Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-19
Saturday Nights Dispatches
Painful Report from Charles
ton.

n HeaVy Days Firing Sumter SAID to b.
B,6ibng > Gouerrnrsnf Var &samtrs oY.
preaching, Sc., &C., Se.
CHARLESTON. April l3.-The canionAding
is going or iiv'rcey from oil points, from the
vessels outside and all aiopg the coast. II iT
reported that Fort Sumter is ON fire. ~
CHARI.Esrox, April l3.-Thc ships in tho
ofIiiHg appear to be quietly at anchor. They
have not fired gun yet. The entire roofs Of
the barracks at Sumter are in vast sheet Of
flames Shells from Cummings Point and
Fort Mouiirie are bursting in and over Fort
sumter in qnick succession. The Federal flag
still waves.
Maj. anderson is only occrpied putting out
the fire Every shot in Fort Sumter now
seems to tell heavily. The people are anxious
ly looking for Maj. Anderson TO strike his Hag.
1t is stated, from reliable source, that up
to 10 o'clock to-day no one at MOultrie Wa<
killed.
Eleven shots from Fort Sumter penetrated
the fIouiilg battery below the water line.
The frw shot fired by Major Anderson early
this morning knocked the chimncys from the
officers quarters at MoultFie, like whirlwind.
Major Andcrsons only hope now is bold
ing ont for aid from the ships. Two ships are
making Ia toward Morris Island, with q view
10 land troops and silence the batteries there.
Furl Sumter is undoubtedly on Gre. The
flamrs are raging around it. Major Anderson
has thrown ont rafl loaded with men, who
are passing up buckets Of water 10 extinguish
the fire. Tx fort is scarcely discernabe.-
Tie men on the raft are now obi, cts Of Gre
from Morris island. With g!asa's. balls can
be seen skipping OVER the water and striking
the unprotected raft. Great havoc is created
among the posr fellows. ......
II is slrn,fscd that Major Anderson is grad.
ually blowing mp The fort. He scarcely Gres
gun.
at half past O'Clock flames were bursting
from all the port holes. The destruction o.
Fort Sumter is inevitable.
Four vessels, two of them large steamer,
are in sight over the bar. The largest appeGFS
to be engaging Morris Island.
The flames have nearly subsided in Sumter,
but Maj. Anderson does not fire any guns.
Gen. Beauregard left the wharf just now for
Morris Island.
The excitement, if anything is Increasing.
have read letter from S. g. Boyleston, da-
ted at Moutrie, Friday stating that four guns
on Fort Sumter had been dismounied. The
Conf derate batteries were all safe. Nobody
was hurt. Four steamers were OF tho bar,
and the sea was quite rough.
Nothing of to-day's date hDs been received
by the War Department from Charleston.
CHAnLEsrox, April ls-Two ofMajor An
dcrsons magazines have exploded. Only oC-
casional shots arc fred at him from Ft. Moul-
trie. The Morris Island battery is doing
heavy work.
United States ships are in the offng but
have not aided Major Anderson. It is too late
now to come over the bar as the tide Is eb-
bing.
The breaches made in Ft. Sumter are on
the side opposite Cummings Point two Of its
port holes are knocked into one, and the wall
from the top is crmbling. Three vessels, one
Of them large sized steamer are over the bar
and seem to be preparing to participate in the
conflict The fire Of Morris Island and Moul-
trie is divided between Sumter and the ships
Of war. The ships have not yet opened Gre
The batteries Of Sullivan Island. Cummings
Point, and Stevens battery are pouring shot
and she'll into Fit. Sumter. Major Anderson
does not return the ERE. FIT Sumter is still on
FIRE. There have just been two explosions at
Sumter.
A letter dated at Moultrie, at O'Clock q.
M, says not one man was killed or wounded.
The iron battery has been greatly damaged
The rifled cannon of the battery did great ex-
ecution on Sumter, and were all aimed ut An
dersons port holes. A corner Of Fl. Sumter
opposite Moultrie, was knocked oH,
The staemers Water Witch, Mohawk and
Pawnee, it is thought were the three nrsi vea-
sells seen in the ofiing.
Another correspondents Gays the lombard
| ment has closed. Anderson has drawn down
down the stars and stripes and displayed
| white hag which has been answered nom the
ETY., and boat is on the way to Sumter.