The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-04-17
From Charleston.

CHARLESTON, April i4.-Our despatch
cs Of Saturday evening, relative to this
great event, were based upon posivc state
mcnts made to the proprietor in Charles
ton. But they were incorrect, as will be
seen clswherc, in respect to the killed and
wounded. Our dispatches this morning
arc particularly full and interesting. We
give, besides from the -Neycary extra of
yesterday afternoon, the following ac-
count, received by telegraph Of the scene
at Fort Sumter:- C0iamJiu GuaYdida.
Without, the walls have the appear
ance, ut u distance, Of having been cover
ed with ali immense number of bricl; poul-
tees, spattcrcd in every direction. This
is the shattcriug effect OF the shot. With
in, the entire fort wore an aspect rs il
the hand ofthc destroying angel had swept
ruthlcssy By, and left not solitary OBJ
iect to relieve tic general dcso!alion.-
The baclsencd walls ofthc officers and
dicrs' quarters were Jet smoking: Ashes
and cmbcrs met thc eye at every turn,
while the shot and shcll which had been
rained upon the stronghold lay in great
quantities upon al portions OF tic parade
ground. The appearance OF both Major
Anderson. his officers. and The men, lndi-
Gated the terrible nature Of the ordeal
from which they had just emerged. De
priyed Of sleep for many hours. iatigucd
with .her abor:t the guns. AID prcsir;!-
ted by their battle with an element which
ragged beyond their control. they looked
worn, haggard. and ready to drop with
sheer exhaustion. When the fire WAS at
its lis greatest height MAJOR Anderson
stated that the only manner il which
they could breath w;'s by lying fiat upon
the ground within tie easements, with
their faces to the earth; while added to
rhc,luuger was the occasional explosion
of the piles OF shells collected for scivicc
at different points within the fort. 1t is
to the fact that so few mcn Were in the
fortlication that is due the preservation
of liir. Major Andcr>oa himself stated
that. had there been two hundred more,
not less than onc-h;i!f cf them must have
been killed. owing 10 the ;,bscence OF sui
ficicnt room under The circumstances.
for their protection. Us it was, their
provisions would have given ont in two
DAYS moro. whon an unconditional sur
render would have necessarily resulted.
He also remarked that yesterday was one
Of the pron,e&f days Of his liie--ior, while
hc had cndeavored to do lis duty as an
officer, hc had not taken the lie Of q icl-
low being.
During Tie evening a boat arrived
mt Morris Island, from one Of The North
crn vessels in tho ofiinr. bearing = iienten-
ant and u flag Of trucc-his object being
to alrsyn9e for the evacuation Of the sol
cl;crs with their property. lie also assn
red the commanding officer nj that point
-General ;iinons-sliat hostiiities wonid
not take place during the nighI; 'L,ke /, e
matter VAS referred to Gogsrai Ee;;IFsSs,'
gard. ,Icanwhle, llaio.< Anderson bad
himself addressed q Liter to the latter
officer requesting lhat thc Steamship ca
f0iirja should be at the wharf Of Fort sum
ter az nirc o'clock this Sunday morning
She accordingly proceeded TO this dcstl-
nation at the hour designated.
TIFF LATEST.
About twenty minutes past twelve
O'Clock General Bcaurcgard left head
quarters, and proceeded in the GenTol
G1inch to attend the evacuation OF Fort
Sumter. lie was accompanied BY Gov
crnor Pickcns. his staff. and his Aids,
among whom we recognized Colonel Wig
fall Colonel Chestnut, Colonel Pryor, and
Colonel Duryca, and Il few who were in
vitcd to be present, among whom were
Judge Glover, Judge D. Il. Wardlaw
Chancellor Carroll, and other prominent
gentlemen.
Special Dispntch tie Guardian