The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-02
From the New York Herald, April 10.
The Attempt to Relieve Sumter.
THE Fleet Dispersed By Storms.-Ac
count Of the Battle.-MGjor Andes
sons Glorious Defense. .

The steamer Baltic arrived off Sandy
Hook at twelve M. yesterday.
The Harriet Lane, Faupce, for New
York, sailed in company, also the Paw
nee with her troops, and Pocahontas
for Norfolk. The Powhatanswas not,
nor had she been at Charleston. The
Pawnee did not arrive at Charleston
bar until after the surrender. During
the whole time the fleet remainedsoff
the bar the wind blowing a gale from
the southeast, rendering the feetuses
less to Fort Sumter.
The Baltic was decked out with tat
tered flags, and her prov was shattered,
as if she had collided, or had been
struck by ball. Her decks were
crowded with blue coats, who returned
heartily the cheers which greeted them
from the shore, from the vessels in the
harbor, from the forts upon Bedloe's
and Governors Islands, from the ferry
boats, and from the skiffs alongside
AS soon as it was ascertained beyond g
doubt that Major Anderson was or
board the, excitement became intense
The Major, dressed in uniform, wrap
ped in his military overcoat, and look
ing careworn and fatigued, stood upor
the wheelhouse, and returned the salu
tations of the people. The men who
fought at Sumter were distinguished BY
being in full uniform of the United
States, and were drawn up on the quar-
ter deck. About two hundred mer
were on board, the most of whom were
the recruits put on when the steamer
started from New York. The deck.
were packed with bales of hay, and thu
cargo put on board here remained un
disturbed.
From the foremast foated the tat
tered flag of Fort Moultrie, hoisted a
: Sumter, but blown away at the com
mencement of the battle. From th,
mizenmast waved the flag of Fort Sum
ter, almost in rags, with piece of it
flagstaff attached.
From the New York Tribune 10th.
TIE COMMANDMENT.
The following facts are gathered
from officers on board the Baltic:
+ On Thursday the demand to surren
der the fort was made, and declined
all the officers having been consulted
|, by Major Anderson in regard to tn
) summons. AT about two O'Clock Oh
Friday morning notice was given u
, that fire would be opened on us in on
hour unless the demand to surrende
was Immediately complied with. Majo
! Anderson resolved to not return fir
until broad daylight, not wishing t
A waste any of his ammunition. Fir
was opened upon us from all points a
once. To our astonishment a maske,
5 battery of heavy columbiads opene,
: on us from the part of Sullivan's ISLAM
near the floating battery, the existenc
of which we had not the slightest int
nation. 1t was covered with brus
and other materials which completed
e concealed it. 1t was skillfully cor
strueted and well secured. Seventee
mortars, firing ten-inch shell, 33 heav
guns, mostly columbiads, being engs
ged in the assault. The crash mad
by those shots against the walls wa
terrific, and many ofsthe shells took e
feet inside the fort. We took on
e breakfast at 81 o'clock leisurely an
calmly, after which the command wa
:, divided into three reliefs, equally divid
J; ing the officers and men. The first re
= |, lief was under the command of Cap
: Doubleday, of the Artillery, and Lieu
: Snyder, of the Engineer Corps. Thi
e detachment went to the guns an
e opened fire upon the Cummings Poin
+ battery, Fort Moultrie and Sullivan's /.
E land. The iron battery was of i'm
; ; mense strength, and most of our shot
e struck and glanced off again. The fir
was so terrific cn the r"-.., ~ c,n
}, Yer 'nat Ma,oari ,or Anderson refused to a
= m tbe men to'rnan the guns. Ha
: fhey Deen'pernitted to do so, every on
: OF them would have been sacrifice,
f Fort Moultrie was considerably dan
aged by our cannonading, a great man
shots having taken effect on the on