, 1861-01-16

of there, They fired upon tte Then Was sal:
ipg underthe American flag" ~ -
pa1ne1o sapPeiaa t 1Gis n e. fEy eaGst F
- Then ought to take ypu,' y shouted our
CAPTAIN. With energy; " "Wnr has been declared>
they have fired upon me d.gou a1e lawful
prixer. So - - - - e..
:" You can do what you like replied the
otheE xish avoicc whifn sesmsa 70 cs a1s
Cautain McGowpn concluded that, inasmuch
rs he had not ut present q commiss1on from
government, he would let the Emily II. Pie1re
go her way, but declared that &c had hls
Commission It wo1ild be delightful to bring her
of utter the treatment he had received this
Tue Military nicn on board highly coupli-
| meuted the South Carolinldns on their Shoot
ing, in this first attempt. They ~ it was NeA
| done; that all which was needed was little
better range, which they probably could have
| obtained In d few minutes. Their line was
perfect; aud the opinion Is expressed that
some one Ind charge of the guns who under
''yu W. was ] qerV sood eport for the;;' remark
ell one Of our officers, s'to shoot at us. md
there WIS nothing to trouble them They
| had 1t all their own way. Butwhen unci3
Sam gets man-of:wnr In the channe1, throwing
shells into that sandhill, they will learn the
difference"
E4&
believed. twelve pounder, and the larger q
thlrty-two FOUNDER. This, however, Is only
couiecture. Whatever their sire, they were
well manned They were fred ranidly, and
with will
ter We lcft the Charleston harbor. H Tho peo-
nlc of f,har1eston Nbe remarked' y pride them
| selves nnon their hogpitalItV: but It exceeds
nv cxpectotfon. They cave us several balls
| before We landed
1t is believed that II tho South Caro1inlans
had not made mistake VIC should have par
taken Of their hospitality; whatever 1t may be,
us prisoners. If the battery On Morris Island
had waited ten minutes longer before firing n
should have been completely at their mercy
It was only. necessary for them TO wait unit
NC were within range Of the guns o. For
Noultrie, and escape would have been irnpos
sible- So tlat, bad 1t not peen 1qr tals LEY NV
and unexpected battery on Morris Island, ant
It's premature firing, We should 1neVitahly nav
fallen into the hands ot me enemy, II VIC LII
escaped shooting. and drowning: :.
Although we had surgeon on ooafo,
had no Instruments or medical stores;
1t is believed that the cutter which vas
tow Of the steamboat was the William .A1ken
which was treachcrously surrendered to tn
South CaroGnians by It's Commander.
FORT SUMTER.
Any one who Is familiar with the Charlesto
! harbor cannot fail to appreciate the Importing
oil Fort Sumter. From THE deck Of our yeset
it had the appearance Of new rcd brick butlt
ing. It completely commands the channc
Fort Monltrie and Morris 1sland- Our officer
however, arc in doubt whether it command
y tho inask. battery on that Island which ire
), on us. The battery Is, apparently, simply a
:, carthwork constructed among sand bills II
= PORTFOLIOS Of Fort Sumter overlooking MORT
: Island were closed, aud It is possible that II
guns on that side Of the fortress have not bee
mounted. ......
THE RETURN VOYAGE
\ We crossed the Charleston Bar, outwa,
+ bound. about 0 o'clock. There was then
=, consultation as to our future movements, tt
= impossibIlitv Of entering the horbor aud Ian