Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-19

eSuaUiei men could not breath. smoke aud
iiame. Sui hot sho, and shell We're poured INTO
1t, and The soldiers were driven for refuge iuto
the casemates. These ure apucious bomb proof
arches with walls fifteen feet thick and afford
adequate protection.
The wind was flowing from the west driving
the smoke across the fort into the en,brusurrs,
where the gunners were at work; but ut III.
time, as II seized with new impulse, the guns
ct the fort Were again active, and the shots came
from 1T III rapid succession. This lasted for pet
hars half mn hour The firing from without
Continued, and, if anything. was redoubled.
MAJOR ANDERSON.
Col. Louis I. Wigfail. an Aid Of G en-. Beau.
regard. left Cummings Point in nn open bnat.
with his handkerchief ON the end of his sword
true. pnrtly ceused firing-the iron one wholly
so; but Moultrie and the other batteries on
the left Of the beleagured fortress, not being
able to ascertain what was going on. continued
to fire. Wigfalfs position was, therefore
rather dangerous but he still kept on, not
withstandng the shot We're falling thick arounl
him lie made shis way successfully, safely
and anperceived to the ledge of rocks extend
ing about i've feet from the walls Of the for
tress He landed. and walked quickly and
alone up to port hole, through which he
, poked his head. a soldier who saw him ask
| cl-'What do YOU want7'
Wlgfall.--'ro see tue Comma nlant"
"lIere. u am"
Wigfall-"I see, Major, that you have up
white flag. DO you stfrcnler?" -:
Auderson-"Ycs, | have mp flag of truce.
but you still continue your fire"
Wigfal-And that they will continue to do
| so long you keep up the United States tius
! Anderson-I decline pnFley.
| Wigfall-That is no use. We will Shelp put
! out your fire. but there must be 10 delay; we
| will be content with nothing but unconditional
| surrender. -r
Anderson-then I mist surrender. have
no other resource My men will shortly suf.
toeate. We are all in flames
! The brave commander of Sumter then agreed
that he would Internationally surrender-sub.
! icct TO the terms Of Gen. Benurcrard who as
was said hy Col. Wigfnll, ais n soldier and a
! gentleman aud knows how 10 treat n brave
! enemy"
When the pnrley, resaltins SO advantageous.
~ to us. had been terminated, the other boat
containing the other Aids came up to the Fort
| All firing had in the meantime ceased The upre.
ment to unconditional surrender was rcitarmted
! in the presence of the new arrivals aud
| Mcssrs Chestnut and Manning immediately
came back to the city to bring The news, when
it was alsn positively stated afterwards that
no one was killed Oh either side. 1t may eeetil
strange, but it is nevertheless true 49,
In conversng with. those about him, Ander.
sou was free in expressions Of regret n: the
Necessity which compelled the destruction Of
public property.
! On being introduced to Major Stevens OF the
! Iron Battery, Anderson complimcnted that
! gentleman Oh the efficiency of his battery, lie
| assured the Carolina officer that his work
could be no better done.
! Anderson also expressed some surprise mt the
| remarkable issue of 50 lengthy bonburdmcnt
in the total absence of bloodsled Truly, in
the remarkable words of President Lincoln
"nobody is.hurt" as yet. Major Anderson re.
iterated the assurance that the two explosions
| in his fort on Saturday were caused by the ig:
| milton of loaded bombs. which could not bs re.
moved from The burning buildings. lie also
| stated that the fort hud' been on fire three
| times on the first day. but0that he extnguisl-
ed it. He expected come one theE to coma aud
help him put out the flames, and said that it.
was nothing more than usual in civilized war.
| fare. He repeatedly; even when unguestioned
| lamentsd the destruction of the public prop
erty. -
After remaining in the Fort some minutes
Maj Anderson got into the barge of Capt
Gilis, ofthe u. s. Navy, aud rowed to the
steamer ISu6el. The boat was manned bv
eight federal sailors, and carried in her stern
sheets small federal fiug During the, dsem
barkation the same flag was still waving over
Fort Sumter, where it had remained oil night
On board the Isabel. during the temporary
absence of Major Anderson, Capt, Giilis said
he did not know whether Anderson would 60
TOunu 10 I've" 1oih III tle fSuOet OF III tie n0GL.
This he would determine when he got outside.
Anderson was much moved on leaving the
Fort. He expressed himself neither sorry nor
glad. He said lie had plenty of provisions,
| and his men attesed tbs- fast, for they were
the best looking staryelings we have ever seer,,>
Soon after Andtrson went on board the Isa
bel a salute Of fifty guns was fred IiFapid
succession FROM the ramparts o Sumter, alt. in
the midst,of The. firing the federal flag was
Lau,ed down. in view OF the thousa nds of spec ;:
tstors. As soon:as u,e garrison were ready to-
leaxe, tie Confederate troops landed from s,
Steamer and took possession: We went out
and got into a, boatto witness the spectacle Of
lowering the Tag. s''~
The lowering CT the fias took place at o
quarter past two o'clock, Tie ho;stipg Of the,
Confederate flag did d,not take place iii nhour
nftetwarda Every one was thrown intpteon.
ste,nasion e ma a. the anioved accident SSrriag
At nine o'oock st,e1troops had not gone out 10.
seas -. 81. - -.
Commander Hnrlstein, the nasal -afiicor AZ
this port sent messenger to Major Anderson,
informing him thgt the Isa6el wes at bis coin.
nnnd. and waiting to take him off-tD New
York it agreeable-and that if he wished to
Rolhe had better lake advantage of the tide
ajof Anderson. accpted thesoffer end directed
That h.s msn and tho baggage si6hld be con-
ID company, with the slsomhatan, Atla,aie and
Harriet Laas< 4;grSsz ~
hen we VenLinto Snut thsouGh the port
hole. we fonad the MajotSbGsy stsibutng let
tets to the officers md men or iIisi force He.
appeared 70 be in psrfeak. healths FIis. Rasi III
smass. as eaa e'a.tsd ~ as sasy The men
what matters sasWears. All thsyosr sas fsis
iloWs wap.ed whisksS, aud many wefa ti,s Si5
lent gesticulations they made to ascertain S any