The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-04-18
.NWERsON A PRISONER
fhe isombarument of Sumters
CHARLESTON, April Is.

7 Il ON All points from the vt sssisT outside,
and all .longrnr coast a.
.Ilh rerpri. d tha Fort Stunt is Eona
fire.
- Al intervals Of twenty minutes firing
was Kept up all night on Forts Sumter
Major Andcrs m ceased firing from Fort
Sumter at 6 O'Clock IN the evening. All
Fnighl. he was engaged in repairing. nng. dana
ges and protecting The barbettc guns =
He conmtnceL te return the FIRE at 7
O'Clock this morning.
.Fort Stunt, seems to be greatly disa-
bled. ~ ,essa les s~Sla ASs. *
The ba,teryaon Cummins Point does
Fort Sumter. great danage.s4 7St.i 80 g95
/ AT o O'Clock this morning q dense,
su1oke poured ont from Fort Sumter. The
Fedora flag is at halt z ast, fsignsiling
al stress. 5& .8aklllas sidi 81 gvz
The shells from Fort sMoulrie and the
Batteries on Morris lsland fail inso Maj.
Ander SON Is stro sghnld thick sind fasi ,and
,thevsc can be eseenin etheir scousse from the
CAarlestonsB 4ttery. gie2 .@zga z0s Il
Is s~ Cn AREEsros, April 3th,3 A. Nil 4
q The BATTERIES Of Sulliv an Island, Cum.
mings' Il cint, and Stevens battery are
pouring shot and heliain,e IL ortl Sumier..t
n ii Ahderson does understandable fire
Fort Sumter iisa stillA ong6re.soThere 'shss
ias, been gwoaexpIo,iohs 'lnts Forts Sual+
Ter. Rs y@ t6s5s ss sR>s sezsas s&i srs
81 At III o'clock fiames- bursting
fronlE the port 4lioles.T The destruction OF
If Sr, Sumter ncvi.abIc.assEoursysssels,3
lwosof tliemalarge stesmsrs. are inssi ,hi
4overuhe bar al aThsslargest appe ars to- be
engaging Morris aIslard.sd Ihss' flames: I:
hsyel nearly subsidized sim For l. sSunater Il, ]
but M al. "A nderson ado.-sS not fire s-aai iso
guns. Gen, Bcaurcguardsleft theeswari1
Just no in a boat for sMosiiss ialanI. -
rheg excilement, if anything, is increasr'
inu.aizI has egread saoietter sfromaSsi C.s
Boyls:on, adn,e d. Moultrie, 6 o'clock, this
A. M,ssSIic says,nat sons man was killed
or nIaimed. 70 yTe&l4 1Sss @s5 q %G5ss 71l-i
CIR. RuEsFoN. l3lhs-The ships in the
ofling Appeared TO be. quietly at auchor.
They have notsired a7gun yei. iThsaeE
tiros sroofoo stlles zbArrac kssare in Is vast
slisetqa0fi fl smcs. 3ra Shslls from Gums /
mines' Point and Fort Meul,rc are blu Essf
ting in and over Fort Sumter in quick
succession. The Federal flag still waves
Mai. Anderson is only occupied in put
ting out fire.s Every. shot soems Ito tell
heavily. The people are anxiously wait |
ingsfor Maj! sAnderson to strike his flag
Ilsis stated from a reliable source that
lhat4up testen e'ciook ;e day no one sat
Moultries was killed. Eleven shots from
Ft. Sumtererenetrated the floating Bat I
terry below the water line. The few
shots fired by Major Anderson this NOR
ming knocked the chimneys from the OF i
ficers' quarters at. Moultr,e like "a whirl- /
vi ind. sMsi,rAnderson's only hope now
is to hold out for aid from de Acst.--II
Two ships are making in toward Nor
ris Island with view TO land troops
and silence the batteries there.
CnARLEsroN -Ft. Sumter is undoubt- |
edly on fire. The flames are raging all
around. Maj. Anderson has thrown out
a raft loaded with men, n,-who are passing |
up water in buckets to exlingulsh the
fire. 7s4sg s7s,es.se b .rsar.a -E.sf /
The Fort is scarcely discernible. The |
men on the raft are now ohjrc's Of fre,t
from Morris Island. aays ss-,4 .-ee-y ,sss
With glasses, balls can be seea skip
ping over the water, striking The unpro
ieetsd raft. 'g Great hayocs Is created
mongx xthe poor fellows. ? eqsgg s-ass.i -
Il is surmised lisataA nderson is. grad /
uaHy blywlng up the Fort lie scaresbs
tlresza a shet.i5& sas n ben So G5i@@ .g!sa
@1saI -sS1sH iCnARLrsros. April 13 's
Two OF Major Anderson 5 Magazines
expledcd.: Only occasional shots arc
fred a. him from Fort Moultlie. The
The Morris Island Battery is doing hea,
w work. It is thought that only the
smaller magazines have exploded. The
:reatest exciscmenss prevails. The
whafves, steeples and every yailable
placer packed with people. United
s States ships are in the ofiins, but have
not aided Majof Anderson 1t is too late +
nowsto come oyealhe bar, asst the tide is
ebbing ssa's +
The Iron Battery had been damaged.
The s.if1ed, gcaancn Of, the battery did
great execution on Fort Sumter ]. and
were all aimed into -Andarson's port
holes. Three Of Sumter's barbette guns
were dismounted, one Of which Was
ten inch Columbiad. A corner OF Fort
Sumter, opposite. .Moultric, was knocked.
of. The steamers Water Witch, Mo-
l,aw and Pa3nees il was itbought were
the threeFsErsts vessels sse ena dn9 the OF
ing. .}GSf - .fssE l,.,sas<. .s-fsv ii
, Another correspondent SAYS the bonn
bardment has closed. Major Anderson
has drawn down the s.ars and stripes and
displayed a W white flag, which has been
answered from The city aud a boat is on
The way TO Fort Sumter. 7'sk 7s}s 5siSA
.,f 81 e,.ns.. CHARLESTON, April Ia
The, breaches made in Fort Sumter
are on the side opposite to Cumming gs'' {,
Point. Two of its port holes are knock h
I'd into one, and the wall from tie top is
.u7ai 5--.. saa4s sggsa 55zl., d +
Three vessels. one of them a large
s'zed steamer, are over the bar and seem
10 be preparing to participate in the con-
dict. s..iz .a5 fa ono ,. ,-IfE..f r.
The fire Of Morris Island and Fort
Moultrie is divided between Fort Sumter
and the ships of war. sira- saJ ac Ga.u
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