The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-04-16
Attack on Charleston:


FIT. MoSROE, April The Rich.
mond Wing Of yesterday has the follow
ing highly exciting intelligence:
CnARLErToS, April lo.--The attack
on Charleston commenced to-day
Four iron Clads out of seven in the Yam.
kee fleet IRE engaged. The firing from
the fleet and from Fort Sumter and
MOultrie and Morris Island was very
heavy, The Ircnsides was hit and ran
ashore, bu! subsequently so! of and
was taken GU; of range. At TWO o'clock
in the afternoon, niue Monitors and the
lronsideG opened fire at the distance
Of 5000 yards. At halfpasttwo o'clock
the firing on both sides became inces.
santana was kept up until Eve O'Clock,
when it gradually diminished.
The FIRE Of the feet wau concentrated
on Fort Sumter. The lronsides and the
KeOkuk withdrew from the engagement
at four o'clock, apparently disabled.
Intense excitement prevails in this
city. Our Monitors have Just gone out
to take part In the fight. Our casual.
ties are one boy killed and five men bad.
ly wounded in Fort Sumter. Reports
from the other batteries nave not yet
come to hand.
WAsnIS0roN, April 1.-THE Rich.
mond Wing of Friday is received. Ii
gives the following further particulars
Of the attack on Charlcson:
"CAARLEsroN, April 8.--All is quiet
thus far. TIE people and troops are in
high spirits at the result Of yesterdays
fight.
The Keokuk is certainly sunk.
THE fighting between the iron cIads
and our forts W as chiefly at distance of
nine hundred yards.
"The Monitors cannot pass Fort Sum.
ter without coming within five hundred
yards Of our batteries.
"The impression is very general that
the enemy will renew the attuck after re.
pairing damages.
"Soven Monitors and the iron clads
still of the harbor.
'CuARLEsroE, pril S-Tbc latest in.
tclligence from the bar states that only
TWO of the iron clads have gone south,
leaving seven remaining besides the
Keokuk Which is sunk at about 900
yards from Morris Island. The Yankee
machine. called +he Devil. designed for
the removal Of torpe1oes, has foated
ashore and fallen in our hands. All is
quiet now, The enemy is constantly
signal zing, but no renewal Of the attack
is anticipated before to morrow. The
Yankees have been busy all day repair
ins damages.
"CHARLEsroN, April AL quiet
This morning, The Monitors are still in
sight. Yesterday evening many pieces
OF the Keokuk's furniture, w'th spy .glas
ses, &C., were washed ashore on Morris
I,land beach. Many of the articles
were covered with cloucd blooi, The
impression prevails OF our batteries that
the slaughter on board was terrible"
FoRrREss MoNRor, April l2--Thc
Mary Sanford arrived at Aloorhead on
Fiiay. from Charleston, with informn.
ton OF the entire attack, which common
ced at three o'clock, aud lasted five
hours.
The X okuk passed half mile above
Sumter where sac met obstluc ions, at
viii h time terrific firing vas kept up
on both sides, when she received a shot
that passed through her between wind
and water, from which she sunk IN eley
en- hours.
The Nahanl was within 200 yards Of
For; Sumter in the action, and received
a shell q, the junction Of the turret with
the deck. which prevented the turret
from revolving, rendering her useless
for the time The lron-sides received
one hundred and fifty shots, sustaining
20 damage further than starting few
bolts, the rest Of the feet is injured, and
hauled Of, the object Of reconnaissance
was accomplished, i. being TO ascertain
the locality of the distractions Our
entire loss was Two killed and seven
wounded.
As the Sanford lett, soma iron clads
were going TO blow up the Keokuk,