The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-15


Steam transport Baltic. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Steam transport Illinois. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800
steam tug Yankee orc mary crew
steam rug Uncle Benz. ordinary crew.
Total mum Der Of veEsek
Total number Of guns flor marine servce). .... 20
Total number OF men and troops $50
Nearly thirty launches, whose ,st userui
in eictng landing Of troops shoal water for
attacking dkchargipg battery when covered with
and gunny bags have been taken oat cy the Powna.an
and by the steam transports Atlantic, Baltic and Iii
THE OFFICIAL NEWS IN CHARLESTON.
On the evening Of the 9Th the State authorities
OF South Carolina received official notification that sup
Plies would be furnished 20 Anderson at al
hazards. Immense 6nal preparations suited to the
emergency at once commenced. Orders were H.
sued TO the ire military force OF the city proceed
to their stations. Four regiments of thousand men
each were teegraphed for from the country. Ambu-
iarces for the wounded preparea surgeons we're
ordered to their posts and preparation made for
regular battle Among other portenous signs the
munity was thTo.n into fever OF excitement by the
discharge Of guns from Citadel square, the signal
for the assembling OF NIL the minutes after
wards Hvndfeds OF left their beds, hurrying to
and fro towards their respective destinations In the
abserce Of sufficient amores, tho corners or the
streets. public squares aud other convenient points
formed places Of meeting, and all night long the
and the gsop Of the cavalry rcsoundng through the
CITY, betoksned the close proximity Of the long antic
pated boetles. The Home Guard corps Of old gentle
men who occupy the position OF military exempts rode
through the city, afousng the soldiers and doing ether
duty required by the moment Hundreds Of the cits.
up all night terrible thunder storm pre-
vailed until late hour, but In wise nserfered with
the ador Of the todiers-merchans, lawyers, doctors
Students Of divinity, clerks, mechanics and laborers
joining shoulder TO shoulder for common defence The
Seventeenth regiment, eight hundred ssrong gathered
thus in hour and left tor the oracatons at three
O'Clock the morning Of the 9Th The union and en-.
husissm Of the whole Of the ctzns were ike that Of
single man, 30 determined they to support each
other to the utte,most.
COMMENCEMENT OF HosTILTTIEs.
The long anticipated blow fell upon Fort sumter like
the hammer Of Thor at half past four O'Clock on Friday
morning last. formal demand for the evacuation OF
the fort made upon MAJOR Anderson at two O'Clock
p M ON the lin OF April To this demand seut by Gen.
BsauI egarc, she gallant Major made this firm though
| contentious reply
have the honor to acknowledge The receipt OF your
municaiicn demanding the evacuation Of this fort
ana cay reply thereto that 1t Is a smano with
which ! regret that my Of honor and my ob.a
tons 20 my government prevent my compliance
From the moment that this yer transp red every
lingering hope of peace expired. Each party nov sci
itself to complete the ofI.osive preparations for
/ the collision which had uCw become inevitable Troops
and addition to the vast numbers already
there, poured into the city Of Charleston from
every available point and the batteries along the coast
we're further strengthened aud reoforced Thousands
NJ people of both coessed along the shore
on tho housetOps and in adjacent houses ia state o.
terrible suspense, awaiting the d st sounds Of battle
AZ last they At twenty seveu minutes past four
the guns Of old Noultre belched forth tho challenge
| % Anderson. No'hDg 10th, the gallant Major
| promptly responded With three Of hs barbette
guns TboIeupou the batteries on Cummings Point
and Mount Pleasant, With the dIsoS battery Joined In
the cnnpoDade, ard opened brk 0rc Of sh9t and shell
on the bcesgucred fort Major Anderson dad not reply
70 hcse assaults. except at very long interv as nm.
III between seven ard eight O'Clock when be Opened
t,Frible Gre upon hoaTie and tbs eos iron battery
| alta TAO ranges u hs heavy guns The canuonading
Continued with great eIfUostaess al day until nighfail
when there signs that the garrison OF gu N.
| ter was BEGINNING las regular aui frequent
! Ia It's are. Nevertheless, Tho bo 5arlmont was
oonisusd on both sides uEtl seven oc,,ck ?. ~,
vhen violent rain storm set in causing aspcnson OF
bostnncs Sdm that time antfi eleven oc T. with the
exceptssn &c occasional gun from ehar .de II vas
tstuDai that; 40 TO this time, less shan eighteen
bandreJ balls and shells sere discharged Although The
caanona& ceased during the night bomb ras sent into
Fort sur4fer from an u SECESSION batteries every tsonty
rauutes,,s t WAS sad 70 keep Major Anderson awide
awake
rhe sie Fort Sumter was rcsunsd With rrea,
Violence On Saturday fnoruinr-Vror Andcr.
son nturnng the iron Compliments With great
sa.lsntsy and regularity. Ba;secn egUt md nine
oe!ock she wSodwo'k IN Fort sumter was st On Gro
py red -sot shSt from Fort No1ltre ~ s:ie ater
eleven o'cvck explosion took pisoc IN sumter, AMI
0erss voluss1s OF smoko arose rom TIE wor<r. mo
,aersl ag slU JoEod amid the ptoereeerc ~sla: but
Tia fury Of thc coaayaton IN the e'rrson prevented
hs re or tho sons as al The ner ver Cox o.sd n
,,tispg the are and thas nddcd to cottarsass
uert or the brave ht'lo band The spcls seoru Fort
aoursc and the batteries along The coat stl continued
bot md uninterrupted Grs on the icvots frrs, the
surs " 4rderron having been almost completely
eencoa not by actual conqcast bot for The rant %
men 10 work them and attend tho sztngasr-g Of tho
lie az -, aamo time
suAl EEED CONDITION. on kuNTIr.
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