The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1861-04-17

Fifteen or eighteen bots struck e
llosfiny battery Fithot effect.
"A Req hent 4 Ken cky volun Fs
nj Louisville. llGje bee ordered By 4e
War dep6plmes1 70 he themselv< IN
readiness. "a
An extra session Of the Confederate
Congress has been called for April Goth.
II is said the expedition to reinforce
Sumter was against the adviccs Of Gen.
Scott. who urged the evacuation Of Sum
Ter and Pickens.
ST. Lows. April l3.
Tie sSgular Charleston dispatches Of
this morning dated lO:3o state that at
intervals Of twenty minutes, 6sing was
kept up all night ON Fort Sumter.-
Major Anderson ceased .firiagi Jean
Sumter at 6 o'clock in the evening. All
night hs was engaged in repaitis.: dam
ages ard protecting the baIbette guns.
He cVmRssaced sossesurs thepAe ;as7
to'cIock this m0rsiDgs yisisis edj srsd'
|, .For. Sumlsr seems, =, be grea.lyais7
abled. The, battery on, Cammipgs's
Point does Sumter Great damage. At
20 o'clock this m'6rning I dense smoke
poured Oa, froa, Sumisr.g The fFsslsr-
dag isoat hall mast. signaling udisr
tress. 81 sso Isias1s5 be ,
7 The shells from Fort Moulirie and
the batteries Oh Morris Island fs,l into
Major Axdersoh 5 ssrunges. Holds tEleK
tand isss. and il'ey csn bS seen in their
.couras from the Charleston bal,e,y.ssol
| The cannonad:ns is gyiny nGerceIy
from all points. from The vessels Out .
side aud an along; The coast. : t'i''
sYl,e'Prrsideh. and Secretary i'of tke
Confederate Ssates were ssrenaded ON
the night Of the l2lb. .. Montgomery.
The Secr.tary Sf War WAS called out.
I and said that The Confederate fl. would
sooil be wavin. over Fort Sumrr and
sat ths Federal Capitol Il. Washington.
III tie independence ut the iSouiiser ru
States was not recognized. and bosti,s-
ties continued. f..,-... -
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune says commander FUx
commands the vessels whicis ists lead
the expedition into Charleston. i''9al
I Tie Pre,ident received the news
calmly, and with a conGl lent feeling
that he had done his duty in the mat
ter. ''' t1" i' a' '''
Senator Sherman arrived from Ohis
aud reports the kspubIic'sas there rea-
dy u srsuL BY INN 10 lis lsss. La
President Lincoln has directed thai
! Captain Wm. b. ST. Johns, 81 Infantry.
and k.,.,. Abner Snesd, lst ARTILLERY
cease 10 be officers of the army.
| The resulss uoopsg here. have beeu
ordered 10 proceed 10, the outskirts u
the city. TO watch every avenue there.
while ,.e volunteers recently mustered
guard the armories sand public build
'u.ss. / Hail sdo.s hall o .lT3ls
! lVsdestes are, constantly seen riding
through The streets. -.. sfif q.
I The war news is received with feel
inys of deep regret. There is no excite
mcnt but the prospect Of the fu'ure
creates n ycne'si ieei.ny of depression
Gov. Spra.uv. .Ot khvds lslaud. has
rendered 10 the Government. The .eryi-
ces OF the the marin, Artillery and one
thousand Infaniry, and offers TO accom-
pany them himself. -tf
The war news from Charleston ere
| ates profound sensation in Boston, and
throughout the State The generaI
sentiment is that the Federal Govern
ment is right and shall be sustained.
Orders have been received at Ncs
York to ct oa' the frissse Merrimac
Immediately. f9s sissI .savssl -a;v
| lis denied that any portion Of the
Confederate loan has been offered in
New York. Tile entire amount has
been arranged a. par within the limits
Of the Ccniedesacy. zsuiios sa.r 9oi
10 ST. Louis. 4psil l3-9P.x. :
Reliable private dispatches aud regu-
lar report say that Major Anderson
took down the United States flag and
run up white Asg OF truce about r.
~ ispTaii 3ai bite Isgs.e -. 3. =
Another dispatch, says the ganiAon
at Sumter is on Ere and Anderson i.
trying 10 put it out. and that two small
magazines had exploded. " '
The first report said the United
States vessels we're firing on the beach
batteries, and another says they LAy Al
anchor ouiside.- aud had not fred. IL
i very probable that the report Of An
derson's surrender is true rs. several
breaches had been made in the walls.
and his small force must have bcea
greatly fa,igued.ps r5s aT