The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-05-09

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der Of our 3ores, ~ -, - .s.si
receive fse inssfactio,,s - sh;s esrna, ,ci,f.
Even then, under an the psSsocntid. NOS
dent % tho contcmpsious g lVfrSi to iIIr.na
70 our Colhnissioncrs. ai,d The fos fsssss.
course Of the Goysrnmeut .of tbs fI.;ssd
States, J. Gas sinccrclv An Z xii,ns q, avo;3-thS1
ciiusion of blood. ani direotnd Z. .utpns-n3 a.
be mado to tire co,,m,,.d der 81 Fart Srsi, Tor
who had asowed himself to bs lnearls sous
of provisions. that MA 's,c,,ld 49, 60, i. -.
directing our sfise on Fort Sru,ter # hp
would promise not 10 cpen Gre On our f,rSee
unIcss first attacked. This proposal wxa
refused, and the conclusios, wns reached
that the design Of the Unitoa St.so. . - 81,
place tho besicgiug force at Chaylostoa. b.
tween the si,pu:tsneoss Ere Of the neet ard
tba fott There remained, thexst0rs. no.
alternative hut to direct that the fort sl,ould:
at once be reduced. e :, g
This order was executed by Gen. Besn.
gard with the sk i'll md success which we're
naturally to be expect d from the churacter
Ut that gallant officer; apd, although the
bombardmest lasted but tairty-fhree hours.
our flag did not waive over its battered
walls until utter the arrival Of the hosti.e
test OF Charleston. Fortunately no. lifc
uai lost on our, side. aud wc were rritiliel
IN being spared the necessity of q useless
ettasion vi blood by the prutent caution
Of the officers who commanded the flcct, in
absta.n ming from the evidently futile effur.
To enter the harbor for tho relief OF Major
Anderson. refer to the report of the
Secretary of War and. the papers which
accompany II Tor further details OF this
brilliant affair.
In this connection cannot refrain from
well-deservcd tribute to the noble State.
tie etiineut soldierly qualities Of whose
people were so couspicuop ty displayed in
the port Of Charleston. For months they
had been irritated by the spectacle Of a
fortress held within their prjncipal harbor.
as standing menace against their peace
aud Independence. Built in part with
their own money, IFS custody confided with
their own consent to an agent who held no
power over them other than such as they
had themselves delegated for their owI,
benefit, intended to be used by that agent
for their own protection against foreign af-
tack, they saw it held with persistent ten
asity as means of offence against them
by the very Government which they had
esta lished for their protection
They had belesguered it for monfhs--
felt entire confidence in their power to cap
tnre it-yet yielded to tho requirements OF
discipline, curbed their nnpatieRce, sub
initted without complaint % the unnccus-
TONED ilasds,.iPs, ifbors aEd privations OF
protractcd sicgej and when at length
their patience was rewarded Ly the .signol
Tor attack, aud success had crowned their
steady and gallant conduct--evcn in the
very moment OF triunph-they eyinccd u
chivairous fegard for the feelings of the
brave but unfortunate ofhcer who had been
compelled TO lower his flag. All inanifes.
'at'ons OF exultation were checked in his
presence,
Their commanding general, with their
cordial approva' and the consent OF his gov
erninenS refrained from imposing any
erhis that would woaud the se,sibiiities OF
the commander of the foit. he was per-
'hit'ed 10 retire @iti the hsnors OF war
20 salute MS nag, to depart freely with al
MS con'tnand, anu was escorted to the YES
sci ID winch ne embarked, with the higi-
est marx OF respect from those agairst
wnoni ms ;s"ns had been SO recently direc-
'eu; No. ohiy docs every event connected
WIN 'he siege reflect the highest honor on
sou'n oa'9''aa, s . pu' me 'orocarance Oh her m
fsSp'e' ~ - '''s 'S'H.-e"'' irohi ana.
Mms a'.y na'sa use % a victory obtained
80. s.a''"'s y spen Pesuiar prov
$3.50, 80 ~ vac tu''es, eA'ent tie ao-
m.. o,.1 ,.:;, - any pupsS psy"na securing tneii
a;I W. al ia.n,y; a.u sAc sinecsc desire to
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na1 ;"s - Tue S.n,seo
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ha he ;ss,,od 49, ;. - ,,a.,...;a - as a.er, ~hen
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- snnreea 80, "a H. r"s ,' aAou'itsu ne
a,.Jna,; - ss''s eAs'ao'si,rary y
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