Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-04-22
NJ LAST NIaHr's MAIL.

graph iNia OF last nisht and TITS Mnfnihs, " VIII
b~ ssrn that the tall las opened Al Charleston snd
lhatihv Yankee iron elads have bern r'pul'sd.
irksburs, April 9TH. enemy, la. lHuh with.
drawing tTJaIs fran the Peninsula Yesterday al
thu ienIs In Mhiieshed serr struck, fnar irans'
parts los, with trsols have gone ~ lhe river. in'
disaIi"hs ARE that others viii ioloN.
Ad,crs ifom Grand Gulf state that heavy mu.kei'
~ hrng Ms heard Hlaui New Carthage hir ""
hour. hast SUNDAY, u s supposed liarfi',ns ea'a'
ry attacked ihr Yankees near i,nundaway Bayou
ygcs.hurE, April T.--Anothrr 'rsscl with lr,'ol.
len Me NAnk,V e-t to-day. The eneniy has cut the
lyres aud turned lllo water into their uld camping
ground on III" peninsula.
ylrk sLuIy .tTsl s-Eyerythlng IL quiet hrr".-
rNu mor< transports lris this hnno"n innnd ~, The
river 4 number 10 TRANSPORTS arr still In sight
The Attack on Fort Sumter.
chhrlrsiun, April THE attack commenced NJ
ihrr o'rrk -Four lr'n cial- nut IL seven Engaged,
ilra,y firing frum ihrm aud forts Sumter anu M"ul
,rr. aud Morris, Island. The Irnsiirs WIS hit aud
rin ASHORE, hui g"t oil aud was CARRIED away,
Charleston, April THE engagement l. going On
at half past y, n, Az this afternoon, nihc noni.
tors ana The rig,to Irnsi'lrs crns,cd the i"r "id
lir,ni,d Ia towards sumirr. ~ they ul~llui NE
un the laticrir. Sgmirr aud Morris Islands, Tile
batteries replied With spirit, ~ s;l2, hiing became.
,ery ripil-anost cnhtinue ilrr, hnl continual
II I'VE, when II gradually diminished, aud IL now
urar,l andy al Intervals, The nr,' c"nren ratcd
IN sumter. The lrunsi'lrs aud keoknk were with
drawn at half past four o'clock, apparently disabled
Fort Sumter l. uninund. The hiring Killed one man.
Int-ns, excitement pr,vailc hut every one Is con-
Glrut Of our triumph. The battery promenade II
divided wi,h ladies, who witnessed tho hight. onr
iron cln,ls have gene un To take part IN The he,e'
Al this hour there Ia lnll.
Charleston, Aprii T.-Thnrc has been M firing
since hal Ias 1--WE. u Is certain the krOkuk aud
Irnnsdrs werr badly injured. All the Monitors
were frequently hit hut win what result unknn"n'
Fort Sumter the chief aim Of all their iron ch"ls
Unr casualties were hoy ki'tal and four men
ul,li In n,
Mpuliti. aud one man wounded, the other batteries
not heard from So far our sncress j. most crafty
ing. We expect renewal 81 siir attack at any mo-
meat. Occasionally guns are now heard.
Charleston, April s, 10 \. M.-Thc enemy made no
renewal Of the attack IN Fort Sumter. An Official
dispatch lust received rom Fort Sumter, annlnhrcH
that the Ainniuuk, the most formidable of he Mont
tors and possessing the turrcts has sunk OIL Mol
ris' Island.
Charleston, April 3, p. NAH quiet thus far to-
,loy The people and troops IN high spirits nj
the results If Yesterday ig:. The Keokuk is GER
tainly sunk The fighting WIS chiefly ntn distance
of 500 Yards tn" Mention. r.nnot pass Fort sum
ter without -"ming within $40 yards.
The impression Is very general that the enemy Will
renew the attack after repairing damages. seven
Monitors and the Ironsidcs still OH the harbor.
lOp M-Thr latest official Intelligence from the
'ar state, That only two Iron cads hay" gon" son'h
leaving sew n remaining besides the Kcoknk. wh,'h
.. ics sunk about thousand "a - ir'm Norris Is
land.
E,r the removal Of torIeocs has floated ashore and
iallon into our hands. All quiet now.
The enemy Is constantly signaling, but no renewal
of the attack IL anticipated before Tomorrow. The
Yankees have lncn busy all day repairing damages.
Inrksnn Apri; e-The enemy is rrtrcating MP
Tnllnlnrhir river towards Coliwatcr Our shot and
shell did great execution IN their crowded cabins
Frrrngmi, with three vessels Just aho'cP PORT luisl
Sic,alizc,l the lower fleet, but there were none All
had gene down.
dickson. April Sat Memphis ON the sih, the
Mississippi river rising. More empty l'oais are
to Dc .rnr from Memphis 10 virkshurg To Il" cot ON
clad and {" land troops ut Nirks'nirg. More "i ihe
h. ats returned ircm St"cl's Biyun badly damag'd.-
Humphrey Marshall is ut WIN, hes ter with n heavy
infantry force.
Chattanooga, April G.-Morgan attacked 10y
the fedcrnl> ~ Liberty Friday, and driven back
~ Snnw Hill! where he held positions ami the enemy
retired.
(ur troops under Col. Smith, rcprlsed Mt Wood
bnry on Saturday fell hack To within l2milcs Of Me-
NlimnviIl,. Loss, one killed aud prisoners
KNOXVILLE, April S.--parics irum Kentucky re-
port that Pc.rans command was attacked MOnd ~.
.iurrl aiil. hy an overwhelming Federal farce of in
G,ntry and cavalry. After desperate hand to hand
fight. Pegam fell back sixmiles, the encmynot pur-
sung Heavy loss on botl, sides.
Richmond Arril s-An official dispatch from Char
lie. ton, dated he sta, > r. NJ says;
Gen s. C0 pr: Seven turrcttc,l iron Glade aud the
Iro,sidns ar" within 'hr lar, bl"lkadin, r's'l, On,
The Kcnku; i certainly sunk on the beach vt Mnr-
is
attack. u. - bEAuhE"Ap'
Charleston. april g.-An quiet Nine Mnpi'"r-
wc,, sill in sigh yesterday "vnni,g. Many pierrs uf
The K.kuk's furniture. wi Ii spy glasses. &c.. were
washed aSl,orr ON Morris l>lnnk l"u:h -AIsny Of
IN, articles Were, covered with ciotted blood The
IMP cssion prevails at all mr. batteries that the
H., ,rlrr ihra,d the kcokuk was terrl''.
A Confederate ilicer from Morris Island hotrl"l
the wreck ofthc Keoknk last night AMI found her
tnrrot had been pierced through by hall.
Onicil dispatches from iiur,r' vir announce TINT
,arlv his mt,ning Gen. W. :. Walker with his light
artillery, destroyed one Of the cneny's gunboats in
cousaw river.
Charleston April Six Monitors and iron cln,ls
sin lie within the ar two and halfiniles from For;
Sumter The enemy is waiting for new machines TO
sound torpedoes. Every thing Is in rcadncss for IN
at iack. \
senior Monicala. Spanish Consul, who emily left
here in the Spanish steamer, returned today via
Richmond, having left Washington on Thursday last
, n hearing an attack here imminent. Neither
The French or English Consnls are here.
Accounts from Fort Sumpter reflect highly on lhe
garrison for GOODNESS and bravery in the recent fight
when the NIoni were discovered approaching, the
men were their dinner. As the long roll was heat,
the men sprang their guns with cheering. Their
battle flag up tn the air of Dixie, played 10y
The hand on the paripct and salute Of ID gum ir"'.
Col Alfred Rhe't the commanding officer OF Fort
Sumptcr. LIT. Col. Joseph Vans commanded the bar
bette battery, and Mai. o. Ban'lon commanded he
cascmatcd batteries. The enemy fired eighty shots
at the fort, of which tllirtv-to,r struck.
SAVANNAH, hITh % ict VI W. .''"s
from Pulaski. Florida, that on the eth, the Y'n
kec gunboat Ben Deiord was attacked in 81. Joseph
river. by Capt. Dckensons cavalry. The boat was
driven off, aud many Yankees killed and wounded =
Among the killed the famous Kansas outlaw,
Montgt m,ry
CmsrrASooG,, April 9-The enemy occupy I.rba-
non with division under Gen. Reynods a'sd a
force Mt Carthage. The news from Kentucky Is
cheering The Louisville Democrat srurns III" 'cr-
amy IT the Union Democratic Convention and its
platform: All quiet. A Yankee scout burned The
railroad bridge north Of Nashville. The Federal for.