Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-30
THE EVENING STAR.
REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM CHARLES.
TON.

The Charleston Mercury SAYS thatdnrlng the
Early portion OF yesterday (Monday) morning
all WIS comparatively quiet on Morris Island.
About eleven O'Clock the land batteries opened
fire on Fort Wagner, and the Monitors and the
ironsloes again approached and spened Sc.
we're hre. This continued until two O'Clock,
when the bonn bardmcnt Became furious, the
reports being heard in quite as rapid success
sion as on Saturday. The furious cannonade
lasted Tor about one hour and a half, Fort Sum-
ter and Battery Wagner replying slowly. Fire
was also opened from new battery on James
Island.
tort Sumter got the range of the Ironsides,
and little before four she withdrew The
Monitors also hauled off, and for the remainder
of the evening the firing was at long and irreg-
ular intervals, coming chiefly from the enemy's
land batteries Some shots were fired at Fort
johnson and at the Shell Point battery. The
cas- uaiues in Battery Wagner yesterday were
tour killed and eleven wounded.
mortar fire was kept up on Battery Wag-
ner every few minutes during the night from
the battery near Graham's house
On Sunday morning IN enemy sent in flag
OF truce to ask permission to bury their dead,
whose bodies lay thickly strewn in the trench
and elsewhere in front of our works As twas
supposed that the chief object of this request
on The part Of the Yankee commander was TO
gain an opportunity to recOnnoiter our posi-
ton, the proposition was declined and the duty
OF burying the dead devolyed upon our own
men, and on Sunday no firing occurred.
The Courier says the body of Col. Shaw, of
the negro 5ith Massachusetts regiment, was
buried in a pit, under u layer Of two of his own
dead negroes.
Headquarters Department South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, Charleston, s. c., july Il,
ROCKVILLE the Commanding General regrets
that the enemy have succeeded in effecting a
landing on Morris Island, he acknowledges
with satisfaction the conduct of the troops in
their brave and prolonged resistance against
force largely their superior in number, and
he Is spt orally gratified by the spirit and sue
cess with W hich the garrison of Battery Wag-
nor ND ia or a 11.rovN Ia1
the assaults on that fortihcauon, as it gives
the assurance that he can rely upon the con-
duct OF botn officers and men TO check the pro-
BY command of Gen. BEAUREGARD.
THOMAS JORDAN, Chief of Staff.
The Charleston Courier says: The lombard
ment on Saturday, which lasted from morning
till night, was US terrific as incessant, fierce
as 1t is possible for one to conceive. The thun-
der of their guns, the booming OF the shells,
which burstad in myriads in and around Bat
terry Wagner. led us to suppose that the slaugh-
ter must be immense; and those least prone to
give way to respondent feelings looked on with
bianched cheeks, but compressed lips, and
feared the worst-fOr to those who witnessed
the bombardment from houses and the various
points OF observation, 1t seemed impossible
Tor any work put up of mortal man to stand
such a terrible and concentrated fire and pass
unscathed through such an ordeal But God
be praised, it did SO. Four men killed and
fourteen wounded, and the battery uniniured,
was the result of the bsmbardment, as severe
as they can possibly subject the battery to at
any time.
But in the hour OF yictory-in the day of re-
Joicing, with spirits lightened and hopes eIated
not without just cause, we must beware of ex-
treCes, and must take care that our feelings do
not betray our reason. Charleston may yet be
saved; but the danger is by no means over yet;
the enemy, foiied, repulsed, beaten back, though
he has been, is still clamoring at our gates
he still retains foothold on Morris Island,
whence, protected as he is by his gunboats, 1t
is almost impossible TO dislodge him. He has
come here determined to take Charleston, il
Gently taken prisoner Observed ilexpecting to
Neet with desperate resistance, expecting TO
have to fight as they have never fought vet
expecting 10 have to suffer hardships, yet de-
Iern.tuea to endure all. and to capture Charles.
ton if it is possible 10 do so.'
Is it reasonable TO suppose that he will be
contented after a few repSises 70 abandon the
game he has SO set his heart on winning, to re-
tire from position so threatening to us as
long as he retains it as a base for future oper-
ations :! it is foolish 10 suppose so for an in
slant. Charleston may be saved, must be
saved, will be saved; but much work is still
before us-more blood must be split, more lives
ere the "cloud that lowers upon our house,
, shall be scattered and dispelled by the well
come rays OF the returning sun.
THE TYRANNY OF SPOILED BABIEs.-What
monarch so absolute as spoiled baby, and who
would not rather live in garrison at the Dry
Tortugas than under the rule of one of those
little despotsI Mature tyrants sometimes
lent, dof their boots and spurs, and give 1ssa-
char a recess. But under the coral sceptre Of
the Nursery Autocrat there are no intermis-
sions for rest and refreshment. At dead of
night, when groWn-up oppressors sleep, your
unweaned Diayolo is up and doing. He pipes
his parent up for punishment half dozen