The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-15
CIVIL WAR.
FROM CHARLEST ON.
FORT SUMTER IN DISTRESS.
FORT SUMTER
SURRENDERS Internationally
ATTEMPT OF THE FLEET
TO REINFORCE
Mai. ANDERSON.
CHARLESTON BLOCKADED.
AFFAIRS AT MONTGOMERY.
CHARLESTON BLOCKADED.
AFFAIRS AT MONTGOMERY
THE FEELING ABROAD.

The Federal Flag at Half-Mast, Signalling
Distress to the Fleet.
CHARLESTON, April 49,, IL o'cock-At nterva
of twenty minutes, the firing was kept up all nigh
on Fort Sumter.
Major Anderson ceased firing at o'clock in the
evening, and all night he is supposed to have beer
engaged in repairing damages and protecting his
barbette guns on the top OF Sumter.
Fort Sumter commenced to return fire at
o'clock this morning, and seems to be greatly
disabled.
The battery on Cummings Point does Sumter
great damage. At o'clock this morning dense
smoke poured out from Fort Sumter, and the Fed
feet
The shells from Moultrie and Morris Island fall
into Anderson's stronghold thick and fast. They
can be seen in their course from the Charleston
battery.
The breach made in Sumter is in the side oppo-
site to Cummings Point. Two of the portfolios
are knocked into one, and the wall from the top
is crumbling.
Three vessels, one of them large-sized steamer,
are over the bar, and seen to be preparing to par
tcipate in the conflict.
The fire from Morris Island and Fort Moultrie is
divided between Fort Sumter and the ships of war.
The ships have not as yet opened fire.
LATER.
An explosion has occurred at Sumter. dense
volume of smoke was seen suddenly to rise from
the fort.
Major Anderson has ceased to fire for above an
hour. His flag is still up.
1t is supposed that the officers quarters in the
fort are on fire.
ADespatch from Another Source.
CHARLESTON, April l3.-The batteries on Sulli-
vans island Cummings Point and Stevens battery
are pouring shot and shell into Sumter.
Anderson does not return the fire. Sumter is
still burning There have just been two explosions
at Sumter.
THE VERY LATEST.
Fort MouItrie Firing Less Frequently--Ex-
pIosions in Fort Sumter.
CHARLESTON, April 13.-Two of Major Anderson's
magazines have exploded. Only occasional shots are
now fired at him from Fort Moultrie, bat Morris
Island battery is doing heavy work. 1t is thought
that only the smaller magazines have exploded.
The greatest excitement prevails everywhere.
The wharves, house-tops and church steeples, and
every available place, are black with people
The ships in the ofing have not yet aided Fort
- h.. lab e.
them to come over the bar, as the tide is ebbing.
STILL LATER.
CHARLEsToN-12 O. clock, noon.-The ships in the
ofing appear to be quietly at anchor. They do
not seem to have fired again.
The entire roofs of Major Anderson's barracks
are one vast sheet of flame.
Shells from Cummings Point and Fort Moultrie
are bursting in and over Fort Sumter in quick
succession. The Federal flag still waves.
Major Anderson appears to be occupied only in
putting out the fire. Every shot seems to tell,
and all are anxiously looking for Major Anderson
to strike bis flag.
CHARLESTON, April 13.-Fort Sumter is undoubt-
edly on fire. The flames are raging, and Anderson
has thrown out raft loaded with men who are
passing up buckets of water to extingush the
flames.
The fort is scarcely dscernable for the thick cloud
of smoke that wells it. The men on the raft are
now objects of the fire of the battery on Morris
Island With good glass the balls can be seen
skipping the water and striking the unprotected
raft. Great havoc is created among the poor fel-
lows.
1t is surmised that Mai jor Anderson is gradually
blowing up the fort. He now scarcely fires gun.
from all the portfolios of Fort Sumter. Its de-
struction is inevitable.
Information deemed to be reliable states that up
to 10 o'clock to-day, no men at Fort Moultrie had
been killed.
Eleven shots penetrated the floating battery be-
low the water line.
The few shots which were fred from Sumter
early this morning, knocked the bricks from the
chimneys of the officers quarters at Fort Moutrie
like chaff before whirlwind.
1t would seem that Major Anderson's only hope
is to hold out for aid from the ships of war.
Two of the Federal steamers making in
towards Morris Island, with the view of landing
troops to silence the batteries there.
CHARLESTON, April 13-1. .30.-Four vessels two
of them large steamers, arr in sight over the bar.
The larger appears to be engaging Morris Island.
The flames have nearly subsided in Sumter, but
Major Anderson does not fire any guns just now.
General Beauregard left the wharf just now in a
boat for Morris Island. The excitement is increas
ing if anything.
have Just reao a letter from S. c. Boylestown
dated Moultrie at o'clock this morning. He says
not one man was killed wounded. The iron
battery had been damaged but the. e.rifed cannon
of the battery did great execution Fort Sum
ter. They were all aimed into Major Anderson:
port-hole.
Three of Sumter's barbette guns were dismount
ed. One of them was ten-inch columbiad. A
corner was knocked off one of the walls
The steamers Water Witch THE Harriet Lane
is no doubt meant, Mohawk and Pawnee are
thought to have been the three first vessels seer
in the ofing.
From Another Source
Another correspondent says the bombarding has
closed and Major Anderson has drawn down the
Stars and Stripes and displays white flag, which
has been answered from the city, and that'a boa
is on the way to Sumter.
FORT SUMTER SURRENDERED.
CHARLESTON April l3.-Fort Sumter has sur.
rendered, and the Confederate flag floats over the
walls. None of the garrison are hurt.
THE above despatch comes ria Augusta
CHARLESTON, April l3, P. M.-Fort Sumter has
been uncond itionally surrendered. The news ha
just reached the city. Ex-senator Chestnut, ex
Gov. Manning and VIM. P. Miles have just landed
with the tidings, and being followed by denst
crowd of citizens wild with Joy.
1t is reported that ten men of the garrison o
Fort Sumter were killed. The federal flag wa
shot away by the Palmetto Guards at Morri
Island. In all some two thousand shots wer
| fired at the fort.
1t is still declared that no Caroinians hav beef
| hurt.
Major Anderson and his men, under guard, wer
conveyed by boats to Morris Island.
The bells are now ringing out merry peal, an,
our people are engaged in every demonstration 0
joy.
1t is estimated that there are nine thousand me
| under arms ON the Island and in the neighbor
| hood.
have Just seen Lit. Porcher Miles, who went wit
a white flag to Fort Sumter, and who has Just re
turned. He assured me that no one was killed a
Sumter. This is reliable, and puts at rest all pre-
vious reports about Sumter.
| Major Anderson has reached the city, and is
guest of General Beauregard.
Our people sympatbize with him, but abho
those who were in the steamers off our bar and
sight of our people, and did not attempt even
reinforce him.
General Beauregard, with two aids, have LEI
for Fort Sumter, and will report on their return-
Three fire companies from Charleston are now o
their way TO Sumter to quell the fire before