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their considefation and adoption, viz; Readers,
Sanders’ New Series! Spellers, Sanders’ New ;
Arithmetic, Stoddards Series and Schuyler's
Higher; Geography, Mitchell's; Analysis,
Sanders’; Grammar/, Kenyon’s; Penmanship,
Spencerian System. * •
Resolved, That we deem immediate action on
the part of teachers tihd directors in. securing,
this uniformity, all-ynporlanl to the fast inter
' esiscf the 'V ’ (
The report was /’received, and the'following
amendment offerer;:, . j
• “That ‘ Stodd firm’s Series, and Schuyler’s
' Higher ho strickinl out, and ‘ Daries’ Series,
New/rinsetted.’’ “
An amendment jo the amendment was lost,
upon the question, of inserting-’Greenleafs’in
stead of Davies, amendment was.then
. adopted, and as amended. •
Prof. Johns was! fjpvited to lecture, for the
evening,, but as ho-thought ft .best
td’get all wo could bqt of Prof. Sanders.’’
Phonetics and Grtpiography were taken up
Mr. Sanders. In teaching he
1 .thought jt a bad plan to begin phonetically.—
■ They should b» instructed in the meanin; of
Words as soon 1 as -;bey are able to -spell. In
spell, the syllable?; Should,, by all means, he
! pronounced as yqiji go ; and much attention J
paid to proper syfltldcntion, else the meaning
of words is often perverted. This will rolake
accurate spellers.’/ Hd recommends the old
fashioned .spelling school.* Reading, — “Small
children most notytqad subjects beyond their
comprehension, I’iey must study (he subject
—get the definitio&s|of words; bring out the
thought intthe best; |bssihle manner ; then ex
ercise the voice -cultivate gdod, deep tones;
dwell on the vowels J, ;
Misses andiSayre and Mr. Kirkendall,
were appointed to Jpgage Prof. Johns to (lec
ture; but for some (ftason, not stated, they were
unsuccessful. “iW of the fair sex, he, with a
homogeneous companion, it seems, could resist;
I but had the Committee been reconstructed, in
favor of the ladies/itls impossible to say what
tbe-result would hiivje been..
Adjourned to 1J P. Jf.
- ’ Friday Afternoo i,—Four gentlemen and four
ladies were choset 1 is Essayists, for the next
. session, viz: Mess-St Tubbs, Kirkendall, Hum
ypbcey and Scudderjj and Misses Streeter, Mjvnn,
Prutaman. ./‘Messrs. Kirkendall, Wild-
Serbian and appointed to report “a
■ uniform series of text bonks’ at the next ses
sion." Prof. WigStpian was obliged to leave,
/ and Sup’t. Johns Was elected pro lem. A vote
of thanks was extended to Prof. Wightman for
the, " ability and success with which he had
presided over the /Institute.” 1 1
Mr. AVildman Offered Jtho following resolu- ‘
■ tion: •; '
Resolved, That person should be employed
.as a teacher of a common school, that uses in
toxicating liquors; tobaepo, or does not belike
tfoe Bible to be thii. revealed will of God.
R. R/Soper, nu yed “ That all after the word'
’ resolved, be stricken out." Lost: It was amend
'ed and passed, as/follows:
Resolved, That-all teachers should cultivate
good, moral, template habits, and, pay a decent
regard to-tbe religious opinions of others. |
, Reeses. MusicJj'
’ After recess, :Piff! Sanders bad,the floor and
gave much useful destruction in Elocution and
Orthography, I, t
- Jldjoorned to !tbe Presbyterian Church-at
7J o’clock.' ;/
Friday Evening. —Prof. Johns in ithe Chair.
Tho.following is the Report of Committee .on
1 Resolutions, as presented by; the Chairman,
Jno. I. Mitchpll.-iind unanimously adoptedjby
-•4ho Institute : ; | ■ J.
Resolved, That well old in very high e>'
tion, the instruction whiph we have re
from Prof. Sander^! that while we hav
comparatively to do, maintaining ‘i
. have, before such.Jeverend instructors, tl
, sition rather of, pupils, than Upchcrs, \t
happy to have been listeners', and shall
gratefully renVember the interest he has
feisted in >us and ,our cause, while we c
the instruction Ifchaa imparted, with a c
gard for its inlryifio worth.
Resolved, That/'we extend to Prof.
- much rfegard, aihLgreat interest in the fr
his successful labor for our benefit, be!
that in him, our'iState has an efficient h
• for the advancement of her greatest wort
-1 j Resolved, Tbthwa express otir thanks p
• able. Professors'ira, our own, county, who
such mdfify intetsJit in the success of our C
man Schools; ars( that we are oblighd to
citizens, and other| not immediately engaged
. 'otir own cfm»e. fdrj their friendly eo-opoiatio
That we thank the citizens of Tioga, br;t
• kind hospitality tley have bestowed np jujui
the Directors of tie Churches and school hous
.fur the uses have served the liisti
tutei AVe also tfjtk Prof. Hulls for the Sup
port ho has jgi,vett|is. 1
RrsolwJyThatlve pay our highest re spects
to the Tioga Band, for the music with
which they have igi'knuch enlivened and cheered
the exercises of ;!pel Institute ; and also to the
Misses Garretsonjvhose singing added much to
the nltractivenossjpf our Convention. A.n or
der of $3, was existed to be drawn up in the
Treasurer,.to med|Whe contingent expenses of
the Institute. A|sq onb of $3O, to deft-fly:' the
expenses of Profit; Sanders; and one of] $5, to
pay the Recording’Secretary for reporting the
proceedings of the Institute to the County pa
pers. / ,V>' .. j,-
Prof. Sanders,addresses the] Institute in a
lecture on “ wmportance Of Mental /Cul
ture.” Rev.: Mj./! McCullough racked some
. friendly remarks Its the Institute. Ah Address
” to the Teachers vv^i’ .delivered by Ndwef Leon
trd, of Bradford, i Prof. Sanders-rends some
street?, to the glint o mu3eme nt of thie audi
’ anee. AVellaboro Is denominated as the place
qf folding'the ne?t session. . I’ !
' Adjourned to q&et as above, at the call of
the County Sap’t||, ; J
- There wetq seventy-seven members in attend
ance ; the weathfr was very fine, down to| Fri
day evening, and|n!l things passed off .in: bar
. muny with the! slants, 'of the occasion.’ 1 ] The
most of the imparted, was gi ven in
lectures—a prance differing from, the-’ usual
form—st>- that rawer names appeqr; bht it
should not bo,inferred from that,-tliat lead has
been-done. ’|j * ; ,v J
A. R. Pres’t. - I
.' 51 John I. Mitcmpl, Stc'y. ,
Tioga; April ii; 1861; > •
Viegiku SxtijD*D.—=TLe Virginia Conven
tion passed a secession ordinance last week.---
Tbe garrison at Harper’s Firry learning. that
State troops werl ijnarehingdo seise-the Federl
Arsens) at that point on Thursday- night last,
fired the Arsenal, and all the work
shops belonging^to the Government, Fifteen
thousand stand o pros were destroyed, The
garrison afterfitipjj the buildings, made a forc
ed march to Md., that,night, and
THE AGITATO
HUGH YOUNG,! EDITOR A PROPRIETOR
WELLSBOKOCGH, PA.,
WEDNESDAY JIQRNING, APRIL 24, II
A Good- Appointment,—Hon. Thomas
Baldwin, of Tioga, has been appointed an! Aaeoc
Judge of this County to supply the vacancy cai
tho resignation of Djr. Humphrey. Mr. Baldwin i
resented this County twicer in tho Legislature
credit to himself and benefit to the people.
The Addison Adtertiter says: “We learn
a volunteer company for tho defense of the Gov
moot, of 200, bus been formed in Lawrcnccvillc,
Also, in Tioga, Pa., another volunteer company of
has been formed for the same purpose.” Compa
are being formed in other townships and borough
this'county, of which we hope to give full particu
our next. I
gSf* County Correspondence. — a
respondent in every township’in Erie county, to v
ns an occasional letter —soy once a month or oft«
as occasion may require. The letters should b
brief as possible, giving tho news of tho neighborh
such as accidents, incidents, sales of property, cbai
in business, notices of meetings, who builds bous
anything, in fact, ofj sufficient importance to int(
the general readcr.-j-AWc Ditpvtch,
—That is what we desire for this County. Sen
an account of all that transpires. We "may not
ways publish these letters entire; but will publish
facts either iu the language of .our correspondent!
ouf own, and in this way we shall be able lomaki
paper a weekly mirrpr of passing events in the-cou
fiST" The TYelisboeo Academy. —By rc
ence to the mustei - rolls which will be fouD<
this column, it well be seen that Prof. Allen
Principal of thia.lnstitution has volunteerc
the service of hisj country. His place is ■
supplied in the person of Mr. Chas. Tubbi
Osceola, a gentlcipan every way qualified
the post. W r e are assured that Prof. Allen
resume his connefction with the,Academy w
he returns.
B®°" AA’e are nearly two days behind I
tlfis week in consequence of the enlistmei
Mr. Ramsdcll, the foreman and Local Edib
this paper, in thoj volunteer corps from AA T
boro. AVe part with him with sincere reg
but in this hour of our country’s trial, e
man must be conjlont to make sacrifices of
siness and feelings. Mr. R. from tho Sec
and Mr. G. AV. Sears from the First Comp
will correspond with this paper during the
Examination of Teachers at D.
Settlement. —For some reason now nnkn
to me, the Dep. Sup’t. failed to meet the (
at Darlt Settlement as advertised.
I, therefore, fix upon Monday, the 6th
May next, for the examination of the Teat
of Charleston, at the place specified abort
will meet the class without fail. Examins
will commence at 9i o’clock, A. M. -
WELLSBOBO JOB THE UlTIO:
The past weekj has been one of the roof
tense excitemcnt to the people of this boro
The war news, as well as the requisition ol
Governor for volunteers set our people to i
nt once, each main and woman too, vieing
each other in preparing to do their dut
citizens of the Republic.
,On AVcdncsday last, the Agitator conti
the following cal!;
itima
seivcd
e tad
as ! we‘
;heipo
ie tore
r ever
mani
leVieh
Jue re-
Attention Volunteers,
| In consequence pt the existing deplorable cri
affairs in the Southern part of this Confederac
Governor of Ponnsylvania-has recommended .oj
Legislature has passed a law for the better arnaii
the State. The latest dispatches assert (bat the'
iden-t has called for sixteen Regi
for the purpose of preserving the Cnion as our
ers made it, and enforcing the law£. In obedie
the colls of true patriotism, tbe undersigned wot 1
spcctfully cull upon the young men of Tioga Cc
'to meet them on Saturday, April 20'b, at 2 o'clcc
M., at the u WelUboro House,” in M'ellsboro, n
we will rcM*eive tbe names of such volunteers ai
to form an independent uniformed rifle company
tVelUboro Brass BandVyill be present.
Bates
oil's of
ieving
iliorer
April 17, IS6I.
Short ns this notice was, it wag enou;
arouse the war feeling in our -midst. Oi
day nearly* all {he sewing machines in
wore busily at, work, guided by fair h
making Ameridhn flags. Ih the iftornc
Friday, the “ Stars and Stripes” floated pr
from the Academy, and on the “Wei
Housebut ori Saturday tbo display ol
was truly inspiriting. A largo flag tv
seven feet by nine waa. suspended across
Street from Roy's building to Roberts’,
adorned the stores of Bowen k Co., C. d
Robinson, M. M. Converse and other!
even some of pilr private residences disj
the national ensign. But flag of the
aion was the ope raised in thfe afternoon
Court House Square. A pole was raise
hundred and twenty feet in height, and tl
thirty feet in length, went foits.plSCeJ
top amid the cheers of the people andtheji
stirring music of “ The Star Spangled B;
played in their’best style by the Brass
Its folds float over a free people and the i'
We doubt not, will show that they are as
as they are free. In this hour when o
lies torn and tiAmpled under; the feet of !
ern traitors, itjis thrice dear to all xrho t!
the memory of-the deeds of: those who i
under it and handed it down to us untaru
What Wonder then, if, aroused by then ■
otic associations and memories, our your,
should step forjrord, actuated by high r 3
and holy determinations ? ;
“ Flag of tbs f|«e heart’s hope and home!
By angel hands to valor gityn.
Thy stars the welkin name,
And all thy hues were born: in Heaven;
Forever flnat that standard sheet!
Where twesihes the foe but/alls before m,
With Freedoms soil beuenth .our feet,
And Freedom’s banner streaming o’er usl" V
After some oiber patriotio.aira from the Band,
Julius. SherwOhd, Esq., on ibeing called upon
delivered a patriotic addreis, avowing ! lis de
termination to Stand by theiDbion, and lo fight
for It ifroecessbry. He was followed by Dr;
cell
> of
for
will
hen
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t of
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ells-
ret;
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bu
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11. C. Johns, Co. Sup
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where
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The
N. WHITNEI
A. E. NILES
Commi
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i Fri-
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Band.
uture,
brave
ir flag
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fought
lished.
i patri
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nolvei
THE TIOOA COUNTY AGITATOE.
while the work of enrolling volunteers went on,
and soon the requisite number for one company
was enlisted. Two gentlemen vqiunteered to go
as a committee to Liberty for the Msj. General
of this Division and. the Inspector,, both, of
whom reside at that place; and Inforin them
that a company was ready for iho march.
In order that the families of those who vol
unteered might not bo left unprovided for, the
Borough Council held a meeting and passed
the following resolution; -
Whereat, The Genbrol Government haring caned
upon the States for troops to sustain its authority, and
the people oi this village having 'manifested a praise
worthy alacrity aud'zeal in responding to the call.
Now,' therefore we, the Burgess and Council, of
Wellsboro, acting officially, do' hereby Resolve, That
we will plodg* the faith of this Borough, to provide
for the .families of such of onr citizens during sneh
service ns may enlist and servo in the army of our
government and Our country. ,
Wellsboro; April 20, 1861. ,?
HENRY SHERWOOD, Barge,,.
SAME. R. SMITH, Clerk, pro tem.
Not only ; did the Borough. Council move in
this patriotic matter, but a private subscription'
was started among our citizens and nearly two
thousand dollars was subscribed before night.
A meeting of the subscribers was held at eight
o’clock, and the following is the official report
of Iho meeting to which we call the attention
of our readers:
PATRIOTIC PCND MEETING
On Monday evening last, d’meeting of the citi
zens of Wellsboro was held to devise ways and
means for the relief and support of the families
of the volunteers. On motion A. P. Cone, Esq.,
was elected President, John L. Robinson and
¥m. Bacbe, Vico Presidents, and Hugh Young,
Secretary.’ After discussing the various meth
ods of relief, the following! resolution was
passed. ■
Resolved, That the County (Commissioners of
Tioga County, and the Supervisors of each
township and the Burgess of each Borough in
Tioga County, be requested to meet at the
Court House in this Borough, on Monday April
29tb, at Sj p. m., for the purpose of taking into
considcrniion the property of levying an ad
ditional tax for the support of the families of
those who have volunteered in defense, cf our
country; and that a committee of this meeting
be appointed to confer with the members of the
proposed meeting on Monday nest in regard to
the objects above set forth. ‘ •
On motion the following gentlemen were ap
pointed at a committe of conference in accor
dance with the above resolution : A. P. Cone,
Samuel Dickinson, John- L. Robinson, Wm.
Bacbe, John Dickinson, Hiram Brooks, L.
Shumway and. Lewis Miller.
On motion this meeting adjourned to meet at
the Commissioner’s office in this Borough on
Monday evening, 29th April, at 8 p. x.
A. P. CONE, Pres’t.
Wit. BaCHE, I :
J. L. Robixson, j YicePres’ts.
Hugh Young, Sec’y.
During the day Major Genl. Harding of this
Division, arrived in town ->,1)18 staff, and'at
once proceeded to muster tbe companies al
ready enrolled. The following hand bill was
issued from hiahoad quarters:
TO AEM3 !
Hain-Qi AnTERS, Thirteenth Division P. M.
Wellsbobo, April 22, IS6I.
THE STABS AND STRIPES REST BE DEFENDED ADAI-VST
AREED TREASON!
When our country i s in danger, who wjll linger from
tho Buttle Field 1
\Ve wolixt from this Dhision Ten Thousand Volun
teers, rea'dy to mrirch at a moment's warning.
Every {Township in the Counties of Bradford, Tio
ga and Sullivan, which compose tbo Thirteenth Di
vision, ai*o requested to raise Companies forthwith.
The Brigade Inspectors will organize all Companies
reporting to them, rendezvous them at Dead-Quar
ters, and report to mo at WeUaboro.
’ Tbo Ilead-Quorters of the First Brigade will bo at
Troy, Bradford county; of the Second at IVellsboro,
i'loga county; of the Third at Lnporte, Sullivan Co.
I The Major-General confidently appeals to the pat
riotism of the people of his Division to sustain the
honor of the American Flag in this hour of its Trial—
to the Soldier who vulqofecrg, and to the roan of
wealth, whose property is always endangered by rev
olution.
Suldierrmust bo, moved to the scene of conflict,
and for,that purpose, means mu>t be had. He has
no doubt that such means will be freely contributed,
hot only to equip and sustiiih tbo soldier, but to sus
tain the soldier’s family in his absence.
Josub Harding,
Majof-Gencral-lolb Division Pa. Militia.
! Genii Harding and staff marched with the
(First Company to the Park, headed by. martial
music, where they at once proceeded to call
the roll. The following are tbo names of the
volunteers of the
FIRST COMPANY.
Captain.—A. E. Niles. ’
! Ist Lieutenant.—*-Almon IVetmore.
2d Lieutenant.—S. A. Mack.
TboS. L. Anderson?E. R. Allen,Jos. Ander
son Jr?, Joseph Bellinger? P. M. Blanchajd? J.
J. Bassett,'Bela Burden?"A'. J. Burdwell'J. S.
Blanchard? Lorenzo Gatli'nf Danl. Bacon; Danl.
Corbin/ Martin Crossitt.'Geo. Derby," J. A.
I Christenat," B. K. English; Richd.
English Jr? John Fenn? Chester R. Fenton?L.
FossfSVm. Grind* 1 , G. W 1 Griner/John Gulden, t
Darius Holliday?F. D. Howard? Win. HuckV
J. C. Horn; D. M. Hotchkiss? James HazlittP
C. D. Hudson? Robt. Kelsey?G. A.! Ludlow/
Parish MosierfWm. Mandeville/
Sami.Alack,‘'Calvin Maynard? Chas. Maynard?
Win. McGrath? W. M. Moore/A. E. 'Metzger/
L. McConnell? W. J. MickeefJohn TV? Mather/
H. MJ Connell?Perry M. ClurdJW. Mi Nichols, 0
C. R. |NicholS, A. E. Niles? Stephen lE. Nott/
B. B.jPotterfWm. Pitts/Albert Russell? Edwin ?
Roycef C, Rolandf Ned Houghton?John ; Rice, 17
G. W 1 Sears? Wm. Landis? Orvill So)es? bj. G. l
SofleldfCr. Pi Scudder? R. E.. Smith* ’Harvey
Smith,/P. B. Spanogle? John Sampson, 4 T. R,
Smith/Joei Starkweather? D. H.-Updike,> Jo
seph HpdikeV Henry Varner? E. S. Waterman/
W. H. Wisnerf Almon Wetmore? Hiram War
ner,°Andrew! Waters/Wm. B. 'White?Philetus
West/Cyrus WetmorJ, B. 11. Warriner? A. S.
WarrinerfJas. Weat/Joseph Willard? D. Wil
son, Moses Wingate, Wm. D. Vanhorn.
The company was then addressed by Brigade
Inspector Cox in a short and patriotic address,
when they were- marched to their quarters and
dismissed for the day.
.On Tuesday morning the second company,
was formed and Iduly enrolled.’ This company,
as well as the other, numbers among its mem
bers some of the first men in the county; They
have sacrificed (heir businegs.and their private
interests at the call of their country, end stand
liMiiiiiyuiHiitfiMa
rico. All honor to them. The following i*
roll of the
Captain.—Julias Sherwood.^'
Ist Lieutenant.—M. JNT. Allen.
2d Lieutenant. —John Rose!
Julius Sherwood, M..N. Allen/ Henery Slur
wood,°C. H. Chubbockf (?. W. Merrick/ M. L.
C. Cone/-Thomas Aliens B.
Wobb/B. M. 'Pratt, 7 Freeman Fenton/* Thos.'
Conway? S. H. Elliott, R. M. Bodlnft, S. B.
Wilcox? Jos. Hoyt? H. J, RamsdellfS.il. Lan
dis? Jas. TbompaonfJohn -Sul
livan, Jas. Cowden, Jas. Willibmd?Darius Dic
enaenf Ellis B. Bodice? Jas. Williams,® Gaisin
Ely/A, Smith? A*. A. Scudder,' Hiram Wefeksp
Jacob Bailey,c , ChaB. Gnnn£ll* i S. 11. Seamans,
S. J. Abfam Lyon/Jnsepf- T *
phreyf Josiah C. Kees? M. l)iiriff, Sib
N. ClauefJ. W. Coolidgef’jjeo.Cooiid
Bacon, D.'W. Rugglepf J. Coolidge, 0
]l . M. Boding E. R> Ai
P. B. Williams,* J. B: Potter? S. Du;
H. S. Stratton? G. E. Catlinf S. N. Kim hie, I 'G.
D. Dennison, o S. N. Boyden, 0 James Moore,
Alonzo Maek/tJ. R.'Whitd? P. Ballard? Miles
Swope? Jas. Stotts, C. W. Delfance, A. Hussel-
S. Grinnell, M. Gustio? 0. V. Crans,
John Ilinraan/ Job Wetmore, E. P, Wylie,
Chas. Maxwell.'DewittLampman.
[Note.-VD is possible that a few names may
have been omitted from, each roll, volunteers
having joined since both rolls were copied lor
publication. Ed. Ag.]
The company was then addressed in a happy
and patriotic speech by Gen. Henry Sherwood,
followed by addresses from their gallant Cap
tain and others. Orders were gived to.be
ready to march on Wednesday morning at 4
o’clock. The company 1 was then marched to
its armory and dismissed. '
On Tuesday evening, a dispatch was received
by Gen. Sherwood from the Governor, stating
that no more troops were needed at Harriabnrg,
and requesting that the troops remain at home
for drill, holding themselves ready to march at
a moment’s warning. A dispatch messenger
was immediately sent to Troy to telegraph for
orders, who returned at noon to-day with the
order to march. At one o’clock, seventy-eight
wagons, filled by the members of both com
paniss filed down Main street, and were soon
lost to view on the Covington road, '
We have no time now, and less inclination,
to speak of the hurriedgood-byes which passed
between the soldiers and their friends. Every
man carried with him the Joying. “ God bless
you” of a mother, father, sister, brother or
friend. Hopefulness beamed from every face,
and we have no doubt but that, if they have a
chance, the Tioga County boys will give a good
account of themselves. *
OLQEIODS DEFENSE, OF SUMTEE!
Every Man a Hero — The, Garrison ' Reduced to
Starvation — They Fi'jht 36 Hours ajter Eat
ing their Last Crust—-Fearful Oideal of
Flame and Fire—The Fort not Surrendered.
• •
On Thursday, tbe 11th of April three of Gen.
Beauregard’s aids appeared ,at Fort Sumter,
and brought a communication which stated that
he had refrained from making any hostile dem
bnstratien, with the hope of 'finally obtaining
the Fort by a treaty, &o. But orders having
been received from Jefferson Davis to demand
of Major Anderson, in the name of the Southern
Confederacy, its surrenderor evacuation, Major
Anderson Replied that he was sorry a request
bad been made which he could not grant; thpt
ho had already gone as far as his sepse of duty
and bis sense of honor would alldw. MsVjor
Anderson sise mentioned to one of his aids,
aside unofficially, that the garrison was oat
of having nothing but pork ; that
they could probably manage to live till Monday,
the 15th. \Tho aids carried this reply to Gen.
Beauregard; who telegraphed it to Jefferson
Davis, andealso tho remark that Major Anderson
was nearly starved out.
The nest;mornipg, at half-past 1 o’clock, the
aids came down with another communication
from Gen. Beauregard to the effect that he
had learned that the garrison was nearly
starved out, and desired to know of Major An
derson on what day hp would evacuate the fort;
that Gon. Beauregard would allow him to evac
uate and take him to any port in the United
States, provided be would agree not to firo op
en the batteries unless Fort Sumter should be
fired upon.
[Query.—Does this fact show that the dis
patches tp Mnj, Anderson had been opened,
and knowing that an attempt to put provisions
into the fprt would soon he made, the boats
coming in could be firod into, while Mnj. An
derson would be precluded from ' protecting
them ? ] j
Major Anderson replied that he would he
obliged to evacuate by Monday, the- 15th, ‘ be- ,
fore noon, provided Fort Sumter or the flag that I
it bore was not fired upon. Councils of war were j
held immediately after the receipt hf these two I
communications, which were unanitnous in fa-’
vor of the answer that was,returned. The dep
uty which brought the second communication
consisted of Major Lace, Col. Chism, Roger A.
Pryor, Senator Chestnut, and others. Major
Anderson’s reply was considered by them for
fifteen or twenty miputes, when they returned
an answer that the batteries would open their
fires in one hour. This w.aa at 3j o’clock on
Friday me ruing. After this reply the deputy
of Gen. Beauregard immediately left.
The sentinels were immediately removed from
the parpSts of Fort Sumter, .the posterns closed,
the flag ch>awn up, and an order sent to the
troops nol to leave the bomb proofs on any ac
count, until summoned by the drum. - At 4:’
30 a. m. cno bombshell was thrown at Sumter,
bursting immediately over the fort. After the
pause of a few moments the firing became gene
ral on the part of the batteries of the Sees: sion
ists, doim; the greatest credit to the artillerists.
The command did not return a single shot un
til the men bad bad their breakfast.
As the number of men was so small, and the
garrison -so nearly i esousted by the several
months p : Beige which they had gone through,
it was necessary to husband their strength.—
The command was therefore divided into three
relief, or equal parlies, who were to work the
different aatteries by turps, each four hours.
; The first relief opened upon the iron batter
ies at Cotnming’s Point, at a distance of 1,600
yards, thp iron floating battery, distant 'l.BOO
or 2,000 yards at the end of, Sullivan’s Island,
the enfilading battery an Sullivan’s Islrnd, and
Fort MoijUre. This was at 7 o’clock in the
morning,! Capt. Doubleday firing the first gun,
and all [he points named above being opened
upon simjultaneouely. For the first four hours
! the firing was kept up with great rapidity; the
SECOND COMPANY.
enthusiasm of the men, indeed, was so great that
the second and third reliefs could not be kept
front the guns. This accounts for the fact that
doable the namber of guns were at work.during
the first four hours than at an; other time.
Shells burst with greatest rapidity in every
portion of the, work, hurling the.'loose brick
and stone in all.directions, breaking- the win
dows and setting fire to whatever woodwork
they burst agdins. The solid shot firing of the
enemy’s batteries, and particularly of Fort
Moultrie, wasidirccted at the barbette guns of
Fort Sumter, disabling one ten-inch columbiod
(they had butjtwo), one eight-inch eolumbiad,
one forty-two jpounder and two eight-inch sea
coast howitzeip,' and also tearing a large por
tion of the paijpet away. The firing from the
batteries on Cramming’s Point were, scattered
ir the whole of the gorge, pr rear, of the fort,
looked like a sieve. The explosion of shells,
the quantity of deadly njiissiles that were
.rled in every direction and'at eyery instant
,f time, made it almost certain death, to go oaf
of the lower tier of casements, and also made
the working of the barbette, or upper uncovered
guns, wbichicontained all our heaviest metals,
and by which alone we could throw shells, quite
impossible. During the first day there was
hardly, an instant of time that there was a ces
sation of' balls, which were some
times coming half a dozen at once. There was
not a portion pf the work which was not seen in
reverse (that is, exposed by the rear) from mor
tars.
On Friday, before dinner, several of the ves
sels of tho fleet beyond .the Bar were seen
through the portholes. They dipped their flag.
The command ordered Sumter’s flag to be
dipped in return; which was done, while the
shells were bursting in every direction. (The
flagstaff waslocated in the open parade, which
is about the Centro of the open spapo within
the Fort.) Sergeant Hart saw the flag of Fort
Sumter half.way down, and, supposing- that it
had been cut by tho enemy's shot, rushed out
through the fire to assist in getting it up.—
Shortly after it had been reraised, a shell burst
and cut the halyards, but the rope was so in
tertwined round the halyards, that the flag
would not fall.
The cartridges were exhausted by about noon,
and a party was sent to-the magazines to make
cartridges of the blankets and shirts, the sleeves
of the latter being readily converted info the
purpose desired. Another great iliiefbttune
was that there was not an instrument in the'
fort by whichjthey could weigh powder, which
of course destroyed all attempt at accuracy of
firing. Nor had they tangent scales, breeeb
sides, or other instruments with which to poin’t
a gun. !,
When it became so dark as to render it im
possible to see (he effect of their shot, the port
holes were closed for the night, while .the bat
teries of the Secessionists continued their.fire.
the whole night.
During Friday the officers’ barracks were
three times set on fire by the shells, and three
times put out under the most galling and de
structive firing. This was the only occasion
on which Major Anderson allowed the men to
expose themselves without an absolute neces
sity. The gilna of the parapet —which had
been pointed (he day before —were fired clan
destinely by sbnje of the men slipping up on
top. ! j
The firing of the rifled guns from the iron
battery on Cumming’s Point became extremely
accurate in (he afternoon of Friday, cutting
out large quantities of the masonry about the
embrasures at. every shot, throwing concrete
among the cannoniers, and slightly wounding
and stunningl others. One piece struck Ser
geant Kearnan, an old Mexican war veteran,
striking him on the head and knocking him
down. -DpoO| being revived, he was "asked if
be was hurt badly. He .replied : |‘No; I
was only knocked down temporarily,”! and be
went to work jagain.
Meals were; served at tbo guns of the ean
noniers, while( the guns were being fifed and
pointed. The fire commenced in the morning
as soon as possible.
During Friday night the men endeavored to
climb the flag-staff, for the purpose of fastening
new halliards, the old ones having been cut by
shot, but found it impossible. The flag re
mained fast.
For the fourth time the barracks were set on
fire early on Saturday morning, and attempts
were made tojput it out. But it was suon'dis
covered that (red-hot shot were being thrown
into the fort with tho greatest rapidity, and it
became evident that it would be impossible to
put out the conflagration. The whole garrison
was then set tt work, or as many as. could be
spared, to remove the powder from the maga
zines, which jwas desperate work, rolling bar
rels of powder through the fire.
' Ninety odjl barrels had been rolled out
through the flatbed, when the beat become so
great as to n(ake it impossible to get out any
more. The <|oors were then closed and locked,
and the fire ejpread and became general. The
wind so direitted tho smoke ns to fill the fort so
full that the pien could not see each other, and
with the hot,j,stililng air, it was as much as a
man could do. to breathe. So they were obliged
to cover their faces with wet cloths in order to
get along at jill, so dense was the smoko and so
scorching the heat.
But few cartridges were left, and the guns
were fired s|uwly; nor could more cartridges
bo made on iactymnt of the sparks falling in
every part Jf the works. A-gun was fired
every now add then only to let the fleet and the
peoplo.in thdtown know that the fort had not
been silenced. The cannoniers could not see
to aim muchfleaa' where they hit.
After the barracks' were well on fire, the bat
teries directed upon Fprt Sumter increased
their'cannonading to a rapidity greater, than
had been attained before. About this time, the
shells and ammunition -in the upppr service
magazines exploded, scattering thoi towers and
upper portions of the building in every direc
tion, Thb crash of the beams, the roar of the
flames, the rapid explosion of the shells, and
the shower |f fragments of the forts, with the
blackness ot| the smoke, made the scene inde
scribably terrific and grand. This continued
for several l|ours. Meanwhile, the main gates
were burned down, the chassis of dhe .barbette
guns were bprncd away on’ the gorge, and the
upper portidps of the towers had been demob
ished by shells.
There was not a portion of the Fort where a
breath of ain could be got for hours, except
through a vjet cloth. The fire spread to the
men s quarters, on the tight hand and on the
left, and endangered the powder which had
been taken rout of the magazines. , The men
went-through the fire find covered the barrels
with Jwet cloths, hut the*danger of the Fort’s
blowing up,became so inmiinont that they were
obliged to heave the barrels out of the embra
sures. While the', powder was being thrown
overboard, all the buns of Moultrie, of tho iron
of site eofilkde battery, and the
Dahlgren battery, worked with increajt
■ ' All but four barrels were thus dijpi
and those remaining were i wrapped hj
thicknesses of-wet woolen blankets. B"
. cartridges were left, and these were in
About this- time the flagstaff of Port
was shot down, some fifty feet from thi
this being-the ninth" time that it Jj
struck by'a shot. The man cried out,
flag is down ; it has been shot away,"j
instant, Lieut, Hall rushed forward and i«
the flag away. But, the halyards vati
trinsically tangled, that it could not be rirf
it was, therefore, nailed to the staff, and
ed upon the ramparts, while ; batteries ;
direction were playing upon them.
A few moments after and ' a man ny
with a white flngtied to his sword, and j
ing admission. lie was admitted tbrouf
embrasure. In a great flurry, he said
Gen. IVigfall, and that he camie from Ge
regard, and added that he had seen th;
let's flag, was down. Lieut, Baris i
“Oh, Sir t bat it is up again.” The cat
ding meanwhile continued, Gen: TVighl
that some one should bold bis flag pul
Lieut. Baris replied, “No, Sir! we dot
-a white flag. If yon want your halts
stop you must stop,them.” Gen. Wigfp
he]d the flag nut of ait embrasure. As
he had done so, Liedt. Baris directed a
ral 'to relieve- him', as" it Was, Gen, IT
flag, , /• j
Several shots struck immediately
him while‘he was holding it out, wl
started baok, and putting-the flag in W
face, said, “ B—n it; I won’t hold tin
for thoy don’t respect it. Thdy struck
colors, but we ne,rer did. Wigfall ti
“ They fired at me three or four times
should think you ought to stand itonce.”
fall then placed the white flag on the outsi
the embrasure, and presented himself to
Andersonf and said thplt Gen. Beauregai
desirous that not be unneces!
shed, and also statedJbat he. came from
Beauregard, who desires to know if Majc
derson .would evacuate the Foijt, and that
would do'so he might choose has own tern
After a moment’s hesitatiod ,Mnj. And;
replied that he would go out on the samott
that he'(Maj. Anderson) had mentioned or
11th. Gon.lYigfall then said: “Very
then it is understood that you will eracm
That is all. I have to do. You military
!, wiU arrange everything else on your
tefms.” He then departed, the white fk
waving where be had placed it, and the
.and stripes waving /froip; the •flag-stag’
had become the.target of .the rebels.
Shortly after his' departure Maj.
Hon. Porcher Miles, Senator Chestnut,
Ho; Roger A. Pryor, the staff of Gen.
re' ard, approached the fort with a whit
and S lid tlyey mime; from Gen. Beauregan
had obsened that the flag bad been do;
raised again a few .minutes afterward.
General had sent over, desiring to knot
could render any assistance, as he had ol
that tjie Fort was bn fire. (This was pt
a delidata mode.of asking for a surre
Maj. Anderson, ili replying requested tbi
thank Gen.. Beauregard for the offer, but i
=Coo late, as he bad just agreed with Gca.
regard for an evacuation. The three cc
sing the deputy’ looked at .each'other bit
and asked with whom ? Maj. Andetsn
i serving, that there was something wroi
marked that Gen. Wigfall, who had just
had represented himself to be aid of Gtn.l
regard, and that he had come over jo mai
proposition}.
After some conversation among them:
they said to Maj. Anderson that •'Wlgfiti
not seen G'an. Beauregard for two dajs.
Anderson replied that Gen. IVigfall’s off
its acceptance had placed him in u pecui
sition. JThey then requested him to pi
writing what Gen. Wigfall had said To
and they would lay it before Gen. Beaut
Before this reachedJJen. Beauregard
his Adjutant General and other member
stafij including- the Hon; Roger A. Pry
Gov. Manning, proposing the same com
which Major Anderson had offered to f
upon, with the exception only of. not sal
his flag. Major Anderson said that be 1
ready informed Gen. Beauregard that I;
going out. They asked him if lie wool
accept of the terms without the salute.
Anderson told them,.No ; but that it'
an open point. "
At'this interview a rather amusing int
occurred. The Hon.-Roger A. Pryor oi
ginia, being vejy thirsty, and seeing some
in a glass that looked very mocfa like acc
without any remark, took a large tumbled
The eurgeon, observing it, said to him,
Pryor r did yon drink any of that?" - )
looking very pale, answered l‘ Tes, qui
amout; a good deal." The surgeon tol
to go with him-to tho hospital.
The last that was seen nf Pryor by tbs
he, was going out leaning upon the sur;
arm, presenting a somewhat comical
ance, hs be was dressed in a colored fhiri
spurs, belt and sword, with revolver ant
knife. The doctor gave the great boivic
hero a dose of ipijcac, which prclue
desired effect. Pfjor did not express bi
as having had a peculiarly pleasant visit w-
Sumter.
Gen. Beauregard sent down td.say it 3 ’
terms had been accepted, and that ho
send, the Isabel or any other vessel atl)> 3
mand to convey MajorjAndersoh and it*
to any port'in the United States " "
miglit elect. '
The evacuation took place about Hi 1
on Sunday morning, after the burial
tary honors of private Daniel Hough, * 0
been.killed by the bursting of a gun. "
had been all the preparing
for the purpose of firing a salute of on* c '
guns, This_done the embarkation tookF
the band meanwhile playing Yankee W’'
No braver men ever lived than the defe-
Port Sumter, and when all
courage end patrotism it would be iff n
make distinctions, but the ardor and ,
of musician Hall of Co. E» was reiu jri> .
every man in Sumter, and the
to present him with a testimonial.
the firing of the flrstguns, and fought e®
and .would not accept either of, the
He was up at the first shot the nest
worked without cessation till night.
'ample and words of. cheer had-greet
This is the more worthy of remark ?’
to the musicians and ho was not 0
enter into engagement at all.
• Senator Douglas has assured the -
that he will stand by him in his oonj l
efforts to sustain the Government, an
the Federal Capital. t
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