The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-10
Another Vessel Fired into.


Batteries on Morris Island, struck and
made TO put back. The Courier,s report
is as follows:
Yesterday afternoon about three o'clof,
while the wind was blowing heavy from the |
Northeast, q schooner crossed the bar and |
was beating up the Channel abreast of the |
beach Of Morris Island, when she having
attracted the attention of some Of the sen.
tine!s, one of the batteries cred several
blank cartridges at her for the purpose of
bringing her to, which the Captain of The
vessel paid no attention to, but kept on his
course, when shotted gun was dischars-
ed, the bail from which it is supposed struck
her in the bulwarks, when she put about
and proceeded down near the bar and an
chored.
During the firing it is said that the schoo.
ner displayed the United States ensign"
but as her character and not her nationality
was in question, she should Immediately
have come to and held intercourse with the
commander on the Island, instead Of acting
in manner that produced the impression
that she Intended to force passage. Soon
alter the firing took place. boat from Fort
Sumter visited Norris Island, sent by Mai.
Anderson TO make enquiry into the cause
OF the vessel having been shot at, and also
to request permission for his boat TO pro
ceed TO the schooner and il is reported
that the boat did go to the suspicious YES.
sci, but Ut this we have no certain informa.
lion.
About six o'clock last evening the steam.
or Genl Ciinch, with Linut. Il. b. Huger.
was sent from the City to look after the
schooner and investigate her character, but
after proceeding some distance down the
Channel they were unable to discover any,
thing of her, and suppose that she had
gone TO sea.
The Mercury gives substantially the
above. with the following other facts:
The suspicious part Of the whole pro-
ceeding is, that this schooner, instead of
coming to and establishing her character,
Immediately, on finding that she could not
successfully run the gauntlet of the harLor
batteries, attempted to escape. The latest,
and apparently the most reliable rumor last
night was, that tho schooner il n coasiinp
vessel, laden with merchandise. In con
neciion with the suspicion that she carried
supplies for Anderson it may not be out
OF place to state that the usual supplies
went over to Fort Sumter yesterday
We are informed that the agent of one
or the lines OF steamers TO the North sent
an agent to Major Anderson, the other day,
stating that he could furnish him with ex.
ceilent accommodations for himself and his
soldiers on their return trip. Major Ander-
son is said to have replied, that he would
ike 10 make the arrangements, but as yet
he had received no orders for the evacua.
ton of Fort Sumter.
The above, TAX en- in connection with the
teIegraPhic news from Washington, which
we publish elsewhere, furnishes some
ground for the impression that Lincoln has
at last in his folly and desperation, resolved
10 make nm effort to carry out the policy
Indicated in his inaugural These demon.
STATIONS have apparently caused but little
concern in the Confederate States. Among
we'll informed circles there exists scarcely
any apprehension Of a serious collision of
arms. The Government Of tho United
States, in the present state of public opin-
ion at the North, is powerlrss TO wage war
10 amy considerable extent against the Con.
fe derate States Some puny efforts may
be made to reinforce forts within the Con-
federate States 10 keep up appearance. aud
preserve MS far as possible the consistency Of
Lincoln and his party.
1t was subsequently, ascertained that the
vessel above referred to, was the schooner
K. H. Shannon. Capt. Joseph Marts, from
Boston, with cargo of ice for Savannah.
Capt. Mart. mistook Charleston harbor for
that Of Savannah, and did not discover his
error until after he had passed the bar
When his vessel had arrived nearly abreas,
OF Fort Moultre, ono or two guns were
fired from that fort, across his bows. lie
continued on his course, aud ordered his
coors TO be run up TO the main peak, sup.
was what was required But 10 n few mo-
ments the fire was opened from both sides
OF The channel-from Fort Moultrie and
from battery on Morris Island-the shot
passing fore and nft of the schooner, and
whistling, as he describes it, fearfuly over
head Not knowing what to do, or what
was required Of him, he ordered his colors
hauled down, tackled ship and stood out to
sen. The firing from the fort and battery
continued, most of the shot coming in dan.
gerous proximity, and one ball passing
through his main sail, only some twelve inch.
es above the head of q man who was stan.
ding on the house at the tine. Passing
within speaking distance OF brig that was
going into the hnrbor, Capt. Mnrts hailed il
and asked why he wns fired upon. The
captain Of the brig advised him to haul his
jlbs down md come to anchor, which he
accordingly did and the firing ceased.
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