Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-07-29
FROM CHARLESTON.

ne eueWy was very quiet LnuTsuuy.-
The Ironsides, Monitors, gunboats aud
mortar boats, remained all day in their po-
sition without fifinga gun. 1t is supposed,
however, that the Yankee troops are ener-
getically eogaged digging dirt, throwing up
new earthworks, mounting guns, &c.
In reference to our own preparations it
would not be prudent to speak, but we may
safely soy that if the Yankees count on hav'
ing their own way to operate in, unmoles.
ted, they will find themselves, ere long,
bitterly disappointed. They will hardly
try another assault on Battery Wagner, but
will probably attempt to feel their way up
gradually.
Gems. Beauregard and Gilmore have ar.
ranged, under flag of truce, for an exchange
of the wounded on both sides. About l50,
or as many as can be safely sent away, will
take their departure from the Queen street
Hospital this morning. The steamship
Alice has been chartered to take them to
the feet. They are to be turned over to
Admiral Dahlgren, who will at the same
time return number of our wounded into
the hands ofthe flag officer Courier, 24M.
The enemy's inaction on Thursday was
succeeded by warn, work yesterday morn
ling. At ten minutes after 5 O'Clock, o
cannonade far heavier thar any that has
beea heard since Saturday last was opened
from theenemy's feet and Morris Island
batteries against Battery Wagner. The
feet, consisting Of the 'frigate Ironsides, five
monitors and nineteen other vessels, chiefly
gun.boats and mortar boats, steamed inside
the bar. The irou:clads approached within
l,200 yards of our battery. Besides these
rs vessels, there were during the day some
ten or twelve sail outside the bar.
The bombardment, while it lasted, equal
led in severity any which the defenders Of
Battery Wagner have thus far SO gallautly
sustained. Between 6 and 7 O'clock, the
reports averaged fully twenty per minute,
and, as the conflict proceeded, the harbor
mists, dissipated by the rising sun, were
succeeded by the heavy clouds Of white
smoke which went drifting from the scene
of battle along the Eastern horizon. The
return fire Of Battery Wagner was sufi-
cently regular to show that the iron storm
had not unnerved the arms nor dismayed
the hearts Of the resolute men who form the
garrison. The bombardment continued
with undiminisbed yigor until about 9 O..
clock, when a. truce, which had been pre-
viously arranged, with view to the ex-
change of wounded prisoners, caused sus.
pension of further hostilities. Our loss du.
ring the terrible sheliing to which our men
had been subjected for four hours was TWO
killed and eight wounded.
During yesterday aftaraoop, a slow fire
was kept up by the enemy upon Battery
Wagner. The Yankee gun.boats in Little
Folly River were also shelling James Is
land promiscuously.
Fort Sumter and Battery Gregg were:
firing occasionally last night up to the hour
at which this paper wasput to press. They
were probably annoying the Yankees on
Morris Island.-Mercury, 25M. -. (.
CHARIEsroN, July 25.-There was reg.
ular firing from Fort Sumter and. Battery
Wagner at the Yankees on Morris Island
all last night and continued to.day-Fort
Sumter, Cummings Point, Shell Battery,
and battery on James Island participa.
ting !; Battery Wagner not firing to-day
The Yankees occasionally respond from
their batteries on Morris Island and the
monitors. The Ironsides is lying outside,
and took no part in the enlightenment to-day.
The firing was directed on the Yankees on
Morris Island. They have two batteries
there, and are Strengthening their position.
No casualties reported to-day. One moni.
torarrfsed to-day, makingiu all six.