Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-29

TuOri tue enemy keeping up rapid and
heavy Ore on Fort Sumter from their bat.
terry Of PArrOtt guns. Il 10 estimated that
the enemy 10 the past four days from this
battery have thrown from one thousand 10
hlteOn hundred solid shot aud she'll per
day at Fort Sumter, . large proportion Of
them striking the southern face Of the fort
Aud lnIlieIing some damage. un our side,
batteries Gregg and Wagner, on Morris
Island, and batteries SimklnS, CheveS and
Haskell, on James Island, responded Wig.
0rOuOly and With good effect throughout
wednesday night and oil day Thursday.
Fort Sumter fred An occasional shot on
Thursday. About halt past 10 A. NJ, the
lronsldeS aud two wooden gunbOAIS came
Up and commenced heavy FIRE On battery
Wagner, the latter replying with great
spirit, assisted occasionally BY battery
Gregg. The vessels ceased firing and
moved OG again q little before II O'Clock.
The lIOnSidsS, however, renewed the BON.
bardmsnt Of battery Wagner about half
past o'clock, and continued II until half
past In the afternoon, when she ceased
firing.
There WAs. 10 abatement Of the firing
between the land batteries ThutSdAy night
up to late hour, the ensmyS batteries
still playing upon Fort Sumter and the
latter making no response. No Casualties
are reported In POEt Sumter Thursday.-
The fleet inside the bar, Thursday, conSiS-
ted Of the lroBSideS, six Monitors, ten
gunbOatS, three frigateS, two brigs aud four
mortar hulks, and one or two supply YES
sells. There were also some tWenly.four
vessels In SIOno. besides the usual number
OF blOckaders outside.
OBSERVANCE OF TAsF DAY.
We End the following order from Cen
eral Beauregari, relative to the ObSerVa.
tlOu Of fast day:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or SoUTu
CAROLINA, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, CHARLES.
TON, SourH CAROLINA, August 20, ls6s.--
The 2lst day Of August, 1868, having been
designated by the President Of the Confed.
crate States as day on which It was meet
that our people should bow In humble sub.
mission under the Christening hand Of the
Almighty, aud with revereut prayer beseech
the favor Of our Heavenly Father for our
country In this day Of supreme trial; there.
tore, 1t lS ordered that all military duties
In this department shall be suspended be.
tween the hours Of ten A. N. and one P. N.
on that day, except such as are necessary
for the defense Of the positions entrusted
to the keeping Of the officers and soldiers
Of this command.
Commanding officers are requested to
provide suitable divine service for their
respective commands, and officers and sol.
dierS under the Ere Of the enemy, most Of
all, will humbly and devoutly recognize
their reliance on the overriding Providence
Of him through whom cometh the humili-
ations Of defeat, so well as the blessings
that may attend decisive victory. Be.
meath the AAgs Of our beleaguered works
let their silent but heartfelt prayers 20 up
to the Lord Of Hosts.
By command Of General Beauregard,
THOMAS JORDAN, Chief OF staff.
SICKNESS AMONG THE FEDERAL TROOPS.
We have report, pretty we'll authenti.
Gated, that the camp fever is prevailing to
IN alarming extent among the Yankee sol.
uless ln the neighbOrhoOd Of YnrktnWn.
Ana toat tAsy GPO dying At the, rate Of from
twenty to twenty-five per day. AfeW days
ago they removed two thousand Of their
sick to Newport News.
From the same source we have n state.
ment that the yellow fever has broken out
among the Yankees at Norfolk and Ports.
mouth, and that they are suffering terribly
frnt,, ifa aFactu