The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-21
WAR ITEMS,
The BOmbarding of Galveston

The bomharding of this place by the schooner
Dart and steamer South Carolina, on the Sd IA
short Geographic account of which we published
on Monday last), is thus described by the Calves
ton papers of the 9th:
In the afternoon, the South Carolina, with one
OF her armed prizes in tow, and followed bv the
Dart, lett her usual station off Bolivar Peninsula
east o! the city, between four and five o'clock
and came down the Island, some four or five miles
of shore, to point opposite the extreme cast end
of the city. There she turned, dropping the yes
sci IN tow, which remained there; and the propel-
Ter ran up towards the bar, to nearly opposite the
two Beach batteries, in charge of Capt Schnelder's
Turner Rifles, from Houston.
In the meantime steamer, the General Rusk
Capt Leon Smith, being armed and manned, got
| up steam ard moved towards the bar.
The Dart came sailing down in front of the bat
teries, doubtless to draw her fire. bnt this was of
! avail. The steamer had now come almost to a
| staudstill. She was within range, and seemed to
! d:re attack, She had not long to wait Colonel
| Moore sighted No. at her, and in moment after
! the white smoke rose above the breastyorks and
! the laundering report that shook the earth and
hled the air announced that the contest had begun
All eyes now turned to the steamer. In a min
| ute, puft OF white sm oke issued from her Prov
| as she still continued to move slowly on the
| heavy report rang out, and then the sharp hum
| OF she'll was distinctly heard.
Again, again, and again this slow interchange
OF shots took place. The intervals pretty regu-
| lar between each.
Capt. Alden begun, however-much to our
mingled astoDshment and indignation-to fire she lis
over the city. He had endeavnred to enGIsde
| the guns in the batteries, but his gunners tailed
| to hit either the sandbags or the men around
and near them. He doubtless then betboug bt
him that, as he had succeeded so well IN open
| ing ladies' letters, he would be as triumphant
IN frightening or injuring women and chill
dren.
Several large shells exploded high in the air, the
pieces flying in all directions, far and near, One
piece traversed the roof of Tankersey's house, one
square in the rear OF Mr. Browns and Gen. Nichols
| residences, on Broadway. 1t went through the
pantry next to the kitchen, and through the outer
| plank wall into the yard. We heard of piece
falling at the South side of the Public Square,
penetrating the root and floor of Mr.. j. Dykeinan 3
portico, an entire bomb at Mr.. Closes foundry, A
! piece going to the lst Ward market and one shell
| burying itself lear Smvth's garden.
| The British ConsuPs residence is near Mr.
Leagues, and his flag flying, as it has been for
month"; at an elevation that it can easily be seen
at G: eat distance. Another Consular fac was m
further IN the city, northeast of Mr.. Leagues but
the hostile shell paid no attention to them.
large number Of people having collected on
ana near the sand hills, little the eastward of
the batteries, to crafty their curiosity shell fell
| among them, apparently directed for that purpose
| cutting one man in two, and carving away most
of his body between the shoulders and The hi1s and
exploding about the same time. Some two or three
| Others were slightly wounded with the pieces one
OF whom Is sou OF Slr. Menard, our worthy Depu-
| ~ Collector. The name of the man killed was
| Frank sylvia, an Italian or Portuguese, whose oc-
cupation, we understand, was selling fruits, &C.
Tins, we believe, was all the harm that as done
| by this first attempt to lombard our CITY, The
| firing continued about half an hour. Some of the
shells measured ten inches in diameter and must
have been thrown by 6S pounder, said to be the
steamers pivot gun.
| We understand that yesterday all the foreign
| cOnsus united in signing a letter to Capt. Alden,
In which they demonstrated in the strongest terms
against his firing into the city on Saturday aCiar-
noon last. without the warning that is invariably
given to remove the women and children, the sick
and those incapable of taking arms. This protest
was transmitted to Col. Moore, and we are inform
ed will be sent out to Capt. Alden under a white
flag.
The Civilian SAYS "the impression that the South
Carolina was struck duriog the engagement on
Saturday seems general. We learn that the Off
GERS at the Point report that the steamer was en-
| gagged IN making repairs yesterday"
Exchange of Prisoners
Inc PRESIDENT received, to day, five different pe-
titions signed by the Bull Run prisoners at Rich
mond, praying that some measures might be taken
for their release or exchange. One of them was
signed exclusively by the married men and heads
of families, amounting to four hundred and tbir.
teen. 1t begged that they might be exchange
in order that they might return home to provide
for their families, whom, they alleged, were suffer-
ing. Another was from the three months voun-
teers, whose time has expired. The President read
them all and then passed them to Mr.. Blair who
filed them carefully away.-Cor. PhiladelJ)hia
Inquirer.
Skirmish in the Kanawha.
The Ohio State Journal of Monday says:
BY special despatch from Gen. Cox to Gov.
Dennlson, from Gauley Bridge via Galpolis dated
the l7th, we learn that our advanced guard the
llth regiment, had skirmish with the enemy's