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The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Fort Sumter. (search)
Fort Sumter. --The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says that Gen. Scott, in reply to a letter from a Southern citizen, stated that Sumter is to be evacuated.--A Washington dispatch says: The facts are, that a messenger has been sent to Sumter to announce the decision of the President and the Cabinet to Major Anderson, who will communicate it to Gov. Pickens; but the mode of evacuation has not yet been decided upon. Gen. Scott favors the garrison coming overland to Washington, whilst the President prefers they should be brought to Fortress Monroe in a steamer direct from the fortress. Three soldiers, who obtained their discharge from Fort Sumter, arrived in New York Wednesday. They say Maj. Anderson is short of both provisions and fuel. According to one of their statements, there are twenty-five more men whose term of service expires this day, Wednesday, 13th. He says that none of them will re enlist.
The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Length of days. (search)
. They also contain the following items of interest: The first war vessel put afloat by South Carolina since the War of Independence, 1776, was bought by Gov. Pickens at Richmond, and altered for service, armed with twenty-four pounders, and regularly equipped. She started last night on the harbor defence, with her complement of enlisted men: Lieut. T. B. Huger, commanding, with 1st Lieut. Doner and lieut. Grimball. She is ready. for her work of defence, and Gov. Pickens has directed her to be named Lady Davis in compliment to the lady of the first President of our Confederate States. A close observation with the aid of a large glass, sh Anderson proposed paying his respects to a considerable extent to the ugly looking batteries on the point. Cols. T. G. Lamar and A. L. Dearing, Aids to Governor Pickens, by direction of the Governor, took charge of the working hands on the Morris' Island batteries for the last eight or ten days. The gallant volunteers, under