Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-18
BY This Mornings Mail!


Prom Gharlestons
Advicss by-our exchanges fron Charleston
Of ths lstb inst, SAYS:
HIFrsportsd Anasrson's surrender was be-
cause bis quarters and barracks were de-
stroYed, snd be bad no bone o. Reimbursement.
The feet lay By FOR thirty hours, and could not
and would not help bin. Hismsn were pros
trated By over eXertioa. The explosions beard
at Sumter were caused By lot Of shells ig-
hitting Tie barracks caught IRE three times
from bot shot from fort Moultris. Everything
is in ruins but tie casemztss. Many guns are
disno1nted. The walls look like honey comb.
Fort Moultrie is badly dsmGged and the
houses on the island are bsdIy riddled.
CHARI EgroS. April I5.-Major Anderson is
oB board The Isabel. Whicb leaves 70 night, to
20 to ths Baltic. He expressed regret at the
destruction o. the property. Doubleday fred
the FIRST gun st sumter. An The men looked
hearty and we'll fed be scouPlimentsd Stevens
iron bstterY's firing, bu. didn't think much Of
the otbsrs; the walls uf the fort were not much
damaged, and, except in appearance are a.
strong a. ever Anderson said be expected sid
from he Carolinians to put out the FIRE, and
was surprised that there vas no bloOdshed. It
is not believed that the feet viii prevent in
gress to or egress from the har5or. Anderson
evacuatsd toe fort with the honors OF war, the
Amtriesn nag being hauled down with salute
Of 80 guns.
CHARLEsToE, April I5.-Ths steamer Nash
vile, from New York, arrived here on Satur-
day morning.
An eyewitness OF the firing on Friday night
says it was terribly grand, and reached the
climax a. ten a. night, when the sky was over
cast with rsih clouds
Tue streets we're filled with people nearly an
night, housetops, shipping, ana every svailsbis
place being covered with spectators. Toward
morning the fring diminished; few random
shots were fired, ssd replied to oRlv OCCASION
ally BY Sumter. When the FIRE and smoke war
fret seen issHing from Samtcr, it was supposed
to be only signal TO the ships, which were
in the otfEg apparently hlockadiug the port, as
they remained quietly a. sncher.
Every ose auXiousiv waited to see what the
vessels would DO, and fsarfully expected the
engagement Wouid become general At 10
O'Clock 10 The morning Sumter was plainly
seen to be on ire, the flames bursting through
the roofs Of the houses within IT,
Al this time MsIor Anderson scarcely fired
shot, while bombshells and grape scattered
like hsil over him and drove the soldiers under
cover.
The iron battery at Cumming's Point. only
l,500 yards from Sumter, kept Up a continuous
fire from its rifsd cannon.
] be FIRE from the floating batter and Moul-
trie was regular and accurate. The sand bat
terry waz scarcely injured by the weak fire
kept mp by Anderson. Scarcely a missile
from this battery n;ssed Sumter. The floating
battery proved impenetrable. Every shot from
Il told on Sumter
Shells from The moTtars at Mount Pleasant
battery were thrown With great precision.
While Sumter was on Ere, Anderson
was obliged to cease his cannonsding,
&c direct hls efforts 10 put il GU, twice be
succeeded, and to 10 this, his men bad 90 60
outside the walls ard pass water through ths
pert holes. Being exposed 70 terrific frei
this was not resorted 10 until the fort was on
FIRE for the third time, snd flames had iRcrsas-
ed % 80 alarming eKteai. After a few no
ments, BE- ordered them in and shut the bate
ries, as the smoke was too thick 10 work
them Ar noon, the flames burst from every
part % O., and the destruction was complete :