The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-17
Bombardment and Surrender of Fort
Sumter-Anderson and his men Pris-
oners-No Lives Lost,

brought to close. That proud Fortress,
so long and detiantly held by the Federal
minions, is now in the possession of it's
rIghtful owners. II yielded after II con.
slant and terrific bombardnent from the
surrounding batteries Of about thirty four
hours. The Mercury of Saturday morn
ing reports the beginning Of the fight, with
the particulars OF the first day
We stated yesterday that on 'rhursday,
II; three o'clock, p. M, Geu eral Brauregurd
had made n demand upon Major Anderson
for tSc evacuation Of Fort Sumter through
his Aids. Colonel Chestnut, Captain zee,
and Colonel Chisholm, and that Major An
drrson had rcgretfuly declined, under the
circumstances of his position. II was, how.
ever, understood that unless reinforced he
would necessarily yield the post in few
days-say by the fifteenth. An effort was
therefore, made to avoid an engagement,
without incurring greater risk of reinforce
ment. At one and huIf Il. m.. Colonel
Chestnut and Captain Lee reached Fort
Sumter from General Brauregard, and, we
gather, were prepared to enter into anv
arrangement for non action as TO Fort Sum
Ter, u no assistance v ere given 10 the eff.
forts of reinforcement but postponemcnt
merely to mature hostile plans MAS impos-
slble. No satisfactory agreement being
proposed, and time being important, at three
and half o'clock, n. IN, Maj or Anderson
was notified that ut the expiration Of al
hour, the batteries would open their fire
upon hinI. The Aids then passed thence
in II boat to Fort Johnson, ana Col Ches
nut ordered the fire to begin Precisely at
four ahd half o'clock II shell was fired
from the signal battery Oh James Island,
which, making II beautiful curve, burst i'm
mrdiatcly above Fort Sumter Within
fifteen minutes all the Carolina batteries
were IN full play. The inhabitants of Char.
lesion forthwith thronged to the East Bay
Battery and other points of observation.
and excitement prevailed throIgh the day
amid various and stirring rumors put ahoat
from time to time, Major Anderson. hay.
ing no oil to light up his casr:nates. and
the morning being slightly murky and driz.
ely, did not respond until broad day. Al
IL quarter before six he opened his lire by
Il shot nj the Iron Battery on Cummings
point then at Fort MouItrie the Floating
Battery, located at the west end of Sulll-
vans Island the Dahlgrcn Battery the
Eniiade Battery, Major 1'r"picrs Battery,
and Fort Johnson, iuterspcrsimg his aticII.
lions by paying respects to the numerous
mortar batteries, by which he, cncascd in
brick, is surrounded. Hour alter hour has
the hre on both sides been kept up, dcIibc
crate and unil Iggug. The steady, frequent
shock OF the lannon's boom. accompanied |
by the hiss of balls, and the horrid. hurt |
ling sound OF the lying shell, are now per |
fectly familiar to the people of Charleston |
\ Ia. 4 ,l,., 4
saw shell bursting within aud Illuminating !
Fort Sumter, or exploding III the air above, |
leaving a small thick cloud OF " mite smoke
TO mark The place. We saw solid shot
striking the dark walls, and i'm each in
stance followed by fnme of dust from the
battered surface. One man was yisibv
stricken PROSTATE Oh the " hart and carried
in the fort; and several guns were tismuuu'
ted. The walls, too, in several spots, were
damaged. And while Sumter has certainly
and marifestly been Injured, no loss is vet
sustained on our part Fort Moultre j.
intact, ~ FAR rs lighting capariiy is con.
cerned. The Iron Battery j. ready for con
tinucd work, after II full and Fair trial of its
powers Of resistance also the Floating
Battery. The practice of our soldiers. ~
marks,nen, has been excellent and highly
rience ; and, great gratItication, at The last
nts, six o'clock, p. IN, not one man Of
oar army has suffered injury.
The PaWnee and Harriet Lime ARE living
of North Channel bar, with another SHIP,
supposed tn be the baltic at ship bar "a
war ship, judged to be the Illinois. Wheth-
er they will attempt to reintoIce Fort Sum
ter III barges To night, or land troops on
fur Iuin
Try 10 run the gauntlet ol our channel bat
teres and Fort Moultrie, remains to be
seen, and We will see.
II affords us infinite pleasure to record
that Fort Moultrie has fully sustained the
prestige Of its glorious name. IL fired very
nearly gan for gun with Fort Sumter. We
couGted the guns from elevsn To twelve
o'clock, and found them To be ~ to I6,
Willie the advantage was uuquestiouably
upon The side Of. For, MouItrle. In that
fort not gun was dismounted, not a wound
received, not The slightest permanent injury
sustained by My of It's crfcnces, while every
ball from Fort MoultrIe left it's mark upon
Fort Sumter. Many of it's shells we. drop.
ped into that fort, aud Lieut.. John Mitchrl,
the worthy son OF that patriot sire, who has
SD hOOIy NlnuIcHteu the cause Ct the south,
has the honor of dismounting two of its
parapet guns by single shot from one of
the Columbads, which at the time ho had
the office Of directing
The famous iron battercs-the one nj
Cumlngs' Point--named for Alr. c. ii. STE.
vEas, the inventor. and the ceio brated Float
irg Battery, constructed under the dirvc-
ton Of Capt HAMILTON, have fully vInd-
Gated the correctness of their conception
Shot after shot fell upon iheuI and glanced
harmless away, while from tneir favorable
position their shots fell with effect upon
Fort Sumter, aud the southeast pancopee,
under the IRE Of the Sleyen-' battery, at
nighifail, IT not actually preached, was
badly damaged. At this battery the honor
Of flr!ng tue first gun was accorded lo The
venerable Edmund kaffin, OF Virginia, " no
marched 10 the rendezvous at The sound of
the nlaru' on Monday night. and who, when
asked by some person who did not know
him, 10 what company he belonged, re-
Piled. ito that in which there is n vacancy"
1t were vain to attempt an exhibition Of
the enthusiasm and fearless intrepidiiy OF
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