White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-04-18
Particulars Of the Fight at Sumter
Proclamation Of tie President calls
for $4,000 Voluntsers Thor
oughty Aroxsed-Assistancs rendered
by the Free States!

Later accounts confirm the report o
the surrender.
The Csrolinians are surprised that tn.
fight is over.
Soon after the flag staff was shot over
Wigfall was sent BY Besuregard to Sum.
ter with white Gag. to offer assistance
to subdue the flames. He was met by
Major Anderson. Who said he had jus,
displayed white Gag, but the batterie,
had not stopped firing. Wigfall replied
that Anderson must haul down the Amer
lean flag. Surrender or fight was the
word. Major Anderson then hauled
down the flag.
Several ofAuen. Beauregard's staff
came and stipulated that the surrender
be unconditional for the present. sub.
jsct to the terms Of Gen. Besuregsrd.
Major Anderson was allowed to remain
in possession at present
Dispatches Of the l4th say the nego-
tiations were completed on Saturday
night.
Major Anderson's command were to
evacuate Sunday morning. and embark
on the war vessels in the hsrbor.
1t is reported that Anderson's 3 surrender
was because his quarters and barracks
were destroyed. and he had no hope of re
Enforcement. The aees lay BY for thirty
hours and could not. or would not help
him. His men we're prostratsd BY over
exertion.
The explosions heard ct Sumter were
caused BY . lot Of shells igniting. The
barracks caught FIRE three times from hot
sho, from Fort Moultris. Everything is
in ruins bat the cassmstss. Many guns
arc dismantled. The walls look like
honey comb.
Fort Monltris is badly damsxed, and
the houses on the island are badly rid
died.
A boat from the Fort to night official
" notified the 6set Of the surrender Of
Fort Sumter.
1t 10 not known what will be done with
Fort Sumter or the vsnquished. Furth.
or accounts state that Major Andsrson
and bis men were to leave Sunday night
l4th inst. on the Isabel for New York
The 6eet was still outside. /
In Mr.. Lincoln's reply to the Vireini.
Commissioners on Saturday, after sx.
pressing his regret ,st the public mind |
10 still uncertain - to bis course. and re. |
Affirming the policy marked out in hi.
address. b. said, "but il q now
appears 70 b true. in the pursuit of a
purpose 70 drive the q. 8. authoritis,
rom those places. IN unprovoksd ssssul,
has been made upos 0umtsr, / shall hold
myself ct Liberty e repossess If I can,
ike places which had been seized before I
he Government va. dsvolved upon me. /
ind 10 any event. I shall. to the bsst Of
ny ability. rspel forcs By force. Ia case
{ proves true that 6suter has been :.
quilted - is reported. I shall perhap.
'suss The o. 8. Nails to b Withdrawn
rom sll the States which claim to have
seeded. believing that ,tbs commeus,
neat Of setsal war agaiast the Govern 7,
nsnt. jussi6ss and probably dem a,d, 4
Whatever slss ! may do for the purpoee.
shall not attempt % collect the duties
. impests by any invssion Of any psrt
the country. Not meaning by this .
owever. that ! may nst land forcs n
eensd nsce.s.ry to rslisve. . Fort upon
hs border Of the eeantry.',
AIr.ogs.:nt' hsvs besa made 10 T i
y vash'ngton to eonesntrsts ths nilitsry |
any shrsstsnsd point Ths ersatsst /
nxiety - manifested to r., fnrther
outhsn nsws. r
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