. Abraham Lincoln; a history . and plan. The chartered side-wheel mer-chant steamship Star of the West, running hereto-fore on regular coast service to New Orleans, nowbore two hundred well-instructed recruits from FortColumbus, with arms, ammunition, and subsistencefor three months, to reenforce the garrison. An-derson was directed with these to fill up his twocompanies, to muster the residue as a detachment,and was promised further reenforcements, if nec-essary. He was warned against false telegi*ams,and told that measures would soon be taken toenable him to correspond with the Governmentby
. Abraham Lincoln; a history . and plan. The chartered side-wheel mer-chant steamship Star of the West, running hereto-fore on regular coast service to New Orleans, nowbore two hundred well-instructed recruits from FortColumbus, with arms, ammunition, and subsistencefor three months, to reenforce the garrison. An-derson was directed with these to fill up his twocompanies, to muster the residue as a detachment,and was promised further reenforcements, if nec-essary. He was warned against false telegi*ams,and told that measures would soon be taken toenable him to correspond with the Governmentby sea. He was assured of the approbation ofhis conduct by the highest in authority. Fi-nally he was directed to repel and silence withThomas to his guus any fire upon Sumter or upon any ves- Anclerson, , j^ ^ ± ^ • • ^ • -r? - Jan. 5,1861. sels or tow-boats bringing him reeniorcements or W. R. Vol. o o I., p. 132. supplies. If instructions of this tenor had been given An-• derson during the weary time he had waited for. JEREMIAH S. BT^ACK.
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