[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "Cadets at the Citadel who were acting under no orders from any Governing official to do so."

Bull Snipe: "The artillery instructor was a officer in the South Carolina militia.
South Carolina owned the guns, projectiles and the powder.
The fact they had no direct orders from Beauregard isn’t the point."

Important to remember that when the Star of the West arrived at Charleston Harbor, January 9, 1861, there was no Confederacy, no chain of command, only South Carolina had seceded, and Union Maj. P.G.T. Beauregard was on his way to take command of cadets at West Point.

As for Charleston cadets firing on the civilian steamer Star of the West, it's inconceivable they did so without permission -- indeed, they could not have even known Star of the West was a "hostile" without being so informed.

Regardless, the incident demonstrated that Confederates would not willingly tolerate normal, peaceful resupply of Fort Sumter.
A different method would have to be found.

[DiogenesLamp]

If you are unaware that the Star of the West was on a covert mission to sneak reinforcement troops into Sumter, you need to inform yourself.

It's unlikely you forgot this, you just chose not to remember such things as this, and this is why I find it pointless to bother with you.

You will simply refuse to acknowledge any objective fact which does not fit your narrative. You remind me of the media.