Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-23
Correspondence OF the Journsl.
ENCAMPMENr 6lsT RIFT. N. G. T.,
I'M Iotb 1872

MEssRs EDITORS - The bombardmens of Fort wagner
yesterday the most furious of the war The at
t. kipg contested Of the consides and FIVE Monitors
d two land lotteries 1t is estimated that the enemy
t,rew about six thousand SHELF during the day. TIE de-
of the most gallant record her
guns vastly inferior t" those of the enemy In fact
the ten Columbad he only which could offer
any efectual the Monitors. The damage to
the Fort it beirg e8rthwork very sight, and
loss during day four killed and fourteen wouoded
although the firing of the enemy very accurate. 1t
may be that the Fort defended the day
by one gun.
About dusk the evening the fleet crowded down upon
the Fort and fired range with remarkable vgor
and rapdlty They had almost ceased little alter dark
when the signals given from the fleet and iom ise-
y infantry advaf from SIX TO eight thousand strong
disnoun1ed except one Az they ad up
beach artillery fir Wagner and Sumter played
nevertheless (scme them showing degree of
highly commercially uatil they bad reached the Fort
and Maintaining one posi- ion inside OF he Fort or about
one hour. Two Norh roiina regiments participate d
so1nely The conduct 5is has been particular
y mentioned all sides exhibiting great gall anty and
y FIVE killed and wounded, being one half Of entire
loss The also lost few of its The entire loss
hundred end thirty while that o. the in the
less than hundred ied and doubt the u.ual
1t is very unfortunate that there but heavy gan
mouuteI at Wagner, enemy il
81 ook guns, eleven inch tolunblads would
enable it to destroy whip of he whole Yankee feet
DO not believe no wever that enemy and bold
Wagner with their present force.
Two North Carolina regmsEts also participated in the
attack upon the enemy James leland Iharsday
the 18th hey the els ard 3ist the former
losing killed and wounded aud the latter five kill
ed and wounded 1t appear, however, the
reports of newspapers either these
met with any Col Radcliffe commanded that por,i9n
of the forces which were ordered to make the
Grimba (the enemy ef consisting Of the 6st
Regiment section OF the Chatham Artillery Captain
Wharton > and section OF Capt axes Battery making
in all four guus. The Pawnee and another Steamer were
lying close t. Grimbals Landing, with an field IL
front OF the landing The attack end of line
perfect success The 6st drove in the enemy pick
and reserves, of whom took refuge board The
and opened on the gunboats distance about
hundred yards Tbs of the enemy great
shots hal been made of six shots uck
Pawnee Both of the gLnboas retired down the
sbeng our artlersts and the 6lsu regiment 81 of whom
were IN lch exposed open field, any protec-
ton The a cry contest kept up for two hous by
of them but the Pawnee in particular, badly crippled.
The attack the other end OF the line, at Legare was
in so far that the enemy were badly frightened
and some sixty seventy killed AND wounded; but
disgusting the that forces ought to have
taos Inc ehemy ma am n1uy a. beese - ao b Ia
very small oss If the atempt had been mad The result
of the attack was that the enemy were and
within -four hou made hasty retreat from the L.
General Cineman did not command his reg :ments in
either these fights, and given any command
til last saturday, and that unmpOrant at this juno
ture. change made to- day, however, by which he
takes command important post and will doubt,
be daol0ed command his br ade again. The whole
brigade ia of opinion General military
capacity any other General in snd Charestun,
except BsAUKEGARD and that he has been sighted and
badly treated. command given him for five days
after the brigade, and his reginents
placed under the command of officers whom he outranked
The writer happens to know the views by
General ClingInan previous the attack upon enemy
James sland and he positively that if he had
killed and captured, instead OF being allowed escape,
| and that, too, with small loss sije.
NORTH CAROLINA