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ritten to their representatives at Washington, requesting them to inquire if the Brooklyn will go to see under sealed orders, in which case they say they will resign and go to their homes. A great deal of anxiety is manifested in the destiny of this vessel, caused by the distracted state of the country, and orders to Charleston would be a fire-brand in the magazine. Dispatches from Washington. Mr. McKibbin, of Philadelphia, is the Collector of the Port at Charleston, in place of Mr. Colcock, the Secessionist, who is now in the service of South Carolina. It is said that the Brooklyn, now lying at New York, and ready for sea, will take the new Collector to Charleston. Secretaries Holl, Stanton and Black have been untiring in their efforts to induce the President to take this step. A special messenger reached the War Department this morning, with the official returns of the gallant commander of Fort Sumter for the month of December. He states that the fort is in every w