The Nevada Democrat

THE SURRENDER OF FORT SUMTER.—We give in another column what purports to be the statement of Capt. Doubleday relative to the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The statement was evidently not intended to give the full particulars, and has probably been considerably mutilated in passing over several telegraph lines. He makes no mention of five of Anderson's men having been wounded, nor of the explosion of two magazines in the fort, nor of the Charleston fire companies going to Sumter to extinguish the flames. It does not appear that any serious impression was made on the walls of Sumter, and it seems unaccountable that the powder magazine should be in such an exposed position as to be liable to be surrounded by fire. The accounts of the bombardment, so far as received, leads to the belief that Anderson's command were forced to surrender for want of food, and that the powder was thrown into the sea, and the munitions destroyed in order that they might not fall into the hands of the rebels. Had the fort been fully manned and supplied with every thing needful for resisting an attack, the garrison might have held out for some time, and perhaps silenced Fort Moultrie and other batteries; but considering the immense odds against them, it could scarcely be expected that the little band would be able to do more than destroy the interior of the fort and the munitions of war.

Capt. Doubleday's Statement. On the arrival of Major Anderson's command at New York, Capt. Doubleday, the second officer, made a statement relative to the bombardment and surrender of Sumter. The following is the statement as received by the last Pony:

The demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter was made on the 11th and refused, not only by Major Anderson but by his command. On Friday morning, at 3 o'clock, the rebels sent word that the fire would be opened in one hour. At 4 o'clock the fire opened in every direction, including hidden batteries. Anderson's men took breakfast on salt pork and biscuit. His command was divided into three watches and then went to work and opened fire on Moultrie, Cumming's Point and Morris Island. Anderson refused to let me work on the parapets on account of the tremendous fire. Anderson's fire on Moultrie had terrible effect. Anderson's barracks caught fire and were extinguished by the efforts of Hart, of New York, and Lyman, of the Baltimore volunteers. On Saturday the officers quarters caught fire from shell at the main gates and were burned. The magazine was surrounded by fire. Ninety barrels of powder were taken out and thrown into the sea. When the magazine was encircled by fire, all their materials were cut off, and they had eaten their last biscuit two hours before. We had to lay on the ground with wet handkerchiefs on our faces to prevent smothering. A favorable steady wind was all that saved our lives. The cartridge boxes gave out and five men were engaged in the manufacture of them out of shirts, blankets and sheets. It will take half a million of dollars to repair Fort Sumter's interior. Most of the shots were aimed at the United States flag. Wigfall demanded a surrender without authority. Anderson pulled down the flag, and afterwards, finding he had been sold, raised the flag again. Hart, of N. Y., nailed the colors, amid the deadly fire of the enemy and the cheers of the U. S. troops.