The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-15
PROGRESS 0FTAE war.
THE ATTACK on cHARLrsToN WAT THE YAl
KsKs THOUGHT ABOUT 1T.


THE ATTACK on cHARLrsToN WHAT TIE YAH'
ksEs THOUGHT ABOUT 1T.
The last papers f.on the Forth Show that ail
Yfaksedom wss oa tip.oe TO hcsr frcm Charleston.
3hsy boisser up tasie h,p.s By rehsarsns the In
tns,as araxmsnis trey ss1t against tie doomed
fct7." 1asy say they sent 81 guns espabis OF
throwing 232 psuzds Of !fcn Into the "reeei
works." Capt. Uadnta. Of sas steamer Fab kse,
tss srr.vsd Ia New York. He passed the Mcnitoss
ly.rs q Chsrie3ton. The Tribune seySi
Hsresa.ss sis.srssat ma5s 10 him By Osps.
&c wes Of tho spsuidips, United States transport
ssssuasr, or her way 81 Fortress Monroe frem
Chariesoa, TO the .ct that the Monitors wsrs at
Holth Edsto Is.sr6, and that ths rest OF the dssS
were iy log abrosss OF Tie bar OF Cherisatou hArbr
Capt. Eowes also reported that the offcerY Of the
Il sss wer. when be pass;d them, ASSEMBLED GA
bosrd dm;Yai pupont'B Gagshir, where they ware
apparently In consultation. This was On bssufdsy,
Uaot Howss noticed th.t Iort Sumter pfessakd
al ucusus! appearane. sad a. nSs Sc S ~ cooa eis
On the top Of tie fort, in which tasre seemed to b
one large gun mounted 1t suppoeed that the
armament Of shis turret Will be tRsed to discharge
piur g1 & shot sgalnst tho xonlsoEs when ascend.
Ing tue nhroos towards Charleston.
4 correspoa sens Of tbs Few York Eo.ains
Post writes fem Baltimore. Wsanssdsy, April
s;h:
a 6eGuem4Q WIJ ut1 lIsS koAO0+U mere fE0o1
Port Roya;, by way Of fortress Honroe. gives
Us como ally ineEegting particulars In refereace
ts tie movements against Charleston. MY Inform
ant isft Port Keysl on thu norrh OF Saturday,
Ee,riy ell ths .rOeps lad io!t pri7s to his dspsr.
tars for North klisio Inlet, eigesssn miles from
UhsEsestc1, WhsEs iSWAs undsxstood they yfould
remain for soma days: awaiting tas sstioa c1 nu.
pert Can Hunter left Post EoJai On the Sd, Ia
Il .eaner Raa Dsscrt
Yhe ir,n o!ads had ai. left for thslf destination
aud nae at OF them weie tE Charleston On Sunday.
Ia addition 20 the Goasoss. seyera, other vessels
ofuer were lying CT shs harbos. The Ironsidss
was prepared sor action her spars erd rigging
hsd bssn taken Gcwn, ard nothing renamed ex.
posed bat irSn, The rest Of ,hs d,et were also
esd to hs ready scr ca immediate assault which
/. WAS believed wJa,d take phase Immediately.
EhenG IF Conriss.oa, t1s Spauldiag. upon witch
ny iafornls7t was passenger wss boarded by an
cti ,sT Q: the stssiner Hsxy Sanford wac reported
that 3 number OF aIklis hai b. te1 thrown as Pert
Sumter In order to tsst she rscgs Of guns hu:
besond tbis 20 den. ns.ratt, q had bsen made Tia
usnlOs. enthusiaSn NRs msnIfs s,ed ~ shs officers
en- OF tire ct ant 10 fsg5t AZ all uos fe.t
10 the reent 81 The eaSGgtm.nt &d@otfsi Dul oas
was saia 30 Lar iste iai~rmsaon az to the actual
CONDITION OF the bsl ofs and atksr defsnses, s1d
~as also precisely informed ~ TO tas pec1harites
OF the barber sxp:or iiccs os which h..o Eesn H.
dus.noS:Iy Eiaie ucdsr aoFsr OF night foe sonas
weeks past X Wa laid st. AirisrAi Wo1l1 make
tie James Adeer bis fa5 ship. but would % Into
seSion cn the ironai!ss
s:te- tss ezcit ka1 been e.rnmenesd On he hRs.
bos dsteoces wren tho rebels would he sss sb,e to
Ell formidable rt3is alce 20 our gdvaucs than
they won;d b, were the land fo cs TO t4Ae the Isl
iiative.
tremecdous xoIcslon tcox place IA tie ksrbof
Of Ck krlsston, f.w Goss Size, csusi1g o jsr.irg
sensation to the vbei. ciosEAeing sqcs3ton slS
miles If. II it supposed % have bssu premature
explosion Ct soIae submarine torpedo
The Eew York 2fsss Of fslda2, oon .zlns ths
followzg gratifying intelligence:
Tia Uailsd S:s:.I steamer Sumssr J. r. Wiz.
stes.e-, Icin5 Mister Gem Gaa.dDy. hsnc, ca the
$50 nit to7 Per: Royal. 8. o., has re!ussf In Gis
tr- ss the ieit this po:s On t;s SD uit 10. Fc.t
Eoyai, s. c. but sus aiarg SONS damsss to tks
machinery, m. inso E.uptcn aoads 70. reosics.--
Shs sailed thsnce shs Is: ast.. ts guiay 80 pre-
eas3 on the roys gs Win the s1bsi arins battery Al:
Ggstor in :c~, ard :som the 30 ~ the Oh iust ex.
peEi.zCsd sncosssi,. # gale. and gdcrs which
we're sla.cs. unparalleled in severity. Acting Eu.
sisn eaa'son, and r. sssGeT:ck Wsr, ordinary sea.
man. :-ogs ws.hed overheard aaj hsc ha.ches,
bJ.:s, buinaskg aud the scbms fiae battery Ali
ga.o:. wcro lost. The Sumter Alp sprung lskk,
sni spstsinsi considerable damsse 10 her mt.
ctiaery Tor three days her officers and crew had
cn.y ssra h:scai 70 ess; but they ucdaantsd.y
tolisd cn, and bS their 3. Ill and rnremisslng labor
Eavsu ike Vessa