Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-04-26
MAJOR ANDERsON's DISPATCH TO
GOVERNMENT.


patch TO the Secretary of War:
Sin, have defended Fort Sumter until our
quarters were entirely burned, the main gates
destroyed by fire, the gorge wall seriously
! injured, the magazine surrounded by flames
. and It's doors closed from the effects Of heat
and three cartridges Of powder only being
available, and as no provisions but pork re-
naming accepted the terms of evacuation
offered by General Beaurogarj, being tho
same offered by him on Che ll,h inst, prior
to the commencement ofhost..itios, and march
cd out Of the Fort Sunday afternoon. 18th
inst with colors dying and drums beating
bringing away company and private property,
and -alutug our flag with atty guns.
lSisucd) ROBERT ANDERSON,
Major First Artillery.
CAPT. poUBlEDAY's STATEMENT.
Tho following is a digcs Of Capt Double
days statement;
The demand 20 surrender Fort Sumter was
made on the lth and refused not only by
Major Anderson bus by the unanimous voice
OF bis command On Friday morning at 8
o'clock the rebels scut word that o. fire would
be opened in an hour, and at O'Clock the
fire opened upon us In every direction, iuclud-
ing che hidden battery The fire was opened
with "a v0Iley of seventeen mortars firing ten
inch shells. and shot from thirty-three guns,
mostly Columlads We took breakfast, how
ever, very loisurcly. The command vas die
vided into three watches. each under Tie
command of three officers After breakfast
they Immediately went 70 the guns, and
opened fire ON Fort Moultrie Cummings
Point aud Sullivan Island. The iron but
terry of Cummings Point was Of immense
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Major Anderson refused 20 allow tho men 90
work the guns ON the parapct on account of
such terrific fire directed there.
There is scarcely room left in Fort Sum
ter i1habitablo. Several shots went through
the Floating Battery. but 10 was little damag-
ed. Two guns on the Iron Battery were disc
mounted a man was stationed who cried
shotor shell when the rebels fred. the garri-
son being thus enabled 20 dodge them At
frsttae wortmcn were reluctant 90 help work
the guns, but afterwards served most willing
ly and ehccmaily silcuccd the Iron Battery.
The barracks caught fire several times on
Friday, hut were distinguished by the efforts
OF Mr. Hart OF New York and Mr.. Lyman of
Baltimore. u0tE volunteers.
On Saturday the officers quarters caught
fire from shell, and the main gates were burnt.
A magazine was surrounded by fire, and nine
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before. Tho men had 10 lay ON the grouDd
with wet handkerchieis on their faces, to pre-
vent mothcring, anda favorable eddy n wind
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Cured bor,y.on Anderson and vocal. Tbc
lottcr said - CON Reapra,ard ,,islns IN .to,,
ui. sir
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mon WHAT forms yo,, az, /, .,,cr,to M For, y,
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cvacp5to nm tho terms pr,,..sad 80
Anderson "Yos ard n,l, an tbose"
WisGll then returned Ton Minutes afror
C,loDoI Cbosp,,t AMI o,bo,s came fran, Ro,,.
re,ard. asking if Anderson wanted anv hahn
ana Stain, ,hor yVi,c.l b,l not soon Rom
bie loo,,nd ~, ArIersr, ~ ,yh;ch N,i,r
Anderson ronlied ..Tbop we have besn so,l
we ,yiIl misc o,,r aa, ,g,io - nm tboyro-
opestcd him +, koen Il down until com,nuni-
cation could he bad MIN Beaureyard Fir
ip., tben cc,so1 ami throe Ioors sror onotI-
err depuration came. aorooin, to the terms me-
vio,,.i dec;lsJ ,,,or
ON SUNDAY noInine steamer isabel came
down and aucbored M nm. fort when oiI m.
b,go. ,, ,y,s r,,t M, hood tI,, steamer Clinrh
WHICH WAS nsod tr,rs,ort h.t,,oen ,ho
fart dIsabol Tho tt,o,.. we're ,,pdor,rn
A nortiop wore told Nh m salnte Tho An,
and when the last ofifty gums were fred. tbc
Gao vn, lowered amid NE loud and bearty
cheers or tbc mon who Than formed In tLc
gor,o aud cmbarlnd m tbo tuno or ..Yapl,co
DordIc THO mon vcro Lilled ON no so.
cond ronnd NJ tbo sainic NV tbe oxnlo.ion of
\ gnr c,nr wounded one badlv and lcCt NJ
charleston on Nnnd,y thc Tsobd stCan,cJ
down tbc barbor and ,,-n.c,rrcd IN, troons
IN tbo H,t,ic which sailed TUESDAY n,orn;n,
Fort Sumter had nor been reinforced ON
any occasion.
The Baltic arrived off Charleston on the