AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOniIB.PUVrTON. Editor • GARLISLIJ.PA., APRILIB,IB3I. Associate Jonas.— Robert Bbtsos, Esq;, has boon appointed Associate Judge'for this ■county, to fill the vacancy occasioned' by'tho decease of Hon. Samuol 'Wherry. Arrival of Troofs.— Some 250 < D. S. troops from Texas, arrived at the Carlisle Garrison on Saturday last. JbpnT.-~An effort.is being made by a mnn beWf young men in our town to organize a Volunteer Company, whoso services aro to be tendered'to the Government, Right. Let us nil determine to sustain the Government, whether " right or wrong.” 'iA»OTBETtOi.nSoi.niERQoNE.— Jorn-Moore, Esq., of Newville, died at his residence, mi the dOth inst., aged 75 years. Mr. M. served his country in the War of 1814, having been a member of the company that marched from this vicinity to tho Canada frontier in March of tho year above, named, and took part in the battle of Bridgewater and Chip ,pewa. The deceased was- highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him, and his death will be lamented his numerous friends. DT7*. Mr. John A. Light, the teromuit, who made a bttlloon ascension from-this place about a year ago, it e!ill in the land of the living, the recent report that he had broken his neck in Virginia proving;a' hoax. lie has become quite an expert at \vire-walking, a la. Blondin, and recently gave a perfor mance at Millersburg, Lancaster county. Bird Shooting.—Sportsmen know, but idle lads who wander among our fields and forests do not know or care, that it is against .the law to kill blue-birds, swallows, robins, or any .other insectivorous birds ; and , that they, aye liable to a penalty, of five dollars for each and every such- offence.. ■' .Blast Trees and SnßyßCEiiv.—This is the season for transplanting shade and fruit trees, 'shrubs, &c. On a recent visit to the nursery, of Judge Line, at the cast end of our town, we found that he.had supplied himself with a superior assortment of fruit and shade trees, : which he is selling at. reasonable- rates- He has also all kinds of the choicest shrubbery, flowers, grape-vines, bulbs, &c-, which lie dis poses of at fates, to suit the times, Indeed; his. Nursery... is supplied with everything in , his line, affording a fine opportunity to all to supply themselves. Give him an early call, if.you desire a good selection. . ■ The 'Whitewashing .Season. —Tho season for whitewashing, having arrived, the follow 'ihg directions for making in-door whitewash, which, we find in an exchange, will just come in play. Those who-hayo used the mixture pronounce it'the best ever produced: For a moderate sized house, say,eight rooms, about thirty-three lbs., Paris white, and one lb. best white glue-are needed. Dissolve the glue in hot water; also make n thick wash with tho Paris- white and hot water, and add tho dis solved glue and sufficient water to make the wash of tho proper consistence. 'As tho.mass stiffens over night,; it is hotter to mix each morning what is wanted during th.o day. If left over night, warm or add hot water to make it limpid. The Paris white is chalk cleansed from its impurities, and is o ly a very pure whiting—better than is ordinarily used for making putty. Some use the Cooper glue, which is considered the best, but any good white gluo will answer. It era's about fifty cents per lb. at retail, and tho Paris white throe cents per ft). Both articles cart be ob tained in almost every oily or village. , The above makes an excellent whitewash, clean and white and not easily rubbed off. Its,first cost is more than lime wash, but it is more durable, and for nice rooms it is far prefera ble. . TO MS The crisis has arrived, and our country is plunged into civil war! What a calamity!— And for what is this war? Grcei.y, of ttio Tribune, says he “prefers the preservation of the Chicago Platform to .fifty Unions!” Just so, and this is the difference between (the two parties—the Democrats were wil ling to surrender all for the Union, the Re publicans not-even a plank in their platform. Three-fourths of the people of the Northern' States were against war, under any pretense whatever. They would have adopted the “ Crittenden Compromise,” if the Republican leaders at Washington bad given them an op portunity/ Toombs and Davis ,both said, (notwithstanding, the election of -Limcoln,) "give the- South that, and you shall have peace and perpetual Union, and the Republi cans can have all the offices and contracts.” Verily, there is a fearful retribution in. store for the leaders of the Republican party. Wo have now reaehe.l the crisis wo so of ten predicted before tlio election. Wo then told our realms that the election of Lincoln would dissolve the Union and inaugurate a bloody civil war. We felt conli lent that the election of the two highest officers in the gov ernment on purely sectional grounds would never be tolerated by the Southern people.— Still, the difficulty might have been amicably settled even after the election, hod it not boon for the obstinacy of Reading Abolitionists.— The Compromise proposed by the venerable Kentucky Senator, had it been adopted, would have allayed all feeling, and our country would now he united and happy. But, the proposi t*?n.7as spurned, and the consequence is a divided Union and civil war. Extra. Session or Cosoress.—Tlio Prcai dont. as will.be Boon by Ms Proclamation, has called an extra session of Congtoßs, to convene 02 ICi c 4 fu of July next. i. Prstty Idea, cominß like perfumed air ,c r 2- ; uod of violets, is contained in Iko fnl- Haes, the production of .an unknown k.ulhor Bi i.i'i as the morning breath of Juno The southwest brecx'es.pJay Jvc.:'* through (bo winter moon seum? warm as day, • ’hr nngel of (ho North ’Has dropped bisiry spoar'; . , the mossy earth looks forth, A.'niu (bo streams gush clear. ' C'y* Golup. On.—Tho work of decapitation .1 V/ahijJiigton. OLD ABE'S WAR. Surrender/of Fort Sumpter!!’ Ifl the teeth of oil hia late professions—in; opposition to public opinion—in defiance of Gen. Scott’s- remonstrance—da disregard iof the wishes of Muj. Anderson— Abraham ,Lin.* coln, the poor imbecile who ■occupies and dis graces-the Presidential, chair, has thought proper to commence a civil war—and what a commencement! The. first battle is a triumph for South Carolina 1 Fort Sumpter has sur rendered to tho enemy, and the great North 1 and, hewpoople-stand defeated and disgraced' before the world I Until quite recently Mr.. Lincoln had determined to evacuate that l Fort. lie had informed Maj. Anderson of l this determination, and, with few exceptions, t the Republican journals of tho whole North appended and bespattered him wkixaompli monts for arriving at-this conclusion. “The fort cannot bo reinforced without a naval force of 20,000 men,” many of them told us ; and, “ even if reinforced, it will accomplish noth ing," chimed in others. But, after this poli cy had been agreed upon‘by Lincoln and-his Cabinet, and endorsed by nearly all the Re publican papers, a sudden change came over the President’s dreams, and he arrlvcdat the conclusion to drench the country in blood by civil war!' Who advised this change of poli cy ? Who influenced the President after he had assured Maj. Anderson and the country that he would..not resort to coercion-? Who in fluenced'him. we say, and forced him to. vio late his word ? The question is easily answer ed. The extreme Abolitionists, who direct and control Lincoln, wore the men who* de manded civil war, and compelled the Presi dent, .against his Own judgment, to attempt ait impossibility; the roinforoeriiontof Fort Sump ter. Greely, the-man who “ prefers tho Chi! cagn platform to fifty .Onions Sumner, who .said the “ South must ho humbled Love joy,. the crazy' Abolitionist who, compared John Brown to,our Saviour; Carl Sciicrz, the Infidel foreigner; Burlingame, who wants an “anti-slavery Bible Wilmot. the one idea Abolition , Senator, from tins State—these are the men who forced “old Abe” to declare civil war. They demand thereinforeementof Sumpter, notwithstanding' Gen. Scott bad said that it ,never coulil be done. ' Why did not these war-liko gentlemen assist in the hazardous undertaking? We notice that pear, ■ly all the late U. S.,Senators from the South, are in tho ranks of the volunteers, lighting fob what they believe to bo their rights. Why don’t Wilmot, Sumner, Lon;joy. and Bcr linoame shoulder muskets and fight for the ■Chicago platform ? They demanded this war, now let us see their courage tested. In our paper to-day wo give the particulars of Lincoln’s war as far as it has gone. Bells are ringing in the South, and the ioud huzzas of her people are lioard-#Cfood has been spi! led—men have been shot down Viy their breth ren—Sumpter has safromlered—the North is disgraced ! When- hostilities are to cease, God only knows.-. Wo may, and in all probability will, have .a war of years, ami oar. country .may be drenched with blood before the end. Our Union is doomed—doomed because of tho triumph of an unprincipled sectionals; Aboli tion party. Heaven protect us I But, now that we are in the difficulty rr-now that we must look tho fearful reality in the face, our.duly, as good citizens, is.plain —we must ffanrl-hy (he Govcrninent, we must sustain (he President, and hold up his hands in this crisis. Pennsylvania, wo doubt not; will do her.whola duty, and will assist, with mighty power, to crush rebellion, come from what quarter it may. . , ■ Wilt* Compose the lllililia 1' In these times of “wars and rumors of wars” when thc-peace ofour country is threat ened and preparations -are; making to put some States on a war footing, we deem it not inappropriate, to laj' before our readers some statements showing who compose-tho Militia, and who are exempt from performing that duty. ' Tho act of Congress provides that all able bodied white male citizens of jho U. S., be tween the ages of eighteen, and forty-five years are liable to bo called.upon to perform militia duty-, and exempts therefrom the Vice President of the U. S., the Judicial and Ex ecutive officers of the-government of the same, the membersof both Houses, and their respec tive officers, all revenue officers and their clerks, postmasters, stage drivers, and others connected with tho mail service, ferrymen employed at any ferry on any post road, in spectors of exports, pilots, mariners actually employed in sea service,of any citizen or merchant within the U. S„ and alt other per sons who are, or may bo, exempted by the laws of tho respective States ot tho Union, notwithstanding their being between tho age of eighteen and forty-five years. Subsequent enacmcnts have added to the list of exempted persons the following: Post riders, drivers of mail stages, assistant post masters and post-office clerks. Decisions of tho Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, have also furnished ad ditional exemptions, viz :—All clerks in tho several Departments at the seat of Govern ment, and warrant officers in the Navy. The Supremo Court of tho United States hold that a Justice of the Peace, in the Dis trict of Columbia, is ah officer of tho Federal Government and also' exempt. JKas“Godey’s Lady's Book for May is out. j As usual it is very attractive in illustration and reading matter. The engraving of “ But ter-cups and Daisies”—representing a group of boys and girls is very pretty and life-like. “ Tho Dawning of genius” is also an engra ving of great merit. Tho colored double ex tension fashion plate being tho sixth of tho series, published only by Godey—will attract the attention.of the ladies. Tho lady on horse back is aboautitulropresentation. Theothor illustrations of'fashions,..patterns of needle work, &c., are-very fine-, and the reading mat ter is of t!to very best quality. This number cannot fall to mcet with groat favor, . Convicted —William Weaver, . tho- man wio was arrested aennetimo ago in , Perry hlTll’ f Cnmo ° f basoning his-wife, had Ins ttial last week in tho courts of that county and was found guilty „f mimiar ; n the first degree. A motion was mado for a new trial, the arguing of which hns hoon laid over until an adjourned court. -• •< K7* John Mnrjusoy, the well-known pugi ist, died at New York, recently, of putrid sore- throat, APPORTIWENT lULLV _ . 1 I’lie Republican members of Assembly— those rascals who have been squandering millions of the people money for the last throe months—have passed the following’Ap portionment Bill, dividing- the State into- Congressional Districts. It will he seen that oUr county is hitched to Union,. Snyder, Ju niata and Perry ! This llrrangoment was made hy that-political biped, John J. Pat tehson, member of the House from Juniata; and .who has Codgressienal aspirations. The Billds an infamous outrage upon the people, | and’is so regarded by decent men of both parties. Look at a few of its features. Montgomery county is.divided into three parts, and appor tioned sons to extinguish her Democratic ma jority, One portion is attached to Delaware and Chester, another portion to Bucks, and certain wards of Philadelphia, and the third portion is swallowed up by Berks. Thus Montgom ery, fts n county, is entirely obliterated from Hie map of Pennsylvania. She is to have no representative in Congress; but her fragments are to become the merefeifsof other districts. The congressional rations abbot 120',300'. .' The inequalities of population in the several dis tricts are quite startling.; for instance,-the Seventh, Tenth, and Eleventh districts uni tedly contain a population of 438,715, white the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Sixteenth have hut 325,442, showing a difference of 114,273, nearly sufficient to make a fnlb dis trict, and a greater population! than several of the districts actually embrace. York and Dauphin are hitched together. The Democratic majority in York is about equal to the lteptvhlica'Blnajority in Dauphin ; but to make it a sure Kopjrhlican. district, a heavy Republican township from Sorth(nw berland county is added to it! But, we will not dwell upon this last outrage of our corrupt ] law-makers. Whilst our country is over whelmed with trouble) .whilst men’s hearts are tailing them, as they contemplate the gioom which gathers around.the future, the political|chftrlatans and mountebanks at Har risburg are outraging all decency in vain en deavors to bolster up their ill-gotten and ill-used powers. They are already trembling in view of the retribution-with, which the people will visit them the next fall, and erect ing all sorts of legislative batteries wherewith forcibly to. retain place and, power., Here is tho A-yi'O'UTIOXMENT Bllil. Ist District—Philadelphia, Second,. Third, Fourth,-Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh Wards, with a population.of lot>,ooo. 2d District—Philadelphia, First, Seventh, Height, Ninth, and Tenth VVarda. Population, 129,353," . ’ , I 3U District—Philadelphia; Twelfth, Thir teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth,, and Nineteenth,Wards., Population, 125,843. 4th District—Philadelphia, Fourteenth, Fif teenth; Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-' fourth War is. Population, J27.8G4. sth District—Bucks county,’ part of,Mont gomery, and the Twontv-second, Twenty-: third, and Twenty-fifth Wards of Philadel phia. Population, 139,958;- Cth- District—Geleware, Chester, ami Mont gomery counties, south of the Sclurvlkill.— Population,.] 14‘C47. , ■ - i tli District-—Berks-and part of Montgom ery., Population,'l4S,Bl9’... Bth District—Lancaster. Population. Vto.- ®l5-.. 9th DiattietA-Schajlkill and- Lebanon,— .‘2l ,'346. 10th District—Lehigh, pike, Monroe, Car bon. and Northampton. Population, 130,(115.’ 11 tli District—Susquehanna, Way no, and Luzerne., Population, 159,281. l'2th District—Northumberland. Montour, Columbia) and Wyoming. Population, 133,- 187. 13th District—■DttnpWh, York, and Lower Mahanoy township, Northumberland county. Population, 114,957. • 14th ■ District—Union, Snyder, • Juniata, Perry, and Cumberland., Population, IDfh ,osB. , - - '. 15th District—Somerset, Ledford,. Fulton, Franklin, and Adams. Population, 132,792. , ICtliDistrict—Cambria,Blair, Huntingdon, and Mifflin, Population, 101,427. 17th District—Tioga, Potter, Lycoming, Clinton, and Centre.. Population, 124,735. 18th District—Jefferson, Erie, Warren, Me'Kean, Elk, Cameron, Forest, and Clear field. Population', 121,314. 19th District—Crawford, Mercer, Venango, and Clarion. Population, 135,050. 1 ■ 20th District —Indiana, Westmoreland, and Fayette.’ Population,l27,3B2,' ■ 21tb District—Allegheny county! south of Ohio, and Allegheny rivers. Population. 120,304; . . ■ • 1 ... ,’ 22d District—Allegheny, north of Ohio, and Allegheny rivers, Butler, and Armstrong. Population, 123,807. 23d District—Lawrence, Beaver, Washing ton, and Greene. Population, 123,807. Show Your Hands! The Evening 'Bulletin, of n late date, de clares that tho time lias come when 1 every man will he required to show his baud, just so; there must be.no hacking down now, un der pretext of conscience) of age, or of any other fancied disability. You AVide-Awakos and Abolitionists, who initiated this state of things ; wlm initiated civil strife in Kaneah with your Slmrpo rifles; who have fanned an ■9 irrepressible conflict” by your inecseant abuse of Southern, neighbors ; who prayed for tho success of the infamous murderer, John. Brown, and canonized his death ; who drilled 1 with torches as muskets, marching and coun termarching—threatening the investment of tho Capitol on the inauguration of year chief with a phalanx of caps and capos ten thous and strong, in tones of defiance ; you gentle men who have brought about this .state of things, must snow tour hands; no backing down now I You dare not, under the penalty of impaling the stamp of arrant cowards on your foreheads', ask those who have- prayed and plead for peace, to take prominent part in internecine warfare, until you, tho initia tors of it, have shouldered tho musket and set tho example. In tho language of the Bulle tin, gcnt.cmen, you must show your ‘pluck no time now to back down. tCT" There are no loss than 1500 carriage makers out of employment in New Haven, Conn. And yet, if wo may believe-old Abo, u nobody is hurt—nobody is suffering.” A Strangely Deformed. Child.— A child was recently born in Ilcmpfield, Pd., having hut one eye, and that situated in the centre of tho forehead. There was n.o nose, nof any. appearance of nasal bones.- The mouth was well formed and where it should bo.. The cars were imperfectly formed, and situated bn the cheek bones. The reat of the body was veil formed. IC7"No’my.— Our borough after night. K - Busy. Persons .making garden $500,600/ FOB.. TIER PURCHASE OF' TOITIONS OF. WAS! . . On our first page -srJll bo found the message of Oor, Curtin, recommending an nppropylit' tion of $500,000 for the-purpose of putting the State, on a- war footing;: The State Treasur er. .declares that there is nomonoy lathe Trcns ury.to meet, {his call/ and that it mm he raised by a loan I This is Republican housekeeping. Look out for. higher taxes I In compliance with the Governor’s recom mendation, the following hill has passed the: Legislature: AN ACT for the hotter organization of the militia of the Commonwealth. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the grand staff of the militia of this Commonwealth shall, in addition to the commander-in-chief, who shall have one aid for each division, to be appointed and commissioned by him during his term of office, consist of one adjutant gen eral, who, until otherwise-ordered,-.shall* act as paymaster general, inspector general, and' judge- advocate; one commissary general and one quartermaster general, who shall each he of the rank of lieutenant colonel,.and who shall he appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, upon the passage ofthis act. and to hold their com missions during his pleasure,: Sec.- 2. That the Adjutant General shall receive a salary of five hundred dollars per annum", and in- addition thrce'dollars per day when actually engaged in the service of the State; the Quarter-Master General and Com missary General shall each receive five dollars per day, whop actuallyeUangcd in the service of the State; it shall he the duty of the- Secrc-. fary of the Commonwealth to prepare* the room formerly occupied* by the Canal Commis sioners in the Capitol,for the use* of the offi cers before named, who shall Vie allowed one* clerk at a salary .of eciq thousrind dollars per annum, to bo appointed by the Adjutant Gen oral. Sec. 3i Ft shall bo tho duty of the officers, before named to proceed'afonco to a thorough organization of the- militia of the State, mid the Adjutant General shall beep a complete and correct record of all the organized volun teer companies of the State, includingthe num ber of efficient men in each, and the number nnd quality of theira'rinsand equipments, and the captain of each company shall make monthly returns of the same to the Adjutant General. And should tho“Prcsident of the United States at any time make a requisition for part of tile militia of tins Stjitofor the pub lic service, the Adjutant General shall take the most prompt measures for supplying the num ber of men required and bavin gj hem mnrehod to the place or rendezvous, and shall call them ' by divisions, brigades, regiments or single companies, iig directed, by the commander-in chicf. " Sec. 4. Thatforthe purposeoforganizing, equipping and arming Hie militia of thi"* State., the sum of five hundred thousand' dldl'ars, nr so much thereof ns may he necessary to carry out the- provisions of this Act, bo and the same is hereby appropriated to be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money not otherwise-ap propriated'. Sec. 5. That should the 1 ordinary revenues of the State not.be realized in time to meet the. expenditures that-may ho incurred under the f provisions of this Act, the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered' to anticipate the excess receipts to the treasury above the ordb nary expenditures, including .the interest on the public debt, by temporary loans based on the-faith of tho Commonwealth at a rate of in terest not exceeding six per centum. Such loans shall be negotiated by the Governor, at such times nnd'in such amounts (not to ex ceed the amount appropriated,) as the ohiects and purposes herein before stated shall re quire, loan shall lie signed by the Stnae Trea^ryT-and (cdtttrfßTßlj»nec\ hy.- the Governor, and‘sbtilt-not extenijbeyond the close of the-next fiscal year, to which period tbo cxcess recolpts abovc tho ordinary expen ditures arp hereby pledged' for the- payment of such loans. Sec. 0. That the A'.linhvnl General, Quiir termaster 1 General hhd Commissary General shall expend 1 such amounts of the money here by appropriated ns may he . necessary to car ryout the purposes of this Act.' 'All‘sneb.ex penditures shall he made under the direction ■and hy tho ndvice and consent of the Gover nor, and no hill' shall he- paid without being endorsed hy him, and afterwards settled in the usual manner by the Auditor General and’ State Treasurer, when the Auditor General shall draw his warrant on the State Treasurer for the same. ' . Sf.c. 7. That so much of any laws as may bo supplied by or conflict'with the provisions of this Act, bo and the same are hereby re pealed’. Proclamation of 11m President ’WiainNC.TON', April 14,1 b o'clock A. M, 'Whereas, The laws of the United Sfatos have been for some time' past and aro now on posod', and the’ execution thereofobstructed'in the States of South Carolina 1 ,. Georgia, Ala bama-, Florida, Mississippi; Louisiana and Texas by combination, to be 1 suppressed by the ordinary course of Indicia! proceedings, or by the powers vested in the Marshall's by law. Now, therefore, I. Abraitaw Lineoen, President of the 1 United Slates, in virtue 1 of the powerin' me vested by the Cimstitulfon and the laws, have thought fit to call forth 1 , and hereby do call forth, the miltia of the several States of the Union to the aggregate number of seventy five thousand, in order to suppress the said combination and cause 1 the laws to be duly executed. The details for this object will be immedi ately communicated to the Slate authorities through (he War department. I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate and hid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity and the existence o r our Na'ional Union, and the perpetuity of the popular government and to redress the wrongs already long enough en dured I deem it proper to say that the first ser vice assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably he to repossess the forts, places and property which have been seized from the Union,, and in every event Hie utmost care will 1m observed consistently with the objects afore said, to avoid any devastation and destruction of. or interference with property, ny any dis turbance of peaceful citizens in any part of the country, and I hereby command the per sons composing the combinations aforesaid to disperse and return peacahly to their respect ive abodes within twenty days from this date Deeming that the present condition of pub lic affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby in virtue of the power in me vosf« od by the Couetitution, convene both Houses of Congress. Tho Senators and Representa tives are therefore summoned to assemble at their respective Chambers, at 12 o'clock noon, on Thursday, tho. fourth day of July next] then and there to consider and determine such measures as in their wisdom the public safety and interest may seem to demand. In witness whereof I havo hereunto set my baud ami caused tho seal of the United States to ho affixed. Done at the city of Washington this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred! and sixty one, and of the Independence Of the United States the eighty-fifth, • (Signedl ’ ABRAHAM LINCOLN’, For the President, ,IVm; 11. Sewabd; Secretary of'Stato. tCT* A young man, Daniel Robbins, pro posed honorable marriage to a girl near Lit tle Rook, Ark, on the 15th nit., and her fath er bearing of it, shot him dead in the street. Charming country. Easier.—The money market. THE WAR COMMENCED!! Charleston, April 12. : The fight* has commenced. This is*, all I can say at present. SECOND DISPATCH, Charleston, April 12.—The hall has been opened at last, arid war is inaugurated. The batteries on Sullivan’s Island, Morris Island, and other points,' opened on Fort Sumter at four o’clock this morning. Fort Sumter re turned the fire, and a brisk cannonading has been kept up. No information has been re ceived from the seaward'yet. The militia are underarms, and the whole of our population are on the streets, * Every* available space facing the horbor is filled with spectators. THIRD DISPATCH'. Charleston, 'April 12.—The-following is the telegraphic corrosporidfenco which took place between the War Department of the Confederate Govern incut nnd General -Beaure gard,'immediately preceding the commence ment of hostilities. The correspondence grew oust of the l formal notification of (fie United States Government disclosed in Gen.. Beaur egard’s first dispatch. CORRESPONDENCE. No. 1. Charleston, April B.—-To Hon. 1. P. Walker, Secretary of War : An authorised messenger from Lincoln has just informed Gov. Pickens and myself that provisions will be sent to Fort Sumpter peaceable if possible, otherwise by force,- (Signed,)' O. C. B'EADR'EGARn. No. 2. Montgomery, April 8. Gen. G. T. Beauregard, Charleston ; If you- have no doubt of the authorized character of the agent who communicated to you the in tent of the Washington Government to supply Fort Sumter by force, you will at once demand its evacuation ; and if this is refused, proceed in such manner ns you may determine to re duce it. Answer, Signed, . L. P. IV aG ices; Secretary of .War. Nb.-3.G» aaSEsyoy, April 10.—L, P, Wal ker, Secretary of War t—Tho' demand will be made to-morrow at 12 o’clock. Signed, G..C. Buabregard. No. 'f. MoxyooMEnv", April 10, —Gen. Beau regard, Charleston ; Unless there are especial reasons connected with your own condition, it' is considered proper that you should make the demand at an earlier hour. . Signed, L. P. Walker, Secretary of War. No. 5. Charleston - , April 10.—L. P. Wal ker, Secretary of War, Montgomery The reasons are special for 12 o’clock Signed, No. C. Charleston, April lI.—To. L. P. Walker, Secretary of War: Tlic demand yens Sent at two o’clock. Allowed till six to an sweiv Signed, No. 7. Montgomery:,. April; 11.—Gen. Beau regard, Charleston r Telegraph the reply of Anderson. Signed, L. P.’ Walker. Secretary of War. lie-ply of Anderson* No. 8. Charleston, April!].—E,. Pi Wal ' kcr, Secretary of War; Mnj. Anderson replies as follows:- “A have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication, demand ing- the evacuation of the fort, and to say in reply thereto that my sense of honor anil of my obligation to my Government prevent mv compliance.” lie adds verbally:- “I wiil await the first shot, arid if you do not batter us to pieces we will ho starved' out in a few days.” ■ Answer- Signed, . ' G. C. BEAUREGARD. No. 9.—MoNTGOMEav, April 11.—General Beauregard, Charleston Wo do not desire needlessly to bombard Port Sumter if Major Anderson will state the time at which; as in dicated by nim,. he- will evacuate, and agree ribat in the meantime lie will not use-bis guns against ns unless those should be employed against Sumter- "Sou are authorized to pre vent the-effosion> of bipod'.. CaßflGMitfng Going on Fiercely a! Along Uie Coast The Firing on Fort Sumpter Coin l tinned all Night. TOE WAR FLEET OFF TUBE. BAR. FORT SUMTER I) IMAGED AND ON FIRE. Andel’sim’s &HHS Silenced EXPLOSIONS IN THE FORT. FORT SUMTER IS Tliß IIISDS (IF THE ENEMY, THE EXCITEMENT IN CHARLESTON. . Charleston, April 13.—The cannonading is going on fiercely from all points from the ves sels of war out along the coast- Fort Sumter .is now on. fire- - SECOND DISPATCH, Charleston, April 13, 11, A. M.~At inter vals of twenty minutes, the firing was kept up all night on Fort Sumter. Major Ander son ceased 1 to fivfr at six o'clock in tho evening. ; All night he was engaged in repairing dama ges dime-to the fort, and’protecting the guns in the parapet- Me commenced to return the .fire this morning at f o’clock ; 1 but seems to be- greatly disabled.! 1 The l battery on Cum ’mings’’ point does Fort Sumter-great damage. ' At nine o’clbclt this-morningndenso smoke poured out from the walls of Fort Sumter. The shells from Fort Moultrie and-Morris Island fell into Anderson’s stronghold thick and 1 fast. They can he soon in their course from tho Charleston battery. The breach made in Fort Sumter is on tho side opposite Cumming’s Point. Two of its port holes are knocked into one, and' the wall fn nr the top is Crumbling. Three vessels, one of them a large sized steamer, are over the bar, and seem to he preparing to participate in the conflict. , The fire on Morris Island and Fort ’Moul trie is divided between Fort Sumter and the ships of war. The ships, have not as ,yet opened fire, C u Explosion at ForiySwnpter. An explosion has occurred at Fort Sumpter. A dense volume of smoko was seen suddenly to rise. Major Anderson has ceased to fire for nhnm an" hour. It is thought that the officer’s quarters in Fort Sumpter are on fire. Charleston. April 13th, A. M.—The Bat teries on Sullivan’s Island, Cumming’s Point, and Stevens’ Batteries are pouring shot and shelf into Fort Sumpter. Anderson does not return thefiro. Sumter is still on fire. There have just been two explosions at Fort Sump ter. 1 Charleston, April 13.—Two of Major An derson’s Magazines have exploded. Only occasional shots are now fired at him-from Fort Moultrie, tho Morris Island hatterv is doing heavy work, Tho greatest excitement prevails in the city, tho wharves, steeples, house tops, and every available place is packed with people. The outside vessels were too late to pass the bar. The ships in tho offing have not yet aided Anderson, ft Charleston, April 13, noon.—-The ships in the offingappear quietly at anchor, and hare not fired' n gun. The entire roofs of Ander son's barracks are in li sheet of flames. Shells from Cummings’ Point and Fort Moultrie arc bursting over Fort Sumter in quick suc cession. The Federal flag still waves over the Fort. Mamr Anderson is only occupied in putting ■ut the fire. Every shot appears to toll, and ’ho spectators are anxiously expecting the striking of the flag. b ■ April 13th, evening.- , Tto'hostilities have for the present deascd, and the victory belongs to South' Carolina. With tlio'display of the flag of Truce on the rniiiparta'bf Fort Sumter at half past one o’clock the firing-'oensed, and on uncondition al surrender was. made.. _ The Carolinians had'no idea that the fight was at an end. . , , Sd v soon after the flag-staff-of Major Ander sori was shot away, Col. WigfiUl, the aid of Gon. Beauregard, at his Commander’s request, went to Fort Sumter with a white flag, to offer assistance in extinguishing the flames.- He approached the fortress from Morris Is land and while the firing was raging on all sides, he affected a landing, at Fort Sumter; ho approached a port-hole and was mot by Major Anderson, the Commandant of the Fort. The latter said that ho had just displayed a white flag, hot.the firing was kept up never theless. ' ' , . , Col. Wigfall replied that Major Anderson must haul down the American flag, that no parly would bo' granted.- “ Surrender or fight was. the. word.” Major Ande son then hauled down'his'flag and displayed only the flag of truce. All firing instantly ceased, and'two-others of Beauregard’s staff; cx-Sonator Ghesnut and ei-OovcriTor Manning came over in a boat and stipulated with Major Anderson that hie sarrendor. should bw unconditionally for the present, subject to the terms of Gen. Beau regard. _■ Major' Anderson- was allowed to remain with his men itr actual possession- of tho Fort, while Messrs. Chcsnut and Manning enure over to the' city, accompanied with, a mem her of tho 1 Palmetto Gua.vdg,i bearing the colors of Ins company. These- were met at the; pier by hundreds' of citizens, and ns they marched up the streets to tho General’s-(quar ters the throng was swelled to thousands. Shouts refit the air and the- wildest joy was manifested' on. account of tho welcome tid ings.. .- t Aficr the surrender; a boat with, an officer and ten men was sent from one of the four ships in theoffiog to Geu. Simmons, command ing on Morris Island,, with,the request that a .merchant ship or one of the vessels of the United States he allowed to enter and take off the epummnder and garrison of Fort Sum ter. General Simmons replied that if no hostili were attempted during the night, and ' m eflort was made to re-inforco or retake For Sumter, he would give an answer at nine o'- clock on Sunday morning. The officer signified that ho was satisfied with this, and returned to his vessel. , Your correspondent accompanied tho officers of Gpn,.Beauregard's Staff on a visit to-Fort Sunvev. None hut the officers, however, wtere-ailowed to land. They went down in a si earner and carried three'fire engines for the- Kise of putting-out the flames- The fire, ver, hail, been previously extinguished, by the exertions tif.Anderson and his men.. G. C. Beauregard. G. 0. Beauregard. The visitors rroported that Major Anderson, surrendered because his quarter’s and bar racks were destroyed and ho had no hope of rewnf.ircementa as the fleet lay idly by dur ihg thirty hours and eithor-would notorcoahl not help him. BesldqS that his men wortr prostrated’ from over exertions; there 1 , were 'but fi-vq of ahem hurt, four badly anil one it is (bought mortally,; but tho rest were worn out and physically inraliable of continuing the tight. . , The explosions that were heard-and. seen, from the city in the morning were caused by the bursting of loaded shells, ignited by the fire which eouldmot ho removed quick enough. The tiro in the barracks was caused by the quantities (if hot shell, poured in- from Mhui!- tr.cu Within Fort Sumter everything, but the casements .is an utter ruin, ,'i’ho whole . interior looks like a blackened*'mass of ruiiu Many, of the giins aio- dismounted,' the side opposite the iron battery at Cummings Point is the hardest dealt with. The rifled cannon from the battery played great havoc with Fort Sumjer, and the walls look'like nhdncy-' comb. Near the top is a breach as large-as a cart, Tho side opposite Fort Moultrie is also honey-combed extensively; as is that opposite the floating battery. Fort Moultrie is badly damaged, the officer’s ■quarters and barracks are torn to pieces, .ihe frame houses on the island.-are riddled with shot, and in many instances the whole sides of tho houses are torn out, Tho-firc in Fort Sumter was put out and re-caught three dimes during the day. ‘ i Dr. Crawford 1 , Major Anderson’s Surgeons ■is slightly wounded, in the fere. It is posi 'lively asserted that none ot the Carolina troops are injured. Major A-nderaon and all his officers and men are still in Fort Sumter. I approached near enough to the wall to see Inin bid Ills visitors adieu. In addition' to these'-conversations that were had witli him,; they werb repeated to me. A boat was sent from* the-' fort to-night to officially notify the floct that Major-Anderson had surrendered. It is ml known ■when till! Gku’nliinanßwUl - coupy Sumter or what i» to be done with, the ■vanquished, F,veryoae* is* satisfied with'’the victory and happy that uo hlond.’wUH shed'.- . In the after the surrender, the -bells were rung and salutes fired. iho above- is from a special correspondent of the Associated Press, who reached Charlcs ton"on!y on and may be relied on as entirely 1 correct,. Charleston, A*pril 14.—9 o’clock A. Mi— ■ The nog illations were completed last night oind Major Anderson with'his command will ‘evacuate Port Sumter this morning.. s It is supposed that he will,embark* on board of one of the war Vessels off our bar. ■ a l 0" Sumter was'in-'.flames. and Major Anderson could only fire his guns at dong ntcrvals, the .men at our batteries cheered .at fire, which the, gallant Major made on his last struggles, lint looked defiance at the .ves sels of war whose .men like cowards remained ntside with mt firing a gun or attempting to divert the fire of a single battery from Fort o-iintcr. Charleston, April 14, 10 o'clock.—-The steamer Isabel is now steaming up and will ta