The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-07-22


supply Of provisions, and with n view
Of holding possession of the same,
with force Of less than 10000 good
and wcll-disciplined men. This
opinion was concurrcd in by all the
officers Of his command, and their
memoranda on the subject We're made
enclosures of Major Anderson's let
ter.
The whole was Immediately V laid
before Lieut.. Ge:ieral Scott. who ut
once conculred with General Ander-
son in opinion. On reflection, how
/ ever, he took full time, consulting
will, officers both of the Army aud
Navy, and at the end of four DAYS
came reluctantly but decidedly to the
same conclusion as before. He also
stated at the same time that NJ such
sufficient force was then at the con
troll Of the Government, or could be
raised and brought ON the ground
within .l.e time when The provisions
in the fort would be exhausted.
! in purely military point of view.
this rednced the duty OF the Admins
| tration in the case TO the mere matter
of getting the garrison safely out of
the fort. 1t was believed, Lowevcr.
that so to abandon that position I'M
der the circumstances would be ut
terlv ruinous; that the ncccssitv un-
der whichit was done could not be full
~ understood: that by many it would
be construed as u part of 4 voluntary
policy; that mt home it would disor-
ganizc the friends Of the Union, en-
boldcu its advcrsaries. and go far to
ensure to the latter Il recognition
abroad That, ir fact, it would be
our national destruction consuln!na-
ted. This could not be allowed.
Starvation was not vet upon the
garrison and ere it would be reached
For; Pickcnz might be reinforced.
This last would be ciea- irdica-
ton of policy, and would better cna-
sAe the countr" to accept the svacua-
.i"n of Fort Sumter a. a military
n"crs-itv An order was at omrc di-
r,ctccI TO be sent for the Landing of
the troops from the steamship Brook
lvn into Fort pickrn~. This order
couId not 20 hy. land, but must taxi"
the longer and slower rnUtc hy sga.
Th. first return, ,r,.yy, from III. or
don. u,,s r,c,iv.d ir.t one week be-
fore tn. fill Of l.',,.i i-r.1,frr lii,
news i..rlf wl, rhl- ~. u...rrr COM
u.andm.s :hr ~tbiar. - y Hir.h vessel
tho i-oar- Ea4 been Transferred from
the I'.ooI,Ilu. aci!U- upan -.m" Iu1-
= l,r,l;.,ir,. ,r the Inn. \ .mir,,,ra-
fiou. and OF tn, rxi,.carr OF which
.I,,. present administration. II, ~ TIA.
,inr al yi4iri, tn. order wa, dis
,.,nL.I haI oujv ,n, ya,,ti.. aud I'm
r,.rtaj, ,7,mor@ ,n fix atr,rt;ou. had
,c,us.d 70 land the troops. 70 now
,,.;rt,,,.,.,. Enr- pirk,n. b, ,,r.. = crjsi.
r,,.id h., ,.arL.d at I'o,r Sumter.
y os sn.i.o.-iElc. rendered so by the
,,,or,yi,,us.icn of ,rnyisi0us in thu.
ia,,ar named fort,
In nrccantion a-,i,,t such a con-
;rrc,,r, .',r Government had, 4 few
d,ye h, for., commenced ry.rsriuoe an
.,ncdit;nn. =. we'll adapied =. Nth,
h.. :, r,li.v. Fort Suunt,r. which
c,uoditior was intended TO be ul,i-
,nat.I,. usnL or nor. acc.rdin,, to cir.
.umstnucos TLr strongest su,'cipa-
TOD co.. fo,. usi,,a, !, wa. now nres..n-
,..J md !, r,.oIy,I tn ..ni !, for
ward
A. had hr.n int.nJ.d in III, con
.;nmrprv. il was al., resolved to no,j
r. II. Co,.,nor of south Garol;nn
hat h. u;i.ht .yp,ct an attcmpt
,.nr,l h, ,,,J., ,o rro,.;s;on III. f,r-
o,d ,Lo, ;f H. a,,n,nn. .IoI,ld no. II,
raS;s.,d .hs,.. xnriI h.. n, ,ffnr, :,
,hr,w in men. or,ns. or ammunition.
,yitLout Further notic., or in ra.. of
nm ,,,,ck unon ,br for, Vbi. ro,ic.
wos o,corIinSly given. whereunon
the fort was attacked and bo,nbar,icd
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