Washington telegraph., 1863-08-05

FROM CHARLEsToN.-We clip and az
range the following intelligence from the
State Gazette.
Charleston, July l0.-The firing on
both sides ceased at haf.pAst o'clock,
2. NJ. The principal fighting has been
with Battery Wagner on Morris Island
Four monitors were engaged from ) A.
NJ. to p. NJ. They then Withdrew for
one hour. A tug boat supplied them with
ammunition. They renewed the attack
| at clock
Our casualties were about one hundred
killed, wounded and missing, including
three officers killed-Capts Haskell,
Cheeves and Lieut.. Bell. 1t is supposed
the fight will be renewed to. morrow.
The Richmond Enquirer of he 18th,
gives the following official dispatches from
Gen. Beauregard:
Charleston, July l0.-To Gen. Cooper,
AdJt. and Inspector General.-As dark
on the 10th, the enemy retained posses
sion of Morris Island. Four monitors en-.
gagged Battery Wagner, and the Battery
at Cummings Point all day, without dam
age or casualty, but the loss in opposing
the landing was severe-3O0 killed and
wounded, including 16 officers. The
enemy's loss is evidently heavy.
G. r. BEAUREGARD.
Charleston, July 10, l1:30 Z. Mo
Gen. S. Cooper-The enemy has threat.
ening force on the lower end of Jane.
Island, along the, Stono, and an attempt
was made to destroy the Savannah rail.
road bridge over the Edisto river, but
was foiled, with the loss Of one steamboat.
GEN. BEAUREGARD.
Boston, July ia letter to the Bos.
ten Herald, dated off Charleston, July
18th, says the grand and final attack was
assigned for Tuesday, the l4th.
The letter says everything is working
we'll here. Morris Island is ours. Char.
lesion and the forts are completely be.
sieged. Five iron-clads and fifteen gun.
boats are off Sumter. Ten boats,
one forty gun frigate, and the New Iron.
sides will 60 over the bar tonight at high.
tide. Three more iron clads arrived here
this afternoon. Six hundred fresh men
to assist in the iron. clads and gun boat.
have arrived. Batteries with heavy 200
pound rifle guns have been erected on
NJ orris Island BY our troops, and will
take part in the bombardment of Sumter.
WAsHINGros. July l6.
The following has been received at the
headqu arters of the army;
MORRIS ISLAND. .July -.
To GEN HALLECK Il have the honor
TO report that at five o'clock on the morn
ing of the 10th, made an attack on the
enemy's fortiicatlons and position on the
South end of Morris Island, and after au
engagement lasting three hours and II
qual ter captured sll his strongholds On
that part of the Island, and pushed forward
NY infantry to within 600 yards of Fort
Wagner. We now hold all the Island
except about one mile on the north end
which includes Fort Wagner aud a bat.
terry on Cummings point, mounting at
this time fourteeL or fifteen heavy guns
in the aggregate
The assaultiDg column was gallanty
led BY Brig. Gen. Strong. 1t landed in
small beats under cover of our batteries
on Haly's island, and four monitors, led
by Rear Admiral Dablgr which entered
the main channel abreast of Morris island.
After ourl batteries opened, the monitors
ope med, and continued their fire during
the day mostly against For, Wagner. Or
the morning of the 1lth inst, at daybraek
an attempt was made to carry Fort Wag-
ner by assault. The parapet was gained,
but the supports recoiled under fire to
which they were exposed, and could not
be got up. Our losses in both actions
will not vary much from $50 killed,
wounded and missing. We have taken
eleven pieces of heavy ordinance and a
large quantity of camp equipage. The
enemy's losses killed and wounded, will
not fall short of 200.
10. A. GILMORE. Brig. Gen. Comdy.
The following is from the Richmond
Enquirer of July 18th:
Charleston, July l6, to Gen. s. Cooper.
We attacked part of the enemy's force on
James Island this morning and drove
them to the protection of their gun-boat
in the Stono river, with small loss on
both sides. The enemy is massing his
troops on Morris Island, evidently for au-
other attack on Battery Wagner tonight
or Tomorrow.
Our next account is from the Mobile
News of the 21st. dispatch dated Char.
lesion Goth. July says that the loss of the
enemy 10 attacking our works is not less
than 2,OOO and that 800 of them lie bur.
ried In front. On the evening the Goth
the enemy bombarded Fort Wagner for
five hours. Finally the Ironsides and the
monitors Withdrew, the former apparen.
| tly struck.