The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-04-17

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WAsHfEsroN, April IL.
Five compsnies marched 10 the war de-
! partment to day end took the army OATH
Previous 10 taking ssth they were informed
that the obligation was for three months.
- GREEKsBUReH, Ind, April II
A secession fig with seven stars was rais-
ed here on the west tower Of the Court House
this morning, as The nine O'Clock train was
passing through. Great indignation was
msiiested by the citizens. The flag wss ia.
ken down, and the stars and stripes raised In
its stead.
ST. LOUIS. April H..
The New Mexickb correspondent of the
Republican says that the citizens OF AFiz 1ns,
in convention OF Mesilla, on The 18th ult. /,
resolved themselves out of the Union, end
Gen. G. w. Zones. formerly of Missouri, an.
nounced himself candidate to represent
Arizona in the Confederate States.
NEW YoRL, April IL.
The steamship Coatzacolocas arrived To-
day. She landed two companies OF infantry
at Key West, and had to go to Havana for
water.
Over four hundred troops were brous shl
here. The trot ps still in, one thousand in
number, are in excellent health, with abund.
ance Of transportation. Some of them have
to march seven hundred miles to reach the
coast.
CHARLESTON, April IL.
The ball has opened. War is insugur-
ated. The batteries of Sulivan's Island,
Morris Island, and other points were opened
on Fort Sumter at four o'clock this morning.
Fort Sumter hAs returned the FIRE, and a
brisk canIy<sadf6g hSs been kept up.
\ No information has been received from
the seaboard yet.
The military are under arms and the
whole population are on the streets, and ev,
cry available space facing the harbor is fill
ed with anxious spectators.
THIRD DISPATCH.
) CHARLEsror, April IL.
The firing has continued all day withou,
intermission. Two of Fort Sumter's guns
have been silenced, and it is reported that q
breech has been made in the south e. as
A wall.
. The answer to Gen Beaure. ards demanC
by Major Anderson, was that he would sur
render when his supplies were exhausted
I that is If be was not rein nforced. .,.
n Not casualty has yet happened to any
= the forts.
4 Ol lie nineteen batteries in position only
seven have opened on Fort Sumter. The
remainder are held in reserve for the fleet
:, Two thousand men reached this city thi
morning, and embarked for Morris Islam,
o and the neighborhood. ,gn
= The bombardment continues from the
= f)a,ing, Stevens and other tteries. Sum
= ter continues returning the fire. 1t is re
ported that three war vessels IRE now oi
. the bar.
. LATER.
G The firing has ceased for the night. I
q will be renewed early in the morning. -
d Ample arrangements will be made to pre-
:. vent reinforcement to.pight.
If Special to the N. Y. Herald: Two mel
n were wounded on Sullvan's Island, and
number struck by spent projectles. Thre
II ships are vsable in the ofing, and it is be
o lieved an attempt will be made to night Il
reinforce Sumter. From the regularity o
f the firing it is thought Anderson has Iarg
e er force than was supposed. 1t ruined to-
I day.
LATEST.
CHARLESTON. April IL.
The bombardment, continuing with NOR
, tars, will be kept up all night.
. 1t is supposed thar Anderson is resting
! his men for the night
. Vessels cannot get in on account of
storm raging al SEQ, and very rough, making
| it Gpossble TO reinforce to night.
The Floating Battery works we'll.
I New YORK, April 12.
The HeraldS special despatch says:-
: Fort Moultrie began the bombardment with
two guns guns, to which Anderson replied
with three shots from his barbette guns, af-
ter which the batteries at Mount Pleasant.
Cummings Point and the Floating Battery
opened a brisk fire of :hot and she'll An
derson replied only at long intervals, until
between and 8 O'Clock, when he opened
from two tiers of guns looking towards
Moultrie and Stevens Battery, but up to 8
o'clock failed to produt e''serious effect. Du
ring the greater part of the day Anderson di.
rected his shots principally ag inst Moultrie,
the Sttvens and Floating Batteries and Fort
Johnson, they being the only ones operating
eg'inst him. Fifteen or eighteen shots
struck the Floating Battery without effect.
B'eeches were to all appearances being
made in the side of Sumter exposed to the
fire. Portions OF the purapet were DESTROYED
and several guns shot away. The fight
will continue all night. The fort will prob
ably be carried by storm.
1t is reported that the Harriet Lone re-
ceved shot through her wheel.house.-
She is in the offiag. No other Government
troops are in sight. The troops are pouring
into the city by thousands.
CHARLESTON, April 18th.
The ships in the offing appeared to be
quietly at anchor. They have not fred a
gun yet The entire roof of the barrac ks
are in vast sheet of flames. Shells from
Cummings Point and Fort Moultrie are
bursting in and over Ft. Sumter in quick
succession. The Federal flag still waves.
Maj. Anderson is only occupied in putting
out fire. Every shot seems to tell heavily.
The people are onxiously waiting for Major
Anderson to strike his. flag. 1t is stated
from relinble source that up to ten O'Clock
to-day no one at Mouftfie was killed. Elev
en- shots from Fl. Sumter penetrated the
floating Battery below the water line. The
few shots fired by Major Anderson early
this morning knocked the chimney from
the officers quarters at Moultrie like a
~air!wind. Major Andcrson's enly hope
now is 10 hold out for aid from the fleet
Two ships are mlsFiSSc mlsFiic 10 toward Morris Is.
land, with view to land troops and silence
the batteries there.
CHARLESTON, April l3.
Ft. Sumter is undoubtedly on fire. The