The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1861, Page 5

wnt ‘There was wich spirito: pe-riotiem and | no selfish advantage nor indulge im the least spirit of manifected. RESTING FROM SOUTH CAROLIN CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN CHARLESTON, Cuarcasros, Jan. 1, 1861. Commandér Pettigrew, of Castle Pinckney, has issued orders that no boat shall be a'lowed to approach the wharf bead without permission, under penalty of serious consequences in case of violation, ‘The city rivergrout is carefully guarded. Carolina ladies have tendered their services at the forts, and some have piepared bedding for the troops. ‘There is free posta! communication betwoen th» forts and the city. ‘The Vigilant Rifles have gone on secret service at Mor ris Island. ‘The Zouaves and German Ri%e3 proceeded to the har. bor at noon. ‘The steamship Fernandina is diseoutiaued for the pre- pent. Six companies dri!) in the city this evening. ‘The Palmetto Guards, 100 strong, have charge of the ‘arsenal, under the Palmetto flag instead of che federal fag. Commodore Shubrick is the guest of Colonel Isaac W. ne. (re despatch of yesterday announced the arrival of J. A. Elmore, Commissioner to South Carolina, A correspondent of the Courier advises Southern mor- ehanie to be careful how they ship merchandise for loug ‘voyages, to beware of privateers, and that the pPefer- ence be given to British and French vessels. Ancther correspondent advises compressed cotton breastworks. Several interior banks agree to take their respective portion of the State loan of $400,000. Collector Coloock bas tesued @ notive to masters of ves- nels that all veseels from and for ports outside of South @arolina must enter and clear at Charleston. 4 Baltimore despatch, in which Heary Winter Davis figures, says the Committee of Thirty-three have agreed ‘apon ap amicable adjustment of the Southeru dificulties. Beis thought the despatch ig false, It may have some bearing on the coutemplated attack on Fort Sumter, Yesterday, in secret session, wis passed, which has been signed and made public, au ordinano: to define and punieh treason. It declares that in addition to that already declared treason by the General Axsembly, trea- pon against tho State sball consist only in levying war vat the State, adhering to its enemics, and giving them aid and comfort. The penalty is death without the Denefit of clergy. ‘The erdinance concerning judicial powers provides that the judicial power here fore delegated by this State, #0 ‘as to form part of the judicial power of the United States, having reverted to South Carvlina, shu!l ve exercised by such courts as the General Assembly shail direct. ‘The ordinance concerning the powers lately vested in the Congress of the United States declares that all powers which the State bas heretofore delegated to Congress shall be vested in the Gevera! Aesembly, except during the existence of this Convention. ‘The power of the General Assembly is not to extend, ‘without the direction of the Convention, to duties on im- ports, the Post Office, declaration of war, treaties and confederacy with other States, citizenship and treason. ‘The Presicemt ajpoinied tLe following OCommission- ers;—To Florida, L, W. *prat:; Alabama, N, P, Calhoun; Mississippi, John L. Manning; Arkancts, A. ©. Spain. Commissioners will also be appointed to Georgia and ‘Texas. Baxrmore, Jan. 2, 1860. ‘The special correspondent of the American at Charlos- ton furnishes the followiag 1tems:— Military operations are very active, and every point of importance is fully manned. ‘The news that Secretary Floyd hal not withdrawn his resignation was received with sorrow. ‘The atiitude of che Administration was regarded as warlike. If the worst comes Carolina wil: moet it; though’ the people are cast down, they will fight to the Ditter end. ‘There is a censorship exercised over the telegraph. Tne city is nightly patrolled by the mili ary. Jt js said Major Anderson wa- alarmed by three rockets Mt off from the end of Sullivan’s Island, which he sup- posed to be the signal for an attack, This, however, fe not generally crediied, but that he certainly Deft im great haste is evidenced by many things. There were left behind, in the officer's quarters, hats, books, coats, etc. The piaco was open, the music on the floor, and the stoo! overturned. It is proposed to starve out the troops at Fort Sumter, and then attack them on rafis, with the aid of batteries already erected. There ie a battery of earthwork, logs and cand on the end of Sullivan's Island, and also one on Morris Island. ‘The expectation was that the cutter Harriet Lano ‘would arrive on the night of the ist, and the determi- nation was to fre upon and sink hrr if she attempts to enter. No clearances for vessels have been made out under the new regime. Ibe ret yorwet ther arryvoo from Europe will create a rumpus. THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. Cuarteto, Jan. 1, 1861. Prayer was offered by Mr. Dupree, in which he said:— bring confusion and discomfurs upo ; our ue ant bat Roy strengthen the hear:s and n rves ‘and a) ms of our sons, to meet this great trial, ia the name of the God of Israel. ‘The President received a highly important communica- tion from the Commissioners. It was laid on the table, to be considered in secret session. Immediately fronting the Preaident is a most beautiful Dust of John C. Caihoun, in pure white marble. Ona piece of paper is the inscription — “Truth, justice and fraternity. You have written your name in the book of life; fll up the page with delibera- tion; that written, execute quickly. The storm is from the North. The day is far spent and the night is at hand. Our homes and honor summon the citizens to appoar on the parade ground for iuspection.”” ‘The Preswext announced the result of the balloting for Commissioners in certain States. ‘The Convention then went into secret session to ballot for Commissioners to Georgia and Texas. ‘The Columbia Artillery, numbering fifty men, arrived here at une o'clock to-day, and proceeded to the harbor ‘They will vse cannon belonging to Charleston. ‘Tw: thousand pounds of powder have been ordered to one of the forts. ‘The Convention have adopted, as amended, the report, recommending that proper me sures be adopted to insure the forming of a Southern confederation by the appoint. ment of cemmissioners to the slaveholding States, asking them to call conventions to consider future political rela tions. ‘This step arises by no means from presumptuous arro- gance, but an advance tn the position of circumstances given South Carolina in the line of procedure for the great designs of maintaining the rights, security and very existence of the slaveholding South. The instrument ealled the constitution of the United States is suggested ‘a8 2 suitable and proper basis to be offered for a provi- sioval government. ‘The following are the principal considerations whlch finduce the committee to give that the preference:— That the said instrument was the work of minds of the firet order, in strength and accomplishment. that it was most carefully constructed by comprehensive views and ca: ful examination of details; that experience has proved it to be a good form of government for those sufciently ‘virtuous, intelligent and patriotic to cause it to be fairly ‘and honestly canstrued and impartially carried out; that (tie the nettled opinion of thie State that there has never been an adverse plan of government for the confeders ted States, On wecount of anything in ite struc ture, but dissatisfaction, attributable to false glosses | @angerous misinterpretation, and perversion of sundry ‘Of ite provisions, even to the extent, in ome particular, of 80 covering up the real purpores of certain legisla tion (meant to protect domestic manufactures in one" fection) as to estop the Supreme Court iu ite opinion from Judicially perceiving the real design; that it pre sents % complete scheme of — confederation, @apadle of being speedily put in operation. pa pags of South Carolina cherished and fi pate # tt in their own hauds for tuterpretation and administration, especially as portions of that had beou by permission made patent for misohicf and oppreesivw 4m hands adverse and inimical to their interests, have secured the settled construction by the Houth that « Speely confederation by the South is desirable iv th highest degree, which it te supposed must be temporary. First, if accomptished as soon as it should be, ant ne better basis than the constitution of the United Status t Hikely to be suggerted or adopted for temporary purposes. hat the opinions of thowe to whom it i# designed to offer ft would be conciiiated by the testimony sat the vory fet itsel? would carry that South Carolina meant to «ek dietation; that such # form of government, more or Jess Kuown in Europe, if adopted, would indicate abroad that the seceding Southern States had forecast and | energy t© put nto operation forthwith a scheme | of government and administration competent to produce | & prompt organization for internal neceasities, and suf- ficient for the proter:on of foreign commerce directed hither, as well ag between them as united powers and foreign commercial relations, and confine without delay ® power touchiug the purse and sword that might bring to @ prudent issue the reflections of those who perchance might be contempliting invasion, to an issue disastrous to them should they attempt a de sign of invasion. It ts contended that some limitation of the power to levy duties, regulate oaumerce and perebance ether pro- Visions of the said constitution be desirable; in fact, they are so, Modifications of the articles of perma nent government will be settled upon, meantime the constitution referred to will serve the purpose of the \emporary confederation. If the said constitution was adopted they proposed that it be subject to specific lim:- tation, expos’tions of ambiguities and modifications. The committee amend the second section of the reso- lutions telegraphed on Christmas, providing that the said provisional government and the tenures of all offlcersand appointments arising under it shall cease in two years from July 1 next, or when the permanent governmen shall have been organized. ‘The third, as amended, reads that the said commis sioners shall be authorized to invite the seceding state to meet in convention, at such time and place to be agreed upon, for the purpose of forming and putting the motion for such provisional government, go that the said provi sional government be oigauized to go into elfect at the "earliest period previous to the 4th of March 1861. The same Convention of seceding States shall proceed forthwith to consider and pro. poce a constitution and plan of permanent government for such States, which proposed pian shall be referred back to the several State conventions for adoption or rejection. Fourth—That the eight deputies elected by ballot in this Convention be authorized to meet the deputies of other slaveholding seceding States of the federal Union, for the purpose of carry ing into effect the foregoing reso- lutions. It is recommended that each of the said Staves be entitled to one vote in the said Convention upon all questions, and each State to send so many deputies, equal in number to the senators and representatives she is entiled to in the Congress of the United States. That every person residing in South Carolina at the tim® of its secession from the United States, whether a born resident or a naturalized citizen, ehall continue until death a citizen of South Carolina, unless a foreign resi- dence be established or notice of intention be given of expatriation; also, that all free whites born within the territory of the State, or those born outside the territory whose father was then a citizen, shall be deemed aitizens; algo persons from any one of the United States, wao, within twelve months from the secession of this State, shall reside within its territory, with the intention of re- maining, shall, uponjtaking the oath of allegiance, be declar- ed a citizen ; also, that citizens of other States, coming here after the expiration fof ayear from the date of secession, and actually residing seven months, with the intention of remaining, shall become citizens upon taking the outh of allegiance: every person, a citigen of any one of the States now confederated under the name of the United States of America, who, in twelve months after the date of the ordi pances of secession shall cone and reside in the State with the intention of remaining; upon such person taking the oath of allegiance to this Stato below provided; also every free white who shall be engaged in actual service in the military or naval force of the State, or shall take an oath of intention to continue in such ser- vice three months, unless sooner discharged honorably, and also the oath of allegiance below precriped in this case, the oaths to be administered by a commissioned officer of the service in which the applicant for citizenship is to ‘be enjoyed of superior rank to the applicant; thereupon tho certificate of citizenship of the applicant, signed by the officer, shall be delivered to the applicant; also every free white not a citizen of any of the States above men- tioned, who at the date of secession was residing in the State, or who within s year from that dato has como to reside in tho State with the intention of remaining; upon such persons appearing before the Court of Com- mon Pleas, for any of the districts of ths State, and establishing by his or her oath the residence or inten tion here required and taking the oaths of allegiance and abjuration prescribed below; also, every person not a citizen of any of the States above mentioned. (It means any one State of the United States at the date aforceaid, who may come to reside within the State with the inten- tion of remaining, may be naturalized according to the naturalization laws of the State, until altered or repealed.) The naturalization laws of the United States are accommodated to the special condition of tho State, and are hereby made the laws of the State, except instead of the oaths required by those laws in the final act, the oaths of allegiance to the State and abjuration beiow provided shall be taken. In all cases the citizenship of a man hall evtand ta hie wife, present or fatire, whenever she shall have @ residence in South Carolina, and shall extend also to each of his children that, under eighteen years of age, may have a residence in South Curolina, In ike manner the citizenship of a woman shall extend to each of her children under eighteen, &e., provided tha: no case of the citizenship shall extend to any person who is not a free white. ‘The oath of allegiance is:—‘‘I do swear or affirm that I will be faithful and true allegiance bear to the State of Socth Carolina as long as 1 may contaue a citizen thereof.’” ‘The oath of abjuration is:—‘T do solemaly ewerr or af- firm that | do renounce and forever abjure ali allegiance and fidelity to every prince, potentate, State or sove- reinty whatsoever, except the State of South Carolina.’ Several printed reports have been circulated, but none sanctioned before last Monday. The Cor vention went into secret session. ‘The following additional Commissioners were appoint- ed:— Texas, John MacQueen; Georgia, James L. Orr; Mis- siseippi, Armistead Burt, instead of Mr. Bonham. Mr. Spratt started this morning for Tallahassee. Others have commiesions prepared. Though two companies are being started from the Six- tecnth regiment, the citizens wore startled by firing from the forte, but it proved to be only the practising South Carolinians. OUR CHARLESON CORRESPONDENCE. Z Cnarteston, Dec. 29, 1860. Affairs in Charleston—Some Facts about Fort Moultrie ant Fort Sumter—The Position of Major Andersom—The Slaveship Bonita— Rescue of the Captain, de., de. ‘The city is full of all kinds of rumors and excitement | concerning the relations of the federal government with South Carolina and the attitude of the North and Souta | generally. But the great point of exeitement since Christmas morning has been the evacuation of Fort Moultrie by Majer Anderson, and his subsequent occupa- tion of Fort Sumter, People have been considerably exercised about these movements as well as at the sei- zure of Castle Pinckney, Fort Moultrie, the revenue cutter, the Custome House and Post Office, by the authorities of | the State, The forcible Mberation of the scaptain of the | slaver Bonita—who was at the time under the care of an | officer in the United States servico—nas also led to con- siderable comment on ail sides. | Now, upto the period of the transfer of the United States troops from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, the latter fottification has been under the charge of a single sergeant, and the people ya could always go in and ont as it suited their pleasure or convenience. They therefore thought that they could sake possession at any moment, aod never for an instant anticipated any trou- | ble in that quarter. But Major Anderson camo to the conclusion that it was bis duty to re move from Fort Moultrie to Fort Samter, #0 as to be placed in an tmpregnable position, where he could not de dislodged by any force that South Carolina might be able to send against him, It is true he had no fears | whatever of an attack from the State or city authorities, who had declared that they would make no hostile dem- cnstrations; but he did fear that on some sudden emer- gency a mob, in a etate of high excitement, might have | Marched into the fort and thus percipitate hostilities by compelling him end his little band so defend themselves against immense odds. As diMicultioes of the ‘situation’ were momently increasing, the cnly security against bloodshed was to be | found in the course pursued by Major Anderson; fr, with | bis force of sixty men, he could never have succoaafully resisted two or three thousand men in bis position in Fort Moultrie, Im case of an attack he would most cer- tainly have been |, and the ite would ovate bape be eee ‘We have already seco that itwas wi view vent sash © commis ope ae a hostile collision that on the “night of the of Teecember, Major Anderron removed all hie forees wo the more secure position. ‘The authorities of Charleston, who had forme ®uxpician of the intentions of Major Anderson, had already directed the river steamer Nina to be put ypon the look ont amd fo ply about the harbor, ne a port of police, to keep wateh on the fort, and to pre: vent the removal, if pormible. That night the boat war to go on duty at ‘clock, but when that hour came the Oharleeion authorities found that the Major had been oa gatek for them, for he had begun jie movements at o Len aiclod, end ¥ pipe the whole of bis arrangems.:is ritiee , orders have been ied to the pilots (or bid- ong them 10 payiga © apy no. ual vessel into thy bar. ber. ‘the State au'horitice have also sagged all che fort, in the | supply boats that us ally come from ecoupation of the U- ted States tr if water and proviricns, m the ho; of starving out the little gucrison +f Major Andersen, }1t, fortuuately, heaven protwous the brave, apd the gi ont Major abunlaut @ por tunities for colleeti’ g 41 thy waterthat comes from the clonae, and it is Buppo-ed that he will Bave ag mich Water UF he eal! need, Derites being provited with » ov siens fer six months. he is, therefore, in the bes possible position for maintaining lomself aud his col ters ib the fort: and nothing © p expe: him from it, So mych Jor the forts, Tn 1 gard to the seizure of the revenue cutter William Aiken, it must be known that Capt. Coste, who wos a cDMADA, is @S0uth Carclinian and a red hot seou-sion se ‘he Gtheer second in command was Lieut, Under woot, of the revenue service, to which he has been for & long time attached, It wap understood by the friends of Coste that he was an intense secvssionist, and that hy | would resign bis command and pass the ehip over to his scecnd «theer, But be did no euch thing. It hap. pened, curiously enough, that jnst before the passing of the ordinanee by the state Convention for severing the connection of Seuth Carolina with the United States, thie revenue cutter hac been drawn up to be overbauled and te bave her bottem cleaned, She wes alreaiy hauled up close, but before her bottom could be scrap the State went out of the Union, Jt war then that the captaia re- sgird bis ccmmirsion under the federal government, hauled down the United States fag and hoirted tho pal metto, by which means the cutter change! from a fade- ral t a@ State vessel of war. Lieutenant Unierwood = on ong weryr rs oy on State and left sccoraimgly, and have probably gone North. In the cose of the slaver Bonita, the Taste are those:-— ‘The captain was in charge of ap officer of tbe Unied States tavy, who had orders to proceed to Noifolk, ba in ConseqVeLoe Of a KtreRs of Weather he was compelled to putinto Charleetop, in total ignoranes of everything concerbing the eecessin movement. When he landed the people were astonished, and thought ho put in pur- ely. Of couree he immediately procecde.l to act as the w direota, hy taking hs prisoner betore ono of the jnlizes of the » Who, bowever, declared that hid no jurisdiction in the matter.’ His only cov n ‘was to keep bis prisoner in custody and return tein o: board ship, but be had not lett the enurt room long be fore @ mob'scized the prisoner and delivered hima, much to the joy of the slave eaptam, but very much to tho surprige and astonishment of the lieutenant, who, how- ever anxious he might have been to. be relleved ‘of his prisoner, desired to see him released by the due course of W. THE INNER DEFENCES OF CHARLESTON HARBOR. [From the Charleston Mercury, Dee, 27.] CASTLE PINCKNEY. Castle Pinckney is a small work, situated on the southern extremity of “ Sbuate’s Folly Island,” betwoen ‘the biog and Folly channels. Though in itevif nota very considerable military work, yet, from its position, eom- manchg a8 it does the while line of our eastarn wharves, it beec mes of the utmost :mpartance for it to be ha'd by the State authorities. It ie, in fact, the immediate out work of the city, useful to annoy an tavading tleat #lscik! it pase tho outcr forts, and te render their landing very diftioult, if not PLAN OF CASTLE PINCKNEY. f Arched gateway. Barracks for suldiers. Wharf. Furnace for heating shot. Bemb-proof easements for lower tier guns. Harbor beacon Stone break water and landing. |. Sand bark, &.porea at low water. I. Old shanticr, &e. In its plan it presents to the South a semi-cirenlar face: the eustern and western faces are forined by the line of rampart following the direction of the tangent to the cir cular arcat its extremity, and fora distance of tweuty yarcs, the nortbern side is plain, at beth the northeast- er and northwestern angies are semi-cireular bastions, the outer extremities of the arce being tangent reepee- tively to the eastern and westorn sides of the fort. There are two rows of guns—the lower being in casemates home proof,) the embrasures for which are about seven feet ubove low water mark; and tho upper en bar. tate, ‘Ihe height of the is twonty, and tho width thirty-two fect. The width of the outer wall and of the parapet Is aix feet; the depth of the casomates is twenty feet, height ton; the diameter (oust and wost) of the castle 18 170 feet, ‘The eutrance is on the northern side; en either side of which are the officers’ and privates’ quarters, mess room , &c. The aecent to the barbette is made on the north- eustern and perthweetern corners of the terre parade- In the centre of the latter is the furnace for heat- shot. Around the foot of foarp wall is a breakwater, about tweive fect in width, horizontally, which haa ite western side extended in a tangent direction to the suuth, to form the lanoing. The landing is protected by the fire of revera! guns etry tts length. ‘the armament of castle consists of about twenty. five pieces, 24 and 82 pounders; a few seacoats mortarr and six Columbiads—the latter not being mounted. In the maguzine is a sufficiency of ammunition, including shot and loaded shell. This work has been of late put in as repair ns possible. Owing to the want of ventilation and the reverberation of the sound in an engage ment, the lower tier of guns would coon come useless, and the occupants would be obliged to resort entirely to the barbette guns and = mor- tars, Inthiscase, th» exposure to the enemics’ direct shot would net be great, for the garspet is higher than the buike of most ehiys, and much higher than the adjoinin, shore. Ae to its importance, although if we pommened forts Sumter and Moultrie, it would be of comparativély little use; yet if em enemy possersed it, its proximity to the city would enable the garrison to damage Charleston seriously. Hex copp SNIUTE’S POLLY IBLAND. In considering the subject of still further defences for the inner harbor of Charleaton, it has seemed to us that “ehute’s Folly Island,’ upon the south point of which Castle Fir ckney now stands, is susceptible of being great- ly improved without mueh engineering skill. Baithen batteries for filty or more guns could be erected along the shore, and be completely protected by the cutle. ‘This weuld entirely prevent any passage by small craft through Heg Island channel into Cooper river. HADURILL'S POINT, Thongh not indiepenrable, a small battery of say ten oF twelve guns, at some well selected point of the Haddrili’s Yoint shore, would be « valuable auxiliary to the other important defences of the harbor. THE RAST RAY BATTERY SRA WALL. Pebind the new stone sea wail op the East Bay Battery there is ample space for fifty or more guns in barbette, which could be premp ty mounted on timber platforms. Frem this etrong point a large circle of the inner barbor could be protected, including the entrance to the Ashiey river. THE UNITED STATES VFSSFLS STATIONED AT CHARLESTON. ‘The revenue cutter said to have been taken by the secessionists at Charleston, is an old pilot boat now called the Aiken. fhe mounts no guns, and is merely hired by government, and is used as acutter. There has been no United States revenue cutter on this station since 1864, when she foundered in a gale off the harbor, and all bands were lost except twoef the crew. The other vessels of the United States in Charleston harbor are the schooner Petrel, formerly be longing © the war or navy department; was in pervice during the Florida war; sho fe now used as @ quarantine bulk; during the yellow fever months, being loaned by the Treesury Department to the Charleston Board of Health for that purpose; the light house tender schooner, Governor Aiken, is used in ‘ting supplies to the | ficted and in removing. and replacing beoys ta the ee cor; the eurveying pchooner Crawford; this versel was formery a revenue cutter, and was the fag ship the, reveuse fleet in 1832, during _ the | Nuliies- tion; ehe, with eight others, captu took posses- ticn of ‘the smuggling brig General Hayne thi eehooner Crawford in the ane of that name rebuilt; he is now harbor and inlets near Char! Fteomer Fire (coast survey) modore Vanderbilt for the survey of the Savannah river: wee two months on the pareage from New Yo Charleston, having to keep in shore. A Colt’s revolver Pleced on a pivot would be an efficient bettery for her, and in fact the only one +he could carry with any degroe of safety, ¢ named versels are A collection of, old rotten planks and not worth (if require!) the pow ler end shell to biow them out of the er. Th: ah light ve-eel stationed on Rattlernake shoals, twenty five miles from the city of Charleston, MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN CHARLESTON. (trem the Charleston Merenry, Dec. 29.) ‘The misitary movements Progreaset uy yesterday. Nothing transpired to change neti t uspect of attr, ‘The public excitement and exaeperation was net a whit lees than that which prevailed on Thureday, and all day Jong cur bulletine were throngrd with citizens anxious for tidings frrm Woeebington. In the meantime eine changes were made in the disposition of the troops eee ing the feveral military peste now in the hands of th state, ‘Thirty members of the Waehington Light infantry were transferred to the grerigen of Lort Monitrio, and a de: taehmeet ¢f artiiler ete took their place at Chatle Pinek. ney. £0 that the force at the Inttor place now oonsirta of sixty men of the Waciington Light imfantry. thi ty five of the see cn infertey thety fveof the Meagher Guard, ond the thirty ervilery men—one humired ag sinty al. A fingstaf has been ereot- 5 oS ee oe oe t the ramjarte, but on the wharf aud breakwater. At Fort Moultrie ma'te:s are very quiet. The guus have Deen rendered utterly wseless by the free application of ppihes, ter and fire. Ube garrison are in good epirit«, eh are roughing it in true soldierly fashion, The Arsenal was guarced on Tburrday night end yesterday moroing by the Palmetto Guaid and the Culet Hitiemen. Ts were etmetly curried out, and no ent) anoe what- ‘ever was made. Nowhing placed within the enclosure by the fo eral government was tonehed, but the strictest surveillance was kept around the walls, . Yesterday (he (wo companies Ou guard we the Irish Volunteers. ‘The Palme n ved, numbered sixty-eight men, and the Cadet Rid men firty four, The Trish Volunteers will be relieved at eight clock this morning by the German Fusiliers, We may Lere stale that the report current that « portion of ihe stores Of cine and ammunition in the Arsenal bave deen Wupred or destroyed is wholly without foundation. MAJOR ANDERSON’S REPLY TO THE CHARLESTON AUTHORITIES. ‘The Wilmington (N. C.) Lerald saye:—After Major An- éerson moved to Fort Sumter, Governor Pickens sent Colone! Petuigrew and Major Capers down to him with » Ceepatch. ‘the Courier says bis reply had not transpired, Dut we learn vhat a geitleman who arrived here yoster: ay from Charleston gays that Major Anderson réceived the above named gentiomen courteously, und stated to them that he had seted upon bis own responsibility and for security—ihat he deprecated the necessity for it, and hoped no attack would be made wpou him—that he should Yate to turn bie guns upon bie couutrymen, but, unles ccmmanced by the government of the United States, he would never surrender the post while he lived, and tha it ap otteck ws made upen him he hoped the first sho fired at the fort would pierce his heart. It is said he has* one year’s provisions in the fort, and over two hundred men, THE OFFICERS QF THE ( Pesidee Captain Coste, of South Corclina, the officers of the cutter Aiken» First Lieutenant Underwood; Second Lieutena | 0. Porter—« souof the late Com- mocore Forter—and Third Lioutenant H. J. Gambrill, of Moryland. When Coste wok possession of the brig, in Ake name of South Carolina, they immediately retired to the city, and notified the department at Washington of Coste’s act—themselves awaiting further orders from the government, TESTIMONIAL TO MAJOR ANDERSON, ‘The citigenue or Vaunton, Massachusetts, have started a eubreription to present a’ eword to Major Robert ander son, the Commandant of Fort Sumter. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Awenican TeuncRaru Company, (Geenat SUPERINTENDENT'S Orrick, Jan. 2, 1861. Intimaticns have appeared in several papers of late that the State authcrities of South Carolina have restric- tions upon the Charleston telegraph office aud otherwise contro}! the lines. I wish to correct this tu on, and to state shat the authorities of South Carolina have not yet found it necessary to interfere in any mauner with Tho business of this company. J. KENDALL, Genera! Superinendent. VIRGINIA. TRE SECESSION SENTIMENT EXPANDING THROUGH: OUT THE STATE. ‘The sent tment of the people of Virginia is assuming every day a moe and moro determinate course of action in the Prorert cries. ‘The conviction is fastening itself in tho muneg of all that they ought to for the worst. Public meetings are being held thi Among the more recent are the follow! inge of which we lay bofore our reade: Tagraphs:— ORANGE COUNTY. The people of Orange county recently held a mecting, and resoived to raise one thousand dollars to assist in the cquipment of troops and the purchase of arms to repel any imvasion from the Northern States. Seven hundred und eighty dollars were subscribed on the spot, and the full amount, it is thought, will be speedily raised, AMELIA COUNTY. A large meeting was recently held in this county, when it was declared that tt has boon clearly manifested that there is no hope for conceasions from the North in the present crisis. A committoe on resolutions was ap- pinted, who, after retiring, returned and reported the following:— Rencleed, That the County Court of Amelia is hereby requested, Cn Monday next, to make provisions for the immediato purchase of @ sufficient: number of the most improved firearms wih which toarm the volunteer forco or the county, and we pledge ourselves to pay our propor. tien of any taxes or levies which inay bo Impose! by the Court for the accomplishment of this object, not doubting that the State will ultumately reimburse avy expenditure made by the county for the purchass of arme fur her vol- unteers, and that a committee of five be appointed an the part of the meting to present this application to the Court. ‘The resolution was then unanimously asopted. RANDOLPH COUNTY. At a meeting of the citizens of the county of Randolph im the State of Virginia, without distinction of party, con vened at the Court House of said county, on the 26th day of November, 1860, being the first day of the quarterly court, a notice of which having been previously given, to take into consideration what should be done in relation to the disorganization of the pecple of the United States: After the usual preliminaries of organization, the fol- lowing were among the preamble and resolutions parsed: Whereas, ‘The North has olected Abreham Lincoln, President of the United States, who is a svctional man and olected by a sectional party, who are opposed to the Institutions of the South, and advocate doctrines in vir- lation of the constitution of the United States; and, whercas, several of the Southern States have called thelr Legislative bodies together and directed conventions to beheld by the said several States in order to secede frum the Union and dirsolve the it government of the United states, the people of this state, therefore, should ex] freely their sentiments on the subject. plved, That we deplore the election of Abraham Lin- coln af a curse to the country, and wo foar that aaid elec- tion will finally result in the diesohition of the Union. NORFOLK CITY. ‘The citizens of Norfolk, in public meeting assembled, resolved that while the preservation of the Union, if it can be cone consistently with our rights and our exact equality as members of tho Confederacy, is the first duty of Virginians, yet the present crisiv emphatically demands @ final settlement of all Mlisturbing questions, end that upon this settlement depends the ex of the goverment; that a Convention should be aascmbled ; that they are bnallerably oppored to any exercise ccercive power by the government; that the Southern States could act in concert, and to that ond there should be conference between their legislatures and conventions; and that asa final effort to preserve the Union there should be a National Convention; and, finally, that the military defences of Virginia should, at the waclieet day, ‘be placed in the best possible condition. PTER AIKEN. the proceed- ummary pa- VRINCE Gronek COUNTY, A meeting of the poople of this county, without regard to purty, was held on the 12tb of December. Resolutions ‘wore adepted that a State Convention ought to be called as soon as the Legislature ascembles. if the Union cannot be preserved with the honor and the equal rights of the States, Virginia ought to secede forthwith, and that a confederacy of the Southern States ought to be at cance formed. MECKLENBURG COUNTY. Ata meeting of the citizens of Mecklenburg, irrespec- tive of party, held Dee. 17 (court day), Colonel William Townes in the “chair and William T. Atkins and John @. Poyd acting as Secretaries, it was resolved that the pro. ple of Virginia, whenever ‘the federal governmont is per. verted to the injury of their rights, are bound to resist oppression and usurpation; that in’ view of what has occurred, the Fovereign power of the State should be now inveked ty the call of @ convention; that measures of ity should be concerted with the other Southern that the presiding magistrate of the county of Meckivnburg is hereby authorized and requested, either in person Or throngh the agency of the commanding cfleer of faid company, to purehase at the county ex penee such ans ae may be neceseary to complete the equiproent of he recently formed ts oop of cavalry, under con mond of Cpt. ‘Thomas F. Goode. ‘Thot two light infantry companies be raised tn the Twenty-rccond and Ninety-eighth regiments, to be armed with Minnie muskets god revolvers, and when raised aud unife med, that the preetding iagistrate ehall be authorized and requested to purebase for them the arms preecribed in this resolution, upon the terms and eoudi tions preseribed in the first resolution. ‘That for the purpose of meeting the views and carry ing out the purposes of these resolutions, the county Court of Meekler ‘burg be authorized and requested to ba} such ar ditional levy ss may be necessary to accumpll the cbjccts contained therein, necoding ‘That should @ collision cccur between an: Southorn State and the genera! government the Legislature and Convention shall decide what course Vir- ginta shall pursue, that each man in this meeting who in hot incapeciatated physically or by age, ahall consider it his duty, to himacit and to his State, “to go at the firat tap of the drvm," and sacrifice himeclf wy ‘the aitar erected for the protection of Southern rights, Southern inetiiution#, Southern bonor, and Southern liberty. MADISON COUNTY. An adjourned meeting of the citizens of this county was beld on tho 27th ult. Resolutions were unanimously adupted, to the effect that, whilst the citizens of Madison are desirous of a continuation of the Union, provided the ccnetitution be Bo amended ua to te the master's right of prope hie slaves, and the right to protec tion wherever may travel, by land of #ea; and the right of the South to an equitable share of the public ter- ritorice: and to give the slaveholding States the power to protect themselves and their righte at ail times, aud in Ail respects, yet they conclude thdt the fe 00 reas na bie porsitill ¥ that this will be fone, and therefore they hat it is the duty of Virgitda, in view of the tbreatens her, forthwith to diseoive her con- nection with the existing federal government, and as- sume the pesition of an ind t State. They fur- ther reecived to raise, by voluntary subscription, $1,000, and af much more us may be necessary, for the purpose 1 Murplyg Ove oF more vulnuteer companies of the coubty with arma and smmunition. Finalty, they ex- preveed their sympathy with the State of Sonth Carolina, and denovneed any atvemg by the federal government toccerce her. Tho sam of $700 was immediately. vab rer ibed for the purp.ce above iadieated, and a Commi'tee op pointed to raise the remninder Alarge meoting of thie county Free pe large ng county. i otive of party, held © meeting on the 17th wit. Many dirtingiatved sprekere and subetantial myn of the county took part in © preceesipge. From the resolutions adopted Ue doilewing extrarte ee Vhet mn view of alt he difficulties, embarriaements and Cangers present and provpect ive, it is indiypensable that Virgitio rhould took Yo her own’ welfare. ad tal : that thie ancient cemmonwr Ponvention indie * ae ‘we recommend Ww be culist as soon as ny effort on the part or the federal government & rece! ing “tate into submiagion will meet with d dieappre and be resisted by we at alt hazasés, and to the last extremity. ALABAMA, F TYR EP ON FXCITEMENT—A SOUTHERN LADY ON TPE CRISIS TPT WEEN FY TREN AND TWENTY NE GRCES HANGED FOR INSURRFOTION. In a letter received by a gontle.oon in this city from @ NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1861—TRIPLE SHEET. | Indy stopping at Wetumpka, Alabama, tbe following alla- sion ie made to the excitement exhibited in that section of the country — Cne would not thivk from what I write that we are sporting Like botierflies on the brink of ruin, in jeopardy every day, and every man dances even with @ pistol in hit beit and a bowie knive in bis bosom—the man of peace as well as the desperade. You sexro-ty fece a woman that has not learned to shoot. Everywhere the insurrecticnary movement is going on, And men look forward with feasiul #pprehensions. | fancied when la New York we heard exaggerated accounts o the excite mept here, but it is beyond even my wildest ¢ nieo- tere. Men, seem drovk with passion, and women share their ‘frenzy. Lisunion, disupion’ is the watch- word everywhere, without bloodshed; praceably 1 pes. sible. Hf not, with bloodshed and rain as ite attendant. All men cevee to speak of cementing the bend, they are pow seeking the most d best way of sundering it. This wining strength every day. I speak advisoily when fay it. It was commenced on board the staanies, and everywhere it grew wilder and wilder as 1 ame through Georgia and Alabama, At Savannah a erowd upon the wharf recalled what I had reud of the mad Ince in France during tts awful revolution. The band Of Providence seems to Coover us still, for the imsur- rectionary plans have all been discovered before their terrible consummation, and it is singular that they are ‘nvarlably headed by white men, Ip another letter from the same lady it is stated that Detween fifteen and twenty begroes were recently hanged neay Wetumpka for alloged complicity im insurreotionary movements. MARYLAND. RENATORIAL ADDRESS TO GOVERNOR HICKS, Rixteen of the twenty-two Maryland Senators have united in an address to the Governor of the State, urging him at the earliest practicable time to convene the Legin- lature of the State, in order that they may take such steys as shall to them reem most conducive to the inte. rest of the people of Maryland and promotive of harmo- ay ry the two sections of the country, ey BAY — We think that a most important and solemn duty has now devolved upon Ma) yland and the other borer States: of the South, ‘They are all, by locality, by imtorest, by education and netaral instincts, conservative, national and Union loving. By their action, united, intelligent and prompt, the glorious Unien and’ constitution tuherited frem-our ancestors may be saved from impending «e- strvetion. We wish to see that effort made. Itis the duty of Marylaad to put her hand to the work boldly, bravely und without celay. We therefore respectful suggest to your Excellency that in our judgment the time has come for the veice of Maryland to be heard and for its congervative tones to be raved in behalf of the pre: vervation of this glorions Union, THE PROBABILITY OF A CONVENTION. ‘The Baltimore Kachange understands that Hicks entertains the idea of cailing a convention himsclt in certain contingencies, without the intervention of the Legisiature. The ares that such mnven. tou would have po more ai ‘ity than one convoked by any cther citizen, and adds:—We repeat our mahility to compre! the hallucination under whieh the Governor is laboring, and which induces him tw muppose public functionary Lut himself t6 sufficiently benest, in- telligent or patriotic to be trusted with the destinies of the Stato iu the most momentous period of ts hisiory. KENTUCKY. THE LEGISLATURE TO BE CONVENED—-PROCLAMA- TION OF THE GOVERNOR. By virtue of the authority vested in mo by the thir. teenth section of the third article of the constitution of Kentucky, to convene the General Agsembiy on extraor- inary cecasions at the eat of government, I, Beriah Ma xoffin, Governer of said Commonweaith, do’ hereby call toon the members of the General Assembly to convene at the capitol, in Frankfort, on the 17th of January next, to take into consideration the interest of the common: ‘wenlth, as the eume may be involved in or connected with the preveut distracted condition of our common country In testimony whereof I have bereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Commonwealth. Done at Frankfort this 27th day of L'ecember, 1860, and in the 60th year of the commonwealth, B. MAGUFFIN. By the Goyernor.—Tuos. B. Monnor, Secretary of State, General Degolla Ex-Commander-in- Chief of the Liberal Army of Mexico. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Wasuixaton, Dec. 30, 1860. Thave read tho article, ‘The News from Mexico,’ published in your paper of the 28th instant. It is indeed inexplicable, the fact of your coutinued at- tacks against the liberal party, and purticularly againet: my father, General Degollado, whose politi- cal carcer and personal character, I am sure, you are bot acquainted with—not even with the last events of my country—as you will see pretty soon, In the first place General Degoliado is no longer Com- mander-in Chief, as he resigned two months ago, and Ortega was appointed in his stead. In the recond place, tho battie which you allude to in your article was fought under General Berriozabal, and with forecs equal to his opponents, for the reat of tho Hberal troops had not yet reached the Valle de Mexico when the engagement occurred. In the third place, | General Degollado, on his way to Vera Cruz, was acci- dentally in Foluca when Miramon captured that city. fo, wir, you may easily acknowledge that, for this thme, my father’s imbecility, his meddlesome and im- perious conduct, cannot be sp.ken of without compellit Sanat that your paper is affected by the most unj partiality. It ts very remarkable that not one of the papers of the United Ftates but youre takes 8o much trouble in defam- ing my father's tion. count myeelf for Still Lem wiiling to think that upmerciful attacks are dae to your not being ac- quainted with Mexican affairs. It will not be foreign to the question to mention to you that the press of Mexico knows how to respect your Voading men, and that instead of laboring to c-nsure and insult your le and digtingwish a men, the papers fill their pages with praise and admiration for the United States. i # practical experience of civil war, and then you will see that nowhere masses of arm- ed people are ‘& match for a disciplined army, an that whoeroever may be the loaders of such je, skill and courage will always succumb betore those Who bave had @ military ‘education. Perhaps I bad not troubled you with these observations under other cireumetences, but I hold an office in the Mexican Legation, and your attacks on my father wound my feelings, bovh ex son and in my official representa- tion 1 appeal to your sense of justice and request some aMenucDts to your article—amendments which | expect & fee in your next K tor receiving this letter. our compliance will be ‘appreciated by your ser- vant, ain M. DEGOLLADO. New Telegraph Lt Green Port, Jan. 2, 1861. The Long Island telegraph lines, extending from 21 Wall street, New York, Lasthampton, L.1., via Green Port and Sag Harbor, which have been in course of con- Btrvetion during the dast suminer ani fall, were success. fully opened yesterday. The cables between Shelter Isiand and Green Port, and between Shelter Isiand and Great Hog Neck were jaid without (iffeulty, and the lines work porfectly tn every respect for the entire distance. Much crevit te due to Messrs, Hendrickson, Crockett and Paliner for the energetic perseverance with which the work bas been pushed forward. Officers have boon already eatab- lirbed nt Fast Bampton, Sag Harbor, Greenport, Hunter's Point and New York. i those at Shelter Islend, Rivor- head, is!ip and Jamaica will be opened during the week. United States Cireult Court. Before Hon. Judge Smalley. THE EMBEZZLEMENT OF THE INDIAN TRUST FUND Row! Jax, 2—The counsel for Morsra, Clarke, Dodge & Co., applied to the Court to vacate the injunction obtained egainet them, preventing them from disposing of any of the bonds taken from the Indiau Trust fund that they might have in their possession. It was next #t forth, by offidavite, that the above firm bad in their porsersion two of the bonds, which they had Purckared on the 4th of Desember at their market volue, and that they did not then know of the felonious nature of said Bonde; and they claimed that their title was perfect, ond could not be interfered wth. They contended that the bonds were at all times marketable, und could be bought and sold like any other property, at all timer, in the public market, J bite ont A simtiar application was made in the case of Thomp- eon bres. ‘Their counsel claimed that a face of the complaint the injunction could not be main- tained, insemueh ar no account was made that the bonda in the hands of innocent hokiers should be given up. ‘The taking of the rty by Bailey, was not a larceny, which could call for their deilvery to the original owners. A consideration had begp given for theso bouds by the ac- coptarces of Secretary’ Floyd. This being the fact, no etabr zziement had takef} place, but merely an exchange of property. There was no averment that these ances were illegal or ixkued without proper aut iy. An affidavit was read, ip which they etate that they hold no Mistouri bonds, but have one North Qarolina bond thet bas the same number as one of the alleged stolen «nes, The bonds th their possession bad heen in the possession of the President of the Merchants’ Bank for nearly two years before the purahase had been le. Pirrester va. Schell.—Jadgment in thie case waa reco- vercd sgninet the defendant, as Collector of the Port, for certam duties paid to him under protest. Executions were irtued agoinst the property of the defendant to satiety these judgments, Theie was Cee made to tet ride these judgments, ov the ground that these dua- ties had been paid into the Sub-Treasary, and the claim | should be brought against the government. The Court | thie morning rendered an opinion, holding the execution | to be good, and the Coliector be held personally liable for the exces of duties levied by him. panei Aaa SNe anny iy Now Yous. —Our distinguished countryman, Mr. W. 1. Rarey, has returned to the metropolis after | paying # visit to bis friends in Obto, axdwill make hie | fret appearance before the New York public on next faturéay evening, at Niblo’s Garden, Mr. Rarey hae the famons borse Cruiser, the savage beast which he reduced to a state of wonderful amiabiiity io England, and it ie understood that several very severe specimens of equine il) temper have becn secured by bim for the ilivetration of his apeciality, 5 City Intelligence. Snvar’ New Yuan's Bat. aT Tus Aston Hovss—Gurg. we Kivpwms—A Nonus Aor.—On New Year's eve Oolonel Stetson, of the Astor House, gave further evidenee of those rare and uebie trans of sosial eharacter fer which he has ever been distmguished aga landlord and a gen- Heman, by providing a freo ball for all the servants, Walters, porters and chambarmaids employed m and About the establishment, numbering in all some two hun, dred persons. The large north dining hall bad bean cleared for the occasion, and seate arranged on either side for the use of the jolly gueste—the servante—when not engaged in dancing or promenading. An exoollent band of some ten picces diseoursed the musie; and such Music! most of it consisting of popular and soul insptring Irish airs, eapable as they are known to be of producing what mazetorions and exhilarating mspiration unknown to apy other style of secular melody, The various cotil- Ls, many 6f them spparently quite difieult, were Caneed with a segues Of precision, taste and good <ider, which would have done credit to the Prinee’s or the Japenese entertainment; while, ar to the iar manner, the spirit and jolly feror with whioh the Irish Jigs were executed by ‘ whole company,” words are incapable of giving reader the slightest om. At was a giorwus right to see these faithtul “ public ser- vents,” forgetiul fer the time of their humble position Abd daily tots, thus innocently enjeying themselves tn the persupal presence and under the direction and countenatce of thelr employer bir wept seemed to be quite as great she patrons | Astor, for the time being, nearly all of whom, both ia- dies and geutlemen, were among the spectators, Nor were thcy all spectators merely, for Col. Stetson himself, James Meteop, and the popuidr and geutiemanly assie- tants, Parker Jones, young Challe Stetson,” the glorious Banta, and others, with some of their agroe- able tadies, thought it not beneuth their positions or dignity to jom occasionally in the merry dance, special § benefit this with “thse for whose Jeyous time had been arranged. Noble fellows Giof them, for thus “ unbending” wea and co Lributing to the happiness and inpoveut gratitication of those whem cireomstancer have made leas fortunate aba conspicuous than themselves. The dancing continued Oi about midnight, when a grand promenade to the in- epiriting wir of La Margcillaise” ended this novel seene of geveral hilarity and eujoyment, the company archm: out of the ball t the eupper room in couples fn the orderly und artistic manner imaginable, It was, ove of those touching soenes whieh appeal to ne “beat emotions of the human and sympathizing heart, as was evinces by the many ‘“motst eyes” observed the apetiatons; by whom, o wal a by the servants them- y jumane at conceived affair appear- ed to Be ruby pnt gig >) FIRE IN C1TY HALL PLACE—ARREST OF TWO MEN 0 i SUSPICION OF ARGON, Shortly after twelve o'clock on Wednesday morning a fregwas discovered ima junk shop, owned by Hubert. Hoube, in the basement of the large tenement house No. 24 City Had place. Fora while there was great fright existing among the tenants, and had not the flames bean so speedily extinguiehed, many lives might have bees , sacrificed, as Lge | is ys proviced witha fire | escape, a8 requi yy the new building law passed b; | the Legielature last winter. A | . Om examining the premises it was found that had Dern entered by burglars, and ® quantity of tuken away. ‘Uficer Valontine, of the Sixth preoiuay, previous to the diveovery of the fire, arrested « a | pemed Wim. Lawecn, abs Preston, ‘with some | pipe in hig possession, on” suspicion it wae stolen. The pipe was subsequently identified by | Mir, Heube oe hie preperty. | _ The Fire Marshal, assisted by Sergeant Brower and offl- | Cor James McGuwe, entered ins a thorough mv. ion aid few hours later caused the arreet of Edward Hamp: ton, at bis house, No. 106 Mulberry street. They alse fovrd at his Louse some of the property stolen from the premince set on fire, Subsequently to the above arrests officer Jas. MeGuire, of the Sixth precinct, arrested the wife of Kaward Hamp- son while endcavoring to sell some property also stolen from the ame premises. ‘The damage by the fire was yory alight, Fiiewry’s CkixHRATION.—Ow Monday night, December 81, the boys of the Harry Howard Engine Company 36, of which E. P. Lord is the effiotent foreman, gave a recep- tion to the Protection Engine Compuny No. 5, of Melrose, J. F. Rice, foreman, at which time they wore presented with a beautiful front by the latter g ‘Waste and songs were the order of the pom tiful supply of refreshments were provided by the boys ‘of 36, and it was not till the grill hours had passed thay, with cheers for oach other, for themselves, and for every body and everything else, Ubat the meeting adjourned. Syupatsy win Tusn Sxceseson im New Yorx.—We understand thata number of our most respectable and wealtby Irish citizons fatend to get up a grand masa meeting of sympathy with the present repeal move- ment in Iroland, encouraged by the doctrine oom- menced by the present Britih Ministry that nagipns have a right to self-government. A preliminary meet i wil be hate sone at Sorhe's Howe, corner of Jam and Cl im strevis, when Decespary arrangements + will bo comploted. It is contemplated to invite General fhielcs, Kev. Lr. Cabil!, Mr. Richard O'Gorman, James T. Brady, and other distinguished men to speak on the ecoasion. Covorep Exnonants ron Port av Prixce.—The Britien brig Janes Kidston sailed on Tuesday for Port au Prince, having on board fifty-six colored persons as emigrants, forwarded by the Colonization Society. | There are thirteen from Boston, thirty-two from Philadel- pia and eueven from New York. Fara. Acctoent.—On Tuesday evening John Boyd, a sea- ‘man, of Greencek , Scotland, fell from the maintopeall yard of ship R. L. Lane, wate mg im the North river, bound to Livery and was k! . was taken in charge b: Riles pikiow bas tecnghh ates wo await the auton of the Coroner. Fare ALaRM IN THE Crry—A Lime Sxcesuow Excrre- ‘MENT.—About half past ten o’cioek on Tucsday morning the down town portion of New York was thrown into a tre- mendous excitement by the firing of ten guns in rapid succestton. In less than no time several humired people | were aseembled in the Park and tn the vicinity of the | Herat office, anxiously lnquiring the meaning of the un- urual Roite. ’ The peop! taken the idea that the firing somehow or other was connect ith the secession exert pt. Rumors flew around the (a ‘that a southern steamer, flaunting the Palinetto in the bay by the revenue cutter A States had receded frem the Union; and other equally ex- citing canards were put in caloulated tevaies the public curiority to the highest piteb. ‘The excitement. wns occasioned by the departure of the Spanish corvette Barenguela, which fired ten guns as @ parting salute. Exrtosion is West Forry-rourra Srenern—Ove Maw Kuixp.—About half-past six o'clock hast evening the boiler in'the Eagle Brewery, in West Forty-fourth streot, near Ninth avenue, exploded. There were at the time quite « number in the brewery, bat, strange to say, all escaped with their Hives with the exception of one man, the fireman, named Charles 0. Kretliog, who was so badly injured that he died in about an hour afterwards, The botler is eald to bave been in good order and perfectly tafe. It is, therefore, presumed that the accident must have been caused through pertee lessness. Most of those employed in the brewery bet left, avd but a #hort Jous there were several ti. the immediate vielmity or. Two uw n, whose noms we could not ascer- ore slightly cut th the face and arms. Sergeant Qope and » section of the Twouty-secend ward police were pre- rent and rencered mort: ficient se: viee. It is presumed that one of the plows in the side of the boiler was im tome way defective, and the probability is that there be- ing considerable more strain on it was the cause of the arcideng. Fine ix Mammen Laxt—A Man Annexrep on Sarto or Arson. —Botween five and six o'clock last night, a fre ‘was discovered on the second floor of the building No. 74 Maiden Jane, in the spectacle and jewelry case manu- factory of James L. Harlem. The fire was extinguished by the firemen before it extended beyond the second floor. The entire stock was destroyed, loss said to bo ebout $2,000; insured for $1,000, iu the Excelsior, and $1,000 in the Lafayette Insurab.e companies. The Duld- ing i owned by Joarph T, Gareom. It fs damaged to the | extent of about $160; said to be insured. A fire oo. curred in the fame buildwg on Saturday evening last uncer suepicious circumstances, ‘The two fires were 10 doubt the work of cesign. Fire Marshal Roker went into an immediate investi | tion, and the faets elicited threw sueptcion on one of | ceev pants of the building who was detained by Captain Hutchings, in order to have the matter more fully ex- amined - FIRE IN CANAL STRERT. About six o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the millinery store 396 Canal street, in the premines of Farah J. Crummer, Tho flames extended up the studding | to the attic and roof, and also into the upper part of butleing No. S04. Mice Crummior’s stock was entirely ; leew ance | ghont $600; insured for $6/0 in the t, Mark's o —— 1 upper part of the building and part of | the store were orcupie! by Mra, Burus, Her lore | wilt cunt to about $100; no | Tbe b ie owned by Sarah Colt. It is damaged ' phont #2 ee te cae oeneciad a c6 Company. ing No. cocupied as milii- y More ead dwelling by Mre. James Lacock. furniture and ateek will be damaged about $300 by water; ineured for $1,200 m the Kxcelsior Insurance Company. | The boiling is aed by Judgo Mitchell. |. or wbout $260, Theur + head veeti by the Fir Brooklyn City News. Pronapre Wire Moxpen,—On Tuesday afternoon a man pamed John Hanley, living in Harrison street, while laboring under tbe effects of Kquor, split hie wife's head open with a hatchet. He was arrested, and on be' taken to the hin regret 1 Tt in eaid there ix n@ station he e: Lxcrone on Nowm Arnica.—Mrs, Macauley, the witow of the late American Consul at Tripoli, and who bas her- felf beon a resident of Africa for a great length of time, will deliver a lecture at the Cooper Institute on Friday evening next upon the sbove subject. At this particular crisis of affairs any lecture relative to that country mus be interesting, but more expecially when coming from ene who has been an actual observer of tbe manners and cumtoms thereof,