The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-04
Summary of News.


day night, the 22d, with five monitors,
Sumter till Q o'clock. The
fort was struck over one hundred times,
the balls going through the sea-waIl the
whole of the parapet was also carried
away. Sumter fired one gun five times,
but Moutrie, Gregg and Beauregard Tor
three hours rained shells on the Monitors.
Gilmore on Thursday notified Bcauregard
that il he didn't surrender the forts he
would shell the city in "a hours. No at
tention was paid to the demand, and on
FRIDAY night Gilmore threw Fifteen shells
chrrged with Greek Fire, into the city
On Saturday p. NJ, Bcauregard sent
flag of truce with an urgent protest, de-
nouncing Grerk Fire as vil!anous com
pound, unworthy of civilized nations. and
demanding more time. The English,
French and Spanish Consuls also de.
nounced the short time given, and claimed
more time to remove subjects OF their
respective countries. Gilmore replied ny
renewing the demand for the surrender.
Beauregard asked a trace OF 40 hours
Gilmore refused time or any terms but
unconditional surrender. AT l2 O'Clock
Sunday night, sheling the city with Greek
Fire was resumed.
The War Department has received a
brief repert from Gen. Gilmore up to the
24lh lMonday.) The report says: My
Chief of Artillery, Col. }. N. Turner,
reports its destruction so far complete that
i; is no longer Of any avail in the defens, s
OF Chn!esion. He also says that By Il
longer iiie it could be made more com.
pIeiely u ruin and mass Of broken ma.
sonry, but coad scarcely be more power
less for ;he defense Of the harbor. My
breaching batteries were located at dis.
tances varying between 3. $50 and 4.34O
yards from the work, and now remain as
efficient MS ever. | deem ii unnecessary
at present 10 continue their fire upon the
ruins of Sumter. | have also, at great
labor and under a heavy fire from James
within effective range of the heart OF
Charleston, and have opened with them,
alter giving Gen. Beauregard due notice
OF my intention 70 do So"
Charleston papers Of the 24h nlt.. give
particulars Of the bombardment OF the
city by Gen. Gilmore. Thirteen shells
were fired i2 9 inch shells fell in the
city. The firing com menced between I
and g o'clock on Saturday morning,
arousing the people from their sumbers.
No person was injured. Most Of The
shell. fell in .he middle Of the Streets
One entered the warehouse Of Williams
u Co.. corner OF King and Church streets,
and exploded in The upper story. making
large opening in the brick wall Of the
Medical Purveyor's store house, scatter.
ing things in great confusion. Some
straw ignited, causing an alarm oi fire.
but it was extinguished without trouble.
Four shells icll in this locality.
The Rebel Gen. Pemberton died last
week at Selma, Ala. He was shot by
a Texan Ranger. The Senate o. Ala,
bamn but few DAYS since passed resolu.
tons of want of confidence in Pcmber,on
and Holmes; both are dead. Holmes
had been dead fortnight balore .he sapi.
ent Senators lost confidence in him.
The Herald has Mexican dates OF Au,
gust 6;h, stating that Mina,ilan had been
captured by the French, and an expedi.
,Ion had started TO occupy Tampico. !,
is reported that Juarez was fleeing C
Texas. A Mexican paper thinks there
is danger Of war with the United States.
An immense meeting W ,s held in Leav
cnworlh. Kansas, on Friday evening" last
to consider the massacre nj Lawrence.
WAS resolved to cali all citizens in the Dor.
der to arm themselves and assemble a
Pamela on September Glh. organized into
companies. General Lane said the peo
pie of Kansas must depend upon them
selves Tor protection. A resolution was
adopted demanding the immediate re.
moval Of General Schoield, whom the
resolution characterizes as imbeciIe and
Inefficient. Another resolution was adopted
that four counties in Missouri be held re
sponsble for any attacks in Kansas north
OF the river, the penalty 10 be the total dc
vasta,ion of line forty miles in width
along the Gonlier. General Ewing tele
graghed Lane to use his influence TO pre-
vent raids iuto Missouri Lanc replied
that he should have 5000 men at Panola
on the 9th Of September, when. if Ewing
rejected their services, he should appeal lc
higher power.
Gov. Tod, in his speech at the tremen.
dous Union meeting at Springfield on thu
eth inst, said the Secretary of War hae
fixed Ohio's quota for the draft at abou
$4,000. The fac, that Ohio had fu rnishe,
almost entirely three years men was lai,
before the Department, and credit wa
given accordingly. Ohio's quota. Gov
Tod stated, was only some 5000. Hat
| Ohio furnished nine months men last year
we would be subject TO draft as heav,
as the Eastern States.
A very severe order has been ISSUED
against the inhabitants of three or fou
counties OF Missouri lying on the Kansa
border. 1t commands the people to 'eav
their homes and bring evidences of loyalty
to the commanding officer Of the neares
military station. II these evidences mr.
satisfactory, :hsy are permitted TO remop
to the nearest military station. &c., &c.
1t also deprlves Them of all their farm pro
dIce.
A dispatch from the blockading fee
says that on the morning of the II h inst
a large sloop of war of len guns, with III,
British flag flying, swept past the bocka
ing steamers, and Immediately hoisted III,