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ATHENS, GEORGIA:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 7-
largest CmaWwi of any Paper «er pnUisiied in Athens!!
rnal Vigilance is the price of Liberty,**
iblous times the people can-
SEE FOURTH PAGE,-®*
Shoe Pegs.—Mr. Jonathan Gove, of
Ilal! county, has, we learn, a shoo peg ma
chine in constant operation. He can make
from 8 pecks to a bushel per day. Some
of his pegs are now for. sale in this place,
and can be found at the store of Patman
k Scmmet. Mr. Gove authorizes us to
say that if any body engaged in the busi
ness should find any difficulty in making
pegs, ho will take pleasure in giving them
such information as they may need, by
addressing him at Gainesville.
We arc pleased to record this as another
evidence of Southern independence.
Iliad mlssable.
Articles unaccompanied by a responsible
name, cannot be inserted in onr paper.
This we have repeated a great many times;
but some persons will not believe it until
they try t$ experiment, and hence nearly
every week we receive more or less of
sock documents.
On Furlough. \ -
Capt. W. G. Delony, who has been seri
ously ill for some timo past, reaches his
home in this place, on Thursday evening
last. We are pleased to learn that his health
is improving.
Wo also had the pleasure of meeting on
the street the other day, A. W. Reese
Esq., the Junior editor of the Banner, and
for the past twelve months a member of
the Troup Artillery. We learn from him
that there is considerable sickness among
our boys on tho Peninsula.
Crops in Habersham.
Mr. S.D. Oliver, the intelligent and effi
cient Tax Collector of Habersharti county,
writing to us on the 1st instant, says that
in that county there is more wheat, oats
and rye than lie has ever seen before—
that it looks extra well and that ifovertaken
by no disaster it will be tho greatest
crop over grown. Fruit also very flourish
ing- .
, The News.
Since our last issue we have .received
certain and positive intelligence of the sur
render of Now Orleans. We publish the
correspondence between the Federal Na
val officer and‘the Mayor of the city. Gen.
Love!!, it is said, willjoin Beauregard with
his forces.
Fort Macon, N. C., has also been cap
tured by the Federals—our troops be-
iug permitted to retire on parole. -
Our furiccs have re-taken Tuseumbia and
Doeat.hr, Ala. -
The Federals have taken Bridgeport, a
few miles beyond Chattanooga. Onr forces
under Gen.Ledbetter,-retired from the field,
loosing several men, and destroying a
portion of the bridge. v .
Another Martyr!
Mr. J, T» Mitchell, son of our respected
townsman,'G1.LE8 MiipilELL, Esq., died at
Goldsboro’, N. C., on the 28th of April,
1862, aged 25 years. lie belonged to the
16th Georgia Regimentr. His remains.
wore brought to his sorrowing parents in
this place. Though ho fell not on tho field
of battle, bo is, nevertheless, like thousands
of others cut oft’ by disease in camp, a mar
tyr to the cause of Southern independence.
Peace to his ashes I
Look Out!
A gentleman residing in Madison county
informs us that a suspicious character has
been lurking about in that county for some
days past—calling himself by severalnamcs
—Hill, Hall, Thompson, &c. 3Ie is about 6
feet high, black eyes, large black whiskers
and moustache,and fair skin. At the house
of Mr. J. I. Cheatham he represented him
self as a South Carolina volunteer on fur
lough, and said that he belonged to the
Regiment of'Col. Higgins.
Our people cannot bo too carofulin keep
ing a sharp lookout for suspicions char-
There is not much danger, now-
atchful ot their rights, nor
sly guard f hbirliberties. “Pow-
Ver stealing from the many to the
few,” and there has been a constant and
persistent effort to rob the People of their
rights ever since the revolution began.
Judging the honest masses by the patient
obedience rendered to their leaders here
tofore, many good men havo despaired of
Republican Government and regard it,Its a
failure. Wfe must confess that if wei be
lieved the peoplo would, upon the return
of peace, again consent to wear tbe collars
placed upon their necks by their leaders,
we should despair ol the Republic ; but we.
do not believe they will do any such thing.
They see, and feel, and know, that all our
troubles have been brought upon us by
scheming demagogues, and.if we ever get
out of them they will consign par
ty leaders to the tomb of forgetfulness and
think for themselves.
The most immediate danger to the pnb-
lic liberties now threatening us is tile ease
and facility with which our Executivesand
legislative bodies get over constitutional
difficulties. While we do dotprofess any
very great degree of veneration for either
cur State or Confederate Constitutions,,
but wish to see them both re-constrncted
as soon as the war is over the peojjle should
insist upon the most rigid obedience to
them as long as they continue to be tbe
supremo law of the land. This, it is said,
will bo very difficult while the war lasts.
This may be so—as there is such acompletc
antagonism between Republican govern
ment andmilitary rule that it is very diffi
cult in times of war to guard the rights of
tho citizens. Military authority at" once
runs into despotism, if left unchecked. The
people should, therefore, jealously guard
their rights, or they may lose every thing
freemen hold dear.
tinel that c
Government
was blown up. J>u
four persons slightly damaged,
ing was so construe
was inconsiderable, aed eau be repaired in
a short Lime. -ga?-.
Potatoes.
We hope our farmers, in their laudable
efforts, to make heavy crops of corn, will
Watchman.
OF THE IMVKHSITY HIGf
SCHOOL.
among a largo audiene
Lignration exert-i
Jay week, last. A1
lay was somewhat inclement,
oers commenced togttther at an early
hour, aiid by the time the regular exercises
were opened, every part of the spacious
apd elegant- building was filled with ladies 3 j
awl gentlemen, awaiting the interesting
not, neglect the potato crop. # It is <tfivastr^£ tellim , y; about to take place. The Chap
'Commons, Corridors, Dormito-
'Sectors.
allays, of “entertaining angels unawares,’
while rit.is vory probable spies and horse
thieves may eomo amongst us.
Tbe Wheat Crop.
We think a needless panic has been cre
ated in regard to an apprehended failure
of the wheat crop! in tins section. : It ’ is
undeniably true, that from the excessive
rains or some other cause, a sort of mildew
or rust has exhibited itself upon the wheat
generally throughout this region. There
is abundant reason, however, for believing
that it is not “ the rust,” which has here
tofore proved so destructive. In tho first
place, it is confined to the blades and does
not affect the stalk at all; secondly, we
are told that iu many cases fields which
were at one timo perfectly brown with it,
are, since the last ,heavy rains, free from
it. Rust never washes off. If this so-call
ed rust shall prove comparatively harm
less—as we now hope will be the ease—
there will be more wheat made this year
than was ever beforo seen in Georgia, be-
canse there is from 59 to 100 per cent,
more land sown than fiver beforo. We
can therefore see no sense in a panic just
now.
Gov. Brown and reach Brandy.
We sustained his Exellency in his war
fare against tbe disti llation of corn, because
wo feared the conversion of that very irn-
portaiitugmi 11 into whiskey would create
a'scarcity of breadstuff*, ajnd not because
wo believed he bad any right to interfere
in the matter.
t
It appears by a letter published in the
papers from his Private Secretary, that it
is the Governor’s intention to issue a pro
clamation against making peach brandy !
As, from its perishable nature, only a
very small portion of the peach crop can
be dried and fed to hogs, we seo no good
reason why the remainder should not be
converted into brandy rather than suffered
to rot. Rotten peaches are perfectly
worthless, while brandy is very useful .foe.
medicinal purposes. Indeed, it is an in
dispensable article in tbe sick room and
hospital. The distillers throughout tho
State, although aware that the Governor
had no authority of law for closing their
establishments, very patriotically complied
wild the proclamation forbidding tbe fur
ther manufacture of whiskey, because they
knew it was founded in good sense; but
when forbidden to distill peaches, which
will otherwise be worthless, may take a
different view of the matter.
We hope Gov. Brown will reconsider
this thing. However.much brandy may
have contributed to the intemperance of
our people, it is still a Very useful—indeed
almost indispensable article, and it is the
part of wisdom and true economy to pro
vide a sufficient supply of it.
The fact that some men may get drunk
upon it, is no better argument against its
manufacture than is the fact that some
fools shoot themselves an argument against
the construction of fire-arms.
many
not enough people to consume them, there
is nothing bettor for hogs. j* - ^ /•
Don’t Neglect Peas.
Every acre of corn land ought to bo
planted in peas, and wheti corn is laid by,
the whole field should be broadcasted.
Those which, are planted in this month
will produce seed for next year’s crop.
After they and the corn have been gather
ed, hogs and beef cattle may be easily....
fattened by turning them into the field.
Tbe St. Louis Christian Advocate Suppressed
and its editor Arrested.
St. Lot’is, April 24,1862.
Rev. D. R. McAnally, editor of tho *5L
Louis Christian Advocate^ has been arrest-,
ed afnd’ placed in a military prison and his'
paper suppressed, for publishing treasona
ble matter. The arrest causes no surprise,
as the course ofMcAnally’spaper, for some
timo past, has been very obnoxious to. the
officers of the government;
Our old friend and former partner in
bnsincss has our warmest sympathies and
thesympathics of thousands of other friends
in the South. The Lincoln despotism has
laid its hands on no truer or better man
than Dr. McAnally.
A Mare’s Nest.
The New York Herald and" its corres
pondents have discovered a mare's vest.
They say that the Swedish and Danish
Ministers havo gone to Richmond, and that
the visit of M. Mercier, the French Minis
ter, was for the purpose of opening ne
gotiations with the ‘S.rebel Government”)
in relation to Mexican affairs—that Loins
Napoleon proposes to recognize us, if we
will promise hot to interfere in his plans
to subjugate Mexico, and also to furnish
troops for that purpose, France to pay ’all
expenses—France is to guarantee a peace,
peaceably if possible, forcibly if necessary
—to guarantee to the South all the slave
States and a slice of Mexico, &c.
Wo give the above for what it is worth.
The Fight a "$outb MlllsT
On onr outside will be found two more
leLors in reference to the fight at South
Mills. Two others, from esteemed friends,
were received too late.
all the numerous rooms of
thq bthilding were decked with ever-greens
flowers, bespeaking the taste of its
r< *abates. Each room was thrown open
foiihspectiun, and hundreds were conduct
ed through to witness the pervadingorder
ondsystem of the school. Everywhere
cessfully j
deuce bud suit
lived iu vain; I
press his appreciation of
place he now hold, than in co
people of Georgia, us one <
drown his first breath in Soul
The Impending Battle
At or near Corinth, iajgoked for with,
breathless intcicst. It is reported here that
tho fighting has already commenced. In
a few days, at farthest, we expect to pub
lish the particulars ot the greatest battio'
ever fought on the continent. ' 1
Returned from the Wars.
Lie^t. Col. R. S. Taylor, o:f the — Bat
talion State troops and Dr. Joseph B. Carl
ton, Surgeon,havo returned to their homes
j.;.i this place: . We are pleased to learn
that Col. Taylor was not only popular
uuuug tho men under his command, but
f uhquafifled approbation of his ’
Conscript lim
it seems that by tbe omission of a single
word in the late Conscript Act, as publish
ed in our own and many other papers, its
meaning was very materially changed. As
published, the last section provided that
‘‘ such persons already in the public service
may joi t such companies as they prefer,
The Fight at Bridgeport.
We are indebted to Capt. Mintz for tho
following account of the affair at Bridge
port, Tuun , which will be read with inter
est, as many of “ our boys” from this sec
tion participated in it:
Headquarters 43d lino. Ga. Vols. )
4th May, 1862. j
Mr. Editor : For tho satisfaction of friends at'home,
I desire to {'ire a true statement of facts ns well tvs con I
ascertain at II ridge port, on Tuesday 28th ult. ■ On
Monday morning, the 43d Georgia regiment was or
dered to Bridgeport, and arrived there about 2 o’clock
P. M. In a short time our cavalry pickets c&me in
with the news that tho enemy were advancing iastrong
force—tbe 39th Georgia regiment, CoL McConnell
commanding, and Lieut.-Col. Bell corn mandhAt ourSj
the 43d, were drawn up in liue battle. We slept that
night on our arms until an hour before any, when Gen.
Leudbetter ordered the 39th to advance on to Widows’
Creek Bridge, five miles from Bridgeport, they returned
at 8 or 9 o'clock, and reported that the enemy had fallen
back towards Stephenson. General Ijeadbetter, then
ordered Capt. Muliin’s forty men three miles abovo the
Railroad Bridge on Widows’ Creek, Lieut. J. M. Story
with thirty-seven men.at the Bridge, and Lieut Sim
mons with forty men three miles down the River; when,
Lieut. Story arrived at tbe Bridge, he found some of
tho Arches cut and the Bridge on firo. Abont 2 or
o’clock P. M., the advance post of Lieut. Story’s com
mand discovered the enemy advancing in strong force
down the Railroad and bursting out of the woods below
tho Bridgo, our pickets fired on them and returned
back towards the uaiu company, stationed about one
hundred yards from the Bridge; the ground was fine
bottom land for over half a mile to tho woods—my
company returned back towards the woods under a
heavy fire of artilery—shells bursting all around them,
bat none were killed or hurt, except R. J. Hardy, as he
was getting over the fence at the wooks a shell bursted
under him, Utterly tearing tho fence to' pieces under
him. I have no doubt but what he is now numbered
with the many brave patriots who hare given thoir.livcs
in the defense of our country. Lieut. Story was ex
hausted from the effects of Rhumatism, and ordered
his men to retreat on to Bridgeport, and report to Gen.
Leudbetter. They all arrived safe except SegL %, S.
Henderson, Corp’l. C. J. Espy, Privates W. J. White,
M. F. Smith, John Coker and Bisby Ookrr; tho last
seen of Sergt. Henderson and M. F. Smith, they work
going in the direction of the enemy who crossed thrae-
mUes above the Railroad Bridge, I havo no doubt they
are either killed or taken pri sonata.
Corp. Espy, W. J. White ond the two Mr. Cokers, were
eat off with Lient. Story. They arrived wi'.bin one-
fourth mile of Bridgeport, os our forces 'were intreating
over the bridge, which was set on fire atthesame timet
by them. They then made their way down,the river,
and were out all that night, and tbe next day midnight,
before they were fortunate enough to' cross the river.
They came into camps Friday evening about night,
worn out, with bli-tered foot. They Saved their guns
in their rounds. Capt. Williams, when he heard the
firing, on Lieut, fitorjr, marching on to his aid, he
went about one and a half miles, and
so heavy that he knew that Story cqi
made his way fur Bridgeport.
*ryipg to reinforce my company, I feat! proved the
•traction of his command. Himself, and only nine have
made ■ ““ “ - — - *----- •—“ * "• **““
was exhibited “a place for everything and
everything in .its place.” and tho most
fastidious “ maiden lady” would not have
been ashamed to claim any one of those
rooitfs as having been arranged under her
careful supervision. To prove that this
was riot a mere holiday show, rooms were
purposely disarranged, cots opened, beds
unpacked and, at the tap of the bell, the
student in a few moments, without tbe
jeasl, noise and confusion, put everything
in order and for its appropriate use. All
hjs was done with a cheerfulness and good
mor Which evinced that tho daily routine
of such duties had becoms one Of pleasure,
rather than of irksomeness.
! Alter tlie exercises of the day,, we were
invited into the dining room, to join the
students at dinner. Mere a table was laid
which, in its “findings and fixings,” would
have done credit to one of tho very best
hotels. Every thing vras scrupulously
neat—the meats and breads were abun
dant, and served up in a style tempting
to the most delicate appetite. At one end
of tho table, tho president, or one of his
teachers always presides, while at the oth
er, the experienced and accomplished mat
ron of the school assists. After benedic
tion pronounced, each student takes his
seat, and hero a scene is presented, of itself
worth a visit to the school. The student
J is taught to both feel and to illustrate that
'dating has a right and a. wrong way of
‘ being dbTio, anti that to do it the right
.Way, ip as much an accomplishment as any
other habit of good society. The posture
at table, tbe holding of knife and fork, the
Courteous attentions of cue to tho other,
the due time taken to eat, the topics of
conversation, and the proper tones of con
ducting it—all convinced us, that the ad
ministrative officers of ti e school are not
only experienced, but what is of infinitely
more importance, carry out in practice
every part of limit; rules.
But our space prevents our saying all
that We would. We congratulate the citi
zens of oui* Slate, and especially of our
town, thajt they have such an Institution
for their children. We congratulate the
Trustees of the University, for the noble
feeling on their part, which dictated the
enterprise, and especially do wo congratu
late them, that the working out of their
plans has fallen into the hands of just such
gentlemen and ladies as preside over the
educational and domostii} government of
the Institution.
At 11 o’clock, A. M., tho Dedicatory ex
ercises were opened by charming music,
s by a band and choir of amateur perform
ers. This was followed, by an introducto
ry prayer by; Rev. J. S. Key, of the Moth-
odist church, and the reading of Scripture
lessons by Rev. Dr. Henderson, of the
Episcopal church. An ode, written for
the .occasion, was sung w ith fine spirit and
effect by the Choir, and after a- fervent
prayer by Rev. L. R. L. .Jennings, of the
Baptist church, an address was delivered
by W. L. Mitchell, Esq., who, in a great
measure, has bean the originator of tbe
school.^ .
Mr. M. «ni<l that tho task assigned him was to make
a few statements in relation to the location, cost and
i^kjeets of tbe University High School; that the site
w.as pointed out by the late Dr. 0. M. Reese, to whom
bund the firing
not stand, ani
But titftime he lost in
.russ.HWlth |
atofnl he was,
Uii't for tlBH"ll*dence
ini. Ami yet, ho
cl. the best part
ise of education,
■ he hsi‘l .-ue-
lmt Provi-
l e. hud not
heex-
honored
her citizens. Having
drawn ms urst uruaiu i*» ......... Carolina. with tho dust ,v ,u • ,
of tis nearest kindred buried in her soil, acquainted Of d. thlltecn
with her great men, ard proud of their virtuous fame, ,
having acted with many of them in Legislative and of-
1 fiei.tl ’capacities, having studied and written v. largo
portion of her history, and educated himdrdede of her
chjiue sons, it might bo well imagined how gepst was
tho struggle thut could enable him to tear away front such
associations, and indetrisen himself among strangers.
Nbreoutd ho have done so, had he consulted bis mere
, personal sympathies.. If ever he. had prayed fervently
that- Providence would direct his determination, it was
in this matter, and here he' was, with a steadfast faith
that ho was just in the very piaco where heconld do the
most good.
Mr. C. spoke with great. feeling, his hearers sympa
thising in every word that he uttered.
After tho singing of. another original
hymn, the audience w£re most eloquently
addressed by Dr. A. A. Lipscomb, Chan
cellor of the University. As'wo hope to
see his able address in print; we shall, at
present, Content otirselves with a feeble
outline. •
Af»r an allusion.to the circumstances under which
we had assembled, and to the moral significance, of such
a scene, Dr. L. proceeded to discuss the ministry of the
teacher. Tho view taken, was that this ministry was
a ministry of Providence. A comparison was insti
tuted between the ministry of tho teachor and. that
of the preacher, tho furraoT being to the scheme of
Providence, What the latter was to the scheme of
Grace. The low aspects in whioh so many regard
the work of.the teacher, pointed out,-and their errors
exposed.. Teaching was not a trade, but a profession;
certain of its results appeared in civilization andother .
earthly forms ; bat the great idea of teaching vraa a di-
vino idea, that contemplated man as an intellectual and
spiritual being. The relations of teaching to tbe na
tural dependence of intellect on external guidance, its
peculiar offices in developing certain faculties of the
mind, and its watchful care over tho food of the inward
powors, as derived from books, were then presented.
Alter a discussion of those points, the speaker ad
vanced to the specific task of the teacher, unfolding,
first, the relations of the teacher to classical studies.
Ilis object here, was to show that as the culture of Gre
cian intellect and the developement of Romau civiliza
tion were originally tributary in God’s purpose to the
introduction of the Christian era, so they wero destined
to bo permanent influences in the progress of thought,
and hence, that classical study -was an active element
in our civilization.
jPhe speaker then exhibited the connections of art
with education. Finally, the relations of tbe'teacher to
seiencq, considered as an interpretation of tbe works
of God; were displayed. Science was contemplated as
a Providential , provision for the cultivation of the in’-
teileot, and it was argued, that without this department
of thought, rniud could never fulfil its office.
Reference was then made.to tho circumstances of onr
country, and to the need of that higher manhood, which
a true and thorough Christian education only conld se
cure.
The exercises concluded with a dedica
tory prayer by Rev. Dr. Hoyt, und-as if tho
very elements determined to smile upon
the occurrences of the day, a clear and
beautiful sunshine burst upon the view,
and enlivened the scenery around ‘with
its cheering influence. The large audi-
cnco dispersed, well pleased.—nay delight
ed with all they had seen and heard.
the laud belonged, and from whim the tract, containing
Z«hout one hundred acres, was purchased; that all of1t
S q» sold by the Trustees to good advantage, except the
xteeni acres, upon which tjie improvements had been .
' -erected, at a cost of twenty-four thousand dollars—
which suqi, together with what had been expended upon
jthe new library and npon the boarding-house,was made
by tbe good financiering of tho Board, and that not a
single cent had been drawn from the State Treasury;
that this is no Athens school, but a school for the State
end indeed for the Confederacy, there being already
present youth from a number of the States; that this
•school is intended to be to the South what Eton and
Rngby, and Westminster and Winchester High Schools
in Kuglnnd o e to Great Britain and to the Universities
of Cambridge and Oxford; that the Trustees of the
State University had observed, as had the friends of
liberal education throughout the country, that the dlira-
, ber of boys who attempted to obtain a college education
and failed was very great; that the per centageof fail
ure was much ton largo, and called loudly for a remedy,
and this institution bad been established to fnrnish this
remedy; that it was- evident that lads of fourteen." or
fifteen, who bad beeD all their li ves under the parental
roof at the village academy, in the city school, or un
der private tutors, were not proper subjects to be trans
ferred t6"0ur Colleges, organized,, as they are, an semi-
monastic principles; that ns a general proposition, tbe
more amiable and lovely the buy at home, the more
certain his failure at college, at no tender an age; that
tjfis-scbool is iutended'to' occupy tbe time of the boy up
to the age of seventeen or oigbtiten, when be is suppos
ed to be matured enough for college laws and college
ffTe 7 that being a member it 'ja cultivated family and
under paren t-like government-and military drill, he
will bo iu the proper transition state, resembling in
many of its features, bis past home life and bis future
college life, and thus be (rained for the latter; that the
genn of every college studyis tube found here, so that
each ptipil transferred from this Institution to the col
lege will have already learned the great facts and tech
nicalities of each science and branch of edncatioi^nuid
have all his faculties kept abreast, and not have one
educated at the expense of another; that the Trustees
of tho University had two great results in vi;w in ,qs-
tftlilisliing this Institution, viz; to secure the education .
of the mind of each boy, without failure in a single
oaso, and to guard and preserve his moral character,
so thut be would bo As safe or safer here than ot borne.
Now, said tbe speaker, to effect these ends depends es
sentially upon the teacher—who must have his heart
in'his work arid pursue it con amort, that the viciiln
trit (iitimi—the living strength of the sonl—must be
thrown iuto every lesson taught, even though taught
fo* tho thousandth time; and how this may be done
was illustrated by the guide atihe Falls of Tallulah,
who never wearied in showing them to visitors, and to
■. wbom the scenes brought a fresh joy every time, from
jlifricop sympathy with the enj iyniMjt of each visitor
he conducted from point lo point—from view to
,IHKSB58Bai '
/-After a very lucid and highly satiHfaetory expose of
,tht' plans of the Institution, of which the above is a
Northern News,
Wc have extracts from Northern papers
up to the 24*h inst., from which we get
the detailed account of the fall of Fort
Pulaski and other intelligence of an impor
tant character. We present a summary :
highly important—a valuable despatch
FROM GEN. BEAUREGARD INTERCEPTED^
Under this heading, the New York Her
ald publishes the following despatch from
Nashville, under date of 15th inst:
Later information .from the South is of
the utmost importatice. Beauregard’s
army has been terribly demoralized, and,
according to his own confession of tho
hopelessness of the rebel cause in the West.
I append it verbatim, leaving you to com
ment on its importance.
Corinth, April 9.
To Gen. Samuel Cooper, Richmond, Ya:
All present probabilities are that when
ever the cnomy move, on this position,' lie
wifi do so with an overwhelming force of
not Icsg than 85,000 men. We can now
muster only about 85,000 effectives. Van
Dorn may possibly join us in a few days
with abont 15,000 more. Can we not bo
reinforced from Pemberton’s
army
If
defeated here vve lose the Mississippi Yul-
lejg and probably, our cause. Whereas,
wo could even afford to lose for awhile.
Charleston and Savannah, which would
not only insure us tbe Valley o£ the Mis
sissippi, but our independence,
r G. T? Beauregard.
THE FALL OF FORT PULASKI—FULL AND IN
TERESTING PARTICULARS.
The New York Herald has a long ac
count of the bombardment and capture of
Fort Pulaski. After describing minutely
the vast array of guns and mortars in the
eleven batteries which bore upon tho fort,
it gives the-following correspondence .
Headquarters, Department of South, J
Tybee Island, Ga., April 18, 1862. j
To the Commanding Officer Fort Pulaski:
Sir: I hereby demand of you the imme
diate surrender and restoration of Fort
Pulaski to the authority and possession of
the United States.
The demand is tr.ade with a view to
avoiding, if possible, the effusion of blood
winch must result from the*bombardment
and attack now in readiness to bo opened.
The number; calibr,o and completeness
of tho batteries surrorinding you leave no
doubt as to what.must result in case of re
fusal ; and as the defence, however obsti
nate, must eventually succumb to the as
sailing force at my disposal, it is hoped
you will see fit to avert the useless waste
of life.
This communication will be carried to
you under a flag of truco by Lieut. J. R.
Wilson, United States Army, who is au
thorized to wait any period not exceeding
thirty minutes from delivery for vour
answer.
I have the honor to be, sir, your most
obedient servant, David Hunter,
Major General commanding.
reply. % l
Headquarters, Fort Pulaski, j
April 10,1862. }
Major General David Hunter, Commanding
at Tybee Island:
Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt
ofyotir communication ofthisdate, demand
ing the unconditional surrenderor Fort
Pulaski, .1- .1
I reply, I can only say that I am hero
to defend the fort—qot to surrender it.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
r obedient servant,
Chas. H. Olmstead,
nel First- Volunteer Regiment of
coininamliug post.
Wilson was
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LE BOMBARDMENT.
On Thursday morning, at 28 mi .„
eight, the tire was opened bj' a diseli
of a. thirteen inch, mortar from TW*?- J
Halleck, fired by Lieut Horace Porter 7t
the Ordinance Department; the shell exni°
ding in the air; arid this was' succeeded
bYrak thirteen inch shell from Batten
Stanton, which exploded short, ftp
moment or two several of the mortal! I
were discharged from the other batteries^
but uono of the shell were effective th’
firing boin^foo wild and the fuses’ to!
short. Three minutes alter tho firaj
Fort Pulaski responded from a ten i nf .k
barbette gun, the shell exploding ha-1,
lessly over Tybee Island. The fire ri
noon'became general on both sides, fim- j
damago being done by either for 80m#
time, as*we had not attained the correct
range, and the enemy were not quite su re
of the position of our : battery. g 00n
however, wo observed the dust begin to fl
fly from the pancopo, between the south "
and southeast faecs, and we were satisfy
that tho braching baUteries (HuHeck, Scott,
Siegel, McClellan, Totten), on Goat Point!
were in full play, sending their rifled ba|j s ’
solid.ten inch shot And heavy shell, with
terrible effect. Against the walls, .Unforta.
natefy, IJtroiigh some weakness of fl le
iron carriages of the ten-inch ColumbuuJt
two of the coLumbiads which were throw’,
ing solid ter.-inch shelts were dismounted
by recoil, jumping backwards directly off
their carriage.
The rifle guns were served rapidly an q
with skill, and in an hour ot* so but t>B«
gun on the barbette was trr play, and that
fired only occasionally. The fire was evi-.
denlly too hot for the rebels, as tbev did
not stick to their guns very closely; Their
played at our different batteries from their
82’s and 42’s in casemate; but finding thev
range too short to reach the mortar bat
teries, they concentrated their fire upon
the Goat Point batteries, occasionally giy.
ing Battery Burnsidje a few moments at
tention, when* Sergeant Wilson, of the
Sappers and Miners, who commanded it,
had got his range, and was annoying the
fort with 13-inch shells, which burst in
and over it. No damage wa's done. At
29 minutesr past eleven the flag on Pulaski
came down, the lanyardshaving been cut
by a fragment of shell from morttr No. 2,
Battery Stanton, worked by Corporal
TrnmbuH, 7th Connecticut Volunteers.
The result was hailed with loud cheers,
that’extended from battery to battery
along the line. The flag was down 20
minutes or more, and then appeared again
on a temporary flag-staff, and floated gaily
in. the breeze. Tho bombardment went
on all day, the fire from our batteries be
ing more effective every minute.
The enemy, finding that our thirteen-
inch shells were notsodestructive as they
expected, began to work their barbette
guns with great energy, and give us some
trouble. Our pa^rott guns were brought
ta bear upon them, and a hot fire was
poured upon their guns and one or two
of them dismounted. The fire from the
breaching hatteries became more and more
disastrous to the enemy as the day ad
vanced. The pancope began to assume a
mot tied aspect. It appeared to have the
small pox, blotches appearing all over it.
These after a while ran together, and deep
holes in the face of the wall of the pancope
.were discovered, which became deeper and
deeper, and finally assumed tho form ofa
breach. The breach at dusk, at which
time the fire was suspended on both sides,
was not entirely through the wall,exoeptat
one small point, through which a gleam of
sunlight .was caught about sunset. Bur-
.ing tbe night an occasional shell was thrown
from batteries Burnside and Halleck, and
from the riflecl guns of battery Siegel. The
enemy made no reply, but seemed to be
engaged in repairing damages. We bad
lost not,a man during the day, and sus
tained no damage of consequence to onr
batteries.
Such as were injured wore repaired by
the' , engineers during thu night, ut)d ->yere
made ready by daylight for another day’s;
operations. At daylight on Friday firo
was again opened by our batteries m>d
quickly responded to by the enemy—who
bad got their barbette guns in position
during the night—with great rapidity and
some precision, as I can testify myself, if»
lame wrist, obtained in a rapid movement
in dodging a shell, may be considered good
authority.
A ten-inch shell entered one of the em
brasures of Battery McClellan, and explod
ed in the battery, with terrible effect-
Thomas Campbell, of Company H, Cap
tain Rogers’ Third Rhode Island Artillery)
was struck by splinters ot the shell on the
head, left leg (which it crushed,) and on
the thigh. He was buried at the samein-
stan« by a load of sand thrown from the
raagazino. He ’ was immediately extri
cated and sent to the hospital, where be
diet! .n 45 minutes; perfectly conscious to
the last. He was the only- man killed on
our side during the bombardment .
A German by the name of Kitowles, «•
Company H, was hit by a fragment of the
same shell, but a snuff box in his vest
pocket saved his life, although it inflicted
a. painful contusion on his side.
Another shell exploded near the Second
Lieut. of Company H; tore his clothes m
several places, and knocked him down,
but did not injure him at all.
One man was killed on out* sido. Ono
rebel killed; four wounded.
During the night all our dismounted W
inch eolunibiads—one in Battery Lane and
two in Battery Scott—were- again, mount
ed, and opened with effect in themorningj
The James shells, which had well borei>
and honeyconjwfl the panedpe of the fort-
had prepared it well for the operations o
tho solid 10-inch shot, and when tbe co*
lumbiads from Goat Point opened the P ili ’'
cope began to tremble. The breach c-f tin-
day previous enlarged, two others
effected, >"* «’**»*- wher. th«
rebel
flag
enoughi
had
whit*
through it,
breaching th
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