The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-15

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~ilh the feet; pat 10 portion Of the hnd force
got into The ac,ioa al all. On the Ia, 81 4:l5
P n, the feet cot under way aud passed the
Morris Island batteries Without being cred Upon.
ard pushed night OF toward Fort Sampler. The
New Ironsides worked badly, su0 IL consequence
+ OF the current sss obliged TO anchor tao or
three times.
Fort Moultrie opened first upon the Wee
hsuken, Which was within 500 Yards. The
Cummings Point battery, Fort Sumpter, snd
battery Bee Immediately opened, and the acton
became grand AID terrific Tee Mon itors sill
pushed on, replying vigorously, ard passed the
northeast face OF Fort Sumeter, when they dis
covered three lines OF Instructions holding ter
pedoes, &c, ore Of which exploded, bat did 10
damage. Finding it impossible 70 get across
tAe distractions, they turned about and steamed
down the harbor. Tie Pafapsco's 200 pound
Pssssie - beat that the vessel was practically
out Of use.
"The other boats also passed up the north
east face OF Sumpser, till they also we're stopped
ov the obstruclons and turned back.
AFTER being under FIRE thres-qsarters Of an
hour. all toe Monitors we're ordered back and
ats o'slocs he entire fee wss ont Of range
and the action ceased. Aonra Dupont intend
ed TO renew the attack mex; dsv. bat Oh sscer-
tanning that the Keokuk and Pssssic we're en-
tirely disabled. aud three Others partially so, he
!, concluded to desst, in which he was sustained
: 5y all the commanders.
The Monitors were biz from SO to 90 times
each except The Keokak, which received about
2 90 shots. asd was penetrated AZ the water marx
D no less thar 10 times.
" She was kept sAoat till the next morning,
when she sunk on the bsr. her coors flying All
On board were saved The Ironsides nj,
60 times. but not damaged
There are II larse holes ia the side Of Fort
Sunpter. apparently running through the walls
'Our entire firing only amounted to $50
rounds When our correspondent LETT, two Of
the Monitors had sailed for Port Royal, and 9th
ers we're expected to follow. Oar entire essu
allies amounted to Is, Of whom but two OF three
we're killed"
e The Times correspondent says of the Charles
ton fight The iron ships were exposed to g
i concentrated fire from five different points. IN
|, PARALLEL in the history Of warfare. The feet
a found it impossible to pass up beyond For
d Sumpter. aud assume the appointed place, owing
c to distractions which extended across the water
d channel from Fort Sumpter to Fort Moultrie
z while above these. near the middle ground
L were threee other rows of piles, and above
Il these three rebel iron clads The feet wa
e compelled to sustain this terrific fire aud nobll
< it did 80 for thirty minutes. During tina
4 time not less than $500 shots were fired by th'
n enemy. lsO being counted in a single minute
The following is made up from an interestin.
' account furnished the Baltimore American b,
n an eve witness. who was in the fight: TIL
b Weehawken was assigned an importans duty
e which was faithfully performed, in the midst c
4 the fight TO examine an if il vas possible 4
. force the distractions which the rebels hav
4. extended across the barbor from Fort Sumpte
!. to Fort Moltrie. Protecl ed by a scow and tb
r Devil" in front of her, she pushed straight u
towards the distinctions. They were found 1
b. consist Of o network of chains and cable
stretched across the harbor, over which il wa
a impossible for the Weehawken to pass withou
fouling her propeller, aud which she found
impossible to force. To this net work tn
rebels are supposed to have suspended torpt
= does and other submarine explosives. Havn
i completed the examination, and tested the in
possibility Of working up the harbor unit
e means are devised for removing the obstruC
e tons she returned.
. The steamer from Newbern. \. c., the 9th
l. brings the following: II was expected that Ger
i oster would have to surrender from want q
c provisions. A transport with 500 men. t
j. reinforce Foster via Fair River Wa oblige
. TO return in consequence Of rebel batteries.
On the 5th Gen. French. with 5000 mel
e endeavored to reinforce Foster via the Neus
= river but meeting a superior force of rebels
! they returned. 1t is said that the rebels ar
= marc ing on Newburn.
Is WASHINGTON, April Is.
The rebels have moved in force upon York
I, town and Suffolk. and were beaten back from
}. yorktown by Gen. Keyes to williamsburg
o leaving behind their ammunition, arms an
1t kuapsacks. There is rumored lighting at SUI
Z folk. but no particulars are known. The mo.
, vigorous preparations for resistance are ben
l. made. A dispatch from Fortress Monroe q
d yesterday says that skirmshing il going on a
'' Williamsburg. Lieut. Col Kimball. of Haw
: kins Zouaves, was killed between Norfolk an
Suffolk On Saturday night by means unknown
The following has been received at head
quarters:
~ NURFREsRoRo. April H.
- To MAJOR GENERAL HALlECK:
The following dispatch was received fror
: Gen Granger GA the 10Th 4: Van Dorm made hi
promised attack to-day at o'clock. directly 7
~. front and on the town. The Infantry regiment
-. on guard in town. with cavalry pickets bel
=, him at ray until their ammunition wa exhau,
ted. The dense smoke &c. favored their ops
rations. enabling them 10 approach very nes
= without our being able TO observe them On
seige guns and light batteries opened wit
murderous effect. literally strewng the groun
with men and horses. l halted Stanley fou
: miles out on the MurfreesborO road he q
once crossed his forces over az Heights Nils
vigorously attacking Forrest's divis ons NOV
iDg down on the Levisburg Pike. capturing s.
pieces of artillery and some 200 prisoners bu
owing TO toe unfaY0rable nature Of the countr,
- vas nne hie ~ hold then, heinz a-+soLa9 ,