Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-13
LATEST NE WS.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
ass ATTACK on CHARLEsTON.

The Tribune's account of the Charleston
Eight says the squadron arrived of Charles
tou on the morning Of the 9th, and spent the
dey examining bars and channels The wind
being to high to cross that evening the Ad
mirsl disclosed his plau of attack which was
10 sail directly up and attack the north west
face ol Fl. Sumpter at 600 or 800 yards.
Aboute clock Monday morning the sgusi
fer movement vac given and the vessels star
ted slowly 10 consequence of fog however,
they were obliged 10 postpone the intended
at,sck till next day,
Daring the afternoon one Of Gen Furg's
brigade worked its way up to Folly Island and
established communication with the heer, but
40 portion OF the land forces got into the at
tack at all
On the 7th at 4l7 IN the feet got under
way passed Morris Island batteries without
being fired upon pushing right on toward
Sumter. New lronsides worked badly and in
consequence of the current was obliged 10
anchor two or three times. Fort Moultrie
opened on WehRwken which was within 500
yards Port Cummings battery Fort Sumter
aud battery B Immediately opened and ths
action became general and terrigc.
Monitors still pushed on replying vigorously
aud passed the northeast face of Sumter when
they discovered lines of distractions hold
,ns torpedoes &c, one of which exploded bul
did no great damage. Finding it impossible
% get across the obstructions they turned
about and steamed down the hRrbor The
Palapscos 200 pounder had become disabled,
and the torret Of the PasRic so bent that the
vessel was practically out OF use Other
boats also passed up TO the northeast face Of
Sumter till they also wera stopped by oh
structiopa aud turned back Aztec being un.
der FIRE tbree-tourths OF an hour all the Mon
itors were ordered back, and at s o'clock the
entire deet we're out Of range and nj anchor
Fire ceased.
The Time correspondent of the Charles
ton 6ght says the iron ships we're exposed to
a concentrated fire from five different points,
unparalleled in the history OF warfare The
feet found it impossible to pass up beyond
Fort Sumter aud assume an appointed place
owing 10 distractions which extended from
Sumter 10 Moultre, while above this near the
middle ground we're three rows Of piles and
above these three rebel iron clads The
6eet was Thus compelled TO sustain this terri
&c ere and nobly il did 50 for thirty minutes
During that time not less than $500 shots
we're fired by the enemy l6O being counted
IN q single minute.
Baltimore, april l2--Gunboat Flambar
arrived ht Olu = olut OttutuhI FiuEiuE OHl-
rers Of iron-ciad Keokuk
Following is made mp from interesting &c
count furnished the Baltimore American by
an eye witpess Wepawken assigned impor,
tapt duties whey was faithfully performed il
the midst Of the tight 10 examine and If poss,
hle TO ind distractions which the rebels havt
extended Scross the harbor from Sumter Il
Moultrie. Protected by = scow and tn,
Devil in front of her, she pushed straigh
up.towards obstruetions They were found Il
consist OF net works, chains and cables. /
Wsa i'm possible for the WopRwken TO run with
out fouliBg ter propeller aud which she ioun'
il impossible TO force. Having completed eS
animation iand tested the impossibity q
working up the harbor the boat returned
The 7imss publishes an extra containing
a detailed account Of the fight at Charleston
IL says the result of the reconnaissance prove
the utter insufbciency of the iron clad fec
70 take Charleston alone. The Nahant r,
eeiVed thirty wounds, several being bad ira'
sares The Passiac also wounded severed
10 the turret so Jared that the port eouldn
be opened, rendering the 10 inch gun useles
None Of the other monitors were disabled,
ADDITIONAL
Dupout intended to renew the attack th
next day, but on Aseertaining that the Reoku
and the Passsic we're entirely disabled, an
three others partially, be concluded to desis
ia which be was sustained BY all the con
mandere. Monitors we're hit from 80 to 6
times each, except Keokuk which receive
sbout so shots, and was penetrated ut wat
mark no less than IS times She was kel
aaoAt ill next morning when she sunk on Ii
bar, ber colors flying All on board save
Ironsides was hit about 60 times bat not dan
aged. There are eleven large holes in II
side Of Fort Sumter, apparently runnir
through the walls. The Entire firing on
amountsd 70 $50 rounds. When our corrs
pondspi leh two Of our Monitors had sail'