The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-13
BX TELEGRAPH
TO the FREEMAN.
( O'CLOCK, p. M.
FROM CHARLESTON.

MoaEHEAD, N c., April l0sh, via Fortress
Monroe IZth We passed through the leet oi
Charleston 90 Thursday, the 9ah inst, rs ID
o'clock A. ii. The weather was ele9r and pleas
ant. The Monitors were ranger along the
beach of Cummings Point, all IN good order.
We were boarded by one Of the pilots OF the eE-
petition, who stated that the Ifonsdes and sew
go of the Monitors attacked Fort Sumter on
Tuesday, the nh and passed some distance above
the fort, receiving some Two hundred shots. \
pointed shot OF English manufacture penetrated
the ir0n-clad Whitney battery Keokuk, and she
sunk in II hours after near the beach, The
other iron-clads passed through the shower Of
of shot and and she'll unlnj lred, or with trlalug
damage.
AS regards future movements reports are con.
netting Ii was positively stated by one of the
pilots who boarded US that the monitors would
withdraw over The bar, and further action tor
! the present would be suspended. This was sub
Sequently coTro5ora'ed by reporter for New
York paper An officer from tie James Adser,
who previous boarded rs, states that the en-
gagement would be renewed about | ?. N and
AIDED that the Admiral EXPIRE ssed his belief Of
success. The enamel above the fort was OBJ
structed, No torpedoes are reports to have
been exploded We left the feet st noon
When about twenty five miles northward ard
| heavy firing. The weather Is exceedingly pleas
ant AID the sea is smo til.
The above was private message addressed
to Col. Sanford, Military Superintendent Cen
soF; brought by steamer mary Sanford
Rebel dispatches state that IN the engagt men:
OF the Itb, all the monitors were frequently hit,
with results unknown. One gun was dsmJunt-
ed IN Moutrie, and one man wounded.
Steamer g. orge Peabody, from New Orleans
3lst ult., Key West Oh inst, arrived this
evening. Capt. Atwell reports that he was at
Hilton Head 90 the 9th, where be cav the mon
itor Nahant repairing. She had Eve holes in
her chimney, and it was reported she had five
hundred shots fired at her by the rebel batteries
in Charleston llarb0r, bat was not severely in
jured but some riyets had been started from her
turret, which prevented her guns from being
worked to advantage. The Keokuk had been
sunk and one man lost in her. At 10 clock OF
the evening Of the 9th, the Geo. Peabody was
oft Charestos bar aud spoke Two gunboats, but
obtained no news other than that Gen. Hunter
was up the bay.
New York, April IL. The 1'ribnneS Wash
lngton despatch says the iron-clad squadron,
conveyed by number of gunboats, arrived of
Charleston on the morning OF the 9Th. 1t was
! intended TO cross the bar that afternoon, but
high wind arose, W ich induced Admiral Du-
pont TO postpone crossing until the next day.
towards evening the Petapsco stood IN close to
the lighthouse inlet to protect the buoys. Ii
was expected that she would draw the tire of the
rebel batteries, but che anchored inside and re-
manned unmolested all night.
In the morning the Admiral issued his order
of battle. The Plan of attack was to move the
iron clad squadron up the main ship channel
without notlcing any fire from the Morris Island
batteries, steer directly to Fort Sumter, and en-
gage It's Northwest lace at a distance Of 600 or
500 yards The general signal to get under
weigh Was gwen. Some fears were entertained
of grounding when eros sing the bar, but all the
vessels got safely over, and came to anclor d.
rectly opposite the lighthouse inlet 1t was
deemed necessary to wait the ebb tide iu order
to discover more readily the Instructions The
feet was expected to be able to move to the at
! tack at one p. NJ, but thick fog had risen,
concealing the shore lines, the guidance of
which the pilots, among whom were three col
ored volunteers and Robert Small. REQUIRED for
safe steering. The Admiral then reluctantly
postponed the attack to the next day
During the daya brigade OF Gen lerry's d-
vision worked lis way up to Folly island, estab.
lIshed itself close to the beach and opened CON-
munication with the tcet. No portion Of the
land iOrc} got nearer to the point of attack, and
all were Obliged to play the part If ear witness
SEES. Nothing was done during the remainder
Of the 6th inst
Ga the morning of the 7th the fog was still
thick, hut by 8 o'clock it had nearly cleared
away, and there was ne further cause Ter delay
Up to Il ocIock preparations for the conflict
continued AT l. P. M the pilot of the flag
ship declared himself ready. The signal to get
under weigh was made, and at Is minutes be-
fore 2 o clock the whole fleet was IN molten
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