The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-04-19
THE WORTH AROUSED.
IHE STATES ARK1LNG


seesSsiopists arc tic agerestots. aud up-
on them resiA The fearful responsbility
q Of initiating war and bloodshed, They
made the attack on Fnduy, sftuf a de.
!. ImSnd bad been made for the mcondRlon-
al surrender ofthe Fort, which Mni An.
dorson CALAMITY refused. Below we
give the particulars as fer az received by
I Telegraph. IIenecOrth there can be
but one sentiment at the North, and that
for tho ma iHiainanes II ne Union al al
hdfards.
\ CUARLrsroH, April l3--lO:30 A. NJ
Al intervals Of 20 minutes, firing WIS
kept up alInight on Fort Sumter. Maj.
Anderson ceased airing from Fort SUM
her at O'Clock IL the evening. Al
nikht he was engaged In repairing dam
ages and protecting the burbette guns
i He commented 20 return the Ere at 7 o.
ob kthfs morning. rr
I Fort Sumter seems 10 be greatly disa-
'lbled. The battery on Cummins' Point
does the Fort great damage.
] At9 O'Clock this morning a dcDse
sm)ko pourcd oui from Port Sumter. The
Federal Hug is athulf mast sigoaling dis
tresA.
i The shells from Fort Muultric and tho
, battsrieu on Morris Island fall into Maj.
!. IAndefson's stronghold thick and fast,
and they can be soon In their their course
from tho Charleston battery.
CHlRIsTos, April 10.
Two Of Major AndersDn's magazines
lcxplodcd. Only occasional shots are FIR
ed at him from Fort Moultrie. The Nor
ris Island battery is doing heavy work.
II Ills thought that only tho smaller mnga-
Einos have exploded. The greatest cx-
element prevail p. Tho stceplCs, wharvcs
aud every available place is packed with
pcopc. u. =. ships ors In tho Cling,
. but have not aided Major Anderson. II
is too late nav 10 come over the bar, as
the tide is obhlng.
, A later dispatch Of this date says; The
ships In tho ofling appear 10 be quietly at
anchor; they have not fired gun yet
. Tho entire root oi the barracks at Sum
ter are IN n vast sheet Of fame. Shells
, froin cummings Point and Fort Moutrio
3 are bursting into aud over Fort Sumter,
!. in quick succession. The Federal flag
(. still waves; Major Anderson is only oc-
y cupied putting ont fire. Every shot on
I Fort Sumter now seems 10 tell heavily.
/, The people are nnxiously looking Tor Ma
!, itf Al d rson TO strike his hug. II is str
| ted from reliable source that up TO 10
o'clock to-day, no one at Moultrio was
/, killed. n shots from Sumter penetrated
/. Il floating battery, below tho water line,
The few shots fred by Major Anderson
early this msrniHg knocked the chimncys
from the tfIiccrs' quarters Rt MUultrlc,
like a wlirlwiud. hrj. Anderson's only
= hope now is TO hold on for MD from the
ships. Two ships are making in toward
:. Morris Island with view to land tr0orS
/. ard silence the batteries.
Fort Sumter Is undoubtedly on fro
The flames arc raging all around it,
Mai. Anderson has thrown out a ran loat
ed with men, who arr passing up buck
cts Of water to cxtinguish the fire.
l. The fort is scarcely disccrnHGlc. Th'
i mon on tho raft are now objects of fac
a from Morris island With glasses bSlli
can be scen skipping over the water
10 striking the unprotected rnA. Grca
3 havoc Is created among the poor fellows
"a Ii il EurniisCa that Mai. A anderson is grad
Dr uully blowing up the fort. lie scarcely
4 frrs Il gun. AthHlr past eleven o'clool
Is flame, were bursting from all the por
holes. The destruction Of Fort Sumter
r is inevitable. -Four vessels, two OF then
4 large stcamcrs, are Ia sight over the bar
y The largest appears 10 be engaging Nor
a ris Island. The flames have nearly sui
II sided in Sumter, but Maj. Anderson doe'
not fire any guns.
Is Another correspondent says; The
- | onburdmcnt has closed. Mai. Andor
n son has drawn down the stars and stripes
Q and displayed white fag, which ha'
= been answered from the city and boa
d is on the way to Sumter
Q The breaches made in Fort Sumter ar,
: on the side opposite to Cummings Point
a Two Of its port holes were knocked int,
# one, aud the wall from the .Op is crum
. h ing. Three vessels, one large size,
Q steamer, arc over the bar and seem to- b
@ preparing TO participate in the conflict
!. The fire Of Morris Island and Moultr
is divided between Sumter and the ship
Il -of.wpr The ships have not yet open cd
J. CHkRLEsToN, April ia NJ,
M Tho batteries OF SulliyRns' lslanI
II Cummings' Point and Stevens Batter
,- are pouring shot and shell into SUMTER
m Mai Anderson does not return the fr
MI Fort Sumter is still on FIRE, There he
10 just been two explosions ut Fort Sumte
of Gen. Beaurcghrd len the wha
10 ia boat Just nov for Mor,i, Islam,
81 The excitement Il anything is increasing
n p. M.--The Federal aag was aga
hoisted over Fort Sumter when Porch,
Miles with flag Of truce went to h
fort. In few minutes the Federal IN
= was again drawn down by Mai. Ande
son and the white Gag again unCurled,
or CHARIEsroS, April 10.
ht VIA AUGUSTA,
oh Fort Sumter has surrendered! II
Confederate aag floats over is walls
!, None Of tho garrison OF Coniedera
~ troops are hurt
w Cn4RLEsroS, April ~,
W Besvregard has just gone to Sumt,
y Also , fro companies TO quench the Il
before reaching the powder magazine.
TiuRR DisPArCH. H.--Sumter uucOnl
tiORally surrendered. The people wi
lv with JOY Two thousand shots fired
u' together,
" Anderson and men were conveyed
Morris Island. Subsequently Anders
uV reached the city--the guest OF Beauregal
~ " The people sympathize with Anderso
(" but Sbhor those in the steamers IN kigl
who didn't even attempt to reinforce hi
The wood work aud officers quartz
e OF Sumter are all burnt No office
wounded. Fort sumter 10 be taken pl
'el session Of tonight.
eur CHARIRsroS, April rs.
me A. half past one O'Clock the firing "
on ceased and 40 unconditional sufrend
ch made. The CuTolnlans are surpris
llk that the fight was SO soon over an
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