The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-04-18

killed and III wounded, in Fort Moultrie.
1t is said now that Fort Sumter was not as
badly battered as was at first stated.
Fort Sumter Il aiken.
The war has at length commenced in earnest.
The Secessionsts have precipitated the war,
and they will be held responsible for the conse
quences before the civilized world. The Ad-
ministration has acted with all the forbearance
that could be asked for, and has made no az
gressive movement.
two guns, to which Anderson replied with three
shots from his Bdrbette guns, after which the
batteries at Mount Pleasant, Cummings Point
and the floating battery opened fire of shot
and shell. Anderson replied only at short in
tervals until between seven and eight O'clock,
when he opened from two tiers of guns looking
ed to produce serious effect.
During the greater part of the day Anderson
directed his shots principally against Fort Moul-
trie, the Stevens floating battery and Fort
Johnson, being the only ones operating against
him. Fifteen or eli ghteen shots struck against
!
all appearances being made in the sides of Fort
Sumpter exposed to the fire. Portions of the
parapet were destroyed, and several guns shot
away.
The firing from Fort Moultrie, Cummings
Point, Sullivan'S Island and the batteries on
Morris Island did great damage to the walls of
Fort Sumter Shells were constantly busting
over and in the Fort while hot shot set fire sew
eral times to the barracks and quarters which
were completely destroyed. Maj. Anderson
continued to return the fire of the enemy, EIev-
en- shots penetrated the floating battery below
the water line, and damaged 1t to some extent.
Fort MOutrie also felt the effects of the we'll
directed fire from Anderson's guns.
Saturday afternoon, Maj Anderson finding
his men worn out with their long continued la
bors, his barracks burnt, and the walls falling
around him from the terrible execution of the
enemy's guns, ard seeing no hope of succor from
the vessels outside the bar, finally, reluctantly,
hauled down the stars and stripes and display
cd white flag Gen. Baauregard soon after
visited the Fort and demanded its unconditon-
al surrender which was done
Five of Anderson's men were wounded, one
fatally. According to the tolegraphic accounts,
not a man Of the southern army was injured du-
ring the firing, though that hardly seems rea-
sonable to suppose. The telegraph lines from
Charleston are, Of course, all in the hands of
the rebels, and they could suppress just as much
of the facts as they saw fit. There is a rumor
that several ofthe enemy were killed and more
wounded.
1t is almost impossible TO make succinct
and plain statement of the attack and capture
of Fort Sumter from the detached telegraphic
dispatches, but what We have given above
seems to be the substance of the matter that
may be relied upon. later dispatch says:
Anderson sauted his flag, formed MS com
mand on the parade ground, aud marched out
on the wharf the drum and fife playing Yankee
Doodle
During the salute pile of cartridges in one
Of the casemates, exploded, killing two men
and wounding four. They were buried in the
Fort with military honors. The others will be
buried by the Carolinians. The wounded will
be taken to Charleston.
The Fort was burned to mere shell.
The guns on one side of the parapet are en-
tirely dismounted, others split, and the gun
carriages knocked to splinters.
Anderson is reported to have ordered not to
sight the men, but to silence the batteries.
Sumter has been garrisoned by the Palmetto
Guards under Col Ripley.
The fire has again broken out in the ruins of
the Fort, and the engines have been sent down
to extinguish it.
On Sunday night Maj. Anderson and his
command embarked on board the steamer Isabel
for New York, but ere afterwards transferred
to TIE Baltic.
AT the present time it is impossible to account
for the action of the feet during the lombard
ment and capture of Sumter A telegraphic
despatch says:
The fleet lay by thirty hours without firing
gun, and either could not or would not help
Maj Anderson.
All friends Of the country and of the Union
must deplore this inauspicious commencement
of the war. 1t is stated Maj Anderson had or
ders in case his quarters became too warm, to
the Fort, but it looks to US that prep
arations should have been made to attack the
enemy with the fleet after he had opened on Sum-
ter, and save the depressing effect of defeat in
the first conflict. But of course we cannot pre-.
tend, in our ignorance of the plans of the Ad-
TO Judge of this affair. We shall
look with some interest for full and impartial
account Of the whole affair.