The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-13
THE FIGHT ar CHARLESTON.
ADDITION. L PARTiCULARg


hsye bssn credited tis seomrt Snbiiahsd en- Eass,
dsy) has seras further paTticaiars Ct :as nsvA
Eight there. TIE scking Of tbs Ksokuk has Al
ready been Published Sy Telegraph. The Cexr.s,
ssyss
The Keokuk wss one Of The most p,we-ful Of
her clazn and nsF losg win be Q staggering blow to
the sasmy. she was built lass sSyiny and sum
mes, In accordance with plans farnishsd By Mr.
Whit0ey, IN iron meFchAns Of Nsw York, and wsa
said 70 b lmpervious to the largest shot OF shsl
capable Of being throws from the most 10, mldabls
forsinsaiicn Hse armament consisted Of two NJ
tssn inch Dah,sfens-one in eaeh tuust Thus
ends cos OF the boaa.ed iuvulnerAble aset, which,
it has long bsen truMsstsd forth eoal1 MT bs
FINK, but w5ud delao.isa and uirs oct every ing
that their pro8ress. TIE resEl, so fsr, hss
eia.sa our people, and given the hlghaa. astisfac.
tion to our military com,nsrds:s Whistler it viii
provo as 1ally satisfactory 10 tha e1smy -smss,s
10 % sesn.
1t ia known that Esvyal others Ct ihs feet, s.:d
10 have Essa te2 In n1U5er, that z6e the attack,
wsrs severely iejased. We learn from g,oj s1.
thcEity that the distance OF the Monitors fTo Fort
6uutc<, during ths engagement, was no. cyss eisat
hurGftd yards. The steamer Paseae was the ,esSer,
and not the Keokuk as at frnt reported. TIE lat
tor is said TO Eavo been TIE LEST to cams into ns
end the last SoiSG oct.
seven of the Heni.ors aud the Irs ns;des were
Etpnisi ss hsaGGuarsers a. st:m icside the haz
"Wednesday morning. later report N tia .iter-
noon tistsd: TIA. snsso veseels had gone ouaiae.
sou.h, apparently bound to Port 1oyal. It was
thought iAsy ssmx;ned insids daring tie nign: and
following morning to render assigtance to res Ksc-
k1k bat fading ali thes efforts 10 save hsr ussiess
sney abandoned her aud LETT "a ABOVE statsa. In
the evening, however, the seven turrtt,d monsters
re sp3s2red, and 1t Is believed they had usrely
gone round to Stooo to avoid the htAvy blow that
prevailed a. tAs bar during ,hs sfsssnoon.
The ncndescrirt, or ~ Ankee Dsvt," fer clear.
ing the channel, was washed ashars on Mcrri.'s
1sisnd yesterday, and 10 now Ia our posssfsi11.-
Is IS described ~ IN old ecOwliAe vessel, ra.nt.d
red, with long protrudirg besk ana jutiirg iron
p:oags Or clxws, intsnosd for the removal ssd
Dn,s.ing OK torpedoes. II was a.saches 70 tas Pas.
safe, the isasins vessel and managed by her daring
the engagement
ltn aiso reported that two OF the email boats
belonging to the Kcokuk h.ve been secured by cor
men on Ao.1is's Island 1t II hardly probable that
;he Enemy, sf.es a.a i.ju-ise aad exyeT.en5s re.
eeived In ihs esisek nt Tuesdsy viii 30 ready %.
another .lial very soon IL st ALL especially In tns
same d,feo:.ca.
I'll cnrioas 0. medicines OF uv. that ~. aou,.
z.2Ads1s Ge.s. Seaurag2rd snd Ripley, Col. Ins.s,
L.sus.- Col. Yates and nearly sn the garrison OF
FOR: Spn!ar. w5Ts The sa1ae msa who wsre the
chief soi0rS IL the b!oodlssa reduction Of Fort Gum
tor In rrI!, 1901, snd WHO have % glociously
and sgfuliy rstel ed finn dasle stt&ck ,u
te.s famous for tssss while IN tssir kesFiug
No sdaitional news was received fron, Eteno.
The nunbSr OF vessels reported inside was sboat
thirty.
xhs heavy G-ies hear: early ia tse n,o-a;ns snd
asec IA tie nesnonu IL bslisved to have teen pfkc.
tiAinE gtthe bAftegisS
The following notice Arpskzsa In tho Charleston
papers u Tuesday:
ghs General commanding having notiaea the
JOm8s onsf5 fSc ths city II Ch.rte ssJn tuaI is il
OK reIslJ desifEbls thai all oombetAutS shs ud
be re1.cved ~ speedily es pts.it.e in view CT the
threatened attack upon cur cit7, noties is hereby
Given to ell those who are not able to p.ssiapste
In tho 6efsuoe OF ths city that transportation viii
b furnished them q. tkis Office, zadsr the p:ovi-
ioas 0; tie orcio axlce OF the Etats free tickets
will be ssued to these In indiSens circumstances,
1t is earnestly eujoined sron tho women aud chis
d:ea of our city to comply vi hsus delay with tbs
req aair.msEt, or otherwise they may bs subj eoted
10 Al :hs cslarai:isa OF siege AID Assault bJ bsu
sal eusUY.
s1suiL Y. 9uPr;R. Tor Commlsslansrs
Che Cos,iv, Of .As lcsh, s,ys:
Six aonitors ana the Ironzids3 were stiu inside
tte bar up to EhIrsdxy eyening-ro ,1Att1isi
change kavlas been MADE in thsir p 2sitioEs.
Another ncndsGcrint, or Yankee Usvii, 0o 9 "
having tho appearance Of = largo ra;s, about $50
fee. long, wish saasts and riSs:ns, came up to The
bar 'sat evening. EetIing poaittvI could ts assez.
tsi.ei as to its real Sasrsatsr.
re sMoks siacs VI the Keosa ak can be plainly
ssen ko.S !Ae city ebovA tte water, abcu: q ,ue
ard t.Y from tbs beach. tevsra. z-iic:ss cff fur
niIa.e end nth.r sNs:ts from tie wreck k.ys Eesn
washed ashors, an ncrs og ieas covssSG v.l bicod.
ShAy sre Ia pos.aEsiou OF cur forces en- Ecris'a
IelaSd. 1t was slro epor.ad fAss the sey s,sAs 6.
ths wrecked Maniior had been PICS Cd W, sui Ia
co:. l.. pos.ssz.oa OF Col. as.ssna, eanmaasng Oh
Ecrfis's Island
No special movements ii tho enemy were 90
sesv4ols.
Ghe fe;i; Wig ass c6sciai dispatches Of Gsss-s'
H.auresesd, pehliaaed L tie Chaz,a=. papers:
GER. g:ACRKGAiD to TIE TROOPS.
HEAL QUARIEPs,
Department OF E. o.. Ca, ana Fla.
Chsr!essoa. q O.. april 10, 1863 }
l6saeral Orders No SOL
en..uaec 10 ths troops she following joius rssoau
ticas unauimousy adopted By the L. gisi.1uee ei
tie Etese Of Gou.n Carolina:
"Rs.alued That the General Assem- bly, Espcse,
0nbaundsd ccpedsIcs il ths ebiiisy sna fkih ol
.ce Commanding .c-cni Of this Dep irtmers and
With ihs blessing OF God, 70 defend oas beloved
city and to coat Easx Gus vindi,iivs f.a..
"lesotced, That bis Exosliensy the Guvsr1o. bs
instructed 70 eomnan.csse this resolution to Cen
RGauys5ard"
goldefs tho eyes Of your eountrymsu are noN
termed upon 3ou the eve OF the second ami
vsrs,ry Of The 9Th Of April. 1861, when ths seve-
rcisety Of tae State o; 6o1th Carolina sri
rmpaassi, vind.estsd within tbs hasbos whca evs
# :hs Tn ins.-ihs ssrffyea ridaltd wreck ef ID.
ioa ualad Ksoank-Ae2 b 1s3 sssd;ut9rz forced
TO retire beyond the range Of our Eucs. have in
spifed confidence in the country tina: our ultimate
success viii be- consSlste. An iasstlGahsy precious
charge has bssa soaA4sd to yopr Keeping, with
every reliance On ) oar mar hood and enduring ps
ts2otism.
By command Of General Bsaurssard
(SRuea) THos. JORDAN, O1isf of Staff
Cfteisl: JoAs II. 0tey, A. A. q.
CAARLrsTcH, April 9. 10 A. H.-Enemy hAl
not cems up to TINA; appears ssEsAsd for pxseent
Charleston ladies' seens 70 thiak city safe. Nsvel
have assu 10 many before On Bstt.Ty.
q. y. kBAURKoARD.
FROM The 1AsTEEN SHoRE cofrsspoode
OF the Baltimore Aasyiean furnishes thEt pspel
with an account Ct disSasslon at AtcoHaao OouSt
Hnnsa Va. IN iLa afl;h nIk hsiMAeo LaesnA EHgSl