The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-04-17
partionlars Of the CharleatOn Fight.


spocial, giving an account Of tho Charleston
fight, says, the squadron arrived of Charles
ton the morning of the 6th and spont tho
iay IN examining the bars aud ohannol, tho
wind beiDg too higbto cross. That tevening
tho Admiral Disclosed his plan OF attack,
which was, TO sail directly up and attacktho
vost faco of Fort Sumter at coo or 800
yards. About s. o'clock tho signal for
movem opt sas given, and tho vessels started
slowly. In consequence Of q fog, however,
they were obliged to postpone tie Intended
attack ill next day. During tho afternoon,
Gen. Fury's brigade worked i,s way to
Folly Island, and established communica'
ton with the feet, but no portion OF the
land forces got into the attack at all. On
the morning of the 9Th, at AIS p. NJ. tho
fect go, under way, and passed Morris
4 Island batteries without being fired upon,
pushing rightou towards SUMTER Tho new
/, Ironsides worked badly, and. in consequence
Of the current, was obliged to-enchor two
or threo times. ~ fa -lt -
Fora Moutr;e opened nrst upon the Wee
hdrken, whicbwas within 500 yards of tho
! Cummings Point battery. 4sE spsrsrg
Fort Sumter and Battery D Immediately
opened, and the firing became general and i.
{ terrific. -s&
The Monitors still pushed on, replying
E vigorously, and passed tho northeast faco
|, Of Sumter, whom they discovered three lines
Of obstructions holding torpodoes, &c, one
, of which exploded, but did no great dam
r age. ....s.
A Finding IT impossible to got across the OBJ
a struotions, they turned about, and steamed
! down tho harbor.
r. Tho Pdtdpscos 200 FOUNDER had become
/. disabled, and the turret of the PGssdie 30
!. hurt that il was practically of no use.
othcr boats also passed up tothe north
cast face Of Fort Sumter till they also wero
!. stopped by obstructions and turred back ,af-
n ter being under fire three quarters of an
a hour.
II All the Monitors were ordered back, ana.
at s o'clock, the entire fleet were out of
- range, and the action onded.
, Admiral Dupous intended to renew the
!. =. attack next day. but, on ascertnining that
:, the Keokuk and Passdic wero entirely dis
:. abled, and threo others partially 80, he con-
:. cluded to desist, in which no was sustained
=, by all the commanders.
of The Monitors we're hit from fifty to sixty
~ times each, except tho Keokik, which re-
-, ceived about nnoty shot, aud was peno-
Il. trated at the water mark no less than nine
teen times. She wss kept sfloat till next
-, morning, when sho sunk on the bar, her
b. cOiors flying. All on board saved.
!. The Ironsldes was bit about sixty times,
ho but not damaged. m ~ ear .rs-
- There are eleven large holes IN the side Of
- Fort Sumter. apparently running through
the walls. s.ea .s
"a, Tho entire firing only amounted to $50
), rounds. gt -.ssr
Whom our correspondent left. two OF tho
= Monitors had sailed for Port Royal. and
-, others were to follow. ,,..-......
Our entire casualties amounted to thr.
=, teen. of which two or three were killud.A
,bo Times special gives the following list o,
;,o easulles On the .Nhhdnt: -- -----.
"a. Commander Downs. slight confusion o.
nae the feot and shoulders doing we'll; Quar-
m termastcr Cobb, compound fractnro o. SIX ull
., since died three seamen slightly. as
-, On the Keokuk-C Commander A. Q, Rhind
ra, confusion of log; A. McInsosh, acting on
- sign, dangerously; r. Nicholson, Quarter
90, master, slightly; three seamen seriously
rad aud soyon others slightly. s-r ~s,..y,.s
-, The Herald account says:,
IN A rumor is circulating both tRort Roy
-, ul and at Charleston, to-day, that our troop
o. were rapidly gaining the roar Of the city O
"A Charleston. s. E.etstI!
~ ~ Times correspondent says Of the Charles
"a ton fight:
In Tho iron ships wore exposed to coRcon
90 trio fro from Ave different points, unparal
-, leled in tho history of warfare. l7-s.'
aa m The feet found It impossible to pass n
~ beyond Fort Sumter, and assume tho ap
49, pointed place owing to obstructions wh!c
- extended across the entro channel fror
-. Sumter to Moultrie, while above these, noa
the middle ground, were three other row
-. of piles, and above these three rebel iror
Glade. The feet was thus compelled to su
70 tain the terrific fire. and nobly II did so fc
-. 80 minutes; during that time, not less thu
$500 shots we're fred by the enemy, 100 b.
.., ing counted in single minute. e.-s
BGLrImoRE, April l2.--Tho gunboat Fidr
~ ban arrived at Old Point Saturday afto
len, noou, bringing the officers Of the iron;cls
,.al keokuk. 49, ~
,sa. The following was made up from an y
"a N a