Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-17
The Attnck mon ChaFIeston.

Charleston is again center OF ln'eie''
The federal army and navy under the i'm
mise given them by their new cOmman-
dsrs Gilmore and DAhlgren, are moving
AGAINST that initial city of rebellion.
They have already possession Of nearly
all of Morris Island, commanding Fort
smmter. On the 10th, Beauregard, com
manding rebel -defenses, telegraPhed the
rebel Adjutant General that four Monitors
engaged battery Wagner and Cumming
Point all that day and obtained possession
of the southern portion Of the Island |
The engagement must have been severe as
Beauregard reports his own loss at three
hundred killed and wounded, including
sixteen officers. The same day he tele-
0raDbs that the federals endeavOred TO
destroy the Savannah Railroad, but "were
repulsed with the loss of steamboat" On
which side this loss was he does state. On
, the 18Th he says that the federals are es-
: tablishing batteries in the middle of Nor
' ris Island.
The Baltimore American (Which has
been severe 1pOn Hunter aud DuPont)
gives the following preliminary move
Y ments: --...-,..p
GNow for the important news, which
3 ve with Measure lay before our readers
d On the glorious Fourth of July the heavy
L batteries we have recently erected on Fol
Iv Island. commanding the rebel batteries
he we're oDs6sh efDJJBlG ef lighthouse Inlet, INTENDED
fe making short work of them. The Federa
. batteries had been erected under masks o.
foliage; and the astouished rebels knew
10 nothing of their existence. Our guns
& we're Of the heaviest calibre and numbered
II | tbirty-four. Large numbers of troops hat
10 tyeen sent 10 Folly IsCan6, and there wa
every inclination of earnestness and ac
n tivity in the military department"
be Admiral Dshlgren, on his arrival a
NJ Port Royal, and relieving Admiral Du
h pont, Immediately ordered the Monitors +
prepare for active service. The work be
se ing done on them, and in contemplation
u unnecessary, so far as efficiency was con
cerned. was ordered instantly to cease, an
: shout of Joy and gladuess went u
throughout the whole squadron. Thes
ne fancy improvements could be put on sfte
cd the war is over Now the vessels Wer
1is wanted for the purpose for which the
were constructed. Improvements an
notifications could be made when tn
sat vessels we're out Of commission, and whe1
OF there was an abundance Of men an
les mechanism to perform the work, and nt
: when valuable time would be wasted " 1
W the face of the enemy" Glorious deci
IN ions, and honored may be the man VIII
EN- made it.
use Instead Of establishing himself in th
IL chair of royalty on board the Wabash, an
receiving the homage of the courtiers, Az
miral Dahlgren raised his flag on th
ry, humble little transport Mary Dinsmor
ito which had been armed and equippe
ro for the purpose, and on the Fourth of Jul
was preparing TO move 10 join his of
Ill GERS and crews of the Monitors rusting f
sd service, and disgusted and sick from d
h lay. disappointment and inactivity, wei
in ecstasies at the prospect of having
chance to test these glorious little vessel
on the walls of Sumter, and equally conf
dent ofsuccess. They felt that they wei
lhe relieved from the tyrauical restraints IN
ent posed upon them 10 stolid ineompetene
bv and that the day of proving their earnes
- ness in the great work of national retr
> button was approaching
We Admiral Dahlgren had ordered all q
lb- Workmen from the Monitors TO proceed {
~. once to the completion Of the repairs o
the captured iron-elad Atlantis, intendin
to use her also in the attack on the defence
ess of Charleston. She was nearly con
nf Plated whan the Arsgo sailed, and wa
md being manned for the occasion L
% officers and crews from some of Il
heAvy wooden vessels, which of couri
ne could not take part in the fight. It
he thus evident that Ad niral Dahlgren is n
he so kind hearted as 10 have any fears of Il
- ritating the enemy" and as we have
'' the head of both the navy and the army
len the Department of the South two earnes
ell active fighting men, no doubt is feltof q
um success of the movement now in progres
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