The New York herald., 1863-09-11
REBEL ACC0UN Ts.
The Smelling or Cnarle.ton,

REBEL ACCOUNTS.
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The Smelling or Charleston.
The editor OF the savannah News, whowas Charles
night Gilmore commenced sheling the cv Ann
describes the affair."
The ctizens as IL seems by an error in the ,ransns
sion Of Gimoro's by the signal corps led
TO believe that they would have until Monday pight 10
remove their families and surprised by second
midnight attack. The scene. as the Yankee iDceDdiary
shells came hurting through the air crushing through
chambers Of seeping women and children, bursting
the Streets scattering their fragments in direction
and lighting up the darkness With sudden glare,
shocking in the extreme. Shell after shell followed a.
len roar OF the battery Soon the streets IN the
vicinity where trey struck filled with mep women
pairing alarm pos,s for duty tho latter hasten
ing-tbey knew not where safety. WhDe
the streets were thus MED with terrified families the
poured down, adding TO the horrors of tho The
shel.ing continued for about hour and quarter
y ceased ~ two O'Clock, when retired TO cham
Der n the NILS House. Meeting street was comparatively
quiet From the door OF hotel every shell could be
distinctly heard aud the point at which struck pretty
nearly determined We heard Of several houses and
church different parts OF the city which
less damaged by the shells but OF injury
persons was reported wbeu left tho city Yesterday
morning. We heard "f one very narrow escape q shell
having passed through a chamber in which two Young
girls were sleeping. The bed was struck and art Of
the mosquito bar torn away but prov dentaily
OF the secrers were hurt. tN7 III
Fort Sumter frosm n rebel Point or view
correspondent OF the Savannah R-rubtxaa, writing
The entire southern lace nf Sumter 4 one vsst min
pile 0f rubbsh-brick. mortar stone, timber and Rune-
rises from The water ard forms an inclined plane 70 the
pointing The wreck The interior Or this as well as
the estefn sde was packed With sand bags and fer this
reason, notwithstanding the walls have been battered
down. there 10 no cavine in aud but ltte dinnution
Of the enemy than the or west sde rs capable o.
and henco but little damage can be inflicted fror
those which pass and strike toe Of The
northern wall rake the parapet lh fses annoyed
light this morning from another qusrte.. -
The Inevitable Ircnsides and three four Monitors
dsssoes Of Se fort and opened srsc s,c tss
sea or eastern face. Sumter proved her vitality by re-
cunning hs ss ssd sos and Ss
70 retire. several shoss put the wall OF the
tort, but no serious damage was sustained There
some very ugly aperures On the north sidc but
still stand snd will probably coolsnne 10 81 II "
General Ripleys determaatioa not evscuaie The
casemstes and the daily casualties are but trfing
The fsdevas bave nov, psobsby, nifty guns ana
tars position between Craig I'M ana Bstiery wager
and strong work is progressing within four hundr~S
yards of the latter.
rRrogreae Of the Siege 81 Charlie ston.
From the Cbaresson Courier, Sept l..
Early On Sunday evening the enemy opened vigorous
nrc wagner their moriars asd On Battery Gregg
with their Parro guns No damage OF any consequence
shells TSs Ore from ,Ss batteries On sms san"
occasionally effective, and Fos Moultre alec threw
IN q few well directed shots.
but who, II is known, belonged 10 the Thirty. secopd
Georgia, were wounded during this oombardmcn, Bas
On the night Of the cath (ssturaay) tho Yankees had
ben much disturbed their operations by the Are from
eft side Of the fort but compelled des.rt from
their work. Hence probably, the furious bonbrdmobt
About two O'Clock Sunday night the steamer Sumter
WAS engaged In transporting detschaents oi the sisy
ro nurss % snss and M Of
harbor II naf reached oetion, coming 10 outside ~
ared 4, wore ~, a mss
causing partially TO sink, killing ut the same time nve
men aud wouDdnr several others. Many of The
deavorcd o escape by swimming and Of these twenty,
is said, were drowned bargcs sent The res.oe
and six hundred wcro saved from the wreck
Al an early hour on Monday morning the land batter
opened sumter. firing sixty shots quick sucessoa
During the rest Of the day they kept P only desuty
fire.
At twelve O'Clock Mouiors moved up the fcrcmest
taking position about Thousand two hundred rfty
MonI,re and Gregg ser r"eeixpa well s,. I'd ne
from the two last mentioned batteries they retired II
forty minutes past twelve y. N.
Again, quarter 10 three, Of the Monitors al.
vanccd ~ order Of battle and opened Are. this time dye
ing their fro principally az Nourie and Gregg. ro,bs
IRE they received vigorous rcspoussSumssr Also hred
occasional shot-yct they did noe retire until four
o'clock. During tbe sctivu they were struck, sad
Mcpssa d d.s,ed Aai 0~ Ianls. oa,ss.a. e~,1 a.,
rdHsvs ccftd~ dscris ne tvrf srhich pos ~ d,d
aa isas ,chae hs tgM iasted A abe same time man
~
casting the lcsd believed, however that this brave
fellow was hit ~ last
fwfyone vcrs~fs ncnd ing the Tronsdes 70 Nor toss
and other vnr vessels, reported yesterday
side the bar. IN the n'et there werescveDteen and IN
the stono netecn ve-scs ~ aii kinds.
MAJOR banding, with two companes q artillery. Cap
siis iIarcston snd tcsesne, beng rei,eved nj other
posts, have been assigned 10 duty at Battery Ramsay
These gallant officers, With their Gne cpmnanlg have
done noble service already IN ibis struggle. We hoe
sce tn 10 the state nors service.
IRON the Richmond Enquirer Serf 81 :
The ,baveston vaIcSs " MONDAY, which were rec,lysa
iast evening, state that % saturday the enomy addrcss~a
their attention principally 70 Battery wagner Fort trn
ter only receiving occasional snes Towards ryenB,
tho IrJnsldes AID two moF,r boats moved ~ abreast -
Battery Wagner. ard. 70 cvnBeiioo VIII The lasd hai'o
on tsn.r. island rsled wvh their usual srrt The M,
sacxes.i about nne orlocs nut wss conilngta Drc.
lar intervals throu ghout tho Night
Early sunday usr1rg tc enemy 81 iened gUr0vsit
upon sumter aud kept pounding at % fort All dat M.
IRE sss lsate than sAmer has received for . Nse.
past Thts nrs w0 the nrs' iormiiable demoussratOn
a.aius, srra,er for the lass days Tiere ara fa
VII have kns~n how fglepac for that FORT was INC n
action of The enemy. whtr the Mlunrr drew on arr,
thss bsiol assaG 70 ~lah ihci- Gre had been exceed
is1y accurate, Sumter a very prccar,ous condi
lion. the Nc't had chen pushed the bcIebardmeht
With yIgor cr u they h,t fensu Cd n with felcrairaNp
after hrief interval hey sould have penetrated tho
prscd The garrison surrender A. II happily tgrnos
out. The Monitors Withdrew before ihn destruction
complete In he interval that has elapssd hs powder
has been iaken care Of ard tho dsences cf Tho fort
strengthened ~ sand hsgs Nor was Wasnsk reg ectad
and, uuA abost nistsal thai rcvi asnu reca1e hb
chef gbjcct of The Naasec batteries me James ssnA
batteries, " eourse ,Jolncdsr ,hc contest