...nding it were erected or extended, to prevent its relief or reinforcement. General Scott advised its evacuation as a military necessity, and Wm. H. Seward, Mr. Lincoln's Secretary of State, assured Judge John A. Campbell , of the Supreme Court, that Fort Sumter will be evacuated in the next five days, and in reply to a note from Judge Campbell reminding him of this fact Seward replied briefly: Faith as to Sumter fully...