Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-20
SPECIAL correspondsnee ofthe Chicago Tines.
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Charleston harbof. On Sunday IL was given out.
under the express sanction 81 the Administration,
that the bombarimeut Of Charleston had com
msncel aud that the Government wa IN recept
of intelligence ~hch rendered It certain thft BY
that time that net If treason was IN our pJsses-
son Thesame tefee ram stated that many Gov
eminent officials tet hetvy sums that Charleston
WIS taken or world be taken by the l4th inst,
and that theee bets found no takers. No such
bets we're ever madc On Monty, the Admnst
tration authorized he statement Ia be made tina
tie affair of the 9Th was only reconnaissance.
thai II hsd proved successful. ana that Com Du
pont. having ascertained what he wished 10 know
about the defences of the place, would begin the
regular bomoardment about the lOth; also. that
the affar Of the 18th vas without loss on our side
8 YESTERDAY the ftlsehood of the oificis exports
OF the previous twoIdays was exposed. and Lin
. coin aud his minors here wers obliged 10 admit
that our loss had been severe, that one of the
finest iron clad vessels was DESTROYED and sunk.
and five Others 80 disabled and shaft cred as to be
useless until repaired But the Administration.
with blu-hing effrontry then caused the state
mepf To be made that the damages could all be
repaired by the 18Th; that by that time our naval
force there would be reDforcei bv Three other
iron clad vessels; and that on that day the BON
bardtnent of Charestpn wouldreliv begin. Dir
Lincoln himself said emnhaticaiy that the sffsir
OF the 9TH not repulse. bait only check.
and that Com Dupont would be ready to begin
operations there IN earnest on the 18th
The day for the people TO he fooled and BAN
hooz.ed however is over. 10 day. neither Mr..
Lincoln nor any member of his week and wicked
administration has n single word 20 say about
Charleston. The facts are now known to the
world The people now know that the affair in
Charleston harbor on the 7th reccrnois-
ance. but that il was the long talked OF and much
boosted attack Charleston, which was to de
moiish Fort Snmtor and grind IL to powder, and
to reduce Charleston to heap of smouldering
ruins They know that this attack was made de
iberately. after months of preparation. and with
the utmost power of our nav II force Thev know
that il has proveIa total complete. aud confessed
failure They know that some of our iron clad
vessels are entirely destroyed. Aud others so
much trimmed bent. and battered, thai they can
never he mtde service,ble again. They know
that the mptegnahility of Charleston has been
demonstrated aud that further attempt W II
be made totake that city; in a word, that the
campaign against Charleston is over
The members OF the Administration, too, know
these facts They ena.h their teeth over them
and swear awiully You know they are al dread
fully prpfane sweaters from Abraham down -
the tail end OF the Cabinet, except Mr.. Usher. the
new Secretary Of the Interior, who although in
bad COMPANY. is every inch gentleman. and
don't swear): yes they all swear awtully aboutit
and are irving to throw he ba me OF the defeat
brave Captains Of tie iron-cad vessels They
saw Dupont Is incompetent, and almost call him
coward Ithev dare not do that and talk of su
persedins him by Farragut and they say that if
the Captains of the iron clad vessels were men of
the Paul Jones stamp. they would have renewed
tie action on The sth and would have taken
Charleston or persisted il. the attempt They
point to the small loss Tie on our side as an
evidence that our brave sailors did not do all that
they might have done.
| need not tell your readers how uniut all
this. is. but nothing better can be expected
rom men who compose this administration As
Ignorant ms children Of all that pertains TO war,
they are attempting to carry the most stu
pendous the world Commodore
Dupont is by far the abest naval officer in the
service II he were here. no man would dare 10
call question his coura ge his de, otioa to his
country When he says the capture of Charles
ton is impractcable. 1T Is As regards Gen
Hunter. ! explained, in my letters Of February -
and March a. the reasons that would render his
force useless In those letters | stated the in
structions which Gen Hunter had received from
the administration. and said that. in consequence
of them. The expedition against Charleston will
have 10 he abandoned What Gen. Huafer i
doing will cause tie failure of the whole expedi
t,n aIld he is doing it in Obedience to express
ami imperative orders from the administration
The demon i zsnion of Hunters Al my j. such that
u
ments have been verified
The cruel slai ders that the administration are
heap,ng on the heads of the brave Captains of
the iron clad vessels will recoil on the heads Of
the base orisinators The accounts OF the bat
ties that have been published prove that never
dill naval officers fight more bravely or conducr
themselves with greater gallantry Its a shl me
that their services are not properly acknowledged
With the results Of the battle your readers are
of course well acquainted Charleston stands to
dsv where she stood a month ago. AMI where sic
will - nd ill the end OF the INTERNATIONALLY
ami uuiuiurel She has been made so by the
scientific skill OF Gen. Beanfegar1 The great
battle of the 7,h of April will long live in history
II demonstrated that Charleston was absolutely
safe from any subsequent attack. that the Con
federates nave plenty of English wlsitworth guns
carving steel pointed prcjectiles that the
strongest ard thickest iron clad vessels can he
perforated with these proiectile>; and that stone
forresses mounted with guns such those pos
sessed bv the Confederttes cannot he reduced
Nv the heaviest artillery from on board of sel>
! knew all of these facts. except the last. mnny
weeks ago: and. knowing them. said in nv
letter of Feb ID, The expedition will fail T."
The result of this expedition around which
many hopes clustered, is another proof of the
utter imbecilitv and inefiicieucy Of the Admins
tration. and furnishes the only demonstration
that was needed OF their incompetency to con
duet the to successful termination How
much longer will the people permit them to con
tinue the fratricilal strifeq Charleston is no
stronger than Savannah and Mobile We can no
more take Richmond or Vieksburg than We can
Charleston These are facts, known 10 all men
whose reason is not clouded b hated towards
the South And sooner or later. the Admins
tratiou will he compelled to acknowledge them.
and mike peace.
The news Of this great disaster. following close
on the heels of the of the f-ilure at the
four EXPEDITIONS TO open the Mississippi. will
have a most da magins effect upon the Union
cause in Europe The Confederate loan. already
"A fverle stock in the Paris and London money
markets. will 20 up. up. up; and new loans. 70
any amount can lie negotiated IN those cites
with ease. The turning point Of the war has been
reached II the South has been in any OF
money! hitherto, 10 will nothe - in future. The
finances of the Uonfederacy now established
on n firm and secure bass: and you NAV now
look Tor a declaration from the courts 81 France
ana England that he South. having demonssi ated
her ability T. maintain her Independence j
recognized a an independent nation. Thu the
disruption of the Union vii be perfected Con
cilisiion would have Won back the "@ywan'
sisters But the Administration resolved on
coercion " AMI bt hold ire result IN discovered
Union And these men arogate to themselves
the name of Union Hten,
General Order-AupIi.