The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-31
CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON. &T
Rebel Accounts to July 10Th.
Resistance Street by Street to be
Made.
The Rebels !" Prepared for the
Worst"
DREAD OF GENERAL GILMORE.
&C., &c, &C., &c.

pal fighting has been with battery Wagner.
Wagner, on Norris Island, had four Moni-
tors engaged from five till two, when they
withdrew. A tugboat supplied them with
ammunition, and they renewed the attack
at three-the infantry also fighting. Sew
eral regiments of Yankees made two as
saults upon battery Wagner, but were re-
pulsed. Our casualties are about one hun
dred and fifty killed, wounded and missing,
including three officers killed, to wit !:
Captains Haskell and Cheves and Lieut..
Bell. 1t is supposed that the attack will
be renewed tomorrow.
NORRIS ISLAND.
From the Charleston Mercury July Is.
There was little change in the condition
of affairs yesterday. Three of the enemy g
wooden gunboats kept up slow Smelling
of battery Wagner all the afternoon, which
was slowly replied to by our guns at the
battery, and also at Fort Sumter.
1t was reported in the city last evening
that the Yankees had been shelled from
their position on Blacks Island by a bat
terry OF ours near Secessionville; but of this
we have no confirmation up to the time of
our going to press. Four new vessels. SUD-
posed to be mortar boats, had Joined the
enemy's feet yesterday.
Governor BOnham has called for three
thousand negro laborers to work on the
Notifications.
CHARLESTON ARSENAL
We are much gratifed to learn that the
employees of this establishment have or
gained themselves into military companies
for city defence. Three hundred and
thirty-three men, from sixteen to sixty,
have formed five strong companies, averag-
ing upwards of sixty each, elected their
officers and rendered their services to Gen.
Beauregard, whenever he shall think they
can do more good elsewhere than in their
workshops
LAUNCH.
The gunboat Charleston, built by Mr..
Eason, was launched about five O'Clock
yesterday evening, in the presence of a
very large assemblage, including numbers
of ladies. The boat was gayly decorated
with flags, and the launch went off with
great eclat.
CHARLESTON MAY BE CAPTURED.
From the Charleston Courier, July Is.
We are among those who cherish the
confident hope that the enemy will be
miserably unsuccessful in executing the
plans he is at present working so vigorous
ly and resolutely to carry out. Weexpect
him to be punished severely if he persists
in the undertaking. But we may be dis
appointed. Our hope may prove a delu-
sion. The result the timid and despond-
ent predict may transpire. The capture
of our city may, perchance, delight his
base and corrupt heart. In case that
frightful calamity fall upon US, they who
remain here must suffer grievous evils.
The woes they will have poured out upon
them will be far heavier than those under
which the citizens of New Orleans and
Nashville and Memphis have groaned.
For the vile foe hates the people of this
State with ten-fold more bitter hatred
than he entertains for the inhabitants of
any other section, and he will not spare
US when he comes as conqueror.
On the supposition of the foes success
it is our duty to avoid mourning his fend-
ish malignity. All who can be of no SER
vice in the work of defence should betake
themselves toplaces ofshelter Audit were
| we'll not to defer removal to late day.
We may be compelled to remain, or if we
make good our escape circumstances may
obiige us to leave all our personal effects
behind.
"FIGHT UNTIL DRIVEN FROM STREET TO
| STREET.
We should also consider that our city is
going to make fierce and determined re-
sistance. If the enemy gets it he will
have to take it. No flag of truce boat
will meet him midway between the wharves
and Fort Sumpter, in order to effect a sur
render. We are going to fight until we
are driven from street to street, and con-
tinue to fight while we are retreating.
So determined a resistance will involve
immense injury to our city at the hands Of
the enemy 1t will be little better than a
heap of ruins, even though the work of
destruction is not insured by military
order.
PREPARE FOR THE WORST.
We repeat that we are of opinion that
the present attack will result as the other
attacks have done, and even more disas-
trously to the mean and wicked foe. But
Ms it not proper to prepare for the worst !?
If we are forced to defend our city after
the manner we have resolved to defend it,
the women and children and aged men
who tarry too long would suffer miseries
infinitely greater than they will have to
bear during their temporary exile.
1t behooves us to give this bject Sc
rious and profound consideration. If the
enemy is forced to abandon the effort he
is making to gain possession of our city.
we can return to our homes in short
time. If he is successful-which God for
bid-we will have avoided woes of which
We can now form no adequate conception.
GENERAL GILMORE.
From the Augusta Sentinel
The Yankees have a great opinion OF
General Gilmore, who is now in command
OF the forces that are engaged against
Charleston.
He is considered very dangerous man
where forts and other works are to be re-
duced by artillery. He is a native of
Ohio, and, in 1874, graduated at West