The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-19

tnue the bght. They therefore instantly tuned back
one white Tag was directly seen 70 wave from
Sumter.
tor rom Texas, Aid of Gen Beamegard, left Oam-
minRs Point In open boat with his Handkerchief on
the end OF bis sword IN lieu OF flag OF truce Tue bat
teres, however, from some rns>pprehcnsion, warmly
continued firing Wefals position was, therefore, "a
Their dangerous; but si he kept on and MAZE his way
about feet from the walls Of the fortress Laodng
be walked quickly and alone up to a port Lole, where
ne attemp to enter Asoldier who say him. asked
" What do you wantS'
WIGFAIL-To see the commandsnt.
ANDERSON appeared at the moment, and said" Hero
wIcrnI-I see Major, that you have Q whits Tag up.
Do you surrender
ADnsos-Yes, have up flag Of truce, but you still
continue your Ere.
wlor.Il-Ald that they win continue 10 do 80 long as
you Keep up the Uni,ed states flag.
ASpERsos-I cecline parley.
wIGrArI-That Ia no use. We win help put on. your
fire. but there must be delay shall BIO co ltent with
nothing but unconditional surrender.
ANDnssos-Ihen must surrender have no other
resource. My men viii shortly sufocate We are all in
flames.
The brave commander Of Sumter then agreed that he
would Internationally surrcnder-subect to tho terms
OF General Beauregarn.
These terms are tho sasce as those submitted the
18th inst and ~ tbs effect that all proper facilities
would be afforded HIM Of transferring him and his CON
mand, together with company, and property and all
private property to any post in the United States.
THE SCENE AT FORT SUMTER.
An officer who visited the fort after the terms Of
evacuation made states that the there pre-
sented boy ond conception. Without the walls have the
appearance at distance of having been covered with
immense number Of brick poultces spattered in every d.
rectop. This the shattering effect Of the shot Within,
tho entire fort wore ,spec the han. Of the de-
stioypg angel had swep ruthlessly by and left not
solitary object 10 relieve the general desolaton The
blackencd walls OF the ofcers' and soldiers quarters
were yet smoking, ashee and embers met tho eye at
L.L
raned upon the stronghold lay great quantities upon
all porttons OF the parade ground.
The appearance OF botn Major Anderson his ocevs and
the indicated the terrible of the
which they had Just emerged Deprived of sleep for
many hours atgued with their abors at the guns and
postraeo by their battle with an element which waged
CONTROL they looked haggard and ready to
drop with sheer exhaustion hCSSU
When the fire at its greatest height Major Andor
breathe by lying fat upon the ground within the
cascnates with their faces 10 the earth WHILE added to
the danger was the occasional explosion Of the piles Of
shells collected for service at different points within the
fort.
is to the fact that few men we're in the fortifca
tion that e due the preservation OF e Major Anderson
himself stated that had there been two hundred
lees than one half Of them must have been killed. owing
the absence of sufficient room under the crcum-
stances, for their protection.
As was their provisions would have given out in
two Gays more, when an unconditional surrender would
have necessarily resulted.
also ked yesterday was OF the proud
est days OF his e for while he had cavorei 70 do his
being.
The interview between Major Andersen aud my inform
ant was not loDg and consequently interest
ing connected with Fort sumter which belong
70 the memorable occasion, must for the present remain
unknown
During tho evening boat arrived q. Morris Island
from OF the No, thern vessels In tho ong beaJ
lieutenant and flag Of truce, his object beug arrange
for the 20. the soldiers with their property.
He also assured the commanding of-er at that poin,
General Smons) tina, hostilsies would take pla
during tho night. The matter was referred TO General
Meanwhile Major Anderson had himself addressed
letter TO tho latter officer requesting that the Steamship
Isabel should be at the wharf OF Fort sunday
morning.
TUE EVACUATION.
At half past twelve O'Clock hls Excelen,y Governor
Pckens with HE Aids and Messrs Jamison and Magrah
OF his Executive Council, and General Beauregari with
his AIDS, Messrs Miles, Pryor, Manning, Chestnut ami
JONES' and many distinguished gentlemen invited be
present at the event. took their departure in
Southern wharf and borne IN the direction 0.
the fort AZ wo advanced however, It was apparent
that the evacuation was not completed. Though tae
steamer Label at tho request OF Mtor anderson had
been present from nine O'Clock, and the expectation
had been occasioned that very soon thereafter his
command would DO under way still Causes Of delay
had interviewed. To avoid the cmharrassments Of a
premature arrival and with a delicacy Of feeling
honorable to all, the party was landed upon
sulvans Island Awaiting Themselves of the opportun-
ties thus afforded they visited The Floating Battery the
Bahlcrsn battery, the cnnadng battery and were as
cendipg the mortar battery, when the booming OF the
guns upon the parapcts Of Fort Sumter announced the
lowering of the "stars and stripes" the terms of ca,
pituation IL was allowed TO Major Anderson salute his
hag and il was perhaps expected that he would Are the
usual complement of twenty guns but reaching ,hl
number he stl went on 70 Gre, and the apprehension
that nc might exhibit the dcourtcsy of numbering
thirty But he continued still % ire 10 to dfty and
them slowly lowering his flag, the shouts OF assembled
thousands upon the shores aud the every
species Of water craft announced hst the authority o.
the atc Uncd States upon the iast foot OF Carolina soil
finally Withdrawn
had been otced that the firing Of the seventeenth
gun, there the sound of two reports, the
precision that two guns had been red together but
az the party re tm3ai king were their Fort
sumter they were met py boat which announced TINT
u the cascps had exploded tie earnest re-
quest that tho boat would return TO suvans Isan1
ire engine from the apprehension that the magazine
Two men had also been killed and five wouudcd
Tho Aesc'ry thus describes the scenes w,hin:-It
Every point and every obi set in the interior OF the fort
to which tho eye was turned except the outer walls
casemaes which are stun strong bore the impress Of
ia energies 10 make the ihirg complete broodei over
by the desoaon Of ages II could have been dc
veloped 10 more full maturits Of ruiz. The walls
OF the internal structurc rooess, bare pisckened aud
pc foratcd by shot and shel hung IA fragments add
seemed in instant readiness to totser down. Near tho
no ad fallen rom the casually To the left or
he entrance who seemed 70 be Mt the verge
Of deah Ia the ruins 10 the right there another
he shattered flagstaff p;ercei ny icur balls, lay sprawl
ing on the ground The parade ground srewn with
sgmens Of shell and OF the dspaatsd bnildings Al
least folr guns dsmouned The rlmparts aud at
every stop the way was impcied by por ions of the
broken structure And so u was that toe authoriti,s
compelled TO yield the fortress, In the satsfac
tion of leaving II in condition calculated to inspire tho
IL ant possible pleasure 10 its captoTs.
OF ali this however the feeling lost, when ascend
ing TO the papet the brilliant panorama OF tho Day APP
pcarcd-whcn from ths key - the har5r the view ex
anded 10 the waving outlice Of main and stand aud
when upon this key tho flag of tho confcderacy togener
with the Palmetto flag, both expanded 70 the breeze
And when tho deaenng shouts from the mas ses
clustered upon boats and upon the shores When the
batteries around the entire c cult shook the fortress
with the hundcrs Of their saluaton the feeling that the
victory indeed complete that the triumph AZ fact
accomplished, that liberty had noeed been vind,cated
and that the state hat established her clam the ksk
and courage necessary 70 the she had tho ntoec
ua ptrcpdity avow, thrilled In tho breast of every
OF Caronae seldom has such FEELING thrilled