The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-11

Ths Caarles..a ra2esi Of "Wednesday. contain
hiisf aecsupss OF ths att,ek on that osty oa Tuss
Cay. TAs Mercury ssys .aat tie ehsss.ri manner
tn Thca ths military lad uni:,r.aiy spoken CT ne
cor Il 9, hetwssn the batteries and tao t1rroste1
raons:sss hal embods,ea the hsaris OF the people
| to such a ds,res that. whsa Ii was positively
lncwn that tee esG iEs reat wa opened, there
came .E.ill q ] 10 svegy hsarr aud tbs coun.
tsn.ncs Of ..l d.ssT ridnly that sig aai vic
tory over tsa 1asi'ad vessels was reskonsd upon
w.thoa. .;ouht or uiseivirg. Il rays:
Information resolved 'ft. m rays:seisus sources
ssusen the General IN command Of this district TO
expect % sttsox st m early day. And thH intel.
is nco rs-siges nonatms.ioo en- euoday mnn.nz.
Un taas day foce no aitofs be csides and thirty
-s6sa.s 0! v&sicus slz ., we've cssn Of the ba:-
Ko,r .oGic-- End thirty avs " oeea vessels were
nddcd TO tie e. en- tbs following day thirty i've
vssga'g for the most part transports, Appeared In
tie s.aao, ana sho epspy lsud.d . force OF 'aboa:
aix Il oagSnd men on C5lsss ani Battery IsIaDds
Tacse facts, with Other indie Ations, led General
heaase SARA 70 couu: upon sn attack on Tuesday.
s2d ts3 sspsoskt oas ei that SsGa,!ous and watch.
.ai S.eaeIa, vers realized
Ths s,uo,plsse s.s,y on Tuesday roo-n,ng was
E-s:y, tu. ss ,hs Gsy a;vxncid tbs aaz, lighton.d
and sge Monitors sna 'os isonssdss w.Ee sesn ".
ins IF AcrtisE isixrd. S.tveen tHo a11 three
o'Sloos III tno xftoruoon d .pS:ca FRA Dbl Esett
CO. -aanjsat O; F.gE Ecn+sf, informed 0Anssss
ser1rrgh-i tnx. rs Eosstosg sali the s-en...cs
. al ..-s = ~ -
ro.nins tie pvi.t G. Zc--:s'a L,aad, the Ksox Il
in tas a-v2nco. yfhep sas doab'e-turretsd mon
ster Ihs ,ntss for ni3Gb.s CT ts ciass, i.hi.
rsu.o, soEt tU'1 CT o.s-E9a upol ter With broad.
eide. They ser. o1 tteir way ESc form ID in Inns
Of battle eff 81. f.rs. - distance oi srous tro
sAo.G..-4 y.SSF.
~ trree T. ii. tbs action vas opened. b Fsrs
s.oU..ris hriag he first gar. Eccs ao.1.sr opened
sei. gssi4lttes lsser. Battery Bss, Fcr.s Wagner
aud BsauvsgAru ana the battery Il Cua,u.inss
i1cirt. opened, firing ~ battery. .ne fss:
Ae1 sTi.h great raeiaisy ous fo-ts AMI batteries
l+p .s s@ .oak uss sat 70 Left q r,r: sut.r
cisrating al har Lu1s 8. ihs: fort. and throwing
8Ae!!s :zc.aai ely. It w.s ra.ulfass that so .rca
sila5 a. pooieG to test the strength u .Ee r.
~hoss -ei1oton was tho inauguration 0. tie ter.
-iac c5urss. nov going 0n. Fort SumtIr sc1ucw.
i7agoa tnv .onpi non. CT tbs p-atefenss bT rout'
sE.s the g2n.e- Il ;'er Ss-. g1as ato tbs s!de'
of .aa. ;-:.s of she Yaakes navy, aud she was NO:
Treated win ScGteIclt by the other foIt3 ana bat.
t.li-1.
ABOUT forty Eve ninusss afte. tho snyssemeas
began s.Sam WAS gaen i3si.ng Ia decse yoiu nss
f.cin .h3 fonsiaes. and she wih from ths a.
siS, tSsicg pusiion 10 Inc oouta Cf fors Sdua;eF,
bs. .aa sining siisut seectss6E. Of lbs exiting
s.,sne tia bsiisvsd shs ives seiiocsiy aatassed
;'i.s Il ins f:csu cu; foris oscamo ncse sna more
se1u<..s as III cnXs sgein5ut p,e J5aced- Ihs EG0s
Rue ,hsli ;slt .nsk,y ia hs lpijs: of the hoss,is
feet 4nd the smoke s:asks OF every one of ths
1s.s struck ssseeS. tines E3rt sumner NON ap-
re4-ea.o bs ths chief aim Of all the enc ny's hon
c,sis
rne Ksoauk, a doubie.tarressd icon.c'sd. AMI
considered by the Yaskesa ;hs most formidable vi
.asir teribts costors received large snare OF at
t.ution isoaa OF: gallant goncerS. hs occupied
,1s poas Cf honor, s.c in accordance with the gu.
tom vi var, It wSd In ado tae post OF danger She
pat dsary for bsr ispatai5n bsvins oeen his sev'
eral s.nts st about avs s'elock rho followed 'hs
sYssar.e If ths iroEsiaes and withdrew. evidently
serious Y v.ippied. Ths other Mentors continued
tbs csht G.ii fortY-Gve minutes past O'Clock.
r1en hey sts.msa sway aad carno 10 anchor Oh
5so.1.s .sisld
Curio. tie bait' 9 G drummer by, named Ah,sss,
', as lille 81 Fort Sumter and Eve men wcucded
lsso severely IL the hssd, tae o.-ers slgaty. Gne
IT ii csras hs dean from sh. 'slcg cf she fsg
stsff og fort Moatrie Gvo houses Oh Su'li.Ens
Ia I'D tho 5sol Iefcu. wstc itrc:k! ols OF
F r. rgn.er's g
.5ol Raett va. in eemasns of Ger. suntsc, Col.
E1sjcr CT Fort Hsaltrie, Dap. 81 6 aves of Yort
:eausegsr1 Lieut. -,Ol einEins C. as.ery 2se,
Hsi. Hug.r Of battery Wagner, End Leu.. Lssesae,
w,sh d.t.cLmeus fcom Fo1: sum er, Of ths bAt
tsry cu g 1uldiIu3s PJint.
fort. Sumter Vas his "a t;nss, bat received NJ
Gse.ase We lea n ths 81 Inso bs.onging u Capt
asthews's artillery comr any, stationed {: b .ttey
ryaaua., wsse wounded T1J OF !haas hsvs since
died two were seriously wonpesd. sud is was
thou ,Lt ons w raid Gis he.orS aorEfng. The
ofi,er .-@o iac.u Ing an ofie,-. wars bat slightly
wounded.
Tne .ss. gua wss fred by .hs enemy ct half past
JP. Il. Taree i-o1 clats, chs supposed @ rs the
heosuS, we o sssa hoSu. cioGx' goiay Souh
apparently in tow cg q l1ygs a,semsr Tea others
we're 81 o.iglss tts bsr. gao Lons.ds ss VISA s!IusS
In the 8 e-n hy rfl 81 shot fr -n Battery Wsgae-
rae:e we're 40 casualties q! tie Cummtnss soiat
bsttefy
The prrc,,ee wss scmitsbis, and ref c,s srea.
-set.. 20 III I'll .er; AID man. Al. who took p.rl
ia ,hs battle p,fformsd their duties vita ssdor,
eiill and :eIsF Iheic behavior ard ths sc:S'
racy Tsh which iasy osei ;h.ir ga3s, :gJurs Us
thai they are suti ;isa. 20 thr Important work .s
sis.nsd th.r, an f,-nlsh Us with strong grounds
u-3a which 10 bottom cur h'ps OF q d3aisivs and
sio,,s1- victory +NhAr thsy coms sga a. acd
n.ater ,nr :ro, she ~ cd Vessels ~.M fare wcrae