Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1861-01-10
AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT or
The EvACUATIOS or
FORT MOCITRIE.
Tho Night Of December g. 1890

nov Asp xnr sA,os Asr.s-os rovss vsoers-
W. a. - ~. asssss-sus yxn<nAL Se>s
iprom The New Yo,s ,s,as,n
M. s,v. b.ia,w al. sr., ,..,,,~' -. -.
-, s".
VIC AsS'1''' sn'eh nAs passed. thfo''xh the South
ern nails OF MAJOR Andersons rrsaoYal IRON
Fort Moultrie 20 Fort Sumter. Our s..r,...,....-
L., wha h.. h.a .x.-,, .,,,..,... ,l.,
-. :; -, -. -.
IN uA1 s.A"' "An"u'N =" ssi-
oencc uiihin The walls OF both furts, OF militia
nv knowledge eoald give him, .r,.,,ses the prrpa-
r.t;,.. ,h;ch ,r.r. lc;,. ,o.a. n, al, C,haY,..-
=, a.
'"''Ah- W "s" 'n INC ora'e ah'es'' a"a n'S
troops hrs fruitiess efforts TO induce the war
Department 20 aiiow him 20 prov,d. Tor ,hsir
s,cl,ore the r,..o,. which s,,,,,..l,,.d hin, "a,
.--..--. -. =.
10y VI No'' "o''u~ "r
ioas Haaie by the Charlestonians 70 prevent tho
remov Al 10 Fort Sumter sna With what shrc<d-
n.., and .hil;,v ,h.x ~.,. s,;ls-l. hos, AZ,
- ,..,
uv'Ps' "asSAee anu PROVISIONS were trans'ercd;
the row aerc<s the harbor. in clear moonlight.
within hundred yards Of the Charleston steam
hat. anil h;.,or, ~ a.. MIA, ,,,;l A..
-, e,,
a'"'@ - H"'''' "'"Ssu w wac snohgho'o OF
samter
TnH EvAeuErioS.
M.io, A,.l.v.. ~ - L.-,,y,.
,hinr n, M. .,n,li - 49,,
l.,g- \, ~..,,ns,,,k-.r...',i :, -. 49,. -
i,.i,.r.,..hl. NJ, Jss.-, 49, -
ana rx,.,.;,. =, r.. 49,, ., -.
morc than three or s,., A.. wa,,,5 -. -.
;,n,,,..,hI. -, e., - .,--I y -.
4. -, -. ....-....ts, -. :. ~ "
n -. g. !. -.-ilL -, ee ~.
,nare ! ,ns. f,.,,, - -, IN So 49,
lsnians werc msking a,a,;,.,. q, srs', ,h,,.
-. - -, ,--.-i ~. - -
t;sn.I f,,,, ,h'.;. C.....; ~. "~s''' ~. w
~ngineer offcer. came d., ..,.'.,, A.
- ,,,5 4. y, 80, o. .I-.'s - C
h.d ,.,,.II,, -, -, -. - I-f-.i -
day. ~. No. ,-s..,ta -. -. =.
Win ncrf,rt n.,-,Sort 49, III
,ied b,bind Ms hack r., a..,'..-.,,.,., 49,,
no, even owe r., .-,.;-.;'s.' - - S.''
,,,.,... 49, L,li. ts-t - ~ ''o
They Would not ~ ~, a. -,
Ell no. ,~o,,lS 49,, .ii 49,. ne
and .h.lls ~ d;.I,ls,' -
,.o,Id n;ck "a A. -. .-..'-. - ~
lie ara M. .o,.n,.aJL ~ ,....-,,...,..- L.
;J =, e., :. -.
,.r,,h;n. tb.' -. ,',i'I' as1
va. IN 6,,n;,s, 49,, N,.,I.-:.:I - - So,
nlaoe for ,Lsx No.. :, h.,a,',,'' =; - 49, NJ
could NO, A., J. hn.drsJ ,.-.i-n 80, 90.
d,-r ~, ,.-..,. -. - t;.J 80 ~
All IN ~.,r AZ. L.,,is -. - ~ =.
became annar,n, ,h., Az. -, ha,,a-;'. - -
r., S,n,,Ir -. %
e.. ;n,, r. - -, So - P.usso .''eI
revcr.. Co., 81 ~. - az I'M 49, - ~ ",
into uaa.aer. nod ~, 80, -. ~ '-I.
PORT Moyl,y;e ;,.elr;. H., -. :. -
Port Sumter. Thc h.,,I.. 80 ~ No. ~
ahor, A. I,,h, v,,la -. '''e '''e v -
les. one. so long a. ,be s,,o,',, ia -, c.
ter. victory world No, 49, - -. 'u.''
mnnd Of the harbor nv m,,;n. =, -, s',Ha
Ter bc canned ,a,,.,, c.. ~, ~ ~, 5i''
,ramnclsd no.;,;o, aitn ~ ahd UNI
,,o.i,ion fr,,., ,xh;eL a. ,.s;i, -. 80,
sion of elI,cicn, bs,tcr;.. go, 80. .0 ~
which he can dr;v. o,,, :, s,','... s. uolh
Moul,rio position vh;cb = ,c., ~" ~
will render inipregnabI, to All b,, tro,,,b,.,,'
MOI a X,..,.I c.,, -. =; - ~,
rcrn,i-.ion. lie can colI..,, en-. 1870 ,'s
ease. the light. can h.. MAJ, a., H. ~. -
All this has oecurr,,l ,g;,ho,, lI.1Iit' " n,
blood u,-d n, .hei ,oI,,.. Ss,,,,L -:
IA aing. L.rs.lf ,,.;n., -, =,
10 retrieve her brcler ,,,r,,,,,.. So 60,
knows abe i in the p,,va, ~ H. Ta;,..I So.
Government, SensibIe thcv vver,. 80, 49,.
son 10 c1tnrnitv ma SOL ~, s-';,,h.
atiempt OF th, Mind ,hev h.d .,.,;,saI - '.''
steumboats bny;n,, 10 -, ,.;,L - y
artillery under commend AZ .;c,,, tIs.i;I,,,,
eenfi,, y..;,ncyi f,ooo O. NJ. ~, ~
,ioned ,he.., b.,v,,.o r., S,.,s- - - l..
Moaltr;. 20 cr,,;. n-o,,nI ana r.Y.,',
tempt 10 transfer The -nyyi.ou 'h,, Ind,-' -.
fooled them. he eay,,rd 80, ~. -, -
eoasummate ability. Ne taILcJ ~ ! - -
the absolute necessity on .ndi, m, ,,,,,,.,,
Children Ia tl,e yiIlas,. az Fo,, Ii. -
~. There il an Old diIao;,atsd n,ll;c h,,;ld;,,.
there IN which he uror,s,. a. ,,,, ,h,, ,,,g ~.
battle was over. lie chartered ,Lrrc Gsh,s-.
10 carry them and their hag,,.,,r .n5 n, 49,,
everything TO tls CARO- hc rould Ur,,Lo~,, ...;,.
iay suspirion.
The Charles,onian, did M, U;.b a., ;,,,,-s....
with the ,ranSit Of provision, ,n Csnt E,..,.-.
men AZ Fort Sumter. hs,cau.c th-v IA e.,
a. in reality 6nishiBe tbs ,rork a. d. IN.
he was aetaaily doing thrOs,.,b the ne,,,.,, :,
the Administration. Under pTr,..,,.e ~ IT.,
him provisions. MAJOR And,rson ..T, 49,, :
large smoua, Of h. store.. Inn. d;-cn,bo,,-,.s =
ed he wa rvady for move The .rkg,,r.r.
with the eamp, women ami childreo. k.d go.
Go sail fron Fort Johnston to For, Snr,ter ,,,,,,,,
hearing two CANNON krrd Al Fort Mo,ltr;s a.
signal that IN. evacuation ~ an. Fo,, IA 49,,
completed. lie then rAvr orders ~ ,s~ me-, -,
PACK ihcir knspsaeks1 and hold thc,n..l,... l.,
READINGS. AZ all ,incs, AZ tEry mixAt. sor,s ,lsy.