Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-29

articles arc signed by both the contracting
parties and sent to General Hunter, with let
ter from General Gilmore, announcing the
surrender of tho fort on tue Anniversary OF
the first days FIRE on Fort Sumter. The troops
| in tho fort marched out and stacked their
arms, and the officers surrendered their swords
aud small arms to Major Halpim, Of General
| Hunters staff, with flw remarks, aa tnay
laid down their weapons. The officers were.
greatly chagrlned, of course, at the result, but
talked as boldly and dshantly as ever.
Terms CT oAPrrrLATloS.
The following are tho terms OF capituln,ion
agreed upon for the surrender to The forces Of
| the United States OF Fort Pulaski, OuckSpur
Island, Georgia:
Article The fort ARMAMENT and gar
| rison to be surrendered to the forces Of the
| United States.
Article 2.-Tno officer: and mea OF thu CIR.
rison to be allowed to take with them all their
private effects, such az clothing, bedding,
books, 6c-this ls not to include private
weapons
Articlp 3.--Iha sick End Won rded, under
charge CT the hospital steward Of the garrison
to be sent under dag Of truce to the Con
federatc lines, and at the same time the men
to be allowed to send any lettors thsy may de-
sire, subject 10 the inspection OF a federal
officer
Signed this lltb day OF APRIL 1862.
Gas. H. 0LMsTEAD,
OIL, First Vol Reg's of Georgia, Fort Pulaski.
.. A. GILMORE
Brlgadier General Volunteers, commanding
United States Forces, Tybeo Island iieor-
ga
The document vas sent to the district conf
mander, and accompanied by the following
communication from the General u! the at
lacking brigade:
Fort PULASKI, Ga, April II, lot2
General II. A. BEsHAM, Commanding Northern
DistrIc; Department Of the South, Il h:o
Island, Cts.
SIR have the honor to traa9mit herewith
the terms oil capitalization for tho surrender 20
The United States o; Fort Pulaski. a., signed
by the this 18th day of April, 1862.
trust these terms :. i'll receive your ePpro-
val, they being substantially thoae authorized
By you ns commander oil tic district
Ths fort boosted the white dag at qaarter
before two o'clock this uiternoon, after rosls
lance since eight oclccx yesterday morning 10
|
| 4 practicable breach in the wsll's wns made
in eighteen and a half lhus'a tirln,, o; day
light
hsve tho honor to be, very respectfully,
Y0ur NOS: Obyd;eat servant,
Q. \. GILMORE
BIigad:er G"neTal Volunteers, commanding
United States Forces On Tybee lslsDd, Gen'
gla.
Z ~, In f,rkt hl5Ys q
and sixty prs1nora, including the cnhmahder,
s:ati ard line atii1.,rs i'ncir nGnanI $40 b.
follows:
post
Haj5r } obi FalGy
Adjntant VI. II Hopkins.
Qlarterln.sler Rabert Irwin.
Co1nussaris-l r Ioart D. y .iker, }. I. Mc
| Farland.
Sergeant Ma3r Robert II L-wis.
QlarieImsateri Sergeant, William {. Ira"
| ford.
Ordnance s5erg6ant, Harvey Sns,
oFrIcEEs OF TIE MONTGOMERY cUAKD, SAVANNA B
GEORGIA
Captain, L. j. GilnsTsin; Flrs; Lieutenant
John j. Symons Senior Second Leutanant
Christopher Hussay Junior S>can1 L:au.en-
AMI, 9. NJ. Murphy.
| GERMAN VOLUNTEERS, sArASH.H
Captain, Joha H. S'eiger; Senior Secca1
LelensnL Harry Warnrr; Junior Sccoei
Lsu!cnant, Charles Umbsrd
osLEraoRrE LIGHr Isra::TaY, sAY4IH4a
Captain, L. " Sims; First Lieutenant Il.
g. Truman; Junior !5e2bai Liautveani, JalEoa
| Ackciu1an.
WISE GUARD, MACON COUNTY, ca.
CAPTAIN, AZ J. MeMulln; First Lieutenant,
r. W. nnntfor.; Senior Second LIEUTENANT,
! J. D. +. Lullo1 Junior Second Lieutenant.
! jain Blow.
WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS, SAVANNAH
Captain. John McAahon First Lientenant,
Fruacis Blair, Senlor Second eutoaant, 10.
| Rowland Junior Second Lieutenant A. J.
| Macarthur
Tue balance Of the three hundred and sixtr
are priya.cs ard non comm issioned ofiaeEs -
| With the fort He took !orty-seven guns ten
inch and eight inch, ;9o ri tled, but mostly
casenats thlrty-two's md forty .wo'a Also
seven thousand ahot and shell, and in the mag
azine We found about forty thousand pounds
OF powder Of various qualities. About three
months supply Of provisions was tsheo, snd
will. be well used oy our troops.
Tire fort has boau badly used by our shot
and she'll The interior presenta melancholy
aspect The harricades or splinter proofs, src
torn To pieces in many PAGES pieces Of brick,
timber, stones, cannon balls, unaxp lodei pro
jectiles and shells, fragments Of ahcll, &c,
srow the parade ground in he inferior tf III,
work. AZ the angle OF the breach: the arches
| have been torn out, guns dismounted, ard
debris Of brick and timber, broken gun car
rages, muskets, &C., fill up tho casematos.-
And in one or two places, where shell entered
the embrasures and burst inside, you can trace
the fight Of each fragment as it rippad up the
WOOD york and shattered tho brick work IN the
Classmates Tho officers qusrters were badly
shattered. The breach being very large, seve
raj rihs balls passed through it ever tho terra
plain, ard began 10 bhtler tho magazine on the
Northwest corner in manner that carried ter
TOT to tho hearts Of the enemy. From their
experience they knew thht it was possible for
q ride she'll to pass entirely through the walls
OF tho magazine and blow it up, and with it
the tort and all its occupants. This iaducads
surrender, and the white flag went up.
4! will COS, $50, 600 to put the Fort into tic
same condition Of defence TIA; it Tss before NC
opened frs. Tao walls are greatly shaken,
and all believe had the Commandment continued
hall a day longer ths entire wall Of tho PAN
cope you'd have lail1a into The ditch mass
Of ruins Tie meu could feel the wells oil the
fort iremble and quake when solid ten.incb
shot struck it. and from that fact you csn get
a tolerabiy Correct IDEA Of the immense force
with which they strike. 1t was terrific Out
OF iiecn guns aud rnortars en- baT5dtte but
iour OF them were ser7icabr. The balance
wciu dismnuuted, CT ctherSi27 rendered l1cs'
psole Of use.
riE:i aC5Tr.
On the 10th INST Lieut.. Gen. Scott ar,iVsd
st Elizabeth, y. j.. ADD was rscoiTed bJ an
immense concourss OF people, including
mounted caTaloado OF hbou, three hundred