The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-04-17
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CHARLESTON, April 13-Two, Of Major
AndcrSon's magaz mes exploded. Only coca.
sional shots are fred at him from Fort Mou
trie
The Morris Island battery is doing heavy
work 1t is thought that only the smaller
magazines have exploded.
The greatest excitement prevails. The
wharvcs, s'ecplcs, and every available place
IS packed with people.
U. S. ships are in the otfing, hut have not
aided Major Anderson it is too late now to
come oscr the bar. as the tide is ebbing.
The ships in the of!ing appear to be quiet
~ at anchor-they have not fired gun yet
the entire roof Of che Barracks at Sumter
are in vast sheet of famcs--shellS from
Cummings Point and Fort. Moultrie are
bursting in and over Fort Sumter in quick
success; on--'he Federal flag still waves
Major Anderson is only occupied putting out
fire. Every shot on Fort Sumter now seems
to tell heavily. The people are aHxiouSly
booking for Major Anderson TO strike hi flag
1t is stated from reliable source that up to
10 O'clock to-day no one at Fort Moultrie was
killed. Eleven shots frsm Fort Sumter
line: The few shots fired by Major Ander
son early this morning Knocked the chi m.
neys from the officers quarters at Fort
Moultrie like whirlwind Major Ander-
sons only hope now is t. hold out for aid
from the ships. Two ships are now making
in toward Morris Island. with view to land
troops and silence the batteries there.
The brcecheS made in Fl Sumter are on
the side opposite to Cummin's Point. Two
OF tho port holes are Knocked into one AMI
the wall from the top is crumbling. Three
vessels, one ofthem large sized steamer,
are over the bar and seem to be prepa. ing to
participate in the conflict The fire of Nor
ris Island and Monltrie is divided between
Sumter and the ships of war. The ships
have not vet opened
The batteries of Sulivan's Island, Cum
mings Point. and Stevens Batteries arc pour
ing shot and shells into Fort Sumter. Major
Anderson does net return the fire. Fort
Sumter is still on fire. There has Just been
two explosions at TT. Sumter:
CHARLESTON. 8 T. M-The Federal flagwas
again hoisted on Fort Sumter when Parcher
Miles with a flag of truce went to the Fort.
In few minutes the Federal flag was again
drawn down by Major Anderson and the
white flag again unfurlcd.
CHARLESTON, April 13.-Fcrt Sumter is
undoubtedly on fire. the flames are raging all
around It. Major Anderson has thrown out
a raft loaded with men, who are passing up
buckets of water to extinguish the flames.-
The fort is scarcely decernable. The men on
the raft are now objects Of fire from Morris
Island with glasses. Balls can be seen skip
ping over the water, striking the unprotecs-
ed raft-great havoc is created among the
poor fellows. 1t is surmiSed that Major An.
derson is gradually blowing up the Fort
h. scarcely fires gun. At halfpast one
o'clock the flames were bursting from all the
port holes. The destruction of Fort Sumter
is inevitable. Four vessels, two of them
large steamers, are in sight over the bar
the largest seems to be engaging Morris Is
land. The flames have nearly subsidized in
Sumter, hut Maj. Anderson does not fire any
guns Gen. Bcauregard left the wharf just
now in boat, for Morris Island. The ex-
element if anything, is increasing.
| have received letter from S. C.. Boyles-
ton, dated Moultrie, o'clock this morning.
ffe says not one man was killed or wounded
/ The Iron Battery had been damaged. The
rited cannon Of the Battery din great execu.
ton on Sumter, and were all aimed into An.
dersnn's port holes. Three of Andcrson's
! barbette guns were dismantled, one of which
was ten inch columbad. A corner of Fcrl
Sumter opposite Moultre was knocked off.
The steamers Water Witch, Mohawk and
/ Pawnec, it was thought, were the three first
vessels seen in the citing.
! Another correspondent says: The bonn
bardment has closed. MAJOR Anderson has
drawn the stars and stripes and displayed a
white flag, which has been answered from
the city, and boat is ON the way to Sumter
CHARLESTON, April 13, via Augusta. Fort
Sumter has surrendered. The Confederate
! flag now floats over its walls None of the
garrison's or Confederate troops are hurt.
Especial to Chicago Tribune
CHARLESTON, April 10, $50 p. m.-Sum-
Ter has Internationally surrendered.
The people are wild with Joy. No Caro-
linians are hurt
There were two thousand shots fred alto
gethcr.
Anderson and his men were conveyed to
Morris Island under guard.
Anderson reached the city, and is the
guest Of Beauregard The people sympa-
'hLLO Will AHuclSOll, DuI aDtlOT those III tne
steamers in sight, who did not even ATTEMPT
to reinforce.
The wood work aud officers quarters in
Sumter are all burned
No officers were wounded
The Fort was taken possession of to- night
by the Confederate troops.
CnAahEsToN, April 10, p. m.-Beaurc.
gard has just gone to Sumter. Also, three
fire companies to quench the ire before il
reaches the magazine.
MONTGOMERY, April 13.-Thc President
has appointed Warren Morse Judge for the
District of Louisiana.
| General BeaureSard telegraphed to the
Secretary Of War late last nipht that there