Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-25
FROM FORT SUMTER.

quantity of military stores.
FROM FORT SUMTER.
Maj Richard Hare, who returned from
Charleston on Saturday last, has left at our
Office for inspection, piece of a lO-inch
bomb.shell, thrown into Fort Sumter by
some one of our batteries. By calling, the
curious can be gratifed. !
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
SULLIvAN's ISLAND,
Saturday, April goth.
Dear Enquirer: We write this week, in
the midst Of 5000 volunteers, from the
Moultrie House, on this renowned island,
with the surf of the ocean beating on the
shore at our feet. Our whole surroundings
are intensely sublime. History has found
material on this barren sand-bar, over a
large part of which the water during high
tide and tempests sweeps, for some Of its
brightest pages. AS we approached yester
terday, we saw from the boat, the spot where
the British feet attempted to land during the
war of 1872, and where the 9Th Regiment is
likely to be stationed before long. Then
as we landed, there lay close beside US the
celebrated floating battery with the rent of
aeannon ball through its roof, and Is or
20 indentations in its front; and to the
rear rose the proud walls of Fort Moultrie,
"majestic, though in ruins" This noble
old Fort, now twice immortalized, is much
damaged, and will have to be rebuilt to a
great extent before it is fit to do effective
service. There are four or five different
batteries on the island, in and around Moul-
trieville, where we are stationed at present; !;
none of which received any injury except
Moultrie itself.
Our regiment left quarters at the race.
course above Charleston, yesterday morning,
and marching through the Queen city,
went aboard the Planter, and landed here
about noon. How or why this appelation
has been given to Charleston, we cannot
tell; but certain it is, so far as We have
found them out, no nobler men or queen
lier women live between the rising and set
ting sun.
The Jasper Light Infantry are quartered
in the Moultrie House, which is terribly in
jured by the fires from the guns Of MalQpr
Anderson on the 18th and 18th of A u
Four balls, we judge 64 Founders, struck
it. One shot struck pillar of tbszRiazza
facing MaHit's channel, and shattesSI'ht in
to splinters, passed through two or three
rooms, and made its exit at the rear of the
building. Another struck the hall door of
the second story opening upon side piazza
facing Fort Sumter, and passed through 7
or s sleeping apartments, tearing away
ceiling, studding and plasteriug, and cut.
ting through two large pine stills, before it
spent its fury. The two other shots passed
through the roofing. To give you an idea
of the fearful destructiveness of heavy balls,
if we had been stationed here during the
battle, half of US at the very least must have
been killed by the two shots alone, which we
have described above. Fortunately, no one
was in the house then, and "nQbody was
hurt"
The other companies'of the regiment are
stationed in residences around US. We all
have comfortable quarters, and are "faring
sumptuously every day."
We are kept busy by our superior off.
GERS, in drilling; and up to this time we
have been camping and decamping, march
ing and countermarchiug, day and night
so that your correspondent has seen vast
deal to write about, though he has scarcely
had spare minute to write it in. We have
been out from home just two weeks only
to day yet We are now at our third encamp-
ment. To illustrate how busy We are, and
how ready to rest when an idle moment oc-
ours, your correspondent has not yet visited
Fort Sumter, although it is in sight. 1t is
riddled, however. Everybody
here acknowledges that Maj. Anderson act.
ID bravely and vigorously.
Many houses on all sides Of Fort Moul-
;rie we're struck. We saw yesterday even
ng palmetto tree about foot in diameter,
which had been shot through twice. Its
;ough fbres bore them we'll. Itstill stands
md will doubtless "heal over" and live
hing of curious interest for many years.
end you leaf; also fibre torn away by
he balls. Preserve them for your chill
lren
The Jasper Light Infantry are particu-
arly indebted to Richard Hare and VIM.
A. Moore, Esqs., for many luxuries while
It Charleston. Various friends from York
lille have placed US under many obligations
or repeated kindnesses. And the whole
egiment is obliged to Mr.. Latta, of our
own, whose liberality has really been un-
bounded in the cause of secession, for his
Ebony Band" which has been with US
ver since we left Yorkville.
AS We came to our rooms yesterday, six
oldiers we're taking member of the CAL
loun Guards from Chester, to the hospital.
We could not learn his name. He had
'neumonia, we judge. As he passed US,
7e caught glimpse of bis face. 1t wore {
very sad look. How often, we thought,
7ill the sick soldiers recall to memorv the