Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-23
From the Charleston Courier, 2ottr inst.

From the Charleston Courier, 2Otir inst
ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY
Terrific Bombardment Wagner ferce,y assault
9d-The Federal Flag ayirg from the Ramparts.-One
ThG1sand Yankees killed and wounded Desperate
South Carolina Virginia the honored greeting
of her avorte Gen has BLEssED OUR ARMS WITH
ANOTHER - After nine DAYS OF fierce lombard
ment-besieged by ironcad gunboas land batteries and
long range guns heaviest missiles known in the
of destruction the ables engineers and an upstnted mum
Der OF men, who from ship and shore have battered our
atesit is thought worthy record that we stand t.
day proud defiant as at the out.et Of our
oeence We have met cur foe, reDghened be by
Have we Lot to feel grateful Ali Wise Provi
dence who disposes OF and repcse faith
Until Saturday merhng the columns of the Courier have
described the seady hitting fire from the enemy that
has been maintained their occupation of Morris is
land 1t has long been suspected that this but the
precursor of something terrible and that as soon
they could effect oothold and batteries with heavy
guns desperate attempt would be made sweep Battery
Wagner and Morris Island OF every occupant
That attempt made Saturday. he Federals had
occupied Back Island-a email spot between James and
ed two three additional batteries on Morris Island
about aud mles from Fort Wagner
they had their fleet consisting of four Moni-
tors he FOnSideS rigate and four gE,hoats some
which threw shell from Altogether the circle of
hre embraced tar fl ON seventy guns. daylight
these opened st deliberately, but the morning were
On the fe increased urderously. Two Monitors,
Mortar eats and the ironsides had by o'clock
line Deary in front OF Battery Wagner. and about
thee were joined by t~ additional Monitors.
From this time until soy six clock the firing almost
incessant There scarcely interval that did not
contain reve beraton of the heavy guns and shock
Of tn rapid discharges trembling through the city cale
hundreds OF CT liens the Battery wharves stcepes au
Various loo kous where win ntere felt before
they looked cones: that might decide the fate of their
fair city.
The picture to be forgotten. Grey old
Sumter lay like :alf aroused monster midway of the
only lsiona speaking his in the angry d.
que Far il the distance the blCckaders taking
Uart in the Iray. TO the right, Cummings Point
little mound earth, and every and then we
could baud Of arerists gathered around the guns
1ume OF smoke and to the right exploding
cinty OF the enemy batteries lis well aimed Shells still
to TIL right Of this Battery Wagner clustered above
which, nov bursting high in and letting loose THEN
psOned deaths striking the sides of the l. and
plugging into the sand the bech and throwing up
pillar OF alh or dashng into the marsh and rc0c
the water could be the quickly succeeding
and ound shot of the enemys guns abreast at,eiy
Wagner scattered at intervals portion OF the Fed
era et and from these could distinctly observe
every second the blight 'shes of flame hat told of
earnest pose IN which they engaged Still further
to the right, bnt concealed from view by the
nes Island the land batteries of the enemy whose
location we only knew by the heavy Pufs of smoke that
shot suddenly into the air. then dred away towards
he dene clouds that had already gataered the field
O conflict.
To ibis heavy fire response but sedom--proba-
bly, not oener than in ter minutesand there
es "nen the strange rulor ran nroue me crowd IN the
city that the Fort had been disabled We little knew
ermned die in their places rather than yield up the
BILE that had been confded TO their keeping
bravery they were keeping their pledge
second tine, and then it ia imitation sergt.
Jasper. Of Revolutionary memory that Ma David Ram
say the Charleston Battalion assisted sergeant Flynn
of Captain Lords Company and Sergeant Shelton of Cap
Z y,
the face of fearful fire from sharp shooters and heavy
guns planted the Confederate banner sight
OF the foe IN the meantime Lieut. Reddick, of the Sky
tened tEere the - Battle Flag"
the evening casualties strange to say only number
ed four killed and fourteen wounded After this hour the
fire Increased to foureId intensity. Nothing like the rapid
discharge from heavy artillery has before seen or
heard ths continent. Battery Weguer almost silent
The artersts consisting of portion of the South Caro-
lima Regrla and two companies OF Georgia regiment,
maintained their place at the while great
fragments of lion were dropping on every side around
Battery Gregg, at Cummings Point and Fort Sumter,
taking part in the laundering chorus firing with
greater rapdy than a. any previous time the day
The entire horizon appeared be lighted with the fit III
hastings OF the urid flames that SHOT out from monster
guns land and sea.
uri, critical period the majority troops were
driven shelter beneath bomb oOfs other works
erected for their projection But was known to the o
commando that such demonstration the part OF
he enemy was not without its OBJECT
assault had been unprecedented oil day. The enemy
had hoped by this terrible fire not Only destroy bat
terry but demOraZa troops In both they failed.
AS The shades of night began to tall the
measuraby relaxed General Taliaerro, one Of Stone
wall Jacksons veterans, promptly ordered
the parapet, and they hardly in tie places be
word received that the columns of the enemy
advancing to the attack.
Cooped up troops had been all day. and breathing
the impure air crowded bomb proof the
with cheerful response and they quickly to their
respective positions The ines the Federals,
undred yards distant could now be deserted advancing
make attack that side CT Battery Wagner.
about quatter to O'clock.
Five minutes and the column WGS plainly sight
appearing according to the statement given the writer
seV lines deep.
our batteries remained silent until the enemy reached
the vicinity OF our riff pits. when grape and Canister was
thrown into their raEks with fearful precision and
Chs cked for instant they closed the
Il their lines a2d moved steadily until within les
| than eighty yards.
barely waiting Federas to get within destructive
range infantry opened their usIad,, and from fringe
fire that lined the parapet, leaped forth thousand mes
OF death Stage und the shock the first line
for checked but pu he'd by those il
he rear The whole now commenced cha &c alta dou
Die qui III Cur could not charge back, but they
gave SJuhern in response to the Yankee cheer, ant
awaited the attack. On they the sand hills trip
ping and surbIOg in the huge pits TIER own shells ha
dug until they cached the ditch of the battery; then
but moments work tor ose who survived our terri
fire of muAkety t. Chamber up the slipping sides OF tn
ottifcaton end attempt to eff CT Judgement But III
met them on the parapet were az desperate
amseves and the contest that ensaed was pref an
cody. antagonists breast 10 breast aud South
rifles and Southern bayonefs made short work OF human
We cOuid stop to take 30 prisoners then The para
lined "th dead odies, Whte and black, and
second ad ing the numb"r 1t was OF those re-
in which de the other must qllcky yie
or fly The enemy took their choice
less than minutes probably the first line had bee
shot bayonattet or were in full retreat-roing tb
ch or dragging their bloody bodies through the
hills their hands and knees Bu another line came an
another, crg its predecessor until the batt
bot. fierce and bloody Finally, however, the VINO!
we're driven back into the broad trench at the ba
of the battery ofreach o. guns or scamperG on
of vie~ in the darkness OF the night .
There was now comps lu in the firing, but in
1een or twenty minutes the writer has been informed
second column FEEDER ais fled down on the beach toward
the left the Fort il much manner rs that pu
sue y the These repeated the experiment tn 1t
lust before terminated dsesrousy to their companions
that worthy OF be- ter cause dast
ed upon the work ne list assault aled utterly but Wi
tbs that joined the defea ed party they cam
again with such g and mpetuo ty that between tt
Extreme darkness of night which had envelope
the entire scene the difficulty OF Distinguishing friend az
oe and confusion incident to such an OCCASION son
Judgement in the vicinity of the chambers occuple
by two of our guns. O.hers camoerea TO the Top