The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-09-08
FROM CHARLESTON.

On TUESDAY,, Sept /, at IL o'clock, the Yankee
monitors approached close to Fort Sumter, and
onened terrible fire of shot and she'll against her,
and for time the impression prevailed that the
enemy was about to try to pass the distractions.
All the Sullivans Island batteries, including Fort
Moultrie and Battery Gregg at Cummings Point
opened upon the monitors, and the roar of heavy
ordnance was kept up necessarily till daylight:
The firing was the oudest ever heard, and startled
the entire city.
Accounts of the effect of the enemy attack on
Fort Sumter exhibit insignificant results three
men IN the fort were wounded On Morris Island,
there was no new incident. The operations there
on Wednesday were chiefly confined to the firing
of sharp shooters on both sides.
The big gun with which the enemy commenced
Smelling Charleston, bursted, and therefore that
operation ceased.
On Thursday everything was comparatively
quiet; only an occasional gun fired.
CHARLESTON, Sept 4.-Notbipg of special in
terest has transpired since the last dispatch,
Things are getting pretty hot at Wagner. The
enemy have advanced-the sappers being only
about one hundred and fifty yards distant.
Sharp shooting is constantly going on. The enemy
has rot fired at Sumter lately.
} All continues comparatively quiet only occa-
sional firing from the land batteries. The people
Of Charleston are in good spirits at the present
aspect of the seige.
CHARLEsToN-The- recent heavy lombard
ment of Sumter, by the fullest force of Yankee
iron clads, six monitors, and the Ironsides, under
cover of night, was the elimination Of Dahlgren's
Vaccinations against Charleston. The failure to
do any serious damage towards entering the har.
Dor, should give our people confidence that the
ultimate defence of the city will be successful
We have never believed otherwise and are daily
more and more convinced that eur position is be-
coming steadily stronger, and that our metropolis
will vet be free from Yankee rule. God forbid
that it should ever be brought under the domi-
nation of Yankee diabolism, which has SO terribly
punished our women and children. The shocking
atrocities perpetrated elsewhere by the hireling
miscreants of despotic Government, are trifes
compared to what may be expected, should they
get foothold in our prominent city. When such
traitors as Dupont, Drayton, Steedman, Mssroon,
and Hurlbut, direct Yankee operations, South
Carolina has nothing to expect Of clemency or le-
niency. Should she ever fall under Yankee rule,
Isher doom is to be reduced to dust and ashes and
her people degraded below the lowest serf of chris
tendon. We believe Yankee hate will yet be
foiled.- Columbia Carolinian.
The Big Cause.-The monster guns which have
| lately arrived at Confederate port described
as follows Length OF the gun Is feet; its dame
! ter at the trunons is feet and inches; its bore
is ID inches; the weight of the gun $4,000
pounds; it's range we do not think it proper to
mention; the weight Of its shot 651 pounds, with
out the steel point; the charge of powder So
pounds; the size of the shot l2R inches by 20;
size of shell 12S inches by 25.