Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-28
How War was brought on.

between Gen. q. T. Beauregard aud l.. P
Walker, Secretary Of War, which took place
before hostilities commeucal:
No. l-Beaureglrd 20 Walker
An authorized messenger from President
Lincoln just informed Gov. Pickens aud my
self that provisions will he sent to Fort Sumt-
er peaceably, or otherwise hy force.
No 2-Wuker to Beauregard.
If you have no doubt OF The authorized
character of the agent who communicated to
you the intelligence of the Washington Gov
eminent to supply Fort Sumter 10y force, You
will at once demand its evacuation; and if
this is refused, proceed in such manner as
you may determine, to reduce it.
Auswer.-No 3-Beaurcgard to Walker
The demand will be made tomorrow
| Qnh at twelve.
No. 4-Waker to Beaureglrd
Unless there are especial reasons connected
with your own condition, it is considered
proper that you should make the demand at
an early hour.
No. 5-Beuuregard to Walker
The reasons are special for twelve o'clock
No 6-Beauregatd to Walker
The demand was sent at o'clock and uu-
ii! o clock allowed to answer
No. Walker to Beauregard.
Telegraph the reply of Major Anderson.
No S-Beauregard to Walker
Major Anderson replies: II have the honor
to acknowledge the receipt Of your commu-
nication demanding the evacuation Of this
fort, and to say in reply thereto that it is
demand with which | regret that my sense of
honor and my obligations to my Government
prevent my complipnce" He add: "Proba-
bly, will await the first shot, and if you do
not batter us to pieces we will be starved out
in few days"
Answer
No 9-Walker to Beauregard We do not
desire needlessly to lombard Fort Sumter. il
Major Anderson will state the time at which,
as Indicated 10y him, he will evacuate, ard
agree, in the meantime, he will not use his
guns against u.s. unless ours should be en-
ployed against Fort Sumter. You arc thus
to avoid the cffusion of blood If this or its
equivalent be refused. reduce the fort as your
Judgment decides to be most prncticable.
No 10 Beauregard to Walker lie would
not consent; | wrote to day.
Then the attack upon Fort Sumter follow
ed. The fight was commenced hy the Davis
men, because they had reason to bc,ieyethat
the patient Government thcy had so long
outraged and deded was determined not TO
let Major Anderson and his men die Of star
walton. The clntemplated furnishing of food
to American citizens was the aggrnvaton.-
The shedding of American blood by the hands
OF rebels was the fealfu retaliation. The
Presidents proclamation came next and it
will be obeyed by every man fit to live in
this nnd.of liberty.
Fonr PicKsys, PESsAcoLA.-As there Is
considerable anxiety in the public mind to
know the true character Of this fort, We APP
pend the following description Of it from the
Boston Courier:
Fort Pickcns Is in a state of admirable de-
fense-the guns gli,ten in the sun, asa warn
ng monitor not to approach it. on hostile
mission Lieutenant SIcmmer, with his gar.
rison, is able, not only to repulse all attacks,
but a7 PIekeus commands all the forts and
batteries in The hands Of the state troops, he
is also able to sileuce them in an incredibly
short space ot time. In construction. th-
fort is "a first class peutagonal b stiouel work,
built of stone, hrick and bitumeu, with COW
cred ways, dry ditcl' ghcis aud ont works
complete lis walls are about forty feet i'm
hight, 10y thirteen feet IN thickness IL l.
emhrasurcd for two tiers of guns, in bomA.
proof cascmatc-, and one tier of guns ortu. or
ej' 6hJette. The guns trom this WORK ra.i..e
to every point of a. e horizor. Wijh 0uauuI
coiladirL fire in the duch.s. and at ,tuv
angle of approach From the dat, ol ,o..-
mruciu1 his for, To the period of finishing.
was twenty-five years. 1t cost the Federal
Government over one million of dollars Ia
.,... -..,-t .,t., 49, !.
Iwcn,y-siX 24-poUud hoWizirs CdsomHte-
Four 42-poundrrs, sjXty-tVo - FOUNDERS -
En- Bartette-rWcu'y four s inch howIzars
six 8 Founders, twelve y pouudors one 10
inch CoIumbiad mounted, aud five 10 inch
mortars.
A SHOCKING CAsuA1rY.-Oa last Monday
evening, about O'Clock, ms the worlmeu in
Foster d Co.'S claim, at Warren Hill were
about to leave the diggioga Samuel w. lib
bits, Foster aud Frost standing on Sc fold
ing in shaft Tjhbit, holding the pipe |
Frost called to Jake Hayden, who was -tInd
ing on the bank. 80 come down and examine
the progress of the work Hayden went
down as requested and when about TO re-
liIe, they discovered the sides Of the shaft
were cracking Foster and Hayden got sutr-
~ out, and ON looking around saw lac bank
cavug rapidly. Frost caliel to Nb}itts to|
save himself and sprang at the same time to
the hose, aud, though making very narrow
escape, drew himself out of danger The
timber ON which TibbDts was standing, set
tied down suddenly throwing him forward
upon his face, and a large quantity of earth
Immediately tuuhlcdin, huyiug him some
fifteen feet deep. The alaru. was raise /, q
crowd soon gathered, aud all fell TO work to
rXtricrte the body. After toiiu@ about two
hours they succeeded in getting a rope around
the arm of the unfortunate man, bat the
earth kept constantly caviug around theI
body, and it was not until - o'clock the next
day, Cruesday( that the friends got the man.
gled and lifeless form from the shaft Til
bits was young man of steady and indus
trious habits and much respected. lie was
about twenty-five years Of age, was from
Belgrave, Maine. e.-Noantaja Messenger
SIERRA CouNrY ITEMS The Mountain Mos
senger Of last week is full of local, mining
and other news. We copy the following:
a RoUGu SLlpE-George W. Peacock, of
Pine Grove, and gentleman named SHAT |
tuck, of the same pmce we believe, had
hard old time On Friday last which was de- |
cdcdly more dangerous than romantic They |
were returning from How land Fiat, TO which
place they had taken load Of goods, and
upon approaching the Grove, boy like they
could not resist the temptation OF descend
ing steep hill on their sled. Away they
went faster and faster, at an Onion Valley
rate of speed, till they made a very rapid
descent, Jumping fifteen or twenty feet, and
landing in a ditch running full with water.