Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-18
Tclegraphic Dispatches!
WAR COMMENCED :!
FORT SUMTER T.RAE E.S?

CHARLESTON, April ll.-lnt1rceptcd dcs-
patches disclose the TACT that Mr.. Fox, VINO
had been allowed to visit Major Anderson on
the pledge that his purpose was pacific, en-
ploycd his opportunity to devise a plan for
supplying the fort by force, and that this plan
had been adopted by the Washington Gov
ernment and was in progress OF execution.
CuApLrsroy, April 11.-Rogcr A. Pryor
has been appointed on Beauregard's stan,
Gen. Beaurcgard, at . o'clock, demanded
the surrender OF Fo t Sumter, which Ander-
son declined, probably with reservation
/ 1t is currently reported that negotiations
will be opened to morrow, between Anderson
/ and Beauregard, about the surrender of Snm-
/ ter.
SECOND DISPATCH.
ApriI 12.-lhc ball has opened War
iumgurated The batteries of Sullivan Is
land, Morris Island and other points, were
opened on Fort Sumter at four O'CLOCK tlns
morning. Fort Sumter has returned the fire,
and a brisk cannouading has been kept up.
4 No information has been received from the
sea board YETI
Tho military are under arms and the whole
populatiou are on the streets and every avail.
able space facing the harbor is filed with
anxious spectators.
THIRD DISPATCH.
The firing has continued all day without
intermission. Two of Fort Sumtcr's guns
have been silenccd, and it is reported that q
breach has been made In the south cast wall.
The answer to Con. Bcaurcgard's demand
bv Major Anderson was that he would sur
render when his supplies were exhausted
that il he was not reinforced.
Nota casualty mas ye' happened TO any o'
tic forts.
OF the nineteen batteries in position only
seven have opcned fire on Fort Sumter The
remainder are hoia III reserve Ior 'hc cNpcct-
ed Meet Two 'houSa"a men Tcnc"cW WIS
city thls morning ana emparRou LOT MOTIFS
, Island, and the ncIShoorhooa'
, Inc ponloH""ehS Co"'inutS rom tno
, Floating, stevens ana othet batteries sum
, ter continues returning the hre' III is report
ed three war vessels are now OH INC par
LATER.
| Tho eri,r b,e co,scd for tbo NIGHT T,
,.;i, Ho ron9oweI oor,y IN ,hc norpinS Am.
/ ,I orro,,,ran,,,,,s viii bo n,,d, tn rrcycnt rc
r. T. 'c,nol,,'7ut tn ,;rht
y cnoc;,l 70 thn N, V uoro1d. Two mon
/ ,ynrr woundrd an Sullivan island. and n num-
a ie, Strrcr hy snnnt nroirctilps Three shins
g ,ro yi.;nlo in thn o(;ng and it is helicved an
=, - ,,,ui tn n,aI' tn nirht to roinrorcq
" ', S.'cu'p. WI, w ,r |c H,n Gr;n,, !;
.i,.h, Aodo.sn,, hoS Iartnr c,rrn tbo,
=, 20 ,.''s,,,1,',,na r. r,;ncd to.day
20 ""'
LATESr'
The bombaidmcnt, continuing with NOR
n tars, will be Kept up all night.
ID Vessels ca.ho. sct III on .1 n1uJ""o u.
IS ~ ;mno.sihic to rcinIorrc to. o.night
&c The FIooting Ratterv works wnu.
u =, M, rr..,,1,. ,o
- ,;",'r, ~" a ,p ~. ,amItr;n haa"r IN
y i!pl,,. I'a, '.;, 49,. ,,,,,, ui,inh An
N drrson rcnlied with three shots from his bal
bette, after. which the batteries at Noun
re Pleasant Cummings Point, and the Float
c. ing Battery opened a brisk fire of shot an
~ shell. Anderson replied only at long inter
ID walls, until between and o clock, when h
Mt opened from two tiers of guns looking to
mt wards Monltrie and Steven, Battery ont /"
% n,n;r,, tI, ,,,tor ,,rt or tho d,v Andersen
u dirnntoh III. sbnts princinolIv og,inst Mon,
- ,ri, ,in Cto,,ans orJ Flnatino Rotterv an
~ NJ, I,hnson ,ha,, ho;,a tho oriy oncs ono
;" r,,;nr o.ainst lin Eift1en or rigbteen shot
~ str,,,2 tIn Tlo t;,a Pottorv witbnnt ofIoct :
-, praachcs war, 70 ali onnearancas hr;ng mad
~ ~ in thn siJc ~ sumter rYnosed to the arc -
:, p',;o 81 ,,o ,,,'ro,,,'tt y ,,,oro aastro,oJ an
W so,,ara, a,,ns sbdt o,yov Thc aght win cor
#. tinue ali night. The Fort will probably b
of carried storm. 1t is reported that III
n, iarrie, Lane rece'Vcu a Sn". t"'oNs" ~
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az co,,,s,o,n,,, y, rur ,rpr,s
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mr. ohARL1sroH. HP'' -
me- Tho following is the tclegraphc correspo'
dence between the war Department at mon
Il gomery and Con. Beaurcgard, immediate
ho preceding the hostiltics. Gen. Bcaurcgard
of hrst dlspa'ch'
it's NO. IL CHARLESTON, apr" O.
ut To l.. Z. Walker, Secretary OF war
he authorized messenger from President Linco
-, Just informed "oV, 'cNcns nnu ".!se.' W
bv ally. or otherwise by force.
Id ISigned.I G. BEAuREGARD.
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&C. lNo' ~ "oN'oo"""i ,p', :, 'o'"'
he 10 zen. ". DO. noaureSaru' niaT Hna.,oT'o, Ill,
hg ,n;or ot thc arcnt who communicated to v,
N na ;otention ofthe Woshinrton Goycrnme
'h- tn sunnlv Fort sumter bv force, YOU will
=" once demand its evacuation, and il this is T.
- fused, proceed in such manner as You mi
determine to reduce it. Answer.
[Signcd. Il. L. WALKER,
Secretary OF War.
TNo.3.l CHARLESTON, April 10Th
fr. nv ID uv,,,. c,o oc ,y,r Th. Il
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'o' l"'b"'"'I ,n
leir NO. Al MONTGOMERY NP'N io'
,nn To General Beaurcgard, CharIoSton:-U
-, less there a, g special reasons connected vi
! vnn nNy rnnliiipn IL is considered DrUl