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lf1om tae " :. Tnnune, April 1871
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Charleston Bar 8 p. m, On The 18t6 Inst, came
upztq thet etltya and anchored e. the YBGtt4y at |
II m yte9tesdey Sic hs4 a43nia ftdm1 her
81. .has Eans,aaztz= tic uFtldUufas
trta. Tic Harriet Laue. Faunce, for NeV
York, sailed in compaaysE fals6 ds lie PaEnee a
with her; ;trooKRi and Pocahoptaa, for 1Morfolk. 1
The RoWhataa ;xas notraot: had abe been It |
Charleston Bar until afterthe snrFender. Dur: IT,
Ing the whole tims fhe, Hest remained a. tba i
Bar. the wind blew y ra1s from fhe aontheast
rendering the deet ussiess to Fo,T. .sumter.'
We have gathered fhe foiloWing facts dss fro1n.
officers On hoard the Raltic: -; -. ;. -. i
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On Thursday the demand ito surrender the |
fort WaS made and declined-sll The oficera |
having been consulted by Ma3oE .AndersQn In ]
regard 10 the summons. At about s. o'9lock
on Ftdny morning notice Was given ID that
;f1ne would be opengd on Ii iti 3na honr n1i1ess
the deniaud to gdrrendeT hi fnstantft' co5,,.
Piled viii, Major anderson 1esolved not, to
waste any Of lis ammunition Fire s7 Kss ss one5e9
upon'ds from NIL points ut oaieef 10 "o1r: a.!
oniahmant 81 masked battery Of :hea7y eolumA
9lads opened 9n rs from tha part Of snllissrs
Of which we bad not the slightest intimatior.
II! VIA covered with brush and other materisl ;.
which completely concealed ill., It ,was skill.
fully constructed and Heliseeured. Seventeen
mortars, firing ten-dnch shell; 33 heayy guns,
mostly eolumhiada being el$eged in the - !
the walls was terrific, aand n5ny of IT, sGels
took effect inside the tort. --..,.......:,
we took breakfast at e154<KSloek 1etsurely
And calmly, after which the Comm and. WAS d.
,Vided into three le1leta, egHa3Y dividing the
Ges5S ~ aaa IT. hae HdstEsf " qndsr
zI1ery, n and Lieut.: Snyder Of the Engineer Corps.
! ~ ~ @ ueeaanent We1t e the guns and opened
ne1p NE 1pon los Gummlng!s ~ folnt battery, Fort
ao1!tt}e Aa9 shlllYan's lsland, The iron bat
nz ley w. ~ q 4Mmense strength, and most OF
.Hra eno's as s5 Ana eianeed on again. The
HAT Nj n ~ A1dsisn SSsG On re Rarapst of Sumter
:totdr.a1 ts4 Wy gu1s. daa t1pey been permitted
~ ~. etsLy eng q Lnen would haYe been
saclneea; fort MoQltfle, Was considerably
. ea aan1Agsu y onf eansnonadtngs great many of
or s1ooi. euoss lasng taken enect on, the embta-
traEed the floating battery, but little damage
#as nst gone % T. -, III, ::,.-.:: =,
M t9s ieneIa were changed every four hours-
y " sAcseeae1 IN nSmonntfng two or three Of
Ine MNaIl EYE on cummings Point Battery. A new
11s.Sn I'D. IVY WMeh Ras employed by the enc
IT, shots mds 4nterad %ta gea5 accuracy Several Of
Oh mem 2. slightly Wou:nadiug four men, Thefun
euecg oi our hrang We have been unable to as
ceFlaln, having nothing to rely upon but the
reports ot the enemy ,onr men owed their
SAFETY to ne entirely extTaord rdiRary care exer-
elsea py tne omcefs ln command. A man WIS
kept constantly on the lockout, who would
cry shot OF shell at every shot: the enc.
ny maoes mus aHording our men ample oppor.
Eunlty 70 seek shelter. q The Workmen were at
nrst rataer felnctaht to assist che soldiers in
ia,g lan4tMg ths Guns, pnI taey gradually took
no. eola aaa fendeEed valuable assistance. But
ieW snots were nred before every one Of them
Was desperately engaged In the conflict. We
aaa 10 aoandoH one gun on account Of tas close
nfe made upon it. Hearing the fra renewed
with'it, went to ths spot, / there found &
party Of workmen engaged Ia serving It. Isaw
hands on bis knees, conyuSsed WITH law wv Tb;ie Me
the tears rolled down his povder-begriimme
cheeks. =" What are Won doing here VIII, that
gun ?" asked. " Hit it. right In the center"
YVES the reply, the man meaning that his shot
r. I'D d taken effect In thecenter ofthe Floating
TAe aim Of the eneuywss principally direct.
ed at our fac staff: from which nrnndiv weTad
the Stars and 9tripes ART tuo 1aya fTcss.
SAINT firing, the fae staff WA 3,ns,tv ant aNev
The effect Of the eaemy's shot On tie leo otIieers;
WAS so Completely femotshed thst hu ~ so"es nes
brick was LETT stan 1dinr;' u1,on The other Ths
barracks caught fire On tha frst dav aavs1a1 a1
| times, and were put ont severai time. he. M
Hart of New YORK. a voIunteeT. Who nsTticn.
larly disting guished himseIf for hfs cooiness and
bravery, assisted by others. On .ff'a secnnds
day, il caught fire frnm :. 1ffncI, huJ shel ~
| danger to BE b1c6untered n the atte,n7,t tn
It heinv al o,raat 49, II; 1Ea;c.
concluded not ia af7amnf Il ha stFao+ ~ ~ ths
fire was aore disastrous tfan "a aonId hars srs
supposed, The subseonent shnts n tha as1,e sna.
ny took more effect IN conse5uenee t5a e va3s S5
we're weakened: and j. wa vera more s41nsed g Mas
| The main gates were DESTROYED bv fhe Are
thus leaving us exposed to AZ mrr2-rnna NM M ~
| Of the enemy. Five hundred men con3f1 m hars
formed on the gorge, aud maTch on a. Win.
| ,ont our being able 10 opposef t6em. The lTa
! scrrounded the Fort on I'll sIdes A'
+ Shells burst with The :ereateat ran1,d,tv IN
| every portion Of! the work, huflinr the i1osa m
brick and stone IN Ill directibna h1esT;ir tIs
windows, and setting are to yhateyer WOOD.
work they burst agafnst. The golfd sbnf a..
Ing Of the enemys batteries, and particularly
noef aS assa dssas = aas tsaass
pounder md TO eieht lneS HI eas hos
na1aI,et .1rar sso Ta E tage :pofno1 q the
6n 1tnrnn;nS;a PHI txs,s noM sns easLeIiea
whn1s fths gn+a ~ 49,, ~ ts nve1 19e
inoIsr1 .iike s1a1S - ~ ~. ,Sl ~ aotL ~
and tha nTantitv ~ dasd1. -1aos1 o. sneAs.
hus1ed =, sra-t 5i.a.Ta =. A1saass eWFEe
Of Time nsTa . an; a9 :. eyGsy a.h nStaat
onf nf liz in1ver 1T 20 ,sea11a.. S 1sa.1 ARo
made the worIinr n Il - 6aqhaptss sas9
uncoyered puns~ %1,fn1 conts;nsd Il, g,,r Ss.
West metaIs. and n wl1ich alone we .1 ra1,15
throw shelis nn;te in,nass;h,s 4onT nnn NJ eount
hrst dav thern waa hsrd1T -, +, ,ts,t aE4, ~
fhst t},ere 1vas a na-as.so eF = - " aae
bails Which we're % somstimes ~ % co,s;nr 'asYf 2.
doEen a. ai,ne Thsra n.as ~ Ioa',n tIa nan =
the;work which was not aoeu in reyErre THAT
Is, oa s1gosed py the rear) from mostaTs.
sais - e t olnhef, segsiA o. the yes
fhra,,t1 ~ tp ~ aesG se{onu ~ OF Wese seen
s.r Erhs s1o Eutlagies.; Icy u!ppea ther
Eas s;;,,,saS T.. rat.,s o1Itlso eumtsrs nag 70
~ aha3is ~ ,rats .aGa VIZ gone, whle
fTSe S3S Hs1sfs9F .ss eIse.tn4 u svey euect1on.
Mhtct = ssa;,t H. e ~ ttna open parade,
.v;thia = agVns ~ Ssatsr y LAe open spSee
81 9t toTt r sgtstsr halfway down, and, auppoemS
Mas y VT tE neea ent W y. me eqemys shot,
rusr oas+ t1seuaa lne gre tQ aaslst N getting
it up.: shor1l9 ~ Sf ~ ma nee1 ss'Iaaseaf q
shel burst and cut the halyar,.s. eat tae rope
Was 40 intertwined round the halyards. that
the nag would not fall. T.; ::
The cartridges were eyhansted Nv ahort
noon and 3 party was ssl1t to the insaazines fn
make cartridges Of the blankets aud shirts. tha
sleeyeA-off tic laitar being resdiiT cunysrted @
inta the purpose desired: 1npthT EFeaS miS.
In the lot By which tbsv could Id Teiab @ Oh poWiar
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