Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-26
THE OPERATIONS AGAINST CHARLESTON.

NORRIS ISLAND, Is. CO. Nov 49, 1863.
Yesterday Charleston again sheed, making the
third time that city has been subjected to direct fire
since the commencement of the siege. The shells
thrown from Battery Putnam formerly Gregg, and
bered altogether twenty nineteen of which
to explode striking the buildings They percus
sion shells The result of the bombardment is not known
to but satisfied that large number of shells
could not be exploded in the thicky settled portion of
Charleston without causing considerable damage
FURIOUS CANNoNADE BY THE ENEMY.
At one o'clock Monday morning the garrison at Put.
assaed by the most furious cannonadDg that the
enemy has at any time bestowed upon it, Forts John
son and Moute, and minor batteries James aud
Suvans Islands engaged. The firing lasted about
one hour, and was scarcely replied to by guns The
firing lasted about hour and scarcely replied toby
our guns The enemy used mortars chiefly Sullvans
Island His object in breaking out spasmodcay at
that hour is not clear u.s. unless for
the purpose Of covering attack Putnam. Another
reason is assigned that the enemy could not relieve the
garrison at Sumter without first divertng FIRE from
that fort No damage was sustained by us.
As to the matter of regainng any portion of Morris
leland the enemy will be convinced if he hazards trial
that such an event impossible. Every assaabe point
is fortified to formidable extent, and most scrupu7us
caution observed both day and night by those guard
Immediately succeeding the artillery attack on Monday
morning. all the troops the island ordered into
ne thoroughly equipped and prepared to resist any
gression of the soil by the enemys forces.
THE MONITOR LEHIGH AGROUND
At nearly the same time the enemy opened Putnam
the monitor Lehigh got aground of Suvan's Island at
point well in toward Fort Mouitne The Lehigh, in
nexion with other monitor and two small boats had
been ordered to do picket duty in the harbor but in
maneeuvrng about to get desirable position the Lebgh
approached too near the Sulvan's Island shore and
grounded At daylight the enemy observed the situation
and opened brisk FIRE from Moulte, Beauregard, and
the water batteries the Lehgh to which the monitor
replied with all the vgor possible. The Lehgh however
could not get afoat it low water and it began
look rather gloomy for her future history when three other
monitors wet up to her assistance
The firing was then maintained by the four monitors
the enemys works regularly but not rapidly till nearly
noon, when the Lehgh got afoat the high tide She
came out with five or six OF her wounded and her.
self disabled as to require trip to Port Royal for
pairs The Ironsides had been ordered to join the mont
tors in the afternoon, but the order revoked
as it was discovered that the Lehgh free During
the engagement with the monitors the enemy did not lose
sight of works Morris Island, and at intervals of
twenty or thirty minutes sent wedrected she'll
The release OF the Lehigh was the signal for all the moui
tors to withdraw, and with that movement closed the
firing with the exception of few shots exchanged by the
land batteries for the day.-Corr. Neo York Times