Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-15

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SPECIAL SESSION Of CONGRESS-!
Psan'ylUaHta Aosfag % a. Re.eust
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT
AND THE SURRENDER.
GREAT OUTBURSTt OF uN1ow
eaELING IN BALTIMORE.
NEW YORK PASSES a WAR BILL
AND THE GOVERNOR CALLS
FOR 10000 MEM
No%TGo1ERY, Ala. lath-Fort Pickeus
was reinforced last nighu Il is nndrr-
stood that Charleston & to be blockaded.
Lieut.. Warden, U. s. N, has been taken
prisoner aud the dispAtehes from SIemmcr
to Government obtained.
HCnARLBsToY, April l3.--Fort Sumter bos
Internationally surrendered. The news
has 1ist been received In a reliable shane.
Senator Chestnut, EE- Gov. Manning and
". Porcher Miles, have just landed, and
nhrched to the Governor,s house, followed
oy a dense crowd of people, who are wild
with joy, they bringing the partfculars-
1t was reported that ten Of the garrison NJ
Fort Sumter had been killed. But vonr
reporter has just had an interview viii,
W. P. Miles, who has Just returned from n
VISIT TO Fort Sumter, and is assured by
him that no one was killed. - IN
The Federal Gag was shot RwHv hv ttbo
Palmetto Guards at Morris Island. In ali
two thousand shots were fired. No South
Carolinians were hurt. Mai. Anderson's
met under guard were conveyed BIZ boats
TO Norris Island.
rms news Is reliable and puts Mt rest
ALL my previous reports about Fort Spms
ire. Major Anderson has reached the civ
and is the guest Of Gen. Beauregard.
The bells are ringing out a merry peal
ana our people are engaging in every dem
onstration of joy, Our people generally
sympathlze with Maj, Andersou, but ex-
press abhorrence for those who wore In
Ihe steamers of our baf and in sigbt of MS
and did not even attemptto reinforce him
Judge Magrtth who has Just returned
from Fort sumtet, reports thar the wood.
work of the fort and tie officers quarters
were all burnt out.
4 The fort will be taken noSsasRion of 10.
night, by the Qonie detate troops. Gen.
,tteentegardi With two aidssshas left for
Sumter,
Three tits e6tFlli f6pnr ON the
way TO Sumter Is 4aell tho IRE before it
reach the EnagnZiba
~ U QFCI0GkE
this morning, says not n man S'as 7biliet'6r
wounded during yesterdays engagement.
Only the iron battery did great execution
on Sumter. They yers all aimed into the
port holes. Three Of Sunter's barhet,.
guns were dtsmouRted, and the corner of
Sumter opposite Moultrie was knocked
Rway.
CHARLESTON, April 1sth.- Evening
IlosttlIttes have for tie present ceased
and tue victory belongs to South Carolina
with the displayo OF the flag of truce on the
ram pnFtotskoT Sumter. AT half past one
o'clock the firing ceased aud an unco1-
dltionnl snrreuder was made The Caro-
linions had no idea that the fipbt Was Mt
an end so soon. After the fiag-staff of
9lnj. Anderson was shot away, Col: Wig
fall, the aid of Gen. Beauregard. Mt his
commanders request, went to Fort Sumter
with white lug to offer assistance in ex-
tlnguishin2 the flames He approached
tue burning fortress from Morris Island
aud while the firing was rigging on all
sides he effected landing at Sumter. H.
approached port hole and was met bv
Maj, Anderson, tue commandment of the
lori. The latter said that he had Just dis
played white Tag but the firing was kept
up nevertheless. Col. WigfaIl replied that
MAJ. Anderson must haul down the Amerf-i
can nhg--illat no Pariey would he granted.
Surrender or fight was the word.
haj. Anderson thcu hauled down the
Tag, and displayed only the flag of truce.
All firing instantly ceased. and two others
OF Beauregard's staff Ex-senator Chesnut
aud sx-GoveInor MaRning) came over in n
BOAT, aud stipulated with Mai. Anderson
that bis surrender shonld be uncondition-
81 for the present, subject to lhs terms of
Gen. Beauregard. Naf. Anderson was all
lowed 10 remain With his men in actunI
possession Of the fort, " bile AIessrs. Ches-
nut and Manning came over TO the city,
accompanied with a member of the Pal
metto Guards, beari g the colors of his
company. They were met at the pier BY
hnndreds OF citizens and as they marched
m tue streets to the Generals quarters.
The crowd was sWetled to thousands
Shouts rent the air, and the widest ioy
was manifested on RoGoent of tho wei
come :idings. i'9f 80
1our correspondent accompanied the
officers of Gen. Beauregard;s staff on a
visit TO Fort Sumter. None 6ut the Off.
GERS however were allowed to land. They
went down il. a steamer aud carried three
IRE engines for the purpose of putting out
the Hames. The fire however had been
previously extiuguished by the exertions
OF Anderson and his men. The visitors
reported that Maj Anderson surrendered
because his quarters and barrScks were de-
stfoyed and be, had no hope Of reinForce-
ments as the fleet lay Idly 6E during thirty
hours and either would not or could not
help him. Besides this his men were pros.
tEated from over exertions Theirs were
but Use Of them burt badly, one itais
thought fatally, but the rest were
worn ont and physically incapable. of
CohtiddinE t6sy6g6E.
The explosions that we're heard and seen
from this city IN the morning, were caused
by the bursting of loaded shells ignited BY
the hre which could not be removed Quick
enough. The FIRE ia the barracks vas
caused by the quantities Of hot shot pour.
ed IN from Port Moultrie. Within Fort