The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-04-17
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We clip the following from the Chicago
Times, Monday the 18th:
Our dispatches from Cha lesion, leave off
about as continued stories in serial form. A
white flag Was waving from Fort Sumter. the
stars and stripes having been hauled down
The firing ceased on Friday night, but was re-
newed on Saturday morning, apparently with
more effect than on the previous day. Several
OF Andersons shots struck the floating battery
below low water mark, aud others did damage
to the officers quarters at Fort Maultrie. On
the other hand, the batteries on Morris Island,
Cammlnss' Point, and at Fort Mautrie, did
terrible work on the walls Of sumter. Several
guns in Sumter were sileuced, among them u
ten inch Columbian il corner of the fort next
| to MaGitrie was knocked off, and on the .ide
next Cummings Point two port holes were
Knocked mic one, and the wall in Tie nj III.
Gulhood ppeared 10 be crumbiing. At about
10 O'Clock i'll the morning, we would Judge two
magazines i'll Sumter exploded. and about the
same time the root of the barracks caught fire.
| While efforts were being made to exlingush
the flames. the fire OF Fort Sumter was neces.
| sariy much >lackened, while the shells from
| cummings Point and Morris island were
bursting with terrific r,pidty over the be.
IVA uered ."itress. SOon the hanl, \ att ,ined
such Roadway, rh,t the whole ort seemed to be
| Oh fire, the flames bursting cat OF the port
holes, anu the tort it>eli being scarcely distin.
sui. habte IN the glare. A raft WIS hastily con.
strueied, and thrown upon the watclou:side of
the tort. Upon this, unprotected, several brave
| fellows stood passing up water to extnguish
the tan Is. A! fire was opened upon them from
| ,oiris Islam, which is said to have proved
cruelty dcsti uctive. After this the firing from
Su nter seems to have ceased. he federal
q : is said TO nave been hauled down, and y
n,g OF truce substituted. II our uespatches,
winch seem very indefinite on this point. are
TO be creoite.i, the feueral flag was again run
up, and Polcher ailes, with atS Ut truce,
passed over IRON the Charleston side TO Sum
tr.s After sbrieI conference, the Stars aud
stripes were again hauled down and flag of
tr CO substituted. Al this point the despatch 3
Icase L. bout noon, We should Judge, three
OF the fleet s>ed over the bar, with the ap
parent intention at engaging the bait res on
1t"rris IS ana aud landing troops. They do not
appear however, to have opened their fire. It
is said that not single life was lost on the side
Of the Colfederates 1t is scarcely possible
that the same good fortune attended Major An
deson. The rided cannon On the iron battery
are sad to have done terrible exc utinn Oh
Sumpttr. They were aimed at the port holes.
The Virginia Commissioners and Mr.. Lin.
colin had pleasant interview lat >atutd "
III H.. at which he stated his policy to he the
ca'.'eS out VI Tie proor Wne vi MS iiiauou'
iai.
| Considerable excitement was created mt Bal
tim"re last Satu,d ", at tie appearance OF a
secession cockade in the streets. The man who
w,re il came near paying dearly Tor his impu-
uence.
/ lie government chartered two additional
steamers, the Philadelphia and Ericsson. he
form is rapidly receiving her tit of pro
visions IL. stores tine latter is to be reserve
| ure ein,r- encies. Tie war steamer
Merrimic was being fitted out at Norfolk.
Boston and abode Island are represented a:
nigh with the war fever. Gov. Sprague has
tendere, the services Of the marine artillery
and 900 infantry. which he offers to heat
himself. Pennsylvania Legislature has passet
the bl apprapli,tiny $5D0,OOU for arming ant
equippin. the State m, litia, aud it has received
the Governors signAt,re.
Tue National Republican has been designat
ed rs the government advertising or an.
1t is said that Gen. Scott was averse to thu
attempt to reinforce Fort Sumpter