The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-04-16
TELEGRAMS

WASHINGTON, AprlL11.zA Fpmor
is in eirculationthat Mcclellan has
rendered his resignation,
The war Departmentghas decided
that the muster out Of the two
years. men must date from<thelr,
muster into ~theyserVice Of the Uni
ted States.
New York, April ia riot to-
day between the negro and Irish
laborcrs was quite serious Of time.
The Irish are saidto have comment
ced the difficulty by hurting missl
lies at the negroes, driving them
off a pier into " boat. One oftho
negroes fired, q pistols wpundihg
James Agar in the head, not seril
ously. Another account says Agar,s
wound was inflicted by a brick
thrown by one. ofthe mob behind
him. The riot was soon after stop
ped by the police. @al
WASHINGTON, April 10. The ac-
count of the Charleston figlithsays
that the, squadron arrived Oft
Charleston on the morning of the
5th, and spent the day examining
bars and channels, the windbeiDg
too, high to cross that evening.
The Admiral disclosed his plan
of attack, which was to sail direct
" ND and attack the north west
face of Fort Sumter at 600 or 800
yards.
morning a signal for movement was
given. aud the vessels started slow
". In consequence Of the fog, how
;yer, they woro obliged to postpone
Intended attack till next day.
inc the It'll, at 4: II p. NJ, the
IN = under way, and passed
9fc T. gI 1sIa nd batteries without be,
M%F frod jS Mo-, =, pushing right on to.
ing nteu ~ Tie new lronsideS
ward s' %1dIy, an, / in consequence
Go tbe cn npeIS' W Wis o. @ligs&i to anch-
or two or three times. " -,
trie opened, first upon the WeS'
hawkGn, was within 500 ards
Cummings Point Battery, Vrt
Sumter and Battery B immediate
" opened, and the action became
general and terrific. .a, :!
The Monitors still pushed on, rel
plying vigorously, and passed the
north east face of Sumter, when
they discovered three lines o. fob
structions holding torpedoes, &c.,
one of which exploded, but did no
great damage. ... ...'.
Finding it impossible to get
across the Instructions, they turn
ed about and steamed down the
harbor. The Patapsco's 200, pound
er had become disabled, aud the
tUrret OF the I'assalC so bent as TO
pla.o that vessel practically out Of
use. Other boats also passed up to
the north east face Of Sumter till
they also were stopped by the OBJ
structions, and turned back.
After being under fire three quar-
tiers of an hour, ali lie Monitors
were ordered back, and at tive
o'clock the entire fleet was out OF
range, and the action ceased.
Admiral Dupont intended to rel
new the attack next day, but on hsl
certaining that the Keokuk and
Passaic were entirely disabled, and
three others partially SO, he cos.
ended to desist, in which he WI
sustained by all the commanders
The Monitors were hit from fifty
to sixty times each, except the kc-
okuk, which received about ninety
shots, and was penetrated at water.
mark no less than nineteen times.
She was kept ahoat till next NOR
ming, when she sunk on she bar,
her colors flying, All on board
were saved. The Ironsidcs was hit
about sixty times, but not DANA
god. .,.. Gui- 81. .ios PHI
The Times special gives the fol-
lowing list Of casualties on the
Nahant: 81. q. trh s.gl.n ~.
Commander Downs, slight COM
fusion in foot; Pilot Isaac Scafiield,
severe confusion in neckand shout
ders, doing well; lQuarterlmaster
Cobb, compound fracture of skull,
since died; three seamen, slightly.
Keokuk-Commander A. c.
Rhind, confusion of the leg; r.
Nicholson, arm, slightly; three seal
men seriously, and seven others
slightly. 'a i"".''' '."' ...|
ma The Express publishes q let
ter iust received from Illinois, writ
ten there by another gentleman,