New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-10

side of Snuicr was mounted with ri1e guns Of heavy
esiber en- bar6'tte, and having The anyait'9e OF
lungiDR fire. This WIS the prin1 al BARI eve taterv
OF the Fort, and projected by taverHe OF sagd-
bags ca the northeast corner from the lire % the t-
iGde Battery aud of the Floating Battery, nut was
exposed 10 the fire from Morris leland a. which we
guns ere dir cited, and TO enladt IRE irOu' rofs
NoG lie. Mnlor Anderson and his officers desc ioed
the rc here very effective and personal eAn'nina-
lion fsy veriles their statement. perfect Storm OF
iron han must have swept across the terrepth o.
whole ParaTet il torn the top by the fah OF "hd
slOi from Fort MOulie. The clTnneva and the quo
ter are knocked in behind the tereplen, torn aud
perforated every direction. -Four Of tie guns were
struck, aud rendered useess by shot from Fort M"ll
trie. One eight-inch coumliad was struck on The
eide and cfacked another was shot by two balls ON
the carriage, wheel smashed; f!pounder was
struck on the breech and Deeply iOdeDted; and one
sInch howitzer struck. The effect OF these efaS,
together with the pieces crippled from Morn Island,
ard the two one lD-inch cOlnnbiad at the southeast
corner, and one Siuch howi;zerl which jumped on
wien fired, from TIC furry of th. gunneTs s,rvlng
them, ard negleciing to unCear the wheels leit but
two barbette guns this face capable Of service
Ore S-inch howirzer tie south side Of Sumter WAS
ao struck in reverse and di-atod by ball from Sal
vans lsldnd, Which had passed through tie qua terF
Ga tie afternoon OF IIiiag five hot shot wee 1rtd
from Mour at the barracks and CAPS. Foster 4 sd
{" have informed of officers that he touud great
difficulty that evening in cxtingusbDg the fires
created by three Of them. Many SHELLS had fallen Into
the building without setting fire. lie conectued that
tie tire Which bu ST ont from the roof Of the officers
qua tere 90 ercely at clock on Saturday ing,
Immediately upon IT, bcng opened b. the explosion o.
eh IL had been ini,cd by OF the hot SCOT OF the
day before but Wac pent up, emOlldcrng, Until rx-
posurc 60 the air spread II rapidly over tie hilciug
An officer tells liilr smoke observed even at
sunrise After the she'll it rolled mp black sud heavy.
However tins be, 30 soon the flames were seen,
steady stream of ho rhot poured upon the rect Of
the barracks from Moullrie. Fl 20 were coon knGied
in al directions making the cunfagTaon genea and
\ d iDu
stturk the outer wall Of tie southwest magazine.
The furnsce throughout the battle under the care
OF Corporal Narsrall aud a squad OF four privatts OF
Company \, and their preparation lIayed consi leu
IaIt in their glo,ious deuonemeur.
oic ball ON Fort Sumter passed through an en-
bFsure at Fort Moule, etiibing the Palmetto sido,
aud 'onchug TIE run, hut it was not IN use at the
tine, on account 81 the earn gc BE- oLing rckey by
rccu Another slot knocked OF Sc, cral btgr OF saud
from truyerte upon Lieuts. Etott, Michel, sud
Blake, WHO happened TO be together At tie moment.
Two men we've bfu.ed BY sreut balls-Pnvate james
Sol ivan on tic scalp, ana Private j. II. Million OF the
bhck-hoth 81 Company A. one 10y sihl'er-Nm
bod. Corporal Company ID; and orc by sand-P iyao
j. II. liolcoube Company ID. Wife Lieut.. Mite 81
WA rslg on bis bed, 3--ronnd ball ii9ped up tie
low ceiling Immediately above tim, coye',d i'm with
lime, aud drove him from ,he The quarters
rent aud perforated IN every direction, aud tie
roofing Knocked ia. S'me Of the balls struck 80 low
that seemed impossible for them g. have
the pfome 9Ge, where the caauUuers stood, without
killing or wouIdiug any. ~ oue Period dmiug the
couhs2mtiop the firing bad been stopped, aud the Off
cers and men were standing mcllu,s ], king when
Il shor from sumter smOc within few feet aud sent
them TO their guns again.
When tie tow-boat PIT ont from Morris Island
toward Fort Sumter, while tie United oiates ensign
appeared from the mort -wesl rampant Of sumter OF
polite Cob Ri ley Judging the Tort must Son sgrrer-
der be blown up, aud unwilling tina. negotiation
should come from tlc Confederate Sa,et, 90 derrd he
boat TO be fired mon. one ehell burst within twenty
feet Il IT, alarming the negro oarsnen 10 such degree
that Mr. II g.. Young was under the necessity of re-
naming with hem Instead Of accompanying Col
Wid4ll into the ior-a circumstance 10 De regretted
sn,e the late uncandd seltgloricaIion Of the VAN
pushed foe.
L. had been 10 some extent feared thai Po- Moulrie
would prove Unequal 10 the contest. OH ems al FOrt
Sumter had declared in letters published, that ttey
could r,adiy eirn,e us guhs. Tic Northern Pres
exulAnly gave then one hour 10 do II H. The alarm
ruuOrs OF the casual nj the poet, vii On FIJI
day curTett IN Cha lrstnn. showed { e popular
anxiety felt Early in tho DAY It wa repOred that
tWenty-.oyen uen Killed AZ Moulrrie later, Gfy,
with two officers slightly injured; and tteu it got to
one hundred aud fly Killed and Two ol mortully
wounded. Nor were these rumOr- confined % ChaIh
ton A. midday "a report was circulaitd the leland
AT Lieut.. Rtctt was mor'hlly wounded. Richuc,
HE servant, nid and terrified family negro Of tiAty
year, WA .fe from harm at q ue,sLouse of Com.
pauy u, some distance from Mollrie tovaidhe Cove.
Bat when be beard the IeI OF OF tie dnau casually
bis young MASTER lie st once forgot his fears aud ran
up 10 Ibe tort through the heat OF the engagement.
HNiuut IttHullOn through tIe tdlll lOrt
der fire. willie tie riO, crashed into the build
ing above and around hn he preeutsd lin eli on the
promenade before bis astOtIsH,d master, wi o was
unhur lie stated the bad news he Lad received, aud
said tLai b. had CONE 10 be with bin. lie WAS
taken at once into tie "rst hole" prepared for
prote,,ion during the engagement, By covering
Of sand bags, when from overwrouglt feelings aud
pleasure he burst into tears and lot long aer CisIp
re.red again to liz distant place Of taicy having
gained the approval Of the whole pest for his eXraor
diuaiy gslautTy ind It's worthy mutye. That hight |
Geutr.i Donovan. learning the particulars at tie
ne.- ONE, made Richard happy by Kind words cou-
merding bic heroism aud hearty stake of the hand,
cOinpdnd by something more subsanli a than glory.
The General hinsef bythe-by, Wa the oief sufferer
Of the day, innsmncn I've Loaf fine horse wild, be
had ridden down aud hcl ed behind Fort Motltre, |
while he himself went in. II was soon utter strulk
AID Instantly killed, By cannon hall. Tie scar ely
expected perfection OF the of the Sumter Bat
tery Ia Col Riley, assisted by Engineer Ma
jor Gwyon. Tie re.ult u his Suggestions and ur.
arrangements proves lis great Practical saga,iiy and
ability officer, adding LIures 10 hi, already
high reputation.
Tie signal for general engagement on Sulyans |
Island w"e the ra,ing Of hght ON the flagstaff of |
Fort ncnrie at night, ard III the day the tls- Pal
metto dag OF South Carolina benea Ill the Confederate
emf IN. IA soon the si4nal hell q, cd iIOm
San es' Islmd, theYe emblems OF t,bt were displayed
ut Molltrie and under these Oint colors the
AIDE and bon bardn cat Progressed 10 it, happy tetnna-
ton. The flagstaff struck by 32-pOuhd shot
from Sumter and elbows the deep fresh s'Rr Of the
wound The Confederate ilsg WAS pierced. by three
BALI and the State ensigu by four clealy Indicating
the warm aud accurate TIRE Of the toe.
On Sunday afternoon, when Anderson hauled down
the United states flag upon s.luriIg it, aud the coors
Of the Confederate States and South Car lna
OF above the raIIerts OF Sumter, Il salute Of seven
guns wss fred IRON each post around the hirbor. Col
Rill~y being at Fort Sumter, Capt. Calhoun senior
officer Of Moultrie, fred the salute OF seven gu frm
tie Channel Battery with his company, Artillery A.
ard gave permission TO Lieut.. Rhcit to e
with Compuny IL fruu the Snu,fer naft.ry