The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-08-26
Terrific Bombardment.

~" We nave anticipated for some time
The enemys feet inside the bar, consistn o
OF the lronsides, six monitors and from
thirteen to fifteen gup-bouts and mortor
boats, opened a terrific fire Monday morn.
ing. During last week. the fleet took but
very little part in the daily firing between
the land batteries, but were observed 10 b,
actively employed at times apparently in
receiving supplies and making arrangements
Tor another regular attack.
Iae bombardment commenced about 4
o'clock a. NJ, the lronsidrs and the moni.
tors firing very heavily on batteries Gregg
ana wagner. and the enemy's land batteries
playing upon Fort Sumter.
Our batteries responded effectively, al.
most every shot striking some one Of the
iron c'ads. and compelling them 10 change
their position repeatedly.
Between 10 and 1 o'clock, the Iron sides,
sx monitors and six gun. boats engaged
fort Sumter, the Irousides and monitors
rounding Cummings' Point and taking po.
siion not more than three quarters ofa
mile from Sumter. The latter withheld il.
nfs until the Vessels got within the short.
est range possible. When close up. the
lori bred, every shot striking and taking ef
feet on the advanced monitors and the Iron
tho vessels from Battery Gregg. The enc.
my finding il wss too hot for them, . sic.
nal vas made. and about hal! past u the
vessels moved off, one Of the monitors /, i.
believed 10 = crippled condition.
Before the feet got ou, far, the flag OF
tho Ironsidss WIS seen at half mas,. and
shortly after the fngs Of the other vessels
seemed to answer that Of the Iron nsidr,. and
were also displayed at half mast. This il
supposed ~ have been caused by the death
Of some prominent officer on board the At.
tacking vessels. The firing OF the enemv's
land battery upon Fort Sumter coptio ued
without iuternission after the fleet LEFT
The Ironsides and two monitors renew .d
the engagement with Fort Sumter for a
short time in the afternoon.
Notwithstanding the severe fire TO which
the fort was subjected. We learn that the
damage is very slight 10 comparison, and
will be quickly repaired. Batteries Gregg
and Wagner sustained no serious injnry.~
Monday afternoon. the enemy, il il reported
directed the firing Of their land batteries.
and one gun boat against our batteries ON
James Island. but with " hat result We we.e
unable to ascertain.
Our casualties Of Monday, considering
the terrible ordeal through which the fort
and batteries passsd, are very few, number.
log some eight or nine killed, and from
thirty todorty wounded. Fort Sumter bao
one man killed and thirteen wounded-
Among the latter are Capt Julius Rhett,
Lieut.. Middleton and Lieut.. Johnson slight.
". a quartsrma.tsr's sergeant lost the
fingers Of one hand.
On Morris Island, we learn seven vera
Killed and twenty. four wounded. At bat.
terry Wagner, Capt. ,Wampler. Of the Corps
OF Engineers. Corp. Eugene Baker, and Pri.
va;e Ogier Martin. OF the Calhoun Guards.
OF this city, we're killed. The two latter.
and Private Campbell King, Of the same
company, were loading a gun, when . shell
from the lronsidss exploded on their piece,
killing Baker and Martin /; aud woundinp
King. Csptsin Miles, we learn, was also
knocked from the psrapet into the ditch,
but recovered very soon. and resumed his
position.
The wounded, together with the bodies
Of the killed, were expected by steamer last
evening. The firing between the land bat.
teries is still kept up slowly Charie,ton
Courier, lsh.