Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-26
The Fort sumter Engagsmsnt.
Carr. DounLEDAr's STATEMENT.

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followed by an immsnss tbrong through
broadway to tho Breyoort House. where ho
jIinei his vile.
The following 10 . digest Of Capt. DOu.
bledsy's statement;
The demand 10 surrender Fort Sumter
was made on the lth, and refused. not on.
Iy by Major Anderson. but by the unani.
nous voice OF his command. On Friday
morning at three O'Clock the rebels sen,
word that q Gre would be opened 10 ono
hour. and a, I o'clock tho FIRE opened up.
on u. in every direction, including the bid.
den battery. Tho Gre ~ss opened With 9
voll.y Of seventeen mortsrs. firing isp-ineh
shells, and sho, from thiriy.three guns.
mostly coiumbad.. We took breakfast.
however, very iei.urely. Tho command
Was divided into three watches. each under
the direction Of two officers. After break.
fast they Immediately went to the guns.
and opened Gre on For, Mouluie. Cum.
ming.' Point and Sullivan. Island. Tho
iron battery OF Cummings poip, WI. Of
immense strength, and mos, Of our shots
glanced Of. Major Anderson refu.ei 70 al.
low tho men TO work the guns on the para.
pet on account, Of sueha terrific FIRE directed
there.
There is scarcely room len 10 Fort Sum.
ter inhabi,abls. Several shots ven, through
the Floating Battery. but il WAS little dam.
aged. Two guns on the Iron Battery were
dismounted. A man was stationed who
cried sho, or she'll. when the rebel. frel,
the garrison being thu. enabled 20 dodge
them. AZ first tho workmen were relucian.
TO help work the guns. bu, Afterwards scrV.
ed mos, willingly and effectively against tho
Iron Battery. The barracks caugh, fro
several times on Friday but were eI,in.
gui.ded by the effort, OF Mr.. liar, Of New
York and Mr.. Lyman Of Baltimore. both
volunteers.
On Saturday the officers quarters caugh.
Gre from she'll. and the main gates wero
burnt. A magazine was surrounded by fire.
and ninety barrels Of powder were taken
out and thrown into ths So. When the
magazine was encircled by fro all our ma.
terial. were Gu, OF. and we had eaten our
las. biscuit two days before. The men hi
to lay on the ground with we, handker-
chiefs on their faces, 70 prevent smo,herins,
and . favorable eddy Of wind WAS oil ,ha,
saved our lives. The cartridge bag. gave
out. Five men were employed 70 m'nufse-
,urc them out Of our shirts, sheets, blankets
&c.
/ Ii will take hall million OF dollars %
repair Fort Sum,er's interior. sio', OF
their sho, WAS aimed a, our dag.
The following IL the conver.a,ion which
occurred between Anderson and wigfall.
The latter .aid. "Geneal Beauregard
wishes to stop this, sir"
Anderson only replied, 4" Well, we'll"
wisfsll said. " You have done ali that
can DO done. and General Beauregari wish
o. to know upon what terms you will e'ae-
ua,e the Fort"
Apdsrson-'' General Beauregari |, al
ready acquainted with the terms y
wishll-"Do I understand that you
will e'aeua'e on the terms rroPo'ed''
Andersen" les and only on those
"is'aii 'hen returned. len minute. H-
Ter Colonel 'he''nu' ana o'ners came rom
Beauresard' asking u Ander-on wanted
any he'p' ana ''ahn: mat "'sta' haa
not ssn Beauregafd Tor Two days ana had
no authority Tor his demand on Anderson
10 which Mapr Anderson replied Ihen
we have been 'o'd-"e viii n'S our nag
again but they REQUESTED MN 70 Keep
u down unh' communication cooid DC hai
with Beauregard' fr'ng 'hen ceased ana
three hours alter ano'her dspntat'on cane
agreeing 70 tho terms previously dec'aoi
upon
On Sunday morning steamer Isabel eams
down and anchored on the ior'' "hen all
the baggage was put on board the steamer
Clinch which va. used A' ,rau'por. be-
tween tho fort and the Isabel The troops
were under arms. A portion were told oil
to salute the dag. aud when the last OF hi,y
guns were fred, the ais wa, lowered, amid
the loud and hearty cheers o: the men who
then formed in the gorge, and embarked to
the tune Of" Yankee Doodle" Two men
were killed on the second round OF the "a.
lutte by the explosion Of gun, four wound
- On, badIv and IeTt at Charleston On.