Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-16

ana south vest walls Of Fort Sumter The North
wess ~all is suffering from the veil simed fire Of
Ine fl1aIng battery, whose shot have dismounted
seVerIl Of lne snna on the parapet and made il i'm
| Battery connected with the imnreon.bIa Cnn Rst-
terry az Cummings Point L MANAGED with cons,,,n
mate skill and terrible effect. .. = - -
EereH -0clocE--A messenger from Morria' Islaul
brings the glorious news that the shot glance from
marbles thrown-by child on the back Of turt .
| The upper portion Of the Southwest wall of Fort
Sumter shows plainly the effect of the terrible can
nouade from the foI midable product Of Mr.. C. ii
| Stevens patriotism and ingenuity.
half an hour later the giadsome tdings came
that Stevens Battery was fast damaging the South
west wall of Sumter.
Henry Buist is doing gallant service with the Pal
metto Guards delighting all hearts BY assuring rs
in the city that everything was going on well At the
iron Battery. viii was still proof against sixty
eight FOUNDERS and the men in good spirits.
A boat reached the city from the Floating Battery
about half-past twelve o'clock, and reported that
shot from Fort Sumter penetrated the top or shed
Of the structure. and three shots struck the SAND
bags IN the reer of the Battery.
Another messenger who arrived short time az
ter the above bLlletIned. confirms the cheerful
news. -,
Tcelre o'clock-we have just learned by an srri-
val from Cumming Point. that the batteries there
are doing good serVice-Stevens' Battery very sue
cessfuL Not single casualty has happened. The
troops are in the best spirits Two Of the guns At
Fort Sumter appear to be disabled. Considerable
damage has been done TO the roofs Of the officer
quarters
At one o'clock the following was received from
Nor. is' Island Two guns in Stevens Battery
temporarily disabled, Anderssns FIRE having injur-
ed the doors of the enbrasures. The damage will
be repaired speedily. Il is thought that Fort Sum
ter will be preached in two hours. Three steam
vessels Of war were seen of the bar, one Of them
supposed TO be the Hariet Lane.
Capt. r. S. Parker reached the city from Fort
Moulirie at haf-past two o'clock and makes the
following report: Captain Parker visited Fort
Mcultrie and the EmpilsdIng Battery near BY and
found all well and in high spirits. de left the Nor
tar Battery, Lieut.. Holnquist, st ten minutes past
two The soldiers stationed there are giving good
account of themselves. The Floating Battery had
been struck eighteen times and received no material
injury.
TIE venerable Edmund Rufin who, IS soon as it
was known battle was inevitable, FASTENED over
to Morris Island and was elected a member Of the
Palm ito Guard. fired the first gun frem Stevens
Iron Battery. All honor to the chValric VITglnian!
May he I've many years to wear the fsdeless wreath
that honor placed upon his brow on our glorious
Friday. I
Another noble son of the Old Dominion, who re-
bukingly reminds her of her great glory, was ap-
pointed on General Beauregards staff on Thursday,
bore dispatches TO the General in command. from
Brigadier-General James Simons in command Of
Norris Island during the thickest of the fight, and
in the face of murdercus fire from Fort Sumter.
Col Roger A. Pryor. the eloquent young Virginian,
in the execution of that dangerous commission
passed within speaking distance of the angry and
hostile fortress
DespIte the fierce and concentrated fire from
Fort Sumter the riva, forti6catiOn Sullivan's
Island received but slight damage. Its Mertons
stood unmoved, and are this morning In as good
condition as they were when their strength vas
tested by the rude shocks of the shot.
erf Nne1 err
without losing plate of its iron cover, splinter
OF its pine.
A brisk fire was kept up by all the batteries un-
I'll about O'Clock in the evening. after Which hour
the guns doomed at regular intervals OF twenty
minutes.
All the batteries on Norris Island bearing upon
the channel kept up steady fire fer soma time at
the dawn of day. IL is reported that they threw
their shot into the Harriet Lde and that that steam
er having advanced as far as the renowned Star OF
the West battery, crippled By q well aimed
shot, after which she deemed it prudentto give up
the dangerous attempt, and turned her sharp bow
to the sea. s..i
Stevens Iron Battery playeda conspicuous and
important part in the brilliant, and as far as our
men are concerned. bloedless conflict. which has
placed the 18th of April 1861. among the memora-
Bile days. The cabre Of its guns, lis nearness TO
Fort Sumter. its perfect mpenetrabiity, the cool
ness and skill of its gallant gunners made this for
tifcation of the most formidable OF MAJOR An
grens and 81 Founders was distinctly visible at an
early stage of the conflict. Clouds Of mortar and
brick.dust arose from the southwest wall OF the
fort as the shot Kissed on their errand Of death.
Shot after shot told with terrible effect on the
strong wall and at about three O'Clock Major An
derson ceased TO return this murderous hre. In
the course nf the afternoon the joyful tdngs that
breach had been effected in that portion OF the fort
ress was borne TO the city
We dare not close this brief and hurried narra-
tive of the fret engagements between the United
States and the Confederate States without return
ing thanks to Almighty God for the great success
that has thus far crowned our arms and for the ex
traordinary preservation of our soldiers from easu-
alty and death In the fifteen hours of almost IN
cessant firing our enemy one OF the most expert
enced and skful of artlleriss, no injury has been
sustained by single one our gallant soldiers
The result of the conflict strengthens and con-
firms our faith in the justness Of the course Tor
whose achievement we have suffered ooioquy ana
dared perils of vast magnitude. At the outset OF
the struggle we invoked the sanction and aid OF that
God whom we serve. and His hand has guided and
defended US all thu ough the momentous conflict
His favor was most signally. we had almost SAD
miraculously, manifested on this eventful day. We
call the roll of those engaged in the battle, and
each soldier is here to answer to his name NO
tombstone will throw its shadow upon that bright
triumphant day. If so it seemeth good II the eyes
of Him. in whose hands are the issues OF Life, we
fervently pray that our brave sons may pass I'M
harmed through the perils of the day now dawning