New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-10


toa were eyilenly much hammered from thst quarter
The flagstaff stump shows also shoI stroke roGi Nor
ris leland.
Not long after the fall Of the color on Sumter, Cen
Braurgalde Aid de- Camp Col. Wigf II, put out from
Morris Island for the belle cured keep, il small boat
accompanied by W. Gourdig Young aud rowCd by
negroes. lie went with the assent Of Gen SimoDs to
demand Is surrender and To oleF assistance there be-
ing manifest danger of its easy aud total destruction
by explosion. Tie undertaking was ex,cnted under
heavy hfe from the encirclng batteries particularly
those 90 Sullivans Island. The demand was made
and Fort Sumter surrendered without terIns or
concl luns npOn the sinple that Gen Beau
reghd would treat the defeated command n goutle-
IN and enemies, whose ga!lantIy Iecpgniae1 AID
respected, and from whom no Illuminating Disgrace
ful terms would he exacted BY Feques, Major AdrT
son was permitted to salute his hag. II ne con
ti"n, but chivarc tribute toheroic courage ~ veyer
Misguided in its practical object and exemphcatiou.
IL appears TO base teeu thrown away on thOoC who
received its benefit
After tie surrender ii was deeru ined 10 send
detachment Of volunteers from Morris Hand, and
de achuent OF regulars from Sullivans island TO the
reduced fortress While The ceremony If receiving
from tire enemy and Of raising the Confederate md
State lags was gone through. Captain lallonQulst,
Company b. from Suliivau's Island, was detailed by
Col. Ripley. Bat Morris Island it was Proposed
to The volunteer companies hat had parti iteo III the
ac,iI 20 d,aw for the hobor If ing. This proppsi-
ton Capt. Cuihbert declined Withdrawing any claim
OF the Palmetto Guard The others then did tho same,
and Col. DeSadseure detailed the Palmetto Guard 10
60. They were present at the evacuation, Private
Edmund LufIu bearing tie company ensign
After the death OF Private Howe, irom the pwgna.
ture discharge Of the guu while siIting biz flag. he
was buried with tue hOrors OF war by the Palmetto
Guard, aid Sergeant Webb aud i iyHtcs Robinson and
MacIry showed their god feeling and rcspcct ia
brave aud unfortunate tee, b. erecting hc;G-piece at
the dead soldiers grave.
Tho Irapier Battery distant about !, 800 yards
from Sumter, and Supplied three 10 iuch morlars from
I'LL IL did h.
Gait j. G 4dsdeu King assisted b' Lieus. w. ID. III.
KikwoOd, j. =. Struheck,r A. NJ Hlger AID f. l..
Parker and was manned and served by the Marion
Artillery, EXCEPT three LOgTs on Saturday, when they
were relieved by detachment Of fifteen mCn from the
Sumter Guard under Capt. John Rasstlh This latter
company al-o did eXcefe service in the rain FIJI
day right, by moving wet sundbags 70 protect tie
foot OF The Iron Battery. For thrythree hours Cor
poral McMiliau King and i. :. Murdoch aud Robert
Murdoch aped The morta with marked success. The
fire iTcm this battery WIG rrmsrkth good. a ptcat
number Of it, shell, dropped TO the fasness OF the
enemy. Ii /, confidently stated that the barackswere
ELuled al O'Clock, from Ibis point, and also that TIE
east Ia.toTs were gnited At 10 O'Clock by a bomb
from he zane battery.
Lieut.. }. Il. Macbeth, Capt. J. Jones and 7. l..
Glide exliniied cool courage in toe extrnsion Of
orders tf Col. DE Sausure capacity in The sugt
toas which they offer OF different ocoarioDs.
Surgeons Z j. Robinson and h. +. Mitchell, with
ID f. +. T.. Milrs and +. l.. Parker NoldLteers, were
present aud prepared 10 give th,ir valuable profes-
blJual stINicte bhu lity Dttu httneu
sULIWAS's ISLAND.
Brigndier- Ter efal DunucvAut commanding all the
forces on Til island Lieutenant Colouel H. :. Ripley
was the counandaut Of the battalion of regalsr ar-
lery, uakiug Fort Moultle lis headquarters Be.idts
thu several channel batteries which, though mounted
aud Ieay for action were not engaged there SIX
batteries bearing on Fort sumter, of which We shall
speak in order, beginning cast and passing wet along
tie shore:
Mortar Battery No. 9, east Of Port Monlire. was
distant about 2,3-j yarir from Sumter aud uruis Cd
two l0-nCh mortars, from which - SHELLS tired
duiing he period Of tie combat, night and day. In
connection with the MufitIs Chanb,l battery consi.,
ing Of two 32-pouud guns which were ct brought
into nae, IL commanded by Captain William But
Ter Of the infantry, assisted by leulenan f. A. Hu-
gucrin, L. M"wIy, Blocker, Billing, and Rice. Tris
mortar battery fired with eaie AT the regular u-
tervas prescribed, aud with come effect; but, although
annoying TO the toe. owing 10 thc Increased dst.pce,
aud tie multiplying errors elevation aud cal ulaied
strength Of powder II Il not snppoe TO have proved
70 dauapiDg the moran tctcs fOm Morris bland
or Battery No. L. on Sulhvhns leland The Gre Il
Fort Sumter was not specially directed upon IT, some
sho p owever, fired ut the battery OF 39pound-
ers connected with thu oonmaud which penetrs,od
hon &c in The rear yet produced no further harm. r.
officers all behaves with zeal and efficiency, but moth
ing Of moment occurred.
Fon Muultrie, distant about | SIS wards from Fort
Sumter fun j. ed the Sumter Battery, consulting u
nine gnDe-thue eglit-in,h Tor sxty-iour pSundl GU
!umbiads i'irt, -iso Ionhcers End four twenty
four FOUNDERS. IL feed syuih uEwe,t, AID from II
were delivered GO shU'f, in llding 2iS sxi, four
ouhd BALI foty-O rcd-hO tLry two pound balls
and one she'll. Toe fort, in sddton fur ished the
0bhque Battery OF two y-iour-pOundeis on The
west, irom which were ifeo no solid shots and 1--WE
shes. Capt W. X. Calhoun, Artillery Company A.
was the executive officer at the post, and assistant
connnandant Of the batteries.
Tie Sumter Battery was under the commend OF
Firrt Lieutenant Alfred Rhett, Artillery D. and
manned hy "a cetachn ent Of seventy men II that com
I'd IN he MT hy "a.
Lieutenant John Mitchell, jr., and Mr.. r. ID. Blake,
Enpi eer, who volunteered lis ,eryies. During the
twenty hours Of the canon ade, Lieut.. Rhelt COM
nspded the battery with his company at the guns for
thirteen hou-eigLt ho1rs Friday, tom a o'clock
10 y from ii 10 3, and from TO 60 oclck, when tie
firing cessed for the night. IA heavy exchange
place between the hottie works in the pro-
poriOu OF forty SIX shots returned for iotytwo from
Sumter in hour. Late la the evening also rapid
and conlinuou. c,iDnonade from Sumter was sustained
and returned with interest On Saturday morning The
same officer commanded the battery, with his
company Mt the guns for five bours aud quarter;
five hours-from o clock, wien fire was oIened On
Sumter, TO l., and irom ocloc to II, When tho
emy Surrendered This battery commenced iu the
mOrLing with only two guns, but, Sumter opening
with IA heavy fire concentrated u,on Fort NoulLIie,
all tire guns were immt diaely unmarked by the re-
m,val Of cotton bale. from the embrasues the whole
detachment galDtly volunteering. A severe aud de-
srucliNe cannonade duell0 took place between the
TWO fort for some Two hours Within the s; ace
Of one hour, Sumter fired upon Muultre "a times
Within l,e minutes epacc, Notltfie returned III
shots. At each end Of the Sumter Battery was eta.
toned " lookout 10 the next unofed embiusuies.
IL the buepe'e OF these TO cry lookout" when
ever smoke WIS Issue from the battery at Fort
Sumter bearing Fort Moutis. Upon tLis notice,
Oil, ers sn0 ordered to advance near tbs
mel Ions until the sho struck passed OF, when they
again took their rspeciivo positions Until Oclo X
tnday, the igbliss of every gun made verified
10y Leat. Rhett. Quite early the proper elrya ion
well aseertained aud reiled A. loug as in COM