The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09
On Day Of Assault on Sumter VIRGINIA Con-
missioners Arrived in Washington
to Work for Peace

US nope that the first bolt Of retribn.
80 ~ iail on the heads Of Lincoln
''iu ms cabinet. beginning with SEX
"ro' the most artful, INSCRIPTIONS ana
MAJ snant Of the subtle and ,n,Iracr,us
crew" $50. -
Details OF Sumter.
men come the details OF the rgh, a,
80" 'd'tcsloh: Fort Sumter on Fire
anderson iIauls Down lis Flag ana
Hnrrenders The battel was res,,n,ou
'hiS morning In earnest. and tho can
ing is now going on ticrcely from
all points. Fort Sumter commancaa
70 return lire at Z a. NJ, and seems
10 be greatly disabled
oreach mas been made in the fort
opposite Cummings Point The ba,t,rv
on Cummings Point does Sumter Great
damage. At Q o'clock a dense smo,,,
poured out from sumter and the Fell
erai flag Is at half mast, signaling dis.
trcss TO the fleet Three vesscls-ono
OF them large sized stenmor-aro
Owe: the bar and seem TO be nrcn,r,n
TO participate in the conilict. An or
piosion mas occurred at Sumter-s
dense volume Of smoke was seen sud
denly to rise from the fort Major An
dcrson has ceased TO fire. rIis 0ar Ia
stu up. 1t is thought the officers
quarters in the fort are on fire. tNoon1
the entire roof OF Andcrsons bar
racks Is In vast sheet Of namc
Anderson Surrenders
Two Of Andcrson's magazines nave
exploded.
Occasional shots are now being
fred at MIN from Fort Moultrtc bn,
Morris Island battery is doing heavy
work. The greatest excitement pr.
walls cverywhere. The wharvcs. house N
'ops. ana church stceples and every
Liable place are black with pcople
@ 7. Nj Fort Sumter has surrend
cred and the flag OF the Southern con.
fcderacy now waves over the walls
Major Anderson hauled down the Fed.
eral coiors and displayed white fla !.
re made an unconditional surrender.
lSaturday nighD a boat from one or tho
vessels outside has communicated witl,
General Simmons, in command n, No,
RS island. and made request that cno
OF inc steamers he allowed To enter
the port for the purpose OF taking
away Anderson and his men .An3nr
'nssticc has been agreed upon untiJ /,
In the morning"
Details are then given Of the attack
On the Tort, which is described ay !,
mass. OF ruins, Colonel Wigfali, aide
TO General Bcaurcgard wcn,#,o Sum,c,
with white nag TO offer assistance IN
cNtinEnish!ng the flames.
I.incoln'n Call for Troop..
ne same papercarrics the procla,na-
llon Of President Lincoln calling 10,
'o,uuo troops and for an extra scss,n,
OF Congress The following dav ~.
convention went off the FIRST page. and
| Inc dispatch carries five columns hca,.
ca simply The civil War" giving N
cidents OF the surrender OF Sumter. In,
feellng In North Carolina. & sermon OF
ienr! ward Bacchcr. political par
SON who. according to the Dispatch.
outraged the sanctity Of his profcs
Sioh lherc arc accounts OF riotinE
In Baltimore. and The call or the Wa
Department on the Governor OF Vir.
Ginin for three regiments 234o men. Is
rondcHHous at stanton, Wheeling antt
Gordonsvilic North Carolina was ask
cd Tor Two regiments. 1850 men, 10
rendezvous at Raleigh The total cali
is for nincty-fou regiments, 1881
men.
AS to the convention. the Dispatch
says under the simple head FIFTY
third day: THE convention continued
IN secret session until 40 O'Clock p.
NJ. when they adjourned to meet this
Wednesday morning at 0 O'Clock Moth
Ing positive OF their action is known
to the reporter. but it is the current
rumor and belief that the ordinance
Of secession has been adopted by an
almost unanimous vote"
Virginia Secedes.
Rumor proved to be correct, for the
convention had voted for secession.
though official announcement was not
made until several days later, when
commissioners had consulted the Con
fcderate government at Montgomery
Alabama.
In advance of formal announcement
OF secession, Governor Letcher issued
a proclamation setting forth that since
seven sovereign States had by author
ity Of their people. solemnIy resumed
the powers granted by them to the
United States and had framed q Con
stitution and organized a government
as Il separate and independent foreign
power, and as the President Of tho
United States. "in plain violation of
the Constitution has issued proclama-
ton calling for troops, and since the
Virginia General Assembly has declared
such an execution of force a virtual
declaration or war. and the Virginia
Convention has rcanirmed the same
policy, and as Virginia deeply sympa
thiZcs with the Southern States in tho
wrongs they have suffered, and in tho
position they have assumed. therefore,
L. John Letcher. Governor of Virginia,
call upon all armed volunteer rcgi-
mcnts or companies in the State to re-
port to the AdJnant General for eff
Client service"