The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-11
FROM CHARLESfON'
,sspoSpnycK or THE DISPATCH. J
CHARLESTON, Feb. sth, 1861

CHARLESTON, Feb. sth, ls6l.
sni,ivan's Island yesterday, sat
VS. va, there is no child's play In all
$50 an SuliiVan's Island Is ABOUT
sp'I ,nng and averages about two nun
- n ''.-s wide. A few Palmetto trees are
ri ROW III on it. IL being for the most
u oa'! n bank In Fort Mouitrie ,hey nave
at s1l'D - a state of readiness. Their ma
.yery;b'"s4, Eli supplied with powder, and SO
,srae j. N'su,pd that no shell or confagra-
reuYle''l' so,tlv reach it. Its under ground,
,a can w. ,r,th an arch of brick work ce-
-s,tfrl "a :, Cull Ave feet of earth on that.
agoeo1 ave between % ana 90 guns nted,
ThrY n|.Ns,n several Columbiads of the larg-
.a0ag>' ~. ~ them bearing upon Sumter
~ sfe, ~, l' arc most eflectually protected by
IL va" - all OF which, 1t would seem,
PAINS ~ defiance 10 any attack
ry-ia ~ battery is masked, and IS pro-
1af stpd bags, raw hides and Palmetto
t,sd " ~, would be astoAishcd 10 see the
.1;s ana l"% Of sand bags and hides. 1t is n
sr,aj ST. aud no one can form any idea of
bea,t ~ ,,rthout seeing 1t. Ia this bat
IS ., nave four large mortarS, and shells
pT 'n'3,nce-ali in place aud ready for ac-
20 aSiu2.ebor up ;he Island, they have ano-
tu1 NJ secured in the same way, with
ht: es' ms 10 protect thes, hannel, which
.cfNF KIN a Quarter of a mile OF this fort
--as 'TIstaud an, about two thousand sol
"a q" hid constantly and regularly in the
~ rig.3 manner. -. ,,.
~ ~ eya.eichths of mile, IS another for
T,;1h. battery of the heaviest guns, which
a.5ao oisy upon the weakest point OF the fort.
g'.' ~ - : Island are TWO other batteries,
U" 18th railroad iron, placed in slant
t1r''Se..nn the balls striking which are com
- ~ Glide overhead without doing the
F~ If death In all, they have eleven
' a . -
?A"" Never did expect to see my country
pr we'd against each other in battle. l
i-s4 ' 90 wished that / had never lived to
af IN 4 sight a. l saw yesterday.
- b,hoId the death dealing implements,
- the ayidity with which all worked-to
s-,tq, those faces OF dogged denomination
NAT so often see calm and benignant,
Ill INT ask, why this change? Oh, why
rfs. men cannot, will not, do what is
- Ruf no lament Of mine will avert the
Ie-,,s,o- catastrophe, and, come IL Mill, ana
Ia Amongst the most OF us who have
- and prayed for peace, our hopes are now
.-i s sai We look for the worst at any mo-
rbs news from Washington this morning il
-rs rlooInv more warlike than ever before
49, yr regard the curt and fat rplec ton OF
.--rassl, on our behalf TO Mr.. Buchanan fol
D.. onrchaSe of the fort as the tocsin of war
D--r4ople are inflamed to-day, and but foI
.-a cool n&HUS anu al eiit 'i'iiii "a al
49,. an attack would be made this day.
In ,onyprsing with some Of the officers, TO.
.,g th,y remarked, that if the Governor
rieId permit they would capture ii in sin
.arr, Can Won do it7 | asked. Eyes, we will
toii and do il quickly" How many live:
r,ll il costs asked. Lives: we are not
'srptjug lives: that flag shall not float there,
"a. the reply But, said /, ii may be that the
government will take il down, or Major An
ssr>on will We don't want it taken down
70 intend 10 shoot il down"
must confess, my heart saddens when
,h.rkot the mourning this affair must creat
troyrmidst; for these soldiers are no hirelings
.1,r an. our children, our brothers, our hus
ards the flower OF South Carolina; and III
Tim, on account of men in tertrring with othe
mon 5 Observation-Disclosures. But The Lore
rims lat the people rejoice" and tremble
~ NIRGISIUs.