Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-10
The Late General Robert Anderson.

The Savannah Republican has au obituary
notice Of the late General Anderson, in the
course OF which the following personal renllnls-
cences of the evacuation OF Fort Sumter arc
given
The writer Of this, by invitation Of Captain
IIartstene, who had command OF the cvacua-
ton ceremonies at Sumter. was present on that
interesting OCCASION, jubilee OH Eatrr never
before Witnessed jim this country. We came
out of the fort with its commander, ami sub
seuucutly in the pilutliuuSc OF the steamer
General Clinch, to which he and and his com,
nland were first transferred, had long and
pleasant interview with the vanqul>hcd soldier.
lie was most unhappy about the difference
that had sprung up between the Government
and his native South His situation as
Southern man had been more trying, but he
considered the highest Obligation upon hIm
was to do his duty as soldier without rccr-
cncc to his feelings. lie declared to us that
no circumstance could have induced hum to
fire UPON his fellow cVunrymrn except III de-
fence The first shot came from them, and
was directed ut the FLAG which lle was put there
to prJtcct hence no alternative waS left him.
We im.uircd what would be his policy when
ne reached Washington h. replied that all
his lahuls should be on the side of peace. In
any event he had no heart: he &'ld. Tor war
upon his own countrymrn, and he never did
again enter the iir!d.
We inquired ol Manr Anderson, why he
abandoned Fort Moutric after hi. positive en-
paucmrut with committee uf South Caroh-
mans not to leave. it? His reply was that
mutual obligations were entered lnto--hc to
remain and the Churchman'S not to disturb hun
while in ,,usScssion of the fort. lie believed
those who gave the assurance acted III goDd
faith. bui they could not control Others. tie
left Fort Mnuuie under reliae information
that without the cnrlsrnl uf the AM hurtlr~ vi
Caruliua plot had been inrlu"d III Charles
ton by the more imluI>lvc portion ui the pop,
ulatnn TO attack the fort in the rear. lie had
unreasonable evidence that such an cxrcIl,
ton was on foot. and believing that the work
was not ,!cIcll>ble, hc evacuated 1t and trains
i:r,rd his garrison 10 Fort Sumter
And lust here it may not bt unncrcstlng tp
relate another circumstance IN the same con
ncctiun Late in the evening, after the Isabel
had left Tor the bar with Major Anderson and
his garrison, the steamer General Clnch. with
Il large and cnthllSilstrc crowd on board, turn
ed her Prov toward the city. The capture "i
the fort and garrison WAS "n every tongue, ana
the widest rejoicing pcrvadcl the vessel, many
believing the war at an end and Southern III
drpcndcncc accomplished. On deck there
was pile of cotton bales, and when ucarug the
whar! We discerncd Captain llartstene rccllnlng
on the top of thcm evidently muslng and ap-
parenlv taking no part in the general enthrlsl,
asm. Passing by, we address him aud III
oured if he felt unwell under the latyncs OF
the day No. not sick, - he remarked. Il
was only occupie! with serious thoughts OF the
future, while the rest are enjoying the present
am il Southern man ami Symratizr with my
people in their wrongs, lint have long been
in the service of the United States, and know
her spirit and power WAS only thinking
how terribly she would avengc this dIshonor to
her flag.
SpuykY GIRLS. The Galcsburg (lllinvisl
Register is responsible for the following:
"Four of our Galcsburg lades--who must be
namclcss here have been among our farmers
collecting or begging rs they are pleased to
term it, for the Chicago sufferers. In their
travels they came upon an honest farmer, who
doesn't read or take paper OF any kind. lie
hadn't heard of the Chicago fire and dldn be-
lieyc a word of it. The ladies, who are all
GOOD takers you know, explained that many
moor ucopc had been made homeless and pen
ness by the Chicago fire. But he would not
be convinced. He said they might have fired
the other way Finally one OF the ladies pro-
duced 4 copy of the Register and read ITS dis
matches during the catastrophe. The old gen
tlcmsn still thought there was trick in it, but
told the handsomely dressed ladies that he had
i lot of potatoes there in the ground, and II
they were Il mind to dig en- they could have
all they wanted The offer was accepted. and
the ladies, who knew their customer, Jumped
nmby from their light spring wagon, each
with a spade in hand, and set to work. inc
farmer stood aghast, surveying his new Held
hands with undiSguiscd anazemcnt. They
gathered about twenty bushels, and went back
Yesterday for more Before noon to-day the
last of that patch will be coming into town IN
that spring wagon Bless their dear souls, how
wewisl we were permitted to give their names.
SrUpESDERoUs CABLE ENTERPRISES The
London Daily News gives, on good authority,
programme by which our continent Is to bc ltll-
lied more than heretofore III the interest or
commerce. 1t says that three lines OF telegraph
ic cable are about to be laid, under the drec-
ton of Mr. Cyrus W. Field. One will be
from San Francisco to llonoua. thence to Mid
way Island, and thence to Yokohama, 1--we
thousand five hundred and seventy. three miles.
Another will be from Victoria, Vancouver y
Island, to lIakoladi, Japan. thence to Asiatic
Russia, communicating with Possicttc, which
is already connected 10y telegraph with St
Petersburg These two lines are estimated to
rcuuire IL, 7O7 miles of cable. Lines from Hon
oluIu to Australia will join San Francisco aud
Melbourne, touching ut the Fiji Islands thence
lines will reach New Caledonia and BrlSlanc
which is already connected with Melbourne
Adelaide and Fort Darwin on the north coast
and \ contract has been already uiae Tor a line
from that place to Java. Java Is already III
communication with India and China. lhus
il is suggested, New York may soon hccom"
the worlds clearing house lurclcrtrlc messages;
tLr ,preiyinr house and distributor of the
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