The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-05-14

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E,suryG1oy, April I2th.-The steamer FanJequ
,rri.ri with dispatches from Admiral Dupont to the
C,verument- From other than official sou -ces IL l.
,..ertainei that the vessels comprising the fleet ad-
,,aceI upon Charleston IN the following order {:
WeehaEken. Pa-saic, Montauk, Ptfapsco and the
rnpsiIes-the dag p-w Admiral Dupont and
.nH On board. Next followed toe CltskiIi, Nauga
...g. Meulutauk. NIhant, and the keOkuk. In this
orier they proceeded up the main channel. Arriving
srain about ZOO yards of the main forts, theIrOn-
sies became uumlnIEeible owing 10 the tide and
the uarroSnes- Of the channel. She was. therefore,
obliged 10 drop anchor To prevent drifting ashore.
Owing TO these circumstance, 1t was sIgnaled that
the Irousiirs could not regulate her motion, anu the
remaiuier Of the squadron continued their course,
and soon came within easy range Of the rebel forts.
Fro.a all points distractions ia the channel from
Fort Sumter TO Fort Moultrie interfered with the
rrozress Of our ships. In Consequence Of this, and
tie position If the Ironsiies, and the space for ma
psu7eriuy being only from 600 70 ZOO yards, the
vessels were "biig cd 10 prepare a. once TO engage the
Srts and adjacent batteries. y signal had been
male for action ~ halt past 3 o'clock in the afternoon
Sy the Irousides, but the rebels previously opened
FIRE on the leading vessels. The combat j. represent
Ell 10 have been ia the highest degree exciting, pre-
sentiug = fearful ceue-hre believing from all points
Of lani and water, there being 4 continuous roar Of
cannon. In the course OF 80 or 40 minutes, the
Ksokuk being in = sinking condition, was obliged 10
withdraw from the fire and seek anchorage below the
range Of the enemy's guns \ few minutes after
warts all the vessels Withdrew at a signal from the
fIgship, II being deemed impractcable TO continue
further host!litIes.
The Keokuk was within 500 or 600 yards of Fort
Sumter, and was com p!etely riidle1. She was struck
fDm all the batteries within range at least 80
times 10 30 minutes. The shot was from the cannon
Of the heaviest calibre. Capt. Rlind, her commau-
der, received 4 confusion on the leg, and was slight
" lmel. y men were wounded, together with
Acting Ensign Mcintosh, who had charge OF one gun.
HIS injuries are supposed to be fatal. Next morning,
finding it impossible 10 save the vessel, Can't. Rhind
called a tug. which took all his men on board. y
few minutes thereafter the KeOkuk sun. The per-
sOus belonging to the ship lost all their private effects.
On Wednesday, April 8, the squadron remained at
anchor in the main ship channel. 1t is said that the
number Of men in cur fleet Is only about 100, with
80 guns, the best IN the world. The injuries TO our
vessels, excluding the heOkuk, are Tepres ,nte1 to be
Of such a character as will require but a short time
for repairs The casualties among our men are
remarkably few, including | killed and 3 wounded
on the NIhant- None OF the batteries fired upon our
vessels until they reached the vicinity Of the main
brts
NEw YORK, April I3-The steamer Peabody, Capt.
AtwiI, with dates from Key Wet to the 9th inst
reports that at Hilton Head, on the 9th, he saw the
Monitor Nahaut repairing. She had D holes IN the
chimney, and reported that she had 500 shots fired at
her by the rebel batteries ut Charleston harbor, but
she was not seriously injured Some rivets had oeeu
from the turret, which prevented her guns
EOrking to advantage. She was within 300 yards Of
Fort sumter in the action. She received 4 shot at
the junction of the turret with the deck, which pre-
vented the turret from revolving, rendering her use
less for the time. The IrOnsIdes received so shots,
md sustained no damage, further than starting n
hw bolts. The rest OF the feet were uninjured.
hey hlalei of. the object of the reconnaissance being
accomplished, which was 10 ascertain the locality of
me distractions Our loss was 2 killed and Is
sounded
NEw YORK, April 12-Midnight-The following
lsparch mas been received
MoBEHEAD CRY, n. c., via Fortress Monroe,
ApriI I2-Passed through the fleet Oft Charleston,
thursday, 10Th APRIL AZ 10 \. VI. The weather
vas clear and pleasant. The Monitors were ranged
long the beach Oft Cummings Point; all were in
order. As regards future movements, reports
conflicting. Ii was positively stated by the
who boarded US that the Monitors had with
over the bar and that further action for the
resent was suspended. An officer from the james
dyer vino boarded n. stated that the engagement
Iould be renewed about l p. NJ, and that the Admir-
! expressed mis- belief in our success. We left the
eet at noon, and when about % miles north. heavy
ring was heard. As the steamer left, some ironclads
going TO blow up the keOkuk.
AdviceS per AragO say thar the ir0nclad Patapsco,
tat went to Port Royal, was repaired, and had re-
urue,i again for service. None Of the vessels but
be keokuk were seriously injured. The fleet lay
aside Charleston bar on Saturday evening, and a
art Of the land forces had sailed for Port Royal.
ne confidence Of our naval officers Is reported IN 10
eyree shaken.
The Richmond Hing has the following from
hardest On, the Sth "Au is quiet. The people
nj troops are in high spirits at the result OF yester-
fight. The heOkuk is certainly sunk, about
900 yards from Morris Island. Many pieces OF her
1ruirure. spy glasses etc, have been washed ashore.
articles are covered with clotted blood, creating
n impression that the slaughter an her was terrible.
he fighting between the ironcIads and the forts was
t a distance of 1000 yards. The Monitors cannot
Sumter without coming within 500 yards of her
arteries. Seven Monitors and irOnclads are of the
arbor, and two have gone south. The Yankee
lachiue called the Devil ioated ashore, and is now
o our possession. The Yankees have been repairing
amages all day
New YORK, April pa Port Royal letter of the
9Th says our Monitors, making eight IN all, arrived
yesterday. The propeller Haze i just IN front,
with iron, the plating for the Monitors
By this arrival in the way Of additional
0veriug, = few day-perhaTs next week-will find
hem stronger than before The attack Of Charleston.
WAsurvGToy, April 23.-Gen Gordon has reached
He states that the Government Engineer who
5 charged with the duty Of inspecting iron-clads,
ePlTed that the day after the battle III Charleston
~lar5Or, they were TT for immediate service
The Charleston Courier Of the 18th says that on
'riIy morning II7Jhl one Of the Yankee block
iers, supposed TO be the gunbOat F1rm5eGU, crossed
be bar AMI commenced firing on the wreck OF the
icOFut. Two small boats with parties from Morris
sand were nj work on the wreck eudeavOring to
ring sone additional trophies. The parties retired,
he guub0at firing NJ them but doing no damage.
sveraI shots passed over Morris Island battery.
ne Of cur batteries opened FIRE it Il believed with
i-ct. a. the Yankee boat hastily backed out OF range
hGrtIy after and recrossed the bar. The gunboat
1UeEor1 steamed down the harbor TO take part IN
he action but the enemy had Withdrawn before our
could reach her. The FIimbeau was on 4
tour TO ascertain what arrangements
aIght be made for blowing up the heohUF.
Nineteen bloCkaders. including the HOHStfeS,
of the bar on Friday morning. Heavy firing
'as heard the same afternoon, caused by one OF our
arteries on James Island opening upon a Yankee
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