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FROM CHARLESTON. A Trip Down the HarborsDraphle Descrip ton of Fort Swan ¢6 eBerrie’ tsbaad-« Seeder to the City, (orterad cORREMTOIDENGE OF TER OpetATON.) t at sab lanslay meer, Sie Neliied for tee are recreited: lower pofaus in the harbor. But a few mo ents elapse before you hare a good view of ort Sumter ; but how changed. As the chicateys that rore above One willy of the fort have equare foo all that hall not peere foness Bare beasts paiste: ote naning it, Tn oles coma then have buried them selves in the bricks, in others a large o gee of, and the from saissile live buried in the water into which It unded. On the of the fort the test dam nae Bde tad every tall fro a pa eee by a Southees England 16 Bie State, has told with wonderful efect. The slight breach was probably much aided by thie of artillery. The parapet section erected by Major Anduteon 4 Gnahenne of the fase Src More Island is completely blown to , and could have afforded but a brief covering for t@ soldiers. It was about four feet thick, cocnpoeed of stakes enclosing an and tightly packed, and affording what would seem, but Used not to be. A very efficient protection is seems to have bred marked out particu larly by the genners on the other side; and about two feet to the bet of it unsere is a clear breach in the wall,about two feet wie, and exe dows the camel depth from the pa rape, one of the inside cas hantly be described. The officers’ Quarters are Darotop, and the whole ahs within the “walle looks as if a ‘tire of hell (as the Proud waid at the Crimes) had blackened and blasted it. The cround is strewn with balla, bursted abelie, fragments of brick and mortar, broken Heather, die monster cannon, and s sprinkling of old cartridge boxes, e.. and presents a fair picture of the feedite of a fierce huid persix tent pombardagent. Oe boat.was a poly—sok an old looking one, @itherewho had fe soos om duty in the barter. One of them is now in the bert, and gent his mother very excellent collec tor of the curiosities within; and the mes senger, Very baudeoee young sowler, was the coat of attraction with the Indies on the tent while he remained. The curiosities con sisted of pilaces of Doanbeheil, splinters of the flag-ataif, ke. While we were lying off Fort Sumter a s number of little boats were plying to aed from the oxrs Sethe pulled by men, who looked as if they had never had much to do with as rough work before. In the sterns were seated the officers, who were being car ried from a point to point with orders. A da guer seotypiet was i a the fort taking views of the interior, and in the meantime favoring the “ Dogs ’ in there with copies of their faces to send to Verir friends, Beyond Susster you see Morris Island, which to-day presented an unusually ani mated spectacle. A large Uhariatos steamer Was lying a short distance of the Jsland, land ing a battery of flying artillery, besides other troops, and addits supplies of fresh pro visions. A few minutes after landing, the artillery could be seen wending its way along the sand beach to Stono, where the U. 3... res orts are unaxpected to band troops,. vA. large severata being sent to that point, a preparation is being made to give the Invaders Warm welcome, Steno is the farthest point towards the sea which com eohads the entrance to the harbor, and as you 400K along the beach between that and Morris* Inland, you see it dotted with flags, each one indiesting Ubat at Uiat Int is located a bat tery. Varying in strength, I am told, from two to six cannons. As the boat returned we paserd quite near to Moultrie, and with a glass could see plain ly the masker io which, the Tt hobes are tattered around the edges. as Anderson paid particular attention to this point, and the firing from Dumter seems to have been very accurate. The Floating Batrry, which lies on the other side of the Day looks in front like a Fiftie one-story home painted brick, with four SoGeeny, Migs whadows. There be a hole through the . . . King to seaward from Fort Sumter, you can plainly see the War steamers and charter ed transports which Maj. Anderson be earnest ly signalied to come to hhat reticle. We ran out in ADOMTA mile of them. They are lying close together about six miles from Sumter. The South Carolinians speak of the commanders wo great cowards for not attempting to assist their companions in the trees. As we packed the Mercacy office this after noon. We saw a company of about one hun dred men, from Lancaster county, 3S. A., marching down the street to embark for one of the posts in the harbor. They were strong, firm-looking fellows, drevece in grey, and car- Tytog wAtchel instead of kKnapeacks, tin cups, cantetar, ke. Their marching Ana mther awkward, that AJD that will be taken out of them before they have been many days be hind the aed begs, “They gave three rousing cheers for the Mercury. « Simcole's Proclamation was published there this morning. NeBedy stenes to care for it; indeed, Nevedy seemed to care for anything that may be done by the Adeolsistration and its Northern backers. The people seem to expect war, are ready for war, and would be, I d nearly esid, disagreeably disappoint. if they don't have war. If Lincoln's Procla mation is bluster, and gettes no for effect, it will have no effect here or elsewhere in the Confederacy. I heard some Virginians to day laughing heartily as one of the te to the effect that a requisstion was to be made on Kirginia for 4,000 men to aid in coercion. — Examining the baggage is one of the now in sevens ry a come in oS the new Con fderacy, and as I was too late for * that, you must tike a description of a place of more interesting matter, aoeees not occer Uy mpan your eros dime be tween orth Garolina and Bouts Carolina . You are allowed to go op until you reach Florence, 5. O., which bd the inspection of. ‘The car run up to a tall pole, bearing the fag of the Confederate States, on revenue inspector, a good booking, youse fellow, over the trunk is takes out of the owner furnishes the key and ai tor in tareing up the conten him that there is nothing contrabned in thet. ‘There be no getting ‘from this, and go feigned lpee of keys, nor — pretence of rusty rock, can eave you. After one trank is joked through, the owner and saverer waits to svelers, in a dent madaine his suisiy tra - man spress the of bia Inexpreesibine pet ed delicate articles of clothing. The little private bottles of *‘sperrite’ wou sup the pets and ee tees le only thowgers in ma neaivest or couture? themsel sours the crowd don't laugh, for jeer, nor the victin's face don't turn red; of coures this, oe A. Ward to devige theatre’ int Eto tae pt Swe yout cet cere of ara adele all peed whe Saay wieh ow ratify their curiosity, to stay away here. RO. and “neh persons do take up the room and of those who come for eee tposes, I make this « tien breanse eligi overren wih the of mes. Let volitere come—s ve sol i trong solitiere—then opens voldiers—ar daunted soldiers, i. ei otaide core Noe doabt now Will be joined by others in a few days acd an deape wili be vabae to bade Wt ao, you will hear of blood and carnage. You will see from the papers that during the two days’ bumbardment, and ¢vin when Maj. Anderwe rated this of Metress re pestedly, the Deet took no motice of him, sor ag they art to come to his assistance. ' The feet to take of the Aldereon and his men of, and the lale, digiantly relped to be carried aven wel our Government, at his special pequiet, et the Major and men by OGF steamer, the Ivabel, Virassies, Foastos Tree. —By the steamship North Briton, at Portland, we have the ne xt te reported that Garibaldi and the Han benders had a not understanding. plus that Ue nmenrion Diet will other wars Autstria, to coriestrate in aoieee a Austria the Hime we a fuse to ison’ by tases, and an invarrestion wit Cinniba’ xb réceited with great enthu sa Torin, Opiniones, of Turin, aeeennee the with samt the French troops from Roane, as one army will soon perform en eat rahitary, Force in the Renee Yro- Vinces will be recceared. The Sadperer of Austria has there: and Vox nof paymest in silver in Lombardy and Venuts. ar ; : 4 avisbon: oeie) Atalaica Om AL Peasee been sup the installa ees Vavia Resta of Mus Mungary had to ‘The Turkish Government had ordered the bhookads for the coast of Monten Omer-Pacha is to be the Commander-in- Chef in Mosals Rathweap Acerokyt.We heard from the Vetersburg Intelligencer’ that as the South- Side wars, Monday, was backing up freeside inland foMé UNKNOWN CARBS the express and mail car was thrown from the , and breaking the coupling, rolled down the em bankenes mnee the bridge, Lorping aA complese formersaul in its coates, and lasdng on the wall Below upends down. Veral . were to the car when it was thrown off the track, but ao of them tm lately jumped out 3 the windows, with the exeeption of Mr. J.B. Blasks, the mail agent, who went down with the mass, and whound was heavly covered up with trunks and ex idaiter. Mr. B., however, escaped aphart, while some of the others sustained but slight brulete. This escape from death was truly mairaculous.
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Richmond Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Thu, Apr 18, 1861
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