, 1861-01-07
The South Carolina Forts, Coase Dr..
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The South Carolina Forts, Coast Dr..
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IFfom tho chaflcston Mercnr, nec r,
All day sstnrd.1 .nd ras.se!,.. .se,, oee ~
troons vare hnsr aT ~ esassunJ onr Ga!lnat ~
.vnria,,a aTt9ss ~: ~ ~ Stiptuance n VI tua
! Mon1frie ~ exs 6!ii su ~ s"e 9sate' A. fols
1Gsft. ~ w. ~ - " oe aole 70 ssa1e tnat
most 'yfeornt1s ms,s,,rs. sm "ra 1un. ~ t..o ~
monnt IN d,a1nant1a't .r<na 70 NC a. aoos ~ r.
xynrr,ns speaa1 g1ns, aaa s'eIy no9f 10
evnnsef ,nints a1o's. ~ snat suo. ~ sa1lous
/ he}n% ~a1adI,. aaos 1ue ga5s pIeasI"osKs afp
! foTt;A as+fnasy - eaec3 1s3i ine aeta1ls OF thcsc
But whoeycr eneea At f a. ano1ner 1m e.
mn.ea taesc a9enses are pushed forward, ran.e
pnE -SaroAnlans nave lost none
j ~ 1us ee1t A40 bravery wnich distinguished
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casa1o H;,n' mds no aa!e aay LOT t1e Earrsons- Al
fn' ~. aot tdntaney selvlce Eas amy performed,
,sta e nts sess Oh re aay WIS devoted to ener-
! 8sle aclon 1ho cItrns Of the Charleston
~,,,t - W. tne A.est news py tc!c-
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nonot1n,. ~ ~ plgeea ~, caeoiie selle1 10 Ing
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THE STATE or AFFAIRS At FORT SUMTER
! From the accounts of a number of lahorcrx
| who were sent from Fort Sumter on Friday
! night, oar reporters bare glcatied tnass Of
highly interesting details ID relation to tho
:trcngth and present condition Of the greet
fortress Of which nov forms tho Last strong
hold Of Federl authority within the limits of
| our statc,'
about six weeks ago, Tfhen there rere no
troops in Fort Sumter, the Federal officers in
charge Of that post proposed to the worl1nen
employed In completing tho fortthcations, md
who then numbered about $50 men, that they
should enlist. in the United States service, aud
tnus Fay INC monotony Of handling the trow-
el and the derrick, by q little daily practice
with the mnskct and the howitzer. Tie work.
men; most Of whom we're from South,r.,
city, at first demurred to thIs extraordIrsry
proposal. alleging that they came to work and
not to fight; aud, finally, after consultation
aulong themselves, thcy fatty refused to be-
benevolent officers, rs there was no help foS M
-, eunelea .ne mater to drop for awhile, and
INC Work Of getting the Suas Ia position and
' oanean,so h sitcngtnenlng me fortress, WIS re-
snnlS1 W tne s!tlTart Baltimore mechanics
s;tions tu 1aoo1s "'toopt any more martial prono.
:1Tun Thns r,,.tors .,
q. dnus tanttefs wore on until the transfer of
tne RaI!1son OF Fort Mon'trie to Fort Sumter.
oa 1nntsoay evening, when the Palmetto ban:
Ael 1oatlng over tast!e R1nkney. and the roc.1-
S!a!rom tort McultT'e announced to the look
ou's On me la1npasts Of Fort Sumter the occu-
pauon ol ootn tnese works by the Statc troops,
Ine impression was quite prevalent among the
United states OtleeTs that sudden attack
upon their own position would follow. Tho
hnorcrs were again hastily summoned to-
EetEet-asan s = ~ the officers c9qenyo5ed to coeS
~ LaeM y 4oH tae que eiotn AID brass buttons
T. aclsnsS ~, q Lne iot1, and again the sturdy
i ons Gl to.1 aeennea thc tempting offer. Fiuti-
!nS tnat tae "oIkmen were immo -ablc in
tus!r resolve not to participate in any contest
WIN tne forces OF South Caroline, the Officers
lnoueat tnat nc next best thing. was to gs:t
men me, . who could esi1ee no sympathy for Fell
r. Hn.1s i'ny out o. INC Try rs soon q pessibis
IN ine poa1s were accordingly 1ttan4ed shortly
a1tes ntsht1a'l. e nnd the ls:gsf portion Of the
nIy1sAntcn I1 were qoackly taken over to Furt
9sonn7un. lnc Wofkmen say that this was
s,a 1vas Y o1oeF ol tapt. roster, who, it will Ie
IemenIpeTsd, was in Charleston that same
'n91n.n ~ sn,' s1nu'TsaaMy s9,My
a;I qG dreaded attack not having taken place,
me 1aoofcrs and mechanics returned on Frid:y:
morning, when about 80 Of them, includin;,
all the master mechanics, weary of position
SO tnll ot danger mud alarms. announced their
Intention IN to quit. On demanding their 1,ny,
the specie IN which the uoetnitlcnt usually
Gays It's eniployees, and glad to get away, they
On schooner for Charleston. On arrIyin@ nvnen i,
Charleston, they found themselves in astran.c
city, and destitute Of means. 4 p,lrae WIS
our liberal citizens; and Gu Saturday atIeTnaos
they depattea for :a.if l.olues Gu the steam
eship Keystone State. Previous to leaving,
however, they related the following fac,s col.
cernfns the post they had Just left:
The force now remaining. in Fort Sumter
consists Of about $50 men, 20 Of whom arc Ia
borcrs, and the rest troops belonging to the
nrttllery branch dfthe United Suites scteice.
These latter are sufficient to man about one
half the guns Of tie Fort, supposiur he rms
were MI mounte:. Fortunattfy, hpycycrtfis
u far from being the case. Out Of IS pieces Of
heavy ordnance now i'll the Fort. on;y II ara
fully mounted These arc ali casen,atc .r,,us
in the lower tier and include tho ni,,e U,,3c ~
that face Of the fortress fronting toward Su]li.
vans Island. Two more Of these casematc
guns were nearly mounted on Friday evening,
eutthc work OF getting them in position is |
necessarily slow and tedious, and, with the I
force now at work, 1t is impossible to mount |
more than three guns per day at the utmost. |
IhE heaviest gnns; ton, which arc the 1Dincli |
HoiaHhinde, have yet to be mounted. Que uf |
the casemate guns at one Of the angles Of the |
walls has been placed in position SO as to |
On FrfEnC nrnn;nu &tpr .on,f,- =.