East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-04-18
CHARLESTON. April Il

The Steamer Nashville, from New
York, arrived here at o'clock Saturday
morning.
An eye witness of the firing on Friday
night says: sit was terri6cally grand,
and reached the climax at 10 at night,
when the sky was overcast by rain and
clouds The streets were filled with PEG
Pile nearly all night, also covering house
tops, shipping, and every available place.
Towards morning the firing diminished.
A few random shots only were fired, and
replied to only occasionally by Sumpter.
When the fire and smoke were first seen
issuing from Fort Sumpter, it was sup
posed to be only signal to the ships
which were in the oifing, apparently
bloclSading the port, as they remained
quietly at anchor.
Every one anxiously waited to see what
the vessels would do, and fully expected
engagements would become general. At
10 o'clock, a. NJ, Sumpter was plainly
seen to be on fire, flames bursting through
the roofs of houses within it. At this
time Maj. Anderson scarcely fired shot,
while bombshells and grape scattered like
hail over him, and drove the soldiers un-
der cover. The iron battery at Cum
mings' point, only 1900 yards from
Sumpter, kept upa continual fire from
It's rihed cannon. The fire from the float
ing battery and Moultrie was regular and
accurate. The sand battery was scarce
ly injured by the weak fire kept up by
Anderson, while scarcely missile from
this battery missed Sumptor. The float
ing battery proved impenetrable, but
every shot from it told on Sumpter
Shells from mortars at Mt. Pleasant
battery were thrown with great precision.
While Sumpter was on fire Anderson was
obliged to cease his cannonading, to Iii
rect all his efforts to put it out. Twice
he succeeded, and to do this his men had
to 90 twice outside the walls and pass
water through the port holes, being ex-
posed to a terrific fire. This was not re-
sorted to till the fort was on fire for the
third time and when the flames had in
creased to an alarming extent. After a
few moments he ordered them in and
shut the batteries, as the smoke was too
thick to work there. At noon the flames
burst from every part of it, and the de-
struction was complete. msef
WAsuINoroN, April 15
The following is the form Of call on the
respective State governments, for troops
issued through the War Department to
day. - ~ - l yn
"Sr:--Under the act of Congress for
calling out the militia to execute the laws
of the Union to suppress instruction, re-
pei invasion, &c., approved February,
2Sth, 1897, | have the honor to request
your excellency to cause to be immediate
y detached from the militia of your State
the quota designated in the table below,
TO serve as infantry or rihemen for pc
Rod of months or sooner, if discharged.
Your excellency will please communicate
to me the time about which your quota
will be expected at it's rendezvous, as it
will be met as soon as possible by an Of
ficer or officers to muster it into the SER
vice and pay of the United States. At
the same time the oath Of fidelity to the
United States will be administered to ev-
cry officer and man. paa.t .ll
The mastering officers will be instruc-
ted to receive no man under the ranl; of
commissioned officer who is in yeaas APP
parcntly As or under II, or who is not in
physical strength and vigor. The quota
to each State is as follows:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware,
Arkansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota-one regiment each. Massa-
chusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee
two regiments each. New York IL regi-
ments, Pennsylvania 16 regiments, Ohio
ID regiments; New Jersey, Maryland,
Kentucky, Missouri, four regiments each,
Illinois and Indiana six regiments each;
Virginia three regiments. 'a
1t is ordered that each regiment shall
consist on an aggregate Of officers and
men of 7S0-73,320 men. The remain.
der, which constitutes 900 under the
Presidents proclamation will be composed
Of troops in the District of Columbia. 4
New Haven, Conn, 16.
The Elmar City Bank has Just ten.
dered to the Government of the State,
$4,000 towards meeting the national
emergency, with liberty to draw at sight.
Philadelphia, 16.
b. G. Walworth and l.. =. Ashmead,
formerly lieutenants in U. s. Navy, who
resigned years ago on account of enter.
ing into other avocation, though now
wealthy have rendered their services to
Secretary of Navy, prompted by love of
] the Union.