The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-01 00:00:00

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Richmond 22
Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket Ist Oct. 29
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INSIDE CHARLESTON.

The Charleston Mercury of the 11th tilt. has the
'ollowing in reference to the recent fight ;—" The
question is reduced to the relative powers of de-
struction of the fort and the assailing fleet. It is a
question of pluck and survivorship in a square
stand-up fight for victory. Iron-clad fleets can be
destroyed as well as forts. Fort Sumter, although
somewhat pitted to-day, is, we believe, as strong as
whim the fight began. We deem that if the at-
tack is renewed as before (and there is good reason
to believe it will be) the six Monitors left and the
'topsides will come out the defeated party, with
worse results than those attained in their first at-
tempt. IVous verrons. The enemy fired about 80
shots—mostly 15-inch and steel-pointed shells—it
Fort Sumter. This estimate was made from Sulli-
van's Island. Forty only struck the work. One
10-inch gun was temporarily disabled by a shot;
one columbiad, of old pattern, burst; one 7 itch
rifled gun dismounted by recoil, and one gun was
disabled for a few moments by fracture of the ele-
vating screw through recoil. Not a person was killed
in Fort Sumter from anycause. Sergeant Faulkener
and privates Chaplin, Minnix, and Penn, Company
B, were injured by a shower of bricks thrown from
a traverse on the rampart by a large shot of the
enemy. A drummer-boy, Ahrens, was struck on
the head by the explosion of a shell over the Parade.
A negro labourer was also wounded. All, we
learn, are doing well, and there is no danger of
losing a life or limb. The wounded were dressed
by Surgeon Moore, of the post, and sent out of the
way to a hospital in the city, where they now re-
main. The regimental ensign was pierced near the
centre by a ball. The Confederate flag was also
perforated. There was but one casualty at For
Moultrie. A shot from one of the Monitors cu

away the flagstaff a few feet above the parapet, and
the staff fell upon Private Lusby, Company F, First
S. C. (regular) Infantry, inflicting injuries from the
effects of which he soon died. The garrison of Fort
Moultrie it would not be proper to enumerate. It

consists of the Ist South Carolina (regular) Infan-
try. The clofest range into which the enemy ven-
tured was estimated by the officers of the post at
about 1,200 yards. The flag-staff has been replaced,
and as no other portion of the fort sustained any
damage whatever during the engagement, the post
is in excellent condition to join in another trial of

strength with the turreted armada. Battery Bee,
on Sullivan's Island, was the recipient of occasional
shots from the enemy, but was not in any way in-
jured, nor were there any casualties among the men.
During the fight General Ripley was present at
Battery Bee. Whenever the enemy may choose to

renew the attack, if his object should be to dash
into the harbour, Battery Bee will have a far more

important part to play. The Beanregard Battery,
with three of its guns, also took part in the general
melee of heavy artillery, and twice received a broad-

side from the enemy. The battery was in no respect
damaged, although many of the Yankee round shoi

fell upon the sand in the immediate neighbour-

hood."