The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-01-02
Important News-Evapuation of Fort
Moultrie.

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Our Monday night mails bring US particulars
Of the evacuation OF Fost Mouitrie by the
Federal Troops,nfter partially destroying it,
and tho transfer of the garrison aud militia.
ry stores to Fort Sumter. Also Of The ,oc-
cupation Of Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinck.
ney by South .Carolpa Troops, under orders
from Governor Pickens. This occurred on
Thursday, the 27th ultimp Thus South
Carolina and the Federal Government as.
sume each toward the other n hostile atti-
tudp, and to .hsar At any moment. that NC ual
war is being waged in Charleston harbour,
need not now occasion surprise. We gath
er from the Courier the following par,icu-
lars;
Throughout the dag, on Wednes sday, pre-
parations Of some unusual sort were going
on about Fcrt M4ultEie, and it was current.
| ly reported that the women and fumilies of
the garrison We're to be removed TO Fort
Johnson, on James Island.
The work Of transportation began on
Wednesday evening, and WAS carried on
with such energy that, under the ous
confidence reposeG by the authorities of
South Carolina. il VAS effected il. the course
of Wednesday night.
About 8 clock Wednesday evening guns
were heard from Fort Moultrie, and this
was the first ntitnation to the City that
snything unusual was going on.
Instead of proceeding to Fort Johnson,
as avowed, the transports, which cOnpri,ed
three schooners aud some barges, that had
been previously engaged ostensibly for
completing the defences Of Fort Moullrie,
were ordered to Fort Sumter, under cover
Of darkness
On Thursdsy morning il was found that
Fort MouItrie was dismantled. its guns al!
spiked, and several guns ranging towards
Fort Sumter completely dismouuted, and
their carriages, &c, tarred and burned -
Capt. Foster, U. S. Engineers, who had
been in charge OF the works on Fort Sum.
ter, was left with n small detail in Fort
Moullrie.
The excitement which the promulga,ion
of this news created in Charleston cannot
be described, and we ,canpot compose our.
selves to attempt the Details. phe bulletin
boards aud all places Of public concour,e
were thronged with eager inquirers, and
settled determination vas mark ed on every
face.
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meht whose return from Fort Sumter was
awaited by thousands.
me answer OF Maj Anderson has not
'ranspired' o"t we are informed on the best
n"'hority mat he acknowledges the act of
neseru"g rort Mouitrls ana repairing TO
rort sumter as entirely his own, aud as
aone ""hou' spsaihe orders.
we nave olher information that Maj. An
oersoh 'or "ome time mas INDUCED constant
nPpIe"ens'ohs OF IN unauthorized and tn
"a,'uouS a'"ek on Fort Mopltre.
Soon al'er the steamer which bore the
S.P'aeh from HoV. fickens had LETT Fort
ou"'e, " 'e,u'n' TIE United states Nag
,s Mas a'sPlayea rom thnt fortress, and II
mus, ;"uS became stronghold OF ae''nncp and
msu' " 'ne o,"te 'or whose defence II was
'oin"e"cea ana designed.
n M"5"' AhGer'oh denied That either tho
.es.uth' or secretary OF war had gwen
s"y o'u.'s '"' '"e eS"c"a,'o" OF the post.
""Joi n":,e's"n ,.,:. ''aG u"he ,"'s on rs own
n.'pvn''o"' I1","h,ns 'na' bv ""cn