Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-02

Military Academy, is in command OF Fort
Macon. We think it probable that Major
Hill, of Cha arlotte, with his Cadets, will be
in active service in the course of week or
two.-Ra1cigh Standard, 24h n1timo.
nag We learn that Mr.. John r. Harrison,
by direction of the Governor, is engaged in
examining, repairing and cleaning the arms
and accoutrements in the State arsenal here
and in making cartridges and ball The
muskcts on hand will be percussioued. Mr..
Palmer, the Principal of the Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb and Blind, has ten
dered to the Governor the services of the
pupils in sewing and making cartridges,
which the Governor has accepted. Let the
zeal of :hese unfortunate children stimulate
others. .--Ralcigh Register, 24h u1timao.
Major Anderson at New York--State-
ment of Captain Doubleday.
The steamer Baltic with Major Anderson
and his command on board, reached the
Battery at New York on Thursday, at l
o'clock. The following account of the ar.
rival is given by telegraph, together with a
highly colored statement of the valiant
Doubleday, one of Anderson's officers
She had as she came up, the flags of Fort
Sumter and Fort Moultrie flying. Major
Anderson, on landing on the battery, was
received by an immense crowd and his car.
riage was surrounded by the people, who
expressed in cheers and other demonstra
ton, their admiration of his conduct He
was followed by an immense throng through
Broadway to the Brevoort House, where be
joined his wife.
Capt. Doubleday says that the demand
to surrender Fort Sumter was made on the
11th, but was refused not only by Major
Anderson, but by the unanimous voice oi
the command.
On Friday morning, at 3 o'clock: the
rebels sent word that the fire would be open
ed in an hour. At 4 o'clock the fire open
ed on US from every direction, including O
hidden battery. The fire opened with q
volley from seventeen mortars firing ten
inch shell, and shot from thirty.three guns
mostly Columbiads
We took breakfast very leisurely. IT,"
command was divided into three watches
each under the direction of two officers
After breakfast, they Immediately went tc
the guns and opened fire on Moultrie, Cum
mings' Point and Sullivan's Island Iron
Battery. Cummings. Point Battery was Of
immense strength and most of our shot
glanced off, Major Anderson refused to al
low the men to turn the guns on the para
pet, on account of such terrific fire being
directed there
There was scarcely room in Fort Moul
trie left in habitable condition, and sew
eral shots went through the Floating Bat
terry, but it was little damaged. Two guns
on the Iron Battery were dismouuted. A
man was stationed who cried shot or shell
when the rebels fired, and the garrison was
thus enabled to dodge.
At first the workmen were reluctant tc
help work the guns, but afterwards, served
most willingly and effectually against the
Iron Battery. The barracks caught fire
several times on Friday, but we're extin.
guished by the efforts of Mr. Hart, of New
York, and Mr. Lyman, of Baltimore, both
volunteers.
On Saturday the officers quarters caught
fire from she'll. The main gates were
burnt and the magazine was actually sur.
rounded by fire, and ninety barrels of pow.
der, which had been taken out, was thrown
into the sea. When the magazine was en-
circled by fire, all our materials aoere cut of,
and zee had eaten our last Jiscnit taco days
before The men had to lay on the ground
with wet handkerchiefs on the faces to pre-
vent smothering, and favorable eddy Of
wind was all that saved our lives! Our
cartridge bags gave out, and five men were
employed to manufacture them out of our
shirts, sheets, blankets, &c. 1t will take
half million dc!.rs to repair Fort Sum-
ter's interior. Most of their shot were
aimed at our flag.
The following was the conversation that
passed between Major Anderson and ex.
Senator Wigfall. The latter said:
Gen. Beauregard wishes to stoptbis, sir
Major Anderson only replied, "Well,
we'll"
Wigfall-You've done all that can be
done, and Gen Beauregard wishes to know
upon what terms you will evacuate!
Major Auderson-Gen. Beauregard is
already acquainted with the terms.
Wigfall-Do I understand that you will
evacuate on the terms proposed?
Maj Anderson-"Yes, and only those. "
Wigfall then returned. Ten minutes af.
ter Col. Chesnut and others came from
General Bcauregard asking if Major An
derson wanted any help, stating that Wig
fall had not seen Gen. Beauregard for two
days, and had 20 authority for his demand
on Major Anderson, to which the Major
replied, "Then we have been sold. We
will raise our flag again. But they request.
ed him to keep it down until communlca'
tion could be had with General Beauregard
The firing then ceased and three hours after
another deputatiou came, agreeing to the
terms previously decided upon.
Fort Sumter had not been reinforced on
any occasion. The steamer Baltic arrived