Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-23
From Warrington.

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Especial Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gszettel
WASHINGTON, April II.
OF course you understood 10 the West that
the Goyernment-revised stories about the at
tack on Charleston having been only re-
cOnnoissance in force were simply che old
trick over Again7-an attempt to sugar-coat
the bitter pill Of reverse t&
When this ehilds play, this Chinese fashion
Of winning victories will end, no man can
tell but till il doea the encouragement 70.
those who are trying to have confidence in
the men into whose hands the Government
has fallen, is not remarkable. f5eru
suppose there eau be no doubt that, for
the present, all offensive operations against
Charleston have been abandoned. 1t is said
here that the iron-clads have already been
ordered to Farragut, to combine with his feet
for an instant attack on Port Hudson, and an
sffortto open the Mississippi from below At
any rate it 10 certain that the frat of them
had already sailed for Port Hudson before the
New York correspondents who brought up
the details Of the engagement had left, and
that Admiral Dupont made mo secret Of his
intention to follow speedily with the rest
And 80 ends the effort on which ever since
Fredericksburg the hopes Of the loyal have
been buoyed All winter we we're told that
in few weeks the iron.clads would be ready
TO reduce Chafleston. Nl0neeaGse sitter anoth-
or was assigned forthe delay, but still we were
assured that Hunter aud Dupont were moving
cautiously that they might move surely, and
that they would only begin the attack when
they had the absolute guaranty Of success
And still there came news Of more and ever.
growing rebel deiepses At last we have the
attack, two hours lighting, and return1to
Port Royal rts
Whose fault it is, it we're perhaps hardly
wise yet TO attempt deciding When those
who were on the ground differ 30 widely, it is
as well not TO undertake settling the respon-
sibility in WRshington--Rt least till we get
official light Messrs, Willard and 'Swinton OF
the New York Tribune and Times, to whom
we are indebted for the earliest Details and
who ore emnently reputable and Trustworthy
journalists, unite in wholly generating Ad-
miral Dupont Mr. Fulton, the leading editor
of the Baltimore American, and gentleman
in whose statements and Judgment the utmost
reliance is always placed, almost accuses Ad.
mirsl Dupont of treachery, and very plainly
intimates his belief that Sumter might have
been reduced II be had wanted TO do it :.
while this view is partially confirmed BY the
well known Carleton" (Mr. Chas. C, Cofin)
Of the Boston Journal, than whom the read.
ing public has no more accurate and trust.
worthy observation in its service These men
we're all there--how can wsJ here without
further light decide between them2 ...
Whether we failed, however, because failure
was q necessity, or because success was not
desired, there can y. 10 question, presume,
as TO the result Whatever our iron-clsds
may or may not be cole to do, it is certain that
for weeks If not months to come they will not
again be matched against the British dafenses
of Charleston.
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