The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-20


New York, April 10. A ilton Head letter
contains the following items
A detachment Of troops was left on Folly
Island, to cooperate with the feet in Stono
Inlet, and prevent the construction of new rebel
batteries. ........ -.
A similar force was left at Edisto Inlet, for
like purpose
The turrets and huls of the Monitors are un-
scathed. In no instance is the armor perfora-
ted The sum total of the I'M uries was the SIM
pie Kidding of the smoke stacks. The feet,
with this exception, Is ready for active service.
Doserters from ivannah state that Fort Sam
ter was preached in several places, and many of
the gunners placed hors da combat. At one time
Gen. Ripley telegraphed that there was posi-.
bility of our feet forcing the distractions This
created p mic in Charleston, and all the eiti-
zens and many soldiers ran away from the city
beyond the range of Yankee shells.
During the engagement the reoel forces were
under arms and anxiously watching the points
from which they expected the Union troops to
emerge. There is said to have been 20, 900
rebels on James Island alone, and % rebel earth
Notifications on James, Jehn and Morris Islands.
New YoRK, A pril 49, The steamer Cahaw-
ba has arrived from Port Royal 18th. t3
All the Monitors had returned to Port Royal
It was reported that they would sail for the
Mississippi as soon as repaired, to attack Port
Hudson and Vicksburg The United States for.
ces still occupy Seabrook and Folly Islands.
Brigadier Gen. Terry, Capt Worden, Col
DeForrest, Lieut.. Col. heller, and Maj. Par
ker, are among the Cahawbas passengers. ~. .1
as The Cahawba passed on the 10th, off Frying
Pan Shoals the transport ship J. Morton with
troops bound to Beaufort, N c. on the 18th,
the sloop-of war Ossipee, cruisiDg--all well.
az, The Charleston Mercury of April IL says
the question is reduced to the relative powers
of the destruction of the For, and the assailing
feet. 1t Is aquestion Of pluck and survivor
ship in a square stand up fight for victory
,Iron-clad fleets can be DESTROYED as well as forts
Fort Sumter, although somewhat pitted to-day
is, we believe, as strong az when the fight began
The enemy fired about eighty guns. mostly Is
inch, and steel pointed shells at Fort Sumter
forty only struck the fort. One lO-lnch gun
was temporarily disabled by a shot. a1-a
Ono columbad of old pattern burst. One
7-seveB inch riAed gun was dismonnted by recoil
and one gun was disabled for . few minutes by
fracture of the elevating screw through recoil
Not person was killed in Fort Sumter from
any cause. NuG lIliF3I ,i31l0} tNUJ
The Mercury states that five persons were
wounded slightly. All are doing well, anc
there is no danger of losing life or a limb
There was but one casualty at Fo.t Moultrie
caused by the falling of the flag staff, shot away
by one of the Monitors. Battery Bee was mo-
in any way injured, not were there any casual
ties there. 1t 'oH.s 'faos d.
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New YORK. April 10. Suffolk letters repor
that our forces hold. Nansemond river for Ii
miles and have defeated every attempt of tn,
rebels to get in our ar. The rebels expect t.
bring against as. including reihforcements from
Gen. Hill some 60, 900 men,, The delay of tn,
/, enemy in making an attack on us is as good u
areinforcement to ds of 10 600 men! y -
Gen. LoDgstreet has expressed an opinion ,ha
aSuE1lk is too we'll fortified for him. with hi
present force, TO risk direct assault on GU
works W.. e. s.l., " IS