The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-13
,xo O, FORT SUMTER BEGUN

rurxry FOUR HOURS FIRING,
,.rACH MADE IN SUMTER.
ox,y Two coSrEDBATk TROOPS WOUNDED
~pr FLEET OFF TIM ColS7.
.,.-,a. stamped for the Niaht-The Har.
~, Lane Driven 0a-Goed Firing OF the |
n.,,.r,es-The Preparations the Day Be- |
na.sription Of Fort Sampter-Majcr |
Andersen, &C
,xar has commenced. Yesterday morn |
"a o'clock the batteries of the Confed- |
,r,,Ds in Charleston harbor opened fire |
-, Suuter Ex-President Tyler yester-
aferuoon received by telegraph from
- TSlar. Jr, at Montgomery, Ala, the
,T,,,,,g copy of the official correspondence
,.h took place before the bombardment
commenced >,
Ia Rastard. Di,Iaieh 10 tae Secretary % H'ay
CHARLESTON, April S, 1861
r,I..P WALKER
nr,r Sis An authorized messenger from
,jrnnln has just informed Gov. Pickens and
,yself that provisions will be sent 10 Fort
Sn,nter 'p~aceabiy If they can. forcibly If
tarr must" lSigned, j
G. T. B&ArREGAEp.
mo. Il
Beatp Il The Secretary % Har TO Gen. Beaurcga,d.
MONTGOMERY, April 10, 1861.
u Can BsACgRaARp. Charles ton
II Won have no doubt of the authorized
character of the agent who communicated TO
Won the intent ton of the Washington Govern
.nsnt 10 supply Fort Sumter by force, you
Whilst once demand It's evacuation; and if
This is refused. proceed in such a manner a.
YOU may determine TO reduce it. Answer.
lSlgned,l l.. =. WALKER.
[No.3l
Gen Rtd1rtgGrd 10 tie Secretary Of U-ar.
CHARLESTON, April 10, 1851
To L. Il. WALKER The demand will be
made tomorrow 8, IL o'clock.
rSigned.1 q. T BgAuREaARp
Brgadier General.
mo. a.
The Sse,e,dry q rt-dr to Gen. Beaureeard.
MoSrGosERr, April 10, 1861.
To Gen. BHArRHdaKp, Charleston:
Unless there are special reasons connected
with YOUR own condition, it is considered pro-
rer that you should make the demand at an
earlier hour. lSigned,l l.. +. WALkRR.
no. 81
Gen Beru-esarG 10 The Setre!ary Of War.
CHARLESTON, April 10, 1861.
The reasons are special for twelve o'clock.
fSignsa Ct. 7. BEArREGARD.
NO. o.
Ger Eeauregqrd to The Secretary Of Var
CHARLESTON, April H. is6l.
To l.. p. WALKER demand sent at two
o'clock. Allowed ill 6 o'clock TO answer
[Slgned,l CT. T. BEACRAGARD.
no. IL
The Sec7etarvof Uar to Gen Esaureqard
MONTGOMERY, April IL, 1861
Gen. BRAuRKdARD, Charleston :-Telegra ph
reply ~ Anderson.
mo. 81
Gen Besuregnrd TO the Secretary Of War.
CHARLESTON, April IL, 1861.
Toll p. WALKEE:-Major Anderson replied:
IL have the honor TO acknowledge the receipt
81 your communication demanding the evacu-
alton of this fort. and to say in reply thereto
that il is Il demand with Which l regret that
nv sense of honor and of my obligation to my
government prevent my compliance" He
adds verbally: II will await the first shot,
and If YOU do not batter 10 pieces, we will
be starved out in q few days" Answer.
ISigned,] e. L. BEAuREoARD.
The Secretary Of War TO Gen. Beaureyard.
MONTGOMERY, April IL, 1861.
To CES. BBArREGARD, Charles ton We do
not desire needlessly TO lombard Fort Sumter.
If Major Anderson will state the time at
which. as indicated by him, he will evacuate,
and agree that, in the meant time, he will not
Use his guns against US, unless ours should be
r =
thorized thus to avoid the effusiou of blood -
II this, or its equivalent, be refused, reduce
the Fort, rs your judgment decides TO be the
most practicable.
lSlgned,J l.. + WALKER.
Gen BeGur.gard TO The Secretary Of Har.
CHARLESTON, April 18th, ls61
To L. ?. WALKER He would not consent
/ will write to-day.
(Slgned,1 q. 7. BgAURBsARp.
mo. III
Gen. BeduSegard TO The Secretary Of Har.
CHAMELEON, April 18th 1851.
To L. z. WALKER We opened fire at 4.3t
A NJ. [Sigued,] &. L. BEAuREaARp.
NoTE-Intercepted dispatches disclose tn.
fact, that Mr.. Fox, who had been allowed Il
visit Major Anderson on the pledge that hi
purpose wa. pacific, employed his opportu
nifty 10 devise plan for supplying the For
bv force, and that this plan had been adopted
by the Washington Government, and was IL
progress Of execution.
PORT SUMTER.
The fort is five miles from the Charleston
Battery. 1t Is thus described by the Charles
ton Mercury:
Fort Sumter is built upon an artificial
island, al the entrance of our harbor. Tn
foundation being of stone, ii must be of th
above the water line Is of brick and concret
of the most solid character It's plan Is ;
runcated pen tagon, with one side parallel Z
the adjoining shore, thus presenting An angl
TO the channel. OF the truncated angles tn
eastern, western and northern are simply
formed into Pan com pees, W hist the other tw'
formed of two small faces, making an an
gle Of about fifteen degrees with the sides o
The peniagon. AT each intersection OF tn
small faces lie Il sally port. The height Of tn
psrapet above the water-l line is sixty feet
On the easter and ives tern sides are Inc bar
racks for the priyates, mess hail. kitchen, &c
On the outhern side the officers quar-
t4r. which finished in very handsom
style.
Ii is mounted with the heaviest guns of tn,
United States service, arranged in three tiers
the two lower being Classmates and the uppe
Barbette guns. The Casemate guns are thos,
which are fired from eInbrasure in tn,
Scarp Walls, and are protected from the enc
my's shells by an arched bomb proof covering
overhead The Barbette those which fir
over the parapet, which exposes the cannon
iers to the fire OF the enemy, although, In thi
instance the height of the rainlarts is 81
ereat that there Is comparatively no DANCE
rom the shot of al enemy's fleet. The ar
nanent consist of lao pieces placed in III
following order: The heaviest guns, such a
tue So and 81 FOUNDERS, on the first tier
and 81 FOUNDERS on the second tier Column
biads Is and l0-inch) aud heavy sea- coast NOR
tars on the top OF the ramparts.
The hea yiest pieces are turned toward tn
harbor, the lighter toward the lard side
which side is further protected by musketry
for which loopholes are cut In the Scarf
Wall The number of each kind of gun 4
about thirty o. FOUNDERS. the same number o
32-t,ounders, forty 2l-pounders, ten of eacl
oalibrc OF Columbiads, ten l3-inch and ten 10
inch mortars capable of throwing abont fou
thousa nd "A, 600 pounds Of shot and four thou
sand thrt.. hprdrad "a 3OO} pounds of shell q