The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-27

K tfroIIl the telegraph beng much more
M disuosition Of the North than that
~ south. We have a larger extent Uf
gs.,hsro dispatches than Soathern but
49,, nat IL given there Is but little to
- - hetwcen Monet, troops and war.
- speeches are d plentiful and strongly
1900 In the one Confederacy as
I ~ other. There Is q decided deter.
sat;on n the Northern States to sus.
..ia M Lincoln; and In the South, Mr..
T.,Is has the full support or bis people,
~ % the colored population, who are
.,sorted 10 BE- preparing TO fight the
Nsrihern Ivlks who are rampant to fight
N southern folks, al for and on account
u those same darkies.
,,joa AspEasoE's ARriyAL Al NEW voRK.
The steamer Baltic, from Charleston
\, arrived at the battery, New York,
: he evening Of the 18th, amid the
coming or cannon and the widest enthn4
-, N the people. Tho flag Of Fort
s...er was Aying from the mainmast
I'd II the Baltic, and the flag Of Moul-
"a from her foremost mast, III +;
Dn arrival, Major Anderson was re-
,,iyed by an immense crowd, who sur
.sauded his carriage, and expressed in
.ssera and other demonstrations their
..s.ssratala,ions. But FOR the majors re-
S.,spce the people would have dragged
Il. earriaee IL the Breyoort House,
shit6er tie major was conducted to join
"a. . rs Z t y LIZ
Major Anderson, bis officers aud men
Y reported TO wear unmistakeable eyi-
d.aee 81 the labors and hardships OF the
600 and we're, OF course, the observed
III obseryers.n The moment they
maae their appearance In the streets,
lAry we're generally treated TO cheers and
iliiger. # III. X. E Z. 3. ~ II Z. III IL
TIs officers Of the majors command
~ snii 10 feel very indignant at asper-
ions that have been castUpon their com.
nhnder, AZ 5.:t;3 4. H
ENTAILS o. THE suRRESpEH or Jofr
suMrER.
Captain Doubleday, OF Major Ander-
,shls command, makes ihefollowing state.
ment:- Il. !.i5. .. III. ;z#
nThe demand to surrender Sumter was
made on the 18th, and not only refused
81 Major Anderson, but by the iIaaui.
nous voice Of his command, .. .;
ION Friday morning at 3 o'clock, the
rebels sent word that fire would be
opeped 10 an hour, ard at o'clock the
AZ was opened on us from every direc.
ion. including a hidden battery. Fire
opened with yolley from ! ! murtars,
firing leu inch shells, aud shot from 80
guns, mostly eoiumbiads. We took
breakfast, however, very icisurcly
"Ihe command was divided into three
watches, each under the direction Of two
officers. After breakfast, the men i'm.
mediately went to their guns and opened
Gre on Moultric, Cummings Point and
SalIiyan's Island: The iron battery on
Gummiug's Point was ofimmense strength,
and most Of our shots glanced on,
ttMsior Anderson refused to allow the
men TO work the guns on the paraprt, on
secolat Of such ii terrific lire. r +. "a.
There was scarcely a room left in
Moaltrie inhabitablc. Several shots went
thcphgh the ReatiHg batteEy, hat ittNas
little damaged. Two guns Of the iron
battery were dismantled, al man was
stationed who cried shot or shell when
The rebels fred and the garrison was
thus enabled to dodge. i 800, 6 +.
At first, The workmen were reluctant
70 help work the guns, but afterwards
they served most willingly aud efficiently
against the iron battery. The barracks
caught FIRE several times on Friday, but
were extInguished by the efforts Of Mr..
Hart Of New York, and Lyman, Of Bal
iimore- both volunteers. 81: ~ ~ 800. ::
"0n Saturday, the officers quarters
caught fire from the shell, and tie main
gates were burned. The magazine was
surrounded BY lrc, and DO barrels Of
powder were taken ont and thrown into
the sea, When the magazine was en-.
circled by fire, all our materials were ent
81 and we had eaten our last biscuit two
days before. The men had TO lay on the
ground with wet handkerchiefs on their
aces to prevent smothering, aud n favor.
( able, steady wind was oil that saved our
iEes. The cartridge bags gave ont, and
i've men we're employed to manufacture
them ont Of our shirts, blankets, shects,c
u will take half a million dollars to
repair Fort Sumter's anterior. Most Of
their shots were aimed at the flag.
The following is the conversation be.
tween Major Anderson aud Senator Wig
iale w.. , .:=.=.
wished 10 stop this, sir. ==;,-2'' :