The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-04-11
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
How many Men are there in Fort Sumter?
---Can Major Anderson shell Chal lesion?

FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
How many Men are there in Fort Sumter?
---Can Major Anderson she'll Chal lesion?
CHARLESTON, S G. April 3. le6l.
How uauy men are there in Fort Sun
ter I Are there more than the origi nai
seventyl Ha, the garrison been re-en
forced within the last month I These
are questions which the Rebels, with an
air OF mystery. put to each other when
consregated in secret. Strapge or not,
there are those who believe that Maj jor
Anderson garrison is now not much less
than 200 men, if not good many more,
and that the increase has been ade by
iutroductions at Dight by means of small
boats. There are several circumstances
that favor thi. idea. In the first place,
such a thing in expert hands has been
practicable; then there have been rumors
of small boats having been seen and heard
on several occasions: large number Of
men are believed to have been seen on
the walls of Fort Sumter at various times
of late; and last though not lea-t, a great
deal more work has been done iu the fort
than it has seemed possible Tor seventy
zen to accomplish. The Rebels have
just found out that Major Anderson has
succeeded in eleVating tGo OF his terrible
ten inch columliads SO as to bear square
on the Cummings Point Battery Iu this
important work be ha. been u Dateriall,
| aSsi.ta1 h. III, har q.
ted in raf, down the tay. and came near
enough TO the fort to enable the men to
secure it. 1t was just what of all things
next to fresh meat, was ost wanted -
There is auoiher question which the Reb-
els occasionally put to each other, iD tone
and manner indicating grave doubts. 1t
is: Can Major Anderson reach Charles
ton City with shot or she'll, or both, should
he feel so ai-posed! On this point there
is difference OF opinion. The Retei>
Iumbisds have a range of upward of 5 800
yards, little less than the distance of
Charleston from the fort. The difference
is not enoush to a ford the ground of hard
y any confidence, especially since it is
knoan that at least some of the mos! expc.
renced officers in Fort Sumter have said
that Charleston can be shclled, and tb at
it would be just the thing to do. 10 case
the fort was attacked. | will take this
occasion to say that an off GER Of Major
Andersons garrison assured me that the
guns in Fort Sumter could play with dis
astrous effect on the city. aud be only
hoped that, should worst come to worst
he night prove the correctness of hi. o.
pinon. Ii it we're Understood that the
moa ent an aggressive act was committed
against the fort, Maj. Anderson would
pen op the city, aud that he had the means
of IL akios his shot. tell. there would be
speedy Lifting down of tone and style on
the part Of the Rebels. Why cannot the
Major ID ansge to get "chapc shot iuto
Charleston, as Gen. Beauregsrd did a.
sainst Sumter! Nothing would SO effeo.
tualy give these fellows pause as some
thing like this.
1t is said that JEFF. Davis has author
ICED the cutting of of Major Andersons
supplies, and that the design will be car
ried Into effect to morrow | confidently
look next Tor hostile demonstration on
the Fort itself. 1t cannot be poSponed
much longer, especially rhould the Ad-
uinistratiou 40 anything looking like tur
ming the cold shoulder to the newborn
Confederacy. The Floating Battery will
be attempted to be brought into use,
though it is pretty certain that Major An
dersoD would fire on it should an attempt
be made to place it under the walls OF
Sumter. have great confidence that the
thing would not stand long before the l20
pound shots that would greet it's advent
ID the waters anwhcre within a mile of
the Fort.
Starvation for Fort Sumter. = THE Stare
holding Despotism.
Cor. OF the Tribune.
Charleston, S. G, April 6. 1861.
The rebels will from to-day permit 90
more supplies or mails to reach Fort
Sumter. it having been considered more
prudent by the Convention to stsrve ths
garrison out than risk the chvalrous lives
OF Carolipians in attemptto take the fort
This is doubtless their best policy. for
~batever obstacles may have been thrown
in Mr.. Liucoln's way BY the late corrupt
Administration it is quite certain that if
they commence SO attack upon Major
Anderson, the whole North will rise up
and Indignantly demand that the sword
shall not be stayed until the Uoited
States flag waves every island in Charles
.on barbor. The latest nc VS. from Wash
Dgton has given hope to all the Union
Zen in this city; ardent and earnest are
he desires Of a thousand true hearts, even
lere to see the honoa of their country