The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-11-11
From Charleston

the Washington Light Infantry, was STA.
toEed in the eastern barracks Of Sumter,
there to be held in readiness 10 case an
assault should be made. Although the
fort was subjected to the usual nightly
bombardment, which, though ligh, com.
pared with the bombardment of the day,
has hitherto been Of sufficiently heavy
character, no casualties occurred until a
quarter past fouI on Saturday morning.
At that hour q Parrot shell from Morris
l,land struc k ahe iron girder which sup.
ported the ceiling Of the p ,r,ion af the
barracks to which We have alluded, esus.
ing it to fall in and to cru,h thirteen men
raae' its ruins. The naaes-soms Of
which will be recognised as those Of well.
known and much esteemed young men
Of this city--wil be found appended to
this report. The bodies were brought 10
Charleston on Saturday night, and inter.
red on Sunday, the funeral ceremonies
being attended by largo number Of
ympa,hiziug friends and ei,izsps.
On Saturday morning the enemy open,
ed from all bis land batteries, and Par.
rott aud mortar shells were rained
Though the day upoa the silent work.
Occasionally, indeed, the middle battery
by which is meant The battery between
Gregg and Wagner, would throw a shell
in tho direction Of johnson or ri Sulliyan's
Island, but for the most part the fire. was
concentrated upon Sumter. At tho hour
of t~slve, two Of the three monitors,
which have been playing 40 conspicuous
a part in the present bonbardu,en,, came
up and proceeded 10 batter the sea face
from their usual prudent distance The
shots Of the land batteries were chiefly
aimed at the southwest angle.
The guns in action on Saturday at
Morris Island were two light, and two
heavy 'iaed guns at Gregg, three heavy
ritisd guns aud four 10 inch mortars at
the middle battery, aud four riaed guns
at Wagner. In the course Of the day.
four hundred aud forty three rfflsd shots
were fred at the fort, Of which sixty.one
missed. From the morlars three hunirsd
and seventy three were fred. one hundred
and twenty Of which did not strike. The
monitors fred eighty six times, and never
once Tailed to hit their mark. The flag
staff was twice shot away, and was re-
placed by Sergeant Graham, Corporal
Hill and Privstc X. Swain Of Company
F. l2.h Georgia Battalion. Al length
the staff was SO cut up, that il became
necessary 10 rai.e the battle flag Of the
battalion just named.
The mortar shslls ihroxn Ly the eue-
my are SO con,rived as to explode few
seconds after impact. OF these thirty.
three we're fired at the fort on Saturday
night, twelve Of which passed over. %
tho same nighl, seventy rifsd shells were
also fro1, ten Of which missed.
There were several casualties on Sat
urday ut the fort.
The story Of Sunday is bat repe,ilirn
Of that. Saturday. The enemy. land
bstttries wero served with the same fury,
and The monitors assaulted the fort with
the same vigor which characterized their
fire on The preceding day. About two
o'clock the firing was very rapid. averag
ing four shots 10 a minute. The bonn
bardmsn, vas still going on q, late hour
Of the uighi, but no report had reached
US. at the hour Of going to pres, Of the
results Of Sundays operations.
Our own bstteries have been by no
means inactive during the last two days,
but We have learned nothing Of tue effect
Of their 6re.-Mtyeary, Sd inst.