The Grand Haven news., 1861-04-24

He was Immediately released and fur
nished with passport.
Reports from Virginia tonight are that
it is impossible to pass the secession or
dinance, and that vote had been taken
showing majority against it.
CHARLESTON, April IL.
Some excitement exists here about the
secession of Virginia. If she secedes it
is supposed that troops will be sent there
from South Carolina, but none will 90 be-
fore. Private intelligence asserts that
President Davis intends to take command
Of the operations at Pensacola.
The iron battery at Cummings Point
is being taken down to-day. The guns
and rihed cannons are TO be removed to
points commanding the channel. The
work of cleaning out at Sumpter contin-
ues.
New YoRK, 19.
The Steamship Baltic from Charleston
bar of the Sth inst, came up to the city
and anchored off the battery at / o'clock
to-day. The Baltic had flying from her
mainmast head the flag of Fort Sumpter,
and at her foremast the flag of Moultrie
During the whole time the fleet re-
mained off the bar, the wind blew gale
from the southeast, rendering the fleet
useless so far as Fort Sumpter was con-
cerned.
BosToN, lS.
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A meeting of the bank officers repre-
senting all the Boston banks was held
here this morning, when resolution was
adopted to loan the State of Massachu-
sets ten per cent on their entire capital
for the defence of the government. The
capital of the Boston banks amounts TO
$3S,0O0,O0O.
New YoRK, Is.
Major Anderson Landed at the Battery
and was received by an immense crowd.
His carriage was surrounded by the peo-
pie, who expressed in cheers and other
demonstrations their congratulations, and
he was followed by an immense throng
through Broadway to the Brevort House,
where he joined his wife. The following
is digest of Capt. Doubleday's state
ment:
The demand to surrender Sumpter was
made on the llth, aud refused not only
by Anderson but by the unanimous vote
of his command On Friday morning, at
three o'clock, the rebels sent word that
the fire would be opened in an hour, and
at four o'clock fire was opened on us from
every direction, including a hidden bate
ry. The fire opened with volley from
mortars, firing ten inch shells, shot from
thirty-three guns, mostly columbiads.
We took breakfast, however, very leisure
ly. The command was divided into three
watches, each under the direction of two
officers. After breakfast they immedi,
ately went TO their guns and opened fire
on Moultrie, Cummings Point and Sulli
vans Islands. The Iron Battery of Cum
ming's Point was of immense strength,
and most of our shots glanced off. An
derson refused TO allow the men to work
the guns on the parapet, on account Of
such terrific fire. There was scarcely
room left in Moultrie nhabitable. Sew
eral shots went through the Floating
Battery, but it was little damaged. Two
guns on the Iron Battery were dismount-
ed. A man was stationed who cried shot
or shell, when the rebels fired, and the
garrison were thus enabled 10 dodge. Al
first the workmen were reluctant TO help
work the guns, but afterwards they serv-
ed most willingly and enectually against
the Iron Battery. The barracks caught
fire several times on Friday, but the
flames were extinguished bv the efforts
of Messrs Harb, of New York, and Ly-
man, of Baltimore, both volunteers.
On Saturday the officers quarters took
fire from the shell, and the main gates
were burned. The magazine was sur
rounded by fire and ninety barrels Of
powder were taken out aud thrown into
the sea. When the magazine was encir.
cled by fire all our materials were cut off
and we had eaten our last biscuit days
before.
The men had to lay on their faces to
prevent smothering, and favorable eddy
of wind was all that saved our lives
Tho cartridge bags gave out and five men
were employed to manufacture them out
of our shirts, blankets, sheets, DC. 1t
will take half million dollars TO repair
Fort Sumpter Most Of their shots were
aimed at the flag.
Tho following is the conversation be-
tween Major Anderson and Wigfall; the
latter said: "Gen. Beauregard wishes to
stop this, sir"
Anderson replied, "Well, we'll"
Wigfall-" You've done all that can
be done, and Gen. Beauregard wishes 10
know upon what terms you will eyacuate
the fort"
Anderson "Gen. b. is already ac-
duainted with the TERMS"
Wigfall-" Do / understand you will
evacuate on the terms proposed"
Anderson--"Yes, and only on those.
Wigfall then returned. A few minutes
after, Col. Chestnut and others came from
Gen. Beauregard, asking if Anderson