The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-04-15
Tho Attack on Charleston.

Tho Attack on Charleston.
The long expected attack on the Forts
in Charleston harbor, by the Yankee Iron
Clads, was begun on Tuesday 7,h instant
Tho result., so far, have been entirely sat
i-factory to our cause. We nre indebted
TO the Courier for the following account OF
the bombardmest, with other important
particulars relating to military operations
in that quarter:
The atmosphere early on Tuesday morn. |
ing was misty, bu, ns the day advanced the |
haze lightened, and the Monitors and the |
Ironsldes were seen lying of Morris Island
Between 2 and ) o'clock in the afternoon,
a despatch from Col. Rhett, c"mnandnnt
of Fort Sumter, informed Gen. Beauregard
that fv. Monitors aud the Ironsides were
appt ptoaching the fort. The fleet weie seen
rounding the point OF Morris Island, the
Keokuk 10 the advance. Whsn the double
teuet,ed monster. tn. most fo,mible of its
class, came within range, Fort Sumter open
| ed upon her with broad,ide. They kept
on their way and formed in line Of battle
off tho fort, at n distance Of about two thou
sand yards.
Al 3p IN, the action was opened BY
Fort Mou,tris firing the nr-t gun. Fort
Sumter open ten minutes later. BATTERY
Bee, Forts Wagner and B.aaregard, and the
battery al Cummings Poin:, as" opened,
+ 6riuv by battery The fro, fred with great
1 ! I,..tl ,t.li it.1
spirit AID singular accuracy. The l'o"s'd.s
, took position to tn- left "f "rt umlet,
, directing all her guns I" tat Tor, aud
n throwing Hhriis exc'u'"r
II wlS manifest tn..i h lr '.irs ~a'
y appointed /" test The s;r'np'n "I The f"ft
!. whose reduce iun w.. ue ma"ruraII"n I"
u tho terrific contest now goi"g "n For
r Sumter ackn"~i~d ~dged tie compliment /"
n the preference by pouring ue co"'rn'- o
W her biggest pnns iu:o t'o sides "f that prd
\. of the Yansrr ma, ', and she Mas not rTea,
+, I'd with contempt 5y the "tL-r I"rts nn
y batteries
. About tort, i've mlnurcs after IN" "ngn.
l.. m-nt began, steam Mas seen i.-u'ng. I
,p drn-- volumes. Grrm Tho ironsides and si'
70 withdrew from the action. taking Pos'i'o
n To tie Sou,a "f Fort sumter, but r-ma!'
" iny u ii ent spectator Of the exciting seen
or Ii 10 believed she was seriously anm"ged
rir The tir,ng rom our foris became mo
,ht aud more accurate ns the engagement pr
yh c..d-G The shot and shell fell ihickiy
yer III. m,d-t Of the hostile neet, and The suIo
lb. stacks I every one Of them were stru
,ce several times Fort S"mier now appear
for 10 b. the chief ann Of all the en.n.'s iro
rn. clnd-.
,., The Keokuk, nbls-iurrrtted iron C.
v ba aud considered Dy the Yankees the most {
dye m,bI. uf their terrible monsters, rnceiv. .'
hey IaIp. share Of attention from our gall
vic gunner.. She occupied the post Of hon
!. j. and ia accordance With The custom "f "
pif. il war made the post of danger. She p
hat dearly for her reputation, having. been
his several times. Al about bye o'clock,
lat follow ed the example OF the lron-ides, I
feat withdrew, e,iirn,Iy seriously crippled.
,be Tue other Mumitor- continued the IL
/, in till f.rty.6,r mi.u'es past five o'eIo
: TO when they steamed asny, and came to
de chor or Morris Island
far Daring the battle, drummer boy, nan
ONE Ahrens, was killed at Fort Sumter and
de-. men " ounded. two severely in the h'
hap tho other, shshu. One man came to
ut n Death from the falling Of the dag slHi
per Fort Moul,fie. Two houses on Sulli'
Mon Island. on tho oack beach. ~sre struck.
zee. OF which was demolished A shot pa
from through Fort Sumter, flag.
pre-. Col Rhe,t was in command Of Fort ;
cam ter, Col Butler Of Fort MoultTis, Capt,
. tue graves Of Fort 3rauregard. Lieut.. Col.
very kins Of Battery Bee, Major Huger Of
sov.. terry Wagner, and Lieut. Lesesne, vi
sen. detachment from Foit Sumter, Of the
III ail terry on Cummings Point
IF the For, Sumter wa. hit ihirty.four q
.rabie but received no damage.
aihsr, We learn that six men belonging'o
late a tain Mathews ARTILLERY Company, s''
ed a, Battery Wagner, were wound
csm- Two Of them have aimee died. Two
10 de- very seriously wounded, aud IL WIS tho
Iill in- one would die before morning The
more two. including IN officer, were but oil
|, lives wounded.