Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-04-19
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR!
CHARLESTON ACCOUNT OF MATTERS.
Medley OF EsutsIorS, Contr;sdEc-
tIons and C;s:Issrds.

Major Anderson ceased firing from Fort
Sumter at six o'clock in the evening"
All night he WAS engaged in repairing
damages and protecting the barbette
guns. He commenced to return the fire
at seven o'clock this morning. Fort
Sumter seems to be greatly disabled.
The canponading is going on fiercely
from all points from the vessels outside
and all along our coast. 1t is reported
Fort Sumter is on fire. @...
The battery on Cummings Point does
Fort Sumter great damage. At nine
O'Clock this morning dense smoke
poured out from Fort Sumter. '-.
The Federal flag is at half mast; sig
mailing distress. The shells from Fort
Moultrie and batteries on Morris Island
fall into Major Andersons strongest
hold thick and fast, and they can be seen
in their course from the Charleston
battery. . i
Two of Major Andersons magazines
exploded. Only occasional shots are
fired from Moultrie. The Morris Island
battery is doing heavy work. 1t is
thought that only the smaller magazines
have exploded The greatest excite
ment prevails. The wharves, stecples,
and every available place are packed
with people The United States ships
are in the offing, but have not yet aided
Major Anderson. 1t is too late now to
come over the bar, as the tide is ebbing
The ships in the ofing appear to be
quietly at anchor. They have not fred
gun yet. The entire roof of the bar
racks is one sheet Of fame. Shells
from Cummings Point and Fort Moul-
trie are bursting in and over Fort Sam
ter in quick succession. The Federal
flag still waves. Major Anderson is
only occupied putting out fire Every
shot on Fort Sumter now seems to tell
severely.
The people are anxiously looking for
Maj Anderson to strike his flag, 1t is
stated from reliable source that up to
ten o'clock to-day no one at Fort Moul-
trie was killed. Eleven shots from
Fort Sumter penetrated the floating bat
terry below the water line. The few
shots fired by Major Anderson early
this morning knocked chimneys from
the officers quarters at Moultrie like
the whirlwind Major Anderson's only
hope is TO hold out for aid from the
ships. Two ships are making in toward
Morris Island, with view to land
troops and reduce the batteries there.
Fort Sumter is undoubtedly on fire.
The flames are. raging all around it
Major Anderson has thrown out raft
loaded with men, who are passing up
buckets Of water to extinguish the fire.
The Fort is scarcely discernable. The
men on the raft are now objects of fire
from Morris Island. With glasses,
balls can be seen skipping over the WI
ter, striking the unprotected. raft
Great havoc is created among the poor
fellows 1t is surmised that Major An
derson is gradually blowing up the Fort.
He scarcely fires a gun.
At half past eleven o'clock flames
were bursting from all the port holes
The destruction of Fort Sumter is inev-
table
-Four vessels. two Of them large steam
ers, are in sight over the bar. The
largest appears to be engaging Morris
Island.
The flames have nearly subsided in
Sumter, but Major Anderson does not
fire any guns.
Gen Beauregard left the wharf just
now in a boat for Morris Island.
The excitement, if anything, is in
creasing.
| have read letter from S. c.. Boyl-
ston, dated N Moultrie, six O'Clock this A.
VI. He says not one man was killed or
wounded. The iron battery had been
/ damaged.
The rifed cannon of the battery did
great execution on Sumter, and were all
aimed into Andersons port
Three of Sumter's barbette guns were
dismounted one of which was ten-inch
aColumbiad. A corner of Fort Sumter
opposite Moultrie was knocked off
The steamer Water Witch, Mohawk
and Pawnee, it was thought, were the
three first vessels seen in the offing.
Another correspondent says the bonn
bardment has closed. Major Anderson
has drawn down the stars and stripes
and displayed white flag, which has
been answered from the city, as boat
lis on the way to Sumter.
The brooches made in Fort Sumter are
on the side opposite to Cummings Point.
| Two of the port holes are knocked into
one, and the wall from the top is crumb-
! ling.
Three vessels, one of them large
sized steamer, are over the bar, and seem
to be preparing to participate in the con-
hict. The fire of Morris Island and
Moultrie is divided between Sumter and
the ships of war The ships have not
yet opened.
CHARLESTON, April ia. M.-The
batteries of Sullivan S Island, Cummings
Point and Stevens Battery are pouring
shot and shell into Fort Sumter, and Ma
| ior Anderson does not return the fire.
Fort Sumter is still on fire. There has
Just been two explosions at Fort Sum
| ter.
CHARLESTON, April 13-P. M-The
Federal flag was again hosted over Fort
Sumter, when w. Porcher Miles with a
flag Of truce went to tile fort. In few
minutes the Federal flag was again drawn
down by Major Anderson and the white
flag again unfurled.
CHARLESTON, (uia Augusta,) Satur-
day, April 13.-Fort Sumter has sur
rendered. The Confederate flag floats
over its walls None Of the garrison or
Confederate troops are hurt.
General Beaure gard has just gone to
Fort Sumter, also three fire companies,
! l.. e,nnnh the fire hnfnre IL reaches the