Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
REBEL NEWS FROM CHARLESTON.

The Richmond papers of the Goth and 2lst instant
tain the following dispatches from Charleston giving sc-
counts of the first three days assault and of the losses of
the rebels:
CHARLESTON, AUG. l8 All day yesterday the bonn
bardment furious than any previous day The
Ironsdes, six Monitors and six gunboas with all the
emys land batteries opened Battery Wagner day
break throwing twenty shells per minute at works
This continued until eleven O'Clock, when the feet and
land batteries turned their attention to Fort Sumter The
Ironsdes and sx Monitors approached within three quar-
ters of mile of Sumter and battered vigorously against
the south face Of the fort Sumter replied brsky from
her barbee guns The contest lasted about three hours
when the feet having been struck very oten stood ont
of range, with flags at halfmast 1t s supposed
high Yankee naval officer has been killed The enemy's
lard batteries OF 200 FOUNDER Parrot guns kept up
slant fire yesterday evening and all last night against Sum-
ter. The of heard in the city tremen
dous The casualties at Sumter yesterday one kill
ed and thirteen wounded at Battery Wagner killed
and twentyfour wounded Among the killed is Captain
Wsmpler, OF Virginia chief engineer at Wagner.
The cannonade resumed at daybresk this morning.
and now at nine o'clock A. is progressing with great
vigor. Batteries Gregg and Wagner are uuimpaired.
CHARLESTON, AUGUST l9--The enemy's land batteries
kept pounding away at Fort Sumter yesterday
chiefly with their heavy Parrott guns. There com
psravely little firing against Fort Wagner, which the
enemy can make no impressions whatever monitor
engaged Wagner yesterday afternoon but driven
of There was casualties amongst troops yester
day. Last night dark and windy, and firing took
place. but daylight this morning the enemys PaIrott
continues, James Island batteries replying brisky
CHARLESTON, AUGUST 2O--Tbe enemys operations
during the last tweny-four hours been mostly con-
fined steady and continuous bombardment of Fort Sum-
ter from their Parrott guns on Morris Island Their fire
begins tell upon Sumter which replies only at long in
terya The defence OF the throat OF this barbor does
not depend msiuy upon Sumter il that fortress
should eventually be battered down. The habor entrance
10 still eectusly guarded by powerful land batteries
sullvans Island and elsewhere But lew casualties yes
terday.
FORT SUMTER A MASS OF RUINS AND SOME
SHELLS THROWN INTO CHARLESTON
The Richmond Dispatch Of the oath instant and the
Richmond Enquirer of the 25th contn telegraphs de-
spatches giving the particulars of the attack Charleston
from Thursday to the evening Of Monday last Though
the substance Of Of these depatches hiss heretofore
been published insert all Of them in full
COMMANDMENT or FORT SUMTER
CHARLESTON, AUGUST 20.--The firing Of the Parrot
guns upon Fort Sumter to-day was exceedingly heavy but
not accurate heretofore About noon the flag
shot away, but replaced No casualties reported
Col Alfred Rhett is commanding, and the garrison is
The battery Of Parrot guns is distant from Sumter "a
miles The missiles used pound bots eight inches
diameter, two feet long, with fat heads of chilled iron
Shells OF the same dimensions are also used
Up to Wednesday night, the third day Of the attack
1874 Of these missiles struck Sumter and including to-day
1890 have struck The damage Of considerable
and for the last two days all the guns tie south face Of
the fort have been disabled
Yesterday about four O'clock the iron -cads formed in
line OF battle to renew the attack Sumter, but the
fort opened at long range from the east face and they
tired without attacking To-day the Ironsdes and two
Monitors kept up lire Wagner at intervals and the
Yankee sppers have begun to make approaches that
battery from the nsarest work shot from Wagner dis
abled Of the Parrot guns and the James Island bat
teries under Lieut. COL Yates, exploded two of the
my's ammunition chests.
SECOND DESPATCH
CHARLESTON. AUo 2I--The FIRE Of the enc my's land
batteries has been heavier than to day bat
terry Of Parot guns opened Sumter this morning, and
the res have been concentrated upon the battery and
its guns The south wall Of the fort is pile Of rub
bsh On the north the wall is also crumbipg into heap
Of ruins The flag has been shot away twice today aud
six times during the attack The faesta s shot on and
the fag flies from the ruins Of the south wall
just before sunset Sumter fred several shots at the
Iropsldes which wac engaging Battery Wagner.