New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-31
Rebel Narrative OF Principal Events from
the 9th % the 10Th Of July.
From The Charleston Courier. JI

From The thaIlesfon Couiisf.
Aa all details connected with the present attack OF
the Aboli,ouiss on Charleston of paramount in-
erest we lay before readers this morning mar
paiiye Of the principal events embraced within the
dates Of the 9th and 10th Of July, seen IRON Bat.
terry Wagner, being portion OF Journal kindly
fursisl ed US by one Of the principal participants.
THuRspAY. July 9.-Tbe enemys batteries were
discovered on Lntle folIy Island Up 10 this time
lbey bad been masked Preparations were promptly
made for active resistance
FrrpAY. July l0-At five O'Clock this morning
the Federal guns opened with great raPidty on our
works st South Inlet, near the Southern front ol
Morris Island From the severity and accuracy OF
The eneiny's fire-they bsving, according To their
own accounts not lese than thiriy-iour heavy guns
from tle number Of troops beng landed at oyster
Point the made quscy Of our own infantry support
10 stem the current and the demonstration made on
the left and by four Monitors, VINO poured III
cross fire. il soon became evident that We eoud not
hold our advanced position. Fighting his guns 10
the last moment, until some OF his brave regulars
had 10 be literally dragged from their pieces. Cant.
Mitchell with tue remnant OF the artillery de'aeh-
menls under bis command, as the ranking oilcer,
" retired lighting" 10 the cover OF Battery wagner
These detacbments CONSISTED OF Company l.. ist
ARTILLERY. Capt. j. G. Mitchell, Fint Lieut.. John ).
Rec. Second Lieut. j. Guersrd Hayward; Company
T.. Can't Raveuel Macbeth First Lieut.. ). j. All.
ston, Second I.eut. kemper, ard detaehment of
Company II, Flrst Lieut.. Frost, numbering In all,
over 200 artilerymen. The Island was under COM
Yates who personally gave direction, and the divi-
zion in chief command of Brig.-Gen Ripley.
The infantry forces consisted Of the single Tegi-
ment of Col. Graham, Nelson's battalion. and %
men Of the lst Infantry. regulars under Cap., has
keu. Against 1000 Of the enemy, this handful OF
men fought for nearly three hours but finally, alter
infietmg severe punishment upon the advancing
columns were forced TO retreat. Chccked oy 'nc
shells from Fors Wagner, tie Union infantry did
not pur,ne The Monitors, however, approached,
and openipg IA vigorous hre upon our battery with
10 inch, li-nch, and l5-in,h she'll, continued tie
Commandment without cessation from O'Clock u.
III. until 2. m. o ,oo +,
but how or where they burst It would be impruden.
10 mention since the enemy doubtless keep record
of every shot and would ihus De informed OF Their
effect IL is a remark kahle fact, however, that only
three of them caused any Ices OF lie and by these
four men were killed and two wounded one Vi iae
first shell thrown killed the lamented Capt LanHion
Cheyer. "A small fragment striking him IN the abdo-
mon ns he was walking across the parade grouhd.
A more honorable, bightoned, and refined gentle
man-a more cbivalroIs soldier or exeelent sDEi
neer, has not fallen IN our defense.
IL is peculiar fact and worthy OF notice, taat
wLeneyer the sand was thrown into the air by
shell 4, almost invariably fell back into It's place.
and thus saved vast amount of labor NO mate
rial In the world s better adapted for the cohstrno
ion of batteries capable OF resisting ths neavy l,s
,es of our enemy than that which God in bis good
ness has 30 profusely scattered along our ocean
| ,yashed shores and its invulnerabihty has been
fully tested in the present bombardmeni.
! The fire Of the monitors was promptly responds
n by our artillerists at Battery Wagner, our 1wh
| aim being directed principally TO the nearss. iron
cIad and as she was struck number of times, ana
did not participate in the bombardnsht on the iol
loving day, the presumption iS 'oa' she was in'
jured. ,oa Oh. c;., r,raras rndsr
Cant g. u. Chiehesier aud the Matthews Artillery,
Hder Cnpt Matthews, both OF which commands
oc,ed with tho greatest coolnees throughout the
boubordment, and deserves oil the praise that brave
| men can have bestowed upon them. Capt. Chiches-
tar was I'm command Of the Fort, subject OF course
10 the orders of Lieut. Yates. The officers ana
man belonging to the First Regulars, who had re-
tired into the Fort, also rendered valuable asslss'
ance in relsr... the garrison at the guns wnen they
| became exhausted. rr
Soon after tho falling back OF our small infantry
force. it was discovered that the Unonists haa
taken possesion Of the former headquarters OF oo.
Graham and planted u large flag upon the cuP1'a
or lookout White handkerchets were now Visioio
waving in front Of the battery from individuals Anu
groups signifying surrender, and every nan ,ho
attempted TO run was uneringy picked on ~ ,; ;uo
rifles Of our infsntry. Others were lVunu yhs
flat on their faces hugging closely tns sopo y. he
battery, aud awaiting an opportunity " on'es us