, 1863-04-15

8-Monitor CatAk:ll.
e-WLitneJ battery Keokuk.
10-u. s. steamer DcKalb.
11-Fcderal gunboata.
A-Fost Ripley.
B-Castle Pinckney.
Cline Of channel distractions.
thunder. Cur boat took I position about
three miles from the fort, where VIC had
& cd view, but u rebel battery OF rifle guns at
Breach Inlet. opened on us, and we had to
move of, out Of range. About
= quarter Of FIVE the iron clads commenced to
moyr further IF ont of range, aud the last
gun was fired from Sumter at the Weeha vixen
ut 5:10.
The Keoliuk was 30 badly riddled that she
sunk this morning at twenty minutes alters
She was struck $50 times, most of them 60
ing clear through her deck.
The Nalant was struck about fifty times
aud SO badly injured rs to be unable to take
part in the action wben they recommended.
One conical steel shot from 4 large Bl.kely
gun buried itself III the tarrct, Others are
sticking in various parts other.
The Catskill was damaged slightly. She
can 60 into action again immediately. None
Of the others were hurt, except the 1ronsides.
aud she only slightly.
An acting Ensign and Quartermaster were
killed, and Capts. Downs and Rh1nd slightly
wounded.
The attack will be renewed as soon as dam
ages are repaired, which may he today, and
may bc not till tomorrow.
The rebels have got the best guns in the
world to use against iron clads, and they
know how to use them. seventy guns in
three minutes not counting ours, and that
WAS about the proportion all the fight.
TIE 1RoN:CLADs.
NEW 1HoSs1DEs-IEoy.cLAD-F
Rear Admiral S. F. Dupont, commanding
Lieut.. s. ". Preston: Flag Lieatenaat.
CnntadhdeF-ThOe. Turner.
Lieutenant tnnansa,dts--Geo. c. uelknap.
Lieutenant-H B. Robson.
Surgeots-Marius DuErlt.
Tayraasfer~A. ". Rnsseli. 'N''' S''' 'Ne''"A"
Aqrias QfHGgec;-Fis<t < Lieut.. T. a. Bartlett, Sec
1eFisg ;1a.iersoGsso. 4 s. ". Do1nctt, J. N. Skill,
| ings, J. 81. Butler.
| lic,sug Na*!er'x Kaffs-c, y. Howard. G. II.
Bradley: 8. $. Hand, T. E. Harvey, B. F. Norris,
| -Enoinetr<-Chief. H. Newell; First Assistant,
y. Il Litt5g; Second Assistants; Q; 4. Lacksy, r.
Beckwitil. ". s. N7clls.
/ Do0tsuGi1- Bennett.
Grnjaers-Chas. Stuart, 3. J. Will.
tarJtnftr-G. BfRhop.
Suilt.aker-J. y. Birdsal1.
NoSTAuK-1noS-c1AD.
tnpfaiH-Jobn Lorimer Norden
| LfeHftEGnf [0l77nGHder-Chas.H Il. Cushmau.
Acting -NastfT-Pierrc Grand.
Tayndsttr-samnel r Browne
Aclin9 Easigns-Isaac J. Mckinley, George q
Avery;
phcns. Robert Potts. Nm. D. Forbes, D. F. n;
CoEtney, Geo. II. Greene.
| pAssA1c-1Ros-clAp.
Ca'Rair-PeEriral Drayton.
1i;stnGst l;aa uo N Miller,
dcting Eatigns-Henry R. Baker, Loring G
Emerson.
| Attitfant Su,gcon-Ed.ar Holden,
| Assistant T0y,aa&fer-Jreso ?. WOODBURY.
| Eaginters-Ffsst Assistant. George S. Bright
seeoId Assistant, Henry ". Robie: Third Assist
Aohn R'RRs o. no0pea Acting
! Cast PEot.-Denjamin r. DoTcy, R. D. &. Hur
ply.
wEEHAwKES-1aox- CLAD.
! Capfain-John Rodgers.
| Lieutenant C0iHH1dndtr-L. Il. Newman.
! -Atstidht SnrgtoH-E II. Stein.
-4cti"g Assj*fdnf RayMsa<ier-J. Il. Fynchea
| -dcfiHg Has'er-B. ". Loring,
-Actiny Ensigns-J. C. Cox, ., Da1ler.
Engiaeers- Second Assistants, j. II. Bailey, D
Harlic;; Thri Assistants. II. ". Merriam, Aug
HAHAST-1RoN-cLAD.
tt1nmdndtr-John Downes.
| Lieutenant (oMH,andtr-D. B. Hatnouc
-4efing l4as:<r-Nm. ". Carter. -
Kicker.
A,titha"t Su,gfoa-C. E. sted1nan.
| .4ff{SfHnf PHtEs1tfkr-EGNfD Eutnan
o1d Assistant, 7; 4, Hordles: Third Assistants
Fb-1saac Sofcld.
rArArsco-1Rus-clAp.
[cnunander-D Amnen.
| Lieuterdnf-H. Erben. il.
<ifnttont S"rgeoa-W, L; Wheeler:
ieiagg tiag HaxtrMw. Hsa zgHa1ttnnp Ha@on Aeaen' 'r
Ae'in9 En*igns-J. T. Ross, 7. noeppe1.
secona As,ittant, !. = Carpenter; Third Assis
tauts, J. ". HUXLEY, G. c. Cook.
cArsK1LL-nox-c1AD.
Gcrn,mdndtr--Georgc Rogers.
tifE'e"dss at;ac dstf@s, aennaaercteas GspenteE
-letIng :Nast<r-J. n. simous. y O''''
Stcoaa ;ls;feel E2gi:<tr;-qce; ?: Emn0n
y. B. Buckllout.
SAsTCcEEr-1EoS-cLAD.
| Con7ndntfer-Donald N. Fairfax,
| F3rsf Lientendrf-L. 4. BcartRlee
as;; ssg :.;Ssa sa1Sss. %5ss VII l. Brigham
dei;;ng e;.gg MaTs,.Mi'1!a% TT T. N: Msies
Ehpsheer-J. K. Smedley.
kEoErE-1noS.cLAD,
(u4nna7dkr-A G RhInd.
EIttntire 0Mctr-Aorean Forrest.
Icing Iup1aot!cr-John Read.
SnrgfoH-t;eo. y. Sloculn..
ltIael T. HAlAtead.
John 7: Hunt, YIN. L. Smith, ]. II. Euanuel, "
MrRFRKEsnono, Tenn, April 1S.-Ths
Charleston -Ntsenry Of the sth. gives full ac
counts Of the first days bombard.nent
When our vessels appeared, nou-combatantt
began to depart from Charleston, and Ill
trains we're crowded with fugitiyes.
Fort Moultrie fred the frst gun about three
o'clock p. m, on Tuesday, the 7th. Fort
Sumter opened ten minutes later. Batteries
Beauregnra and Warner, on Morris and Sulli
vans Islands. opened simultaneously.
Fire iron-clads formed IN front Of Sumter
occasionally shooting 15-iuch shell ut Moul
tre, but Chiefly attacking Sumter, which, ths
NTru,y says. was bit thirty four times.
Battery B engaged, and the fight raged from
sullivan's Island to Cummings Poi1t. III,
rebel iron.elads Palmetto State and Chieor:
also took part. At half past i've our Iron
clads Withdrew.
The -Nar7try, concluding, says the result:
were gratifying to the rebels. One gun II
Sumter was dis,nounted, after the gnnboat:
anchored OF Morris Isla1id.
Col. Rhttt commanded at Sumter Col But
lei at Moultrie, Capt. Stg.eaves at Batter,
Beauregard, Col. Semmes 1t Battery Wagner
and Licnt- Lisne at Cummings Polnt.
IDispateh to the n. T. Timcs.l
WASHINGTON, Sunday April 12.-Thc news
from Charleston, broush By the commando,
Of the kcokuk, and By New York newspaper
correspondents, has got, In three hours. :
tritle Of c1aggerat1oD. The country at large
| should hare known that the keokuk'5 arm6,
Was thin, that she WAS a weak vessel; that hc]
] inviting sides floated five feet above the water
while the Monitors exposed but rs many In
chcs to the enemg's fire. She hadtwo turret,
also, while Secor's and Ericsson'e ships have
but one. It WIS m accident, mostly, tha1
placed the Kcokuk ut the head of the attack
fng linz, and we paid the price of accidents
in war, which arc blun1ers, IN having abou
ninety shots thrown through and throug,