Ladies Supplying Fort Sumpter

A Jetter to the ICharleston Mercury says : " Through the courtesies of the authoritiee, certain ladies have been permitted to visit their friends at Fort Suinpter. Nobüdy supposed that this privilege would be abused, but it seems we have been rnistakened. More than a fortnight ago, one oí these ladies waa heard to boast that she had rendered important services to that garrison, by smuggling in for their uso, a box of candles, and sorao other littlc articles, that could bo readily concealed under the present capacious style of dress. I ani eorry to find a confinnation of this in the recent letterof Oapt. Doubleday, and I refer to the incident merely to caution the authorities fiere how they permit the visits of ladies to Fort Bumpter."