The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-24

gard, soldier and gentleman, knew
how to treat a gallant enemy. Major
! Anderson must leave the details OF The
surrender TO General Beauregard. Major
Anderson then agreed to surrender TO
! General Beauregard, in the name of the
Confederate States, and at one o'clock
and hive minutes struck the United States
flag which had been standing in compa
ny with the white flag. The Sullivan's S
Island batteries ceased firing, and Colonel
W'gfatl started to report to Gen. Beau
regard in Charleston.
Soon after the United States flag first
disappeared, three Aids de Camp had
been despatched from Headquarters bu,
Col. Wlg'all bad anticipated Capt. Lee
and Coils. Miles aud Pryor.
When The report was made Of ;he CA &.
p'tulaton, Major Jones, accompanied bv
Colonel Charles Aston, was sen, 10 ar,
range definitely the terms given. These
were To the following effect:
All proper facilities will be afforded for
the removal Of Maj. Anderson and com.
maud, together with company arms and
property, and all private property.
The flag which he has upheld so long,
and with so much fortitude, under the
most trying circumstances, may be sau.
ted by him on taking it down.
Major Anderson is allowed TO de,erm
inc the precise time of yielding up the
post, and is permitted to 60 by sea or
land, according to his election.
THIS morning word was sent that he
desired TO be removed to the fleet outside
OF the bar, NJ the hour Of 0 o'clock. and
The Cdtac6a was detached for The pur.
pose.
We understand that detachment, Of
regulars from Su!ivam's Island, and de
tachment Of Major DeSaussure's command
from Morris Island, have been detailed TO
occupy the captured tort.
We learn tha, Fort Sumter is uuiriur,
ed III It's capacity Tor defence, no breach
beng made in the walls, but that the
quarters are completely DESTROYED, not
~'ths'anding the Palmetto Fire Company
WAS despatched to lut ou, he fire The
quarters IN Friday cau.h, three times.
and were eXtinguished by the soldiers ::
on Saturday ii WIS impos. ihle. At one
TINE the smoke within the fort was so dis
'ressng that tie men in the Classmates
were constrained 10 pace their Mouths
to the floor Cor breathing Mai. Ander.
son has expressed admiration AZ d sur
PRISE n, tie perfection OF practice hy our
oitter'es. lie vas almost entirely or.
vented, ~ this cause, from using his bar
bette guns. But for the pauciiy Of his
force. and their consequent ability to re
ire within the casemaies. destruction of
life must have been frishlfu. Thus pro.
tec'ed, they escaped with only five woun
ded- none killed We understand four
c's"ma'c "n'i five harhe,ie guns have been
"ismonn'ed by our guns. We also e ,rn
that Maj Anderson ard Lieut. Davis have
expressed their opinion that, had they
been allowed 10 use their sixty four poun,
ders IN b"ibetle, bearing upon the iron
battery, they nigh, have drstro, ed it
The accurate fire Of the rifle cannon was
very annoying, and materially assisted in
the defence nf Morris Island.
III 9 Bate "f Fort Sumter is a marvel
lous affair ia the bloodIessness of an en-
gagement OF thir'y six hours and a half
IL is sure the mercIfu finger Of God Bu,
10 40 human agencies engaged in the
o"s'n'ss Is greater praise due than TO
those who c"ncel'c'i and planned our d..
FENCES. and who have erected them i'm so
ia,i.iuI and subs aniiai manner, To
these cause.-the admirable efficiency of
our defensive Preparations, and The hand
some maDner ~ wh'ch the gus have
been used To annoy and cripple the en-.
my-'s the wonderful, unpr, cedeu,ed re
suit due.
We have moi, and do not pretend 10
do Jus'icc to the officers and men en-
gagged ia the combat. We feel our in
competence to do ii--a task Of necessary
discrimination, deiicacy aud difficulty
Mahy, We know, are worthy of notice
an! will receive it IT the proper hands
whom we, through our ignorance, have
net named IN our very imperfect notes.
They, as vel as the pubic, mus, excuse
such unin. enlioLal short comings
At2 l 2 o'clock, p. m, Anderson was
permitted 10 pay hIs parting salute to
'he Unred States flag before hauling i,
down, We trust forever, from the ram.
parts Of The famous For, Sumter. The
Confederate Flag now floats in IFS place
Maj Anderson will ga to New York
In the steamer Isabel Ills command
joins the fleet.