Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-15
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RALEIGH: FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1868.
The SitnatiOn-The News

RALEIGH: FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1863.
The Sitnation-The News.
The Federal feet attacked Charleston on the 7th
inst
About noon on Sunday last the great Yankee ar.
,nsda consisting of nine iron clae eight being tur
retted and one frgate Qhe Ironsides) with thirty
wooden war steamers, hove in sight Of Fort Sumter
During Sunday and Sunday night all was quiet,
the enemy quietly lying off the Bar in the position
usually occupied oy the blockading squadron.
On Monday morning the iron clads all crossed the
Bar taking their position within, where they re-
NAMED through the night.
On Tuesday at 81 O'clock, P NJ, they steamed up
md opened heavy fire, at distance Of three thou
| sand yards-directed chiefly against Fort Sumter.
Forts Sumter and Moultrie, and the batteries on
Sullivans and Morris Islands responded with spirit,
and the firing continued with great rapidity until
5 o'clock, when it gradually slackened and finally
ceased. The Monitors were frequently struck, with
what result is unknown. though the heoSuS "a
monitor) and the frigate Ironsides withdrew at half
past 4, apparently disabled.
Our casualties wVre one killed anil five severely
wounded in Sumpter-in Moultrle none killed, one
wounded. One gun was dismounted in the latter,
hut Fort Sumter stood the fiery test uninured.-
The Charleston Mercury of the 9TH inst, says 1.-THE
enemy is evidently preparing for formidable land
attack on the city, probably by the way of James
Island. Twenty-Five transports now lie in St"no
River and six Yankee regiments have landed upon
Coles Island.
The excitement that necessarily prevails in the
CITY is mingled with cheerfulness, and an abiding
confidence in our ability to repel the attack by land
and by sea-"
There are nine regiments from this State at
Charleston constituting the brigades of Generals
Cook and Cliugman. They will doubtless do their
whole duty when the land attack is made.
Still Later.
The PROGRESS has the following dispatches:
CHARLESTON. l.3O P. MO Gen. s. Cooper !:
Seven turreted iron. clads and the Ironsldes are
within the bar. Twenty-Five blockaders of the
bar. The Keokuk certainly sunk on the beach at
Morris Island. No disposition apparent to renew
the conflict.
ISignedl G. T. BE.rREGARD Gen.
RICHMOND, AIsn s.-Priyate dispatches from
Charleston this afternoon say the enemy have not
come up to tme and appear satisfied for the pres
ent The Charleston ladies appear to think the
city SAFE Never saw so many before on the battery.
The Yazoo river expedition has proved COM
plete failure, and has been abandoned.
Information from Memphis, deemed reliable,
states that Vicksburg will be attacked this-week.
The Federals are concentrating the line Of the
Memphis Railroad.
Adyices from Grand Gulf state that heavy mus.
kerry firing was heard above New Carthage two
hours on Sunday, supposed Harrisons cavalry at
tackled Yankees near Roundaway Bayou.
The lower feet has opened fire on Port Hudson
living out of reach of our batteries, firing sewl
without effect
From Tennessee.
The enemy advanced onsaV oodbury and McMinn
vile on the Sd inst, but we're out-fanked by on'
forces and retired. A column of Federals $1,000
strong, is advancing on Columbia and battle If
deemed imminent before the week closes.
Gen. Chalmers, on the Sd instant, drove in the
enemy's pickets within five miles Of Memphis, xiii
ling two, capturing one.
From Kentucky.
1t is reported that Gen. Pegrams command wat
attacked near Somerset on the Oath ul:. by large
Federal force. A desperate hand to hand fight en-
sued Gen. Pegra,n fell sack six miles and was no
pursued. Less on both sides heavy. Somerse
seems to have the same fatality for US that Mahas
sas has fes the enemy.
Virginia and North.CaroIina.
10. We have NO news from Virginia nor Eastern Car
olina-not even a stirring ruuor.
.. From the United States,
The only important intelligence from this quar-
ter is the announcement from Washington Of prep
arations to enforce draft of 2Oo 600 men to fill u,
the ranks of the old regiments.
Gold in New York is quoted at 154 with an up
ward tendency.
From Europe.
The most important item Of European intelli
gence is the perfect success OF the Coufederat
loan for S15 100000 The amount offered reaches
$4,000, 600, .and the day after the books we-
closed, it commanded from ST to II per cent
premium.
In Poland the Russians at Tarnover had sustained
disastrous repulse at the hands of the insureen
Poles They lost 45o in killed and 81 in prisoners
We publish to day statement by Mr. Calvin G
Perkins, Of Wayne, lately confined in the S.sbur,
prison.. giving the circumstances under which h
signed certain paper presented to him by Capt
Mccoy. Mr.. Perkins, statement is full and salts
factory, and diseloses species of cunning, fraud
and tyranny the part Of his military ailor which
Would suit the atmosphere of Austria better thar
uat of this country. The Richmond Enquire,
copied from the State Journal the paper referred
10. VIII it publish Mr.. Perknss statementy W,
predict it will not.