Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-16
Virginia and North Carolina Indignant
at the Proclamation.
TUE MILITIA REFUSE TO RESPOND

TUE MILITIA REFUSE TO RESPOND.
WASHINGTON, April I5.-George N. San
ders has telegrapbed the following dispatch
to Dean Richmond, August Belmont Mayor
Wood and others zone hundred thousand
mercenary soldiers can not occupy and hold
Pensacola. The entire South is under arms.
The negroes are strengthening the military.
The place will be quickly conquered. North
ern Democrats will not be held responsible
for Lincoln's acts. State sovereignty is fully
recognized. Protect your social and COM
mercial ties by resisting Black Republican
Federal aggression. PennsyIvania, by her
Legislature, should repudiate the war action.
The commerce of Rhode Island and New
Jersey is safe when distinguishable. Hoist
your flag. -.
When Major Anderson's quarters were
burning, General Beauregard sent offers OF
assistance before the white flag was run up.
Senator Wigfall received the sword of Major
Anderson, and returned it to him. The feet
is still off Charleston.
The following is the form of call on the
respective State Governors for troops, issued
through the War Department to day;
''Sir: Under the Act of Congress for call
ing out the militia to execute the laws oi
the Union, to suppress insurrection, repel
invasion, &C., approved February %, 1896
/ have the honor to request your EKcellcncy
to cause to be Immediately detached from
the militia of your State the quota desig-
mated in the table below, to serve as infantry
or riflemep, for period OF three months, or
sooner if discharged.
Your Excellency will please communicate
to me the time about which your quota will
be expected at its rendezvous, as 1t will be
met as soon as possible by an officer or of
fceIs to muster it into the service and nav n
the United States. At the same time III,
fSoath of fidelity to the United States will b,
administered to every officer and man. Tht
mastering officers will be instructed to re
ceiVe no man, under the rank of commits
stoned officer, who is in years apparently
over forty. FIVE or under eighteen, or who il
not in physical strength and vigor. The
quota TO each State is as follows; Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island
Connecticut Delaware, Arkansas, Michigan
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, one regi
ment each ; Massachusetts, North Carolina
and Tennessee, two regiments each; New
York, seventeen regiments; Pennsylvania
sixteen regiments Ohio, thirteen; New
Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, foul
| regiments each; Illinois and Indiana, sil
regiments each; Virginia, three regiments
1t is ordered that. each regiment shall con.
sist, on an aggregate Of officers and men, o
l,7s0
The total thus to be called out is 73, 39l
men. The remainder which constitutes the
IS, OG0 men under the Presidents Proclama
ton, will be composed Of the troops in the
District of Columbia.
Hon. John Cochrane has offered Governor
Curtin $4,000 of the loan authorized by
Pennsylvania TO arm and equip the troop
ordered by the State. A delegation of Pitts
burg merchants have made similar tender
CHARLESTON, April l4-The steamer Nash
vile, from New York, arrived here at three
o'clock on Saturday morning. An eye-wit
ness of the firing on Friday night says it wa!
terrifcally grand, and reached the climax a
ten o'clock at night, when the sky was over
cast with rain-clouds. The streets Wert
filed with people nearly all night; also
covering house-tops, shipping and every
available spot.
Toward morning the firing diminished.
few random shots only were fired and re
piled to only occasionally by Sumter. WheI
the fire and smoke were first seen issuing
from Sumter, it was supposed to be only I
signal TO the ships which were in the offing
apparently blOckading the port as they re
msined quietly at anchor.
Every one anxiously waited to see wha
the vessels would do, and fully expected tht
A. NJ. Sumter was plainly seen to be on FIRE
the flames bursting through the roofs of thu
houses within it. At this time Major An
derson scarcely fred a shot, while bomb
shells and grape scattered like bail over him
aud drove the soldiers under cover. Tn,
iron battery at Cummings Point, only l,50
yards from Sumter, kept up continuous
FIRE from It's riAed cannon.
Shells from the mOrtars at Mount Pleasan
battery were thrown with great precision
While Sumter was on fire Anderson wa
obliged to cease his cannOnading, to direc
all his efforts TO put it out. Twice he sue
ceeded, and to do this his men had to &,
outside the walls and pass water through tn
port holes, being exposed to terrific fire
| This was not resorted to till the fort was Of
FIRE for the third time, aud flames had in
creased to an alarming extent. After feI
| moments he ordered them in and shut th
batteries, as the smoke was too thick
work them. At noon the flames burst froI
every part of it, and the destruction wa
complete.
The FIRE from the floating battery an
Moultrie was regular and accurate. Th
land battery was scarcely injured by th
weak fire kept up by Anderson. Scarcel
The floating battery proved impenetrablt
every shot from it told on Sumter.
CHARLESTON, April l5-Anderson is o
board the Isabel and leaves tonight TO g
on the Baltic which is outside the bar. II
expressed regret at the destruction of prof.
erty. Doubleday fred the first gun frol
Sumter. All the men lOtked hearty an
well.fed. He complimented the firing ffol
Stevens iron battery, but did not thin
much Of the others.
The walls of Sumter are not much dan
aged, and, except in appearance, are
strong as ever. Anderson said he expecte
aid from the Oarolinians TO put out the FIR
and was surprised that NO blood was shed
1t was the best evidence Of skillful eng
neering.
1t is not believed here that the feet wi
prevent the ingress or egress Of vessels, bl
Il is reported that British brig was pr
vented from coming In 70 day.
Anderson evacuated with all the homo
Of war. The American flag was broug
down with salute Of fifty guns.
ALBANY, April 49, Governor Morgan Sc
. a message TO the Legislature on the Pre-
. dents Proclamation. He earnestly uIg
| the Legislature, without delay to confer
power 10 embody and equip the militia
public defense.