Because when someone sends a fleet of 8 armed ships with orders to fire cannons at your people, rational people just sit there and let their men be killed.
Silly Davis. Didn't he understand that they would only kill so many people as necessary?
three armed ships, one chartered commercial vessel carrying provision, troops and weapons, and two chartered steam tugs. Force authorized only if the Charleston authorities resisted the resupply effort. Enough of the high school dramatics.