Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-04-16
Charleston, April, IL.

Il. L. W ALKER,
Secretary Of War.
No. Charleston, April, IL.
l.. p WALKER, Secretary of Ma
jor Anderson replies" have the honor
to acknowled ge the recent Of your COM
mnricatinn demanding the evacuation of
this Fort, aud tu say in reply thereto that
it is demand which | regret that nv
sense Of honor and my obligation 10 nv
Government prevent my compliance with !"
lie adds: " Probably | will await the first
shot, and if you do not batter us to pieces.
we will be starved Out in a few days."-
Answer. GEN. BEAUREGARD.
No 9. Montgomery, April IL.
GEN. BEAUREGARD, Charleston We do
not desire needieEsly to lombard Fort Sum
ter. If Major Anderson will state the time
at which, as indicated by him, he will
evacuate, and agree that in the meantime
he will not use his guns against US unless
ours should be employed against Fort Sum-
ter, you are thus to avoid the effnsun of
blood. If this, or its equivalent he refused,
reduce the fort as your judgment decides
to lie the most practicable
l. p WALKER,
Secretary Of War.
mo. 10 Charleston, A pril u.
l.. p. WALKER, Secretary of War:-He
would bot consent | write to day.
zen. BEAUREGARD.
A CHARGE AGAINST MR.. FOX.
Charleston, April IL.
lnterce2ted dispatches disclose the fact
that Mr. FIX, who had been allowed to visit
MaJ'r Anderson on the pledge that his pur
p"se was pacific, employed his opportunity
to devise plan for supplying the fort by
lOrce. ami that this plan had been adopted
by the Government at Washington, and
was in progress of execution.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Charleston, April II
The ball has opened War is inaupu>
rated! The batteries OF Sullivan's Island.
Norris Island, and ether points, were
opened on Fort Sumter at o'clock tins
morning. Fort Sumter has returned the
hire, and brisk cannonading has been kept
up.
No information has been received from
the seaboard yet The military are under
arms, and the whole IF our population are
on the streets, and every available s;ace
facing the harbor is filled with anxious
spectators
lHerald's Special DispatchI
NEW YORK, April l2.-The Herald's
SPECIAL says Fort Muultrie began the bonn
ba:dment with two guns, to which Ander-
son replied with three shots from his bar
bette guns. after which batteries at Mount
Pleasant. Cummings Point, and the float
ing battery opened a brisk fire of shot and
shell. Maj. Anderson replied only at long
intervals until between Z and s O'Clock,
when he opened from two tiers of guns
looking towards Moultrie and Stevens
battery, but at 3 o'cIuck failed to produce
any serious effect.
During the greater part of the day Ma
jor Anderson directed his shots principally
against Fort Moultrie, the Stevens and
Floating Battery aud Fort johnson. they
/ being the only ones operating against him
10 or Is shots struck the Floating Battery
without effect.
Brooches to all appearances being made
III the sides OF Sumter exposed t. the fire
Portions OF the parapet were DESTROYED.
and several guns were shot away. The
fight will continue all light The Fort
will probably be carried by storm Ii is
rep rted that the Harriet Lane" received
shot through her wheel.house. She is in
the ofing. No other government ships are
in sight. The troops are pouring into the
city 10y thousands.
THIRD DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON. April l2-Tbe firing has
continued all day without intermissinn.-
Two of Fort Sumter's guns have been ST.
fenced, and 1t is reported that a breach has
been made in the southeast wall.
The answer to Gen. Beauregard's de-
mard by Maj. Anderson was, that he would
surrender when his supplies were exhaust
ed, that is if he was not reinforced.
Not casualty has yet happened to any
of the forces.
OF the nineteen batteries in position only
seven have opened fire on Fort Sumter,
the remainder being held in reserve for the
expected fleet.
Two thousand men reached this CITY
this morning and embarked for MORRIS Is
land and the neighborhood.