The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-18
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One Day Later Accounts from
Rebel Sources.
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0esupation Of Coles, Hawai- and Seabrooks
IslaRdS BY the Psdsrals.
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Beaursgard's Congratulatory Order to
His Troops.
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Opinion Of = French Oflcer Of the
Iren.clad Fight,
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FoKRzs Monos. April ~, 1903.
Richmond papers Of the 10Th inst. received from
which we obtain the following intelligence
All 10 quiet at Charleston.
Tho fedsrais occupy Coles, Kiawah and ssabrook's
islands In considerable force They protected BY their
THE YLET OFF CHARLKsroN.
fFrom the Richmsnd Enquirer, April 10.
All quiet here few bockadsrs and Che irisass Iron.
sides o the bar arc the only vessels In sight to-day
ANOTHER BLocKAD. RUkNER GOT IN.
[From the Richmond Enquirer, April16l
AHnIvAL yn0N RvRMuDA.
CnAxInsros, April Is, lsss
steamship arrived this msrning from bermuda. with
cargo Of army equipments no., for the government.
COLONEL L. n. KEITr.
(From the Richmond Sentinel. April 1871
ColonelL NJ Keitt, Twentieth regiment South Carolina
suivsn's Island and for some Of he time his Command
included the Main Of Christ Church Parish.
The batteries on Sulvan's Island have been In great
part erected and prepared under his orders During the
bombardmens Tuesday, 7th inst, he actively
gagged in Fort houltre and Battery Bee, and between
them r
GEN. BEAuRH0ARD's coNoRArULAroHy oRpxs.
From the Charleston Mercury, April ~
GyNERAL oRpEns-xo SO.
HzADerARnRs' DsrAsrHUn or sovn cAsoImA,(
CnARLs:roS, 8. G., April 10. 1888.
Ss ss ns 20 70
nousy adopted By the Legislature Of the state Of South
Resolved, That the General Assembly reposes unbound
cd confidence In the ability and skill Of tho Commanding
Geaeral OF this Department. and the courage and patriot
ism OF his brave soldiers with tho blessing Of Cod 90 de
end our beloved city, and 10 beat back our vindctve
foes
sructed 70 communicate this resolution 70 General Beau
regard.
soldersl the eyes Of your counrymsn ara now turned
uDon you the of the second anniversary OF the 18th
Carolina was iramphantiy vindcsis within tho hsrSor
action On the 7ih nsantthe sirssdsd fddcd wreck Of
the Iron mailed Keokak-hcr bafed ooadators forced
e: ns ,1s e .: VII S1n 4
complete An ines'imaby previous charge has been con-
nded 70 your keeping with every reliance your
fSoSsS S SoISIs, Chief o. stan. S'n ShA0hhoAAO
|, JosS n. OrxY, "A. A. G. R
what . French Omesr TAsnss sf sAs
Attack On Charlesson. 8
A French oGnceS VINO was present At the stssck Or
Charleston by feet makes the following valuable 70
marks, which We reproduce here sy ttI
Judging from tho connsuration Of Charleston bay and
from the position OF the forts defending snssaacs be
hs fully Acknowledges in nght not ssitsd FOE
The attack OF the place. He believes that the surrss
oered large surface the shots Of tho enemy and
that the strength Of the blow was many instances,
scent both 70 put the revolving apparatus out Of order
and TO render the boat unmanagesbls.
He thinks that the only way by which ths rebel for
treeses might have been successfully attacked by
Of raised batteries. perfectly tight and covered
with iron all over with tangible object above deck,
and two rows OF guns one on each sde placed one foot
above surface Of the water He believes that
the number Of guns mounted upon Monitors
quite insufficient TO silence the rebel batteries and that
II ought 70 have been four times large have
felt. In . sensible dcgise, by our opponents.
He believes also that r. instead OF venturing our Mon
tors that expedition, had had six floating Iron
tories constructed upon the model above described and
provided with 1fty guns each, might have opened
breach In OF the fortresses dismounted the
batteries shore, and perhaps been able TO effect
landing Of the points occupied by the rebels To
that effect several ronelsd transports carrying several
companies Of sharpsnooters whose duties would have
been TO pick on the ensmy gunners ought to have been
attached TO the expedition.
As instance the efficiency OF this system Of re-
ducing srongholds, he quotes the attack Knburn in
the crmea, by the Allies In that attack the nrs. in
which iron plated vessels moved by steam were used
the French had only three iron floating batteries mount
cd with hundred aud ty guns and the English half
dozen bombards and gunboas, supported, however by
powerful feet which almost useless. The floating
batteries and the ganboas did all the work Ia less than
SIX hours the fortress OF Kinburn and several earth.
works, defended by hundred and seventy -four guns
and two thousand men, were compelled 70 surrendeg.
In that attack the Russians had nearly three hundred
men killed. while the Allies had only sixty men Aor. dc
combat
Our informant does not believe ,ha, the rebels were
provided with the best Implements Of modern warfare
He thinks that they had been they would have sunk oil
The Monitors which I've hundred yards distant from
their The French navy, he says has now found an
explosive prcecte which, at that distance goes through
any iron plate however thick and produces explosion
sucient TO blow up vesssI Of size Of the Monitors
II 10 obvious that the rebels had knowledge Of H. for
most Of their shots sold and bad thai strength
OF impulse peculiar 70 the newly invented expIosiys
French shot
News from San Franciscs.
San TnsScBco, April 1s 1893.
ruion clubs are being organized In the principal towns
or the state
The Assembly has passed the bill consuming the state