Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-04-19
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CHARLESTON, Friday, April II.

ted.
The batteries of Sullivan's Island, Nor
ris Island, and other points, were opened
on Fort Sumpter at o'clock this morning.
Fort Sumpter has returned the fire, ard
a brisk cannonading has been kept up
No information has been received from the !
seaboard yet.
The military are under arms, and the
whole of our population are on the streets.
Every available space facing tie harbor IS
filed with anxious spectators.
CHARLESTON, April Is II - Z. NJ.
Firing has ceased. Unconditional sur
render made.
The Carolinians are surprised that the
fight was over so soon.
After the flagstaff vas shot away, Wig
fall was sent by Beauregard to Sumter
with a white flag. to ofer assistance to
subdue the flames, and was met by Ander-
son, who said he had Just displayed a
white flag and the batteries had not stop
ped firing,
Wigrall replied: Anderson must haul
down the American flag: surrender or
fight was the word.
Anderson then hauled bis flag down.
Gen Beauregard' s staff came over and
stepped up to Anderson and demanded the
unconditional surrender for the present,
subject to the terms OF General Beaure-
gard.
Anderson was allowed to remain in ac-
tual possession for the present.
CHARLESTON, April IA.
Negotiations were completed last night,
Anderson's command will evacuate in the
morning, and embark in war vessels now
! off the harbor.
WASHINGTON, April IA.
The President will tomorrow issue
proclamation calling for seycnty-fve thou
sand militia to suppress all combinations
in tie seeded States, and to cause the
laws to be duly executed. The first SER
vice will probably be te repossess the
forts.
The President also intends to convene
Congress on the 4th Of July.
The War Department is busy in pre-
pairing details for communication to the
States.
CHARLESTON, April "A.
Five Of Andcrson's men were wounded,
one of them mortally.
After the surrender, a beat with ten
men were sent from ship of war outside
to Morris Island requesting permission for
the vessel to take eff Anderson's men.
It's reported that Anderson's surrender
was because his quarters and barracks
were destroyed ard he had no hope Of re-
enforcement.
The feet lay by thirty hours and
couldn't or wouldn't he Up him.
1 HIS men were all Frustrated by oyer-ex-
ertion.
Explosions were heard in Sumter, caused
by hot shells igniting, The barracks
caught fire three times from the hot shells
thrown from Moultrie Everything is in
ruins but the easements. Many guns are
disma ntled The walls broke like honey
comb
Fort Moultrie is badly damaged =
Houses on the Island are riddled.
A boat has been sent from the fort TO-
night to officially notify the fleet of the sur
re1 ~ Is 81 oG p4 hHoNi w1a, VIII 10
Sumter or the vanqnished.
WASHINGTON, April "A.
The Presidents proclamation says;
WHEREAS, The laws of the United
States have been, and are now opposed, il
several States, by combinations too power
full to be suppressed in the ordinary way,
| therefore call forth the militia of the
Union, to the aggregate number of IS, 00G
TO suppress said combination and execute
the laws
appeal to all loyal citizens to facilitate
and aid this effort to sustain the laws and
integrity Of the National Union, and per-
petuity of popular governments, and re-
dress the wrongs long enough endured,
The first service assigned the forces will
probably be to repossess the forts and
property which has been seized from the
Union.
The utmost care will be taken, consis-
tent with the object, to prevent devasta-
ton, destruction or interference with prop
erty of peaceful citizens in any part Of the
country, and hereby command persons
composing the aforesaid combinations to
dispense within twenty days from date.
hereby convene both houses Of Con-
gress for the Fourth of July next, to deter
mine upon measures of public safety, which
the interests of the county demand.
[Signedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President.
BUFFALO, April a.
Accounts received from numerous cas-
tern cities represent intense excitement ex-
lstlng- Militia volunteering services and
general determination to support the gov
eminent
New YORK, April IA.
Jasper, the Times correspondent at
Charleston, has been arrested as a spy.
and ordered to quit the State.
m RICHMOND April IA,
There were demonstrations of ioy during
the night. A party hoisted the Southern
flag on the Capitol, but it was subsequent
ly removed by the guards
COLUMBUS, April IA.
Adjutant General Darlington has lust is
sued orders carrying into effect the Militia
ry Laws just enacted by the General As
sembly of Ohio, and providing for 5000
regular militia, besides militia for reserve
OF not less tnan thirty five thousand men.
to be subject to immediate transfer into the
regular force.
The regular militia has been organized
into twenty-five regiments which unon