Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-18
THE RICHMOND WING.
TIE GREAT EVENT AT CHARLES
TON.
THE WORK OF THE SECOND AND LAST DAY
From he Charleston Mercury of Monday l5&.

Cummings Point Bs--eii-s, uui.ilred boy any shots
which bad been hd against them, bad not effected any
tbes Ike breach, aLough blttering considerably and
70 ihe depth foot the p,rcop3e on the southees-
c-rler NlIJs AID rs3u devoted bis attention 70 the
Su.iv-1s i.'ad bJteri = Fort eUluie especially, and
he h)4u'g btuety. Forty roulcs Of hot snot were
poured mo Lin irou Fort MoUli1 and this FIRE was re-
turned ON .eYy 1-d rapid ade from the seaglft
fortress Kidding the quarters In the emphatic language
OF az rIcts, "the quarters knocked TO III, bu.
r'otdy aus Duing the morning thirty or forty success
>i'' Suuc were Erel al The Dabgren Battery
.c,.>.r igr s' uucl danger 70 the men ~ the gun
th.t Cag;.ia Hamilton temporarily removed them. The
dllu1g battery, comm uded by Csp. Hamilton, and m
charge OF Lcltena1.s laCs ami 8aresou in is turn,
received Appropriate S-eatiJn. Twelve fluctuations are
VISIBLE one 6aA eo1s through ,ae edge OF tue roo!s'
lodged 40 tne stEc bags p,oIloi- slight eoHtusou on
fhe head of priya.C. The fOuC )lt ~ COmu3uIVd
o. Lea. VlieuIae and Csp H-i!oaqUsts very ed-c-
.iyc mortar battery were earGest.i attended to We
lelry Jhat Cape G,,o,G-s. covered with dirt spa.
red upon hui b Au1-rsons hse; no damage, however,
was done 70 siuge man, officer private, anywhere,
and al performed their duties with the sane spirit ard
-Icry. Buffers mixed battery, S,yo1G the Aoul;Tie
House vas also tlsv sld responded 10 now suC
then Tie nor a. batteries at Fort johnson, under com
nand of Csp, james and Lieut.; Globes, worked steadily
AID efficiently attracting occasional sho. from their
| ifOEuirg antagonist
A. ten ri ties after A. ". thick smoke was seen
issuing from tle SC--h-- potion Oh Fo-s$umers bar
racks: the lsces hrca visible 20 the eye A. times
The ire appeared TO o. oll.s. e1Gugushed ard th,n
again would rise. Wais, 10 IN vgogress, two eypi3
sors occ-nel ,rc9 The f OF sle AMONG the service
mag z-. o. comJusioles Of ;he .. The concentrated
fire OF al the batteries scgdi ~ up, tbs progress
rthe t1-es COT tlUed, AMI al thee icyCg,d
| In conf grafton; q dense cloud Of -'ni, issued
Tbe fire from Fos. Sumter btcsu- a2i weak;
,ov.rLs ~ li.7 il almost eltirely e., stu the flag
waved aat io, md sac fell gesu,- lnd steadily ugcL
| the te.sagmel tcg.Iosl.
At noon, on .ajay, during tie LAT Ct The engage
man- Nj1- Anderson uIle SIG j Of distress TO the
memo. War Wing -G our Gar, aud on Saturday l-a.u
ahie under d-, from N ;te batteries ard troubled Eih
he beat AID he %. .Ae burning barracks, again low
cred the flag OF the United States sigaal for assist
lcce 10 his naval -e the ships were o2ly from Lte
20 five miles off ,he DAY bright and clear, the water
smooth But discretion was the better par, Of ysor-
TIE Northern officers IL command having been 50 care
uy selected tor their tl,'jy 20 their section and s1pe
ror trUstwcrthiress hostile crusade sCaiust the oa'h
were unwilling 70 Incur jN' tx u .U.RlHg tneir shps
mo TIC L.. ,,., ana .nysg'ng our batteries They
| thought il prudent attempt reiutc:cepeps in
aunches The soldiers Of Aboiopsn lei; to their
are withcu. a.temp, 70 relieve their p5riioUs coud
lcu Their jl, ie5 had the pleasure Of -e-irg tn
,;yke their ,o.cra 10 ttc Cc.iedc,a" 7as Tfey aye
comucrdl7.g for th"- gaay and We trust that these
brave mariners viii receive suitable commentator i.om
heir c, -aaE. JACKSON the Second -. ais lagu--
imous Cabinet.
AJa g.tr,ei to O'Clock The flg of the United States
/ lu For. Sorte- ucu. down with its staff For som.
I 7. WgtalL accompanied oy private T. Gouriln (oun-
Of the Palmetto GulrI 20. u.o s.uai boat pulled by
negroes. Tlay sraiolcu, il isom Norris Island, Col
\ -'-l ho....E .1 bis sword With white hauterch.e
| led upon {. to;e they reached the ioIt, however
le United States bic, accompanied by =hite - vas
I'D up on the Upl,-, V1,ca Cui Wigtal did rot see
lhe S ar's i.Ird batteries not p,rceyi-s tie be &
continued tte.r r u-eu tle United -tc, e, while fhe
.l, a.a-c .ll.. ,., vi.t t.. NIrf d having entered
-re OF c1'.. fo- q i.r aud ..-,i -l. ..t. .N
I b. .r. L d. -
| --ess ana -a itH lty ot -c,drg en- pc-r, l.d '
a. no Dag. a.s U...- t. had come 20 csi- .--a.--.
.r tie l.la. O. Of. el.,t Iie replied Co ,,.e... |
| g..a. uC.'. ls rHg.,d sau,s t.at y .'s a--
, ...i 20. ZEE .. v.l teIms, ll. O.. '..... In
gard, aso'4le .rd gan.cmeu s.e9 .-- .a 'le .-
/ 800 e.,uy. Major 4. ilrs n rus laar. ais ri.
| --e -airealt- 90 '---..i ue..... ..i Psi l....
r... ..ecG To- surl Ui,r 90 Genera. F, ec.~f .~"
rfc oi the Con-. lgrsts 5t-tes, and ne sr' p'.agt
g., minutes s,rags tAe United s.atc- ts, ,-.1 5'a @
..sufuv IA company E.;l tba vhi;s lis lry s.tylrS
Isrud batteries ceased tras and C1oas! Hs4! started
| , -,1... to Gersrsi be1Wc-ud a tHay.ss,pn.
| Soon after t5o United states Hg h.-, tjappear'd,
| 'r., Als-ft Camp bad been despatched from Hoo
4gsl.ers; t.t Col Wigal had anti, pa,ed Capt Lee
... ,..- E..l- and I.ftr.
When .L, rer.r. was made OF sl-. had occurred,
.lo- Jones' tre Cr.i OF ee0. Bsaurrgtrds s.1D, Nc-
| -.r..si 5y o. Charl Al,Oc, was sent with aUtAo-
v '1 ars.rgs tue terms given. These were to the ol-
| r.i. .cetct:
"A .-,u.s facilities vil De afforded Ior the removal Of
% -.r A-J.--oa r. lou4.aud, ,ooel@e: s,,h company
! 5-.s and pro. ,.r --L sii private property.
"T.e t.- vHi,l -e usz a,,d up SO long and with so
ur.a .os,i1je -a-e- t1o mos, TWINS circumstances,
| .I-r o.. ...r-yi b.. b. %. ,,kil q t DOM.
.N.fo- Anderson Is allowed 70 determine the precise
-u- O. y..ll .p the pest AID is permitted tc . b
-at o. ll.j, aceC-i.r- to his e'l".--r.
AZ seven. =, no zones ,e,1Ined t' for S;mter, and
a. fu.l a-rsrccloa. end rms were definitely Exed.
We understand taat 81 dctacH-ca: gt rcgull-s from
| .ul's4r', I.l-i nd i,,a-tu.a; OF Asio' be S,as.
--c's cewrsui iryI el;f Island, have oeea dealed
| fy Col. Ripley ,1 .-.u-y Jbe rap'u-tl .c.t.
We llr j.a Io-. SlA.-r is uclJ J-,el in s capacity
r l -c, 20 tr G. being made J.. che walls, cu- that
. 5.-tsrs are completely destroyed, notw:;ls lsagdug
be Ft'astro Fire Company despatched 10 put on,
he fse The quarters on Friday caught hsee times, and
sr, txirru.hed by the soldiers; Oh lyriay this wss
impossible Al one time the smoke within the fort was
a .tre.sirg tcat tie men in the Cssenetes con
strained 90 place their mouths 20 tie tooc or breathlr =.
ior A-dersoc hss expressed m'aVea va4 s~P'2e At
f. rer'ec.'r OF pc tse ~ 0Ar batteries he Wa a.
most crt,teIS prevented by this cause from urG ms
5te cirs But for the paucity OF his force ard their
,oa,gueat ability TO retire within the cGsemateS, des-
tioa OF life must have been frghttul Thus protect
| .f thsv escrp-1 With Oaly h-o wOUnded-no1e killed.
We understand fo-- c-Srlate anS .Hc Iisbelt' guns
have bas rs c.-i ~ e,ls guns. We sls0 learn tn.
V{1r Anderson AID Lieut. Davis ave expressed their
opinion that had they been aowi 70 use heir hundred
aud tgyuy-egtt four Founders IN tap..l yeafi upon
he iron battery, tey might have ct.l50d It. The ac-
| q ID .
natsr, ,'y assisted a the defence OF s sand sli Al
battering the southeast wal.
Tue Ba-tle o. For, Sumter is marvel US affair IN .le
bOode-s1eS Cf al gasccGt C. -Ds., 40 LoEs anu
half l. is surely the nercifu finger OF God But 70 no
human agencies engaged in the business s greater praise
due than to thos5 Who conceived AID planned our dc,
fucts and who have erected them IN 50 iaiLLl ana
substantial manrer T. tacse cdusCs-tne adni' 40 {
thcieucy OF defensive preparations, ana tue hacc
some manner IN wica tht guns have been used 70 annoy
and cripple tle enemy-is tie wonderful unprecedented
result due.
We have not and DO not pretend to do justice to the
| oth,ers and ueu engaged in the combat We ieeI on
incompetence TO do ita task OF necessary discFinNa
| ion delicacv and difficulty. Many, We -nOE, are
sorbv Of notice ard vii receive il Z. the proper h4nls
sbor, We through our ignorance have NOS named IN ouI
,erv imperfect notes. They well as the pubic, mus
excuse such unintentional shortcomings,
In the terms Of csptulltOn i; was allowed to Major
Anderson to salute his dag and it perhaps expected
bat he Worlf FIRE the usual complement OF tWentyohe
n hut reaching that number, be stl went on to nre
mi he anp-eLerson was that he might exhibit the dis
courtesy os numbering thr;yiour. But ne continued
m 40 FIRE ,p 10 fy and then slowly lowering hls ag'
bs bor.s from, assembled thousands upon the shores
d tbe steamers AMI every species OF water eIai an
nounced hat he authority Of the late United states
mon the last foo; OF Casohnas soil was hnAiy WIN
drawn.
irhas been noticed that at the nring OF the seven,
eeuth gun there vas the sound sS et Two reports Au
the Impression vas that two guns had been nred oge'
er; but as the party re-emblrking we're on th'F way
70 Fort Sumter, they we're met by boat, Whica an
uourced that one OF the caons had EXPLODED aud made