Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28
REBEL ACCOUNT OF CHARLESTON
AFFAIRS.
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The BOmbardment on the 2lSt.
Our Guns Throwing S-incl Shells
3 Ia Distance Of Five Miles
into the City.
= tfgJ ~ Y $500 49,
Surrender Of Rebel Works on
Morris Island Demanded
9go1l by Gilmore iana9E
A Train Of 6rSutler Wagons Cap
tured by. Mosby's Guerrillas.

al New YoRK, Aug. ~.
The Herald has the following:
Chariest0n, dug. 22.-From A. n. until
Up. \. yesterday, the enemy's fire on Sumter
was very heavy. Nine hundred and twenty
three shots were fired, and 704 struck the
fort, either outside Or inside. The eastern
face of the fort is badly battered. Some Of
the guns in the eastern end and northeast
ern face were disabled The flag was shot
down five times. Five privates and two
negroes were wounded in Sumter.
The enemys' fire on Sumter caused five
Casualties, including Capt. Robert Pringle,
killed. .'-.T ..-- s''.a'' ''' ' s'''
II Our sharp shooters are annoying the Yam
KEGS. 1t is supposed the enemy burst anoth-
er Of their Parrot guns yesterday afternoon.
At IL o'clock last night a communication
from the enemy, unsigned, was sent TO Gen.
Beauregard, demanding the surrender of
Sumter and Morris Island batteries, with a
notification that the city would be shelled in
AZ hours, if the demand was not complied
with. Beauregard was on reconnaissance
and it was retained for signatures. About 2
o'clock this morning the enemy began throw
| ing shells into the city from q battery on the
marsh, between Morris and James Islands,
and distant five miles from the city. Twelve
e-inch Parrot shells fell in the city, but caused
no causalties. The transaction is regarded
as an outrage on civilized warfare. The
Smelling had a good effect in fastening the
exodus of non combattants. -. - J. 4"
At daylight this morning the enemy
opened fire vigorously on Sumter. The Iron
sides has since opened. Sumter is replying.
Wagner is firing briskly on the enemy's ad-
vanced works, $50 yards from our batteries.
| New YORK, Aug. 81.
The Richmond Enquirer states that the
enemy, it seems, has been able to throw a
few shells into the city from a distance Of
five miles, and we are told that Gen. Beaure-
gard has protested against such proceedings,
on the/ ground of humanity. This protest
will be Of little use; indeed, if we canrot dis
able these batteries which fired the shells
Yankee commanders, with their usual bravo.
do, have demanded the surrender of Sumter
and our Forts on Morris Island, but in this
| they can by no means be INDUCED. They
| will find they are now only at the beginning
| of the siege of Charleston, and between thom
and that city is still fiery path to be tray-
eled. g. T.l..- -..ia
80 Times Speeial.J
Mosby's operations in our immediate front
are assuming rather gigantic proportions
From band of 60 desperadoes, his force has
grown to 500 able. bodied guerrillas, who
prey upon everything which passes between
Fairfax and Warrenton. Early this morning,
with his whole band, he attacked a suffers
train between Centerville and Bull Run, cap
tured 81 wagons with their teams, number
of Government wagons and much other prop
erty on its way to the army. "