The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-03

those constituting the entire armament Oh tn'
fortress, were spiked before 1t was aoanoonneo
This is the only. damage done the iortlnca.ioh {,
further than cutting down the flag staff and the
breaking up Of ammunition wagons 10 iorh ram
parts on the walls Of the fort.
THE EVACUATION.
-The fort was found to be in barge of two off
GERS md four men. WHO had been left behind mere
" IN net ms n watch The place sealed to all
but tbe vyatch, and none but these allowed to
enter.
From the officers in charge it was learned that
theSeyacuaion of the fort commenced little alter
sundown on Wednesday evening. The men were
ordered to hold themselves in readiness, with
knopsacks packed at moments notice, but up
Io. the moment of their leaving had no idea of
abandoning the post They were reviewed on
parade, and were then ordered to two schooners,
lyins in the vicinity, where they cmbarkcd' taxing
with them all the neccssaries, s;crcs &c, requisite
In their evacuation.
Several trips were made during the night, and q
great part of the provisions and camp furniture
%ere TRANSPORTED under cover of night The
brightness of the moon, however, afforded but
sligbt conccament to their movements, and in one
of The trips, Lieut.. Davis in command, schooner
full of soldiers and baggage passed directly under
the bow of the guard boat NiRo. The officer who
made the statement expressed himself to be igno-
rant whether the watch on board the Nina discov-
cred the movement or not-at all events he SAID
they did not signify any cognzancc OF the fact
REASONS FOR EVACUATION.
From conversations held with the gentlemen in
possession of the fort yesterday, It was asccrtained
lint the first impetus given to the work Of strength
sn;1g' the fort was after the speeches of Messrs.
Macrath. Memminger and Others when fears were
aroused that the time would shortly come, which
would cali into exercise the of force IN protec-
ting the public property Upon this, all the encr-
oyies of the officers and men were called forth TO
render the position as strong as possible Attacks
were expected only from the land side, and to the
strengthening of these points all the available force
was put The officers expressed themselves to be
able after preparation, &C., to make successful
resistance against any mob or undiscipllncd force,
but a,rainst organized troops the small garrison
could not stand.
Major Anderson had been ordered 10 hold the
Fort TO protect the work, and he intended to do
it at every hazard. He had denied that either the
President or Secretary of War had given any or
dcrs for the evacuation of the post. MAJOR Anucr-
son has done this on his own csponsibility-think-
ing that by such step he would make himself Sc
cure against attack protect tile lives of his soldiers
anil could better guard the public property for IN
his position at Fort Sumter he could easily COM
mand, and If necessary, silence the batteries or
Fort Moultrie
THE OCCUPATION OF FonT MouLTEIE BY SOUTH
CAROLINA TROOPS.
at twenty minutes to eight O'clock the troops on
boayd the Nina and Gen. ClincA landed on the
wharf of Sullyan's Island Rapidly forming, they
proceeded under the command Of Col. DeSaussure
towards the walls Of Fort Moutric. y sergeant
and ten men held possession Of the place. On the
approach of Col. DcSaussurcs command the de-
tachmeut Of United States troops retired without
offering, any resistance.
The gates were not closed even, and forty
minutes aftersthe steamer touched the wharf the
Palmetto Flag, mounted on q hastily-prcparcd
staff, jas the original one had been cut away) was
flung to the breeze amid the huzzas of the occu-
pants Active preparations were Immediately COM
n,enced to render the place indefens:b!c. The
spiked guns, and those dismantcd by the burning
of the carriages, viii soon be in position to re-
.esond to any hostile demonstration made against
the place.
the Island. all was qnet and orderly. Scnirics
we're pacing the ramparts, end the hail OF :" All
wen' resounded at regular intervals from the
several posts.
At Castle Pinckney the same uuiet prevailed up
to the hour of going to press, 1he spirited COM
mnnds in possession ere sctivc n their vigilance,
and perfectly competentsta take care of them
selyas.-C Charleston Courier
Col. s. Harrison, eacrs-ef Edgefcld
Court, was severely injured in TIE right
eye, last week, while firing a salute in
honor of the States Independence. Mr.
John Prescott, of Graniteville, had his
arm blown off while engaged in the same
patriotic duty.
The Memphis Appeal learns from a
gentleman who had arrived from Little
Rock that the Legislature Of Arkansas
has called State Convention. The cleo
ton is to take place early in January, and
the Convention to meet during the same
month.
THE following nominations of the Gov
ernor for a Council of State have been
confirmed by the Convention: Hon. ID.
F. Jamison, Hon. A G. Magrath, Hon. G.
G. Memminger and Hon. a. G. Caring
w. Gibbes, late Lieutenant in the
United States Army, has been appointed
by Gov Pickens, commander of the forti-
fications at. Beaufort, with the rank Of
Captain. %
Lieut.. G.. E. Law, OF Indiana, and Sur
geon Charlton, of Georgia, have resigned
their commissions in the Navy.
Lieut.. Colonel II. L. Bozcman has been
elected Colonel of the Sd Regiment S. c.
M.
DR.. Mitchell has been elected US. Sen
ator from Arkansas. lie is forimmcdiatc
secession.
MARRIED. on the 9th ult., by Rev. v Young
Mr. j. N. McKEowS, native of Chester District TO
Miss EsfNA C. daughter of Mr.. Wm. Pratt, of