, 1863-09-06
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
A New Rebel Battery opens
- from Sulliyan's Island.
Terrific Engagement between
: the Monitors and the -.
Rebel Forts, ON
=" .... Monday.

6pauldfug arrived at Q. o'clock last evening |
from of Cha11cston. shc left Norris Island
Monday last. She repolss that I severe storm |
had prevailed thore for ecvernl days, making
1t very rough where our acct 1sy, and entirely |
Ill naval operations.
NEW TORE, Sept, ga Moisis Island letter
of September lit, to tho Herald, says: =.
."For two or three days past, rem rebel
battery on sulliyan'e 1sland has beon making
ftuitless efforts to annoy our men In tho nd
vanced trenches. Tne calihre OF the gun en-
ployed Is not ccrt.iptY kno1n, but supposed
10 be one OF the 11.j1ch guns t.ken from tho
Keokuk. Tho firing Of the gun Is verT good,
except IN ono rather important PAT ticular, Its
rangu being short, and only =. long Intervals
shot from It rc.ches this islAnd. Those
thrown in thus far have been solid shot, and
have done no damage, other than to sand hills
which have been hit. The great majority fill
Into the watcr outside the bea3h, and expcnd
their fo1ce on the curling surf.
"Fonr monitors, the Pa,sa!c, Patapsco,
Nahant and Montauk, came In yesterday
afternoon, and engaged Fort Moultrle and
the batteries on Sup'yan's Island, firing &C.
caslonnl shot at Sumter and Wagner. Tho
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e. snssAs .uG.,N,4 aoea NV Tss
.n'e' e1os" 49, ."..%4~ ,'' NV .&o"'0' ~
hre #as ma1nta'oeo WIN gse1s .nteasisJ'
pafucus1iy on an7 'oooa saoe' Ane atios
Hom noo''r1e anu oas'eeS oso WA .c'14oc'
11eu aeaey guns 14'tteo on' uke eaAfo'
/ d1am In tattoo, the water about tha monitors
f letting up In Ill directions. Many ahota
struck the morftors, but did little damage.
me heas9 rae ana io-'ncn sasals O. .ne Hon-
Sides onfst Win enec1 ose9 ana IN Moul1fle,
ana sent Inc eal n "nltnng IN ~ o1tecusns'
wagner. WAS 1epes1eol5 sttucA oy LUG e4ploo.
Ing aheals ano some"nat oa"a"eo' enc urea
but feT Shots during ING contest ~ tae mon
itore.- Battery GteSg was exceedingly &C.
tive. Her heavy guns were IN pm II from the
frat to tie Last OF tno engagement, anu made
some excellent eaou. Inc MONITORS shells
wert Wiley on al s'dce' and haa no e1iecs IN
silcrciDg her gums Sumter Was struck
several times By rifle shells from the Passaic
and Pstapsco, but besides detaching masaca
oflocao mssonrS, It did no further dauas
10 tic fort. NO guns were usmoonteo, i
they aist. ...
"Aftcr two or three houfH' fighting the
1nOrrIQl6 W4lAAIG". Lis VuJs,-t "a tAC ~
tsck has not been deTc1oped.
"some days Alnco the enemy made ~
tcmatic effort to bio" up and destroy tns
gunboats at stono Inlet, BY means Of toFpe
does. Fortunately no serious dAm'3e VA
inflicted On any Of the Tessels BY these 1ntor
nal macbtnes, but tho eacape WAS quito nAf
TOW enough for comfort. Atorpedo exploded
little astern OF the PaWnee, and blew he
1aunch, which was towing aste1n, to fragg
mcnts. a few moments Liter trenendou
explosion occurred on board the Ke"auee,
few. rods below the Pa"nee, occaaloned D.
another otpsdo cent down at tho saue time
From facts since developed, 1t Is certain TIN
the rebels sent down on TINT night at lsaa
ten OF these Inventions. Three or fon
| exploded, and four ,"ezo picked up. On
drifted through the hees Of transports aud n
Folly Ti.er, sud exploded under the hoMa
tho mortar schooner O. f:Wniiams, pt
oceasioned no damsze. me torpeoo pr
cl.e3y IKE those re nave ionno IN L'gl
House Creek, and 70 OIL AZ Inc an2n1eas Gu
, | cusston." &c.,.