Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-07
The News from Charleston.

1t has been supposed by many, and well
known to a few, that the movements to cap
ture Charleston were to begin last week. In
fact some preliminary operations at Stone in
let, by the iron clads, were noticed some days
ago. Dispatches printed Monday morning in
the New York papers indicate that an attack
by gunboats and troops on the defences of
Charleston, began last Thursday, and that
successful landing was made on Seabrooks
or Johns island. The following dispatches
show this -
FORTRESS MONROE, April 4. Yester-
days Richmond Dispatch contains the follow
ing
1.-The enemy have landed in force on Sea-
brooks or Johns island. Three gunboats
and several transports are lying off the island.
Skirmishes have already taken place between
our and the enemy's pickets. Our pickets
are driven in and the enemy are advancing.
Gen. Haygood has ordered all the women,
children and non-combatants to be removed
from Adams Run, which is twenty miles from
Seabrook's island.
This being the statement of a Richmond
paper is likely to be true. To this seemingly
authentic intelligence considerable addition
was made by rumors that had reached Wash
ington. These rumors stated that Dupont
and Hunter had actually captured Charles
ton, the dispatches containing them being
as follows
From the New York Times
WASHINGTON, Sunday, April 5.-The city
is nervous tonight over news, derived from
rebel sources, that Charleston has fallen; that
am 4on1r II
overwhelmingly successful. A flag of truce
came to Falmouth this morning. The news
papers Struggled under it make no mention
OF the fall Of Charleston, or of its salvation.
From the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The report has
reached US by way of Fredericksburg, derived
from rebel sources, that Charleston was bonn
barded by our fleet and attacked by our land
forces on Thursday last, and is now in pos
session of the federals under General Hunter
and Admiral Dupont. This report is fully
credited by prominent officers of the govern
ment, who were III possession of facts in ref
erence to the contemplated attack upon
Charleston which it is not yet prudent to di-
vuge 1t is certain, however, that those who
possess this Information are confident that our
soldiers and sailors will celebrate the second
anniversary of the fall of fort Sumter in the
captured city Of Charleston.
The restrictions upon the publication in the
southern papers of any adverse news, are so
stringent that it is not expected to find much
IN them In reference TO the capture of Charles
ION until the disaster can be no longer con-
cealeu but the reports which have arrived
arc uennhe and positive, and are believed by
tnose VINO nave the best right to know what
louhualon there is for them
Special dispatch to the Boston IournsI
WAsHINGToN, April 6.-The town Is fulI of
rumors about Charleston. While it is NOT
lmpreoaDIe that our troops have landed, vet
ceived by the government. It's not beliored
that any attack has yet been made upon thu
city. ''s
If Charleston has not been captured already
we hope and trust that it will be very soon
1t is most likely, however, that the lombard.
ment and capture which gave rise to these ru
mOrs was merely the bombardment and cap
ture of rebel works on the island where ouj