The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

SM Bs Abd - ttiS rciiJ ieiaHusl aod tueif pa'Ses
81 sgith which to make the attack on Morris
~ Island were lied 10 the piles in the creek -
81 There were four monitors outside, two at the
# mouth of Stono river, and one in the river
" The Mayor upon receiving this Information
4 ssued the following proclamation
MAYORS OFFICE,
Charleston, JnIy =, 1868, ! 81 Z. Nj :
"a ne Citizens 0t Chofiestoa ond as uactady J:
,taescos the enemy by land aud sea have
K appeared in large farce On the islands and
4 neisbborhOod ot the city and Ia consultation
with Gsn Beauregafd he Expresses the
4 opinion that attack on city ia imminent,
nud wItB ths concurrence of Gen Beanre
yard | sieise aud earnestly reqneat ali Wo
4 lneD aDi children, and other nos-combatauts
h. leave the CITY AZ soon As possible
CHARLES MACBETH, Mayor.
Ihis was followed by two other pr0cama'
tpns, calling on ciiizens 10 close their places
of business and ordering ths arrest of all free
negroea III the city, as they were wanted to
work on some unfinished jefences on Morra's
Leland. Daring the day some five OF more
transports appeared oh the harbor, and tho
Yankees III St0no river amused thsmseiyea
dGring the day by sholiing two points
James Island The Charleston EO"tic, far
hicHNe tbH ibiitNiup pdttHut 90 Inc btHtiHS
oY Friday;
1ie mdfnng was far Light, ieecy clouds
ny.tei slowly over tho deep blue tirmamout
NJ. "A breath Of wind stirred through the
branches and the ba y aul ocean were smooth
and bright mirror The air was hot,
heavy, aud cl0se, relaxing the frame and bead
iDy tbs brow with deops OF mt i.ture. ltwas
iuat the Kind of weather TO inlet the largest
amount OF Inconvenience upon the enenly III
,tA La Ear.
hes nation.
About daylight Friday morning, battery
of the enemy, of not less than ifty guns, TO-
gether with about fifteen boat howit2ere.
mounted uD the euemys birgss, and the guns
i,on four monitors, opened a tremendous ire
Capt. MitCheiIs battery, completely emf
l.iiDY IL on th9 riplt and lett, eaueipY sOuls
havoc hnphR both officers and tueu.
The ire lfoul tho boat hoWItLara WAS par
Il. al1Ii, te 'tfactlVs. The s.rpehoViers at
ths enemy also did c3nshiofabis eyecuti"n 10y
packing on tho nisu ht the guns 1t w;.s by
"ns Of these that the gallant i.ieut John BE.
va. Killed. Mlnie ball striking and passing
through his head. The meu, not ilstandIne
this terrible shower of sod aiot, shell Hud
bnliels, etJu'i 10 Their guns nohiy, aud II was
4lorna,i they completely eshsus.ed, and
tbe euoDy who had landed in ioreo wero rap
IDLY hpprua, bius, thai .hc ordef WAS Hiven -
retire.
II our mep, whose exhausted condition pro-
vented eecape. Capt. }. kavenei Macbeth and
Lieut. Il Haywood are reported among ti,e
prisoners 80 taken. IL waH stated yesterday
that Captain Mitchell was al one tiuo ~ the
hands Of ths enemy, when his men raj I'D and
succeeded il getting him away FROM his cap
tors After the Abandonment OF the battery
Capt Mitchell d artllerymeI fell back with
lhe infantry to Battery Wagner. The enc
my infantry then threw out al line Of ahirmsli-
efs aud advanced, forming three lines OF battle
;cross Greggs Hill 10 Vinegar Hill.
The II Il rex .nent s. T., v, Major Mclver
commanding and Neiaons battalion together
with the aftiilorsts all under the command OF
Col Graham, were sent forward to oppose the
enemy further progress. a severe hghg gu
s,ied and or forces gradually fell back to Bat
ttry Wagner. Two desperate but unsuccess
fGl attempts 10 carry tue battery by assault
made by the Yankees. In both assaults
Tie snswy Suffered terribly, leaving large
EGaber of their dead aud wounded on the
h-d
The Yauksep after this, fell back to Vinegar
Hlll Il IL sAlI they took and still hold posses
rion oi Colonel Graham & former headq quarters.
The enemy after falling back, received rein
iofcemeuis aud nlads saow OF again moving
H.auet the battery. The force OF the enemy
engaged Friday IL supposed to have been about
i,ur thousand. Oar loss IN killed woaGjet,
AID misdjIig, will probably b3 about three hun
died
The firing on both eiiss caaeoi about half
,ast six, when the monitors Withdrew. The
lyp0r; that one lett during the eng agement in
crippled condition was untrue. The Whole
tour we.e engaged throughout The action, and
ia the afternoon their fire upon Battery Nag
Aer was very severe. We learn, however, that
LIE battery was very slightly inIared An OF
hcer, VITO observed the effect of curshots, Gays
they struck and rolled oil tho sidss and decks
ot The monitors like go many marbles or pebble
STONES. CAPT IIaskells aud Lieut.. Bee 8 DO
di. lei! Into tie hands OF the enemy. Drs II
Is ian4hap s..,d Prioleau are sald 10 be prin-
CaUrs III the hands Of the enemy.
Capt Lsug gdoD CheveB, ,ln accomplished ana
very eiiceu: officer of the Engineer corps.
wac killed Amos. instantly by = sheli from :,
monitor oxplodin. IN Battery Wagner, and
striking him in the head. Ills body was
brought TO The city last evening.
Fort Suutar opened on The tuIreted n0E-
Elsf3 and the Yankee infantry on the South end
of Morris's Island, with what result we are
unable to say. The fight doubtless will be re-
Aewsd 10 day, with greater terceness than any
We have YET seen. The enemy has certainty
eaown a deep. laid plan, and is determined to
pnsh IL The following is a list OF the Killed
aud wounded among the oiicsrf, FRIDAY, OH
morrse leland
Killed Capt Chas Haskell Capt Langdon
Cheves, l.. John Is e.
Woanded-Cap, W Ford, 1t stoD, Capt
Wild Capt Thomas Capt TasIh.
Mlsaiug Capt Howard, l.. AI' Craig, Capt
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