Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-17
TILE LATES
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter--Em-
barkutiou of Major Anderson.

barkution of Major Anderson.
We closed our town report in the extra OF
yesterday with tie surrender of Fort Sumter,
aad with Il brief account Of its battered ap.
I,carancc and give this morning the scene and
circumstances of its evacuation. At hal(-past
IL o'clock his Excellcncy Governor Pickens.
with his Aids, and Messrs. Jalnison and Ma
grath, Of bis Executive Council, and General
E.aurcgard, with his Aids, Messrs. Miles,
Pryor, Manning, Chesnut, and jones, and
many distinguished gentlemen, invited to be
present, took their departure in steamer
from Southern wharf, and were borne in the
direction Of the Fort. As swe advanced it was
apparent, however, that the evacuation was
not completed. Though the steamer Isabel,
at the request of Major Anderson, had been
present from . o'clock, and the expectation
had bccn occa>ioned that very soon thereafter
his command would be under way, still cau-
scs of delay hid intcrvenc'l. To avoid the
cmbarrassmcntS Of premature arr!val. -
party was landed upon Sullyan's Island
Avaling themselves Of the opportunities thus
afforded. they visited the floating batter,
the Dahlgrecn battery. the enliIading battery,
anu were ascending the mortar battery, when
the lnmming of the guns upon the parapcts of
Fort Sumter, announced: the lowering Of the
"s,ars and stripes In the terms Of capitu-
lation, it WAS allowed to Major Anderson to
salute his Alag, and it was perhaps expected
that he would fire the usual complement Of
twcn,y-onc guns; but reaching that number,
he still went on to fire, and the apprehension
was that he might exhibit the discourtesy Of
numbering tbirty-fnur But he continued
still to fire up to fifty, and then slowly low
rriug his flag, the shouts from assembled
thousands upon the shores and the steamers,
and every species Of water craft. announced
that the authority OF the late United States
upon the last foot Of Caroina's soil was final
ly withdrawn. ..'-.5.yS55 so's'
1t hal been noticed, that,at the firing OF
the seventeenth gun, there was the sound as
of two reports, and the impression WAS that
two guns had been fired together; but, as the
party, re-em barking, were on their way tu
Fort Sumter, they were met by boat, which
announced that one Of the casons had cXplo-
dcd, and made the carncs: request that the
boat would return to Suivan's Island foG u
fire ca.;uc, from the apprehension that tho
magazine might he in danger. This Obtained
the party again started for the fort, and made
their entrance.
The Flag Of the Confederate States and the
Palmetto, were raised on Fort Sumter silnnl'
,ancnu.ls- former by Col. Jones, Chc
If Gen. Braurcgarda STAFF, and Col. Fergi:'
sn. The Flag OF the Confederate S ates waE
manufactured in this ciry. 1t was the in,en'
,iun tp have made Use ul the flag that wa:
first hnistr'l on the capitol, at Montgomery
ba, unfortunately it had been rni,lai'l. Tht
ll,:. SinTs were about fifteen feet high, ant
were lasicd to two Of the big gilIs by Com.
nrnlre Ilart,iene.
Aud wh. the deafcnins shouts arn<e tr"n
tie masses clustered upon boat: and np'r
the shores. AMI when the batteries arnnln
the entire circuit Sllopk the fortress with tn
,lunl,rs Of their saiuraiun, the feeling L la
il!r victory Was indeed complete, that TIN
triumph was a fact accomplished, that liberty
had indeed been vinlicatcd, and that tht
State had established her claim to The ski;
and courage necessary to the Cause SHE Lat
the intellectual inlrvlidity 10 avow, ilr''le'
i. ,:.r hrra:t nr cveri uiac # Cardinals SUNS
A.: s.,.;,m hes .;;!c!l fcra! t.ii!ied i'll th'
:,r,.a,ls ui any men before.
Shortly aller tho arrival, the garrison march