Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-06-07
FORT SUMTER.

.a.p the i''tor ofM-. Russel, the special CORES
f1rdcn, of the London Timesl
any one accustomed to soldiers can readi
detect the 'real article" from th
unterteit and when Gen. Beauregar,
Stood up tc welcome US it was patent he wa
man capable Of greater things than takin.
'umtec. lie is sluarcly built, lean man.
' 'Qont 4' years OF age, with broad should
-, and legs "made to fit" d horse of
AiddiinS height. and his head is coyere,
"i-A thIck hair, cropped close, and showing
tla bumps which are reflective and combat
ry0, with true Gallo air 1t the back of tht
skull tae forehead, broad and well dcrel.
.fci. projects somewhat over the keen. eager
dark eye. Lhe face Is very thin. with very
HEh cheek bones, "a well shaped nose.
slightly a4ulinc, and a large, sharply cut
mouth. , above "a foil lighting chin. la
Ia vent O.. any Important operations taking
,.aee. the name of this officer will. ! feel
-ur7d, be heard often enough % be my cx-
.Is5 lar tls little sketch of his outward
u4l. iie was good enough to detail his chief
t1-la-er oihccr r. 50 with me over the
works, and 7 found in Major Whiting a
---t atie guide and agreeable companion.
We proceeded, anklc-dccp in the soft.
lifel cn the landwarI tIce of Sumter TDev
r5 made OF sand bags for tie most part,
Fi placed in the sand hills, with Good
'r-verses and Wen protected magazines, the
mhTasurgs being faced with palmetto l1rs,
which DO not splinter when struck by shot
it dbl not, however, require much iuvcstiga-
t.r tp show that these works would be
crafty injured hv fire Of vertical and hor-
-7nui shell from the fort, and that the
t-ruca % their armament would render it
l3.ult 30 breach The solid walls which were
to thcn at upward Of pee yards
away. However, there were two powerful
mortar batteries. which could have done
great damage If they bad been well served,
and have made The teueplein and parade of
rac fort @ complete 'shell trap unless the
u9.ttr5 were injured. The civilians and
mlIa men st greater store on the Iron
Battery at Cummings Point, which Is tho
rlrt ut the island uc1rc-tto the fort, bat the
fire. oi heavy guns would have soon destroyed
their confidence.
The inci el i1g of the battery has been
truck iy sjs Shot, the effect Of two Of which
enough to demon trlts that the fire If the
-rE, cg tartcte would have been destructive.
t.a works a-e al small detached batteries.
v sauj.aa, meTlOns, and open at the
.-... ana tav extend for four milos along
t....Ie i tbc island The camps are
....lI most irrcgulariy between the sand
-telf- u all shapes and sizes, u the
fashion called mSglcdy-piggledy, here and
..r. u knots and groups, in a way that
uou.l drive 8n Indian quartermaster-ge general
uI. Bones OF beef and mutton, cham
payne and wine bottles, obstrCcted the ap-
r- aches. which were of q nature TO afiljct
dr. sutherland and Sir John M'Neill most
bitterly, and t. suggest the reflection that
uaaImv which SD utterly neglected sanitary
regulations could not long exist as soon as
san gained full power They say, how
ever. the men are not sickly, and that these
su.uiIs are the most healthy spots about
Cuar s-I0. Ise men were occupied as
soldiers generally are when they have moth
m5 g. d.-lpunging OF lying on the straw
4llnIauk carpets, smoking, reading, sleep
1- The owners Of the tents give them
rI.l. ulmcs. OK which '' The Lion S Den,
-Tue Tigers Lair, - The Eagles Nest,
.Nl- Delight are fair specimens, and
ate done in black on the white calico.
.a 5.a which VIC visited, the hospltable m
- were busily engaged in brewing claret
rln and Berdeaux, lemons, sugar, zee, and
llaurlcuc, and salads were IA abundance,
d.
..-t'ir. else in reason could be had Tor the
s,pE. though water was not 50 plentiful.
Hnn- s4ushed OF curiosity as well as
--e and a and storm permitted, we cot 10
rlv-ttat aud proceeded to Sumter. At
.st4lce tie iort bears Some resemblance to
t.lt Paul at Seyastopoi.
I.y walls ul The tort were Indentcd on all
lies lv shot marks. but in no IN tance was
10,
-e..te.. maze. al one Of the angles OF the
.4:h ta.e. eil uot extend more than ieeI
u.. .a. masonry, which T. of very bno brlck.
E.. 7ir.f.t is. Vi course. damaged, bat the
.. n @. ,m.r4.ur are unnJurcd On
... uiaf. we perceived ,la; th5
--.r.t. r,..l-- had suffered more than the
...s work. .ul that the stone had split up
.u, .rl9ef-i where it was struck. Inc iu-
.rliir ol .-1 defenders was evident even
.-l. They had n0 mortar with when TO
.4s.cu uu the stone slabs they had adapted Is
lml. 10 the windows Of the unprotected
ut side. but Mai Anderson, or hls suoor-
l.B4.c. Clp.. Foster. had closed the slabs IN
-.,h LaI. which be procured from some
v1.o- 1iuin-. and had rendered them lIo'l
a-l.n { czcalatc. which be was prepared aiSo
3. resent Tiv extensive mines, lald under Tue
,'.,rf 4i8 ita,llnr-place, to be fired by irIc>
:.,,. i,,I,,. and lines laid inside the work. lie
..I MS, l,eparcd a number OF shells ior
III. s,lra lurr9ss, to act as hand-grenaleS'
with friction tubes aud lanyards. wnen
larI.3 down from the p3rapct on nis aseAl-
ants.
Tss entrance to the folt was blocked up oy
.-,-.ss If masonry. which had been thrown
down from the walls of the burnt barracks
ana ofi,srs' quarter. along the south sldo.-
number a men were engaged IN digging
ar lie mines at the wharf and others were
Jli.l m completing tue ruin OF the tot
-.-I-... ,-,ls which were still 10 hot that 1t
,-,. I-.,,--.,y to keep hose 0i water play
i1r on mart II She brlckwork. 10 an unln-
rt.1t.3 70 r would seem as II the tort was
l.teu.utstle. but, in reality ia spite ol Ihe
t.-,rl4cfia0 done TO it, stout garrison prop
s.lv snrrIied. would have been IN no danger
Uou vnvthlnc, except the explosion Oi 'ie
magazine. a which the copper door was
4nmsA hv the heat at the time o. tue sur
I.ndar Exclusive of the burning OF the
quarters aud the intense heat, tnere Mds ~
reason iJr a properly handled ana Suiii'55n'
force u surrender the place. IL Is neeui5Ss
10 say t4at Major Anderson had nel'her inc
one nor lae other. lie was IA an respec's
most misgTably equipped. Ills guns "eIe '.s
without screws, scales, or tanSents' % 't'''
LIS elevations were managed by rude wedges
Of deal. aad his scales marked in chalk on
the Lreeehol the guns, and his distances and
bearings scta ched 10 the same way On the
side Of the e.nbrasures. lie had not sin
.-le fuse Tor ms shells and he tried IN vain to
lmurayise them by filing pisces os bored out
nine with caked gunpoWder. his cartridges
,rere out aud he was compelled 20 detail some
Of his iew men t. make them out OF SHIRTS,
stockings and jackets.
lie had not single mortaF, ana ae W..
compelled to the desperate eKpedient o.
planting long guns in the ground at an angl'