The Shasta courier., 1863-04-18
RAsrERn INTELLIGENCE.

the 9th, reports thai at Hilton lied, On the
Sd, she saw the Nahant repairinG She re-
parted that she had 500 shots fled at her
from the rebelbatteries at Charles y harber,
but was not seriously injured. some of
the rivets had been started from sSe turret,
which prevented her guns from vbrking to
advantage. She was within 10Q yards Of
Fort Sumter in the action. She r}eeived one
shot at tho junction of the turrd with the
deck, which prevented the turret fpm revolv-
ing, rendering her useless for the5me The
Ironsides received SO shells and sletained no
damage other than starting few bolts The
most Of the feet were uninured. They haul
ed of, the object Of the expedition being &C
|complished, which was to ascerRin the To-
cality of the distractions. Our 1ntfre loss
was 2 killed and Is wounded. zI.
New York, 1S.-The followfn4 dispatch
has been received here: -
Fortress Monroe,= =ffeettih.@f 81 ~ through
the feet off Charleston on Thursd@s, at A.
NJ. The weather was clear anqpdeasant.
The Monitors were ranged along 3he beach
off Cummings Point. All werein good or
der as regards further movements Reports
were conflicting. 1t was positivell stated by
the pilot who boarded US that the Monitors
had withdrawn over the bar; tat further
action for the present wa4 us;,s-..tis... 4 An
officer of the james Adjar, who boarded the
U. S. steamer, says that the engagement will
be renewed about the 10th, aud that the Ad-
miral expressed his belief in our success. We
left the feet at noon, and when about 25
miles north heavy firing was heard. As the
steamer left the iron clads were going to
blow up the Keokuk.
Washington, April 12th.-The steamer
Flambeau arrived with dispatches from Ad-
miral Dupont for Government From othor
than official sources it is ascertained that the
vessels composing the feet advanced upon
Charleston in the following order: Weehau-
ken, Passaic, Patapsco, and Ironsides, the
flag ship, with Admiral Dupont and staff on
board; next followed the Katskill, Nauga-
tuck, Nahant and Keokuk. In this order
they proceeded to the main channel, arriving
within about 100 yards of the main forts.
The Ironsides became u1manageable, owing
to the tide and the narrowness of the chan
mel. She was therefore obliged to drop an
chor to prevent drifting ashore. Owing to
these circumstances, it was signaled tha. the
Ironsides could not regulate her motions, and
the remainder of the squadron continued on
their course, and soon came within range of
the rebel forts. From all points distractions
in the channel, from Fort Sumter to Fort
Moultrie. interfered with the progress of our
ships. In consequence of this, and the posi-
tion of the Ironsides, the space for maneu-
vering being only from 500 to 800 yards wide,
the vessels were obliged to prepare at once
to engage the forts and adjacent batteries
A signal had been made for action, at half
past o'clock, P. NJ, by the Ironsides, but
the rebels previously opened fire On the lead
ing vessels. The combat is represented to
have been in the highest degree 5exciting,
presenting fearful scene-fre belcliing from
all points of land and water, there being a
continuous roar of cannon. In the the course
of thirty or forty minutes the Keokuk, being
in sinking condition, was obliged to with
draw from the FIRE, and seek anchorage be-
low the range of the enemy's guns. A few
minutes afterwards all the vessels Withdrew,
| at signal from the flag ship. it bein. deem
impracticable to continue further hosti!ities
The Keokuk was within 500 or 600 yards of
Fort Sumter, and was completely raldled.
She was struck from all Tic batteries within
range ut least 90 times in 80 minutes The
shot was from rifed cannon of the heaviest
callibre. Captain Rl,ind, her commander,
received concussion on the leg and vas
slightly lamsd, twelya msn were wounded
together with Acting Eassn Mcintosh. who
had charge of ono gun. His injuries are
supposed to be fatal. Mex. morning, finding
it impossible to save the vessel Captain Rhind
called tug, which took ali his men IA board
A few minutes afterwards the Keokuk sunk
The persons belonging to the ship lost all
their private effects. On Wednesday the
squadron remained at anchor in the channel.
1t is said that the number of men in our feet
is only about 1900, with 80 guns, while the
enemy is reported to have at least 800 guns,
the best in the world. The injuries to our
vessels, excluding the Keokuk, are represen-
ted to be ofsuch character as will require
but short time for repairs. The casualties
among our men are remarkably few, inclu-
ding one killed and three wounded on the
Nahant. None of the batteries fred upon
our vessels until they reached the vicinity Of
the main forts.
Franklin, Tenn, 12th.-All is quiet in
this vicinity. Van Dorm has fallen back two
miles south of Spring Hill. He manifests no
disposition to make another attack.
Murfreesboro, 12.-Passengers hence to
Nashville were captured at South Antioch on
Friday afternoon, by 500 rebels. nine cars
burnt, the mails, and nearly $50 passengers,
including 80 suffers and some soldiers of the
Tenth Michigan were captured. The guard,
with 33 rebels in charge, made stout fight.
They lost six killed and dozen wounded.
The rebels lost like number.
Louisville, 13th-The rebels captured, with
the train at Antioch, on Friday, a large
amount of money belonging to the South.
They robbed the passengers of all they had.
The same party went to the Cumberland riv-
er and fred into freight train for this city,
destroying the engine, a cannon ball having
gone through her boiler.
Fortress Monroe, 18th. The steamer
Spaulding, from Morsehead City, N. c., yes
terday, arrived. No communication had been
received |at Newbern from Gen. Foster since
Wednesday night, when 1000 troops at
tempted to reach Washington, N. c., from
Newbern. They were driven back, on We'd
nesday, eight miles, with loss of so men,
Last accounts from Gen. Foster state that the
rebels had..sen in three flags of truce forbim
to surrender.
Headquarters Army of Potomac, April u
"A refugee who left Richmond on Tuesday,
says that the bread riot was witnessed by
him. 1t caused the greatest CONSERVATION
among the authorities. The women, heads
of families and working classes were really
starving, having been compelled to submit
by threats. Every precaution was being ta-
ken to prevent its effects on the troops, who
were very clamorous in demanding that their
families should be fed.
New York, April 15th-A special Wash
ington dispatch says, A report is current
in English circles that Secretary Seward sent