The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-14

Mocchead 70 day from Of Charleston.
with tali accounts Of lhe eueaacmenl,
which commenced IL three O'Clock and
lasted three hours
The Kcokuk passed NILE ablye
Samter, when shr nrl siih obsiruc-
lions, al which fme terrific firing
was Kept up eu both sides, when .iio
received Il ,hol which passed through
her bow, from which shr suak 10
clstv IL hours.
The Nahsm Wa4 within two bnu-
d0rl ,aris o. For Sumter ~ tie ae-
ION aud received she'll II The Jnuc-
lipusi t,e turret with the deck. which
pfevrpcl lhs turict from revol,inA
nd rru,lytpg her useless cor The
lfmr.
The Iroa.ides received l50 shots
sustaining n, damage farther than
starting a lew bolts lhe rest IT III
feet i uniniarel ,nd hauled oil. ths
object Of lhe Reconnaissance blia& &c
compli>hed wtiel, was q wish h. OBJ
iain ibe locality Of the oli.iruaions
Cor entire loss Was two killg nd
seven wounded
Wa.hiugton, Apr II.
The steamer / Hmb,au Rrrsed her
this p. m, VIII, Ii NE ant Command
ifg Rtnd u. Lar,r q despmcte,
from Admiral Dupont "a tie Cioyern.
n,nl.
The leporls from lbs seyenil conl-
mmdcrs had MOI been received az 60
the time o. the departure Of tic Flam
beau, VIZ; "Wednesday night, From
dbtrihap Official sources, i i ascer-
tained tie vesseS composing tn ilet !
advanced upon Charleston ON toe 1ih|
instant. IL ibe following orler
Weel,awseu, Captain JOHN Rogers \
passaic, Captain Drayion Monm4k
Captain Wofdcp; 70 apsco, Captain
Amnua; lausides, The Flag Shp.|
. Commaedcf lafna. with Admiral
/ Dupont with his staff on board ntAt
followed tie Cm,kiil Captain t.eorg
Rogers, Nmtuckrt, Captain Fairla,
Nalanl.lapfain Bow n.,aad kfokuk
Capt4in Rhud.
Ia Ibis order dies proceed, ! IN
4 The main clplnnel aui arrived W.ihl]
HOO yards 81 fs nam ior'.
The lrHsides bcnmc 0auapasr1
able, owing 10 Tic tae ana III uay
towae.s d ii.e elabcI aud b. aat
Obliged e drop taek lo ptesc; dfil
I iig ashore,
I Owing % thefc cifcihaarcs sbr|
sigualled Inr consents % dtrega 4
Z her motions
! The remainder Of fhc qoadros con
tNutd % ls tdurse. aud soon eNW,|
within easy range q tic bel iorls|
from al point
The Instructions of The channel
from l'oits Sumter to Moullrie inter
ed with lie progress Of oar ships,
II cons qucnee Of this, ard the pol
siiou oidhe Ilonsides. Is above stat
ed, the plan Of Operations or baltlc|
I was arrmged, and Tbs space fer ma
neouyeripg Icing only iiom G,e hhlI
idred 10 one iIou.ani ynid., he tc-|
sci, were obliged q frIafe and 4
once engage lie forts aud Ia adjec, u
7 batteries.
TIN signal had been gisrn for ac
lion Il bali past three o'ciOck in the
Afternoon ~ tie lronsile-, hut tIa
j RIBS bal presiua.l apened fire OF
/ the loading se-sfl.
Iir contest il rrpre-ent,d ~ IN lid
highest degree exeiihg. presenting 4
1 f arfd seene of 81 b,icAng from al
points ~ the lani aud water, AMI \
oniinuou rmr u eannon
iu IT,. cUurs.o 81 thirty o. forty MINI
nes ~, keokak wa III sinking ea't
dilion, and was oldigei 10 Withdraw
from the lire and seek anchorage be
low the range II die sismies gan'
4 few minutes afterwards. al le srs
.ris withdrew from signal o. ihd
flag ship, Il benny Improbable o con
time further hosiiId e..
I lie X oknk Ha- wlldrewu Eve
six hundred yards ifaH Sasnpir gut
completely r,idled. size was srucb
from an batteries 4ilAsaFanse, a, leas
ninety TIMES.
New York Apfiif2
Sunday, 2 O'Clock mid igli III,
fgfowiaq dispatch tns bcen receives
BON a gentlemen on boasd tie steam
er Mary sabiora
sIprrheal ciy, NC, April 10.
W. we're loarle'l rs on pf The pi
lol~ of lie paleiilion, 10 sialed tia
Dc IfunsiJc and seven III lhs Moni
tors ailacl 81 Iod sunnr d Iuss
day. lie 7ib, and pass, d serle iiistanc
abosethc Fort receiving soase z0(
-hols,
4 lsointrd slsos d Engiish Inanulse
ture penetrated lie ron clad Whitne
battery Ksokak aid she sunk in
bonss after near ihs beach Tbs ethe
irop-ellaa paseea through ihe elore