The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-18

A correspondent of the New York Ti,lcs, writing
at Morris Island the 9Th inst, says, OF the bon,-
bardmrnt:
The fire from the Union guns clunn b. eNrclIcd
in accuracy consequently, effectiveness. ! have
sat hour after hour watching the properties strike
against some selected pnitiuH of the mass and have
been astnnishsti AT she number of successful Shors
made within u given length of time. ont Of
seventy lpnr successive shots discharged from one
battery, sixty tnuh effect at the desired point The
same compliment can he extended tO thc guunerS
OD the monitors. They have done immense cNecvs-
ton, especially s'RCc they have taken M advanced
position. spontaneous cheer arose fyurR group
ot officers and men, at Cummings FONT, day be-
fore Yesterday, ut seeing sin solid shots fall almost
simultaneously among party Of tour rebels, while
cndeavoring to raise the flag staff which had been
knocked away an hour previous. Four of the
shots from the land batteries, and two from
the monitors II is fair to predict that the men did
not escape injury, the attempt to raise the flag
was not renewed till early thr next morning. Since
then the Nag has again been sh1 away, making a
number of seven times within the past eight days.
The enemy 5 6rc has been irregular and feeble
throughout the post week. On Monday, the day
we rcSuTaSJ an active bCmbaldmrnt he replied
with considerable determination, but his vim dicd
out with the close of tlrc day. For two DAYS only
one shot was hrcd nc Wagner.
Monday night, one Of the boldcst feats Of the
siege was performed by Captain fcTrs, of the En-
fans Pcrdu Regiment. Accompanied hy two
Others, who acted as rnwcrs, the captain took u
boat and passed up Lighthouse Greek to the BAY,
and then cautiously felt his way To sumter He
reached the debris uupcrceiycd by those above.
and was IN the act of climbing to more elevated
| point, when some bricks, used as a purchase for
| his feet, gave way, causing noise which alarmed
the sentinel. who aroused the cntirc garrison. The
captain comprchcndcd his imminent position, and
succeeded in returning to his boat. In pushing on,
! the rebels were enabled TO Judge Of his where
aboutS from tho souul OF tie oars, and fifty ol
| them discharged their piccvS at him, but the hul-
} lets fell harmcssly ir the water. Himself and
/ assistants arrived safely at Cummings Point.
! y rebel, whH recently deserted from Sumter
| states that tho place is occupied, during the day
by the small force ot twcntv-h five mon. At O'Clock
at night the force is Increased to five hundred who
| remain till O'Clock next morning, and then retire
with the exception of twenty hveS who relieve those
| IN duty the preceding iav. TN one occa sion, las
wreck, u Single shot Killed and wounded eleven old
ut the twenty-five, Every shot that is aimed at
the tort creates the widest coust9rnatnu The
men fly hither and thiihcr, and often, in their cx
tremr haste IN seek cover, become confused an,
take tn the most hazardous nonks for safety. Tho
people ot Charleston, having recover q SOMcNha
from the fright ocCASiuncd hv tho hSt administer
ing of Greek tire, trarlullv alarmed at tn
three succeeding shells thrown into the city from
Fort Putnam, the 26th ult. The probable fat
Of the city is hvIng discussed with great earnest
ness, ami numerous fdmllicS have their Co,Sls an,
chattcls packed Gvr ~ dire emergency.