Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-26
Dock this evening, and took therefrom some

CQVouS aTb PdIuulHK tu0 SGIootS 1ulIy u
- ed, on the look out for the militia from
North, who are expected to arrive this ev
- ing. All the city military have been ord
cd out, to meet at Independence Square, &
- are now assembling.
WASHINGTON, April 20
= About 120 Of the Massachusetts soldi
are in the hospital-deing we'll, and in f
spirits.
The Pawnee left last night with Govel
ment troops on board. There are whisp
T ing among the military that martial law v
soon be proclaimed.
The st Nicholas, steamer plying
tween Washington and Baltimore, was seiz
this morning for prudential purposes.
There are about 5000 men under arms
Washington and vicinity. Additional marin
to guard the entrance Of the city have be-
appointed including the Railroad terminu
i WASHINGTON, April 18.
Gov. Letcher replies to Secretary Cameron
call for quota of tro ps: 81 have conclude
your object is to subjugate the Souther
States; and requisition is made upon n
for troops. Such an object, in my judgmen
is not within the powers of the Constitution
or the act of 1895, and will not be compile
with. You have chosen to lnaugurato civ
war, and having done so, we will meet it i
spirit as determined as the Administratio
has exhibited towards the South"
| The Cabinet held meeting this morning
and another this afternoon, in reference
| war-like operations.
Gentlemen who arrived from Richmond
conferm the report that the act of secession
had passed tho Convention by large majori
ty. The members were sworn to secrecy
The time for its official PRONUNCIATION has no
yet arrived, measures of military characte
having first to be consummated. The lates
from Norfolk, received at the War Dept
this afternoon, is that ,"hen Capt. Pendegras
ascertained that the chanel was 0bStructed
he placed his ships broadside to Norfolk and
mouth, and demanded that the ob-truc
tions in the river be removed, else he would
level both places. 1t is added that the citi
zens complied with the demand.
New YORK, April Is.
Maj. Anderson landed at the battery, and
was received by an immense crowd. His
carriage was surrounded by the people, who
expressed welcome in cheers and demonstra-
tions, and be was followed bv a throng
through Broadway to the Brsevort House,
where he joined his wife.
The following is digest Of Captain Dou-
bleday's statement:
The demand to surrender was made on the
18th and refused, not only by Anderson, but
by the unanimous voice of his command
On Friday morning, at o'clock, the rebels
sent word that fire would be opened in an
hour, and at four o o'clock fire was opened on
US from every direction. Fire opened with a
volley from II mortars, firing ten-inch shells,
and shot from 33 guns, mostly columbiads.
Wetook breakfast, however, very lively. The
was divided into three watches, leach
under the direction Of two officers.
After breakfast they Immediately went to
their guns, and opened fire on Monltrie,
Cummings Point and Sullivan's Island.
The iron battery Of Cummings Point was
Of immense strength, and most of our shots
glanced Of.
Anderson refused to allow the men to work
the guns on the pnrapet on account Of such
a terrific fire.
"There was scarcely room left in Moul-
trie inhahitable. Several shots went through
tn floating battery, but it was little
damaged. Two guns on the iron battery
we're dismounted. A man was stationed who
cried shot or shelf when the rebels fired,
and the garrison was thus enabled to dodge
it at first. The workmen were reluctant to
help work the guns, but afterwards they
'erved m ost willingly and effectually against
the iron battery. The barracks caught fire
several times on Friday, but were extin-
yuished by the eff rts of Mr.. Hart, of n. Y,
and Seymour, of Baltimore, both volunteers.
On Saturday the officers quarters caught
fire from the shells and the main gates were
burnt. The magazines we're surrounded by
IRE, and 81 barrels of powder were taken
out and thrown into the sea, when the mag
azine was encircled by fire. Our rations
we're cut of, and we had eaten our last
biscuit two days before. The men had to
lay on the ground with wet handkerchiefs
on their faces to prevent smotheriHg; and
favorable eddy of wind was all that saved
our lives. The cartridge bags gave out,
and men were employed to manufacture
them out Of our shirts and blankets.
at will take half million dollars to
repair Ft. Sumter entire. Most of the shots
were fred at the flag.
The following is the conversation between
Maj Anderson and Wigfall; the latter said:
"Gen. Beauregard wishes to stop this, SIR"
Anderson only replied, "Well."
Wigfall-You have done all that can be
done, and General Beauregsrd wishes to know
upon what terms you will evacuate the fort.
Anderson Gen. Beuregard is already &C.
quainted with the terms.
Wigfall-Do understand that you will
evacuate on the terms proposed ?
Arderson-Yes; and only on these.
Wigfall then retired. In few minutes
after Col. Chestnut and others came from
Gen. Beauregard, asking if Anderson wanted
any help. stating that Wigfall had not seen
Beauregard for two days, and had no author
jty for his demand on Anderson; to which
the Maj It replied Then we have been sold
we will raise our flag again. but they re
quested him to keep it down until communi-
cation was had with Beauregard.
"The firing then ceased, and three hours
after another deputation came. agreei' e to
the terms previously decided npon. On
Sun az morning, she steamer Isabel came
down aud anchored off the fort. When all
the baggage was put on the steamer Clnch,
the troops under arms wero told to salute
the flag, aud when the last of fifty guns
was fed the flag was lowered, amid loud
cheers of the men, who then formed and
embarked to the tune of Yankee Doodle.
Two men were killed on the second round
OF salutes, bv tho premature discharge Of
a gun, and four were wounded-oDe badly
and left q, Charleston.
"Fort Sumter has not been reinforced or
any occasion. The Baltic arrived of Charles
ton the morning of Friday, after the firing
commenced on Sumter. The Pawnee and
Pocahontas arrived next day. The Pow
haitian and Atlantic had no; been SEEM
TIE steam tugs had been blown to sea, ant
had not been seen the day that Anderson
evacuated"
HARRISBURG, April, 19.
Lieut. Jones is now at the Carlisle Bar
racks. He states that hearing yesterday tina
100 Virginians were approaching by tn
Winchester to seize the Arsenal, they pu
piles Of powder and a train in all the build
ings, and waited quietly the approach of tn
| nicket cuard He pavn the alarm and sn