The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-16
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III. Yankee ssnsds hiss Isfs Charleston. On,
guudsv moruing 3 stekmef arrived IN TIE Asss With
d.pssehss, &ud scar after 4 was evident some I'm.
rortans lntslliseces had bssn rscslvsd. The day
b.irs Tho aLnlvsszaIy II The 6.ss battle Of Fort
Sumter The ts,ief hsd sbsy insd Mat tie ensmy
wouM make thslf srandest e6,rts to reduce our
sortiasasiens and recApsurs tbs city. But when
lie sf,srnoon arrived It wss discovered that IN.
st..d Of Advancing 70 smother attack The Ysnkee.
wer, slowly picking up tssir snshors and moving
away, 7hs war correspondent " the Charleston
courtsr gives some f1ts;sarcs Z sfF.ifs transpr.
ios siase ths f:a.. wAiea IL iatsrsssinS. Hs
Says:
Noswithsa aadin7 ths sinkias Of the Keokuk aEd
evident damaas to vsri,ua usm6sse 81 the hsst,
few amor & the of1csfs 10 command we're Of the
opinion tbs enemy wcnd not give % second trial.
thorsni The eswardl7 foo was abcat to take kis
dsps:t1rs. Y~t II WAS even %, ard .: sandown
the majority Of ,he aeet were tedirg feom view on
III, dIstsnt horizon. OF the iron ciads, one alone
remxins-tte hiaats Esw Ie0nsi ies-Which 70 so.
ehoted { r the bxr. TIE othsrs took 6outh.r
direction, ss did also the wooden vesssls CT the
squadron. andby ths Tins these notes are rad will
probably DO safely anchored st fOrs Royal The
lfonsides was tnwsd {, her prsssnt anchorage and
o0s OF The k0ntof8 wAs IN tha 9ane manner ccnvs7.
cd ffom her n:crinas. Whsthes thls aTglss an Ina.
bllisy to move Of shcir own aOecrd is . matter VI
aonb: Twenty fsu; tfAnsecrt. suppoesd TO bs
loaded y ith tfoppa, hare ls.t the Stono, and the
enemy are fepefsed p be ssacuetirg Isliy Islsnd.
The iattss rEmsr ssbs1d be5ecslyed With caution.
WIN ftf.ssncs TO the injury Easted ON 1As
xcuitcrs dui1g the l.te b.tsts, (sxoeptiag, Of
course the iu1ken Keokuk thsrs is no d. aats In.
formation save Whist has been obtained ftom .
prisoner oaptuf, d on Little Folly Islana FGiday
night, by Lisus.uol. Dargan. ef the slst South
Carolina regiment: and Of mea. The name
II ,h Mn A~l
Eent the l00s1 New Fo:k.
Although A lit sllisent men, he tells some Of the
biggest lies that ever Issues from the ups Of m Rtal
msn sud cxrefal ex .raina Ion only served to In
voivs hlm In tissue of fabii ,asi , and exaegs.
rA.ions which spoiled his snti: story. 9he state
msnt ke made Is tbs! nlne Of the irou.cladS were
ssriously dsEAged, ssd that the attack wss de-
signed simply to sest tbs strength OF she fort .
sors Of Reconnaissance in jorcs-and was regarded
By naval Iosn ~ eml1eutly Saiifsc:ory. Thsy
now fesl assured Of thslf ability to Iedaos Fort
Eumtsr In TED hours with two iron-elsds an Intent
to d. Ii. &c0onsld adds that they havs alto
gether f set Of twslve KonitoiB ssvsntesn or
eighteen vessels which are iron cad, .cd large
fl ,nla Ia the Edis:o, On which are mounted tie
hsav .cst Yncrtsrs.
With references TO the Keek ak, he ssstss that her
sonA, net ffor, the efses Of Gre, bat from the
eoncu ssica <af her own gcns, which "broke hec
back" Such ia tie EulcaGussn a:c3urt Ct the
prisoner. TIE only valuable part OF 1t Is that
which refers to the c,ncu.slcn Of the enemy's
h.a7y gaas. Taking til, recent confession Of .
northern oo:rsS2 sndsns. who was cn the n 1utAuk
during the bombazdmens ct Fart Nc iu!sier, In
conucc:ioa witt the Aaoys, tho infafenos IL almos
conclusive that the Mentors oar MT SAFELY with.
stand tie shock Of their 2uns euici ;nt.y long
for pro rsc.e1 hoEaosrd4nsnt The effect on .hs
syatenis of 10 nea II nct isss Iha1 ,hs fact
tie vsessls themselves, 10 hat we're il probable
that te latter IoaY hereafter bo Ia such
= manner al 10 rsmJvs oGe part OF the & FIJI ;uty.
veotilstion and persons! corclsson are two otst8-
c!es that Are insupsrao,e ia boats Of thst cGarao.
tsr. 7cuf or tvs h0H Ia 5xsil., an FIR ag st Ia.
seaval OF twenty minutes Is the meet they cxn en.
dufe.
TIE destruction Of the Esokuk Is by no means Q
Satisfactory tes. Of tbs strength Of tbs other Honi
tcfs az tbs latter are constsuoted upon an entirely
d Il rent pine p!s. Tho Ksokuk was su expert.
meat, winch fa:.ed. Had we saak one o; the siu.
se.turretsa monsters We should then havs known
something o! the irvu'nsrabili.y OF tie ctbsrs Of
her clasJ. As II IT, We Are "a much In tie 6ark
ese-.
o. Ea.a:dsy the city was hl'ed with ocr q a:o,iog
rumors AZ to the sinking OF the Ironsiss. eevsrAl
gentlemen, vi good glasses, observing tho shiO
from the cupo:a of the Cdst0 Hcu. .e, avetred ,kAs
she was susel5 settling by The ster,, while dunn.
my engine was eeen brtskly pamplng out water, or
lowering hts g1"s to she boat wash .sy alorgside.
No srbs ,eas revelation has vtrif ID the correct.
ness OF t.sSe observations however, ind the pro
liability iG that ths frEaio Is stii psratsvsly
souna. II not Why is she ouuics the bar
tn, f.lry Oh Saturday evening about sundown
Is eaii TO have been an eff Mt by the eaemy to she'll
Aorris's isSnd.
TIE future moysusn.s Of ths fast are envel0ped
intaysssry. It ~ bsrey supp sable that after two
years OF preparation ths bciitiopis.s will be ssti..
fsd with taa result Of tao hours bombardmsnt.
Bat sh.y e,counis' 90 Whist they did not fully an.
sieipAte lost fxi.n IL th.ir boasted p,owess, and
may have simply retired to gain strength and
time, and o. saai2s another bass OF operat!ons--
peshsp. thsy wi now siys Savannah or XiimIr G.
ton trial, hoping. II successful. wipe out the
difgc1cs Of taeie prassut csfsas, but that they
will return to Chasiss.oM eventually.