Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-04-19
TIE COMMANDMENT OF
FORT SUMTER.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.


The reporter Of the Associated Press did
not arrive in this city till yesterday ,Saiur-
day. morning consequently he lost the OPP
portunity TO give description of the pyro-
techuic display Of Friday night, which was,
according TO the eye witnesses, truly grand.
The terrific firing reached an awful climax at
10 o'clock at night. The heavens were OBJ
scured by rain clouds, and it was as dark as
Ercbus. The guns were heard distinctly, the
wind blowing in shore sometimes shell
would burst in mid-air directly over Fort
sumter Nearly all night long all the streets
were thronged with people full Of excitement
and enthusiasm the house tops, the battery,
the wharyos, the shipping, and in fact every
available place, was taken possession OF by
the multitudos.
The discharges Of cannon were gradually
| diminished as the sun rose all the clouds
| which rendered the night so dark and dismal
| Disappeared as day began 60 break, while the
air became most beautiful and balmy. The
/ streets were filed again with persons, male and
female old and young, white and black some
went 20 the battery, some to the wharves and
/ some 20 the stocpes of the churches. A few
random shots were fred from the Confederate
batteries 90 which Fort Sumter only replied
occasionally. Soon it became evident that
Sumter was ON fire. and all eyes were placed
upon It, The dense smoke that issued from
+, ,,o. ..,,, ,,r,I,,,tl, ,is,.to n,o,a,part.
SOM, s,,,,,..s,J th,t tbi. ,,,s r,ersly a sigpal
nr Nf,ior Andersen 2, draw in the Aect 20
,,iJ bir
A,ttts ,ir,o ,ho e.c, ,y,s I'm tho ofing
o,i.tly ,,,iir,. n, ,,,cb,r and r,,,ld cI,arIy be-
di.fn,ui..,I Four vessels were ranged In
liue directly over the bar, apparently block
aiding the port. Their long black huls and
.fsrL. pr,r.d n,,r to be Federal steamers
.,l.,,.', op. ,,xiousv waited IN see what
br, ,,o1Il 3o The suspense was very csc
ci;r, O, su sidcs oould be hoard. "NW
,b, ,,ss.is CONN, in and en.,a,,o tbo batterie.
irj,,,.l,.p,t uoy arc. oov.ir,ll, poItroons 30
Eycrc ,.rsor n, The hstterv G1Uv rxpected
tt.t.l, ,,.,,,.,,,,,, ,,,,ld b.corre immoral
p, H.. ..iI ~ ,,l,s.os II ,,.s hopglt tb,.. a
,,,,,,,,,,,, '.,. lo,,, mail, -, ,l;s onj hy two
or ,bc vor Sims and h was sprmised dat
.p.os,,.5 ,,o,fJ soor Leo;r IN ey from tbe
Ntor,i. leland batteries
Acton o'clock in be rornin, attention
was amin riyettod unon Fort sumter which
,,sr9,. l,o,,,J , doutt M, Gro ,rho a,,,es
we're Seem IN bnrst tbrougb tbo roof. of ths
b,p.s. ,.ithi, its ,ysus and donse cloud. IA
srolo ..bot ooiclI, nnvord. A. his time
NJ A,1orsnr Lod .c,rcoly frod +, sbot
tLo g,,s an tbo r,rp,rts of sumter had m,
utteraDco i'm them Burstcd shell. and ,raue
scattered Glo hail over the doomed fort and
drove tbc .ol5i,rs under covor From tbo
IRON b,ttory M Cummings Point n coptinu.
ors fire.. was l.ept.pr.. liza rifle r,rpo, ,,lavod
sad havoc. ,,i,t tb1t ,,,rtior az F,tt Sr,,t.,
f.,,,.,it Tn. 6,o cr,,, ,hc ec,,ir,. h,tt,-,
and Fort No1ltrie continued very reouls,
and accuratc.
~t-I.,., ,r tho Cl.~l,sto- Lt+,~,- o., a
lookin, seward Won have ON the RIGHT
mortar battorv and Fort Johnson dist,n,
10 miles HALF milo from Fort johnson
il tba iron batterv M Cummings Point
moont.o, tbroe fen-incb colonbiad. tbra,
6l DoupJc@ three mor,ars and one rife cam.
NON C,,nri,,'s POINT il only 1900 va,d.
yb,t b,,,, IN y, ocular fre nj tb. hst,,r,
a.,