The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-13
OUR CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENTS
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CHARLESTON, March 9, 1861
Bogus Correspondents in Cha,es:onAccid.n a. .ts Cum
mpgs Point Bayery--An Enspec.si r;sitr a; Sor:
Sumtey-Nqjor Anderson Shoes h1 zsess-ss-s.ydI
Beauyeoard, Commard>r II cSarIss,or HGrt,r-C,mpac-
nss 9 he Southern Army-Rsigtrc!nJ Tor. sSat.r,
&c DC
There are many Of your city rapers which orofese to
have esponds ps Charleston IL very GEAR 70
any actually city that ,s,ch s rot really the
Your paper is Of the few tlat VI. publish
the truth afforded the opportunity do Gnd from
it's cir ,ulaton and fesolrcee il able az nsr2
ment OF immense good
Your abstracts from ps2ers give yoar resdere a
very fair Of that bo: there
which but Jcur corresporders
rightly inform you OF.
Yesterday accident occurred az TIE Comniog's
Point battery, which viii, d5ub.less, be n =
repeserted In the Northern papers SQUAD
OF recruts. fionl the regulars Of the Sop.n
Carolina amy, were practising a; the heavy guns
Of stevens ron battery. The guns Intended
bred with blank cartridges. Some person psrsons,
accidentally or otherwise, placed in cannon NJ bail
cartridge The order gwen load and FIRE tho guns
In their order No ] nred, No. hred, aud Then No. .
nred IL was noticed By the sSnmand ng officer to-
recoi from No considerably greater than rom tee
other guns. suspecsipg something wrong he .mus-
diaely Jumped upon tho :op The battery 10 assure
Of tie Shot could easily BE- from Morris Island .
struck near the gateway aud hocheted INTO the
beyond. soon after the shot was fred MAJOR Andersen
unmarked three Of his guns boarIg On the Cum ngs
Point battery but soon percsiv.og tina. tho shot
purely accidental he closed tbs port holes and made
further cerncnstra, on.
A boat, soon possible, was despatched ), For.
Sumter, bearing officer, who acquainted MAJOR Ande-
son how the accijeDt occurred, who conveyed the
deep regret the command officer Felt occurrence
The Major received the explanation good part and tbs
Is the simple .ne whole matter Which, for :me
creaieJ cOnsiderab stir tho city and harbor.
Gen'ra Beauregnd, tho commander Of Tho tsrbor cr
Chnrston appointed by the Sou bern confcderacy has
been M the city Tor four i've days suce bis arrival
he has Inspected all he fort. ica:ons erected since An
desos evacuated Fort 81, urs aud Expresses himself
SATISFIED win the vig and activity erheitet IN their
constr uctin The general is a man OF medium height
wuh quite m I'ary appearance and . undoubtedly
accom- @bed lcer and one who kroTs thoroughly wbas
7, would ss,onkh one TO how rapidly the men com
posing guws II the South Carolina army have been
conyeJ,. ~ 90, green recruits INTO well drilled soldiers
The officers imbued with quite military
ar, or e. TO their work with VIII which will always
con nard success II we are forced into light tho
~ ops al, certainly battle unto the death. Bat Il r.
mains D.irey with the auth critics AZ on 20 To-
people e s sy sse ps q w
sl aesei tcrs tofhe contrary notwlthstandrg more
, iaw seid,ps, o1deriy pop. do not exist the
tie present dMiAplty no disorder or mob move
merit hos ever bssh made. Every ACTON has been
three papers who have mate different s.atemon.s ks.e
propsrsic bsse ISLANDERS against the Southern psora
The .di'oias Of he HERALD have attracted cons.ds-a
nle sttb ,on 10 our city, and grea, mary cocss
eovfht FOR, even ~ thxe in high places and The views
sovsn,ed your paper are generally conceded 70 be ass
reegrsrhc rumo,s and private intelligence report
that ieino' men's will be sent - Fort 81 rter :. viii
cer'an! De M .. foolish attempt Ccmpsent rniisarv
are Of the opinion thai tbs batteries DOW bearing
On the chsnD.l SAX any vessel OF vesses e he
United states Navy. Ho~ever, suppose y . Eng:sr
some of Tho most ardent nss Be cert ceunsrd
sths ATTEMPT ~ made.