New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-18
THE BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER.

An interesting account OF the bombardment of Fort
Sumter has been furnished by Mr. George W. Wye,
who was in Charleston on business when hostiliri a
commenced. In his statement, which app, ared in The
Commercial Adrdtiser hst evening, he says:
On Thursday, at noon having finished my business
In Chaltstou, about to take tho train Tor T. g
North when was told, from what ] supposed TO lie
=, liable authority, that demand from Cen Beanie.
gard would certainly be made upon Maj. Andersen u
O'Clock fof tie surrender o. bis fort.
Iii information proved t. be true; and NJ the hour
named ex-senator Chesnut, nj present. one OF Gen.
Beauegards aiin l'han whom more noble, gorerou.-
hear ed aud high-Iinded gentleman does not exist
accompanied by Two other nids, ei, tie city for Fort
Sumo Ell and from information which subsequently
received, aud from the source from which II came,
l know it 20 have been correct. a demand was made
fe surrender 81 TIE Tort, md IN the event oil nom
COM lauce sih the demand, by O'Clock p. NJ, Geo.
BeauIe- AID would open his batteries upon Sumter TO
which Major AndersOn replied:
10 nv orc nu,ni copJy ri olr dcmSad SaH BE- rlsy
sOur IRE az egh oeoes, any tune may Be
cpencs."
This was the end Of the first interview.
Ii was ,eDoltd tbal General BeagIo gard teegraphed
Jefferson DaNis during the evening as to what lie bad
done aud that Davis replied: DO attack Sumter
uni ~ N attempt j. nade to reinforce it,"
AT T. O'Clock, Colonel CheLut again went 10 Sum-
ter, and had q G recond interview ith Major Audef
son, which LIZ ed ill o'clock on Friday moumg II
Was said that he usrd every argument thai could be
tie 81 niOn which lie had expres ed IL the pre,i US ia
trrvew, viz: leIcnptOrly declining TO surrender tie
Fort.
IIo (Che-n1D I'D It was madness fog him lander.
soul TO link Of coping, with bis handful Of men,
AGAINST CO., in pre-erce of the fat TINT they could
be reinforced BY - more ifneeded in u fc hours
Ile then asked Lin Whether, il The fleet attempted 10
the barber, and Beuregard should open bis fire
upon il, he would iiie upon the haIbcr batteries or
leave between the batteries and he feet
lie Answered" Ii am MT prOyisoned and re-en.
forced 10y tie 18th inst, viii surrender my fort"
About u O'Clock on Friday morning, the l2th inst
was awakened by the booming Of heavy guns. mud
within ten MINUTES the roof OF the Mill Hotel
ltLe hotel al which was st0pping. Previously bad
10 great extent, syEpathized wi h the South, but
when hs 6lCod ou that rooi, saw the flashing aud
heard tie booming OF caDnon directed against the ,ag
which iron my youth NJ had learned 10 yoneflte In
every part Of the world where bad Travelled NV soul
was stir with ndignaon, and for the moment felt
as il every shot was fired a, my heart. was over.
whemed have no language 10 describe my feelings
at tlt rad moment The iden that Anne rican citizens
should be arayed against American ciizens--pehaps
brother against brOther-was u bitter Thought TO
indulge.
Inyolnntarily threw aide NIL M political ties and
American citizen, determined TO cling to the old
flag, and TO support my Government.
II was reported during the morning that martial law
had been estAblished-hat 10 Geographic communica-
ton should be sent 10 the NOrththa railroad trains
would be allowed to leave the city.
As no proclamation was Issued, this report assn ned
the shnpe OF rumor but friend Of mine VITO in
tended TO leave for the North by the regular o'clock
p. NJ train, informed me 1t o'clock, that he weps TO