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for the purpose expressed. The world-knows that I have never sent any reinforcements to the forts in Charleston harbor, and I have certainly never authorized any change to be made in their relative military status. Bearing upon this subject, I refer you to an order issued by the Secretary of War, on the 11th inst., to Maj. Anderson, but not brought to my notice until the 21st inst. It is as follows: Memorandum of the Verbal Instructions to Major Anderson, 1st Artillery, Commanding Fort Moultrie, South Carolina: "You are aware of the great anxiety of the Secretary of War that a collision of the troops with the people of this State shall be avoided, and of his studied determination to pursue a course with reference to the military force and forts in this harbor which shall guard against such a collision He has, therefore, carefully abstained from increasing the force at this point, or taking any measures which might add to the present excited state of the public mind o