The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-04-25

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..Further Particular Of the BOmbavds
ment Of Fort Sumter..Maj. Anderson has
- Arrived Ia New YoFk..Ent hssiassic Me-
cepsiOo. - #t sS
tReporeed Expressly fos the Davenport Ga.este.l
New York, April Is.
Major Anderson landed at the Battery
and was received by an immense crowd.
His carriage was surrounded by the peo-
pie, who expressed iu cheers and other
demonstrations their con gratulaticns, and
he was followed by an immense thropg
through Broadway to the Brevoort House
where he joined his wife. :
The following is digest Of Capt.
Doubleday's statement: The demand to
surrender was made on the 1lth, aud re-
fused, not only by Anderson, but by the
unanimous voice of his command. On
Friday morning at 5 o'clock, the rebels
sent word that fire would be opened 10 an
hour, aud ct 4 o'clock FIRE was opened on
US from every direction including a hid.
den battery. Fire opened with volley
from seventeen mortars firing ten inch
shells, and shot from twenty three guns,
mostly columbiads. We took breakfast,
however, very leisurely. ~
The command was divided into three
watches escb, under direction Of two Off
GERS. After br,-kfast they Immediately
went to their, guns ana opened fire on
Moultric, CummingsPoint an1 Su'livan's
Island. The iron battery of Cummings
Point was Of immense strength aud most
Of our shcts glanced of. '. .s
Mai. Anderson refused to allow the
u.en to work the guns on the parapet, on
account Of such terrific FIRE.
There was scarcely room left in Moul.
trie inhabitable.
Several shots went through the float.
ing battery, but i. was little damaged
Two guns On the iron battery were dis
mounted.
A man wa, stationed, who cried shot
or shell when the rebels fred, aud the
garrison was thus enabled to dodge.
At first the workmen were reluctant to
help work tho guns, but afterwards they
served most willingly aad effcctually
against the iron battery.
The barrack caught fire veral tines
Oh Friday, but were extinguished by the
efforts of Mr.. Hart of New York, an!
Mr.. Seymour of Baltimore, beth vo'un'
teers.
On Saturday the officers quarters
caught fire from the shell and the main
gates were burnt. The magazine was
Surrounded by FIRE, and 80 barrels of pow
der were taken out aud thrown into the
sea-
When the magazine was enrapt by
Gre all our materials were cut oil, and we
had eaten our last biscuit two days be.
fore
The men had to lay on the ground with
vet handkerchiefs on their faces to pre-
vent smo.hering; and favorable eddy |
Of wind was all that saved our lives.
The cartridge bags gave out and five
men were employed to manufacture them
out of our shirts and blankets.
1t will take half a million dollars to re,
pair Fort Sumter's interior. Most OF
heir shots were aimed at the flag.
On Sunday morning the Steamer isa-
pei came down and anchored on the t1rt
md all our baggage was put on another
teamer. Tina troops were under arms
4 norton we're told to salute the nag
nd when the last of fifty guns were fired,
Ls IA, was lowered amid loud cheers
,rom the men, who then formed and emf
1,rLed to the tune of Yankee Doodle.
Two men were killed by the prema,-
,ure explosion Of gun, and four wound
"a one badly and left at Charleston: &c.,
Fort Sumter had rot been reinforced
on any occasion.
The Baltic arrived of Charleston Fri
dav morning after the firing commenced
on Sumter. The Pawnee aud Pocahon
tas arrived next day The Pewhattau
and Atlantic had not been seen. The
steam tug had been blown to sea, and
have not been seen
Preparations to reinforce Anderson
were made, and the attempt was to have
been made on the evenin. of the day il
which he evacuated the fort. A schoon
er was seized, and an agreement made t.
pay the Captain and pilot $500 to Pa
men into the fort, but its evacuation pre-
vented the attempt. Capt. Fox had in
structous to provision the fort wlthou
troops. If fred on be was to rush in tn
best he could, but the gale prevented tn
arrival of tug. and transports.
The Harriet Lane is soon expected t
arrive. The Pawnec has gone to Wash
ington.
Among tbs many Incidents Of the bat
tie is that Of Mr. Hart, a volunteer, whs
when the flag was shot down and th
rebels FIRE was concentrated on the flag
staff, gallantly nailed up the stars an
stripes amid deadly fire, and the cheer
of the L. S. troops.
AS the Baltic came up the harbor ga
, lutss were..fred from all the forts, and a
immense throng on the battery were nea
" wild with excitement and enthusiasm
Maj. Anderson's brother officers e:
press the greatest Indignation at the a
pcrsion. cast upon their brave comma
der.
The following is Major Andersons de
patch to the Sec of War:
SIR: Having defended Fort Stunt
3i hours until quarters were entire
burnt; main gates destroyed by fire Il
gorge wall seriously injured; magazi
surrounded BY flames aud its doors clos
j. from the effects Of neat; four barrels al
three cartridges of powder only bell
t available and no provisioSs but pork ]
n naming, accepted the terms Of evac
/. alton offered by Gen. Beauregard, bell