The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-29
SURRENDER OF FORT SUMTER.

!
18th, thus continues its report of the
bombarlment of Fort Sumter:
! An last night the mortar batteries
were throwing shells in the fort AT
an early hour this morning, the gun
/ batteries re-opened their fire, which
had suspended during the night. Ma.
.jor Anderson replied about seven
O'Clock with vigorous fire. 1t APP
peared that he had become convinced
that his fire against the Cummings
| Point Batteries was Intellectual for he
now devoted his attention almost en-
,irely to Fort Moul,ric, the Dahl
gren Battery and the Floating Bat
terry.
/ At ten minutes after s, a. NJ, q thick
smoke was seen issuing from the par
apet. and the roof of the Southern
portion OF Barracks was soon in flames
! The tire WAS produced by either hoi
shot or she'll. During thc progress OF
( the Gre. three explosions were produ
cel by the fall Of shells into the com
hustiS!,s Of the fort.
At Il quarter 10 one O'Clock the flag
and flag staff of the United States
was shot away. For some twenty
minutes no flag appeared above the
fort, Col. II. Wirfall, in a small
boat, approached it from Morris Is
land with II white flag upon his sword.
Having entered, he called for Major
Nmdersnp,sta1ad rhat he was m MD Dc.
ca,,u of Gen. Hsauroaard. that SEEING
H.. 1f.frcss and n, i,nnos.ih;li,y -
/ In. h,I,i;r,. tive most h. cI,;m.j =,
,ba ,a,re IF his chit if. s,,rr,.nd.r
J., renlv 70 I'M. ;nnn;rv ..wh,,
.,.,,..s 70 l., s-,-.,rtad )" he s,,I.1 ~,
Grn n,aurTe..y,l WINS soldier and .
gentleman. and knew ho,, :, ,r.,, -
allan, enemy. hnt Major A,J.rs,,
contd NOT mnkr bis own terms aud
r,,us, l,.a,.o an. Ia.a;l- >, t:c,,.,,l
B,anr,.m,,rd,
/ Major. Anderson then agreed n
-urr.1Ia ~ to G,r. Ba,,,rsc,ord. in rho
,,o,no of the Couf,d.ra,e S.,t.. and
Lo,,f.d down his Har. which H.. lad
aoaio };ttcl aerounapi.d with a
ubi,a 8os
! Th,. hTt..rirs then caas,l firing
and C,I. WiafaIl rcnorlei 10 cen,
B,eur.e,ard. in Charleston.
( Nh. +i,iIo,y;,,c, ~. -uhs.ou.n.ly ,bo
terms az The ca,,i,r,I,tion:
All -ro,cr facilities will be asnr-
d.d t,r the raioova! of Major Andar-
..p and command. together win III,
co,,u,ny's a,,n- and rr,,,.r,v and nh
,,iva,,. nror.r-v
TN. h,e winch h. has UNFOLD so
Ioug oDa with So much tortjtude I'm.
J,., H.. mas, ,r,;ne cfrcuo.,a,,,..s
NAV lac s,lnt,d i,y him ON ta<iuy;t
down
Major Anderson j. allowed 70 Fl,
,b. am. Of surrender. which - som.
,irnc to-,norrow f-un1avy H.. mr.
t.~. srn;ma. trnu Far, sunn,,,sr - he
Br.,na mr. bar
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an lord the .,s,msbin IsahaI hound
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conn. nf ,he EgI.i,n,rc ,,s,,..
GrnaraI Winti.Id Scrrr has resiy--
ad AND ,nnd.rrJ HI. s.r,.ir.- to IN.
state Of Viraginia
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laclar.d I'm, Nnr+L.-, ,roons hon15
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Tbn f,hr at baltimore. ns vii rs
con he ascrr,,inrd with III. tel.rranh
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Nv, ou,r,ys Ali 30 Ten.