Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-05
Important from Charlestou.-Ths
Rombardment still going on.

COMMANDMENT SUI BO1uB VI
NRw YoRK, Soyembtrl "A Folly lslaud
letter Of the 29th TO The Herald, speaking
OF she re.opeuing OF tue 6ombardment on
Sumter says:
Prom ali our sources Of information. We
judge tbe intention OF the enemy to be the
erection within the battered walls CT Sum
ter, of a sand battery similar 10 Wagner,
but unlike that work secure from saPpeFs
or parallel.
The present purpose Of Gen. Gilmore it
is believed is to prevent the cousummation
of Beauregard's plans, and if necessary 20
level the foundations Of Sumter TO the WA
ter's edge
MouItrie and johnson have so far di-
rected their shots against Battery Gregg,
but the accuracy of their Are has been en-
tirely destroyed by the guns which we
have trained upon them.
On Tuesday the ERE Of one OF our heavy
riAed guns, between Gregg and Wagner,
was directed at the spire of st. Michaels
church in the city OF Charleston, and at
least three shells exploded in the city,
whether they were successful in accom-
plishing any injury it ia not yet kuowu.-
1t is the general belief that our batteries
will succeed in utterly destroying Sumter,
and driving from it tue diminished garri-
son now holding it.
Drserters from the enemy acknowledge
fear amoug the rebel sOldiery that we will
get into the city.
Those who closely watched the Fort on
Monday morning, say steamer took from
the fort to the city n large number nt troops
Immediately after our batteries opened
upon it.
WAsHINGr0N, November I.-The Rich
mond Examiner OF Monday contains the
following:
CharlestOn, October 3I.--The enemy's
fire on Sumter last night continued furious
and iucessaut from the land batteries.
This morning about O'Clock portion
of the wall tell 10, burying beneath the
ruins some men believed to he Of the 18th
Georgia and 25th South Carolina regi-
meuls. Thirteen are missing. The second
patch gives their names and adds:
They were buried by the falling il of
the barracks on the sea face, where they
bad been placed in position for mounting
the parapet in case of An assault
fierce bomhardment has been kept up
all day on Sumter from the monitors and
land batteries Up to 3 o'clock this even
ing no further casualties have occurred
Over 1900 shot were fred in "a hours.
CharlEstoH, November 1.-The lombard
ment of Sumter continued without inter
mission last night aud to-day. This even
ing the shots averaged four per minute
The firing has been from two monitors. two
heavy aud two light rided guns at Fort
Gregg, tour ten inch mOrta. IS at the middle
battery and four rified guns at wagner.
On Saturday they fred 4I3 Fih-d shot,
SO from the monitors and 373 from mortars.
Mortar fuses are cut so rs TO explode the
shell in II second or two after the report
On Saturday night 20 ritied shots were
fred and 80 mortar shells. The fire Of the
land batteries was directed chiefly at the
southwest angle Of the fort. The flag staff
was carried away twice but speedily re-
placed. The flag WAS SO cut to pieces that
the battle flag OF the 18th Georgia was
used instead.
The casualties on Saturday were : killed
and wounded. The bOmbat dment il still
severe.
It WAS understood yesterday that COO
Yankees had landed at Newport News
This is doubtless tue fret step in tue new
scheme which is to astonish Yankeedom,
cOnfOund the rebels, take Richmond and
crush the rebellion.
The gAllaud Mosby ia again in the sad
die On Tuesday last he m4ds q fOrAy
upon the Yankees, within IL mile OF Gen.
M+Ades' Headquarters, near WarrenIOn,
killed aud wounded several, and captured
80 white Yankees, some Is Or ~ black
CUES and 1870 horses and mnle>.
The Lynchburg Republican learning
that some 5000 Yankee prisoners are to be
sent from Richmond to that city strongly
protests:
ave don't want them here. We have got
as many people now among US as can pos,
sibly be supplied with food, and TO have
:. 600 VOraci0us Yankees added to the num-
Der would make general starvation"