一艘邦联的船只将福克斯运送到萨姆特堡。
萨姆特堡四面被南方的炮火所包围，南方的炮艇守卫着这座港口。
The fort was surrounded by southern artillery. Southern gunboats guarded the harbor.
美国的国旗降下来了，他们打着一面白旗投降了，萨姆特堡战斗结束了。
Down came the United States flag. And up went the white flag of surrender.
安德森说，如果他和他的士兵能够有尊严地离开萨姆特堡的话，他准备投降。
They had fought well against a much stronger enemy. Anderson said he would surrender, if he and his men could leave with honor.
这封信是这么写的：“现在通知你，我们将向萨姆特堡运送给养，所送的东西完全只是粮食。
It read: "This is to inform you that an attempt will be made to supply Fort Sumter with food only.
林肯必须立即就如何解决位于南卡罗莱纳州查尔斯顿港的军事堡垒——萨姆特堡的困境做出决定。
Lincoln had to decide immediately what to do about the federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina: fort Sumter.
在查尔斯顿港口几里之外的美国海军看到了萨姆特堡上空的浓烟，这些美国海军正在向萨姆特堡运送给养。
The smoke was seen by United States navy ships a few miles outside Charleston Harbor. They had come with the ship bringing food for the men at Sumter.
美国海军的司令官古斯塔夫·福克斯上校原希望利用小船将士兵运送到萨姆特堡，但这里的海面非常凶涌，这样的小船根本无法使用。
The commander of the naval force, Captain [Gustavus] Fox, had hoped to move the soldiers to Sumter in small boats. But the sea was so rough that the small boats could not be used.
一整夜，南部邦联的炮火仍持续不断，一直到第二天的凌晨，萨姆特堡燃烧的火焰越来越高，浓烟进入到了堡内，士兵们仍然在继续还击。
Confederate shells continued to smash into Sumter throughout the night and into the morning of the second day. The fires at Fort Sumter burned higher.
他从前的伊利诺斯州的同僚，OrvilleBrowning议员说林肯明确告诉过他[Or ville Browning]，说他[林肯]想在萨姆特堡挑起些事端。
His onetime Illinois colleague, Senator Orville Browning, said that Lincoln explicitly told him that he intended to provoke an incident over Fort Sumter.
前乔治亚州美国联邦参议员罗伯特·图姆斯(robertToombs)现在是美国南部邦联的国务卿，他对戴维斯说：“向萨姆特堡开火，就将引发迄今以来世界上最大的一场内战，为此，我不能给你任何的建议。”
Former United States Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia was the Confederate secretary of state. He told Davis, "Firing upon that fort will begin a civil war greater than any the world has ever seen."
前乔治亚州美国联邦参议员罗伯特·图姆斯(robertToombs)现在是美国南部邦联的国务卿，他对戴维斯说：“向萨姆特堡开火，就将引发迄今以来世界上最大的一场内战，为此，我不能给你任何的建议。”
Former United States Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia was the Confederate secretary of state. He told Davis, "Firing upon that fort will begin a civil war greater than any the world has ever seen."
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