The New York herald., 1863-04-13

main body a shs Union troops advanced aad took up
position.
me rebel General Haygood, sssips - b force, inms-
diasely ordered all the women, children and nonoombs-
tants 70 remove from Adams' Rum md vicinity, the
psce being within twenty miles Of Seabpous Island.
On the 9th the kilograms from Chasleeoa state thas
important movements were taking. place. and that for
military reasons the particulars could not b givsa Al
this time the Union roncads and portion Of tho troops
were h North Edsto river awaiting the opening Of hos
tilisiss.
"a TIE OPERATIONS o. TUESDAY.
On the morning Of The 7th the ren.clads crossed the
BAR and shortly after noon they proceeded up NE ship
chasnel and At about two O'Clock four Of the
opened rs Fort Sumter This was returned By Sum.
Ter, houlre, and the batteries hosrh' and sullvsns
Islands.
me rebels state that the lronsiGes ran aground and
vss ht, but subsequently, got Of and taken out
range. All the Monitors were engaged In short time
aer the opening Of the nght distance Of nine hun
dred yards Al harpast two the action became general
and was continued without insrmisson until four O'Clock
when they withdrew.
The Ksokuk disabled st about four O'CLOCK and 70
prevent her sinking ashore on the beach OF
Morris Island.
The Palmetto State and Chicora-ths ironclads Of
Charleston hsrbor-were engaged, but not until late
in the afternoon. The casualties in Fort Sumter
were reported as one boy killed and ave men bad
ly wounded. The reports from the other batteries
were not returned at the time Of sending the
despatch, nor have ihey been In any subsequent
PATCH The intense excitement prevailed In the
city, the Battery being crowded with citizens and sol
diers, who watched the duel with great interest.
THE FLEET ON WEDNESDAY.
On tho sth seven turreted iron cads ssd the New
Ironsdes reported inside OF the bar whiIe the
wooden fleet 10 their old position OF the bar One
OF Ericsson devils found upon the beach at Nor
rs Island but mention Is OF how II there
Pieces Of the furniture of the Reokuk washed ashore
during the dsy, and some clothing, cotted with blood
which the rebels think losr OF life on board
70 have been very great
BEAUREGARp's TELg0RAMs.
General Beauregard sent the following dispatches on
the sth to General Cooper
CHARLESTON, April 8, 1868
Double turret Monitor badly injured IN conflict yes
terday, sunk at nhe O'Clock this morning. Chimney
@. r. BEAUREGARD.
CBARLrsros, April s-13o r. NJ
To General 8. Coorn
Seven ,urreted cads and the ron.ides are within
the bar twenty two blokadng vessels on the bar The
Keokuk Is certainly sunk the beach oil Morris Island
No disposition is apparent TO renew the conflict.
g. I. BEAUREGARD
private despatch 10 member Of the rebel Congress
says
The enemy has not up 10 time be appears salts
Ned for the The Charleston ladies seem 10 think
the city safe. never saw 10 many before the Bat
terry. Ons Monitor " just reported SUNK near Morris
Island supposed TO te the Reokuk
Everything was NE, on the evening Of the sth
LArsR.
Tho dispatches Of the 9th state that quetness
prevails, and that the Monitors In sight
The very latest news have from Charleston Is BY
the way OF the Army Of the Potomac which states that
rumor Ia circulated that JEFF Davis received late on
Thursday night, despatch rom Commodore Insraham
but that he would not give the public From this Il
is surmiscd that somcthng gone wrong with the re.
,bes for they had favorable they would not hest
tate 10 make u public.