The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-24


We began to approach the city, the continu.
Gus booming o. the cannon could be dis.
tinct!y heard. A the depot in the citv we
We're soon formed and marched into King
street, aud thence down To the American
Hotel where quarters had been provided for
us. We were met by the Catawba Guards,
one of the Chester companies and by the
| by II very fine one-Capt. Straite-ard es.
roricd to our quarters. We soon received
our muskcts, bavonets, cartridge boxes, &R.
| Dinner being announccd we marched IN
soldier like and partook Of soldiers fare, a
tin plate, tin cup of water, beef and bread
and crackers was the Bill of Fare.
The next movement was To the Battery
to see the fight, there stood Fort Sumter
| surrounded by water, which our enemies
regarded the Gibraltar Of America, full Of
| cannon of the largest calibre, with u )
| Flag floating in the breeZe-having hgu
elevation commanding Fort Muulrie and
all the batteries erected for its reduction
II presented Il defiant bearing and attitude.
From Mount Pleasant, Sullivans Island,
James Island and Cummings Point, the
flashing of the guns and the dense smoke
! pointed ont their position. Fort Moultric,
the Iron Battery and Floating Battery were
also busily engaged, each and all had open
ed n well directed fire on Sumter. Sumter
was doidg Its best. but was 'Jversized."-
IL had TOO many TO encounter al one time.
Judging from the firing Sumter directed
her guns principally to Fort Moullrie, the
! Floating aud Iron Batteries. The cannona
, ding and bombardm"nt commenced 1t At
| O'Clock Friday morning and continued un.
! iii | o'clock Saturday-about 81 hours
In the morning Of Saturday about o'clock,
! the officers hou>cs inside the Fort, which
were wood, were surprised 1" have taken
! fire. which proved TO be the fnrt aud con
! tinued to burn. At abont 1t o'clock the
! flag stall fell, the firing ceased for few
moments until it was again placed on n
corner of the building the hriug was soon
commenced again from our batteries and
! Fort MOullric Soon White Flag Was
seen near the other aud the United States
| Flag was lowered. Gen. Beaurrgurd dis.
patched his aids, who returned will, the
news of its unconditional surrender. As
soon as Col. Wigi;ll, one Of the aids reach
ed the shore, he announced the uncondi.
tional surrender and proceeded TO the OF.
iice Of Gen. Bcanrcgnri in the Institute
bnllding on Mect'n. street followed by an
Immense crowd ni cnthuNinsilc Caroliniuns
Gen. Bcamrrgard VAS called ont, but he re.
piled. he hnd n" Time To speak but must
dircc. his whole energies 10 the war " which
had just cumm, need The evacuation was
Ia take place next day, Sunday, nt - a.
clrck. Anderson threw himself upon the
magnanimItv OF Gen. B. lie stated that
he surrendered Internationally, that he
knew G"nl. i. 10 be- brave and magnani.
mons officer and knew how /" treat an Of
hcer who had surrendered 10 him. Iov and
chcer!u'ness were soon dispirlcd ia every
c"untcnance. 1t wus II great iridmuh.-
South Caroi,a had solitary aud alone driv.
Ell thc United States force out of one of
her strongest forts---h.td caused the Flag
at the l.. :. which never before had been
lowered In auv power of the world, To hos.
and' trrll before her powers and bravery -
lust thI'.k Of IL. That Flag which Vas re-.
spcrird on every land and in every sr,
that la. which heretofore had slwpys float.
ed in triumph that ia. which commanded
the admiration aud respect cf tie who!r
world; that tlrg whicn hns been terror
10 our enemies and II pr"iruii"n, u toll aud
complete protection lo It's citizens IN the
civilized aud savage wrrId. had fallen before
and surrendered 10 the people ana arms ui
South Carolina. The STAT, above all 9th
ers that the Black Republicans hate amt
dcs2isc aud attempt 10 throw rdicuIr upon
What deep and irsting disgrace upon that
party and people who have pSovUHed such
result They mus; bear The conscq .-nccs
iur they provoked and brought il upon them.
selves lie: no "nc east rcprOaci or attempt
it upon South Carolina rniIa.ry. She Ian,
redeemed and more than made good ever,
assertion that her most euihn,ias;ic son
mad ever prOclaimcd--the surrender of Fur
Sumter proves il and Abraham Lincoln will
admit it.
Frday nigh, We lay down, but received
orders To sleep ON our nrra- ] mad often
heard Of soldiers sleeping on their arm,
but did not know probably before hat il
!neaDt. Our Bed was Iitlr straw on The
floor, hard enough withoat the gun, so !
put my muskct aud other iNins, by my
side. Shortly after our arrival in the city.
we received orders TO remain in The city
and hold ourselves in readiness 10 march at
Il moments warning.
Sunday Eeariy the Gutirr company ntten-
ded DR.. Smyths' Church, they marched ia
regular order and received great praise for
their soldier like Appearance aud good con
duet. was not along, will tell you after
u whils where | was, but have been infcrm.
ed by Capt Wylie, that he was delighted
with the performance and graiifed To hear
the enc,minms which were paid TO The
Company-thc scrmon was eloquent aud
appropriate.
Hearing ,ha, Fort Sumter would formal
iy be surrendered at IL o'clock, in coinpa
ny with Messrs Brown and Green, we
struck out in a pilot-boat for the Fort Ar.
| irving before the hour, We proceeded to
sea, 80 AZ to look ut the Fleet outside the
bar. IL is the same fleet, composed Of men
| of.war aud revenne cutters, which had been
! sent to reinforce Anderson. A large nun.
I Der Of troops were said TO be on board, and
IT was believed they would land aud at.
tempt 10 take some Of the batteries on the
Island, by coming up in the rear, the Bat
,eries being unprotected in the rear as they
supposed We came back from the feet
In time TO see Anderson and his command
march out, but our boat was TOO far off /,
itemize and p"rticu,ariae. After firing n
salute OF 52 guns, the United States Flag
tell and Anderson and MS command narch-
ed out and were placed on board Of the
steamer IsabeL and conveyed to the fleet.--
| That fleet and the force aboard have acted
with great prudence. a prudence pear akin
/ IN. a.