The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-04-17
New \ ork. APRIL IS.

New York, April IS.
It is said the number Of men in our feet
was only about 100 with thirty guns
While the enemy had il IS supposed, Il,
least 800 guns. The best in the world
The injuries to the vessels, excluding the
heosak, are represented to be of such a
character as will require but short time
for repairs.
The Tribune specials account of TIE
Charleston fight says tue squadron arrived
at Charleston OH the morning of the 9Th,
and spent the day in examining The fo1ts
aud channels. The wind being too high
TO cross that evening, the Admiral cli<cios
G! his plan of attack, which was to sail
directly up and attack the northwest face
of Fort Sumter at $50 or 500 yards
About eight O'clock Monday morning tie
signal for the movement was given and
the vessels started slowly. In consequence
If a fog, however, they were obliged to
postpone The intended attack till next
dav.
Daring the forenoon Gen. FuTr's bri
gado worked It's way up Folly Island, and
established communications with the feat
but no portion Of The iaud forces got iato
the attack at all. On the 7th, al 1 ii P.
VI, the fleet got under way md passed
Morris Island batteries without beng fired
upon, pushing right OF toward Fort Nar,-
ter. The lron-:des worked badly, and III
consequence of the current WIS obliged t.
anchor two or three times. Fort lioujr;c
opened fiTst upon the WeehawI;en, which
was within five hundred yards of Cumm-
ino5' Point battery, Fort Sumter and
Battery Bee. The enemy opened and the
action became general and terrific. The
Monitors still pushed on, repiviug yigo
rously, and passed Northeast. when they
discovered three lines of distinctions bold
ing torpedoes, &C.. one of which exploded
but did no great damage
Finding it impossible ID get across the
distractions, they turned about and >team-
Ell down The harbor.
The Paiapsco's 200 FOUNDER had be-
come disabled, and !he turI at Of the passa-
ic so bent that the vessel is practically
out Of use Other boats also passed up
TO tie north east face of Sumter. till thew
also were stopped by obstructions, and
turned back.
After being under fre three qaaeteEz Of
an hour. al ;ha Monitors were "rd-.,.
back, and al 5 O'Clock The entire fleet "c,c
out Of range aud the action ceased.
Admiral Dupont intended to renew the
attack the next day, but on ascertaiuing
the keokuk and passaick were entirely
disabled, and three others practically 70,
be concluded to desist, in which H. was
sustained by all the commanders.
The Monitors were hit from fifty to SIX
ty times each except the Keohuk. which
was penetrated a: water-mark NJ, less Than
nineteen tmes-shc received about ninety
shots. She was kept atioat till the mex,
when size sIrk on the bar, her
co.ors flying. All on board were saved.
The lronslde. received about sixty shots
but was not DAMAGED.
There are eleven &c holes ia the side
o: Fort Samler, apparently running
through ne walls. The entire firing only
amo-nted to $50 rounds.
When our correspondent left, two of
the iron claGs had sailed for Port Ro, al,
and others were 10 follow. Oar entire
casualties amounted to thirteen, Of whom
but two or three were killed.
The Times special gives the fQllowir:,
list of casualties on the Nahant:
Commander Downs, slight contu.Ios Of
the foot: PHO, Isaac Sc.neld. severe con. |
tusion OF neck and enoalders. doing we'll !;
'lnafteFmasteE Cobb, compound fracture