[Maelstrom]

There was no threat to the men under his command so long as he was not preparing for war against South Carolina.

There was no batter way to establish exactly his intentions than to remove himself to Fort Sumter creating a choke point in the harbor.

[Non-Sequitur]

There was no threat to the men under his command so long as he was not preparing for war against South Carolina.

According to his information there was.