Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-10
The Romhardmsnf.

The Bombsrdment.
TIE following account of the bombardnent OF bAtert
Wagner and Gregg, end their evacuation By COR roopsop
ast Saturday and Sunday is taken from the Charleston
Courier Of the 7th inst:
BombNrdment of Hstt.rfts Gregg and W"Harr.
After quiet interval of two days during which d..
enemy is believed to have been assiduOusIy prrpo-ed
the Yankee feet about five O'Clock .r
day morning re- commenced the bombarlmeut If bali
ries Grgg and Wagner. Since that time the tic. u-.-
the batteries especially upon the staunch foruH. ,
Wagner and its heroic garrison has heen terrlG. ar
incessant, being kept up by the Ironsidrs MOI ~
four mortar huks IRON three to four lend 0a,trr. ,-
enemys rife pits, and several pieces of light art .
put in position in advance battery about one br,
dred yards from Wagner, and bearing upon it, sen f
Most of the shots aud shells from this terrible and rau
ing fire were poured into Wagner.
The bombardment was commenced bv the lr0,st..
opening heavy FIRE upon Battery Wagner, as h.r.t5
tore, fr quently discharging whole broadside3.
he fire from the feet vas more GCCurae th.a asYa.
the calm weather favoring the movements OF H.. Yea
ses there being scared more than slight ri, pix ur
the surface of the water.
Batteries Wagner and Gregg returned the Gceglf.
Irorsdes with spirit, making some splendid su'- I'D
striking her frequently. The balls howcr-r, sem
reboGud without itfcting any serious iamggn.
Al tie same time cur james Island ba.t,ri.e 49,,
kris, Cheves and Haskell, kept up rapid aad we
rected fire on the enemys Iaud batteries, WAL. I..
Noultrie aad Battery Bee SUlIi7ans Island, orea5
heavy fire on one Of the Monitors which rad r,Uo..t
Cummings Point and Conm2oc gd throwing a-.., 81.
Fort Sumter, ~. occasional saat al B.t.grF t1r
rEe MUator ceased firing after an hours w.. a...
hauled Of, leaving the IrOns!d to Contin e hr.'
During Saturday @ river steamer was deserved s..,
daring the morning transporting ordnance s'or- tr"
vessels IF the coast and landing them at O,-.rr 1
On Saturday afternoon large body OF ar... .j...
try were seen moving along the beach back y, Fell. I
land toward Lighthouse InIet. Iucy wug oa-.ry.
m8ccalI in line by company, and iaiIy io'I2-....
companies counted while passing one p,u', ag5 ,.
were then still coming.
The h0mbardment was continued dU,.r ........
night with uua5ated vgor by the Irousuys Oh. c..
ualtes oc the irst Gay up to five O'Clock, a.n rr0.
ed one hundred killed and WOuuIej, mostly Size L'..
q d many of them slight.
Between one and two oc clock Sunday W.ra...
enemy were reported approaching orr Natt,u's 3d..
Light House Greek in barges, evidently i"r a.. u..
pose Of making Infantry assault. They ut. ..r..
to ef5Ct q landing In the rear OF Battery '7r.-r. .
our batteries together with Fort MOutIle, opr. u.
them such destructive fire Of grape, Clpuist,l. o.,
and musketry, to check their progress and drv.i.
back. The enemy failed entirely to effect e A...
and the piercing cries and sbreEs heard oT or ma
the barges moved of told plainly th15they lud su.r
severely. While this was going on, tLf or aa. ..
the Monitors opened again on Sumter aud HGnIG.
The latter responded, and The cannonadjlc was .,'
Iy deafening shaking the houses in the city. VII.
many the impression that the enemy Was a-...
Smelling the city. During the whole OF this heavy fr.
our forces at the batteries were all pre- pared olu.
ting al assault
For nearly two hours it was one incCsao2' 80.
cannon and musketry.
Early Sunday morning six Monitors and tie l...
sides again advanced in nDe OF battle Of Cum1
Point and opened fire upon battery Wogu"r, .1ypl.H
Rater8 enabling them 10 make every shog ana She, %
upon the devoted battery. Forts Mcu IL a1d Is .".
~ Bee replied, and the engagement was kept TYP g..@
great spirit for about two hours. Two o! the @yd".
left, proceeding Southwark. The fling O. q. o.a
gradually ceased, the land batteries continuing Or
wth01t irtermssiOn.
After this eevere bonbardment the Iest maze 90 .
Their demonstrations uGti last evening, vi l.o|.
fierce cauonnade was opened On OCg haucr"s, ',.r
suit OF which we had not learned MP to a late h'us
Our casualties during the whole Of this tcm.'.
h0m5ardmeut are reported to be between rJ" l'.'.
ard fifty kiii~d and wounded at Battery Nu.l.a .
between thirty and frty at Battery Gregg ia" ."
terry Itself under this terrible fire has sui.rld u
siderable extent.
Some Of the wounded brought over EriI,.
night aDi Saturday morning. Several boats With o.
wounded w.re also expected to arrive lat. in.t .!r!.
and this morning .-ChcrLeSton Courier.
From tie New Crleans Correspondent OF the Dew i..
World.
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