The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-04-18

There have been two rain storms DUR
log the day, bat without effect upon the
battle
Everybody is 10 a ferment. Some OF
those fgbting are stripped to the waist.
FROM MONTGOMERY.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y Tribune.
Montgomery. Friday. April, II. 1861.
Dispatches frow Charleston, dated e
clock this evening. state that the BON
bard ment OF Fort Sumter continued &C
lively. The Confederate States batteries,
including the floating battery, performed
admirably The opinionwas that Fort
Sumter will suecumb tomorrow. Iht
relief feet was sisnalled outside. G. n. 5
Charleston. Sat-. April l3-i0:3o a. ID
At intervals of twenty minutes the e
ring was kept up all night Oh Fort Sum
ter.
Msior Anderson ceased firing from
Fort Sumter at 6 o'clock 10 the evening
All night be was gagged IN repairing
damages and protecting the barbe.te guns
on the top of the fort. He began to re-
turn fire at o'clock this morning.
Fort Sumter seems to be greatly disa-
bled
The battery on Cummings Point does
it great damage.
A;9 o'clock this 10 oruing dense So oke
poured irom Fort Sumter.
The Federal flag is at half mast. sig
mailing distress.
TIE shells from Fort Moultrie and the
batteries on Morris Island fall into Ma,
ior Ander,on's strongholi thick and fast.
aud they can be seen n their course from
the Charleston Battery,
Three vessels, oue of them large sized
steamer, are over the bar. and Feeni to be
preparing to participate in the conflict
The fire of Morris Island and Fort
Moultre i, divided between Fort >urter
aud the ships of war. The ships haze
cot, as yet, opened fire.
LATER.
An explosion occurred at Fort Sun ter,
a deuse volume of smoke aseending.--
Major Anderson ceased to FIRE for about
al hour His flag is still up. 1t Is thougbt
the officers quarters in Fort Sumter are
90 FIRE.
Charleston, Saturday. April 1872 N.
The ships 10 the ofing appear to be
quietly at anchor. They have net fred
gun yet.
The entire roof Of the barracks at Fort
Sumter il In a vast sheet OF fame.
Shells frou Cummings Point aud Fort
Moulire are bursting in and oser Fort
Sumter in quick succession.
The Federal flag still waves.
Maj Anderson is only occupied in put
ting out FIRE.
Every shot or Fort Sumter nov seems
to tell heavily.
The people are anxiou~ly looking for
Maj. Anderson to strike his flag.
Charleston. Saturday. April lap. %.
Two of Major Anderson's magazines
have exploded.
OuIy occasional shots are fred at hin
froa Fort Moultrie.
The Morris Island Battery is doing
heavy work.
Ii is thought that only the smaller
magazines have exploded.
The greatest excitement prevails. The
Sharv-s, steeples. and every available
place are packed with people.
The United States ships are in the of
eng, but have not aided Major Anderson.
1t i, too late now to come over the bar,
as the tide is ebbiDg.
Charleston, April Is Evening
Mai Anderson has surrendered, after
hard Sighting. commencing at 4 clock
yesterday morning. aud continuing until
minutes to l o'clock to-day.
The American fas has given place to
the Palmetto of South CaroliDa.
You have received my previous dis
patches concerning the fire and the shoot
iDg away of the flagstaff The latter e.
veut i. due to Fort Moultrie, as well a.
the burning of the fort. which resulted
from one OF the hot shots fred in the
morDiuz.
During the conAagration. Gen. Beau
regard sent boat TO Major Anderson,
with offers Of assistance, the bearers be
iDg Coils. W. P Miles, and Roger Pryor
of Virginia, and Lee. But before it
reached him flag Of truce had been
raised. Another boat then put of. con.
tanning ex Gov. Manning. Major D. r
Jones. and Col. Charles Ali.ton, to sr
rauge the terms of surrender. " hich were
the "a ne as those offered Oh the llth iust
These were official. They stated that all
proper facilities would te Afforded for the
removal OF Major Anderson aud bis CON
mand. together with the company arms
and property, and all private property.
to any post 10 the United States be uight
select. The terms were Dot, therefore,
unconditional.
Major Anderson stated that he surren-
dered his sword to General Bcauree ard
as the representative OF the Confederate
Government General BeauIegard said
he would not receive it from 20 brave
man. lie says Major Anderson u ade
-tauch fght. aud elevated himself 10 tie
tstIuatlon of every true Carolinau.