Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-14
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LATEST FROM CHARLESTON
Terrible Assault on Sumter.
The Attacking Party we're ell
Killed or Captured.
The IFOnsldes was Struck Two
Hundred Times.
FROM ROSEcRAWS COMMAND.
He is Wstehlng Bragg's Move
meHtS.
FROM FHR ARMY OF THE PO-
TONAO.
The I'd Corps Occupies Culpsppsr.
MORE BLOCKADE RUNNERS
CAPTURED.
ROM ROSEeRAN'S COMMAND.
FROM TIE ARMY OF THE PO-
TOMAC.
The ID Corps Occupies Oulpsppsr.
FROM CHARLESTON.

NEW YORK, September lA
A Morris Island letter, OF the 9th, to The her
aid, gives an account Of the recent boat expedi-
ton against Sumter. The hOtilla Consisted or
betwet twenty Ave and thirty boats, manned
y ABOUT one hundred sailors, under Lieutenant
Commander Williams, Of the Wissahiekon, and
one hundred marines, under Captain McAuleT
The entire force vas commanded BY Comodofa
Stevens, Of the Monitor Pstapsco. The boats
were towed within q short distance Of the fort
from whence they advanced. Three boats under
Commander Williams, Lieutenant fReamy, En-
sign Porter landed and the parties attempted T.
run up the ruins to the paFapet, they we're fred
upon Dy musketrys hand grenades thrown down
upon them &C. The slope was 80 sharp they we're
unable 70 reach the parapet. A signal vas given
rom the bOat and N an instant all the retsI bat-
teres opened on the fsrt and shelled it terribly.
Three boats were smashed, and all who landed
were killed or captured Lieutenant Bradford
Of the Marines, was mortally wounded and cap
tured. Commander Williams, Lieutenants Ran
ny, Preston BTOWer and Bunce; DR.. Whseler.
and Ensign Porter were also captured. Forty
or htty sailors and MARINES were killed and
wounded, and the entire list Of casualties via
The rsmai6der Of the command returned IN
safety.
A flag Of truce says our captured ofRcers and
men were IN Sumter and well treated
The Herald's letter states that i has been dis
covered that the old iron-elad battery ct Gum
ming's Point forms the cover ofthe niaaazins of
Fort Gregg. It affords q good cover 70 cur men,
and mas already sustained heavy IRE from the
-S.SA .e%tI-AGA MiAlo4s tAc least QHLllLo
The same correspondent highly sulOgiEss ths
lronsidesT whose broadsides against Moultrie
ne nad never seen equalled in rapidly and ef-
ieet she vas uninjnred, though struck about
The Times correspondent with the Army Of
the Potomac writes on the 10th that it Is helieY-
ed that one corps Of Lees army, or about one
third OF the army, under L0ngstreet, is moving
% Richmond. There are 70 be transferred, i've
divisions Of 1t to the Southwest and one to Char
lesion.
Hoods division left fredericksburg on Tues
day last for Richmond, and thence for Charles
ton.
This seems to indicate that the rebels in Vir-
gnia will remain entirely on the defensive for the
coming campaign, which every one here counts
upon before the winter.
WAsHNeT0E, September l3
private mole received here to-day from of
Charleston, says that $50 men composed the re-
cent expedition 70 Fort Sumter, and only pOr-
ton Of the forces landed some Of the boats hay-
ing grounded on the shoals. But for this, there
would probably have been q different result.