. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . acuated in less than ten days. He assuredthe commissioners that notice would be given of anychange either at Fort Sumter or at Fort Pickens inFlorida. 3. A fleet of seven vessels was meanwhile beingfitted out at New York, and at Norfolk, the commissioners heard of this and inquiredabout it, Mr. Sewards answer in writing was, Faith The Confede
. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . acuated in less than ten days. He assuredthe commissioners that notice would be given of anychange either at Fort Sumter or at Fort Pickens inFlorida. 3. A fleet of seven vessels was meanwhile beingfitted out at New York, and at Norfolk, the commissioners heard of this and inquiredabout it, Mr. Sewards answer in writing was, Faith The Confederate Commissioners were John Forsj^th of Alabama,Martin .J. Crawford of Georgia, and Andrew B. Roman of Louisiana. ^ Mr. Seward did not receive the commissioners officially, but com-municated with them verbally and informally through Justice John of the Supreme Court of the United States. 108 Story of the Confederate States. as to Sumter fully kept, wait and see. At this verytime the fleet was on its way to reinforce the Seward did not notify the commissioners; but awritten notice was sent by the government withoutdate or signature, which was read to Governor Pickensof South Carolina (April 8th) by Mr. Chew of the. ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER FROM MORRIS ISLAND. State Department, to the effect that the garrison inFort Sumter would be supplied with provisions, peace-ably, if permitted, forcibly, if necessary. 4. It was* now evident that nothing was left to theConfederates but to attack the fort or back squarelydown.^ When the Confederate authorities heard of ^ Horace Greeley, in his American Conflict, admits the same whenhe says whether the bombardment of Fort Sumter shall or shall notbe justified by posterity, it is clear that the Confederacy had no alter-native but its own dissolution. Yet after that statement he con-demned the Confederatea. Beoinning of the War. 109 the approach of the fleet they ordered General I>i;iu-regard, their commander at Charleston, t
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