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SECESSION MOVEMENT AT THE The GovFortificat our at Charleston , be in Move The Strengthening View at th. South erument A Northern Southern ments Wrongs. &c., & &c. Bank of Charleston, S O., resumed spe Mercury The the 12th inst and the cie payment its example on will shortly be followed Perry, by of thinks the other Bank> of the city. Charleston (tov. The S Florida, is at present in Columbia, has created panic at would small pox it was thought the Legislature vesterC. and to Charleston, probably, of Comadjourn In the North Carolina House adopted that day. resolution has been sign mone, branches a of the Legislature Legislature shall and both send to the South Carolina would confer with a paper asking if that body Southern States, North Carolina, and all the of the order that an honorable adjustment may in difficulties be tween the States Union preserved. be present effected, and a The constitutional Columbia (S C.) palate. thus in be noticing this action, say at too Norfolk, pers, leading men of all parties to call The requested the Mayor designated Va. public meeting. having he has done so, Ready and Men Norfolk held meeting 'hursday night next. The this week, and enlis be dito one hundred men companies, more. The four force of is bas which rented are vided into eight to be uniformed The organization to be five hundred at strong next their a drill room, and meeting expect At their meetresolutions expressive attachment ing the other to night the Union and the South were adopted. FORTIFICATIONAL OF ARLESTON HAR THE BOB-ACT VITY THEREIN a descrip forti in The Charleston casions Mercury of the harbor them. and the some tion of the of what enclosed is going on water battery, Moultrie is an south, or water side, u about having frout feet, and depth of ab and sides, of It is buil with is admirably adapted party on all either from the attack The are and walls inner defence, or by regular app brick. capped with and in eart filled The in in cleanir the saud the of fort walls ditching around and unterence, in up the closing past instead cutting entire circ the postern gates sally on and utheast west walls, and strong works in which hown which lead into southwest angles. will pounder guns sweep twelve enabling the garrison grape and placed, sides with has on three angle of the fort sustain The lengthened nor by a basi which command has weight of heavy gun the Island The and trauce cut the main street also been better the door On and the north side, been have placed gether wooden the lade, of as possibly battery many good men guns the ing ugly and thick, feet three of wD the from the walls A the we one been has them The is solid of formed pleted ther, the subs has plank been Against this wooden B placed. the In by that every obser guls are this time, and that the very certain hopes sider, mind with make his and ceremony the vancing which Adies upon the tal of Empire Celestial Jul. ago Gardner, R July the war, Hawk Gene of rank B be ember made On and his gallant lino del Rey. other Major the battle of Abuer Doubleda Capt Sevmour N fficers are Captain Lieu Talbot, Lieu Lieut G Foster Capt. Davis, Artillery Engineer Surgeon Assistan Lieut.G Regimen W Soyder S. of W. Crawford, of Staff of consist gentlemen, Medical under these companies the two not fall, The force, of Artillery The compri abou only men, short bind the ag time cluding but were expected, it now and the for at be least, present ibe id of work masonry, the of row double port and the on south guns, the stands middle land side, holed for musketry of the ship channel, loop harbor, on the edge proof he be bomb garrison. There and s eaid any regular one hun. without of wordbox all-busily employed large and force fifty in and otherwise order dred the guns in mounting strategic point consists this great Fort Sumter formidable many which The armament of them being the throw eigher shot inch which guns, Coll umbiada, have a tearful range shell, few of and these are yet in this catibre Only aunting pieces irily slow one. There also the casema work necess of artillery stores and 40,000 the large amount lbs. of wder, shell and of about quality of shot proportionate here sleep int regular workmen gaged the want any side. and every The night, owing with the city The of whart 10 8 cross exposed communication landing south fire from all the openings the southern on Castle that side. Pinckney is located slip on of marsh land, Hog excremily of narrow northerly direction side the which xtends in To the harbor thas Island Channel cular front. roximi as a fortress called Castle considered presents of much conseq y to ine im portance, never been although its properly armed observation would give it From basty mount garr Frisoned about fitteen guns them are flud and that there are the majority of Some on the parapewenty-four pounders. within the walls. eighteen and are, howe powder, shot -Columb blads' supplies of garrison the There are also there is no two watchAt present are one light shell only residents of the harbor post the have charge day laborers are em Some repairing the men, who thirty or forty cisterns and putting the place ployed generally in ATEMENT order. OF SOUTHERN GRIEV A NORTHERN BT ANCES Me Union.) For twenty [F from five the years Bankor the pulpit, the school.
