Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-23
FROM chARLEsTON-DEMO AGAINST
FORT SUMTER.

[oThIcIAL DEsPAICH
CHAKLEsroS, Nov. 90
To Gen. s. Cooper. Ad1t Gsnq;
The enemy made a dehoustraion in six launches,
against Fort sun.er, this morning a! o'clock, but
we're repalsed in few minutes by the garrison, the
batteries, and one guiboa:. The enemyS loss is un-
known; ours nose.
During the. dAEthe bOmbardment Of Sumter was le-
nesed with great vgOr aud ten shells were throWnnto
the city, with but little damage aud no casualties
(Sgued) G. 4. BEAUREeARD.
[PAKss DEsPATcHEs.l
CHARLESTON, Nov. 2O.-Between two and three
O'Clock this mOhing the enemy, in levera barges, az
preached Sumter, and, upon being hailed from the fort
answered with oahs They di charged several vOlleys
Of muskets which replied to by tie garrison. Tee
engagement lasted from fifteen to twenty minutes when
the bsrgeJ withdrew. Moultrie Bee andiJOhnson also
opened on the bsIges. 1t is not known what damage
was dous % the Yankees. Msjor Elliott says that it
feigned assault.
Gregg AID Cummings Point opened very heavy hro
were thrown into the city tonight. No person in
j1red.
SECOND DEsPAIoH
OaAALEsrox, Nov. 2l.-The shelliog Of Sumter aver
aged one minute last night aud continues heavy this
morning. One was killed at the fort yesterday.
Fort johnson and Battery 81 npkns opened vgor-
Gus 6e upon the Yankees mounting guns between
Gregg and Wagner
No further firing on the city since last report
[ruIRD DESPATCH.
OaARLEsroN, Nav 2l.--The sseTlng Of the city com
,nced at halt pas: tsn O'Clock, and was confined to
baf past twelve, durlog which ne sgh esn shells we're
throWl. This afternoon colored woman killed
AID one white person slightly Injured Four or FIVE build
iag5 were struck The shels thrown are ons hundred
poandsr PARROTS. Heavy mortar shelini of Port Sum
tor has been continued all day. No report from the
fort this evening
IFouRlE DEsPArcH
CHAALEsrcS, Nov. 22.-Last night eighteen 81 els
were thrown into tie city between IL and O'clock
Ten buildings we're struck, but no p. rSOn injured.
TIE fire on Sumter continued heavy during tue night.
One white and two negroes killed ia the Fort
yesterday.
FIFTH. DRsPATcH.
CHARLEsroH, Non 2i.-Thsre has bsea no airing on
the city to day.
1t Is reported that battery sinPkins succeeded in ST.
lsneng the enemys gun last night
Several eight inch one hundred pound Parrot shells
were picked up in the city to day.
spirited fight between the enenys batteries CIR, sc
aud Wagner, and batteries, Bee and mpkIns, tIa
geher with Forts MOultre and Johnson took p this
afternoon. Gregg opened heavily on koultrie, and
Wagner Johnson. Our FIRE, particularly from nj
aims. was remarkably accurate, compelling the enemy
- leave their guns every FIRE. The contest closed st
dark.
The fling on Sumter continues heavy. Sinco tie
- sent bombardCnt the number Of shot and shells of
al kinds rOwu, ID reported Q. fifteen thousand nipe
hundped of which abou. Eve t. ouslnd missed Total
in al, from beginning, twenty three thousand.
TIE number Of shot and shell fred from shutdown
Friday to shutdown Saturday. four hundred add seventy
four, of which Cnel uudred aud thirtysix missed.
No further indications of assault the part Of The
enemy.