Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-04-18
FORT PIcKEMS REINFORCED !


New ORLEANS, April 9, 1851
The news by Telegraph this evening
from Charleston is that sever war
Isteamers are nj anchor off Fort Sum-
! Ter. aale
MONTGOMERY. Ala, April 9-Jef-
terson Davis made a requisition on
the Go,ernor of Alabama for 5000
troops Eighteen hundr d Allssis-
sippians arrived at Pensacola on the
! 7tb.
T WAsHISeroN, April II : lincoln
says he has positive knowledge
Of contemplated attack on Wash.
Iington, and has communicated it TO
the Northern and Western Gov r
nors, desiring them to call ont tie
militia 10 be in rehdiness at mo-
ments warning. Gov. Curtin will
fcall on, the Penns, lvania soiunteels
on the least sign Of dang, r Of the
Occupation of the Capitol. 5e'1 =.
BosroN, April 1l.--The working
force in the navy yard has been ii-
creased to l300'meo. fta ,eslz
aTbe Massachusetts Lei islature, AT
its sent.-session authorized the
Governor 10. INCREASE the number
of volunteer militia and Put 2,O00
troops GU war sooIing 8
I Reliable information saws Ampu-
dia is not m rchlng on Brownsville
as reported. 9 e
CHARLEfToN, April 1lth--Inter-
copied dlsl,aich-s disclose the fact
that Mr. Fox. who lad been allowed
to Wit NJ jor Anderson on pt dgAthnt
his pareose was pacific, mpIoytdtbis
1orp ortunity to devise a plan for sup.
plying the fort ~ ihce, and this
plan bias been adopted BY he Wash
.ington Government, aud was il pro-
gress OF execution. ~
C,IARLEsT5N, April 12ih.--The
bal his opened. War is ipeugnra-
ted. TIE batteries OF SlIIiyan's Is
land, Morris Is,aod and other points.
we're opened on Fort Sumter at 4
clock this morning. Fort Sdmiti
returned the fire. and a brisk eau
nopading has been kept up. No ia
formation has bren received froni the
seatoard vet. 8aE L.,ee !.
The military are. under arms, ard
the whole Of our population are in The
streets Ind every nsa'able space
facing the barber Is filled Nth anxious
spectators. 1Eis ~,
Fort Mouths begsn the bouib1rd
ment with two gems to which An
ilersoa replied with thee shots iiom
his bsrbette guns alter which the
batt.lies at Mount Pleasant, Cnui-
ming's Point and the Floating Batter.
opened brisk 6Ie Of shot and shell.
The ireops are pouriog inlo The
city BY thousands.
The firing continued oil day with
on. inteImission. Two Of Sumter S
guns have been silenced, and It is
reported that bleach nas been made
on the south. east wall. The aasser
10 Geu Beaursgard's demand by Ma
ior Anderson was that be would
surrender when bis supplies were
exhausled-tbat is, if be WAS not
reinforced. 7 No casually has YET
TO any Of the forces. OF
tht ninel eco batteries. in pc sition only
seven have opened, FIRE Oh Fort Sum-
ter-ihe remainder are held 10 resdi-
ress for the expected fleet $1,000
men reached this city this morning
aud embarked for Morris JsIanJ
and the aeighborhood. = q ga
The bemb .rdment continues from
the floating and eleven other bat
telies. Fort Sumter returns che fire.
Ii is reported that three war YES
sells are now of the bar. isssni
4 CHARLIE, reN. April Is. There is !
a fierce caDnonading from al points.
and from vessels outside, and all
along the coast. t
Fort Sumter IS reported on fire.
j MEMPHIS, April 13--'The city isl
in blaze. csnnons firing, rockets,
bonfres, music. and speeches to
large crowds. Great excitement.
RS HARRISBURG, April 49, The Leg
islature has pissed and the Cover
nor sigued The war bill.
WASHINGTON, April 13-It is said
that the expedition to reinforce Sum
ter was against Gen. Scott $ advice,
who urged the evacuation Of both
Sumter and Pickens. - II
BosToN, April l3-An extreme
war feeling is aroused.
,CHARLgsToN, April 13.-Fort Sum