Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-04-19

/ grspn the reply OF Anderson.
tSigDed) L. P. WALKER.
Secretary of War
lREPLY OF ANDERsoN.l
mo 81
CHARLESTON, April IL.
l.. p. WALKER, SECRETARY OF WAR: Maj
Anderson replies us follows
81 have the honor TO acknowledge the re.
ceipt of your communication demanding the
| evacuation of this fort, and to say in reply
thereto that it is demand with which regret
| that my sense of honor. and of my obligation
to my Government, prevents my compliance.
He adds verbally: 81 will await the first
shot, and if you do not batter us to pieces, we
will be starved out in few days. Answer
(SIgned) g. I. BEAUREGARD.
No. g.
MONTGOMERY, April l L.
GEN. BEAUREGARD, CHARLESTON: We do
not desire needlessly to lombard Fort Sumter.
1t Maj Anderson will state the time at which,
as Indicated by him, he will evaonate, and agree
that, IN the meantime, he will not use bis guns
against Us, unless ours should be employed
against Sumter, you are authorized thus to
avoid the effusion of blood. If this or its
equivalent be refused, reduce the fort as your
Judgment decides to be tue most practicable.
loignedl l.. z. WALKER,
Secretary of War.
no. 10.l
CHARLESTON, April II.
To j. P. WALKER: He would not consent.
l write to-day.
lSlgned) G. I. BEAUREGARp.
The Plans Of the United States Goueranent
Disclosed By Intercepted Dispatches
CHARLESTON, April Intercepted dis
patches disclose the fact that Mr.. Fox, who had
been allowed to visit Mej~ Anderson on the
pledge that his purpose was pacific, employed
bis opportunity TO devise plan for supplying
the fort by force, and that this plan had been
adopted by the Government at Washington, aud
was in progress Of execution
THIRD DISPATCH
TiCo Of Fort Sumter's Guns Sitenced-R Report
ed Breach in the Southeast WaH-.fnderSon
to Surrender on the Exhaustion of has Sup
plaeS, IT not Reinto1ced- No Loss on the
Southern Side.
CHARLESTON, April I2.-t Received in Phil
adelphia at $50 m.l-The firing has con-
tinued all day without iatermission.
Two of Fort Sumter's gnas have been ST.
lenoed.
1t is reported that breach has been made
in the southeast wall of Fort Sumter.
The answer made by Maj Anderson to Gen.
Beauregard's demand was, that he would sur
ronder when his supplies were exhausted if be
was not reinforced.
Not casualty has as YET happened to any Of
our men (the Csroliniaus
OF the nineteen batteries 10 position, onlv
seven have opened on Fort Sumter. The re-
mainder are held in reserve for the expected
feet
Two thousand men reached the city this
morning and embarked for Morris Island and
other points in that neighborhood
FOURTH DISPATCH.
Three Var Vsssets Reported Outside.
CHARLESTON. April l2-t Received in Phil
adelphia at 1910 p. NJ. The bombardment
Of Fort Sumter still continues.
The floating battery and Stephens battery
are operating freely.
Fort Sumter continues TO return the FIRE.
1t is reported that three war vessels are out
side the bar.
FIFTH DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, April 12.--The firing has
ceased for tae night, to be renewed at daylight
IN the morning, unless an attempt be made in
the meantime to reinforce Fort Sumter, to re-
pei which ample arrangements have been made.
The Seceders have worked their guns admi
rably we'll.
Only two were wounded during the day.
The PaiORse, Harriet Lane, and third war
steamer, are reported off the bar.
Fresh troops are arriving here by svery
train.
CIYTu DTCo Anf1rJ
CHARLESTON, April r. Received 10 Phil~
adelphia April 13, 2 O'Clock, A. M.l-The
bombaTdment Of Fort Sumter is still going on,
every twenty minutes, from the mortals. Il
Is supposed that Major Anderson is resting bis
men for the night as he has ceased to reply
Three Vessels-of-War ara reported outside,
but they cannot get in. The sea is rough.
Nobody on the Carolina side has been hurt
by this days engagement.
The floating battery works well.
Every inlet is well guarded
There are lively times on the Palmetto coast.
The Latest
SEVENTH DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, April 1880 a. MI
will be utterly impossible to reinforce Fort
Sumter tonight. A storm is raging, and the
lis very rough
The mortar batteries will be kept playing on
Fort Sumter all night.
LATEST FROM CHARLESTON.
The Bombardment Coatanued-F Fort Sumter
on Ftre-Ihe Federal Flag al Halt Mast
The Fleet oref the Bdr-Ths Protection of
the Capitol Dism,ssals from tie .4rmy-
Il SeceSsaoasst .ifo6bed at Balfimore-Wre