New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-06
BOMRAHDNENT AT CHaRLEsTON.
Report Of an Eye-Witness.-:;00 Killed in
FORT uonitrie.

The statemcnr that was killed during the
LombaIdmcnt Of Fort Sumter has not been generally
believed ut tie North notwithstanding It's emphatic
rciclstiou by The Southern rebels. There have been
many stories ruted in regard 20 The number killed II
Fort Alouric the most reliable one appearing To- be
that OF an impressed soldier on duty lhee, who says
that over 300 were killed in Moultrc alone. This story
is confirmed by gentleman who has just returned
from Charleston, having been obliged 10 take up nrms
against the STARS aud stripes to save his neck FROM
halter. In conversation on Saturday last he said
substantially "a follows:-
81 wac engaged in business in Charleston when our
present difficulties commenced, and when saw that
irbi was inevitable | made ali my GrTRG gemCnts 20
come North, AS [ was about stsTJiug | Was waited
upon by committee. and told that must either en-
let ia The Southern army or suffer the consequences o.
Teiu-sl. did enlist, aud aiter beng transferred
from one pos: 60 another, was eventually located ~
Fort NOutrie NJ the time ~ tie bolnbaldment. | am
no soldier but knew enough 10 teel convinced that
there was destined 10 b. an avid slaughter within
that for, "a soon q, Suner 'AOnid IRE upon H. mere
was BY several hundreds too many men ~ The iofti
there was sCarcev room 10 move a)Ot aud no elect
nal protection for Ouc-hall The mep The result proved
the correctness OI NY convictions.
The very hr-t shgt from Font sumter came booming
into OLe Of the port holes which was stationed,
dsmo1utcd the gun, aud thiyercO the carriage toto
thousands Of spluer8 Ibese spilers were scattered
with terrible force throughout me font, killing thirty
three men Instantly auu wouGdlng many more. lhs
WAS the most destructive in sc shot received but
throughout the entire n1ua1ing Ae havoc IN MOl.
tie was terrible. Tue dead AID dying lay about Us IN
every direction and Were tIamVed under foot by the
soldiers in their rduouslIJOIs. We had not surgeons
enough to attend 10 them al aud the groaus Of The G
iug and their lcDus cries FOR help were distressing IN
the extreme. When Sumter finally capitulstcd. with
out losing man. thank God the relatives OF dead
and wounded hastaned 10 MOuuie 10 lean tLeir fate.
Mothers came askiUg for their sons sisters FOX broth
ers cons FOR fathers and all told that all werc
weil-that none were Killed, but that confusion pre-
vailed ana the soldiers could not he seen. That night
the bodies OF tho dead were boxed up and COM eyed on
shore where they were buried in trenches in the ne.
GRO burr ing-rrcund. one hundred and sixty bodies
were convey Ell to the burilplace u email schooner
and the others by various other cOnyeyances On tic
following DAY, when relatives inquired Tor tLose Hhr
were dead, they were told that they had been sent
away to other POINTS ~ recruit their energies. Every
posle means we've resoItCd 10 10 keep The truth from
being known. | myself cOnIed over TWO hundred
dead boGies ia MOultrc, and know that there nerc
others which dfi not zee.
/" have no means OF knowing the extent Of the
slaughter at the other Publications, bat heard, iuci
deutally that it WAS serious, although nO great as
At MoulIie. 1 WAC told that one shot at SIeyeHs's
aterv disnounted cannon aud killed seven persons,
Du,ins the cannouadue was forced to aid the rebels
somewhat although eyaled firing shot OF the flag
of NV country did on CompulsoD, assist In placing
a Gun 10 command SUMTER and consider u the worst
piece Of busihess 1 ever lid in my ne. IL wss The
general opinion after the fight, that Major Anderson
rad had forty more ren and supply Of provisions, he
woud have routed the entire force which surrounded
him. " Can't. MCGOWAN had persisted IN his attempt
10 reinforce Sumter with The Star OF the Well he
could have done 10 with Iliaing fisS alg Das bIs