Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-19


derson-Report that 1too Guns lCere
.Silenced and Breach Made only
Iioo IHen Wo,tnded-Alriral Of 2000
Troops-Tyee Steamers Reported eff
the Bar Correspondence Preceding
the Engagement.
CHARLESTON, April u. The Ball
has Opened. War is Inaugurated.
The batteries on Sulivan's Island,
Morris Island and other points opened
on Fort Sumter at four o'clock this
morning. Fort Sumter has returned the
fire, and brisk cannonading has been
kept up. No information has been re-
ceived from the seaboard as yet The
military are under arms, and the whole
population is in the streets. Every avail
able space facing the harbor is filed with
anxious spectators.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, April u. The firing
has continued all day uninterruptedly.-
Two of Fort Sumter's guns have been
silenced, and it is reported that breach
has been made in the Southeast wall.
The answer to Gen. Beauregard's de-
mand by Major Anderson was that he
would surrender when his supplies were
exhausted, if he was not reinforced. Not
a casualty has yet happened to any of
the forces. OF 10 batteries only had
been opened on Fort Sumter; the re-
mainder are held in reserve for the ex-
pected feet. Two thousand men reach
ed the city this morning and embarked
for Norris Island ana neighborhood.
THIRD DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, April IL. The bonn
bardment of Fort Sumter continues. The
floating battery and Stephens battery are
operating freely, and Fort Sumter is re-
turning the fire. 1t is reported that
three war vessels are outside the bar.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, April II. The firing
has ceased for the night, to be resumed
at daylight in the morning, unless an at
tempt is made to reinforce Fort Sumter,
to repel which ample arrangements have
been made.
Only two men were wounded during
the day.
The Pawnee, Harriet Lane and anoth-
.er steamer are reported off the bar.
Troops are arriving by every train.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE FIRING.
New York, April ~. The Heraid's
special dispatch from Charleston says
Fort Moultrie began the bombardment
with two guns to which Major Anderson
replied Will, three shots from bis barbette
guns, after which the batteries at Mount
Pleasant, Cummings Point and the float
ing battery opened brisk fire with shot
and she'll Major Anderson only replied
at long intervals, until between 7 and 8
o'clock, when he opened from the two
tiers of guns, looking toward Fort Moul-
trie and Stevens battery, but at 2 o'clock
had failed to produce any serious effect.
During the greater part of the day, Ma
jor Anderson directed his shots princi-
pally against Fort Moultrie, the Stevens
and floating batteries, and Fort johnson,
they being the only ones operating
against him.
Fifteen to eighteen shot struck the
floating battery without effect; breaches
to all appearance being made in the sides
of Fort Sumter exposed to the fire.
Portions of the parapet are destroyed,
and several guns have been shot away.
The fight will continue all night. The
fort will probably be carried by storm.
1t is reported that the Harriet Lane
has received a shot through her wheel
house. She is in the ofing. No other
Government ships are in sight.
Troops are pouring into the city by
thousands, and all business is suspended.
LATER.
New YORK, April IL. The follow
ing is a special dispatch to the Herald
from Charleston
Six o'clock, Evening. Dispatches
from the floating battery state that two
men have been wounded. OnSullivan's
Island quite number have been struck
by spent pieces of shell and knocked
down, but none hurt seriously.
Three ships are visible in the offing,
and it is believed that attempts will be
made tonight to throw reinforcements
into Fort Sumter by boats. It is also