The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17
War Commenced!
Fort sumpter Captured by the
Southerners!
Anderson Embarked for New Yak!
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
CALLED!
$4,000 Volunteers Called Fer!

70, ,OOO v elulnteerS Called Fer!
We received the following, by sending
special messenger to Barnssville, too
late fer any oomments.--Ed Spirit
CHARLCsToA, April ll.--RsceiYed at
Philadelphia. l2ih-1:30 A. N.--At 2
o'clock this efssrnoon Gsus sral Beanregard
demanded the surrender of Fort Samtsr,
which demand Major Anderson declined,
fsobahly With q reservation.
CHsHlRsroN, l2tb. The ball has been
opened at last, aud war inaugursted. The
batteries on Sullivaa.s Island, Morris
Island and other points opened on Fort
Suntsr this moraiug. Fort Sumter re-
turned the Gre, and brisk cannonadiDg
has been kept up.
CHARLESTON, April I3.-Ths cannon.
adlDg is going on 6ercely from all points,
from the vessels outside and all along the
coast? 1t is reported that Fort Sumter
is on fire.
At Intervals of twenty minutes, firing
was kept up all night on Fort Sumter.
Mai Anderson ceased firing from Fort
Sumter at 6 o'clock last evening. All
night he was engaged in repairing dam.
ages aad protecting his barbette guns
He commenced to return the FIRE at
o'clock this morning. Fort Sumter
seems to he greatly disabled. The bat.
terry on Cummings Point does Fort Sum
ter great damage.
At o'clock this morning dense
smoke poured out from Fort Sumter,
The Federal flag is at bali. mast, signal
ling distress The shells from Fort NJ Moul
tre and the batteries on Morris Island
fell iato Maj. Anderson's stronghold thick
and fast, and. they can be seen in their
conrse from the Cher eston battery. -
I CuARLEsToN, April l3.-The ships in
the ofhag appear to be quietly at anchor.
They have Mt Fred Q gun. yet. The :, q
tire roofs of the barracks at Samter, are
in vast sleet Of flames. Shells from
Cummings Point and Fort Meultrie are
bursting ia and over Fort Sumter in quick
Succession. Tbs Fsdsral flag still waves.
/ Maj. Anderson is only occupied put
ting ont the Gre. Every shot in Fort
Sumter now seems to tell heavily. The
people are enxioasly looking for Maj An.
derson to strike his flag. a.a. 20 fae ~
i lis stated, from a reliable source, thai
up to 10 o'clock to day no one at Noul'
trie was killed s III 155sF d g-f
/ Eleven shots, from Fort Sumter pene'
iratsd the floating battery below the watel
line. The few shots fred by Iaj An.
derson early this morning knocked the
ohimneys from the officers quarters a
Moul;rie, like whirlwind. 81, her .zvss
Fort Sumter is undoubtedly. on are
The flames are. raging around it.. Z Najol
Anderson has thrown out raft loaded
with men, who are passing up buckets o
water to extingnish the Gre. Tho fort il
scarcely diseernibs.
At half past T. i o'clock flames were
bursting from all the port holes. Th'
7 destruction of Fort Sumter is inevitable
Four vessels, two of them large steam
> ers, are in sight over the bar The largcs
appears 70 be engaging Morris Island. r
sUnitsd States ships are in the cling
but have not aided Major Anderson !
, is too late nov to come eyer the bar. q
the tide is sbbing. ss. IL .as sr.
Il Tbs breeches made in Fort Sumter Or
! On the idesoppesite 10 Cummings Point
, two of it's port holes are knocked int,
, one, and the wall from the top is erum
, bling. .eoi yTar aait21 5Tai mssi j..
A letter dated at Moultrie, at 8 o'cloel
, A. NJ, says not -one man was killed o
, wounded. The iron battery had bee,
damaged. The rifed cannon of the bat
, (tery did great execution on Sumter, an,
we're all aimed at Anderson's portfolios
1 Three of Sumter's barbetts guns wer
dismounted, one Of which was a ten.incl
1 Columbiad. Afoorner of Fort Sumter
opposite Moultrie, was knocked off.
Another correspondent says the bonn
e bardment has closed. Naj. Anderson
= has drawn down the stars and stripe
and displayed white flag, which ha
: been answered from the city. and boa
is on the way to Sumter
CHARLESTON, April. l3--The Fedora
y flag was again hoisted over Fort Sumter
r when. Porcher Miles, with flag of truce
went to the Fort. In fe ~ minutes III
Federal fag was again drawn down b
? Msj. Anderson. =. : = - = - -.
Gen. Beauregard has just gone to Sum
= ter. also three fire companies to quenc
. the 6res before it reaches the magazines.
THIRD DISPATCH Fort Sumter uu
8 conditionally surrendered. The peopl
wild with joy. No Carolipians hur,
: Two thousand shots fred altogether. Ma
Anderson and men conveyed to Morri
Q Island under. guard. Anderson reache
the city and is the guest of Gen. Beaurs
gard, The people sympathIze with Ma.
u Anderson, but abhor those in hi CON
8 mand. There wa, a steamer in sigt
g which didn't even attempt to reinforc
If him The wood work and officers qua
tiers in Sumter are all bnrnt. No Officer
4 wounded. The Fort will be taken DO,
6 session of tonight. -