Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-17
PARTICULARS OF THE SURRENDER
OF SUMTER FROM THE CHARLES
TON pAEERS

The Charleston Mercury Of Monday says:
Throughout the whole Of Friday night the va
upon Fort Sumter Atan early hour on Saturday
morning the gun batteries, which had been silent
during the darkness Of the night, reopened their
fire A bout seven O'Clock Fort Sumter vigor-
ousiY returned their compliments The Cum
ming's Point Batteries were uninjured by any
shots which had been fired against them, had not
effected anything like a breach, although batter
ing considerably and TO the depth Of a foot, the
pancoupee on the southeast corner. Major An
derson devoted his attention to the Suilivan's
Island batteries, Fort Moultre especially and the
Floating Battery. Forty rounds Of hot shot were
poured into him from Fort Moultrie and this fire
was returned by rapid and heavy cannonade
from the seagi!t fortress ridd ing the quarters.
In the emphatic language OF an officer, s'the
quarters wete Knocked to HI, but nobody
hurtn During the morning thirty or forty sue
cessive shots, from Sumter, Were fred at the
Dahlgren Battery, occasioning SO much danger
to the men AT the gun that Capt. Hamilton tenn
porarily removed them.
The foatihg battery, commanded by Captain
Hamilton, AID In charge Of Lieuts. Yates and
Harleston, in its turn, received appropriate atten
| ton. Twelve indentons are visible; one ball
going through the edge Of the roofs ged In the
| sand bags, producing slight confusion on the
heid Of a private The four-sun battery COM
Quist's very effective mortar battery. were earn
l estlv attended 10. We learn that Capt. Rallon-
| quist was covered with dirt spattered upon him
| by Anderson's FIRE; no damage, however, was
| done TO a single mau, officer or private, anywhere,
| and all performed their duties with the same
/ Split and alacrity Buffers mixed battery, be-
yond the Moultrie House, was also busy, and was
| responded to now and then. The mortar batteries
at Fort JohnEOn, under comma I'D OF Capt. James
and Lieut. bbes, worke steadily ald efficiently,
attracting occasional shot from their frowning
antagonist.
| At ten minutes after 8 a. m. a thick smoke was
| seen issuing from the southern portion Of For,
| Sumter's barracks; the flames broke out visible
| to the eve. ct times the fire appeared to be al
L NJ yiR
| Whilst 1t " IS In progress, two explosions took
place from the fall Of shells among the service
magazines or: com bustibles Of the fort. The con.
centrated fire Of all the batteries were steadily
kept up, the progress OF the flames continued
| and all the Quarters Were involved In condagra
| ton; dense cloud Of black smoke issued.
/ The fre from Fort Sumter became Irregular
and weak; towards midday il almost entirel,
ceased. Still the flag few, and shot and shell
fell regularly and steadily upon the beleagured
fortress.
At noon, on Friday, during the heat of the en-
| gagement, Major Anderson made a signal Of dis
tress to the men ofwar lying of our bar, and OF
Saturday again, while under Ere from all tn
batteries, and troubled with the heat and srnok
of the burning barracks, again lowered the ia,
OF the United States, a signal for assistance &
his naval allies; the sh ps were only from three I
five miles of, the day was bri ght and clear, tn
water smooth. But discretion was the better par
| OF valor.
When the report was made Of what had occur
red, Maj. Jones, the Chief Of Gen: Beauregard'
\ taf, accompanied by Col Chas. Alston, was sen
. with authority to arrange the terms given. TIL
terms Of surrender are to the following effect
AL proper facilities will be afforded for the re
! moval Of Mel. Anderson and command. togethe
with company arms and property, and all privat
. | property.
The flag which he has upheld 20 long, an
with 90 much fortitude, under the most uyin
circumstances, may be saluted by him on takin
IL down.
, Major Anderson is allowed to determine tb
Q precise time Of yielding up the post, and h PEI
United to 60 by sea or land, according to his ees
, ton:
I We learn that Fort Sumter Is uninjured in Il
. capacity for defence, no breach being made 1
| the walls but that the quarters are completed
e destroyed, Notwithstanding the Palmetto FIJI
v Company was despatched TO put out the fire. TIL
L quarters on Friday caught three times, and wei
extinguished by the soldiers; or Saturday this w,
IS impossible. At one time the smoke within th
4 fort was 30 distressing that the men In the cas-
4 mates were constrained to place their mouths
|. the floor for breathing.
Mai. Anderson has expressed admiration an
q surprise at the perfection Of practice by our ba
teries. He was almost entirely prevented, by th
8 cause, from using his barbette guns. But for II
paucity Of his force, and their consequent abili,
to retire within the classmates destruction Of Iii
9 must have been frightful. Thus protected, the
II escaped with only i've wounded-none kille<
v We understand four casemate and five barbet
= also learn that Maj Anderson and Lieut.. Dav
q have expressed their opinion that, had they bee
allowed to use their hundred and twenty-eigl
y four Founders in barbette, bearing upon the ire
e rate fire Of the rife cannon was very annoyinl
| and materially assisted In the defense Of NOR
e Island, and In battering the southt asst wall
Z, We haye not now time 70 make detailed
snt that the walls are unipjured. Upon one Of Il
faces ito the west) exposed 70 the water battery,
70 received eighty shots; the Other, equally expose
to this battery and to Fort Moul6is, bad rsoeiv.