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it Vitss. MONDAY, APRIL 15, IE6I BY THE PREBBIT OF TIM BRIM STUBS A PROCLAMATION. WHEALS.% The laws of the United States have been for some time past, and are now opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Miß- Jduippi, LOllifdanle, and Tom, by oombinationo too powerful to be ;suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law : Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in mo vested by the Constitution and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Ticino, to tie aggregate number of seventy-five thousand, in order to suppress the said combinations, and to canoe the laws to be duly executed. The details for this object will be immediately communicated to the State authorities through the War Depart ment. I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate, end aid this effort to maintain the honor, the in. tegrity, and the existence of our National Union, and the perpetuity of the popular Government. and to redress the wrongs already long enongh endured. I deem it proper to say that the first service as- signed to the forces hereby called forth will proba bly be to repossess the tons, places, and property ; which have been seised frees the Union, and, in every event, the utmost care will be observed eon militantly with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any doetruotion of or interference with property, or any disturbance of peaceful citi zens in any part of the country. And I hereby command the persons composing the combinations aforesaid to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes, within twen ty days from this date. Deeming that the present condition of public at fairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Homes of Congress. The Senators atl Representatives are therefore summoned to assemble at their respeotive chambers at 12 o'clock noon on Thursday, the 4th of Ally next, then and there to consider and determine mph measures as, in their wisdom, the public safety and Interest may seem to demand. In witness whereof, I have hereunto sot my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Dona at the oity of Washington, this 15th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the iadependence of the United States the eighty-fifth. By the President. Waukm H. Sawatto, Secretary of State THE RUBICON PASSED. The intelligence of the surrender of Fort Sumpter will produce a mingled sensation of surprise, indignation, and mortification among all loyal citizens ; but, at the same time, it will impress all to whom the honor of their country is dear, with the imperative necessity of sus taining, the Federal Government in its efforts to repel the fierce and aggressive assaults of the revolutionists, and to vindicate its autho rity. It is now feartilly apparent tbat too much leniency has been shown to the conspi rators, and that pity for their weakness and an intense feeling of aversion to a resort to arms, have been carried to a point which has endan gered the best interests of the nation. They have quietly been permitted to surround Fort Sumpter with such a network of batteries, and to array against it such an invincible combine tiMl of aggressive works, that its successful defence by Major Ammasoe, with the limited resources at his command; became manifestly Impossible. Months have passed by, during which the traitors have been doing everything in their power to prepare for vigorous and de termined war, while we have exhausted all our energies in vain eflbrts to preserve peace. Since a contest has become inevitable, it is time that the whole American people should be thoroughly aroused to the necessity of com plete preparation for it, and though the first battle has been won by our antagonists, it has not been fought in vain. It has exhibited in vivid colors their unseruptilousness, their vin dictiveness, their inhumanity, their audacity, sitter disregard for all memories and associa tions which should be dear to every citizen of our country, and taught us in a manner which none can misunderstand, that we must prepare at once to deal with them as enve nomed and implacable enemies. Sad as this necessity may be, and dilatory as we have been in appreciating it, it is now a stern reali ty, which it would be egregious folly and weak ness to ignore. Though slow to anger, and exceedingly anxious to conciliate, we cannot longer idly await the assaults of those who are, resolutely bent upon the total destruction of our Government, and who do not scruple to indict upon us every injury in their power. The spirit which has been manifested since the assault upon Fort Sumpter commenced shows that the anomaly we have too long wit nessed, of peace upon one side and war upon the other, wilt very speedily be de stroyed. Henceforth we shall no longer strive to see how little we can do to strengthen forts, to maintain armies, to fit out fleets, to enforce the laws, and protect the honor of the nation, but how much. We will no longer seek to tie the hands of the Government—to cripple its powers—to unman and degrade it—to strengthen and encourage treason, and to dis hearten and humiliate loyalty. The issue is now made up—either this great Republic or its desperate adversaries must be overthrown —and may God defend the right ! It will be seen that the President has issued a proclamation, which will show the whole 'laud, at a glance, how the case now stands. The very forbearance which has so long pre. vented a resort to the resolute measures that are now manifestly unavoidable, will enly in.. crease the unanimity of feeling in faror of sus taining them. Accustomed and attached as we are to peace, since war has become inevi table, the enthusiastic thousands who will array themselves upon the side of their coun try have the proud satisfaction of knowing that, since the world began, no nobler cause was ever defended by any army than that which aims at the preservation of our Confede racy, and the chastisement of those who are endeavoring to destroy it and who have added every imaginable insult to the deadly injuries . they have inflicted upon the peace, prosperity, and fair fame of our nation. Henceforth each man, high and low, must take his position as a patriot or a traitor—aa a. foe or a friend of his country—as a sup porter of the flag of the stars and stripes er of the rebel banner. All doubts and hesita tions. must be thrown to the winds, and with the history of the past spread before us, we must choose between maintaining the noble fabric that was reared by our wise and hr.ve ancestors, under which we have en. toyed so much liberty and happiness, and openly joining the rash, reckless, despotic," cruel and villainous band of conspirators, who have formed a deep-laid and desperate plot for its destruction. The contest which is impending will doubt less be attended with many horrors, but all the facie show that it haabeen forced upon us as a last resort, and war is not the worst of evils. Since the startling events of the last five months have been succeeded by a brutal bombardment of a fort erected at vast expense for the defence of Charleston harbor, which would have been peaceably evacuated if the rebels bad sot insisted upon the utter hurailia- Hon of the Government, and since the Secre tary of War of the Southern Confederacy has threatened to capture Washington, and even to invade the Northern States, while a formal declaration of hostilities is about to be made by the Confederate Congress, we should be wanting in every element of manhood, be per petually disgraced in the eyes of the world, and lose all self-respect, if we did not arouse to determined action to reassert the outraged dignity of the nation. The Surrender of Fort Sumpter. After undergoing for forty hours one of the roost terrific sieges known in military history, Fort Sumpter has been surrendered into the b an d s o f-th e r ebels. The details of this co n . Vint are elaborately told in our telegraphic despatches from Charleston. The story is one of intense and thrilling intereat. As these sdvices are sent under the eyes of the Secea sionista, and as they bear evidence of having been prepared by those unfriendly to our laws, there meat be many statements of an im probable and exaggerated nature, which our readers should be careful in crediting. Out of this mass of strange, contradictory, and partial rumors we tan, we think, safely ammo these conclusions : The rebels were determined to compel a eurreuder of the fort ae quickly ea possible, and at whatever coat. Their well-constructed and efficiently-managed batteries completely surrounded the fortress, and, from the time the firing commenced at 4 o'clock on Friday morning until the time of surrender, on Satur day afternoon at 1 o'clock, there was no cessation in the fire. The effect on Fort Sumpter began to be manifest on Saturday morning, when dense clouds of smoke were seen to arise from its walls, occasioned, as we learn, by the bursting of loaded shells, which were ignited by the tire in the fort be fore they could be removed. The flames progressed so rapidly that the commander was compelled to cease firing, and turn his atten tion to quenching them. In the meantime, the fire was continued with fearful effect, and the interior of the fortress became a mass of ruins. The flagstaff was shot away, but ano ther flag was immediately hoisted on a pole on the ramparts. Finding that he was over powered, the Major hoisted a flag of trace, but the rebels still continued to fire, refusing to make terms and insisting on an uncondi tional surrender. 1.11 the meantime, the ship, of-war were'outside the bar, spectators of the conflict. No effort was made by them to re lieve the fort, for reasons which are not explained_ The commander; finding that such relief was impossible, and seeing that certain death awaited all under his com mend if the conflict was continued, uncon- I ditionally surrendered- The troops remained in the fort, completely prostrated from over exertions. Five men were wounded, one it is thought mortally. It was physically impossible for them to conti nue the fight. It is said that none of the Oa rolinians were injured. The fire from Fort Sumpter badly damaged Fort Moultrie and the floating battery, but was otherwise very in effeetive. The small number of men pre.: vented Major Anderson from working many of the guns, and even these he was finally compelled to abandon, in order to preserve if possible, the fortress. The Major went on board the steamer Isabel, last evening and sailed for New York, where he will probably arrive on Wednesday morning. His men will accompany him. However hnmili, ated we may feel as a nation at witnessing the surrender, there is no doubt that Major AN DERSON proved himself to be a courageous and discreet officer, and that his defame of Fort Sumpter was in every respect creditable to his fame as a soldier and commander. rrystilcnt Lincoln's Proclamation. The Administration has taken decisive steps to sustain the honor of our country. President LINCOLN has issued a proclamation, which we print elsewhere, calling upon the several States for seventy.flve thousand militia to suppress unlawful combina tions, and assist in the execution of the laws. The President intimates that the first duty of these troops will be to repossess the forts, places, and. property, which have been seized from the Union. All devastation, de struction of or interference with, property of peaceful citizens, will be avoided. The per• sons in arms against the Union are com manded to disperse and retire to their respec tive abodes within twenty days, ANR4IIAM LINCOLN The President also calls an extra session of both Rouses of Congress, to be held on duly 4, to take action upon the present crisis. The Administration has taken a flint stand, and it is now the duty of every citizen to sus tain its efforts to maintain the honor of the Republic. 17/1 , 1g11110 , 1010);.z,:ln+-1q 1 Y411Altri Letter from 44 Occasional." Correspondence of The Prem.) The proceedings which began at Charleston on the 12th and ended on the 13th, the attack upon Sumpter and the surrender of that forttess, have Suggested some painful surmises to the friends of the Government and the Union. The damning guilt of the combleed foes of our country's peace and the destroyers of our country's happiness, has now been established by their forcible attack upon the flag and the authority of the nation. Hencefor ward, they will be treated as outlaws and as traitors. Tho language of conciliation has given way to the duty - of (mordent and the restoration of the public property, or its re capture by all tee forces of the Government, will constitute, from this day, the policy of the General Administration. No foreign enemy has ever contributed so much to damage or dishonor the American name as these abandoned men. Their whole career has been marked by hatred of the Northern people; and when these people, ani mated by the holiest memorize and ateotiona, alike of country and of kindred, have proffered words and acts of kindness, the leaders in the Southern conspiracy have responded With insults, proscrip tions, and finally blows and bloodshed. Men who obey no law deserve the benefit of no law but that of the strong arm. Men who cherish no gratitude for the past deserve none of the respect of the pre sent; and men who have pledged themselves to deprive a free people alike of liberty and of life become a banditti, to whose deatnaction and extir pation not only ail Governments, foreign and do mestic, but all individuals, claiming to possess any of the attributes of humanity, should devote their most powerful energies. The bloodless bombardment in Charleston har bor, and the surrender of Major Anderson, has filled the enemies of the Union with great hope. It is welcomed by them with rapturous rejoicings, and it would be folly to deny that it places the friends of the Union in the worst of all positions. The incidents of the whole affair, which may have been, let us hope, greatly distorted by the Secessionists, have given renewed hope to the traitors, and have proportionally oast down pa triotic, and Union-loving men. Let us be patient and forbearing, however, until wo have tho whole story from our own agents. No doubt there is an other side to the case, whit* in all probability, will elicit the warmest comments in military air ohs. The next demonstration of the Southern conspi rators will, unquestionably be upon Piokena. They have sworn to drive out the garrison in that fort ress. They have concentrated an immense force around it : and it is notorious that they would have attacked it before this, but for the unexpect ed call made upon them to expel Anderson from Sumpter. The comparative ease of this exploit will, no doubt, inspire them with equal confidence as to Pickens. We shall see what we shall see. The gallant soldier (a Pennsylvanian) in command at this fort will not be diahearterted by recent events, but will do his whole duty; and, I predict, will give the despoilers of our national credit, and the asemilants of the American flag, a fall Pickens Roland for their Sumpter Oliver. All honor to old Pon.rorylvania i The bill to put the State in a military attitude, and setting apart a noble sum to carry the plan into effect, so prompt ly passed by the Legislature and signed by Gover nor Curtin, was demanded by the times, and has given great encouragement to the General Admi nistration. The not defining and punishing trea son was of the same neoesaary and opportune class of legislation. I hope that it will become a law at the earliest moment. What a spectacle it was to see Democrais—or members of the Legislature calling themselves Democrats—opposing these im portant measures ! Do these politicians think that the people of Pennsylvania sympathised with the traitors in the South, that they refine to aid in putting power in the hands of the proper authorities to crush these trai tors, and to punish those who give them aid and comfort? If they do, they greatly mistake and misunderstand the people. I know the cheap cant of the members who voted against these bills in the Pennsylvania Legislature—that it is not right to confer each potter upon Governor Out'', and that the Democrats will not assist a Republi can Administration "in making war upon the South." Thts is the miserable logic of such men as broke down the Demooratio party, by aiding the Breokinridge Disunioniats lest year, and who now control and hamper our eld and honored organization. Nearly all the members of the Legialature who voted against the war measures, or measures of preparation, on Friday and Saturday lest, were Break inridgera and foes Of Douglas last fall. The idea of such demagogues erecting themselves into censors of the Government, and repreeenta tives of the Democracy, is in the last degree insolent and overbearing. I hope they will be marked, and that not a man will be suffered to come back to the place he has disgraced by re fusing to amulet in putting down the notorious enemies of the Union. Let the issue be made upon one and all. Is it not known that there are numbers of sympathizers with Seoesaion and Rebellion in Pennsylvania—some now in car respondence with the traitors in the South—and not a few now in Charleston, and others on their way to join the conspirators? Shall these men be permitted to plot the ruin of our oonntry in Pennsylvania? If you did not detect, punish, and banish such persona, you ought to be tied to the Southern Confederacy, and made d a y., and bearers of burden. And is it not mon strong that en attempt should be made to put the Demooraoy In a.position of approving conduct that in the Revolutionary War would have been punished with death? Was it not enough that thei r ioa c t,;re AMIN first bleat, di• vide, and destroy the Demos:maths party, and in this way pave the road to the dissolution of the Union, without asking the Democrats of Permsyl- Tanis to join them in a virtual endorsement . of the traitors who KO now seeking the lives of our gal lint eons in the army and the navy, insulting our gag, and preparing to take pomesalon of the Federal capital, even though the avenues of that great city run red with fraternal blood? °commas,. WASIIINGTON, April 14,181. LATEST NEWS By Telegraph to The Press, FROM CHARLESTON. DETAILS OF THE SURRENDER. Visit of .our Correspondent to the Fort. Explanation of the Explosions. The luta'lor a Saes et Rehm The Walls lioneroornbed by. Shot. DAMAGE TO FORT MOULTRIE. The Barracka ittdru3—Dwellings Shattered. CHARLESTON, April 13—Evening. —hostilities have for the present ceased, and the victory be lOW to Bffatk 0820111 M With the display of the it ag of truce on tile ram parts of Fort Sumpter, at hall past one o'clock the Bring ceased, and an unconditional surrender was made. The Caroliniene had no idea that the fight wee at an end. soon after the deipetaN of Me er Anderson was shot away, Colonel Wigfall, the aid of General Beattregard, at his commander's request, went to Fort !Sumpter with a white flag, to offer assistance in extinguishing the flames_ He approached the burning fortress from Morris Island,. and while the firing was raging on all sides he effected a landing at Sumpter. He ap proaohed a port-hole and was Viet by Major An- Corson, the commandant of the fort. The latter said that he had net displayed a White gag, but the firing was kept up nevertheless. Colonel Wlgfall replied that Major Anderson must haul down the American flag; that no parley would be granted—eurrendor or light was the word. Major Anderson then hauled down his flag and displayed only the flag of true. All tiring in stantly ceased, and two others of Gen. Beaure gard's staff, ea-Senate? 'Chesnut and ei-Governor Manning, Clime over in a boat, and stipulated with Major Anderson that his surrender should be un conditional for the present, subject to the terms of (lon, Boanrogard, Major Anderson was allowed to remain with hie men In actual possession of the fort, while Messrs. Chesnut and Manning came over to the oity, ao oomparded by a member of the Palmetto Guards bearing the colors of his company. "hese were met at the pier by hundreds of citizens, and as they method tip the streets to the General's quarters, the crowd was swelled to thousands. Shouts tont tho air and tho wildcat joy was mold , tested on occasion of the welcome tidings. After the surrender a boat with an officer and ten men was sent from one of the four ships in the offing to Gen. Simmons, oommanding on Morris Island, with the =punk that a merelient ship or one of the vessels of the United States, be allowed to enter and take off the commander and garriooi of Fort Sumpter. Gen. Simmons replied that if no hostilities were attempted Miring this night and lie effect was made to reinforce or retake Fort Sumpter, he would give an answer at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning. The officer signified that be was satis fied With this, and returned to hie vessel, Your Correspondent acoompanied the °Moen of Gen. Beauregard's staff on a visit to Fort Sumpter. None but theofficers, howeverovere allofied to land. They went down in a steamer, and oarried three fit e-oliglueb tot thb parpoli of patting out the flames. The fire, however, had been previously extin guished by the exertions of /Kept. Anderson and his men. The visitors reported that Major Ander . son surrendered because his quarters and barracks were destroyed, and he bad no hope cf reinforce ments, as the fleet lay idly by during, thirty hours, and either would not or could not help him. Besides this, his men were prostrated from over exertions. There were but five of them hurt, four badly, and one, it is thought, mortally, but the rest were worn out and physically incapable of continuing the fight. The explosions that were heard and seen from the oily in the morning were caused by the buret. leg of loaded shells ignited by the fire, which could not be removed quick enough. The lire in the barracks was caused by the quan tidee of hot shot pourekin from Port Moultrie. Within Fort Sumpter everything but the ease mates is an utter ruin. The whole interior looks }ire a blackened mass of ruins. Many of the guns are dismounted, The aide opposite the iron batte ry at Cummings' Point Is the hardest dealt with. The rifled cannon from the battery played great havoc with Fort Sumpter, and the walls look like a honey-comb. Near the top is a breach as large as a sari The ride opposite Fort Moultrie Is also honey-combed extensively, as is that opposite the floating battery. Fort Moultrie is badly damaged. The officers' quarters and barracks are toils to pieces. The frame houses on the island are riddled with shot, and in many instances the whole aides of the houses are torn out. The fire in Port Sumpter was put out and re hadght three times during the day. Dr. Crawford, Major Anderson's surgeon, Is slightly wounded in the foe. It is positively asserted:that none of the Carolina troops are injured. Major Anderson, and all hia °Mears and men, still remain in Fort Sumpter. I approached near enough to the wall to are him bid hie visitors adieu. In addition to this, conversations that were had with him were repeated to me. A boat was sent from the fort to.ni,ght to offtoially notify the fleet that Major Anderson bad eurreu dered. it ie not known when the Carolinians willosoupy Fort Sainpter, or what is to ho done with the van quished. Every one is satisfied with the victory, and hap• py that no blood was shed. In the city, after the surrender, the hells were rung and salutes fired. , {The above is from a special correspondent of the Associated . Press, who reached Charleston only on Caturday, and may be relied on as entirely cor• rect.—REPORTER I Later trom Charleston. NIIGOTLVTIONII COlt-PLETED Cuastrassrotr, April 14-9 o'clock A. fd.--The negotiations were completed loot night, and Major Anderson with his conlmand will eiaohate Fort Sumpter this morning. It h suimosed that be will embark on boat,l one of this war vessels off our bar. When Fort Sumpter was in flames, and Major Anderson could only fire his guns at long intervalis, the men at our batteries oheered at every fire which the gallant Major made in his last straggles, but looked defiance at the ventela-of-war, who& men, like cowards, remained outside without firing a gun, or attempting to divert the tire of a single battery from Fort Sumpter. Ten O'olook.—The steamer babel la now steam ing up, and will take General Beauregard to Fort Sumpter, which will be turned over by Major An demon to the Confederate States. It is now repo: Sod that Major Anderson and Me command will proceed to New York on the steamer Isabel. Departure of Andermon and hro Men for New York. THE ?LEST STILL OUTSIDE. CHAELIIB7ON, April 14.—Major Anderson and his men will leave to-night at 11 o'olook, in the steamer Isabel, for New York. The war fleet is still outside The sone when Andereon and hie men took formal leave of Fort Sumpter was a thrilling and impreseive one. [The telegraph ace closed at 1k o'clock, the lines being down South.] . From the Montgomery Govern ment WAR TO RI DECLARED. WAM/NOTON, April 14 —ooloial gay - Ices from Montgomery indicate that tics Confodorate Con green will, on reassembling, at once declare war against the United States. It is believed that in the act of declaration, a distinction will be made between alien friends and alien enemies, the farmer including the Border Btates and such citizens of the North as oppose the coercive policy of the Administration. All obligations to this class are as much to be respect ed as though in time of peace. The New lork Regiments Volunteering for the Defence of Washington. Einw Yeas, Aprill4.—The !Seventh and Sixty ninth Regiments have volunteered for the defence of Washington, but have not yet started. The Twelfth Regiment will hold a meeting to morrow. New York Legislature. seseson OF sus WAR APPROPRIATION Nsw Yorts, April 14.—The bill appropriating $500,000 for the arming and equipment of the State militia passed the Login'stare finally yen terday. Arrest of “Jasper,” of the N. Y. Times. Nam Yoga, April 14—Information has been re. calved that the Charleston oorrespondent of the New York Trines, who signs Mama" ft Jasper," has been arrested as a spy in Charleston. Re was confined for a time, and then ordered out of the State. He is on his way North. Strong Union Sentiment at Baltimore. BALTIMORE, April 14.—The deep 'Union sen timent of tha city but been diaployed unmistaka bly sines Friday. MOll with cookadee and Secession emblems haio been chased by crowds and obliged to seek the proteotion of the police. The bark Fanny Fens/tae hoisted a Secession flag to•day i bat a crowd compelled a boy on the vessel to take it dawn. The captain afterwards rehoieted it, and it re quired a detaehment of thirty police to protect it from the people. The indignation of the people is intense. the other ocelot: lu port hive Motet the Atnerieen fig. Th e captain at the bark Lk a Union raw bat heisted the flag under instillations; from the (ma in, ifolers. Carry, of 'Mums& THE .PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1861. 'tong WASialieToN. Special Despatches to " The Press." The Secretary of War was in eonniltatlon with the President, at the Executive Mansion, during a largo portion of the day. Mr. !tiara and Mr. OHABE Galled, init did not remain Lnlig, the family of the President attended ohnroh, Extra Train with Troolia. Two eempiniss/ of Texan boos sancta in today; in an extra train: They are rough in appeed.a nde , but swear bitterly at traitors. Yesterday two companies of cavalry arrived without horses. The Department is purchasing Mixes for tb log d om . proles. 'tumors and Excitement Reports are flying of all shades of eomplazion, manufactured to suit the inclination of the parties who conceived them, We have a large throng on the Avenue all day, with groups at every corner, discussing the war question. The hotels are crowded, many of our citizens congregating there, eagerly inquiring for intelligence from Charles ton. The armed &MEd the 66Unting-1 1 64.az or the Sunday Mo ruing . Chronicle continued during the forenoon, and the late despatches were eagerly read. The Relief Ships for Anderson It is generally thought l eby naval and military men here, that the War 'Ships lying of the harbor of Charleston were in oominunioation, by signals, With Port Sumpter, and that Major ANDERION in formed them that it would Ito (mat:sin deetruction if they attempted to come in, except under cover of a close fire between Fort Sumpter and the shore batteries, or at night. • • The Surrender of Fort Sumpter. it is surmised by some bore that Major Am:R ees Rated the Dart of a traitor to hi. oosautry bui there le no doubt oh the minds of all his friends that he was faithful to the last. It required seven to alio mon to work cub of his hoavy gum, with two relief gangs to each ; and with only sixty-ho men, living on salt food in limited supply, ex hausted themselves, and, starvation before them, it needs no great penetration to solve the problem of the aurrender. Good ior Penneryivania. The noble stand taken by the Keystone State in these times of doubt and uncertainty rejoices and onoonragea every heart hero, tiovernment mon are strengthened, and rely on the other States to come to their aid. A man must now be deeided 7 one way or the other, in reference to oar country. If he is not free to express sympathy with the Government he is considered to be its enemy, and the ory is " Let traitor's be hung." Charlegion and Virginia. It is well known here to-day 'that the telegraph has been constantly in operation conveying mes sages between the Governors of Smith Carolina and Virginia, the purport of whiett is not known'. We are deprived of the me of the wires between Rid' mond and Washington. Unreliable. . Military men here do not believe the details of the news from Charleston. It is not possible for the batteries to throw bombs into Port Sumpter, as stated in the telegraph. The nearest batteries are 1,200 yards distant, and a bomb would require to be projected at an angle of forty-five degrees, so that bombs thrown from a mortar could not be made to enter the port-holes of the battery ono° in a hundred charges. Captain Doubleday. W. POROM MILES telegraphs to Mrs. DotalAs- DAY here, that the repot of her husband's insanity is without foundation. It is believed here that he refused to obey Major Aaiun°trii command to surrender, and was consequently placed in irons. Not to be Relied Upon. In all or nearly all of the telegraph offices south of Philadelphia there are Secessionists in at tendanoe—speoially engaged by interested par ties—while not a few of those who control the whoa isro deoidecily of the smite stamp. We have, therefore, to make large allowances for intelligence dealt out through the enemy's hands. ARRIVALS PROM rMILADELPRIA, PA At Witlard's....j. Van Voorhis, Jr., Jahns Kamea, C. D. Mahaffey, David Robb, R. K Cogg shall, 8. J. Rea, P. J. Watmoogh, J. Dunean, D. Taggart, B. Cameron, J. W. H. Rein, John P. Verree, J. H. Puleston, B. it. Plumley. tirkicrood's.—A. M. Wectinelaaw, boa.. Cowell, (leo. T. Thorn, Wm. Elliott, B. V. Mar both, R. K. Smith. Nattonal .—A. B. Cooley, Jas. M. Pittee, 3. Gibbons, John Kennedy, R. E. Rogers. Brozon's.-13. G. Hissebaok, H. R. Linderman-. Interview between , Douglas and the DoIIG.T.IOI TIINDEN.B BIS A r. ' MINT. Watintairron, April 14.—Senator Douglas called on the President to-night, and they had an in teresting conversation on the present condition of the country. The substance of it was, on the part of Mr. Douglas, that, while he was unalterably , opposed to the Administration ..an:. all 2.4. tioal bonen, .ne was prepared to sustain the President in the exerisise of all his constitutional fanctione to preserve the 'Union, maintain the Go yernfuent, and defend the Federal capital. A firm policy and prompt action was neCesearY. The capital of our country was in danger, and mint be defended at all hazards and at any expense of men and money. He spoke of the present and the future without reference to the past. LinOolit was vory mach gratified with the lad view. PROMOTION OP TRII CAPITAL—ItZPORTID'PROaISOT T0,./INIZ6 PORT DRLAWARE—TRZ NATIONAL 40- LIINTBREft—REESOLIITIONB DINOONOING THE op- VERNIIENT AND FAVORING SECESSION WaseINGTON, bundlty, April 14 —efforts are still making to concentrate formidable military force "in and around Washington, to be preitared for all emergencies. Information continues to be received from private memos of aeoref plot in various localities in Maryland and Virginia having in view the seizure of pnblio property, and even the persons of the highest °Soars of the . Govern. mane. Though these account. are not generally credited, they appear to be believed in official quarter., and hence the precautionary movements. At all events ; they are considered necessary, no one knowing what turn affairs may take during the prevailing exoitement. The guard at the public Departments was largely increased last night. All the road's and avenues leading into Washing. ton are . 010i3151 , watched, and arrangements made to promptly concentrate the militry [ones at any given point. There is the greatest anxiety every where to hear farther from the South, and groups are disarming the war news and its further effeets on the country. Information from what is deemed reliable 'sources was received last night to the effect that the Series. sionista of Delaware, whose headquarters are re. ported to be in Virginia, were about to make a sudden attack upon Fort Delawilio, opposite Dela ware City, for which they were preparing last month. Immediate steps were taken by the Secre tary of War to prevent the consummation of this plot.: The National Volonteers list night posed rase lutions severely denouncing the military opera. Gone of the Government and expressing sympathy 'esitk the Secessionists. It is said that these volun teen are several hundred strong. Five offieers of the envy yesterday tendered to the Nary Department their resignations, whloh were refused. • Their names will probably be stricken from the list as dismissed, as in the recent eases of officers of the army under similar clusum elanots. WASIONOTOII, April 14.—Three °ovally com panies from Texas, and Sherman's light battery, are expected here to-morrow. Additional volunteer companies will be mustered in tO-Morrow. A. Secession Demonstration at Rick- A 13017THEBX FLAB HOISTID.ON TNN CAP/TOL. BUT REMOVID HY TEE GUARD Rronnown, Fa•, April 14,—Tbo demenetrationa by the Seceder% of their joy at the fall of Fort Sumpter was continued till midnight, fireworks were exploded, bonfires were made, and many houses illuminated. A party ascended to the roof or the Capitol and hoisted a Southern banner, but it was removed by the guard. The War News to the West. Caieau°, April 14.—The news of the surrender of Fort Sumpter created a profound sensation here. It was at first diseredited, but when later despatahes arrived, confirming the previous re ports, the excitement was intense. All parties express a determination to uphold the Government in enforcing the laws and maintaining the supre macy of the nation. DITROIT I April 14. --The war news ereatea profound sensation. The tmanimotte sentiment of the State is, that the position assumed by the Go vernment must be maintained. An impromptu meeting of the members of the Detroit bar, and influential citizens, was held yesterday afternoon, (imposed of all parties. They passed resolutions denouncing the rebellious organization called the Confederate States, and declaring their intention to stand by the old flag at all hazards. Another meeting of the citizens will be held to morrow night • Movement of Steamers. NJIW Tose, April 14.—The steamers Kanga roo, Now York, and John Bell, an for Europe, sailed from quarantine this morning. Thep were detained on amount of the storm. The steamer Marron, arrived from Charleston, reports having paned the transport steamer At :ant/4 at Eve o'oloes on the afternoon of the 11th bet., off Frying Pan Shoals. The ostoramer .De Soto, from Havana, bias sr .. rived. Later from IlLavana. . Nsw Yosit, April 14.—The stunner De Soto has arrived from Havana, with datea to the Bth instant. Bugara Were unchanged, and freights lower. WASllistrrort, April 14 Setreterir of V. o.r. No Wavering. President mond ExcITEMSNT NEW YOBS. The Herald Office Threatened. Ns* Tons, Aprlll.s-14 o'olook A.M.—A body of policemen are on duty at the Herald Offlos to guard against a rumored attack. There will probably be no distarbance to-night' Ektra Session of the Illinois Legialoo. Unto/Leo, April 14.—Governor Yetea will him s proclamation to-morrow calling for an extra eamion of the Legislature, to meet at Eloringnelit, one week from next Tuciday, the 23d bat. The War News in New England. Wohonebin, *tam., April 14.11faxi of all par- Hag hem deelare their readiness to suitain the Government. PRO'iIDBMCS, April 14.--iden of all ogee and vooations are offering to enlist. . ORWIGB, Conn, April 14.—The eroltement predneed by the war news was never equalled here. All our people are ready to uphold our Government, and handredi are ready to enlist. The Excitement in New Haven, Conn Haw Ilecrsec, 0011311., Airill 14.—The emeitereee here is intense. The streets are crowded lb o.tu people who are clamoring after extras. a° tional flag is flying from all points. ,Tb• raya are holding a mooting is antiolpatir a oire• li calving a call to duty, The indigoatler a g ainst the rebels is onlvereal. At Aleiandria, Yr AvaxeminiA 3 . Va. April 14.-4 meeting wee hold !Nit bight to form a Immo card... A remlation declaring the Avant" 1 ° " 4 ' 4 Northern eggremion was odor d. Several speak ers advocate ', e othr favored a convention' The /ego. BLOODY ABTBIBUTION rxrEcTED—PROTEST Or THE antimafia ADD FRllita CONSIILB--THE MO:RICAN Correia. stiasirk. Nnw Yonic, April 14.—Advioes from St bomln so to the 223 ult. state that the surrender of the Republic to Spain took the peqle by surprise, and His hinted that there will yet a bloody retribu tion by the people against the Hauliers. The Zngliish and French cossuls had protested, and atm& their nags, but mho tbi luttat adviaaa the American representative cad made no move. New )(ink forge Ltnion, TWZNTY-I , IVEI 21(0i15A.16 Six Id as CELLED OUT . Nisw, l'onft, April 14.-4kavided froth Alban' state that Governor Mogan wi4l to-morrow issue a oall for twonty-Ave Maitland men for the mad ame of the Federal Goiernment. . . . A private letter fron Governor Curtin states that Pennsylvania eallicitaligi VIM blildre4 thon sand men, and have item in Washington in forty eight hours if require. David Dudley Field has gone to Washington on an invitation, for thy purpose of consulting with the Administration. The txeitpuketit Ple*Vork. Naw YORK, April 14.—There is considerable ex citement here relative to the war movements, and crowds are assembled at all public- places. The newspaper offices are besieged by crowds eager for Oilme wliiah him been lamed daring the day. Various sentiments are expressed relative to the catastrophe at Charleston, and the report that Go vernor Morgan will oall upon the State troops meets with great satisfaction among the majority of the community, while it is mindemnod by many. At the Government military and naval .depots there is much activity, and the preparations for placing all the available Government force on a war footing are going on with great despatch. From Rio De Janeiro. Naw YORK April 14 —The bark Zingarella has arrived, with Rio dates to the 24th of Feb. The coffee sales since the last steamer's depart nra have been 115.000 bags. Superior is quoted at 6,3000,400 rah. 'Freights to the United States were nominal, • , , The bark blarzoii sailed on the 234 of February with 1,500 bags of ooffee Markets by Telegraph. . • •BALTIDIGIII, April 13,—Flour ;. RoWdra-ritreatr Ohio, and City Mille are hold at Ito 37K. with no Gales' Wheat firm, at 13001360 for red ; 14801000 for white. Corn firm ; mixed igeollap ; yellow 600610. Pork hem ad vanced Mei ea.es at 817.60. Lard Mo. Coffee firm at Whieky dull at 17.K017%. inommx. April 13.—The Cotton market to umsettied, and pineal nominal. Evip oax.Taion i April 19.—Cettonales go-Hay of 1.700 balsa, at 1261g3ia far middlings Bugar firm, at &SOIL Praising on Cotton to Liverpool "id. The Italian Opera. The brief season of the associated Italian artists win commence at the Academy of Meilie this eve fling, when "II Trovatore " will be prodtmed for the debut of our new, young, and beautiful prima donna, *ln Isabella Hinkley, who has reeentlY created so great and well-merited a sensation in New 'York and, Boston, and is admitted to be, by the musical dilletanti, the best specimen of Ameri can prima donna that has yet appeared on the lyric doge. Miss Hinkley, it is well known, his aohieved en enviable reputation in Italy, and his every advantage in her favor. Her voice Is 'reported to be a pure soprano, fresh, and trympa thetio, of great extent of register and high attritive; Lion, whilst her pommel' appearance, exqedeito grace, and elegance of style, have won the hearts: of all wbo have witnessed her performances. This much we hear, but, as we prefer exercising our own judgment in these matters, we shall delay frirther eoroment. - - -evening.. Miss Adelaide Phillips, Signore Brig noli, Perri, Barill, fc „alit appear in "II Trove tore," and will be aided by all the means and ap pliances. of a grand orohestra, fall chorea, and mainifioent attse en scene: Theatrical Benefits. The present may be palled a Benefit Week at our theatres. On Wednesday, Mrs. Garrettoon, proprietor and manager of Walnut-street Theatre, will have a - complimentary benefit, tendered to her by a large number of tun friends, including many of our moat respectable fellow-citisene. On Fri day evening Mr. Peter Riohings will also have a benefit. At Atoll-Area, Theatre there will lie three benefits this week—Mr. J. B. Clarke's this evening, Mrs. John Drew's on Wednesday, and Mr. Shewell's on Friday. At MoDonough's Olympic Theatre, Mr. Alfred Roberts, doorkeeper, has a benefit on Wednesday, and Mr. J. L. Oen mom will appeal to his friends on Friday, at Ban ford'e Opera Howse. ['Remarks have been made on Mrs. Draw's benefit taking place on the same evening as Mrs Garrett son's. It is due to both ladies to state that their feelings toward each other are most friendly. All who are acquainted with theatrical matters knot'', that the bensjimatre rarely has the power of select ing the evening for hie or her beneilt—that rests with the management. Th 4 contretemps will not have an injurious effect, we believe, ripen the in terests of either Mrs. Bre*" or Mrs. Garrettaon. Both have "troops of friend['," and both, we an tioipate, will haveorowded laiism—The box-sheet is now open, at both theatres. The friends of Mr. John Drew wall be happy to learn that has health is completely re-established, and that he was to reawato his performances et the Lyceum Theatre, London, on Easter Monday, in " Maearthy. More," written for him by Mr. Lever, the Irish dramatist, lyrist, and novelist. Mr. Drew will probably pay a dying visit to thii country ie the ffnletwer. The War Feeling in New. York. The New York herald of yesterday ups : The sympathy with Idsjor Anderson, to far as heard by our reporter, was altogether undisguised. Men of every party and every chide of politica freely oonfessed that be wee worthy to be the de fender of the ear-spangled banner. The South ought to have been restrained yet a little longer. Az the news gained ground and 'confidence, and there was no longer any reason for doubt, the BO rione importance of the struggle began to be can. vaned with ranch earnestness_ The beat friends of the Administration and of the Union were in doubt as to the ultimate suttees of the expedition, and complalati both loud and deep were made that so much time had been frittered away in the , navy yard in latth3g out the vessels of war. The position of the Lizesolu Administration was regarded as not being particularly enviable at the present time, and more than one citizen de clared that they oonld not foresee how accumulating difficulties were td be overcome. On the other-hand, the great ! mau of Republi cans and many Democrats expressed the fullest eympetby with, and confidence in, the Administra tion. The former consoled themselves with the reflection that the Southerners had precipitated the conflict, and the Government would be false to its truet if it failed to meet the emergency reso lutely and fearlessly ; and the toter, white making no effort to 9Onoeel their towing. towards the South, strenuouily_deolared that there was no other course left to the North but to assert some dignity and to evince some national spirit in the presence of so great a crisis. 13E6EGE or TIME .AND INCSLIBED , PACILITLES. —By referotlo9 to the adVettloomont of the Pellll - Railroad Company it will be seen that on and after `to•day they will , run eight daily trains out of Philadelphia, as follows : Mail train at 7.30 A. M. ; West Chester amommodation at 8 15 A. M ; feel lino at 11,45 A. M• Wont Gloater ac commodation No. 2 at 12 30 ; Rarrisburg sooommodation at 2 30 P. M. ; Lanoaater aooom modation at 4 P. M., and Parakburg train at 5.40 P. M. TllollAir , SOU' Strati Tate Winn —This morning, furniture at the Girard House. Tuesday—Elegant furniture, 1303 Chestnut at. Tuesday—Stooks and real estate at the Hz. ebange, comprising flrat-elass property. Wednesday—Splendid furniture, fine paintings, statuary, &0., at No. 1111 Chestnut street. May be examined tomorrow. Thursday—Farniture at auction store. Friday—Furniture at 1319 Marshall street Same Day—Furniture at 1223 South Fourth st. See pamphlet catalogues and advertisements of the seven sales. LARGE POSITIVE BALE Or FRENCH GOODS, &O. —The early attention of purchasers is requested to the valuable and desirable assortment of !remelt, Swiss, Berman, and British dry goods, embracing 700 lots of fancy and staple articles in ribbons, data, dress stAde, glorm s 9mbriddetles, ke., &0., to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, owsir months' oredit--commencing this morning, at ten o'clock, by Myers, Olagborn, k Co., auctioneers, Noe. 232 and 234 Market street. Sale to be eon• tinned the greater part of the day without In termitsion• Point Bziassz.P.enst—The first spring trot at the Park will take phase on Wedneadey after noon next. Capitols and liay John are watered. TH.4 C TY. THE WAR rPON U'S AN TIP.BOB,Y IN TOWN. Portlidin; the Ifingie Detelide a the Mahar OE Philadelphia- 16(CiTEilBZOO ON RECEIPT OF TITO NEWS FROM . . CILAIGIBTO It. published in oat. ii:oheotilidisnagtsulwyarizow;silloobg, oroatod a f nd State unprecedented by clsore throughout the chi any single item 0f"... tisane. For the drat time in the memory of ws that has transpired within naar l a a aa ta r an insult had been offered to the m on country, and'With the Arai in fit i a m g a o t f he i o t n of .he bombardment of Sumpter all party one personal differenceaWseemed to be healed: Private despatches were received in t ee c an early hour, front the village! and cities a r t yinterior eagerly docuandiug a transportation o r.ne details of the fight. At an early hour in the morning, residents of the suburbs and townships adjacent to Philadelphia QOM into Offal Ort .4Pf to he lalhiraril Of the great current topic. In town the feeling mocked do soription. Men, women, and boys went wildly about the Arcata, disclaiming, not the question at issue, nor the causes which may have led to the mantel in Charleston harbor, but the probability of reinforceMenta from the ships-of war and the issue of this lint civil struggle. The newspaper offices, of coarse, became the sole median's of infor niatiom_and immense orowda besot thorn as early as ten o'olook. The New York papers arrived at evert, with some ingenious fabrications as to the details of the bombardment, and these were devoured with an excitement which forbade inoredulity, by the great mars of almost" wild beholders. Men fortu nate enough to obtain copies of the Tribune, the Tint* or the Herald, mounted, with the same, upon steps and barrette, to glire the unfortunate the benefit of their infornetion. *hereon', in such /communications, a sentence marred to raise the hopes of the patriot citizens, the shouts that went up were, in some sort, the measure of their emotions. But the general tenor of information was discouraging, and at each repetition of for tune for tie traitors and misfortune for the de feneers, curses, not loud but deep, were Mut tered, and the tape of every listener became con torted tinder the initnenee of those desperate passions which civil strfiggles never fail to inspire. iEtz fiTAus AND sTnrins Bur! 11, It was about ono o'olook when the messages from Chil96t9ll Feneted the extremity of aloomnege? and the picture was presented to the minds of the anxious people of the defender of Fort Sumpter riding upon a raft at the foot of his blazing bar racks, when an event occurred which demonstra ted more than gay single affair the enthusiasm and the patriothin of the people. A newspaper office on Third street had just posted upon its bulletin board the discouraging matter aforesaid, when a stalwart printer appeared at an upper window with big arms filled with striped and spangled can. vas. In a moment the halyards were attached to the flag and it streamed into the breeze in all the glory of its colors. There was no signal for the tumult or applause, but every eye seemed to dictate the Hamra Which sprang to every lip, and Men and bays with hat in hisnd threw' all the power of lungs into voice and (sheered until they were hoarse. The adjeining effieee seemed to sateh at the na• tional inspiration, and, u a cotemporary remark ed, each successively ran tip its colors like a fleet of ships on the eve of action. In a `moment the area of. blue sky was bidden by a cloud of bunt ing. Esoh announcement of the nationality of the Philadelphia presss met With hearty responses from the people, and It Was reserved to the single sur; viving organ of a defunct Administration to shut its doers and Windows and 'keep its Colors con ceded. A 416CIA,SIONIST MOBBED At this exciting juncture, when the reason of men had yielded to their:feelings, a man standing in Third +street, near Carter's alley, gave expres sion to certain aentimente aa imprudent as atrocious; These were, in substance, that South Carolina had kept her word, and that Anderson Was deservedly thrashed. In an instant a hundred hands were clutching et the-141)&1feet; throat, ,end ho TWO burled from left to right, and back again, in a manner entirely at variande With commonly gehricd Lieu of politenesi. The further he entered into the high; of the aroWd, the worse the treat merit became, and he war finally resened by tufted States officials and taken for safety into the United States post office. To such uses has the Govern ment property degenerated even in Philadelphia. The party referred to was nett the aolitary exam plifioation of popular retribtrtion during the day. A bevy of excited youth in long hair, and wearing complexions and colonies of a peculiar latitude, attempted ineffectually to get up a cheer for the Southern Confederacy. The generoalty of the az cited populace was not proof to much temptation, and the enthusiastic Secesaionista met with an un merciful grabbing. Taus inaugurated was prolonged until midnight,. and ac each despatioh contained i.umers more and More disciouraging the indigna tion and sonsequent eicitement of the people became augmented; men, not mutiny addicted to profanity, saluted tieduaintanoes With an oath, and some, who have heenCroat to pray often and to pray Well for a blessing, upon, even their enemies, muttered inapreisationa deeper than words upon the enemiee Of the Union and the Unlon'e flag. Until a late hour of Sunday morning mesaageit continued to arrive, and this Stuiday papisre delayed their aditiona until quite daylight. News Paper men, seldom given to the enunciation of feelings of either gratification or hate, became no* and irate, and many dignified ardoles Upon the prevailing topic, which appiared yesterday morning, were written to the burden of an oath. The excitement war universal and in. • tonsil. The ordinary dornestiO duties of Saturday night were neglected on the part Of many quiet °Miens, and the apaolone markets of Central Phi, lauelPhia were alaioat tenni:diem of male put °hailers. • The military companies held special meetings at Midnight, and pedestrians going home With fever ish steps in the Wee beim were ettirtled by the sdundif of the drtatt and ftfe. &fay parties of strollers Woke up sleeping women and children with yoolferons tkeers for the 'Onion and for Major Anderum, and there Were many ordinarilinddiot ed td somnolenoe who Jiallted throigh the streets the livelong night, too clotted to sleep. TIM EiCITEIENT oa Strillat The intelligence of Sunday morning wee duly heralded by the pros, and devortt parties of all persuasions could not forbear a hasty inspelitioh of the Sunday papers before going to church. Tais wee evidenced from the fervent Appeals that went up from Mores of pulpits for the welfare of those gallant men who had Made the Brat resiatenon to rebellion: It wee said that some of these appeals Betrayed an 'amount of information Which could not wall liavo boon obtained on Saturday night. In a ohitroh er taro the Services were olosedrrith the Star Spangled Banner, and the absorbing theme after dismissal, was not the aeration, but the rebellion. At ten o'clock extra editions of POMO Of the pa pers were circulated. The Transcript published a third. edition at: twelve o'clock, and the items of news thus given found their , way into all districts and to all firesides. The depressing tidings ope rated belligerently upon many lndlirlduale, and wherever a man was found imprudently luke warm in his adherence to the Government and the furtherance of hostilities, lie .was met with aromeats more decisive and physical than ra tional. In the afternoon an office-holder and, a Union man engaged in discussion, which ripened into hot words, and the whole matter was adjusted by the crowd, which rushed in and gave the Secessionist a tremendous beating. The pollee interfered at this jeneture and eaptured the Union dieptileat i whe, being mistaken by the throng for the Seceseionist, was followed to the Central Station by a large crowd of people, hooting and execrating him. As he wee being taken into the cells he halted at the landing and proposed three cheer. for• Anderson, which were given with some little interruption for the rest of the afternoon. Another Eleoessionot was raoed• down Chestnut street from Fourth, by the orowd; who shouted lynoh him, hang him, eta. lie escaped into Seoond street. EVAIOCO OF THIADON IN PHILADELPHIA These pugilistic affairs constituted the amuse ments of a few over-zealous citizens. Thousands of others engrosse4 the day in discussing the policy of the Government with regard to the forts and, the probable motives and condition of the defender of Fort Sumpter. There were some who suggested the possibility of defection, perhaps treason on the part of Major Anderson, but this . idea was indig nantly repelled by the great mars of disputants. The topic finally turned upon the part which Penn. sylvanta should play in the approaching contest, and the position and defences of Philadelphia, in the case of offensive measures on the part of the traitors. Upbraiding were loud and frequent against the Government that the forte on tie Dela ware were not provided for with a tolerable, if not an adequate, complement Of soldiers. The new treason bill, which passed the Legislature on Saturday, was a matter of conratalatien with all,. and lopes were expressed that. the application of its provisions to individuals of military note, well known as sympathisers with secession, would be an imperative matter. Mili tary'men in groups disouseeti the feeling which agitated their companies, and it was the .general impression that three thousand men could be under arms in Philadelphia in the *Ouse of a week. Imprecations were mnititienene against influential public and military worthies who had not exhibited that ardor in sustaining the Go vernment which was adjudged the meed of good oilleenship. Until a late hour in the night these themes were broached and discussed. All _who were soldiers felt martial Iptpaiges to adieu ; and those who were. not soldiers wished for the time that they were ready for servise. /IN.CITZMIIIte IN INS TaILATILI A ottriooobtolsloot whlob, hairs omitted to tem. ni b. I rnin s a t th4.7.4re_h•strr,t Theatre on Sa- Created with green mounds; tome twenty or thi rty turtle,' n ight ivrerregmia , auu.ende et this place Leavy °anxious ley prone In vex-lona quarters et th e listened, with an much interest &B could be ea- yard, and one that wag mounted pointed dir ectly Peeled lot dwin Booth's rendition of the character toward the point of our ingreer. To the Ni t of • Kidtetiou. There le a passage in this play of us, (we fated southward,) built against the pa n , pat, were long Sea of hollow, tenantless barraehs, Whisk had a local bearing two weeks! ago relative to the policies of peace and war. Richelieu epeakB and further on, a couple rf brick furnaces need for as follows : the boating of ebot. Stables, the& for gun o u Rememher my great maxim. ringer, and ordnance bowies, studded the ' al ; "First use all meant to oonelliste=- They were all Fainted ,yellow. In the Bid, of Ibs Ewe the !mute was passive and unaffected. river-wall, leading inward by a ()rooked opt rate,. Richelteu's oonfewor here Interrupts with " Felling in that ?" Mr. Booth raised bimeolf to hie loftiest height, and pointing Lis Ariger to the breathless hems said -" AU means to crush," The applause that followed knew no parallel du ring tho *vain, was not the actor, but the sentimefit, which provoked the applause. Another expression in the play " Put away the sword, States may be saved with- out it," which is almost invariably applauded, was Haieiet! to with the utmost apathy. THE EA*AL ARE FORT MAGAZINES-CONDITIOE or TIM ISLAND AND ISB nsaitsieogricas We gave in The Press of Saturday ammo ad count or tha asisaillen of the Philedelphia Naval Station, and in couneotlon with that subject, and the fitting out of oertain Government vessels, had occasion to refer to tho naval magatine lactated at Fort AMIN. It was suggested to us at the time that the pub lic knew little of the condition of the Government works upon Mud Island, and quite as little of the associations coeval with the sumo. In re:mondani:re With numerous luquirloo, since expregaid, formation as to the naval and army resources of Port Mifflin, we made a long foot tramp yesterday to Mud Island, and collcoted derdec,lthioh we pro ceed to make public. thesh facts aro of peculiar iirignitiatio6 at No crisis, since they deMonstrate the weakness of the only fort in liennsylvania at a ftys of the greatest peril. • - POSITION or FORT MIFFLIN. We were nrovidori proVlous to our journey, with letters horn Comraander Drayton: and Secietary Crabbe, of the navy Yard, addressed to Mr; Bunker, who has charge of the naval Magazine upon Mud Island. Mr. Ranker and his son eon• stitute the sole garrison of this important position. The former Is an old "salt," who has been at tached to the tatted States navy more than slaty years. He bears traces of hard service in body esa Mas i and, although not a whit behindhand in Ids primitive courage, is not likely to make effi cient resistance to any considerable party of as sailants, inasmuch as he is lame. We started from the navy yard at one o'clock, encouraged by a lowering sky, and passed out Be. oond street to the Nook. Piggerids, dilapidated distilleries, old barns, and fragnients of dabbege fields, went by us in rapid succession, and, at the Milan Land Compeny'S grOUnds, upon Hollander's creek, three miles due south from Market street, we left the road and took to the meadows. By dint of threading almost impervious places, walk ing dikes, sealing ditches, and running the gaunt let of innumerable cure, and big•monthed canines, we finally reached Penrose ferry, five miles from the city, and orossed the new bridge at that point. The road thence to hind Island leada by th 6 ancient Lazaretto°, now a series of hollow ? tottering walls, with a fert white gravestones of fever•etrioken victims olustsring in the adjoining meadow ; and thence besidd d high dike that dims the beak channel of the Itsclatteve, of old navigable, but now a bread ditch, bordered by tamp wlilovts, until we reach& a plaits in the road, Where, envirMacd by fiat meadows, a tablet stood, marked with those td Hamar& letters—" U. S." Fort Mifflin lay before us, surrounded with marsh willows, math a roof or tae peeping above a green boulevard, and a long, narrow wharf stretch ing into the tide. Red Bank lined the opposite shore, with the blue monument plainly discerni ble along the high ground, and Whitall's battered stone house standing upon the point like a sentry In the middle of the river a White-washed light house stood, guarding the slimy bar, whilom Fort Gaines, and a company of basket makers, grouped around a wagon, rife irigioning the willows In our road of the litho, supple asfittheit, Mud Island, at the lower end of which Pert Mifflin is situated, was formerly a low, reedy Wound, enoompassed with a great extent of marsh. The Present Wo'rlia Wore thrown up In 17 1 77, and remain in much of their original forth down to the present day.. The island at that time, however, was isolated, and the sole medium for communica tion with' the city was by batten or sailing •easel. But in 1853-4 Mr. Black, of this city, suaseeded in reclaiming from the tide about fifty aotes to the south of the Port, and more than ninety sores to the north. This reclaimed property the Govern ment rightfully demanded, but the ages of the same were , granted to Mr. Black, free of eXpanse, for twenty-sii years. High earthen dikes en compass the entire property, and the bay that is grown upon the meadows annually Would furnish grazing for any ninthsr of military steeds. We were told that the twigs whfith are clipped every spring froth thestreat_ number of willows awn Mese dikes net the propridbir alimit $5OO. TQB NAVAL IirAGAZINZ Fort Mifflin is an army post; but about tire gores of ground immediately adjoining the Fort to the north we're purchased by the ilavy Depart ment, many years ago, aa the site of the magazine attached to the Philadelphia naval station. The cost of the site and the buildings subsequently created Wes not far from $30,000 This magazine has been in charge of Mr. Benj . Bunker, an aged salt, now Crippled With rheumatism, for biro years. The old gentleman has seen sixty-one years of sea service, and the Goverment his properly taken oars of him in age by granting him a salary of $1,2b0 for the fulfilment of his present duties. Mr. Bunker and his son Make up the entire gar rison of this remote, but important position; they live in a pleasant Wei dwelling slant fifty yards from the magaihrea, add t h eft. titans are confined to receiving and shipping powder. In the present times of danger and Machination the War bepartinent should not fail to phoe a pro per garrison, both upon the naval and army maga eines at this point. The former alone oentaing a hitndred and twenty thousand pounds of powder, eight hundred eigiit•inoh Miens, two hundred tine inoh shells, 'three handfed 6lefon-Inch thane, and a large quantity of cannon cartridges, ftwes, eta. Thiess, snettlent to equip a itotilla, or batter down a oity, are guarded, in times of treason, by a *rip pled man, who has seen his titles- score years and one. The magalinegi two in numfmit, stand in a line parallel to the Hear and equidistant from a fine wharf, seven hundte'd .fiet long,.which attends quite to the Main or ship channel. The depth of channel opposite- the fort is, at high:Water, twenty-Eve feet—at low Water nine tOen feet. The magazine! are bnilt of stone, oblong, each consisting of a single chamber. The door of each opens toward the river. The doord are sheet cop. per, eight inches thick, hinged in walls of solid atone six feet thieki and &rotting at the top. The interior looks not finlike a long Vault; wherein the powder tanks and barrels would answer for oodins. The pbeeder for this station is menufaetured by Dupont!, of the Brandywine Powder Mills. It is put np in kegs and tanks ; the latter are made of copper, equate ' 'end opening by lids which screw into au end att ached to handles. By the latter the tank is hoisted from the hold of a vessel. Iron IS scrupulously rejected from the magazine, and even the barrels are fastened with wooden pegs. The powder at present stored away is of two kinds, cannon and musket powder, the former of grains equal to a pea in size, the latter of the fine ness of sand. Powder for salute is arranged in bags of red baize, a bag holding the number of pounds essential to a single discharge These bags are called cylinders A naval vessel never takes powder or shell be yond this magazine on her trip to the city. She stops at the long wharf, her war-stores are un shipped and run in a oar upon a wooden railway to tho magazine, where they arc !oared up , until she goes to sea again A single vessel same up the river last winter, when the ice clogged the channel so that she found it impassible to unload at the magazine. lier stores, however, were sent down in wows within a week. Thirty charges or oylin dem constitute the extent of powder whit% a ship I. allowed to take to her dock ; this is reserved for the firing of salutes. Workmen ate not allowed to wear boots in the magazine, as the iron nails might ignite scattered grains of powder. Magazine shoes are provided for aaah, as well as clothing of red baize. It would require 60,000 pounds to freight the St. Lawrence, 30,000 for the Jamestown, and 700 for the Water "gruch. In the second, or southerly magazine house, cartridge and shell are kept. The air in these places is damp, like • that of a dungeon, and the feelings of one are not of the most comfortable nature, for at the evolving * single Spark, or the ignition of the contents of a single tank, the mas sive buildings would be blown to atoms. As we have now a Pennsylvania Secretary of War, it is to be presumed that his first defensive effort will aim at the strengthening of the naval magazine in Mod Island, by affording it a proper garrison ronT MIP/LlN' PROM Leaving the reaidenee of Mr. Bunker, we passed down the dike in the direction of the fort, and Came in a few rods upon the hospital attached to the fort. It stands outside of the walla, and is of a dingy, yellow oolor, in part dismantled, and, like all the outhouses of this defence, sadly in need of re air. Under soma willow trees, in the meadow adja cent to the hospital, a few gray tombstones stand. Here, with enema end almost desolation about them, soldiers are sleeping after the aril fever of life. Bat one man has been burled:in - this place for forty years, and be was drowned. Mani Rev*. latlonary defenders have mouldered away, in this meadow. • . The walls of the fort' are of earth, Banked with herritstone. They , stand twenty feet above the tide and that in three acres'of ground. The gate in the rally-port stood wide open as we passed in, and in the briek archway, we saw bomb-proof chambers, that had a - dark and .dr!pping aspect , and that gave forth a lonowetite.eolto • • Emerging into the interior of the fort, we saw . diviestag Iron ai au infealar mits at wails, unoccupied at Were bomb proof - magezinee, pre. seat, but desoeading to oavernone remota, in". marble to rofeallea, and damper than grav en. m otrovgth of this fen ilea agilely in the groat WO. noes of its walls, but it oan be readily shelled from the ontalde. THE aura or TRW FORT The gm at Fort Millie Pro iii'tythrre in flaw, i thirty thirty-two pounders, twenty twenty-four pounders, two six pounders, and ea* twelve pounder. Dine of theta eourd at env ti lt , be mounted ; but many of the others bare no oa r .. lieges or ombroeuroe, Tho report 07 &minty loucay (1860) Mateo that Fort Mifflin is Oaplibie of mounting forty nine guns; but the sergeantin• formed us that one hundred and seventy c ou l d be maintained by the adoption of soma inoroasq r ay °tildes. Thoro are dila} 'bib gun pintail] in the enolosuro. The guns of this fort have a reach of from four to six miles. To pass up the ship oh n . nal, a vessel must come within pistol shot. The written of Fort Mifflin, at premt, is nal adapted to resist a very large fleet of ships, o r Bold out for arty considerable time against a land lona. It consists tf two men, who ars probably equal to any other two men in the sertrigi- 7 i,, Sergeant George W. Bromley and his assistant. Mr. Bromley receives, his orders from Capt. New, ton, of Fort Delaware. Be is a native of Ziot wieb, Conn., and has devoted himself, Distally, 'With commendabl- forethought, to devising sa, suggesting some means to maim the fort tificiept to Ootober, 11353; the small garrison was with, dratin from this fort, vitae whioh tithe there have been but two soldiers on the premises A single company could do mush to guard this place: bat in oast it should be necessary to concentrate& large number of soldiers there, adequate quartets eau be had for at least three Shotteand men, sac bomb-proof protection far one thousand. The magazine is situated in the isolate of the plot or enclosure, adjacent to the commander's quarters. It has solid double brick walls, each eight feet thick, sod a solid brick roof, of tie some thickness. In this magazine there are rom t wo hundred pounds of powder, end a geleopou bf shot and shell. The sergeant stated that he could have five thousand poonda of powder on hand io the space of twenty-four hours. He thought that the works could be pat in tolerable repair ky, gle artillery company (M men,) in the Spate of a week, working day and night. It would coat about 1i40.000 to snake this fortress a formidable ard tint• Mast defence. Its shape argues little militer7 knowledge un the perk of three who laid it out. Sergeant Bromley conducted ne around the fort, and pointed out its weaknesses and needs. Re aloe ninttil the 1441 taken by thin AO in tht titga which mum/ in 1777, At that time the British were encamped in Philadelphia ; but a chrrauzli frise and Forts Rlififirs and Adercer (Red Brink,' of fared obstructions to the passage of the Behave. ft became necessary to take the forts and Drank through the chevaux de ins's. The British •eeeals made their way through the Tower barrier at Brill/croon early in October, and the itrigocrat, a allty lour gun Ain, and mend smaller vessels were anchored 'jut above it, wail ing for flood-Ilde. As Boon as Fort Mercer was tacked, the Augusta, with the Roebuck, of forty. four gone, two frigates, the Merlin, of 19 gimp, and a galley, name up, but were kept at bay by the American galleys and fleeting batteries. Then galleys did good execution, not only upon the Bri. fieh'veeeels, but by flanking the assailanta at Red Bent. The attack upon Fort Afitßin was debase until next morning. when the Heseisne being driven from Fiat Fiercer, the whole power of the American flotilla was brought to beer upon the British fleet. A heavy oannonade wag opened upon Fort Miefin, and attempts were made to get 'floating batteries in the ()flannel in the rear of Mud Island. Lieutenant Colonel Smith, the command ant at Fort Mifflin, thwarted every attempt thew to outflank and by a gallant defence essen tially aided the Ameriaan fiotilla in repulsing the enemy. The fret wee so fierce and incessant that the British ships endowrored to fall down the river. A hot ehot struck and Bet fire to the Augusta and at noon, while lying aground upon nand bank near the Jersey shore, she blew uP. The engagement continued with the other vee• eels until three (Mock in the afternoon, when the Medan ales took fire and blew ap near the mouth of Mad creek The (mill& now ceased; tie liorbuek dropped down the river. and passed be. low the ehevauz de [rise, at Billingsport, tad the Americans remained masters of the Delaware lest fora abort season. The British, not yet beaten, again emoted tts batteries on Provinee Jdead, within five hundred yards of Port Mifflin, some days afterwards. They silso breught up a large Boating battery, mounting twenty-two twenty-four pounders, within forty yards _of en angle of the Boat. The enemy had fourteen strong redoubts, and these ware wall manned, and furnished' with banal artillery. The enemy opened their batteries on the Ifith of No vember. The barracks alone suffered en that day, but on the morning of the Ilth the direotion of the enemy'e Bre wag obanged. A dozen of the strong palisades were demolished and a cannon in an am bravura was disabled. The firing did not cease until midnight, and many of the garrison were killed or wounded. Colonel Smith had a narrow escape. At daylight, on the lath, the Iris aid Somerset, men of-war,- passed up the east channel to attack the fort on Mud Island, in front. Several frigates were bringht to bear on Fort Mer cer, and ibe Vigilant, ap Bad indieMen, of twenty 24 pound ers,made their way through a narrow ohm net on the- eastern aide, and gained a position to act in concert with the batteries on Province Island in enfilading the American works. At ten o'clock, while all was silent, a bugle sent forth ha eunsteone to motion, and instantly the laud batteries and the shipping poured a terrible storm of Din sties upon Fort Mifflin. The little garrison sustained the snook with astonishing intrepidity, and far in to the gloom of evening an incessant cannonade was kept up Within an hour the only two can' vans in the fort which had not been dismounted shared the fate of ther others. Every man who appeared upon the platform was killed by the mus keteers in the top of the ships, whoae yards al most hung over the American battery. Long be. fore night not a palisade was left; the embrarures were rained the whole parapet levelled- The Mock houses were already destroyed. Early in in. evening Major Thayer sent all the remnant of the garrison to Red Bank, excepting forty men. with wheat he remained. Than ended the effort of the Americans to command the passages of the Delaware, in Ontober, 1777. The following description of Port Mifflin ie co pied from Lossing's Field Book: "Old Port Mifflin was upon the lower end of Mnd (now Fort) Island, having its principal foni- Bastion in front, for the perrposie of repelling ships that might come up the river. On the side toward Provinoe Island (a low mud bank nearly covered at high water, and separated from Mud Island by a narrow channel) the fort had only a wet ditob, without ravelin or abatis. This part was flanked by a block-house at each of its angles. These Were not strong!' PIM Dn4141.441 16 Port Delaware. which be commanded by Cap. tains Newton and . Gibson, Ti the only staple de• fence of tbe passes of the Delaware. It is situated on Pea Patch Island, midway of the river, and between the town. of Delaware City and Salem. It is a stone cantle, mounting three tiers of guns, surrounded with a moat one hundred feet broa d and eight feet deep, which washes its perpendion• lar walls, and the 'moat is encompassed with a strip of dike, beyond which is a second ditch. eighty feet w idei and fix feet deep. The inland beyond the moat is of considerable also, low and grass-grown. It is itterannded by k sea wall, broken by sluice gates, whereby the island can be flooded, if necessary. Pipes from the ditches and river communicate with tanks in the fort, f 0 that fresh water can always be obtained by the gar rison. Vile fort bee, or bad a year ago, a eingle sail; port, fronting north. The walls of the fort roan a pentagon; they are thirty feet thick, and sre formed of beton set in atone. This fort is not un like Fort Sumpter in appearance and oonstruotion. The guns of the fort can be pointed in every di rection ; they revolve on pedestals eat in holm , done aloha or flags, and the port doors are 16 al' ranged that the ooneneelon produced by the gone doses theM, so that the gunners cannot be ;doted off by marksmen outside The guns of this fort can reach paints frorit five to, eight miles distant, and the obannele of the river are impannable, as less they should be silenced. Bomb-proof magazine' underlie the foundations , and the cannons now mounted are twenty.fance and thirty-twos. The fort is commanded by Capt. Newton, en claimable and oonrageous mav, but a Virginian, whose views on this question are we known. Re has now a garrison of about one tam. dried men. The fort, however, is unfinished, sad we doubt that, at present, it could offer any great obstacle to the passage of the Delaware. VORAMI2IIIIO Unnuittal activity prevails in military strains jo the city, and, in fact, throughout the whole State New eoutpanies are forming, and the old organi sations are tiling up rapidly. The protPw t of Wive service, in the event of the breaking out of *Anal hostilities in the Ekath, I. exciting much dig' °union among the volunteer companiee of the city and it is understood that Several hare already OA dared their Berrie*e to the Secretary of. War, in cue the Gerrernment should need their aid. It is also understood that, in the event of an attack on the Government, the latter will make an early cell Pennsylvania for men. In addition, two nett regiments have been formed, widish are intended for immediate service, when called upon by th e Governor of Pennsylvania or the President of the United States. The First regiment onside of eight companies, Lt, Gel. C. M. Deny, coutizto d. lug; Mader, Geo. P. Maltese ; Adjutant, 'WM. Babcock. Ttie sil . uriXl regiment also consists of eight companies, under Colonel Charles Angered ) . and 14. Col. Entoonlothar.