, 1863-07-20
FROM CHARLESTON.
Details of the First and Second
Days Bombardment,
Sumter Breached and Cummings
ointCaptured and Re-Captured.

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Point Captured and Re-Capturea.
BosTos, July 1a.-The Herald's correspond
ent gires the following account Of the second
days fighting on Morris leland:
On the morning Of July 4th the 9Th Con-
necticut and 9th Maine regiments made fu~
dous atiack upon the Cummings Point bat
tery, got possession Of 1t, and hoisted the
American flag at daylight. Fort Sumter
opened upon them, when Pennsylvania regl-
nent cowardly deserted them, refusing 70
stand By their comrades. The other resi.
mcnts held the battery until they we're badly
cut up, AID then abandoned it, and the rebels
again took possession Of it. These two 1cgl-
ments have shown themselves heroes in this
campaign. At 10 o'clock a. IN. the Monitors
proceeded to attack Cummings Point bat
tery, and at II o'clock three Of the wooden
guDboats opened on the battery at long
range, and threw their 200 pound shot directly
into the works.
Fort Sumter has been throwing shells into
Morris 1fland, without doing aoy damage TO
our side.
The cannonadIpg ceased Al p. NJ The
Monitors bayc been supplied with fresh crews
from the different ships.
The iron clad Men:auk has Just arrived from
Port Royal. Sht is over the bar, making, with
the gunboate, fourteen vessels in front OF
Morris Island and Sumter. We shall recon-
uence the attack tomorrow morning, when
We are sure Of sllenc1rg tie Cummings Point
battery and Fort johnson. Everything Is
working well. The ball has opened in earnest.
Tie Memphis Inns just brought in rebel side
wheel steamer, loaded with cotton, captured
while trying to run cut at Balls Bay, last
night.
P.S.-0ur troops will have their battery
done in two days more, and then they can
shell SUMTER
New 1oRE, July 1s.-Adyices by the Ful.
Ton, site that the result Of Gilmore's opera
tio1is, up to the morning Of the 18th, are
He las possession Of all the batteries OF Mor
ris leland, save Fort Wagner. It is reported
that our iron-clads had made breach On the
eouth wall Of Sumter.
On the 18th, 113 wounded rebels were
brought Into Folly Island, many Of them stat
ing that they were forced into the rebel eery.
ice. They arc Germans, and will be sent
North. Other adyices by the Fulton are
merely corroboratlye Of the Boston Herald re.
porter's account
NEW York, July 19.-Fun details Of the
operations against Charleston are published
During the operations o rebel steamer at
tempted to land achievements on Morris
but WIS driven of and destroyed by our gun
boats, and the troops barely escaped. Il is
reported also TINT the rebel gunboat yentur
ing too near our vessels vas captured.
Our loss in the capture Of the Morris ISLAND
batteries, md the attempt on Fort Wagne,
loot up-7th Connecticut 100, large mum
her Of whom are missing; Sd New Hampshire
killed and q wounded; 10th Pennsylvania
l49 killed, wounded and missing; eth New
Hampshire 5 wounded; 9th Connecticut ]
killed aud II wounded; 4sth New York 1
Killed and 70 wounded; G2d Ohio wounded
9th Maine killed, IS wounded, and x
missing.
TIE MORRIS ISLAND FIGHT.
From an intelligent observer on board one
ct the iron clads off Charleston, VIC have thu
following graphic sketch, from private letter
to q friend in this city:
U. S. STEAMER CArsku1.
OFF cHAR1EsToS HARsoR, Ju1y ii, 1.G3.
On the Sth We came to Charleston and laid
outside the bar all the 9Th, but On the morn.
irg Of the 10th about $50 We were reused,
aud commenced preparing ship for action,
and at 4:20 hove up anchor, after the Admiral
had come Oh board, and steamed with the
Weehawken, Nahant and MontauI, for Nor.
ris Island, close to Folly. Our troops we7e
Oh the latter. We commenced at the begin.
ming Of Morris Island and went all along the
const, driving the rebels before US, our troops
following rs fast as we cleared the nay fol
the way for them. During the doy :we fired
1875 thot. The other vessels fred nearly q
many. We were fag ship On this occasion.
Our flag. staff vas shot off about three feel
from the top. The piece fell but the flag still
stuck on the end Of the broken staff. When
we hauled of, about G:20 P. M, our troops
Ind 1ear]y the whole Of Morris Island.
don't think we would have hauled off 60 soon
us We did, only we we're nearly out Of shot
and she'll We had about twenty rounds left
n.oo an~;ac 40 n,,.ht ~, +roons bn5 49, 49,,
.aee,,. - ,t.,a - ~. c,,,to. s.a.eI r.
them, requiring them to retreat short dis
taucc. During al this time, Sumter was pep,
shs11,no +ha rehe, batteries Thia -
,.oa .hoa. e.en ..,..n-,.r.,.a. a1;
We "e'e 'au .,N ' e"ptus .'eo' ~
oors l,.,.:s ~ - - ..a.a, ~
10y -. . 49, oas ~ So~A ~S ~a- I.~-
" D ,a@..,. . 1870 , wv. ' 49,. ,~ss,, .,, ' ~,
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"eoh ~ aooo~ W ou see,oas ~ a1s.As'
w - .oo' 010- t4ue' A'4 Aen' "nA @ao4
nc si4'eeo ne "aln'ofaee. Inns morning
nfeok1ast al wv; az w peat 10 quarters
s'ea@lng 1of cumming 9 font; at 10o' hreo
our hIst shot; Kept on firing AL the morning
ILL ]2:15, when "e hau1ed Oft Just beyond
runge for dinner; ut I, sp'iced main brace
aid 1t Was needed, for the berth deck, wheI
We sre In action. Is awful hot and full o.
POWDER sm6kc. The fellows In the turre'
hayc the most and hardest work, Jet have
plenty Of fresh air. This morning We sent t
one ii the wooden vessels near, some Of ths
mcn hat were tirtd ont, most of them fire
ntn' and boy that belongs In the turret- Z
f.ece VI ene" eans Ill luo po''' sllaA1os LIN
~ 'oc aoo'' cutang Al.a eo"e' 1estesoa!
nooa VIC sem away mr. SUMMONS our ma5pcl
He having nlnteo' OF IL was Inc cohcussion .
shot striking against the turret, Willie Il
was leaning 1grlnst the side Of It.
This noon about ?. H., We were AL must
cred On deck The Captain wished to kno'
If apy Of uB thought We were not able to e