The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-15

From the lstersburg (va.) Express, April ILL.,
OF the blockade on our coast and after innumerable
threats day after day week acr week, and month after
month In mat long Interval Of The terrible things they
last screwed their courage no TO tho sticking point They
have actually crossed tho bar, got fairly into Charleston
The attnck was immediately preceded by the most
graDdloquent nourishes In the Lincoln journals OF
s q me Of s
tremendous naval expedition ssseixs occupy and pos
sess the hotbsd Of rebellion. II ps bound 70 achieve
not the overpowsrng and nvincibs force that
would be hurled upon them Charleston was q doomed
which was devoted The nat had gone forth, ana IL
va: % omnipctent - irrevocabe There were cts"
on day q ne so ny =
the forts and their grrsons tho city and everyth
and about = True, some Of these fcroeious journals
hut this small matter. They would only serve az
bcacons 10 the others by which the safely TO steer
their course onwards right TO the front OF the city and
demoish IT, The movement once begun would be vigor.
ously and increasingly pushed forward until tho grand
object was fully accomplished. Such were the braggTt
explosions from the Lincoln journals just previous the
battle, and such the programme Of operations after 1t
was begun.
Well the hour when the effort 10 realize this magui.
dcent long boosted conquest THAT to beg came
length. On Monday evening April g. the Yankee leet
consisng'of non cld Monitors and the fr,gate Iron
sides ossed the bar and entered tho harbor OF Charles
ton. At three O'Clock r. NJ. ON tho 7th, four them
moved up, and when at a distance Of three thousand
menced In earnest Now be tested the capacity OF
batteries for contending successfully with the most
formidable craft OF modern times, completely cased in
Island aud Mourie Numbered forth and rained terrific
OF shells ard solid shot upon the turreted
Fort Sumter also poured its death dealing missiles upon
them. against this last named fort that tho IRON.
cads chiefly directed their re For hours and half
from three past 1--WE clock harbor and
country everberated with the echoes OF the
nonnadc. In all that time the Wanted Monitors that
were TO carry everything before them like tornado,
t.ot hou and al l.l...
FIVE O'Clock their Are began TO sacken and soon alter.
wards II entirely ceased The battle was over and
aged condition The Keokuk, bran new and crack ron
clad, with turrets was sunk with all on board the
beach Of Morris Island and will prove total loss The
other vessels which participated In the attack were all
well peppercd but what the extent Of their injuries
not known only TO the officers and the feet
We doubt not that they considerable from the fact
" their hauling Of instead OF advancing This was on
the evening Of the TN. Up TO late hour VI the 10Th
they had not yentured 70 renew the attack from which 1t
and were shrinking from . second,
Thus closes the first scene In the bloody drama OF
,hs vsporns lying YANKEE war journals say nowi Their
lofty aud arrogant predictions have been signay iasi
fed their pethorc assurances Of victory have turned
out be arrant delusons and the mighty armada from
which such prodigous things were expected, and which
the public mind the North tutored also expect,
battle in front Of Charleston False reports Of the cap
tue Of that city just the eve of the conflict the
purpose OF exhsratns the spirits Of the creduous popu
cent under the ridiculous cansrd and Wall street
iermen What must be the reaction when the whole truth
shall be known. as u will soon be- f II Is not already
What wiz the HERALD, the Tribune, the Tes, the Ere
ma POST aud ali the other Lincoln presses have 10 say
upon the subject Of this and startling blow upon the
Yank navy BY rebel bateries We feel curious to see,
nd ho,e that In or three days curiosity will be
sratned Ofcourse, expect the affair TO be garnshcd
Tor while with lies Of the raukes description. usual
IN such cases. But these journals will have TO face the
music and confess that Charleston like vcksburg Port
Hudson and Fort McAlster has been and will continue
10 be an exceedingly ugly customer to the Yankees.
zach and all OF these historically celebrated places
the toughest kind VI files for the teeth of the viper
Al every bite they badly broken, and a few more
W m leave the venomous reptile toothless aud harmless