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The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
st and Tortugas, on the southern point of Florida, are among the most powerful in the world, and every vessel that crosses the Gulf passes within sight of both. Military and Naval forces ready for orders. Now that rumor is so busy with the alleged movements southward of United States troops and naval vessels, it may not be out of place to give a statement of the forces likely to be ordered for hostile service in South Carolina. If soldiers be required, Governor's Island, N. Y., Carlisle, Pa., and the Navy-Yards will be the first places from which reinforcements may be taken. The 800 troops stationed at Fort Monroe, Fayetteville, N. C., Augusta, Key West, Banancos and Baton Rouge, would not be removed. The available men, then, for military duty are nearly as follows: Men. Governor's Island250 Carlisle200 Brooklyn Navy Yard,40 Philadelphia Navy-Yard30 Boston Navy-Yard.40 Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy-Yard20 Total580 West Point, Fort Hamilton, Fort Adams and F