The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-07
IMPORTANT NEWS.
The Attack on Charles
ton Commenced.
OUR TROOPS LANDED At JOHNS ISLAND.
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Successful Skirmishing with
the Rebel Pickets.
Military and Naval Defences Of
Charleston, s. G.
slILNCDIRECTIOHSrOR THEHARB0R
The Forts and Batteries Of
the Present Time.
Forts Sumter, Moultrie, Johnson, Ripley
and Castle Pinckney.
xhs Hand Batteries on Dullivau's
Island, with Thcir Armament
Nearly Fsur Hundred Guns Mounted
and Manned.
THE HARBOR INSTRUCTIONS.
TIE REBEL RAMS AND GUNBoATs.
Names Of Rebel Naval officers
Now at Charleston.
| THE MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
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GENERAL BEAIREGiRD IN COMMAND.
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Fifty Tho usand Rebel Troops Await
ing the Attack.
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| The Defences of Charleston According to
an English Correspondent,
| As., As., Ae.
TIE MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
Fifty Tho usand Rebel Troops Await
ing the Attack.
The Defences Of Charleston According to
an English Correspondent,
As., &s., Ae.

Tho news from Charleston which we publvhod In the
HERALD of Monday Indicates that las, on nsiss
movements have commenced against that stronghold d
rebeldnm.
Our Washington eespaches of tho 9Th inst stale that
prominent oscers OF the govefnncnt give credsDcs
tho repor, that Thursday lss the rnoa forces had
landed In force the Islands Chares;"D and that
skIrmlshing had alroady began. u ia t-~sb'e that
strong dssre 10 have the work besun as lesi many 20
actually credit tho sg.st ruiDofs relating 10 an sss
NJ lopg Anticipated
The despatch 70 the Richmond papers oonsrms the sn
tctpl,son u snca a moyern-rt and the details N ugh
brcf are In hopping with ~ha; 10 believed n he tho Iso
o, attack but tho rumor that the cav already IN ow
p~.ess,on seems 10 be rather too premature nsp"4
able that The rebels with their usual iao, have laid
some PIN t. icad our troops trap, In bopc, q anal
blI,te them ., oDs 'ci swocp.
Tho magnilSde u The rrcS~ratlous made BY ibs rsts
aocs 20, ,no~ ~ ias th, the city would fau In .ach
c. space o, time ami without asr'e struggle. ~bleb
cosslby might lat fpr several days
nisweII snown tia, nonns b-ve pased not dly ~i'h
the rebels Tor they worked nigga and day 70 MAZE
their city ard hubot inpfesnsbb. Every art sad AZ
p,l.nce that ingenuity sni art could deyse have been
e.rc,ly aud oo1ingay addei 70 their deenoes 20 make
Il doubly safo against any aitenpt our part 10 gsn
,s.,,o, o. their coveted harbor which peossary
as a port oc ent,y fs their supp'es hvfn H.. Ali.
I'm The other hand said that the combined f0-cct "a
teae,al Hunter apd Admiral DapEt o. 10 oharaev
On scsIs o, nlrbituae greater thsn any The world k
ever seen usrthacd agst any pe. tho face q the
s,ob, the eofc NAY be probable that have BY ibis
time oocupled the e,y
Tisa rebsr miy L,e6 oAgs 70 - pIbishsd resofi
tha, Chafls. bcaa aiassi, and even c-tof' iw
tie partD.e q dfaxing thfoa.h I've "a res ..is
IA relation W our forces aE5 intended mDrsns stled
usually fl.ow the anhoaBosinsn of kngst
requiring secr-y n tey have 20 ,hs Instance done ~,
would %, 10 lbs hfst tine they have fesfsd 10 tseh
| dsvos.
Our onlv niofmnin 70 NoBtay mofring relative ~
the rufnOrei from fcbcl safges. sLcb q .t-
have Ia tho main proved correct bot. q, 90 hsvs
marked II IL f,sslbls that tDyYsnent ~ fDgsh vital
importanos enemy may have I'D them 70 siismp, =,
play Va a ucs bT ingoelDs ason or ersdshy aSd tsus
draw from lmEDfisnt iActs
Ts follow ng The arsl dosseh rcosiyed bea,ing upoa
tle matter
srARrLIss yRon fHg SOUTH cAEOLiSA COAST.
fFrorn tho Klobmond isspaleh, Aprli51
1he enemy landed 10 forcs sesbr1s John
Island.
nre> ggnboaia abd several transports lying 81 is
l.lsBf.
skrmshinE has aifeety takea piaoa beiws~n AL
tie saetny = pleses. Our pIcsss driven Ia AMI sbs
enemy Advancing.
GcUera HAygood has ordsrsd all The -uHsb, ehaaren
twsnly mikes from seabrook Island.