The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-04-25

patcn 10 lbc StcfeAry OF war.
SIR Having delehjed Fort Sumter
thirty loui hours, until quarters were en-
tirely burned; main gates destroyed BY
FIRE; the gorge wall seriously Injured;
magazine surrounded by aames, and its
door closed from the effects Of heat; four
barrels and three cartridges Of powder on
ly being available. and 10 provisions bu,
pork remaining. | accepted terms Of evac-
uatioh offered by Gen Beauregard-being
the same offered by him on the 1lth inst,
prior TO the commencement Of hostlities
and marched out Of the fort Sunday p.
NJ, 14tb inst. with eolors flying. drums
beating, bringing away company and pri.
vate property, and saluting my flag with
| fifty guns. Robert ANDERSON
(Sigued) Maj. lst Artillery.
Capt. DoubIcday's Account Of the
Siege Of Fort Sumter.
New YoRK, April l8.-Tbe following
is digest Of Capt. Doubleday's state
menl:
The demand to surrender Sumter was
made on the l1th, and refused, not Only
by Anderson. but by the unanimous voice
OF his command.
On Friday morning, al 3 o'clock, the
rebels sent word that fire would be open
ed in on hour: and at four o'clock the FIRE
was opened on us from every direction,
including hidden battery.
Fire opened with voley from 7 NOR
tars firing ten inch shells snd shot from
SO guns, mostly columbiads. We took
breakfast, however. very leisurly. The
command was divided into three watches.
each under direction of two officers. AZ
ter break as! they Immediately went TO
their guns, and opened fire on Moultrie
Cummings Point ard Sullvan's Island.
The iron battery Of Cummings Point
was of immense strength, and most Of our
sbols glanced OF. Maj. Anderson refused
10 allow the men to work the guns on the
parapet, on account Of such terrific
fire.
There was scarcely room left in Moul.
tric inhabitsble. Several shots went thro
the foating battery, but it was little dam
aged. Two guns on The iron battery
were dismonnted. Aman was station
ed who cried shot or shell when The
rebels fired, ana the garrison was
thus enabled to dodge. st frat the
workmen were reluctant to help work the
guns. but thay af,orwnrd served most vii
lngly and effectively against the iror
, battery. The barracks caught fire seve
raj times on Friday, bu! were ex,ingush
ed by the efforts Of Mr. Hart Of New
York and Lyman of Baltimore, both vol
, unleers. ...y
On Saturday the officers quarter
caught FIRE from the shell. and the mai
t gates we're burnt. The magyar ne wa
, surrounded by fire, and ninety. y.fve bar
.. rels of powder were taken out and throw
f into the sea. When the magazine was en-
circled by fire, all our materials were
, cut of, and We had eaten our last blscu
| two days before. The men had 10 lay OF
the ground with wet handkerchiefs OF
| their faces, 10 prevent smothering, and ;
| favorable eddy ofwnd was all that savec
e our lives. ......
D The cartridge bags gave out, and fv
men were employed to manufacture then
: out of our shirts, blankets, sheets, &c.
D 1t will take half million Of dollars t
o repair Fort Sumter's interior. Most Q
their shots were aimed at the flag.
e The Glowing is the conversation be
8 tween Major Anderson and Wigfall:
t The latter said-"Gep. Besuregar
q wishes TO stop this, sir"
n Anderson only replied. "Well, well.
S Wigiall-"You've done all that can !
done. snd Gen. Beauregard wishes
e know upon what terms you will evacuat
. the fort"
Anderson-"Gcn. Beauregard is a
t. ready acquainted with the terms"
g Wigfall-.Do 1 understand you will {
{. vacuale on the terms proposed?"
Anderson-"Ycs, and only those"
Wig'al then retired. A few minute
l. after, Col. Chestnut and others came frol
/. Gen. Beauregard, asking if Abderso
n wanted any help, and stating that Wi:
ID fall had not seen Beauregard fortwo day
a. and Lad no authority for his demand @
is Anderson; to which the gallant sC!di'
lie replied: We've been sold; we'll rai'
5, the flag again." but they requested hi
st to keep it down till communication wi
lie had with Gen. Beauregard. The frir
s then ceased and three hours after, arou
at er deputauon came, agreeing 10 the tern
of previously decided upon. On Sunds
h. morning, the steamer Isabel came dow
on and anchored off the port, when all Il
ot baggage was put on the steamer Clinch.-
ng The troops were under arms.
n, A portion were told 10 salute the fiji
re. and wien the last of The fifty guns we
full fired, the flag was lowered amid lo'
in hearty cheers of the men, who then forT
to ed and embarked to the tune oi "Yank
Doodle" Two men were billed on i
49,. second round Of salute by the prematu
{" explosion of gun, and four were woun
er. ed, ono badly, ard left at Charleston +,
iv- Sumter has not been reinforced on a
.ge occasion. The Baltic arrived off Charl'
*. ton the morning of Friday, after the fri
ms, commenced on Sumter.
red The day that Anderson evacuated pre-
,ay arations to re enforce him had been ma
led for that night. A schooner was seiz
and an agreement made to pay the pi
the and captain $500 10 put men into the
on but the fort was evacuated before the
tempt could be made. Capt. Fox had
son structions to attempt to provision The