The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

HH Fesrua n!e- sa.1our President has
Just formed his Cabinet The Hon
Robert Toombs. of Georgia. is Secre-
Charleston. Secretary of the Treasury.
the Hon. l.. T.. Walker of Alabama,
Secretary of War. ard the Hon John
Perkins. OF Louisiana, Secretary of the
Navy.
inaugurated to-dag amidst ''t oayon wt
bristling from the house tops as well
as streets His speech was lust what
was expected Of hin@siupid' am.
biguous. vulgar and insolent. and is
everywhere considered as virtual dec
laration OF war.
March IL. The Palmetto Guard
went down to-day TO Morris Island TO
take charge of Stevenss Battery at
Cummings Point. Rumors and
,eleSrems are rife to the effect that
the Federal troops Will be Withdrawn
In two or three days. as they find It
impossible to reinforce II unless by
an immense army on land as we'll as at
sea. and Anderson's supplies are near
~ out. his larder almost as empty as
the Federal treasury. The news. how
ever. Is too good to be true. and
Beaureeard is adding TO and complet-
Ing our preparations for tho war
March -. Seward has refused
70 see our commissioners after delay
Ing them several days on account of
his indisposition.' and now It is for
" punt interest
caused TO-DAY by I the e attempts OF wa q
schooner without coiors to pass the
batteries, but she received as warm
a welcome as did the Star of the
West, when she imm ediately hoisted
the United States flag and turned
back. but got among the breakers.
Major Anderson sent to inquire why
she was fired upon and to say that
III she had received any injury he
would feel Obliged to open his batter es
upon us. lie also asked permission to
send to the schooner and make in
auiries. which was granted Nothing
further was heard from him, and when
one of cur guard boats went down
to examine the matter she had dieap-
peared.
to-day when II was known that the
companies on duty were to fill Up the
reserves and those on furlough were
ordered to Join their corps Immediate
~. Everybody was anxious and spec
ulatins upon the next probable move.
1t became Sill more general when
two officers from Fort sumter. Lieu
tenants Talbot and Snyder. arrived
ceived by the Governor and General
Beauregard. Talbot having been APP
pointed BY his ivernment assistant
adjutant-s general ior the District Of
mediately. asked Iermission to leave
the city to report r'Tiself at Wash
!ngton. OF course. . Ms granted. ''s
The r"nhurhrJcnt.
April IL h. day never 10
be forgotten IN thc rnnals of Charles
ton. y dispatch vas received from
Jen Davis. Win orders to demand the
surrender al the fort Immediately. At
P 81 two aides de-camp went to An
derson with the summons. giving him
until TO decide. The whole afternoon
and night 'he Battery was thronged
with spectators OF every age and sex
anNiously watching and waiting. with
the momentary expectation OF hearing
the roar of cannon opening on the
ported off the bar.
a second time last night to urge the
surrender. but Anderson refused. All
last night the troops were under arms.
and at half-past this morning the
heavy boaming Of cannon woke the
city from Its slum5ers 'fhe Battery
vas soon thronged with anxious
hearts. and all day Ions they have
continued. dense. quiet. orderly mass.
but not sign OF tear or anguish is
seen; everybody seems relieved thu t
come at last i am writing
about half-past In the afternoon.
Just about twelve hours since the FIRST
shot was fred. and during the whole
time shot and she'll have been steadily
pouring Into Fort Sumter from Fort
stevens, where our Palmetto boys
have won the highest praise from
Beanregard. from Fort Moultrie and