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When the Crittenden Compromise was pro posed last December, if adopted, it would have prevented the secession of every State, save South Carolina. Jefferson Davis and Robert Toombs were on the Senate Committee of Thir teen, and both favored it. It was well known that secession would have been arrested by it, and Mr. Crittenden so stated it as his opinion in his late speech before the Legislature at Frankfort. But the Republicans were opposed to trying to avert disunion. At present nothing is more certain that if adopted, it would save the border States from going out, and by de taching them from the Cotton Confederacy, ultimately compel the latter to return. The border States are all pledged to accept it by their Legislatures and Conventions. Even if we did not get back the cotton States, we should have a Confederacy of, twenty-seven States— we should possess national peace and the greater portion of our power unimpaired. By reject ing all compromise, and plunging into war, to conquer the seceded States, we shall lose every slaveholding community, and be utterly ruined as a nationality. It is entirely immaterial how the war is brought on; the consequences will be just as disastrous in one case as the other. Compro mise can only save the Union; war, no matter how brought about, or upon what pretense, will destroy it, and implant sentiments of hatred in the divided halves that will prevent its reconstruction in the future. We are satis fied that many of the advocates of war are traitorous in their intentions toward the Union, and that they are aiming to drive all the slave States out of the Union and the formation of a free State Confederacy.. That has been the darling idea of the Abolition politicians for years, and they now exult in the prospect of Its realization. is A Mission ofHomanity." This is the term applied by the friends of war to the attempt to furnish Fort Sumpter with supplies. It is, they say, a mission of humanity; an attempt to relieve a band of men from the dangers of starvation. Very well. We agree, says the Journal of Commerce, that Major Anderson and his command should not be starved to death in that fortress, where they remain by order of the government, doing their duty as faithful soldiers, acting under the command of their superiors. But is this the only mode in which humanity can reach them? And does not humanity demand also, that the terrible sacrifices of human life which will at tend a war between the North and the South, shall be avoided ? Humanity indeed ! ! That isa singular order of humanity which is shocked at the prospective hanger of an hundred men in a strong fortress, but demands the sacrifice of an hundred thousand on the battle field. We express no opinion whether teh effort to provision and reinforce Fort Sumpter will prove succeesful. That is a point upon which military men differ, and we await the result of the experiment, if it must be made, with feel• ings of the most intense anxiety, not alone on account of the few men who are there, but for the higher and overshadowing reason, that the opening of the contest there must, according to all human expectation, be the signal for a general war between the North and the South. That we deprecate as the worst of all calami ties; and we doubt whether it is an act of hu manity to persist in a policy which shall pro duce such a conflict. We are aware that opinions differ as to the responsibility for such a result; that in one section of the country it will be charged upon the seceders; and in another upon the Admin istration. If any good result could come of using force against the seceded * States, there might be a plausible reason for its exercise. As it is, the most cogent argument we have heard is,that we shall thnsdetermine "whether we have a Government." With all respect for those who feel solicitude on that point, we sug gest that one thing is likely to be demonstrated, viz, that we have not, and in the event of the subjugation of the Southern States, are not likely to have, such a Government as the Con stitution contemplates, or such as our fathers understood to be instituted, when the Union was formed. The Government then estab lished was a Government of equals, in which all the States would perform willing parts. The one which our warlike friends, represented (it seems) by the Lincoln Administration, Would prove to exist, is a government of force, where a majority of States, or of the Repre sentatives, as the ease may be, shall hold the mi nority in subjection to their will. If it is to demonstrate this fact, that war is to be pre cipitated upon the country, then we doubt whether the motive is one of humanity—much 10013 . 01 right, ARREST OF Pratt, MATE OF TOE SLAVER MONTAIIK.--Our readers will remember that, early last *inter, the slave ship Montauk w a s captured off the coast of Cuba, with over 1,100 negroes on board. It appears that one of the crew who shipped for the voyage under the im pression that she was a whaler, on ascertain ing the character of the vessel and her desti nation, refused to serve, but was compelled to do so, and on reaching the Afritan coast Was set on shore. He subsequently returned to New York and gave informationrespecting the chief mate, William Perry, whose arrival there was expected. Qn Tuesday last it was ascer tained that he was in the city, an d a. warrant being procured, he was, after some search, discovered and taken intticustody. When con fronted with h> accuser, he deniedhe led ever seen the lattac or that he had been engaged in the slave. trade„,: He -iaa committed to the Toombs.,There are several witnesses to cor roboratirlleFaicimertB depositions who have identified—T• The War Bill Passed. The bill to arm the State has passed both branches of the Legislature and also has been signed by the Governor- The bill reads : AN ACT for the better 'organization of the militia of the Commonwealth. &max 1. Be it enacted, 4-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 &vision, to be ap pointed and commissioned by him during his term of office, consist of one Adjutant General, who, until otherwise ordered, shall act as Pay master General, Inspector General and Judge Advocate; one Commissary General and one Quartermaster General, who shall each be of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Stnate, upon the pas sage of this act, and to hold their commissions during his pleasure. SEC. 2. That the Adjutant General shall re ceive a salary of five hundred dollars per an num, and in addition three 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, when actually engaged in the service of the State; it shall be the duty of the Secre tary of the Commonwealth to prepare the room formerly occupied by the Canal Coromisdloners in the Capitol, for the use of the officers before named, who shall be allowed one clerk at a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, to be appointed by the Adjutant. General. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the officers before named to proceed at once to a thorough organization of the militia of the State, and the Adjutant General shall keep a complete and correct record of ail the organized volunteer companies of the State; including the number of efficient men in each, and the number and quality of their arms and equipments; and the captain of each company shall make monthly returns of the same to the Adjutant General. And should the President of the United States at any time make a requisition for part of the militia of this State for the public service, the Adjutant General shall take the most prompt measures for supplying the number of men re quired and having them marched to the place of rendezvous, and shall call them by divisions, brigades, regiments or single companies, as directed by the commander-in chief. SEC. 4. That for the purpose of organizing, equipping and arming the militia of this State, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this.act, be and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money not otherwise ap propriated. Sac. 5." That should the ordinary revenues of the State not be realized in time to meet the expenditures that may be incurred under the provisions of this act, the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to anticipate the excess receipts to the treasury above the ordi nary expenditures, including the interest on the public debt, by temporary loans based on the faith of the Commmonwealth at a rate of interest nokexceeding six per centum. Such loans shall be negotiated by the Governor, at such times and in such amounts (not to exceed the amount approprirted) as the objects and purposes herein-before stated shall require.—. The certificates of loan shall be signed by the State Treasurer and countersigned by the Gov ernor, and shall not extend beyond the close of the next fiscal year, to which period the excess receipts above the ordinary expenditures are hereby pledged for the payment of such loans. Sac. 6. That the Adjutant General, Quarter master General and Commissary General shall expend such amounts of the money hereby appropriated as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. All such expenditures shall be made under the direction and by the advice and consent of the Governor, and no bill shall be paid without being endorsed by 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. SEC. 7. That so much of any laws as may be supplied by or conflict with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. PENN'A LEGISLATURE. SENATE-EVENING SESSION FRIDAY, April - 12, 1861 On motion of Mr. M'CLURE, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill for the better or ganization of the militia of this Commonwealth. The Senate resolved it self into committee of the whole, Mr. LAWRENCE in the Chair, and the several sections passed without opposition. On motion, the Senate proceeded to a second reading and consideration of the bill. The Ist section was read. Mr. WELSH called the yeas and nays, and stated that he desired for himself and his Demo cratic colleagues, to place upon the Journal their reasons for voting against this bill. The let, 2d, and 8d sections were passed by , a strict party vote. .On the 4th section, Mr. IRISH (Republican) voted no, with the Democrats, and on the sth section, Mr. MERE DITH voted no with the Democrats. On the 6th section Mr. IRISH voted no. The rules were suspended, and the bill passed finally by a strict party vote—yeas 27, nays 6. APPROPRIATION BILL On motion of Mr. WELSH, the committee of the whole resumed the consideration of the Ap propriation bill. The 30th and 31st sections were passed with out amendment. The 32d section was passed. Mr. ROBINSON offered an additional section, making an appropriation of $5,000 to Westmin ster college. The 33d, 34th, 35th sections were passed without amendment. Mr. GREGG moved to strike out that part of . the 36th section, which appropriates $2,000 for the improvement of the public grounds. Mr. CLYMER moved to amend by striking out two thousand, and inserting one thousand; which was agreed to, and the amended section passed. The 37th, 38th, 391 h, 40th, 41st, 42d, 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th sections were passed w _Clout amendment. Mr. WELSH offered an additional section providing for the pay of an officer on the Co lumbia railroad ; passed The 50th and 51st sections were passed, and the committee reported the bill gone through with. Adjourned. SENATE, SATURDAY, April 13, 1861. The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock, by Mr. PENNEY, Speaker pro tem. BILLS IN PLACE. Mr. SERRILL, an act to incorporate the Media and Chester telegraph company. Mr. BOUGHTER, an act to authorize Mary Ann Beam to transact business as a femme sole. Mr. FULLER, a supplement to an act to erect a bridge over the Youghiogheny river; which was taken up and passed. On motion of Mr. CLYMER, the rules were dispensed with ) and a supplement to an act re vising the charter of the municipal corporation of the city of Reading, was taken up and passed. Mr. YARDLEY, onleave. read a bill in place for the relief of Emmer Walton, late treasurer of Bucks bounty ; which was taken up and passed. Mr. KETCHAM, on leave, read in place a further supplement in relation to hawkers and Wiens in Schuylkill county, ON SECOND READING An act to provide for the ordinary expenses of Government. The Ist section was passed. The 2d section was amended by striking out the salary of the Adjutant General, that officer being Provided for in the " war bill." The 3d and 4th odious were passed without amendment. Mr. FINNEY moved to amend the fifth sec tion, by re-instating-the clerk in the canal de partment of the Auditor General's office; which was agreed to—yeas 21, nays 9. The section as amended was pas,4l9d. Mr.. FINNEY moved to re-instate the seventh clerk in the Surveyor General's office ; which was not creed to—yeas 12, nays 17. The 6th section was adopted. The 71h, Bth and ?th sections were passed without amendment. Mr. BENSON moved to amend the second line in the 10th section, so as to make the salary of the Deputy Superintendent of Com mon Schools $1,700, instead of $1,400 per an num. The amendment was w ithdrawn, and the $3OO allowed for expenses stricken out by the com mittee restored. The section as amended was passed. The 11th section was passed. •Mr. LAWRENCE moved to amend by allow ing forty-five dollars for repairs made in the School Department. The 12th section as amen ded was passed. The 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 221 sections were passed without amendment. Mr. HIESTAND moved to amend the 23d, section by adding one thousand dollars to the Home for Friendless Children in Lancaster; not agreed to. Mr. WELSH moved to strike out the Northern Home for Friendless Children ; not agreed to. The 23d section was passed. The 24th and 25th sections were passed. The 26th section, making an appropriation to the State Lunatic Asylum, gave rise to some debate, and-a proviso was adopted compelling the managers to making a statement of their yearly assets. Mr. GREGG moved to strike out the $5, 000 for repairs ; not agreed to. The section as amended was passed. Mr. YARDLEY moved to amend the, 27th section by striking out the ten thousand dol lars appropriated to the completion of buildings for the Training School at Media ; agreed to. Mr. SERRILL moved to amend by inserting $5,000, to complete the necessary out buildings; which was agreed to. The section as amended was agreed to. Mr. FINNEY offered an amendment to come in at the end of the 28th section, repealing the joint resolution lately passed to purchase Colo nial Records and Archives for the use of mem bers and Senators ; which was agreed to. Mr. YARDLEY moved to strike out the ap propriation to the Normal School; which was not agreed to—yeas 13, nays 14. The section as amended was agreed to. The 29th, 30th, 32d, 33d and 34th sections were passed. Mr. LAWRENCE offered a new section, making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Colonization society; which was not agreed to —yeas 12, nays 16. The 35th section was passed. Mr. IMBRIE moved to restore the am6unt of two thousand dollars for the improvement of the public grounds; not agreed to—yeas 13, nays 16. Mr. SMITH moved to amend the section by adding! and the bill making a special appro. 'priation to the Farmers' High School is hereby repealed. The Chair ruled the amendment out of or der. The section as amended was passed. The thitiy-seventh section, making an ap propriation to the Westminster college was moved, by Mr. WELSH. to be stricken out; not agreed to—yeas 12, nays 13. SENATE.-AFTERNOON SESSION SATURDAY, April 13, 1861. Mr. SMITH moved that the Senate proceed to consider the supplement to the revised Penal Code ;. which was agreed to. The Senate re- solved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. SCHINDEL in the Chair, and the bill passed the committee with amendment. On motion, the Seaate proceeded to a second reading and consideration of the bill, which passed ; and, on a suspension of the rules was passed finally—yeas 28, nays 0. [The bill re enacts the old law of treason against the United States and the Commonwealth.] On motion, the consideration of the Appro priation bill was resumed. The 37th, 38th, 39th and 40th sections were passed. The 41st, 42d. 43d and 44th sections were passed. The 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st and 57th sections were passed. Mr. ROBINSON offered an additional section appropriating $4,000 to the Westminster col legiate institution; which was not agreed to— yeas 13, nays 13. On motion, the rules were suspended, and the bill passed finally. BILLS CONSIDERED Mr. FINNEY called up supplement to an act incorporating the city of Erie; passed finally. Mr. SCHINDEL, on leave, read in place a supplement to the act incorporating the Roberts iron company. Mr. SMITH called up a public bill, entitled "An act relative to corporations ;" passed. Mr. BENSON called up an act relative to a cause pending in the court of Tioga county; passed. Mr. IRISH, on leave, read in place a supple ment to the act incorporating the institute of Protestant Deacons, of Allegheny county. Mr. CONNELL called up an act for the con veyance of certain real estate ; passed. Mr. BOUND, an act to remove the dead from a certain burial ground, in Northumberland ; passed. Mr. CONNELL, an act to vacate portions of Thompson street, in the 24th ward of Phila delphia ; passed. Mr. CRAWFORD, an act relative to the de struction of certain animals in Juniata county passed. Mr. GREGG. an act to incorporate the Nit tany Valley and Lick Run railroad company; passed. Mr. HALL, supplement to an act to autho rize the appointment of an auctioneer in the borough of Johnstown; passed. Mr. IMBRIE, an act to revive and continue in force an act to incorporate a company to build an artificial road from the river Schuyl kill, at Reading, to Hummelstown ; passed. Mr. IRISH, supplement to an act to incor porate the Institute of the Protestant Deacons of the county of Allegheny ; passed. Mr. KETCHAM, an act to run and fx the boundary lines between Columbia and Luzerne counties; passed. Mr. LANDON, an act relating to the borough of Rome, in the county of Bradford ; passed. Mr. MEREDITH, an act to incorporate the Aurora oil company. A number of other small bills were passed, when the Senate adjourned until Monday morn ing at 10 o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EVENING SESSION. FRIDAY, Apia 12, 1861. The House was called to order at 7 o'clock. The consideration of the Akportionment bill was resumed. A number of amendments were proposed and voted down. Messrs. TRACY and BLISS earnestly pro tested against the proposed change in the Brad ford district. They denounced it as a scheme of gerrymandering unworthy the party. During the discussion, Mr. BALL arose and stated that he had been informed by the pre sident of the teleareph company here that hos tilities had commenced at Charleston. This created some sensation. Mr. SMITH, of Philadelphia, asked leave to change his vote on the military bill ; granted. He then voted in favor of the bill. [Applause from the Re publican members.] Mr. SMITH is the only Democratic member who voted in favor of the bill. The Apporti. nment bill having been gone through with without amendment, Mr. BALL moved that it be referred back again to the select committee, in order to have it . so con structed as to conform to the laws of Congress. lie reviewed the bill and showed its gross inconsistencies. Mr. HILL hoped that the motion of the gen tleman from Erie would prevail. The bill was a most infamous outrage.' Let us have a fair bill. Mr. PATTERSON defended the bill, and said it was unparliamentary to denounce it as an infamous outrage. Mr. 'WILLIAMS spoke against the bill as constructed. Finally, the rules were suspended and the bill passed without amendment. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SATURDAY, April 13. 1861. The House was called to order at 10 o'clock, by speaker DAVIS. On motion of Mr. ABBOTT, the House took up the bill for the relief of the securities of Mr. Strickler, late collector at Columbia, on the State real! a passed. [The House refused to suspend the rules for the passage of the Apportionment bill.] [At this moment the SPEAKER was requested to read a telegraphic dispatch which he had received. The dispatch was read, stating that Fort Sumpter had been reinforced—two ves sels sunk—the men escaping in boats to Fort Sumpter—Major Anderson was throwing red hot shot into Charleston—two buildings were on fire! This was received by a storm of ap plause.] Mr. ARMSTRONG said be hoped that the members would not be deceived by such a dis patch. It was a silly hoax—a jest that was, to say the least, in very bad taste. Mr. RIDGWAY desired an investigation for the purpose of finding out who perpetrated such a despicable hoax. Mr. ARMSTRONG said the information of its character came to him casually, and he did not desire to betray confidence. The Speaker (Mr. DAVIS) said the House owed 'it to itself that the author of the dispatch should be made known. •If be was a member, he should be expelled from the floor. Some further conversation took place between the members, when the subject was dropped. A motion was made to re-consider the vote by which the House refused to suspend the rules on the Apportionment bill; the rules were suspended. Mr. AUSTIN moved that the House go into committee of the whole for special amendments; not agreed to. Mr. TRACY moved to strike out Wayne, in the eleventh district, and insert Carbon. Mr. SELTZER called the previous question, and the call was sustained. Mr. BALL moved to strike out Carbon, in the 10th district., and insert Wayne ; to strike out Wayne in the 11th district, and'insert Car bon ; not agreed to. The bill in its original shape, under opera tion of the previous question, passed finally-- yeas 48, nays 37. To incorporate the Beaver Cove navigation company. A supplement to the act to incorporate the North Second Street market, in Philadelphia. A bill to incorporate the Perry iron com pany. An act to incorporate the Aratated steam engine company. Mr. WILDEY moved an amendment to con fine the company, to their own patents. Mr. MOORE opposed the amendment, and it was lost. The bill was passed. An act to incorporate the Lecesco oil com pany. An act for the relief of Emor Walton, of Berks coounty. Adjourned. Adjourned [Mr. SMITH, of Philadelphia, desires it to be understood that when he voted against the Military bill, he was of the opinion that the necessity did not exist for its passage. During the session on Friday evening, the telegraphic reports of the attack on Fort Sumpter which were read in the House, were satisfactory evi dence to him that the necessity did exist for its passage. That was the reason why he changed his vottp] The following bills on the Private Calendar were taken up and passed; An act to amend the charter of the Union savings and building association of West Phila delphia. An act to incorporate the gas company of the borough of Lewisburg. A further supplement to the act incorpora ting the Pennsylvania coal company. An act to incorporate the Juniata iron com pany. A supplement to an act to incorporate the Northern Home for Friendless Children, passed the 28th January, 1854. A further supplement to an act incorpora ting the Pittsburg gas company. A supplement to an act to incorporate the Frankford mutual insurance company of the county of Philadelphia, approved April 5, 1843. Supplement to the act incorporating the bo rough of Dillsburg, in York county. An act to incorporate the Oil Valley tele graph company. A further supplement to the act authorizing the construction of a water course in Clinton county, approved the 15th day of April, 1856. An act to incorporate the Empire book and ladder company, No. 1, of Lancaster city. An act to incorporate the Potter County For est improvement company• An act to incorporate the Ohio and Missis sippi steam packet company. An act relative to the transfer of stock in the Dock coal company. An act supplementary to the several acts in relation to the Green Ridge improvement com pany. An act to incorporate the Union mutual in surance company of Westmoreland. An act to incorporate the Loan Association of the city of Philadelphia. An act to incorporate the Philadelphia mar ket company. A further supplement to the act consolida ting the city of Philadelphia. An act to incorporate the Lancaster mutual fire insurance company. An act to change the name of the Fellowship fire engine company of Germantown. A further supplement to an act to incorpo rate Mount Union cemetery, in Allegheny county, approved the 14th day of April, 1846. A further supplement to an act to incorpo rate the Bedford Mineral Springs association, approved March 17, 1855. A supplement to an act to incorporate the Gap mining Company of Lancaster county, passed the Bth day of April, A. D. 1.851. An act establishing Green Oak ferry, An act to incorporate the Luzerne coal transportation company. A further supplement to an act incorporating the Bedford Iron company. Supplement to an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the borough of Patterson, in the county of Juniata," approved March, 1853. An act to incorporate the Pike County mu tual insurance company. An act to incorporate the Pennsylvania oil company. An act to incorporate the Sugar Valley mu tual fire insurance company of Clinton county. An act incorporating the Nay Aug hose com pany, number one, in the borough of Scranton, Luzerne county. An act to incorporate the members of the Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal church of the borough of Johnstown, Cambria county. A further supplement to an act authorizing the citizens of the borough of Mercer to erect a Union school house in said borough, ap proved the 13th day of May, A. D. 1856. An act to incorporate the Glamorgan iron company. BILLS PASSED. AFTERNOON SESSION BILLS PASSED. An act to incorporate the town of Newburg, Cumberland county, into a borough. An act to incorporaate the Society Alumni of the law department of the University of Pennsylvania. Joint resolution relative to the purchase of military charts. An act to incorporate the Shawmut and Ridgway railroad company. An act to incorporate the South Broad Top railroad and coal company. An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Philadelphia and Olney railroad company. An act to alter, renew and extend the char to of the Tradesmen's sating fund and loan association of Philadelphia. Adjourned An net supplementary to a supplement to the act of consolidation of the city of Philadelphia, passed the 21st April, 1855. An act relative to the school directors in the borough of Franklin, in Venango county. An act to authorize the election of a treas urer in Ar.intire township, Lycoming county. An act to authorize the trustees of Union seminary,New 13erlin, Union county, to borrow money. An act to incorporate the Pawners' loan as sociation of Philadelphia. , An act to incorporate the Oakland park as sociation. An act supplementary to the charter of in corporation of the Wetherill zinc company. An act to incorporate the Allegheny oil company. An act relating to Allegheny county, and the appointment of a comptroller in regard to the. Allegheny banks. A further supplement to an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Philadelphia and Dela ware River railroad company," approved the 4th day of April, A. D. 1854. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH FROM THE SEAT OF WAR ! THE BOMBA.RDHENT. FORT SUMPTER ON FIRE! I' SIM' • .1" `I I NOBODY HURT! It is evident, from the dispatches received from Charleston, that the day's bombardment had been futile, so far as the work of breaching the walls of Sumpter was concerned. In addi tion to the fact that Major Anderson withdrew his men after dark for rest, and allowed his be siegers to throw their shells at him without interruption or response, we learn that his course throughout the day indicated full confi dence in the strength and impregnability of his position. The battle was resumed at an early hour this morning in great earnest, and the cannonading is now going on fiercely from all points, both from the Federal fleet outside the bar and from the batteries along the coast. At intervals of t%venty minutes, the firing was kept up all night on Fort Sumpter. Major Anderson ceased firing at 6 o'clock in the evening, and all night he is supposed to have been engaged in repairing damages and protecting his barbette guns on the top of Sumpter. Fort Sumpter commenced to return fire at 71 o'clock this morning, and seems to be greatly disabled. The battery on Cummings' Point does Sump ter great damage. At 9 o'clock this morning a dense smoke poured out from Fort Sumpter, and the Federal flag is at hail-mast, signalling distress to the fleet. The shells from Moultrie and Morris Island fall into Anderson's stronghold thick and fast; they can be seen in their course from the Charleston battery. The,fire from Morris Island and Fort Moul trie is divided between Fort Sumpter and the ships of war. The breach made in Sumpter is in the side opposite to Cumming's Point. Two of its port holes are knocked into one, and the wall from the top is crumbling. Three vessels, one of them a large sized steamer, are over the bar, and seem to be pre paring to participate in the conflict. The ships have not, as yet, opened fire. An explosion has occurred at Sumpter. A dense volume of smoke was seen suddenly to rise from the Fort. Major Anderson has ceased to fire for above one hour. His flag is still up. It is thought the officers quarters in the Fort are on fire. A Dispatch from another Source. The batteries on Sullivan's Island, Cum ming's point and Steven's battery, are pouring shot and shell into Sumpter. Anderson does not return the fire. 'There have just been two explosions at Sumpter. CHARLESTON, April 13. Fort Sumpter has unconditionally surren dered. The news has just been received in a reliable shape. Ex-Senator Chestnut and Gov ernor Manning and W. Porcher Niles have just landed and marched to the Governor's house. They bring the particulars. It was reported that ten of the garrison at Fort Sumpter had been killed ; but your reporter has just had an interview with W. P. Miles, who has just re turned from a visit to Fort Sumpter. and is as sured by him that no one was killed. The Federal Flag was shot away by the Palmetto guards at Morris Island. In all two thousand shots were fired. No South Carolinians were hurt. Major Ander son's men, under guard,were conveyed by boats to Morris Island. This news is reliable, and puts to rest all the previous reports about Fort Sumpter. Major Anderson has reached the city and is the guest of Gen. Beauregard. The bells are ringing out a merry peal and our people are engaging in every demonstration of joy. Our people generally sympathize with Major Anderson, but express abhorrence for those who were in the steamers off our bar and in sight of us and did not even attempt to rein force us. Judge Magrath, who has just returned from Fort Sumpter, reports that the woodwork of the fort and the officers' quarters were all burned out. The fort will be taken possession of to-night by the Confederate troops. Gen. Beauregard, with two aids, has left for Fort Sumpter. Three fire companies are now on their way to Fort Sumpter to quell the fire bo'bre it reaches the magazine. CHARLESTON, April 13-10,1 o'clock, P. M. A letter from Fort. Moultrie, dated at 6 o'clock this morning, says that not a man Was killed or wounded during yesterday's engagement.— 'Only the iron battery has been damaged. The rifled cannon of the battery did great execution on Fort Sumpter. They were all aimed into the port holes. Three of Fort Sump ter's barhette guns were dismounted, and a corner of Fort Sumpter opposite Fort Moultrie was knocked away. Interview Between the Virginia Commis- sinners and President Lin coln. The Commissioners of Virginia had a pleas . - ant interview with the President this morning. The result was simply a statement by the Pres ident that he will act according to the inaugu ral programme—Hold the public property and defend it—waging no war against the seceded States, and maintaining the defensive. The President's reply was given in writing. It will be recollected that the Commissiocers came hither under instructions to respectfully ask the President to communicate to the Con vention of. Virginia the policy to be pursued in regard to the Confederate States. OBJECTED BILLS Adjourned CHARLESTON, April 13, 10 A. M. Later. WASHINGTON, April 13. 75,000 VOLUNTEERS TO BE ORDERED OUT ! AN EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS ! Special Dispatch to the Patriot and Union. PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-7 2 P. Al The President will issue a proclamation to- morrow, calling seventy-five thousand volun teers to re-take Fort Sumpter; also a proolaraa., Lion calling an extra session of Congress on the second of July. Major Anderson and party temaiu in Sumpter,although it has surrendered Terrible excitement here. Streets crowded Virginia Convention. Riewooxro, April The Convention resumed, in committee of the whole, the consideration of the report of the Committee on Federal Relations. The four teenth resolution, under debate yesterday, W as adopted with Mr. Scott's amendment for the bolding of a Congress of the border States in the event of a failure of the Northern States to respond by the time fixed for the re-assem bling of the State Convention. This being the last resolution of the series, the Committee took up the proposed en len d. ments to the Constitution. Ex-Gov. Wise's substitute was rejected. Pending the further consideration of th e amendments, the Convention adjourned . Hon. John Tyler received from Montgomery copies of the official dispatches between Gen. Beauregard and Major Anderson and Secretary' Walker. These were soon printed and circu lated in the Convention this afternoon, produ cing considerable sensation,but there is as yet no indication that the Union men will consent to secede without the co-operation of the Border States. The public mind is greatly excited. Later from Mexico NEW ORLEANS, April 12. The steamer Tennessee, from Vera Cruz, on the 9th inst., has arrived. She brings $170,000 in specie. A conducta with $3,000,000 in specie ar rived at Vera Cruz on the 30th ult. President Juarez has certainly been elected President by the people of Mexico. It is reported that Mr. Weller, United States Minister to Mexico, has tendered his resigna tion. Mrs. Anderson at New York. NEW Yon); April 13. Mrs. Anderson, the wife of the commander of Fort Sumpter, is now in this city, at the Brevoort House. She is visited by numbers of persons, who desire to add their tribute of praise to the encomiums showered upon Major Anderson, and VC testify their appreciation of the painful position in which Mrs. A. is now placed. • The Kentucky Volunteer Regiment. LOUISVILLE, April 12. Dispatches have been received here to hold the Kentucky Volunteer Regiment in readiness to march at a moment's notice. The order comes from the War Department of the Con federate States, at Montgomery. ANOTHER BODY FOUND.—The Cambridge (Md.) Democrat states that the body of a drowned man, supposed to be one of the crew lost from the schooner Richmond last Decem ber, has been found at Woolford's Point. He had on a blue guernsey jacket, a striped cotton shirt.; also a white canton flannel shirt, a pair of black cassimere pants, also a pair of blue cotton pants, twilled muslin drawers, long blue yarn stockings, water-proof boots, newly half soled, and a yarn comfort. MARRIED. On the 11th jest., in the First Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg, by the Rev. Wm. R. DeWitt, D. D., ltogiu MAHON, of Pittsburg, and JEKNTE. daughter of the late ALEXANDER MAHON; Esq., of Harrisburg, Pa. Ntw tAbuertiorntents. BRANT'S CITY HALL! FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY 1 COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 15. FIRST APPEARANCE IN THIS CITY OF THS CELEBRATED AND GREAT ORIGINAL WOOD'S MINSTRELS! SYLVESTER BLEEKER MANAGER. FROM WOOD'S MARBLE TEMPLE OF MINSTRELSY, 561 AND 563 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 1U" For Details of these GRAND ENTERTAIN MENTS see Programmes. Ey- See MAMMOTH PHOTOGRAPHS at Post Office. ADMISSION. 25 CENTS. Doors open at 7; commence at 8. apl3-4t. J. F. BIRCH, Agent. NOTICE TO SPECULATORS I VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE! - A number of large size BUILDING LOTS, adjoining the Bound House and Work Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, will be sold low and on reasonable terms. Apply to an29-dly JOHN W. HALL. - 14EmovAL.—The subscriber would respectfully inform her old friends and the public generally that she has removed her NI ',LIN MIT STORB from Market street to No. 6.)i MARKET .SQUARE, two doors from Henry Feliar. , B Confectionery Store, where she is prepared to furnish BONNETS, the latest styles and patterns. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solici ted. apl3-dtf HATS, &c., of all 31. CAROLAN. THE Partnership of S. L. 11.'CULLOCH & co. was dissolved by mutual consent on the Ist day of July, 1860, and I am now closing up the books of the Company, and all persons indebted to the firm must settle their accounts on or before the 20th inst., or they will be left for collection , and those having claims against the same will please present them to the under signed, at his office, No. 126 Market street. S. L. M'CULLOCH. I have a TWO-HORSE LUMBER WAGON and a good TOP BUGGY WAGON, which I will sell at a bargain, apl3dlw* COA L ! The undersigned having entered into the COAL TRADE in this City . , would respectfully solicit your patronage. I will keep on hand Coal of all sizes, from the most Cs/abutted and Approved 117ine., which will be delivered to any part of the City, Free from Dirt and other Impurities. NULL WEIGHT G.IIARANTEED. ET° Coal for sale by the BOAT LOAD, CAR LOAD, OR SINGLE TON. Persons purchasing by the Boat or Car Load will re ceive Two Thousand Two Hundred and Porky Pounds to the Ton. IL7' Office No. 74 Market Street, second door from Dewberry Alley. Yard on the Canal, foot of North St. Er Orders left at either place will receive prompt attention; JOHN W. HALL, Agent. Harrisburg April 12, 1861.—ap13-dtf iIENTRALNITRSER.T.RS, YORK, PA. _J EDWARD J EVANS & ( 0_ PROPRIETORS.-- Fru it and Ornamental Trees, Grapes, 1. 4 nn+ 11 Fruits, Rhu barb, Asparagus, Shrubs, Roses, Bedding Plants, &c„ in reat variety. Orders left with G. H. SMALL, at the tate Capital Bank, will receive prompt attention. Cat ogues gratis on application. marl 6-lnida4tw T"BIBLE ON DIVORCE.—The fol lowing words are from Mark x. v. 9, 32: "What, therefore, God has joined together let not malt put asunder." "Whosnever shall pit away his wife and marry another eommittetb adultery. And if a Woman shall put away her husband and marry again she committeth adultery." Legislators and others, the above is the edict of the Supreme Lawgiver, from which there is do appeal.— " What, then-fore, Ood has joined together let no man put asunder." .I=l2 dtf SCOTO K WHISK Y.—One Puncheon of MO SCOTCH WHISKY] ust received and for sale by OHN H. ZIEGLER, jan2 78 Market street. C 0 A L!!
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