Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-01

ter only ntt0NloNAllN lNlAAANE- lNNh
became apparent that the fortress On which
all eyes were riyeled was on fire, \ dense
smoke was seen gradually 10 rise above It's
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come in and engage the batteries Wa. ,A,
query on every ones lips. Poltroons, II
they do not wa3 the response, Certainly,
every person expected, nilly expected the
engagement to become general, by the
aid of glasses Il was thought that move
ment was made to this end by two Of the
war ships, aud we thought soon To see the
sand living In all directions from the Nor
ris Island batteries.
TuE FORr on FIRE.-TOnards noon
flames burst ont from every quarter aud
poured from many of the port holes, The
destruction Of the fortress was incNiinblci
men could not breathe smoke and flame
still hot shot and shells were poured into
il, and the soldiers were driven for refuge
into the classmates. These are spacious
bomb proof arches which were fifteen feet
thick, and afford adequate protection.
The wind wns blowing from the west,
driyirg Tho snake across the Fort into the
cmbrnsurcs where the runners were at
work, nj rho time Ms If seized with n new
;mnmIsc The gnn, If the Fort were again
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H,ourcgord snrrcudnrel. and went on
b,art; 4 steamship bound 10 Now York
The Carrier nil- the following incidents
TrR PLorryo D,rrrEy The floating
b,,,.r,. socciyoj ~, MI I0s .h,l. from Fr.i
snr,n,,r ,gI 1i.,.nrs,. ..,, pniis IN re-
,nnn ~ which n ycrv large nronortion hit
,ho norl, and brought the brick dust.
There arc ,wcntv five well defined marks
orhnIis an ,hc hoticrv and many traces Of
,,.mo;nr shots MI. decncst indention
Sooa ,,ot orcccJ sovon ;nchcs and several
II ,wo thrcc or rour inches.
o'ne' No M,Jor Ayprpsoy's FL,c.-
A. conn,on, tho ,bo, whom ,bo salute
a., ~ ~. " ,Sa -, Lie d., hal con.
ia ,ha Nil. uos s,onGirr On tho
y 49,, c,,,,o,,o,, ;ra,,iroI ~ dir
.,,,. ,,,,,, ,ros ,l,o solnto No. said
i H. a, 10 ono hrndrod ,nJ thoso
,u"oo., .na,,o,h anJ hon bnrst into
w. s' ''
A.; .rdorso, subsequently, went on
- ,,a s,oon,st;,, IsaheI hounJ 10 Nor
ell U;s man wore transferred to 1,
BoItic outside.
Soon oftor Com Strinrbom arrived from
WASHINGTON with further orders, and the
Acct soon set sail again and disappeared.
M. .,,oa.n. Mon,,x,ro or ,ho 1a,h
Inv on'' ,v., -. uaa,, - ,to hon,borJ
snus oC w INV S,n,,on. p'''
''','r u 81, b. ,,'o r,, ho,torios woro
a., ,"s' %.h' ;n,o ,ho cor, Atan eorlv
ha,,,, liz n,ornir,, tho ann botiorins reon-
no"i u,.;, fno ,rLich ia bcon snsnendcd
Jmr;nn ,ho nirht Mo; Anderson rcnlied
at,,, ,o,.o,, o,Ioo,, viii q y;rorous fro
7, orrooroJ tho, ha had hocome convinced
=. ~. e,,a a;,nt ,,,o Crm,n;rr's point
t.", ;noToot,o, fo, he now devot-
cd his attention almost entirely to Fort
y, Va LIS ~ Ia liza, Rotto,, and tLe
pioa,;a pn,tor,
r'Va''1 w. 49," n'in,;,., oreA N t,ict
"A, 'en minutes . "l'e' e. g, a. w. Ln' ornnot I
sn'Uhe was sen 'seuns .,o', ,nI 81 Fort
ana the ROOF OF inc oo"'ne'n posa,on " Tho
sumter BARRACKS was soon III i l,a .,aiI
mre was Proou'eu W e s.I'a CO. ,hrao ,,,n,
During the progress OF inc nrei 'nreI I empiu
SONS were produced by inc ln'' Vi s'io't III
to the combustihles OF the lVr't
At quarter to one CLOCK inc nag anu
flag staff OF the united states was s,loI
away. For some twenty minute e III, no n"g
appeared about the Tort Coi: u. l. "lgl'i',
in small boat, approached II from MOTIFS
Island with white mag upon ms sword
Having entered, he caiieu ior haJo' nnu' ae
son, stated that he was an aide camp OF
Gen. Beaurcgard, that seeing ms distress
and the impossible of his holding the
post, he claimed, in the name OF his chief,