The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1861-04-16
FROM J, the ARIEsros [

W las may nave been anticipated from our no
Q tlcco1 , tue military movements in our city YES
e terday, the bomhardnent of Fort Sumter sc
l. long and anxiously expected, has at leno,L Ia
!, come fact accomplished. The restless ,cti,;
ty of theenight teore was gradually worn dow dow,
J; the citizens who had tironced the hattsr,''
through the night, anxious and weary ~
sought their homes, the Mounted Guard wb;nL
} had kept watch and ward ,over tile citv n;ti
the nrst grey streak streak OF morning. were prcpar-
ing to retire, when two guns ina4fffck succcs-
SION fIom Fort johnson announcedthe opcbinr
of the drama '"'"ss
Upon that signal, the circle OF batteries Will,
which the grim fortress of Fort Sumter is be.
|jleaagucred opened fire. The outline of this
great volcanic crater was illuminated with q
line of twinkng lights; the clustering shells
illuminated the sky above it; the balls clattor-
ed thick as hail upon its sides; our citizens
aroused, to forgcttulness of their fatio,,e
through nany weary hours rushed apa;n +,
7 the points OF observation; aud So at tile break
OF Gay, amidst the bursting .of bombs and the
roaring of ordnance, and before thousands of
spectators, whose homes, and liberties. and
lives were at stake was enacted this first oreat
scene IN the opening drama ofwhat, it is nye.
sumed, will be u most momentous military act
1t may bea drama of but az single act I'll" TL
lnaaness winch inspires it may depart with this
single paroT1ysm. 1t is certain that the people
OF d the North have ranking at their hearts no
sense OF wrong to be avenged; and exhibitinn
70 thoSe who expect power to reconstruct the
sna.tered Union. It's utterinadrquacy to accom-
P'sh single step in that direction, the admin
istratloh OF the old Government may abandon G
at. once and forever its vain and visionary hone
OF lorclhle control over The Confederate Statcs f
but II may notbe so they may persist still lon 4
ger IN assertions of their power, and if so tbev c
viii arouse an independent spirit in the Son5s It
which will exact mcrcilcss and fearful r,ot,s' 81
Iuton. 50 tes.isl sl ~
Eut to return to our report The act which n
We nave undertaken to record was SO unioue as G
night be supposed. there were few incidents to tt
mark it. Below we have presented tLe rcnorts @
$ they snecessively arrived from the different te
attcries, and which when placed on opr huI- Ii!
,tin board, were received with the most oonor It,
lterest oy the mass of anxious friends who at ly
very instant of the day came crowdino 10 o"s Fc
flee. ~ o"i tn
There were several circumstances, however fc'
svcloped 10y the days experience which it is an
lportant to notice. ho
II affords US infinite pleasure to record that res
'rt Moutrie has fully sustained the prestige we
ITS glorious name. 1t fired very nearly nnn cal
: gun with Fort Sumter We cornted tbe PEI
rs from eleven to twelve o'clock, and found at
EN- to be AZ to 46, while the ADVANTAGE wos ant
qnestlonsbly upon the side of Fort Aloultrie ~
that fort not gun dismounted, mot wound Eooft
.evcd, mot the slightest permannnt. mo
stained by any of its defences wh,lo oyo.,, sta
! from Fort Moultrie left its mark upor Fort mo