Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-13
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Reported for the Daily InteIligenesr
The WAR HAs.GOMMENcEDI
The Rebels Attack
1T. Sumter!
TIE FIRE IS RETURNED!
TIELEGRAlsHIc coRRESPoyDES1iE
q PREVIOUS TO TIE ATTACK q {
.THE FIRE IS RETURNEnl
OaARIEsTox, April j I.--Rec4i9Aa s,.oh

OHARIEsToN, April |. Received ID PHI
lauelphia, l2tiS1:30 a. M---At 2 tS'cI5sl.
thIs afternoou Genl Beanrernr,i. deroo n5e5.
the surrender Of Fort Sumter, wbiSh de-
mand Mnj. Anderson declined, probably
WITH aireserVation. The Community wns
greatly excited by the reimbursement Of this,
lact' ana 1t was confidently expected that an
Up 20 this time there has been no such
demonstration aud ills not probable that
the attack viii be made to-niqht.
A large portion of our ipeonle .ars col.
4ecteo along tue wharTes at the Bstterv.
and every other desirable point fscing ne
harbor, anxtously waiting The fesult The.
military Of the city are under arms. b6t
all Is quiet. Another regiment will ar.
rive Tomorrow.
tits estimated that 1000; or 1000 men
are on Morris and Sulliyan's Islands. and
other points along the coast, 40. = I
Gen. Beauregard will leave for Morris
Island at midnight. ~ =
Ills reported that the Harriet Lane was
seen OF the bar this evening.
LATER.
CHARLESTON, April lI.-Receiyed at two
o'clock A. Mt iscurrently reported that
negotiations are to be opened between
Zen Beauregard and Major Anderson, and
!Ila Anderson is about 10 surrender Fort
sumter The officers commanding the
different forts in the haFbor and on Tho
coast, are on the alert, expecting that an
attempt will be made early in the morning
TO provision and reinforce Fort Sumter.
NoTE.-Iu the dispatch published in the
morning papers, MS to negotiations between
Gen. Beauregard aud Mai. Anderson, The
expression is possibly made too harsh by
the breTity of the telegraph. If such me-
gotlntions have been proposed by Major
Anderson, it is probably for the purpose
OF gaining time and postponing an attack
until he IS ready TO meet it. 80
Signed. REPoRrER.
CHARLESTON, April l2th.-The fight has
commenced. This is all 1 can say at
present. Jft5i rtlr-eg 81 IA
SECOND DISPATCH
CHARLBsToN, l2th.-The hall has been
opened ut last aud war inaugurated, The
batteries on Spllivan's Island, Morris
Island and other points opened on Fort
Sumter this morning. Fort Sumter re-
turned the fire and brisk caunonadinp
has been kept up.
No Information has been received from
the sehWard, yet the militia are under
arms and the whole of our population are
gu tne street. Every available spaCe fac
100 - 4llGu WIN anxious a9DeG.
tatOrs.
sCHApLEsroS, April l2th.-The follow
ing is tue Telegraphie Correspondence
which took place between the War De-
partment OF the Confederate Government
and Gent Beauregard, Immediately pre-
eedtnR the commeheemenE of the hosIIIi-
ties. The correspondents grew out Of the
formal notification of the q. s. Govern
ment disclosed in Genl Beauregard's first
Dispatch;
mo. l. CHARIEsTox, April, 9th.
TO Hon. u. y. Walker, Ssey of War:
An authorized messenger from Lincoln
has just informed GOV. Pickens and nv
self that provisions will be sent to Fort
Sumter peAceabIy if possible, Otherwise by
force. (Sfgned)
Yrta5r G. i. BEAuREoARD.
mo. q. MONTGOMERY, April 10.
70 Gent Beduyegdri. CHarleSt6n
If you have no doubt OF the authorized
character oil, the agent who Communicated
to yOn the intention of the Washington
Government 10 supply Fort Sumter by
force, you will at once demand its eyacua-
ton, and If this is refused, proceed in such
manner as you may determine, to reduce
it. Answer.
Signed. l.. P. WALKRn,
Secretary of War.