, 1863-04-18

It poured In with such volume rs to preclude |
al hope Of keeping the Teesel afoat~ Surgeon |
Geo. b. slocum, who Ind boen unresnlIftng
In bis attention to the wounded as they lay on
tho berth deck, was first to discover tho I'M
nlinent pcril Of the vessel, and hastily order
ing the removal Of bis charge, In 'rmed Capt:
Rhind, who was suffering from severe wound
the condition Of afrhrs; 4 very slight inspec.
tion was sufficient for Capt. Rhind to under
stand that there was not moment to spare,
md he told the crew to look out for their per-
eonal safety. Fortunately tho tug Dadodn
was within hail, and coming closer, tho work
First tho wounded we're removed. Surgeon
Slocum himself carrying The insensiblc body
If poor Mcintosh, an Acting Ensign, whose
skull had been fractured W fragment Of
i1on; and in fifteen minutes, the last man
having bad barely time to step m from n her deck;
disappeared. Very little In the way Of per
sona1 effects was saved By. either officers or
men; and 1t was proyidential, considering the
hurried manner in which the vessel was ahan-
doncd, that no lives were lost. At low tide
tlc top Of the turrets, the flagstaff and rim
Of tic s1nokc-stack may be seen, just rising
out Of the water, aud we are confident that
the rebels are aware OF the disaster. Already
they are busy in what appears to us to be the
construction Of 4 battery on the Morris lsland
Z.
vessel went down, intending most likely to
annoy us if an effort should be made to raise
her or destroy her with torpedo.
CASUALTIES OF TIE F1GHT.
There were only fourteen persons wounded,
and not one but might hare escaped iuiurY
had ordinary precautions been adopted to pre-.
vent the flying Of boltheads. The sufferers
we're attached to the kcokuk and Nahant,
and these were the only vessels, am told,
hpf 4 mt h&a nd fho{ {pa{ {fn Fxt7a
tCrrcts and pflot-houses with screen Of boil
or iron, standinga few inches from The walls,
and having the Intervening space filed with
compressed hemp or SOME other elastic sub
stance.
INJURIES TO THE VESSELS.
1nquiEing among the iron-clads, learned
that each Of the1n was struck, on an average,
thirty times. To great extent, the rebels
used protecti1es of British manufacture, many
Of them being the steel. bolts, polished like !,
knife. blade, that are thrown from Whitworth
guhs. These wicked tokens Of the manner
In which the English nation sticks to its pro-
fesssons Of neutIAlisy, as seen buried in the
anything but an increase OF good will and re-
spcct toward i Government that has proved
false to honor, aud recreant to humanity, by
its attitude in tue pending struggle. WhereV-
er A shot struck, ii left upoa the ar1nor Of the
vessel well defined scar, in the shape of =
tion IN the turret or hull. But these ere glo-
rious dishgn1elnents, that initiate very little
against the strength Of the Vessel. The Ma
hant aud fasaaic, and the Nantucket, are the
only Monitors disabled, hut the damage will
be made good within few days. Chief En-
| giTcrr liners, Of the navy, Is here with
corps Of mechanics, and the proper tools aud
material to enter at once upon the repairs
But though the Monitors might go again to.
| morrow into the fight, I am just informed that
| the attack will not be renewed.
There is no question that Sumter was bad
] ly battered from the ehActs Of our fire. It is
! thought that three Of the casctnatcs on the
| northeast face were knocked into one, aud On
the southeast facc the masonry, for a large
| space On the outer side, is very much altered
| in appearance from what it was before the Gu
| gagement. We think that these light-hued
6lotches arc significant Of the COMMENCEMENT
| of a breach.
RETURN OF TIE LAND FORGE.
S7oso R1yEH, S. c., April II, 1868.
| The military portion Of the expedition
against Charleston, under Major General Hun
| ter, after experiencing q disappointment
| which Jou can well imagine, Is now under or
dcrs to return to Hilton Head, and as thtss
troops iEaFc been eagerly waiting to perform
the secondary part Of taking possession O
would be unjust to close this record Of tlt
unsuccessful movement without giving then
word Of commtndation. That they havt
done nothing independent of the navy, i:
neither the fault Of their leader nor of them
selves. Contenaptibly few in Iumbcrs-s<
rebels Of tho real weakness Of the force, am
get comprising every available man that coult
be withdrawn from other points in the depart
ncnt--it would have been sheer madness II
Gen. Hunter to attempt independently eve,
the most insignificant work in this direction
| tJsr-S$ x,F !,
placed on shore, and for the last week has oc
culied Coles and Folly islands. Extenae
rcconnoissances have been made, that sho1
tleenenly has left nothing undone tn strength
en- his defrnces against the approach Of O Ian
| force, having this point rs q base. On Jamc
island, where disaster overlook lis last sanl
ner, there arc now three strong parallels c
!, | c2rthworks, commanding the entire length c
| Morris Island, and precluding the pos.ibilit
| Of landing force there, Johns Island, alsr
on the southern bank Of the Stono, bristlc
| with the bayoncts Of nj lc4st 10,0U0 mcu; an
the approach By way Of Wahpoo is also strong
ly fortified
The Arago Is to stop off the bar for di.
patches at one o'clock. send this by lel
Tomorrow our troops will be ut Hilton Hea6
and re shah await anxiously the next Ius'
, | whatever it may be.
; | took after Tuesdays fight. The Ironside
, cannot get across the bar until the next Sc:
! son of high tides, and the Monitors, unit
then, viii Keep her company. about nes
IEursaaJ, pIopao'y, they VII return 70 io'
hesl llpIl ~ Sceae " tnei[ ..' V4.rt
AeMs Aas 1qsI coha e. G.t,a 70 .oa1 mo3.,
.nat ot ~ Stha.s n .a. u.o.ET 5s+ nastnns.u .s],
5 ing last, near Port Royal Ferry. The steame
f was under command Of Lieut.. Blanding,
eo,t br Gsr sa~4nn ~ 5ann1naitr, aInne +u ~ :,
us ~ Hsn $500; ,;o, ~ sa'nra.n ,,lp ~
L" e1.,a f,n,,, H. !s;a1apt ~ 11n;n ny
y s;. 1so i3ohi ns;aa eae i.I. Ti H. 81 = po!ns ~
: Posne ns'eMsla ; ~. Iseeh .ne Fspets opened
f 1d ,,ttt.ryas 4nv rs .ha;r a.'o t y,
y nS " nSt% auu sIe nis9u5 snot q
. nsr thn 10 aTtcE rat nf tha Tcssai xound;;
ti,7oe ,,.n md f;l1;nn ont r;,hf ,-;xa+ss W.
GTrcnhnIsch H. and lam s Fo15nn p VIII. u, H.
o-5 ~. re,',a;n;nr .oiS;.,s nnd a-,,,. ~ ~
q fnrred - ;nmn Gvcrhoord Most ~ ~
- +,,anorod - ~ 1o,a - Part Ri Is1a.,5 ~
nonnder,1 a. 1,,;te th.o,,9h ,'ass, 1T hut -,
were Killed and several wounded as they ma,
t the attempt. Tie names of the sufferers
eonia not teat1: 11;,ton tnefe we're eght t3Scn
= to The Waters eilnc| ~ r / ". =
e REBE1 CASUALTIES At cuAR1EsTov
II fF1on, the Charleston Courier, Of Wednesday
- During the battle, 4 drummerboy, nam
n Ahrens, was killed at Fort Sumter. and d
;. men woundod, two severely in tue head, tt
e. others shs MY. One mnn came to his dea
10 from the falling OF the Jag staff ct Fort MOI
, trie. Two houses On Sullivan 5 Island, on t
II back beach. were struck, one Of which "
- demolished. L shot pasted through Fo
+ Sumtcr's flag.
- Col. Rhctt was in command Of Fort Sumte
h Col. ButleT, Of Fort Moultrie; Capt, Sitgrayt
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