The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-15
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
THE Z. W. LINE
Exclusively for the Journal.
IRON THE SEAT OF WAR!
FIGHTING CONTINUED g!
EFFECT OF THE WAR NEWSlIi
Ships Engage Morris Island!
MA. ANDERSON RAISES 4 FLAG
OF TRUCE!! !!
CONTINUED
EFFECT OF THE WAR NEWslII
Ships Engage Morris Island!
FIT. SUMTER GONE UP!!!


CuAaEEsroS, April I3, I0.30-A ,M--At
intervals of 20 minutes the firing was kept
up all night on Sumter Major Anderson
ceased firing from Sumter at 6 O'clock in the
evening All night he was engaged in re-
pairing damages, and protecting the bar
bette guns. He commenced TO return the
FIRE at Z clock this morning. FoFt Sum
ter seems to be greatly disabled. Tie bat
teries on Cummings Point do Fort Sum
ter great damage.
At niue o'clock this morning, a dense
smoke poured out of Fort Sumter. The
Federal flag is at balf-mast, signalling dis
tress. The shells from Fort MOultrie and
batteries on Morris Island fall into Major
Andersou's strongest bcld, thick and fast,
and they can be seen n their course from
the Charleston battery.
CHARLEsroN, April 1.-Two of Maj An
derson's magazines exploded. Only OCCASION
al shots are being fred from Fort Moultrie.
The Morris Island battery is doing heavy
work 1t is thought that only the smaller
magazines have exploded. The greatest ex-
element prevails. The wharfs, steeples,
and every available place is packed with
people.
The United States ships are in the offiing
bat have not aided Maj. Anderson. 1t is too
late now to come over the bar, as the tide
is ebbing. The ships appear to be quietly at
anchor. They have not fired gun yet. The
entire roof of the barracks is one sheet of
Aame. Shells from Cummings Point and
Fort Moultrie are bursting in and over Fort
Sumter in quick succession. The Federal
flag still waves.
Major Anderson is only occupied putting
out Ere. Every shot on Fort Sumter now
seems to tell severely The people are anxious
ly looking for Major Anderson to strike his
flag. It is stated from reliable source that
up to ten o'clock to-day no one ct Moultre
was killed. Eleven shots from Fort Sumter
penetrated the floating battery below the
water line. The few shots fired by Major
Anderson early this morning knocked the
chimneys from officers quarters at MOultrie
like a whirlwind. Major Anderson's only
hope is to hold out for relief from the ships.
Two ships are making in towards Morris
Island with a view to land troops and silence
the batteries there. Fort Sumter is IN
doubtedly on fire. the flames are
raging all around it. Mai. Anderson has
thrown out q raft, loaded with men, who
are passing up buckets of water to extin-
euish the FIRE. The fort is scarcely DIS
cernable The men on the raft are now
objects Of fire from Morris Island, With
glasses, balls can be seen skipping over
the water and striking the unprotect-
ed raft. Great havoc is created among
the poor fellows. 1t is surmsed
that Mai. Anderson is gradually blowing
up the tort. He scarcely fires a gun. At
half past eleven o'clock, the flames were
bursting from all the port holes The des-
truction of Fort Sumter is inevitable. Four
vessels, two of them large steamers, are in
sight over the bar. The largest appears to
be engaging Morris Island The flames have
nearly subsidized in sumter, but Maj. Amber
son does not fire any more.
Gen. Beauregard left the wharf Just now,
in a boat for Morris Island. The excite
ment, if anything, is increasing. have
read letter from S. G. Boylston, dated
Moultrie o'clock this morning. He says
not one man was killed or wounded The
iron battery had been damaged. The rife
cannon of the battery did great execution
on Sumter, and were all aimed into Ander-
sons port holes. Three of Sumters bar
bette guns were dismounted, one of which
was a ten inch columbiad. corner of
Fort Sumter, opposite Moultre, was knocked
off. The steamer Water Witch, Mohawk,
and Pawnee, it was thought, were the three
first vessels seen in the Ofing.
Another correspondent says: The bonn
bardment has closed. Maj. Anderson has
drawn down the stars and stripes and dis
played n white flag, which has been
answered from the city, as a boat is on
the way to Sumter.
The breaches made in Fort Sumter are on
the side opposite Cummings Point Two of
its port holes are knocked into one, and the
wall from the top is crumbing.
Three vessels, one of them large sized
steamer, are over the bar, and seem to be
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The FIRE of Morris Island and Moultrie is
divided between Sumter and the ships of
War. The ships have not yet opened
The batteries of SulliVan's Island, Cum
mings Point and Stevens Battery are
pouring shot and shell into Fort Sumter.
Major Anderson does not return the FIRE.
Fort Sumter is still on fire. There has Just
been two explosions at Sumter.
CHARLESTON, April 13. P. N.-The federal
flag was again hoisted over Fort Sumter
when Porcher Miles, with a flag of truce,
west to the fort. In a few moments the
flag was again torn down by Maj. Ander-
son and the white flag again unfurled.
CHARLESTON, P. n, April 13th.-Fort
Sumpter has been Internationally surren-
dered.
The people are wild with joy No Caro-
linisns were hurt. Two thousand shots were
fred altogether.
Maj. Anderson and men, were conducted
to Morris Island under guard. Maj Ander-
son has reached the city, the guest of Gen.
Beauregard.
The wood work and officers quarters of
| Fort Sumter are all burnt No officers were
wounded. The fort was taken possession
of tonight.
CHARLESTON, April I3.-via Augusta.
| Ga.-Fort Sumter has surrendered. The
confederate flag floats over it's wall. None
of the garrison or confederate troops are
| killed.
RECEPTION OF THE WAR NEWS.
Bosrox April, Is, K.-The war news
| from Charleston creates q profound sensa-
| ton in this city and throughout the State.