"Richmond [Virginia] Enquirer" - May 10, 1861

              SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1861. VOLUME 2.
The Enquirer,
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T ID of State of Louisiana, each eligibly on a from On ono, MO aoreo are In and fine and Cotton Saw About are en the other, Cotton aad other to
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for one of the moot X all on the Western in above and where the through the Ridge The location U aad the The water ; there a feet ef the door of the
of a new brick mansion and by a grove of
The well la flowerfl, and of the and joining srd the Public in the Tillage of
flne green ttLd of of choice a tn all
My of fine Wntor, Tory deolrable and have the place of many of the low the all of whom moot coon-try.
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are tbo town of San coast, on the eallcd the an"la, Road to the well aad aro lands. apply to
O. New York '
to A
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LAND ten from Xnore not a finer body of te tto
certainty, of Oottoa, or 70 ot Corn per acre.
TO a ditching ttoaecsoaary.
There no flner stock In to and the grasses. BLOB aad do on It
la In a of wealthy of src from and
The consist of a good Qin Cribs, Ac; acres In and deadening of acrsB, thns for next year.
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of
rrputatlon of as a aod of tha aad rapidly oror the Is now that ono of tho nw Min­bear and has beeo kept from two to yean ap­parent to Its or
Tt.e many cores performed Chronic and Scrofula, and all Chron­ic Bronchitis, at- of la of tbe
Dr. of New I of water tn or so rteh as that of
Dr. tho be af the of tho Book-bridge In a reproach to ar and bot la these has a that deoerven tho of a for
Oar pampblei of tbo lawyers, and all of oar low eortlfy and oa- of lbs of water.
Tbe and as they them heoeeforth aad to moot growing demand.
of Water, not only as aaad at the by tbo who but by at their bsa nstorally bad the to bring Into tho mar-
i extent, other walors to ate wator do to apply directly to tho or to lo the trado ta all pro- tho of A CO., by also they tho aad Tbe or MAM, tho Of tho water, by boon foand, by experience, to retala of the wator, and to be on for tho same. entire by tho to remote
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Wo too am by
A or to A
.
for at . male well Improved, 8 acres BOW all oat a well of wster, good Store Shoo Shop, all In fall of To a or shoo rare aa 1B a
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MAY lor,
THE following of the of monwealth,ls by Us for W.
of tho
AN to provide tbo of pro­perty and to oosea.
That no of or vthor and against shall bo loaued from tho date by any court of or for tho sate of property, otherslso Nor shall be any deeds of or vnleoa by the of panles otborwlso
Where such and the of whether levied or not. If tht offer bond and for (he the debt, and when tho operation of the property be and bond so be as In caae of a bond, and shall coa- a oo the realty of the to and In bonds to tho now do, and be had on to same and by same pro- as bo obtained on bonds under
offers no such It be tholaty of the to thrre from tho who after sworn, to tho property ac- to what been ths day of November one and tho shall far tho of bo to tho debtor Urn.
la or bo BO trial of of a Jury, nor for small
easeo of bo from bystanders and not law, oe and the of the party the cause may bo hy the Coart.
This not apply to liabilities upon the of public either to the Individuals; nor to Dor to the provided no note, or or other the ecnrlderatlon ot la any debt or obligation at present shall be or as a drbt hereafter eontraeted.
The which ordlnanoe la la force shall not be computed any ease where the of lo
Th a shall ropoalod or by this or the Asoembly of the and if not so repealed or expire at the end of thirty days after the Arst day of tha
Adopted by the of April 80,
L.
T ACT 0 amend the of Ohapter 144 of the Code relative to the of Suits, so as to the right to mske an or bring an action tiorer land Weet of
March
Be it enacted by ths General Assembly of that the first seotlon of ohapter one and of of VirglAla, passed la the year one eight hundred and bs amended and so that the shall be as :
1. No persoB tfako an on, or bring an aotloo to any land lying of the mountains bat within fifteen years, or any land West of the bat withla too years next after ths at the right to such or bring such action shall have flrst lo or to person whom he claims.
t. lo this aoi shall affeot any now pending, or prevent the of any entry or of any action, within two after tho passage here­of ; bat every action now ponding, and every sach en­try or that may heraafter be made or within the last mentioned lime, shall be by tho law ex­isting before the passage
This act sball be for sixty days In two pors printed In the of
A oopy the Roils.
Teeto: P. GORDON. Jr.,
O. D. A Keeper of the Rolls ol Virginia.
April 1
a. r.
IRON WORKS,
liberal as by oar Mends, we have sparod no oar to mret tho Increased for our In
we made by the It our of a by TO the of tha moot modem and
ehlnery.
Onr Wheels are by a Me and are drawn on Axle by a powerful Press, famished an by tho piled to the Wheel Is
We oontlnae lo trom.
Bar Iron: aad Track Bolls and Oaf and Track Bridge, and other long Iron Traoks and all and and Portablo Saw and
J. AGO.
IAM roady to for my at fast as they oomo All rely eat delay, an article to any I the phosphatlo from anything In and better, bocaase It oontalns more Boat nr than any other
of applying my to wheat tht past season been as favorable as could bo onder the combined disasters of Joint worm, fly, and, most of the whloh proventod the present fa­vorable action of the phosphates to a great oxteat at the the wheat was But the mam of the testi­mony Is that it was or anperior to wheat: for lands that need phosphates as aoarly all has proved soaaons.fvr producing a good Bland of Olover. It Is trae that failures have bot they were os boars due to tho that tht land not need phosphates, bat most to worst for wheat and I known Tbe beat evideace of the value of my to foand the fact that I have orders for more times as as I had at the period last yoar.
Persons who aro Induced to try my own experionee, or the of are par- to order and to aoo thoy got as thsre aro so many maaipalalod la the
It can be had of myself or tho la or of my agents, A SONS, M. A CO.. burg, SCOTT, Prcdorioksbarg; MASON, MARTIN 00., A 00.,
PRANK.
V held ot on the day of
Mary Day, who by hor flrlOBd, Plaintiff, Against
M. P. Day,
The object of suit Is to obtala a from the of An having been mado and filed that tbe la a non of the of It the appear bore within month after doe publication ef
and do what to protoot tbia A
Mar GEO. K. 0.
NOTICE.
OUR whole belog now In the Of oar we from date, peace We take to onr to oar friends who, for years have so to their and at seme futaro to offer oor ol tobacco aro so that ws not advise oar to send their crops to market. We woald ad- that they bo prlaed In safe order or Ihe and as we believe aro there than In tbo Any one fands to our bands to Mr. Hoary 0. Watklns, fur tho who has of onr and to thooo who their we woald reoom- htm as a fit every to take charge of It. K. MARTIN A CO.
T, May
MY OF
A PROCLAMATION.
W Iho Goooral of wealth a Sank to bs tbe name of "The of and has tho sama as a bank for circulation, deposlte and a oopltal ef not than more than ibrcs tanndred dollars, to bo raised by shares of one and has to tho the that tbe sam of aad twenty flve the has booB thai tho bsBk has aad la good faith of Uo proporty, tn the carroat of tho flvo dollars, being of tho aad tho amoaat roqalrod by aad that tho has beoB organlaed by tho riootloa of a aad Mow, thorcforo, la conrormlly to law, 1 do hereby moko proolamatlon, tbe facts tho bank is to commenoo
my haad as GoTorBor, and aadsr s tho of tha day of May, JOHN My Iho W. of tho May
F oonnty. two plantatioBs OB tho riror, and for oottoa. One aarsa, aad OB eaob la prompt Por farthor apply at tho of tho Bsond April
I for solo, oao nplaad, soar 8,880 rod aad swamp tho 1,588 af Of tho flrol, an of Iho about 800 la a of I long W. 8. of ray show fiiit; say oa tbo last, it. O.
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MAY
Tha of tha North.
close observer of will in the present of at tbe North, the of a ten the thin crust of Black Republican to the South, there rage the awful flrai of anarchy and social chaos. The disruption of the Union, and the consequent withdrawal Northern society of Southern wealth and labor, which sustained it, brought millions of the laboring of the North race to face utter want and capital trembles for its safety; North-em shakes with terror in the pre­sence uf the unchained demons of anarchy and
To put the evil to ing doom which hangs over Northern is striving by every art to direct these hordes of hungry and this which want the only rule of ac­tion and might tbe means of accomplishing its the South. Already S. S's are quoted at T4 in Wall street, and at SO. Every is being to keep up the delusion that the South can be easily overrun in sixty days. The merchant princes ot Now York, tho bankers and holders of real estate, know that the most blow which be struck at them, would be a re action the a cooling down of war fever, which would leave tho at to turn their Attention to the riches of the com­mercial of the North. this away of all traces of constitutional right and for the South. It is the act uf a drowning man, who, seeking in his terror tad despair to save clutcbea at his and endeavors to drag him down to a common ruin.
As aoon as the fimt reverse to Northern arms takes place, a will break out at the North, more in its than the reign of terror in Paris, when murder and chaos held high carnival in its palaces and streets. To avoid this, the revolutionary com- of New York, who control Lincoln, will seek to precipitate upon tbe South all this iangerous element of free let us them once, and then these boasted regi­ments of New York will return to their place 'to plague the inventor."
But if we permit them to gain a foothold in elated by their success, they to pour in their desperate banditti, lured stimulated by the base robber's cry of "Beauty and Booty."
tbem at the threshold. them k and their unemployed thousands, will it more agreeable to sack New than face Southern bayonets and bullets. Let the South, especially let meet with unfaltering courage this crisis in our his- and in a few overwhelmed with debt, without n with a huge and one universal anarchy chaos will reign over the free States of the late Union. These are not mere are in laws of human nature as unmis­takable as the physical Taws of the universe.
So soon as they find they cannot feed upon tbe South, so soon will savage and brutal of humanity, be developed in all their ferocity, and the free sooiety of tbe Nortb, like Saturn, devour its own
Men of the South, stand firm, and the day your deliverance is at hand. Already your are accumulating troops 'or home pro­tection, under the name of "Home Chese Home are in the pay of North­ern capital, and are intended for its protection tbe mud of the North, and not Southern army. Tbe war expendi­tures of the North average half a million Jay. The aggregate debt of the North, corporation, already exceeds six hundred millions. The North, cut off from its most profitable customers, cannot much longer stand drain. Six hundred thousand millions will not conquer the liberty-loving and warlike South. But we must be prepared to meet tbe onset of men without hope at home, ind reckless of everything exoept the prospect of booty in the South.
To I to arms! men of Virginia, and strike for your homes, your lives, your liber­ties.
The Black papers pay a
to the patriotiim of
Buchanan, upon the strength of a report that
be has contributed five thousand dollars to as-sit
in arming and equipping the troops
under proclamation for tha purpose
of subjugating the States. One of
the Lincoln journals says that James Buohan-an
baa, after all, shown himself to be a true
son of of the papers ex.
a different opinion of the
The Hew York A reverend preacher of politics at claiming from the pulpit against York city, once said : The sweat of tho Southern slave moistens the mortar brick laid in that commercial Stripped of its figilratireness, the Pharisee meant to ad­mit the proposition that the greatness of New York was dne to the South. It is needless to quarrel with his for he knew aa well aa we, though he did not say so, that, as much to tbe tug of brain and strain of muscle of the superior race in the South, as to the directed labor of the subordinate race, was the prosperi­ty of New York owing. This is the truth.-For years New York has acted in tbe capacity of factor for tbe Southern States. New York has sold tho cotton, tobacco and rice of South, imported her foreign supplies, her monetary arrangements, and in the changing and varying forma of her busi­ness as it ran its course, managed to impose fees and so shrewdly and so that the lion's of the whole pro- eventually found its way into the pockets of the Metropolitan capitalists. Of every dol­lar's worth of staple raised on Southern soil, eighty cents worth has been secured, in the shape of by New York. And producers, not with contributing so much of their means to enrichment of New York, have abandoned their homes to the overseers and negroes, and spent nearly tho balance of the proceeds ol their crops among the Northern people. Thus has the wealth of New York accumulated, in­creasing with the development of the indus­trial resources of the South, growing with her growth, waxing fat from her renewed bounties. Accumulation grows upon accumulation. The larger the capital tbe grander the enterprises, and the more the profits. For the start in life, for the iostering care, for the lavish patronage which have built up tbe greatness of the Empire the agricultural South is responsible.
While process is going on, a party rises in the Northern with objects which, if out, will prove alike destructive to the of the South and New York city. In the course of time revolutionary party be­strong enough in the North to the Qovemment of the common country. It then proceeds to put into operation the policy we have Where tbe favored child of the South in this crisis f
We will not stop to comment upon tho traordinary features of the which rules the hour in New York. It is enough to remark that tbe inhabitants seem concentrated purpose, and that is, to construct, in the shortest time, the means of cutting up, root and branch, of slaughter­ing, and utterly exterminating, the people of the South. We desire to allude only to one of tbe means used to the end in view, and to draw at­tention to the diabolical malignity of its concep­tion. New York has determined to arm the of and cut- and turn them loose on oar
The world, Drobablv. never of men more to alt tht usages and
uf than the New York Born amid alum, aad reeking garbage of the Five Points, educated to the use of the pistol, knife, and burglar's tools, the terror of the community in which they live, respectors of neither age, sex, nor condition, unreasoning, half maddened with drink, oo aim in life beyond the cation the these brutes all tbe repulsive features of tbe savage, with none of his native nor occa­sional humanity.
These monstrosities are being formed into regiments. Citizens contribute funds to arm them with bowie knives and Fair women ply their needles for them, and the Satanic presa of New York, with chuckling glee, gloats in prospect over the- havoc these "splendid national fighters" will make amid tbe homes of the South. Colonel "Billy" forces to swear "to tbe beads of all the secessionists they and the frantic with the of all the worse passions of human nature, howl and shriek "blood, blood, blood I" Pandemonium could scarcely produce the to this picture.
Tbe (Pennsylvania) orat" tells tbe hordes pouring South­ward, that Baltimore is celebrated for the beau­ty of its women, and that "booty and beauty'' should be their rallying cry. It is well to be forewarned of the character of the foe we are to meet The arm of the soldier nerved when he knows that he is the field not merely to proteot his material but to defend what is holier and honor of the women of the South,
Through all coming time will the South re­member tbe fiendish hatred which New York city turned upon her benefactor. As there is a just God, that city will repent it in tears of blood. The loss ol our trade, tbe ruin of her tbe destruction of bar credit, the of her vast wealth to the four
of in 1847, when, to avoid tha payment
of a tax to Pennsylvania, ha to the
of Lanoaster that be was a resident of
the District of Columbia I
Andrew Johnson, late Senator In from Tennessee, and Mr. Nelson, the late Re­presentative of the Greene Diatriet In the of Representatives from tbe same State, making Lincoln speeches In and tbe region round about The Tennessee pa­pers, of all partiea, to past da- far aa we have them, are in their of the con­duct of men. Tories and traitors in Tennessee are few and far between, and Messrs, and Nelson are by of tht presses of tbe of tht dan­ger of relying too far upon the magnanimity of an Tha gallant and pat­riotic tn thousands and of of to aid in Linoolo's called oat to subju­gate tht South. The same and pat­riotic will tolerate the or tht ot at- in thsir
of from it a one of tha vol­unteer from Alabama, of which ht a is a Tir- by birth, a ton of Robert 0. Scott, of now of Alabama, and comet to in beating back the invader from his native soil
Of Mr. while he
an behind, who will surely in
time. She conjured it up from her own
bowels. the armed rabble New York,
released from all reapect for law or conititu-tional
obligation, by the example of the
executive of the nation himttlf, turn back from
the maddened by defeat and disappoint­ment,
tbe second reign of terror be inau­gurated
in the of New York. Tbe
she has armed to prey cn our homes,
will revel in Tha cup of
gall for our lips, she will
drain to tbe very may be
for ingratitudt in t h t next world.
teachat us nations and
are punithtd for in this.
, t h . t Mr.
ht.
Ta. - --
Johnson, of has
tht of six
| dred toward
of
The Bock probably tht abltat, and bitbtrto a moat of in tht
and in tht light of day, and in the eztrciae of our calm and cool judgmtot, Ukt upon ounelvea tht of to, and against tht of tht United and if bt any who to for this at Lincoln's or war we art willing and rtady to tht by tht of an act an offtn.
To
Wa art tht to thank tht in thtir pa­triotic of and lint, and to lay is Tho be of atont two and a half wide, and not leas than T, nor mnrt than 10 yards long. Tht lint bt madt of old carded,
or a Mow OFFICIAL OF T HE
D. D. Barnard, formerly a distinguished po- I OV
1 lician of New died a t his residence in | A. 8
Albany on the 24th for
years a member of of repute, | summary of tbo
represented States Gavernment as at He was one of ablest and must honest of the modern politicians of New York. In his early days be endeared himself to right thinking men in New by to co-operate with his party in their attempt the political ascendancy in the State through an Mr. Barnard, though not one of the "Brethren of the mystic tie," yet denounced, with accustomed the unpatriotic and wicked of party friendi to raise into power upon tbe anti Masonic ezcitemeut which fol­lowed the of Ad anti-Masonry swept over New York for a time like a whirlwind, Mr. bis seat in Con­gress and his position as a leader of party. He was, to after the furor bad subsided, and was sev­eral to tbe popular of Congress, of body ht a noted and influential member. He filled general acceptance" the post of Ameri­can at Berlin. Iu his politics, Mr. was conservative in the right of the term. He was for preserving the of the the to the guaranties of the Constitution. But a few weeks ago, we published an able and pow­erful letter from Mr. Barnard in. vindication of ths rights of the South. We regarded him as the only reliable friend we had among tbe Grey" Whigs of New York. have him, by death. The surviving members of his party have all deserted ua.
I n t h o
We give the following "item" from the Po-of
yeaterday:
yesterday mentioned
the fact that a of from the va­rious
of city, had left for
tbo seat of war the day To-day we
present tbe of the gallant corps, at the
same time the earnest hope that
they may prove as effectual in the handling of
fire-arms against the abolitionists, a a they w e r e
in management of tbe
as are to labor and fatigue,
we do not permit ourselves to doubt that they
will prove tbenselves equal to the
of tbe occasion calls tbem forth :
J. Stone, Charles 0. Fraetas G. E.
T. E. S. T. W. Jones, George H.
R. E. J. J. Payne, J.
Lewellen, R. L. Smith, L. H. Dean, N. T.
C. L. Thayer, Wm. J . Williams, W.
McFarland.
The following gentlemen from the Richmond
''Enquirer" are now in the field
in this war for Southern indepeh-
Nat Tyler, Capt 0 . J. Wise,
Sergeant W. Wade, privates W. R. Allegro,
Clarke, Eggleston, Pardagon, Baughma,
Henry, Roper, Gentry, Hay
and 16.
We may, without indelicacy, express the
hope and the confident belief that these gen.
and
of tha States rights cause,
which the "Enquirer" has steadily advocated
since fifty-oeven years
and
of surrender of Fort
On the of Anderson en­gage, in compliance with my deman'), tn de­signate the time when he would Fort Sumter, and to sgreo not lo use guns at twenty past three on the morning of the I gave him formal notice that within one hour toy would open on In uf some of delay, the bombard­ment was not begun precisely at the appointed moment, and at minutes past four o'clock lbe signal gun was fired, and within minutes all our batteries were In full play.-There was no from Fort lintil seven o'clock, when the first from the enemy wss discharged against our on Point
By eight o'clock the action general, and throughout the day was maintained spirit en both Our guns were with spirit and energy. The effect was visible in the impressions made on tbe walls of Sum­ter. From our mortar batteriea shells were thrown with such and rapidity that it aoon became for the enemy tn employ his guns en of which were Tbe engagement was con­tinued, without any circumstance of Fpccial note, until nightfall, before which time the fire Sumter had evidently slackened. Ope­rations on our side were sustained throughout ths night, however, only a feeble response.
On the morning of the the action was prosecuted with renewed vigor, and about thirty minutes past seven o'clock, it was our bad set fire to tbe in the fort Aa aoon as volumes of were seen arising from tbe fort, indicating an and, apprehending some terrible calamity to the garrison, I imme­diately dispatched an offer of assistance to Major Anderson, which, however, with grace­ful acknowledgments, he declined. Mean­time, being informed, about two o'clock, that a white flag was displayed from Sumter, I dis­patched two of my Aids to Major Anderson with terms of evacuation. In recognition of tho gallantry exhibited the garrison, I cheer­fully agrred that, on surrendering the fort, the commanding officer might salute bis flag.
o'clock the terms ot evacuation wert definitely accepted. Major Anderson having expressed a desire to communicate with tbe States vessels lying off tbe harbor, with a view to arrange for the transportation of tbe command to some port in the United States, one of his accompanied by Captain and three of my Aids, was permitted to visit the officers in command of tbe to make for that ob­ject Becanae of an unavoidable delay, the transfer of the furt to our did not take place until four o'clock in the after­noon of the 14th lost At that hour, the place having been evacuated by the United States garrison, our troops occupied it, and the Con­federate flig was hoisted oa the ramparts of Sumter, with a salute from the various batte­ries.
The Btesmer Isabel having been placed at the service of Major Anderson, he and his command were transferred to the vessels cff tbe harbor. Tbe urgency of immediate en­gagements me from giving at present a more circumstantial narrative of the incidents connected with the rapture of Fort When the reports from the various Command­ers of all the batteries are I has­ten to forward you a more i
am nippy to state that tbe both officers and soldiers, of the regu­lars, volunteers and m;1itia and navy, by their labor and endurance
The other printing establishments in this city, wt learn, are also well represented in oompanies now on duty.
A fire brake out yesterday morning in the large Wholesale Grocery and Commission House of Company, corner of 20th and Cary streets, resulted in the speedy destruo-tion of building, and also the adjoining Wholesale Grocery and Ship Chandlery lishment of James H. Beegleston.'
The fire communicated to the "Old Quaker Church," aad Warehouse, but was arrested in time to save them. Luther on the opposite side of tbe street, was seriously threatened, but alto­gether. Tbe fire'^mpanics acted with their accuEtoned promptness, and succeeded beyond the expectations of the lookers on in the quick-nets which they arrested the devouring element A engine is needed, to enable tbe firemen to get around buildin|s greater facility.
bouses consumed belonged to E. Berke­ley, Esq tbe legatees in tbe estate of the late John The lots ia estimated at the whole of which, we leam, is by insurance in the several of tbia city.
Mr. t. Bossieux's stable and blacksmith adjoining Mr. Beegleston's warehouse, was also destroyed, by the walls of the ware­house falling in crushing it down and totting Ire to the Mr. loses one or two thousand by the destruction of his property.
The Tana.
The London "Timea" of the 15th of April, in its comments on American saamed to aome very important to the Lincoln government in the probable espousal of its cause by General Houston, backed by Western Texas. The "Times" has probably heard, ere this, that General is against Lincoln, and for tbe South, and "The Thunderer" will see the potition of Xezts in the following extract irom Orleans "Picayune" of Friday last:
"A general meeting of citizens of all partita and classes, bu been held at San Antonio, and resolutions declaring that they would resiat the coercive policy of tbe Republican ad­ministration to the and that the people of San Antonio, will, as one man fall, aa tbe of war may battling for the rights and indepen­dence of tbe South. Speeehea were madt by Hon. A. Maverick, Col. Hon. I. A. Paachall, and G. H. Sweet, men of all the old partial at San Antonio."
Tht Houston "Telegraph," noticing a visit from W. Cave, Secretary of State un­der Qov, Houston,
"Ht ia down from and tht in all tha upper and coun­try aa in deftnet of tht govtmment Ho says tha military feeling ia very strong. At every house whera ht stop­ped, he found tbe ladies making and preparing lbe for campaign be thinks, have rtaehad by this time. In political feeling has alwaya been vary high, and been carried into Now tboaa who have lor yean are joined in tht and art to go to any length in dafenoo of tht AU bail to tbo patriotism that baa twallowad up every otbtr feeling whan tbo is in danger I"
L. W. or gentleman, known tha as one of tha and of tho for for a
o|f a at tbo tht then off
tht
gallantry during the of the best and to my Staff; regular and volunteer, I am indebted for the prompt and complete execu- of my orders, which had to be commu­nicated in open boats during the bom­bardment to the different batteries then en­gaged.
I remain, sir, very
Your obedient G. T. Brigadier-General Hon. L. P. Secretary of War, Ala.
C. S., Chsrleslon, S. April 27th, 1861. P. of War, Mont-ffonury, Ala. have the honor to transmit to the Department, with this, report of the during the bombard­ment of Port Sumter, accompanied by copies of the reports sent in to this tffice by tbe of the batteries, together a series of photographs, twenty-two in number, the condition of Forts Sumter and and of the after tbe surrender of the former Fort I have the honor to Your obedient servant,
Q. T. BEAUREGARD. Brigadier-General Commanding,
Charleston, S. April 27, 1861. C. S. have tho honor ta submit tbe fol­lowing detailed report of tbe Bombardmer.t and of Fort Sumter, the inci­dents connected therewith. Having completed my channel defences and batteriea tbe har­bor, necessary for tbe reduction of Fort Sum­ter, I dispatched two of my Aids at P. M., on Thursday, the 11th of April, with a com­munication to Major in command of the fortification, demanding evacuation. I offered to transport himself d oommand to any port tht United Stater he might select; to allow him to move out of fort oom-pany arms and proptrty, and all private pro­perty, and to salute his fl.g oo lowering it He refused to accede to As my Aids were about leavi' Major Anderson remarked, that we at batter him to pieces, he would be atarved out in a few days, or worda to that effect
to by my Aids, on their with hia at P. M., I deomed it proper to the purport of to the Secretary of War. I re-ceivad by telegraph the following P. M.—"Do not to bombard Fort If Anderson will statt tha time at which, indicated by bim, he will and agree that in the bt will not use hia against us, oun should bo tmployed against Fort Sumter, you aro authorized thus to avoid of if tbia or equivalent be refuted, rtduco tbo fort as your judgment da- to At 11 P. I ttnt By with a to Major based tbe inatrue- It in bis hands at 1146 A. M., inatant Ho his to tho fort on Monday afternoon If with tho of
S and if ho should not roceive contra-ietory from hia Government or additional Bat bt not to to open apon at in the event of any an our part Thio was and shown to plainly that if bo contrary to hie to ovaeaata, or if ho or if tbe flroon of tbe United States, upon bearing tho United Stetea flag, and for at, he would feel bound to flro upon and to of the fort. As in of a from the of the United to the of ware of to Fert Sumter, of to
to reduce lbe fort ily as and wait until Ihe ships tho fort a attack upon Aids, carrying to Ihe hy and writing would one hour. This was given at 9 20 A. M. of Friday, the 12lh The signal shell fired from Fort 4 80 A. M. about the flro from our batt Fort did pot flro until 7 o'clock, it a upon Point Iron The next directed his fire upon tbo oa Sullivan's Island, ed to sweep parapet of to prevent tho working of the barbette guns, to dismonnt This was also the aim the BatUry, the and the gun at Cummings' Point. The enemy next opened Ore on Fort betreen which and Furt a steady and constant tire was kept up tho day. These three Fort Cummings' and Ihe end of Sullivan's Island, where the fl-iatinB Battery, and the were placed, were tho to which enemy to confine his attention, fired a number of shots at Captain Mortar Battery, to the of Fort Moultrie, and a few at Captain James' Batteries, and Fort Johnson. During Iho day inst) the fire of my was kept up the guna and mortars ing worked in tbe coolest manner, the intervals of firing. Towards evening it became evident that our was very effective, as the enemy was driven from his bnrbetto guns, which be attempted to work in the morning, and his fire to his guna, but in a active man­ner than io tbe morning, end it was observed that of his guna en were dis­abled.
During the whole of Friday night our mor­tar batteries throw but in obedience to orders, at long intervala. 'The night was rainy and dark, and it was confidently expected that tho United States fleet would attempt to land troops upon the or to throw men into Fort Sumter, by means of boats, the greatest vigilance was observed at all our channel batteries, and by our troops on both Morris' and Islands. Early on Saturday morning all of our batteries ed upon Fort Sumter, responded vigo­rously for a time, directing its fire especially against Fort Moultrie. About eight o'clock A. M., smoke was seen issuing from the quarters of Fort Sumter, upon this, tbe fire of our bat­teries was increased, as a matter of course, for tbe purpose of bringing the enemy to terms as as pos.sibIe, as bis flag wss still floating defiantly above bim. Fort Sum­ter continued to fire from time to time, but at long and intervals, the dense flying shot and bursting Our brave troops, carried away by their naturally generous impulses, mounted tho different bat­teries and at every discharge from the fort cheered tho garrison for its pluck and gal­lantry, and lying inactive just outside the bar. About 1.30 P. M., It being reported to me that tbe fiig was down, (it afterwards appeared tho fiiirauff had been shot away,) and the from the large volume of smoke being spparently on the in­crease, I sent three of my Aids with a message to Major Anderson to tbe effect that seeing his flag no longer flying, bis quarters in flames, and supposing bim to be io distress, I. desired to offer bim assistance he might stand in need of. Pefore my Aids reached the fort the on pets, but only a short time, when it was hauled down, and a white flig sub­stituted in Its p'ace. the United States flig firiit firing from our cened, but re opened with increased vigor when it ro appeared on the and was continued until the white flag was raised, when it ceased entirely. on arrival of my Aids at Fort Sumter, they delivered their message to Major Ander­son, who that be thanked mc for my offer, but desired DO Just previ­ous to their Colonel one ol my Aids, who had been detached for special duty on Morris' Island, had, by order of Brig. General Simons, crossed over to Fort Sumter from Cummings' Point in an open boat, with Private Wm. Young, amidst a heavy fire of shot and shell, for the purpose of from Major whether his intention was to surrender, his flag being down and his in flames. On reaching the fort, the bad an interview with Major Ander­son, the result of whieh was, that Anderson understood him as offering same conditions on the part of General Beauregard, as baen tendered him on the inst, while Colonel Wigfall's impression was that Anderson surrendered, trust­ing to the generosity of General to offer such terms as would be bonortblo and acceptable to both ties; meanwhile, fcefore these circumstances were reported to me, and in fact soon after the Aids, whom I had patched with the offer of assistsnce had set on their bearing that a while flag was flying over the sent the chief of my Suff. and other Aids, with propositions 1 submitted to Major on the lltb inst, the exception of the privilege of saluting hia flig. The Major (Anderson) re­plied "it would be exceedingly gratifying to bim, as well as to his command, to be permit­ted to salute their flag, having so gallantly do-fended the fort, under such trying circum- and that General Beauregard would not refuse it, as such a privilege was not unusual" He further aaid, "he would not urge the point, but would prefer to refer the matter again to General Beauregard." The point was, therefore, open until tbo matter was submitted to me, Previous to tbe return of Major Jones, I sent a fire engine under Mr. M. H. Nathan, Chief of the Department, Surgeon General of South with several of my Aids, to further to the garrison of Fort Sumter, which was declined. I very cheerfully agreed to allow tbe salute as an honorable testimony to tbe gallantry and forti­tude with whieh Major Anderson and his oom-mand had defended their pott; and I informed Major of my decision about half past seven o'clock, Major Jones, my Chief of Staff. The arrangements being Major Anderson embarked with his command, on the transport prepared to convey him to the United States fleet, lying outside the bar, and our troops immediately garrisoned the Fort, and before sunset the fiag of the erate States floated over tho ramparts of Sum­ter.
I commend in the terms the ry of every one under my command, and it ia with diffidence that I mention any corps or names, for fear of doing injustioe to those not mentioned, for where all have done their duty well, it is difficult to discriminate. Al­though Ihe troops out of the batteries bearing on Fort Sumter were not so fortunate aa their working the rana and still their were aa and aa commendable, for they were on their arms at the Chancel Batteries, and at their posts and and exposed to severe weather, and every ment, and ready to repel from the powerful fleet off the and to all the troope under my I award auch praise for their gallantry and tht with which they met the duties required of tbem. I feel much indebted to R, G. M. and James and their Staffs, especially Majors Erana and Ds Saus-sure, S. A., commanding on and Morris' Islanda, for their gallant servicer, and the they displayed in executing the dutiee devolving on their positions: Of S. First Artillery Battalion, of Bat­teries on Island, I cannot speak too highly, and join with General hia immediate last, in commending in tbo terms his sagacity, tad (eel. I would la the
of praise Captains Calhoun and Assistant of to Colonel and the Comman­ders of on Sullivan's 'Jape. J. R. the BAttery and Dahlgren Gun; S C. A , and Aid de Camp to Dunovanr, and Lieutenanrs Wagner, Yates, and Parker. '
To W. G. Second Artillery Commandant of on Morris' too much given. He the most untiring and his judicious and the good management of his Batteries, much to the reduction of Fort Sumter.
To Major of tbe Citadel Academy, in charge of the Cummings' Point I feel mnch indebted for his valuable and assistance, and tbe efficient workingof Batteries under his immediate charge. Cummings' Point Batteries and mortars) were by Guard, Capt Culhbert, ani I take pleasure in expressing my of the gallant Captain and his distinguished company during tbe action. I would also i.o of praise the following cf Batteries at the Point, viz: Lieutenants Armstrong, of the Citadel and of the Palmetto Guard, Captain Thomas, of the Academy, w'ao had charge of cannon, aad tha honor of this valuable a gift of ore of South distant sons to bis native peculiar effect. J. G. King, with bis company, the Marion Artillery, commanded the Mortar Bat­tery in rear of the Point Batteries, and the accuracy of his shell practice was the theme of geueral admiration. Capt Qeo.
James, commanding at Fort had the honor of firing the first at Fort Sum­ter, and his conduct, and those under bim, was commendable during the action. Martin, S. C. A., commanded tbe Mount Mortar Battery, and, with his did good For a more detailed of the of officers and men, and tbe various incidents of the attack on 1 would respectfully invite your attention to the copies of tbe reports of the under my command, herewith I cannot close report without reference to the followir.g gentlemen : To bis Excellency, Governor Pickens, and Cola. Lamar and Dearing, who so active and efficient in the construction of the Cols. Lucas and Moore, for assist­ance on various occasions, and Col and Mr. cf the Fire Depart­their gallant assistance in put­ting out the fire at Fort Sumter, vhen tbe magazine of latter was in immineDt dan­ger of explosion. General Jamison, tary of War, and General S. R. Gist for their valuable assistanco obtaining and dispatching tbe troops fur attack on Sumter, and tbe defence of tho Quartermaster's and Ccloncl Walker, and the Ordinance especially Col. Manigault, Chief of Orunance. whose zeal and activity were untiring. Medical Department, whose been judiciously and amply made, bat a kind Providence rendered Whiting and Cap­tains Trapier and Lee, and dy, and Gregorie, on whom praise cainrot be bestowed for their zeal, energy and gallantry, and to whose labor is greatly due Iho unprecedented taking such an important work, after three hours' firing, without havirg to report the loss of a single lire, and hut four wounded. From Major W. H. I
derived much assistance, rot only as an engineer in selecting the sites out tbe Channel Batteries on Morris' but Acting Assistant-Adjutant and in stationing the The !y Capt Ilartsteine, one of who was perfectly indefatigable in the entrance into the harbor, and in t- my
Lieut T. B. Huger was also of ser­vice, first as Inspecting Ordnance cfficcr cf Batteries, then in charge of tbe Batteries on the South end of Morris' Island. Warley, who commanded tho Chan­nel Battery, also the school ship, which was by tbo Board of Directors, and was of much service. Lieut wss acting General of Ordnance of all the Batteries, in which capacity, assisted by Lieut Williams, C. S. A., on he was of much service in organizing and dis­tributing tbe ammunition. Captains and Jones, Assistant Commandants of to Lieutenant Colonel Cep-tiins Winder and Allston, Acting Adjutant and Inspector Generals to General Simons' Brigade; Captain Manigault f f Staff, attached to Simons' Suff. efficient and gallant on Morris' during the fi^ht Professor Lewis R. of the College, and big aids, for their services in operating the roond Lights established at the extension cf and Morris' Islands. The venerable and gallant of Virginia, was at the Bittery, and fired many guns, dergoing every fatigue and sharing tbe hard­ships at the Battery with tho youngest cf tho Palmetto's. To my Staff, Major D. R. C. S. A.; Lee and S. C. A.; and Lieutenant S. C. A., aad Volunteer Suff, Messrs. Manning, Miles, and Pryor, 1 am much indebted for their indefatigable and valuable assistance, night and day, during the attack on Sumter, in open boats, my orders when called upon, with alacrity and to the. different batteries, amidst falling balls and bursting Capt Wigfall the first in Sumter to receive its sur­render.
I am, sir, very
Your obedient servant,
T. BEAUREGARD,
Brigadier General Commanding.
Alexandria
May city is all quiet. Rumors of its by Lincoln's troops are not credited. Twenty-three steamers in tbe United States' employ now in the Eastern Branch of the Potomac. Vessels load­ed with troops, ammunition and are this city for Washing­ton.
In pet lambs, 1,100 strong, were sworn in War Travel New Yo: k and Washington is now uninterrupted. sengrrs are going by Perry To day is the day for the troops to pass through Baltimore, It is not known whether they did so or not 9
ST. May steamship North Ameriean from Liverpool, with dates lbe 26th April, arrived here to-day.
has reiected the opening the burial grounds of the Church of England to dissenters.
Tbe French publish the cf the Pope against the of Victor Emanuel as King cf Italy.
Tho Italian have passed a eompli-montary resolution to the Southern Italian army.
Tbe it to prevail on the German Diet not to recognize tbe Kingdom of Italy.
Prince Napoleon' been appointed dent of of Representalivea front Franca the (feet exhibition in London next year.- ,
The Paris Bourse on the 24th was weak ; routes at franca, SS cants.
Gen. Boosia hta propceed to the Cbamber to adhen to project retpeeting tho reformation of the national
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