The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-20

TEE ATTACK ON CHARLESTON kBAH.
DeEsD.

e,sds to Por. Roysl
ihe Herald ssys "ths at.e,nn: TO tsks th.rle.-
tcn Is, fer tbs tlIae. ab md n.d The iron clad
fl ct Of admiral Duptns knd IA, army Of General
Hunter have tefn withdrawn TO Port Rpysl. The
experiment proved too h.xsrdoaa. TIE batteries
OF tbs esemy At Sumter, Aoultrls. and Cunnir "a
PolS: snd hs obs.rr c.,cns Ia the channels, PIE.
sertsd obstacles too formidable TO be overcome by
The fofes tror gat sgsnss ,hsn. Sy tie arrival Of
the Arsgo hon Charleston bsr On the 1ith last.
W, lsAsn thsss facts. The ere from tbe bat.ssiss
wss tremendous, a. tbs condition Of the Ksokak
shows. shs wss fatty ridd,ed through and
through with highly polished steal shot, weighing
Ergaua Cu, vsrss!s fred in all oniy ons tun.
cred snd hfsy one shots at ths forts while the lat
..r steuek the hosts over fes hundred snd twenty
times tn. s.nsd transport George Washil 2ton
srss ;sst.oy ed by tie rebes In Cooaaw river near
PR. Royx;, On Ihursdsy mcsnlns Last, 50 bsfcrs
Yspp7 ted. s5s remained behind fer kps oal SEX vice
aceef Col Hswley, who y es acs:rg as r1ss ooG2.
mansSnt a. 81 tos Head while tie TO. u wers
swsy General Ssxtcn, vvao YVES in c9m,aaGd at
Heau'ort, cen. foT sas NEsaiasson 10 make a re.
ceE 'sssncs arouUd the isiaGd, In company visa
t1s gu2bost Hale, Ine went ~ the Ooosxw river,
attack od by rebel battery, witch sent shot
though her msgs.ine and blew her up. The Grew
several of then killed and woondad"
in the ergs sment the new Irons.des received
es shots. tie Ksokuk 90. Wsehsw ken 80. Montauk
20, Psss.ic SO, Nantucket ST. Cstskil 81, fa.spsoo
IS, and the Estant 80. The Htrald'a correepon.
can. thus Whites Ct the last hours Of the Ksokuk:
In coming Gu. Of the action yesterday, tbs Ksa.
kus had tre advsuce and befole she had arrived
at ,is buoy wss aior sside CT her In small beat
/. was nearly dark at tae ZINE. bat could see N
tle d;ln grs Il a. she lad been the t.rxe. OF the
fos. powerful guns tie seosls gould command -
G.sst ao.ss vibis In hsr sides her PROV, Ter
a,,e ;urG st. sud he. sr1cke stack Her .iates wer,
bent srd bolts protruaea here xrd there sill over
hsr She Was nasE 6 water rapidly, aud II was
..suiS be fesu t..at Ehe Wa ussd no aat GisS.
tied. Ba.o.s the acton her sorins sices sud Ter
turrsta Lad been "aicskeG' with tallow and to
avoid contact wish tatB euostanee piaced NY fess
IL tie saos hoiss and literally sscended to hsr deck
a. OF 'Gdder. ucti. sast moment l eonfe IS s4y
conception Of she terrible earsestnsss with which
the rssals Lad fought ~as far behind ths reality
so t1icEty td s.ls ekE her soAre that no enc had
been able to eount them Ono ,ocad Eaot psoetrs
tsd hss after tuVrst, the siGes OF which Il Will b.
rereloe.ed srs ;os frus!yuuos OF cones, willis tbs
!usEess OFT A:ottcrs fpesdiculsr cy lindsrs
GActter she: pa EeG through LeT pert tor, aad
sii enoihsr through oer sszs bosrG quarter. These
$40 eli steel trClGc:i.s Of 100 pouccs weight, and
Loiiah~a 70 tbs snioo.hness OF d knife olSds. The
terrible else: OF theEe rrcjectes ~ be imagined
when it il slated that CT them ssrlkcg the sf,er
tuIsst Ss risht angles when the ve.ssi was alnogt
tder tee wais OF tia fort buried Itself il ths lion
n msi and :lsre rss2sins. Tnoss shot is will 30 RS
msmbersd wsre fn-n shed to tie REBELS by nsu.ra,
fos li@hme2, sIia have Certainly proved atf.k.og
iiustrS4on of tbs fsirnesa and uprt shtress which
the coEeucs OF John tuli towards as
IN s9iS war.
The Hsrald hss the following comment upon ths
disaster ct Charleston and its et1eo! ueon tas eom
Ing csmaaiso:
Tia gepulss Of Admiral Dupont's iron clad fl H.
ss Dharlestoa Indefinitely poatponss we suspect
the resumption CT aotive operations Against thai
tsee: strcngLoid. This door viii double IS bs kepA
r-osa oIus+ig gussde1 than hesetofors against Eng
an block ao5 Eu;srs with their Sid snd co.afortS
10 the eCeny,' but ss the sick,y summer season
viii Ia fssy week. revis.t she Sou.h .jsroina SEA-
pcAst s4s coae4rda tSa: nosEiag bn. some over
rbe.ElsEs unioa saeees$os IL osher quarters will
:eGtIis a5 ospsafs u CharieHtga before ss rstucn
= tss Iaa AZ &So@s u ausamo. sGata. q T.
s hroscly Gi2s1a in isAlla3 Abolition journal tnlt
hc Isrs - c.Ufhis9 spTIng oxn,pai9G Gas been
a5suSaned al ~ Ia 74a"Gs4a. SAD .As. Ds sols0iy
military operations .ntl tbs end ot lac sum-ner
rii oa -ir'ta' to legeiGs little here and pegg;ns
|, !i:t:s ;LsEe, FL the cooss.ol may Invite or de.
DSn3.
1hs failure a. Charleston, tcgsthsr with the fail.
lre a. Ficafbafg to RSil any decisive ADVANTAGE
1yer tbs enemy. has at aii eyeass put Al end So
TIE lAte can't tOrs expectations of ths country IN
sft 80 tia vigorous ard ceeisigs prosecution Of
Eao Wsr,
The Rsrold, speaking of The attack ou eufYolk
by tie Ccnisdorascs, says:
ne obj,ct @; shis a@tkeg is TO prevent rsioscres.
nsn.s fro.o resehiIg Ca. sosssr In hls ps'iious
position = Esshins tOn, =. Q sDe 80 Sni of our
o,ces st frff3g fs2m communication vi Norfolk,
..on later place no uot tas rsbsis intsIj to Il
ssa. zu.el igsy ce reached Fortress ,nrOe ON
,2e s3.k that tbs enomy asd retrssted four miles
from suffolk. and tia. the sunoos.s sen: to Fos.
er's assistance tad succeeded IN running the rsbs.
Dlt.eTisg
Cold opened In Few York on tie I4ih IT 1853 fell
to ls:s. rsi.is: to l5-a @rd closed at ls43 bid.
INTERESTING ACCOUNT oT THs CAPTURxCT
rHs GUEBoAr DIAsA-Tas S!ausAter on Boord.-
yUuboss Di.cs Lar been published eho Was cut
stealing sugar, g. occupation which had made her
lie terror CT tie planters along tbs river. Two
oastasioas Of Confederate snd hattsry Ct artillery
were posted On tSs river 20 bag her, which was
sans Iat eft. her oommaL dsr had fciahed Ing
u. pie NATION cf Isrs uoehrans, a widow. Tne
rrsr In Ia Baansr gives TIE following account
If the s.se eay Ee.ribution which visited her:
At about o'al,ox p. NJ, Saturday, the Diana
,sue wi.ha about Atty yards OF our battery, whioe
r " Aitins snd reaoy for tnen. fhs D!ans, eud
lsnIy discovering cur foress, opened 6re on them,
klliag nine cavalry horses, bat doing no other
l.rm Thsa comrnsGcsd q scene on the Ie1kee
&C COS. waiah beg1sFs description. Cur sharp
shooters ard tie Vsiystde battery opened dfc
oofs .a:ai than any thing this f2ssd gonacat had
,ysr witnessed bero,s. The sunrers IN tho boat
vera swsut away a. II they had ell been struck by
Taase VINO were net slain OF crippled
n .ns spot hsd, terror ttt!cseo, behind the case.
mating that protected the englaes. and great NUN
osrs iusped into the hold Of tho boat The cf ,ers
A.,smptsd to rally them, and oil but one wers swept
swsy by the death dealing euIs of an impetuous us
snd terrible fee. The gunners pilots and oti1ce 9,
ware .iIenced a. dssh terrcr. d;smRy and confu.
,:on rs,gnsd among those who were ;eted behind
he cas1masing and beoeAth the lower deck. The
sseausr drifted Gown the stTefn, with her rudder
disabled, and only msnsged By half disabled On
smosrs Bas while this was tas sssts Of things
below, who can cescfibs the terror that regned In
the cabin Ths vaiverds battery and the sharp.
shooters shfew Q storm Of .ron End lsadsn hail
.hroug this th 1t was terrific b. 5ond description.
roors windows, locking 81, No tables, chairs sofas
the pantry. store rooms anu lbs SUI gsons shs.ves,
looked "a though they hsd teen ssraek by light
ming and ths given up TO the tender mercies ofa
Hurricane The d,cr may almost Do said to have
been kpes dssp ia TIE wreck Of mater which but
a lew moments before was arranged In perfect
orCer
Bat the worst Ia yet TO be said. Amid an this
week aad ruin the dead a1d the dy leg lay In their
core ehos TO pisces and their bodies terribly lsce-
rated ana torn BY cannon oails khslls, and smaller
saot rilIou.cases were sez d, and sheets torn In
tha sscpy OF tbs momsct, and uSsd to staunth the
wounds which had nos resulted IN dsash. and these
the nex. day, with 6oors besmsaTea Win blood,
ssded to ths horrors Of the scsue Some OF the
sIs Of the Valve do battery went entirely through
the csssuassing which consisted OF slabs o. iron
cne and q half inch ,hica, aud seven inches In
wis.h. Oas cannon ball passsd through the Oose
1st La rear OF The engine and another spitnsesed
ihe timber near the sarbcasd bearings Of tbs main
shaft.
A. The boat aoated down the stream, one section
Of tbs Vaiverdc battery was alternately pouring
its nurdsrous shots into tho crippled eunoost,
vhile tha other section took position below. and