New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-28
NEw-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. MAY 90. 1861.

ONLY 70 Were within lis wills, with the l.borers-i0y
all 'old-at tie ime Of tie attack.
II walls of tie fort are depied on ell sides by shot
mark, bnl in u stance any appr aeh mace 10
bren"h, aud the grea,rst damage ~ one ol te aseb
on The south 'ate, di1 not eXeId more than TWO Iet
m'o me maso9ry. which Is o. very me Dick, i'e
pdrlIet H. OF course dgInGgej but the cseuats ei-
brIsrer are uuinjurrd. On landing at tha wharf we
perceived that The graiie cring- had enherrd more
than the brick work, and tnt the rtnne had rpIn np
md splibtsi ed h,re IL gas srnck. ine lntehuy VI
the def Dders was e, ieDt even here. They had 10
mortar with which 10 lasien mp The stone slabs tley
had adapi,d as binds tot o = indows OF HE nh'r,-
ted synh ride, hut Major Anderson or M sn'oni
naie Capi. Foster had clio ed the tab" ~ win ieso
which hc prOri ed from some wit'r ing, ana hth
rendered them proof agHinst esGl-dy, which he wac
menar.d 10 10 re ent by extensive mines laid und
The wlisrf md lroing.l la'e 10 be fired 10y friction
tubes and liner laid side lie wmk. Ilehad "lo pre-
nsr. nu1ber shell. for the same purpose. to act
IA tand-Yienades wih fririiou tutts and lInynrdr,
when hurled down frpu the parpei Oh h's ~ niiAhs
Tie entrance to tie tor wa. blocked up ny MA ses -
masonry, wl icb bad been tn own DOWN from The wts
of the burnt barracks and oiter quarters along q
south eide. 4 umber of men were engaged III 'i3-
gng up The Hines ~ The wharf and offers ".rc
bn-ed il comp ling The ruin OF the t'teiing wins,
which We're still so hot that it WAS necessary
10 krro a lose OF water playing on part OF TIE
lrickyrk. To an nnini aird eye il wolli seem ar II
The tort was meiable bu in reality, III spite OF The
destrucliup done 10 IT, stout ptr'on, properly sup
lied W. uld have been III NJ ta g,r rom any Ing,
e.r,rt the IN ul. Jon Of the magazine, m which ihe
rOp er dour wbs ammed by The hea the TN oI ihe
snir,nCer. Esd ave "i The brBinp OF the qu1tefs
and The intense heht there WINS 40 re'sn ior lrol
ely ant led ard ,p lent for 10 suIrtndoT tue Place
IL il eeGl - gay NJ iOr Anderson had neither ore
nor Ire oiher lie in Ill respects nest mis- rally
eQmpIei. Ills guns were without scre"e, sGdes, 90
tang, nis 80 u at us elevations mana, ed by rude
wedge. Uf deal and biz scoles market in chat 0n The
buech or tie guna and Liz distance and heil ~
scTatohsd in tie same way Oh u 'ldr OF te eninia-
sni,s He had not ii gle fuse Tor BIZ shells and he
tried IL vain inpro,i lie them by flliug ieces oi
DO ei-out pine with caked gmpowder. ils carilidg.s
were our, and be was c"mp.d to oderail some ofbs lew
u make them out Ut slrt, rtuCklngf, and k ke's
He had bot "A sngle mortar, md he com, ,lled 20
lie der peiaie exIedent oi planting long - ns IN the
groud nt an ~ gle Of 20 degree, for Will 10 coHld
find shell, ~ had no fuses wh,h could be hrd
with safely. lie had sleers 10 nIont LIE gnnf, and
cnnce alone enabled in 10 do by dfiiing son large
lols down with tie li!e agSinst Sumter. Finally Ire
lad OF even engine TO put oui fire in quarter
wake carefully over the parade, aud COULD detect
the marks ~ only seven sbeil- III .le gionnd' uu'
Major w iliuy told NE q or'cn 0erc 10 bn'si The
s, lis over the paraUet so az frrtte any rit' npt
to work he barotie guus Two of these were injured
by shot and ,nc overturned, Hpparrhtiy ny hH
own Iccil; but there WAS 80 ioJuy done nirlde any
of q rlstmGtes 10 the gurs or work.. II esLeh
suliuefs had oil Disappeared, cariird of, am told, "a
trophies" Had Major Anderson lie II prnpeiy pro-
,id d. 70 that e could have al once sen lis meh 70
the gum oeu,d iic frOm thote III larllit-, thrown
.hel snd Lot sol, kpl relays 10 all BIZ casenh'e-,
AID put Out fires as they aro IRON rtdLo' .I", W
al iii IA, must | have no eatily doubt lave driven
The troops oil Mo1is l-Lu.. burnt ont ForI Mpulu~,
Md al need IT.. eIitmy's fire His lWs might lave
teen considerable. thst Of ne Coioderaies nn'' mNe
been very great. ~ II was hot Iiie vac tt o., az
tunl ire ON itler sidr wrk hence aId II "ill te
imro.fihle Tor ieet 20 anything eNc-pt cver tie
d.rceit If "a; army here and thry must hc "i, at lhe
least four niles from the nearest ayhlahIs tcach'