Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-04-16

THE ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.
Highly Interesting Details.

Of General Fe,7Y's DiuisiOn to Folly Island
The Adcance 4b,od7ds Fort Samter-The
Action opened 6y Fort Mouthie-1he most
Terrific Firing on Record-THe Adpance
checked by. Distractions t7he Honsides
Working BadIy-H ua$ foiind Lmpos nile
to pass the obStuctions-Th Terrific Fire
Sustained by the Iron Gads-7he Damage
done Fort S,tmter--IHe Fleet Recalled from
the AHack-List Of the Casualties.
The correspondent of the New York
F., Tribune, who was on board the Admi-
rails flag ship during the bombardment.
furnishes the following highly iD:eres-
ting particulars.
ARRIVAL OFF CHARLESTON.
Tho iron clad squadron, conveyed by
number of gunbeats. arrived off Char
lesion on the incoming of the 5th inst
In the course of the afternoon the chan
mel across the bar was buoycd out by the
coast survey steamer Bib and Keokuk
1t was intended to cross the bar that af.
ternoon, but high wind arose, which
indu"ed Admiral Dupon. to postpone
crossing till the next day. Toward eve
ming the Patapsco stood in close to
Light House Inlet. to protect the buoys.
1t was expected that she would draw the
fire of the rebel batteries, but she an
cbo:ed inside and remained unmolested
all night.
ORDER OF BATTLE-TuE LAND FORCE.
In the evening the Admiral issued his
order of battle. The plan of the attack
was to move the iron-cIad squadron up
the main ship channel, without noticing
any fire of the Norris Island batteries,
steer directly to Fort Sumter and engage
its northwest face, at distance of 600
or 500 yards, the fire to be aimed at the
center cmbrazures. The line of battle
to be as f lows: Wcchawken, Passiac,
Patapsto, New ironsidcs, flag ship; Cat
kill, Nantucket, Nahaut and kcokuk.
A squadron of reserve, consisting of
the Canandaigua, ilousatonic, Huron,
Unidilla and Wissahicon, was to form
outside of the bar prepared to come, if
necessary, to the support of 1.-The iron
clads. .
Early on the morning of the 9th inst.
. : miral Dupont and staff transferred
/ The r quarters from the steamer James
Al or to the Ironsidcs r
Il bout s o'clock a general signal to
get Under way was given. Some fears
we're entertained of grounding when
croe.ing the bar, but all the vessels got
. oyer safely and came to anchor directly
opposite Light House Iulct 1t W, $
deem, | necessary to await the cbb tide
ia oder to discover more readily the OBJ
str lions. The feet was expected to
be pnle to move to the attack at o clock
T. but at that time thick fog had
ristl concealing the shore Ines the
gu auce of which the pilots, among
VIII IN were three colored volunteers aud
. Robett Small ;, required for safe steering
, Thl Admiral then reluctantly postponed
il, attack TO the next dav . ......
During the day a brigade of Gen.
l'euy's division worked its way up Folly
Stand, established itself close to the
beach aud opened communication with
the feet Ne portion of the land forces
got'n carer to the point of attack, and
all were obliged to play the part of car
witnesses. Nothing was, done during the
4 VI, 'nc otu. 81 900.
On the morning os the 9Th the a fog
was still thick. but by 8 o'clock il, had
nearly cleared away, and there was DC
further cause for del of the attack. -
Up 10 10 O'Clock preparations for the
coufict were continued, on all the III, n
| .lii ". THE FLEET IN MOTION.
At1'P.d NJ. the pilot of the flagship
at last declared himself ready to move
The signal TO get under way was made,
and at fifteen minutes before 2 the Who'll
feet was in motion in the order given
above. AT p o'c'ock the batteries on
Morris Island had been passed by the
first four Monitors without drawing the
4 fire of the enemy: Shortly before 8
o clock the Ironsides showed disobc-
dience to her rudder, hen bow swinging
to tho strong ebb tide, and threatening
to bring her on the shoals to her right.
She was therefore, compelled to come to
anchor to stay her course. Meanwhile
the first four Monitors had continued on
| towards the FORT
The enemy allowed the Wcehawkcn to
come within 500 yards Of Fort Moultrie
when two shots across her bow from this
fort opened the action. 81,
The Ironsidcs had again got under
way and approached within 1 200 yards
Of Fort Sumter, WHEN she became once
manageable, and was again obliged to
drop anchor. The Monitors ahead of
her then reached the converging point Of
the fire of Cummings Point Battery
Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and work
between Fort Moultrie and Moultrieville
known as Battery Bee.
THE ESGAGEMENT-A TERRIFIC cANoNADE.
A sheet of fame and volumes of
smoke, extending from Morris to Sulli-
vans Islands, inaugurated What has been
undoubtedly the most terrific cannonade
Of the whole war. if. indeed, it was ev
er equalled in the history of the world.
A perfect torrent of shot aud she'll
was poured upon the Monitors. wrapping