[WASHINGTON, D. C., January 16, 1861.]

JAMES BLAIR AND OTHERS,

Columbus, Miss.:

The President refused to withdraw the troops from Charleston. The commiccioners, regarding this as an act of war, have left. The President seems determined to collect the revenue, but as yet not troops have been ordered to Charleston. Appearances warlike, and in my opinion we should be prepared to seize the forts and arsenals at a moment's waring.

WM. BAKRSDALE.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF WAR,

January 17, 1861.

Lieutenant-Colonel HATCH,

Quatermaster-General:

You are ordered to procure and send down with the mails for Fort Sumter to-morrow a sufficient quantity of frens meat and vegetables to last the garrison of Fort Sumter for forty-eight hours, and to inform Major Anderson that you will purchase and take down every day such provisions from the city market as he may indicate.

D. F. JAMISON.

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FRIDAY, January 25, [1861]-7 p. m.

Honorable JOHN ROBERTSON,

Commissioner from State of Virginia, Charleston:

Dispatch received. I have addresed the President. His reply excepted every hour. The Secretary of State ant Attorney-General were with me when dispatch reached. Their information imperfect, but from it I infer the sailing of the Brooklyn with troops; to what point is not known. When President's reply reaches I will forward. All seemed to promise well here before you dispatch reached.

J. TAYLER.

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

Milledgeville, Ga., February 5, 1861-9.30 p. m.

Colonel H. R. JACKSON,

Aide-de-Camp, Savannah, Ga.:

I have demanded of the Governor of New York the prompt delivery to my agent, for D. C. Hodgkins & Sons, citizens of this State, of their guns, seized by the policy of New York on board the Monticello, and desposited in the arsenal of that State. The demand has been delivered to him. He has had a reasonable time and has made no reply. I am determined to protect the persons and property of the citizens of this State against all such lawless violance at all hazards. In doing so I will, if necessary, meet force by force. I feel it my duty in this case to order reprisal. You will, therefore, direct Colonel Lawton to order out sufficient military force and seize and hold, subject to my order, every ship now in the harbor of Savannah belonging to citizens of New York.