Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-11
VOL. XV--NO 8.

batteries on Sullivan's Island, firing an occa-
sional shot at Sumter and Wagner They
engaged them at about $3.50 o'clock, and about
two hours fire was maintained with great
intensity, particularly on the rebel side
Firing from Moultrle and battery Bee was
terrific. Their heavy guns ratified off like
snare drum in tattoo, and the water about
the monitors jetted up in all directions. Many
struck the monitors but did little damage.
Heavy rifle 15-inch shells of the ironcads
burst with effect over and in Moultrie. and
sent the earth whirling in all directions
Wagner was repeatedly struck by exploding
shells and was somewhat damaged. Sumter
fred but few shots during the contest at fhe
monitors. Battery Gregg was exceedingly
active. Her lheavy guns were in play from
the first to the last of the engagement, and
made some excellent shots. The monitors
shells were flying on all sides and had no ef-
feet in sllencing her guns Sumter was struck
several times by rifle shells from the Passaic
and Patapsco, but besides detached masses of
loose masonry it did no further damage to the
fort. No guns were dismounted if they exist.
After two or three hours fighting the moni.
tors withdrew. The object of the attack has
not been developed.
| Some days since the enemy made q sys-
tematic effort to blow up and DESTROY the
gunboats in Stono Inlet, by means of torpe-
does. Fortunately no serious damage was
inflicted on any of the vessels by these in
fernal machines. but escaped quite near
enough for comfort. The torpedoes explod-
cd little astern Of the Pawnee and blew
her launch, which was towing astern, to
fragments. A few moments later tremen-
dous explosion occurred on board the Kew
West, a few rods below the Pawnee, occa-
stoned by another torpedoe sent down at the
same time. Frnm facts since developed it is
certain the rebels sent down on that night
at least ten of these inventions. Four ex-
ploded, and four were picked up, and one
drifted past the fleet of transports and up
Folly River and exploded under the bow of
the Mortar schooner, @. Fl. Williams, but oc-
casioned no damage. The torpedo is pre-
cisely like those we have found in Light
House Creek, and go off at the slightest con-
cussion.
The Tri5une's Morris Island letter of the
lst states that Wagner will be held to the
last moment, and nothing is said about the
want OF water compelling her to surrender.
The dead lie so thickly around her walls that
the water from the shallow wells cannot be
drank. If compelled by thirst, some of the
| IL.
and the next day they are in the hospital,
and before the close of a week many of them
are in their graves. Brave attempt have been
made to supply the garrison from Charleston,
but thus far small quantity has been fur
nished only at midnight or under cover of
somo dense fog in the morning, nor has any
vessels been known to have reached them for
the past eight days.
IF the mOnitorS would op1,1 Of ,or,
munication for one week longer the fort would
be in our possession, and with Fort Wagner,
Fort Gregg and the whole of Morris Island
once ours the stars aud stripes in few hours
would wave over Sumter. We are nov within
100 yards and by tomorrow our heaviest
PARROTS will be able to deliver fire at a dis
tance of 200 yards into the enemy's embra-
sure commanding the beach, and an enfiad-
ing one on every gun looking seawald.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.
The President has ordered that the execu-
tive order, dated Nov 21st, 1862. prohibiting
the expectation from the United States Of
arms, ammunition, or munitions of war. under
which the commandents of Departments were
by order of the Secretary of War, dated Nav
18th, 1868, directed to prohibit the purchase
and sale, for expectation, Of all horses and
mules within their respective commands, to
take and appropriate to the use of the United
States army, horses and mules and live stock
designed for expectation, be so far modified
that any arms heretofore imported into the
United States may be re-expor,ed to the
place of original shipment, and that any live
stock raised in any State Or Territory, bound
ed by the Pacific Ocean, may be exported
from any such State or Territory. Instruct
ions have been issued requiring that men
| charged with desertion who belong to regi-
iments whose terms have net expired, if un-
able to clear themselves of the charge, shall
be compelled to serve out the remainder of
the term.
FT. MONROE, Sept 5.
Dispatch steamer Oleander, Just arrived
from off Charleston reports Sumter perfectly
demolished, but the rebel flag is still floating.
Gen. Gilmore dug out and captured Is men
from their rifle pits in front of Fort Wagner
last Tuesday. Everything was progressing
favorably.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.
Five gents composing the Relief Commit
tee of Lawrence, Kansas, make the statement
that the dispatch recently sent from Kansas
City to the Associated Press, saying that a
ldi SO dllOuuG vi Guc SoOuS anu money ana
numbers of horses taken by Quantreil had
been recovered and returned is false. Of the
horses stolen from Lawrence only three have
been returned, and the value of the merchan-
die recovered will not exceed 800.
The Republicans Memphis special saws:
The steamer Progress, from White River.
brings news that Gen. Davidson W tn artil-
lery and cavalry, on the 2sth c c-o7e = enemy.
1000 strong, across Bayou Nee. b-idge, kill
ing and wounding about 100 ard capturing
200. Our loss is 80. The rebels burned the
bridge after crossing. Steele was at Duvalps
Bluff on the 31st.
Gen. Schofeld telegraphed to 1t. Gov.
Hall from Kansas City that there will be no
invasion of Missouri by people of Kansas.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.
The military authorities here do not ap-
prehend any immediate danger of rebel in
vasion in force, though they think small bands
Of guerrilias may make incursions at differ
ent points, which they deem themselves fully
prepared to meet.
New York, Sept. 6.
The steamer City of New York from Liv.
erpool 26th, Queenstown 9th, arrived this
morning.
1t is reported that rebel man OF. war is re-
pairing at Brest. ..4r.
The Globes Paris correspondent says it is
reported that sundry vessels modltd after the
Alabama are quietly building in French ports.
He also alludes to the canard that instructions
have been sent to Mercier to protest against
the continued recognition at Washington
Of the Juare ez-Mexican representative.
A committee of the Emancipation Society
on the 10th memorialiZed Earl Russell to stop
the departure OftWo steamers DESIGNED for the