Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-19
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Anderson has just laudc,i at the Battery,
amid s;1lutes and the loud cheers Of tEC
thousands assemblcd to greet the Lcro.
Maj. Anderson landed at the battery and
~ received by an immense crowd His
ctfrIage was surrounded bE people WHO
expressed ia cheers and other dcmonstr;,-
liens their congratulations. He was fol-
lowed by an immense throng through
broadway to the Brevoort House, where
lie Joined his wife.
lows:
The demand 10 surrender Fort Sumter
WAS made on the 18th lust, and refused
not only by Major anderson but by tue
unanimous force in his command. On
I FFldny morning nj 3o'clouk the rebels sent
! word that their IRE wou9! be opened in mn
hour, and mt 4 O'Clock tie was opened ,on
ns from every direction, including hid.
dSn battery. The Gre opened within volley
Of seventeen mortar5, firing 10 inch shells
and shot from 80 guns tCnlumliads.)
We took breakfast, however, very leis.
urely The command was then divided
into three watches, each under direction
OF two officers. Amer breakfast tlIey Inn
mediately went to the guns, and opened
hre on AloultFie, Cutnmin's Point and Sui
ltyap's Island. The iron bnttery nj Cum
Minis Point was of immense strength, and
. most Of our SLOTS glanced Oft. 3Isj. An
dCrson refused to allow his men to work
Their guns on the purapet, on account of
SUCH n terrific fire beng directed against
that point. There was scarcely room in
Fort Aoultric left inhabiinblc. Several
shots went through the floating battery,
though il was but little damaged. Two
guns on the iron battery were dismouuted.
\ man was stationed, who cried shot or
shell, when the rebels fired, AMI the gnrri-
son were thus entitled TO dodge il.
at first the workmpn were reluctant 10
work the guns. but they afterwards served
most willingly aud effectively against the
iron battery. The barracks caught fire
several times on Friday, but the flames
were eXtlngulshel through the efforts of
Mr. Hart. of N, Y, and AIr. Lyman, of Ball
umore, both volunteers. On Saturday the
officers quarters caught Gre from shell,
and the main gates were burnt. The
magazine was surrounded by fire, md
ninety barrels Of powder were taken out
aud thrown into the sea when the maya.
zine was encireled by FIRE. All our mate
rails were cut of, aud We had eaten our
last biscuit two dnys before. The men
had to lay oP,tbe ground with wet hand
| ierchiets, to prevent them from smother
ing, aud favorable eddy of wind was nil
that saved orr lives. Our cartridge bags
give out, aud Eve men were employed 10
m"nutactuFc them out of our shirts,
sheets, blankets, &C.. II will take half
million dollars to repair the interior of
Fort Sumter. Most of our enemies shots
were aimed ut our flag.
Tue following is the congregation which
took place between Maj. Anderson and
Wigfall-Gen. Beauregard wishes to
stop this, sir, ~. ~
Anderson only replted-Wcll; well.
WigtHll-You've done all TINT can be
done, and Gen. 3. wishes to know upon
what terms you will evNcuate the fort.
Anierson-Gen. Beauregard is IlIrehdy
acquainted with the terms.
Wigfall-Do understand that you will
! evacuate the fort on the terms proposed.
Auderson-Yes, and only on iIIose.
Wigfaii then returned. Ten minutes
after, Col. Chesnnt and others came from
! BehnreFlrtl, asking If Mai. Anderson want
ed my help and shifting that Wigflll had
not seen Gen. Branrrgard for two DAYS,
and had no authority for his demand on
Anderson.
Mni. A. rcpIied-Then we have been
sold. We will raise our flag again.
NEW YORK, April lS.-ThG steamship
Baltic Capt. Fletcher, from Charleston.
mas come up to tho city, and anchored OF
! the Battery ut Utclnck, this afternoon
{! The Baltic had flying from her main mast
head the flag of Fort Sumter, and ut her
foremost hend the nag from Fort Monltrie.
The Harriet Lane, Capt. FAuce, sailed il
company with the BlliiC, also the Pawuee
with her troops and the ,Poca6ontas, for
/ Norfolk.
The Powbattan was not, nor had she
been, ut Charleston.
| The PnwueR did not arrive Mt Charles
ton until after the surrender OF Fort Sum
ter. During the whole time the fleet re-
/. MANNED of the bar, the wind blew gale
/ from the Southeast, rendering the tleet
useless as fur as Fort Sumter was coacern-
| ed
+! The passengers of the Baltic are as fol-
lows: Maj. Robert Anderson, and Can't, A
i Doubleday, Capt. I. Seymour. first Lieut..
! Y Davis, I'd bieut, n. j. Hall, Capt, )!
q: Foster. LIST Lieut.. q. w. Snyder, I'd
Lieut.. r. X. Meade, Dir. L.. W. Crawford
/ Mrs. Annie L. Davis and attendant, Ser
| gent Rencllhw and 81 men, Sergeant
Scheerbies and 30 men, John LirrafSsr OF
| OF the corps was wounded IN tho battle.
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MoSTGoMERY, Ala, April ls.-President
DAVIS has issued PROCLAMATION, giving
notice that the Government will issue let
ters OF marqne. and seprisal against the
/ commerce of the North. The proclama.
ton concludes as follows:
/ 'tAnd do, moreover, soIemn'Y cxhori
the good people of these Confederate
States, as tleylOve their country; as they
prize the blessings Of free government; ms
they feel the wrongs of the past, aud those
now threatened in an aggravated form, by
those whose enmiIy is more implacahlc,
because unPrCvoked, that they exert them
selves in preserving order, in promoting
concord, in maintaining the authority and
cthslency Of the laws, and 10 supporting