The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-09-10
Bombardment of Bastcriss Greggand
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daring which the enemy e deiipyed 10
have been assiduoisly employed in prs;
I',irations, the Yankee ileet about fiyc
o'clock Saturday morning recemmencel
the l'ombanlmep, Of batteries Gregg.
and Wagner. ;. Since that time. the fire
upon the batteries especially upon the
.stannch fertilization, Wagner and its
heroic garrison, has been terrific and
incessant, being kept up by tho Iron,
sides, six monitors, four. mortar hulks.
from three to four land batteries, the
tenemy's fiiie pits and several pieces
of light artillery put in position in an
advances battery about one. bua,retl
yards from Wagner, aud bea,iitll?s, upon
iis sea face. Most of-the shets and
shells from this terrible and gaiing fire
were poured into Wagner. 's,- -, s
TEo bombardment: was commenced
by the lronsides opening n heavy fire
upon battery Waguery as. heretoiore,
frequently discharsiug whole broad
sides. 3. = 80,
- Tho fire from the fleet was more ac-
curate Dlan usual, ihe caln weather Ca
voring tho moveunanis OF the vessels,
there being scarcely more tlrau II slight
ripple uIon the surface of the water.
Batteries Wagner and Gregg return
ed the fire Of the Ironsides With spirit,
making some splendid shots and stIils>
ing her frequently. The balls, howev.
;e,, seereed to rebound without inflic,iug
amy serions damage.
At The slime time our James. Island
batteries, Sinlkins, Cheves and Haskell,
kept mp rapid and well directed fire
on hrp ene,ns's. land. batteries, while
Fort Moultrie and Battery Bee, on Sui.
Ivan ) Island, oPenad heavy fire on
one of the Monitors which had round-
ed Cummings Point and commenced
throwing shell al Fort Sumter, with an
occasional ihotat battery Gregg. The
monitor ceased firing after an hours
work and hauled off, leaving tile Iron.
sides 10 continue the fight.
Daring Saturday river steamer was
observed busy dn,ing thelnoSpinS trans.
porting o,dnance stores from vessels of
tho coast and landing them at Oyster
Point. On Saturday afternoon large
body of Yankee inGantry were seen
moving along the beach back Ct Folly
Island toward Eghhouse Inlet. They
we've observed MAJ ching in line l.r com
panv, and fully forty-,lree companies
counted while passing one point, and
they were then still crmin@.
The bVmbardnent Was continued
du'iIlg' Saturday might with unabated
vigor br The troHsides. Our casualties
for tlc first day up to 5~o'eioct, were
reported at one hundred killed and
wound.d, mostly The latter, aud many.
OF .hem slight.
Eelweru and 9 o'clock Sunday
morning, the enemy were reported ap-
proachlng our hat,etieS through Light
House Creek in barges, evidently for
the purpose Of making an infautly as.
sault. They attempted 10 effect hand
i"g in the rear Of Battery Gregg. bui
our batteries together with Fort Moul.
Tic opened upon them such IA destruc-
tive fire OF grape. canister, she'll and
| muskc'ry, rs TO check their rrug,es.
and div them back. The enemy fail
ed entirely 10 effect n landing, and H.,
piercing cries and shieks heard bv GU
men rs the barges moved oil told plain
y that they had suffered seyereIy.-
While ihis was going on, three or fou
OF the monitors opened again on Sum
ter and Mouitrie.. The latter espond
Fed, and the c;.nnonading was LITERAL,
deafemng, shaking the houses in lh,
city. With many tho impression wa
that the enemy was again sheIIing th,
city. During the whole of this heavy
firing our fore 5 at the batteries wen
all prepared, anticipating au assault.
For nearly two hours it WAS one in
cessant roar Of cannon and mu.ketry
I Early Sunday morning G mont ors AN,
the lronsides again advanced in line o
! batllc. Oft Cummings Point, and open
ed fire upon Battery Wagner, the pla
cid. waters enabling Them TO make ever,
shot and she'll tell upon the devoted
battery. Forts Moultric AMI batter,
Bee replied, and the engagement WA
kept up with great spirit Tor about tw,
! hours. Two Of the monitors left pro
ceeding southwark. Tho firing Of th
fleet gradually ceased, the land bate
ries continuing the IRE without inter
mission. ~. ...-.. q
After this severe bombardment th,
Heet made no further demonstration
huntil last evening, when another fCrc
caunonade was opened on our batteries
the result Of which we had NOT iear ne,
up TO a late hour.
Our casualties. during the whole c
this Tremendous bombnrdment, are Ie
ported; 10 be between enc hundred An,
! 'ifty killed and wounded at Batter
! Wagner, aud between thirty and fort
at Battery Gregg. The battery -,i,se
Under this terrible fro ha, suffered TO
considerable extent. ~: . o.. ..
Some of the wounded were bro ugh
over Friday nightann Saturday morn
ing. Several boats with the %eande
were also expected TO arrive laseEla
I night and this morning.
| After the bombarament F,ilay