The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-05
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The Bo,ntard,nenf of Fort Sumter Di1icnify
II obtaining Prorisions ia - Richmond,
Whipping Of Negroes Federal Troops Land
Jag at Newport Ners-Hosby "1"tn ia the
saddte-Protesf Of the Lymchb"rg Kep"dii-
can dDoiHsf receirtstJ io"Hee Pftsoners-
Arrest Of british Subjects.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.
The Richmond Examiner Of Monday con-
tains the iollowimg
Charleston, Oct 3l.-The enemy's fire on
Fort Sumter last night continued furious and
incessant from the land batteries. This morn
ing, about O'Clock, a portion of the wall fell
Durylng beneath the ruins some men believed
to be of the 18th Georgia and 25th South
Carolina regiments. Thirteen are missing.
The second dispatch gives their names, and
adds, that they were buried by the falling in
OF the barracks on the sea face of the fort
where they had been placed in position COR
mounting the parapet in case of an assault.
A fierce bombardment has been kept up all
day on Sumter from the monitors and land
batteries. Up TO o'clock this afternoon no
further casualties have occurred. Over 1900
shots were fired in twenty-four hours. The
firing is still heavy.
Charleston, NOU. lst.-Thc bombardment
of Sumter continued flercely and without in
PERMISSION last night, and this afternoon the
shots averaged four per minute. The firing
has been from two monitors, two heavy and
two light rifed guns at Fort Gregg, four 10
inch mortars at the middle battery, and four
rlfed guns at Wagner. On Saturday they
fired 443 rit1ed shots, So from the monitors,
and 3l3 from mortars. The mortar fuses are
cut SO as to explode the shell i'm second or
two after the report On Saturday night 10
rifled shots were fired, mostly with time fuses,
and 33 mortar shells. The fire of the land
batteries were directed chiefly at the south
west ANGLE of the Tho far SfaA
carried away twice but speedily replaced The
flag was SO cut TO pieces that the battle flag
Of the 18th Georgia was used instead. The
casualties on Saturday were two killed and
three wounded. The bombardment was still
severe.
The Examiner, speaking of affairs in Rich
mond, says that the spectators are now mas
tcrs of the situation in regard to -four the
price per barrel of which, of any kind, at any
price, is next TO an impossblily to obtain The
hoarders should be made to come to terms,
that is, to put their stores in the market. Beef
is in great abundance i'm Piedmont county, we
learn, and also in the upper valley and sells at
from % to 56c in the market. If the Impress
ing officers will hold off their hands we need
have no fears for the coming winter
AT an carly hour on Saturday morning the
meat supplies at the city markets gave ont,
and numerous families had to dine on graham
lite dinners. So long as beef is impressed for
the benefit Of 1900 Yankee prisoners, this
condition of The city markets may be expect
cd to continue.
The police made descent on Saturday
night on an unlawful assemblage of negroes,
congregatcd in the city gas works for relig-
ious purposes, and arrested 43. Yesterday
they were taken before Justice Chandler and
ordered ten ashes each.
1t was understood that 5000 Yankees had
landed at Newport News. This is doubtless
the first step in the grand scheme which is to
astonish Yankeedom, coniound the rebels, take
Richmond and crush the rebellion.
The gallant Mosby is again in the saddle.
On Tuesday last he made foray on the Yam
KEGS within mile OF Gen. Meade's headutar-
tiers, near Warrenton, killing three, wounding
several, and capturing 30 white and some Is
or 20 black prisoners, and 1870 mules and
horses.
The Lynchburg Republican, learning that
some 1900 Yankee prisoners are to be sent
from Richmond TO that city, strongly protests,
saying 1--WE don't want them here. We
have got as many people now among us as can
possibly be supplied with food, and to have
5000 voracious Yankees added to the number
would make general starvation with its pallid
cheek not only possible, but most probable
contingency for all of us. We hope the Gov
eminent will reconsider its determination and
not thrust a worse evil on us than that which
the locusts inflicted upon Egypt
James and Samuel Cunningham, residents
in Richmond, but claiming to be British sub
jects, were arrested on Saturday by order of
Major Griswold, the Provost Marshal, and
locked up in the Castle. The charges have
not yet TRANSFERRED