Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-20
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Coming Struggle at Charleston

The 10 iawng interesting extracts ;r"m
Charleston ,hf:,sphulunL Il ;he MoSi'e
"R@gstcr," will give sune idea # the dltil-
cuIli.e the Y arh.,s wi! have tr encounter
II ,hs-.ever attack Charleston:
..Ihp struggle. When It r"u.r~. "',i GER
,siuly bs Of n tra,iI! c!srRctur II VII DO
tho tneck Ct [, onrnoIs tncsF, ;hc 7e!sll'o
,.w.,s ,f " Licn nra y:.r ur'iira. The long
inuoled question Of thn fighting vsIGe 81
shibs aca;lst batteries will be brought tn
ties: moro conclusive :h. IL ANY to which hui
man ss1 fare hss vet su,i..tod IL In othes
words, :hs SIonilcr ir0r-clSrS r:ir! the
Y.nkets claim to no tho m"s, ,mp"'.' 'ratls
vessels over consLr ucled will nect ssar'ir come
within puiu. blank range Of the m"st nu-
rasrou, and DO Sorful batteries tina: fS't ever
vet been used in 4 sung lu Gags S:'"'nt- We
hays cood reason, ,ju in h"!IeVc mat our
rms will be mansSed with aiu,ira able TACT
and precision The no!e important batteries
sra ,nanur,i ov the South Carclins r'gnlaTs,
for whom ,hs credit IL claimed, and think
iustlv, Of being lhc most expert aud practical
h-ar,. ar,illali.ts in the Cnpfedcr"t" Amy
Tho forts are well otticereh, and Grn Ripley,
! who has ,I:de the study Of nesvy ordnance
a speciality for years, and Who's" excnIiei'1
in that psrticular bra'ci: ot military Know
lodgs il Gil admitted fact, will hiunheif take
command at Fort Sumter az soun ss the eaer J
makes his appearance.
II il scarcely possible that any tl"sting,
thing can breast unframed tho ,'"ncentrs-
ted Storm of heavy metal from the guns Of
Sumter, hioultrin and Battery Rer, the 'h!ce
principal works commanding the th,oat Of
the hsrhnr Nor con The peril cf running
this terrible g.nntlct bo diminished by an
|. attempt TO psss u,.drr cover 81 the d"Tkness,
] az has been tn case at Ylcs shn,E and New
Orleans. So tnrtu0u, and Inul"ate Is the
channel leading TO ihn forts that tie most
experienced p,iutn al the hsShor would not
venture to bring i'll vessel by night, under
the conditions which the enemy cannot cs
cape, viz: without; light or lsndlnark t. guide
the way. Even when the hio';kate running
vessels leave the harbor, ii IL @l"sys heces-
! sary to aid thei' exit hy previously a7ranGeh
lighte (shsdcdl sad signals; ~ that It Is ca
! sonsbly certain that the attacking l'cii-claas
!. must ritinr enter III open day, nf incur tho
imminent hazaId III. g"niGg ''srHin1 upon
one of the mast IT. acheruu3 ials Oh Tue
Sout bern coast, wiih:n seldom yields vessel
| once it ha:. g-asped thn keel. BIT II, per
chance despts OF may channel, multiplied
torp.does sud The combined hatIafie- OF Inc
|, forts 90 10 Of he nna Monitors should
! chance TO get into :. ri ,hey w"uId sill have
] to encounter concentrated tirn Of other bit
teriee, which. al tha fankc. papers have
learned from, contr abandr. " !i"s the shores
Of tho interior of tho hsrbo1." And tanI'
will come the tug Of ~lr' which will da-
termine thu POSSESSION VI The honored Old
city. s.,
The captured sunhan: ;ssac P. Smith, now
called the 9'nno, hs~ ben repaited, and is
now in coca lighting trim. SIC wili DO the
!. flagship of Gem uuInrn inrrsl"..'.