,400 strong. Tennessee and Alabama troops and batteries reached lynchburg. NORFOLK, May 8.-There are four ths.. Snnd troops now concentrated here, including two Georgia companies. The authorities are fortifying Norfolk and Hatter's Inlet. F HANK rom', May 8.-Governor Magoffin, in his message to the Kentucky Legislature, denounces Lincoln's movements, and inclines strongly towards thc South ? but refers tho whole subject to the people. He recom mends a State Convention, , . WASHINGTON, May 8.-Maj. And.cr.son, , for tho present, has consented to take* ooiu mnnd of a Union brigade from Kentucky. BALTIMORE. May 8.-Several riotous per sons wero arrested for attaoking-some of tho Massachusetts troops. Thc Maryland Legis lature has done not hing. NKW YORK, May 8.-The Liverpool steamer Asia sailed to day, taking out $4,800 iu specie. . . B?STO.N., May 8.-Thc steam frigate Min ncsota sailed to-day under sealed or?lof?. PHILAOF.LI'HIA, May 9.-Virginia troops aro reported to be concentrating in f?rco at Ilr.rpe'r's Ferry. WASHINGTON, Moy 9.-The 'Government feels no apprehension of nu attack* on Cairo. Gen. Lee says tho Virginians shall not cross the Stato line unless attacked. MONTGOMERY, May 9.-Reliable informa tion has reached ofiioiul circles hero that elev en States will ho in tho Southern Confedera cy carly in June. Hon. T. L. Clingmnn, of North Carolina, is here. Favorable advices have been received from Kontuoky aud-Mie souri. ' - . * ?. - j ri Mr. Russell, traveling correspondent of tho TiOndon Times, loft Montgomery last night, fully confirmed in tho belief of thc 'perma nency and military resources' of tho Confed erate States. Tho vote in tho Arkansas Con vention on tho ordinnnoo of -secession wan 69 to 1. ALEXANDRIA, May O.-v-Thdrc is bo nows of importance hero or in Washington', to-day. Mr. Si mont?n, of thc N?w York Times, was accidentally shot yesterday in Washington, and a policeman shot a soldior there also; and to day a mombo** cf thc 7th rcgimontwfiis accidentally shot. The bridges on tho Northern Central Rail road .wiil bo finished to day. The court,ItOUab nt Frederick; Maryland, was barned yesterday. OiiAMnKRSiumu, Jtfny 10.--tt is reporter! that tho Virginians aro fortifying tho' heights , on thc Maryland sideof tho Potomac. About six thousand Confederate troops aro there. WASHINGTON, May 10.-Judge ScarbbK ough, of tho Court of Clainm has resigned. VKROYVILLE, May 10.-Tho graduating class of West Point Cadets b?P arrived Hope, to drill tho Lincoln, forces. NEW YORK, May lO.-Tho Quaker City li blockading Cape Honry, It la reported $.$t tho Virginians aro fitting tho Blcfnncvur Yorktown and Jamestown 'to jun tho f?ftfca river blookado. ' Tho sccerision Wg" fa tittil fy* ing ?t ITaiupton Roads.