Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-19
LATEST FROM CHARLESTON.
Canturs Of Fort Snmner

t:HAhLEipN, april llTOur dispatches of
Saturday evening, relative to this great. event,
were based upon positive statements made to
the proprietor in Charleston. But they were
incorrect. ms will be seen elsewhere in respect
to tho, killed. aud wounded. Our diSpatel es
This morning are particularly full and interest.
ing.s We give, besides, from the 1fercury extra
of yesterday. afternoon tho following account
received by telegraph of The scene at Fort
ter. '. - - - =
Without, the walls have the appearances at
distancc, of having teen covered with an i'm.
sInense number Of brick -poulticcs, spa,tered in
every direct 0n., This is the shatterinp effect
OF the shot. Within, the entire fort wore n nm
aspect as is the hand of the destroying nngcl
had swept ruthle<sly b.: and left not solitary
blackened wallis Of the officers mud soldiers
quarters were yet smoking. Ashes and e,ubers
met the eye at every turn while the SHOT and
shell Which had been rainel upon the strong
hold lny in greut quantities upon ALI nor tions
OF the parade gr"u d. The npp"nrnuce of
both Major Anderson his officers. and the
niens@ Indicated the terrible nature Of the or
deal from which they had just emerged. D.
I'rlved vt s:eep for many hours. fatgucl via.
! their iabOrs ut the guns, and prosLruteIl by
their battle with MI .luncut VII eh ragged b..
yond thcis control they looked worn lmrrnrd
and ready to dr0p with slreer rxhnus,on.-
When the lire was. at its greatest height Major
they could breathe was hy lying fiat upon the
ground within the cusemaics, with their faces
to the earth, while added to tn. .danper was
| the occasional explosion Of the piles Of shells
collected ior serviciec at different points within
the fort l: is to tho fact that 80, few men
wereih Tho f1rtifcution that is to tise fc: that
so few men were in the turt6cntion that is ,iu..
the preservation of life. Major. Anderson him
t-self stated that, hnd there been two hundre
more. not less than one half ofs,hcm must hny g
bceR killed, owing to the ubsci.cs OF sufficient
ro6ans under the circumstances. for their pro
testion: =. as lit. was, ihair provisions would
have givensout in two days more, when an un
oonditionaF surrender would have necessarily
| resulted. lIe' also remarked tliat. Yesterday
was one Of thB proudcst da, g Of his Iife-tor.
while he had enIeaverGd 10 do his duty "a an
officer. he had not taken the life of fellow
During tlie evening boat arrived al Morris
leland, from one of the Northern sessels in tho
oMngi bearing q. lieutenant and q. bag Of truce
-his object being to Arrange l4k the evaoua.
tim of the soldiers with their pieperty: He
nlso assurred ,the commanding offienr, at that
T Point-General Sfmons-that hnstiiities: would
+ not take place during the: night Tie matt er
WAS rsfaEred 70 Gsferal Bsauregald; Mean.
while. Major Anderson had himself Addressed a
letter TO lhe latter officer. requesting that the
steamship fatambd should be 1.-THE wharf of
Fort Sumter at nine o'ci,ck this (Slnday (inurn-
ing. She accordingly proceedFto this Sdestina.
tion at the hour. desi ignalcd. -, ,,&,
= ~ TIE LATEsr. e., ,..s.,
About twenty minutes past twelve O'Clock
General Beaurcgari left headquarters. and pro.
ceeded in: the General Lqinch to atten,l the
eydcnation Of Fort; Sumter. He was accom-
Pdnisd, by Governor Pickens. his ssafs,- and his
,Alds.: among whom We rscog g6ixed sC3l. Wig
fs1ff Col. Cbesnutf Col. Pryor and Cot Spss,sea q,
a,id Q few who were, iuv iked to ba prasar,t.
atnohg whom were Judgge Gi6vef,,' JhlseD D. T.
flaw, Chancellor Carreg, saad aolhsr pfanii
peak kgentlethen. .s.fs.s,. ..;.,as.tfs.g