The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-26

| -ti9 PliCos anu lIdl ne WOULD soon
be starved out, he had communicated
the same to his Government. The
proposition was then made to him that
II he would state the time at which he
would evacuate the fort, and that mean
while he would agree not to use his
guns against the Confederate forces I'M
less theirs should be employed against
Fort Sumter, Gen. Beauregard would
abstain from opening fire upon him.
and that his aids were authorized to
enter into such an arrangement.
Again the officers of the garrison were
assembled in consultation and a long
elaboration followed. The question
which engaged the most serious con-
slderation was in regard to the provis-
ions in the fort, and how far the men.
who were now without sufficient or
proper food, could be relied upon for
resistance. The bread supplies of the
| garrison were eXhausted; nothing re-
NAMED but short rations of pork and
coffee. Still it was earnestly desired
that the utmost expectations of the Gov
eminent should be realized, and it was
determined to hold out to the period
desired by them, the 18th inst. 1t was
agreed that the terms proposed, which
would tie the hands of the garrison and
neutralize its fire, could not be acceded
to, and reply to the following effect
was made by Maj. Anderson:
That if provided with proper means
he would evacuate the fort at noon on
fhe 10th inst, providing he should not
receive controlling instructions or addi-
tional supplies from his Government:
that he would not open the fire of his
batteries unless compelled to do so by
some hostile act or demonstration bv
the Confederate forces against his fort
or the flag it bore" No sooner had
Col. Chestnut, the officer to whom it
was handed, read the reply of Mai. An
derson than he pronounced it unsatis-
factory and made the following reply
in writing:
FoRT SUMTER, s. c., April u. 1s6l-3:2Oa. m.
SIR: BY authority of Brighten. Beauregard.
commanding the Provisional forces of the
Confederate States, we have the honor to mott
~ you that he will open the fire of his batter
les upon Fort Sumter in one hour from this
time We have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedent servants
JAMES CHEsNUT, JR, Aid-de-camp.
STEPHEN d. LEE, Captain c. S. and A. D. C.
10 Mai r. ANDERSON, U. s.. A., commanding
Fort Sumter.
Positive instructions from the Con-
federate Government had been sent to
their agent in Charleston harbor that.
II this last proposition to Mai. Ander-
son was refused by him, he should re-
duce the fort as his Judgment decided
to be most practicable But little con-
VerSation followed the delivery to the
aids OF the reply of Maj. Anderson.
An inquiry as to the exact time in the
morning was made, which was found
to be $3.50 a. IN.
The Confederate officers left the fort
without any formal leave-taking, and
their boat soon disappeared in the dark
ness. Upon their arrival in Charleston,
and the delivery of Maj. Anderson's re-
Spouse, telegram was sent to Mont
gomery, informing the authorities that
Maj. Anderson "'would not consent"
inside the work the men were informed
OF what had happened, and directed to
await the summons to the GUNS No
IRE was to be returned until daylight.
The night was calm and clear and the
sea was still Fires We're lighted in all
the Confederate works, when, at 4: 80 a.
m, the silence was broken by the dis
charge of a mortar from battery near
Fort johnson, within easy range of the
work; a shell rose high in the air and
burst directly over Fort Sumter; its
echo died away and all was still again;
when suddenly fire was opened from
every battery of the enemy. AT day
light all the guns of Fort Sumter
opened, and the fire steadily continued
all day. During the night of the 18th
the accurate range of the mortars
lodged shell in the parade or about
the work at intervals of fifteen minutes.
1t was estimated that over $500 shot
and shell struck the fort during the first
twenty-four hours. By morning the
feet sent to our assistance appeared off
the bar, but did not enter. AT $50 on
the 18th the quarters took fire from the
effect of hot shot and could not be eX-
tinguished and soon the entire bar
racks were in blaze. The barrels con-
tanning powder were thrown into the
sea. At 1:20 on the 18th the flagstaff,
having been struck four times, was shot
away and the flag replaced upon the
parapet. The firing upon the work
was severe and continued; the return
from the fort slow and feeble, sounding
like signals of distress to the nation,
and finally ceased altogether. Seeing
the condition of things, Col. Wigfall
CORNER U. S. Senator from TeXas)
pushed out in an open boat from Cum
mings's Point, unauthorized, it is true,
and, learning from Maj. Anderson that
he would evacuate the fort upon the
terms originally proposed to him, re-
turned and communicated with Gen.
Beauregard, who Immediately sent a
commission authorized to arrange terms
for the evacuation, which were soon
agreed upon. The garrison was trans
ferred to the large transport lying off
the bar, and was soon on its way to the
North. Many an eye turned toward
the disappearing fort, and as it sank at
last upon the horizon the smoke-cloud
still hung heavily over its parapet.-
Mqj.-Gen S. W. Crawford, L. S. A.,
IN Philadelphia Weekly Times.
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