The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-04-18
The soldiers ON Morris Island jumped

The soldiers on Morris leland jumped
op the guns every shot they received from
Fort Sumter while thus disabled. and
,aye three cheers for Major Anderson
and three groaDs for the feet
The flames have destroyed everything
Both officers and soldiers were obliged to
lay on their faces in the caseMents to
prevent 81 tfoca
The explosions heard 10 the city were
from snail piles of shell, which ignited
fron the heat.
TIE effect of the shot upon the fort was
tremendous. The walls were battered 10
hundreds of places; but no breach was
made.
In all. two thousand shots haVe been
fired. No Carolinians killed.
Major Anderson and his men, under
Guard. we're conve;ed to Morris I-land
The bells are ringing out merry peal,
and our people are ensaged in every de-
monstration Of Joy.
II il estimated that there are niue thou
.aDd men uoder arms on the islands and
in the neigbborbood.
have seen w. Porcher Miles, who
has just returned from visit to Fort
Sumter He assured n.e that Do one " as
killed at Fort Sumter. This is reliable.
aud puts at rest all previous reports about
Sumter.
Major Anderson has reached the city,
and l. the guest of Gen. Beauregard
A boat from Que OF the vessels outside
the harbor communicated with Gen 81
uons. 10 command of the forces ou Nor
rs Island, and made request that one OF
the steamers be allowed to enter the port
for the purpose OF taking away Major An
aerson and bis command An arrange
nept wa- agreed upon by the parties to
,tay all projecting until O'Clock to
morrow
Major Anderson expressed bim'eli
aiuch pleased that no lives had been sac
rlGced and says that to Providence alone
j. to lie attributed the bloodless victory
He com plimeuts the firing OF the Carroll
mans, and the large number of exploded
SHELLS lying around a.,ests their elective
ucss.
The number Of soldiers in the fort was
about seventy. besides twenty Il work
mcn. Who assisted at the guns. His stock
Of provisions was aluo>t exhau-ted. low
ever. He would have been starved out
10 two more days.
The bells have been Ginning all day.
guns firing, ladies waving handkercbief>,
people cheering, and cltizens making
themselves generally demonotratiye. 1t
i regarded as the greatest day 10 the
history of South Carolina.
Within Fort Sumter, erjthing but
the easement is an utter ruin. The whole
thing looks like a blackened IN ass OF ruin~.
Many of the guns are di.mounted. The
-ide opposite the iron battery Of Gun
ming's Point is the hardest dealt with. -
The rifed cannon from this place played
great havoc with Fort SUMTER The
aall looks like honey comb. Near the
top is breach as big as a cart. Th,.
-ide opposite Fort MOultFie is honey
combed extensively, as is that oppo
site the floating battery.
Fort Moultrie is badly damaged. The
officers quarters and barracks are torn
TO pieces The frame houses on the Isl
and are ridled with shot IN money in-tan
ces, and whole sides of houses are torn
out
The fire in Fort Sumter was put out
and recau. BIT three times during the day
Dr. Crawford. Major Anderson's sur
geon, is slightly wounded in the face
None of the Carolinians are injured.
1t is rot kuowD when the Carolinians
will occupy Fort Sunter. what is to be
:one with the sanquiahed.
Major Anderson and bis men leave to-
nj ght in the steamer Isabel at l / o'clock
for New York
The feet is still outside.
1t was a thrilling scene when Major
Anderson and his uen took their formal
leave OF Fort Sumter.