Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-26

Dor, and we're transferred TO the Baltic,
sailing on Tuesday morning
Fort Sumter has net been reinforced on
any occasion.
The Baltic arrived Of Charleston on the
morning Of Friday, after the firing at Fort
Sumter had commenced. The Pavuee
and Pocahontas arrived on the next day.
The Powbatan and Atlantic have not been
seen. The steam-tugs have been blown
to sea, and have not beeE seen. During
all the while the feet was of Charleston,
q heavy gale was blowing
On the day that M,jor 4nasrson eraeu-
ated, preparations to reinforce him had
been made for an attemp. on that night. A
schooner Was seized, and an agreement
made to pay the pilot and captain $500 to
put the men 10 the fort; but the fort was
evacuated before an attempt could be made.
Capt. Fox had instructions to attempt to
provision the fort without troops, aud if
b. was fred on, be was to rush on in the
best manner be could, but the gale pre-
vented the arrival of the tugs and trans
ports.
The Harriet Lane was soon expected
to arrive. The Pawnee had gone to Wash
iDgton.
t Both the Major and bis command show
the care-woru effects of their seige.
| The following is copy Of Major An
derson's despatch to the Secretary Of War:
| SIR: Having defended Fort Sumter for
thir,y.four hours, until the quarters were
entirely burned, the main gates destroyed
by FIRE, the gorge wall seriously injured,
and the magazine surrounded BY flames
and its door closed from the heat, four
barrels and three cartridges Of powder only
being available, and no provisions but
pork remaining, accepted the terms of
evacuation offered by Gen. Beauregard-
being the same as were offered by him on
the llth instant, prior to the commence
ment Of the hostilll,ies-and marched or;
of the Fort on Sunday afternoon, the l4th
instant, with colOrs flying and drums beat
ing, bringing away the company and our
! private property, and salutiug my flag
with fifty guns. ROBERT ASDERsoN,
Major Of the First Artillery.
The ordeal which Maj. Anderson has
undergone for the last few mouths has
been q terrible ore. From the Goth day
Of December last, until leaving the Fcrt
in the transport, after the evacuation, he
never set foot outside Of Sumter.
The men composing the garrison OF
Fort Sumter were serenty-si1 in number.
In addition to these, the fort held forty
three laborers and nine officers, Lieut.
TALBOT being absent, and not having been
allowed to visit the fort after carrying the
Washington dispatches. Iu all, 12S.
1t is certain that the Secessionis.s for
weeks preceding the fual struggle, had
been laying their plans to attack Auder-
son At the critical moment when be had
been reduced to short allowance Of provi-
sions. After the order had been given
that no food should reach the Fort from
Charleston, an effort was made BY the
commanding officer Of Sumter to send tie
lsborers to shore, in order that the ratious
might support the regular soldiers for
longer period. This effort was unsuccess-
full, the rebels refusing to allow the labor
ers to leave the Fort! OF course the ne.
cessity Of supplying fsrty-,hree mouths
daily, in addition to the enlisted men and
officers, hurried the crisis.
The Fort was never surrendered. Itwas
evacuated by Major Anderson, who carried
away all private and company baggage,
and the arms Of bis men. In departing,
bis flag was saluted by the Federal troops
with fifty guns. In no sense was it sur
render.
Three only of the United States troops
we're wounded.
Two Of the gunsof Sumter were disabled
by the rebels. Two Of the barbette guns,
however, we're thrown over and rendered
useless, owing to the carelessness of the
gunuers in firing.
The Fort was incomplete, but was very
little injured on the outside. 1t was not
bomb and fre-proof inside, where the wood
work taking FIRE was the immediate cause
of the loss of the whole.
Altogether, it was 4 noble defence-its
assault, in all its characteristics, was infa-
mous-and the growing Of the "cbivalry"
over their rictory is ine1pressibly absurd
and ludicrous.
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1%The 10Th of April, IT'S, the Bri-
tish made their first bloody assault upon
the soldiers Of Massachusetts,, at Lexing-
ton. Eigbty-six years afterwards-l9th |
April, 1S61-Massschusetts soldiers were
sgain assailed, and some killed by the Se-
cessionists At Baltimore. On each men,