Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-04-18
THE WAR.
LOYAL.

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The bombardment of Fort Sumter, which
commenced on the 7th, had not been re
newed up to ten o oolock Or the morning O
the 9th. Gen. Beauregard's official dis
patches dated the sth inst. state positively
that the kcokuk sunk on the morning o
that day one thousand yards from Morris
. Island, in consequence of injuries received
the day before. The Richmond pres.
state that the fighting between the forts
and fleet was chiefly at distance of nine
hundred yards. tThe Monitors could no,
pass Fort Sumter without coming within
I'VE hundred yards. Picc es of the Keo-
kuk s furniture had been washed ashore
Many of the articles were covered with
c!otted blood. On the sth seven Monitors
and tho Ironsides were still off the harbor.
Damages to the feet were being rapidly
repaired. Nashville dispatch, received
at Cincinnati, says that the Union iron.
tclads had been repulsed, and that the land
forces were fighting in sight of Charleston.
The' Peabody reports that the Monitor
Nahaht arrived at Port Royal on the 9th
inst. for repairs. Though five hundred
shot had been fred"tt her from rebel bat
teres She was not considered severely in.
jured. Some rivets were knocked out of
her turret and her guns worked poorly
Five holes were counted in her chimney.
The report of the sinking of the Keokuk
is confirmed. One man was lost in her.
Gen. Hunter was reported up the 'Bay on
the 9th inst. AT a late hour last night We
received dispatch from Fortress. Monroe
stating that the Mary Sandord, from
Charleston, reported that the Keokuk
managed to-get half mile beyond For,
Sumter before receiving the shot that
caused her to siuk. The Nahant was dam
aged chiefly by shot which str uck her
turret near the deck and impeded its revo-
lutions. The Ironsdes withstood upward
of one hundred and fifty shots. The rest
OF the fleet were uninjured The object
OF the reconnaissance was merely to find
out the locality Of distractions, and this
Information heing satisfactorily gained the
fcet'retired. renewal of hostilities on
a more permanent scale may therefore be
counted on as having already begun or
about TO commence,
A Fortress Monroe disp atch, which
came to haud after midnight, states that
nothing had been heard from'G eneral Fos-
ter at Newbern since "Wednesday last -
A force Of 1000 troops that attempted to
reinforce him on that day was driven back
eight miles with loss of SO men. Wo-
man and children were leaving Newbern.
General Foster had threatened to capture
any '.ndrcfags of truce sent 10 Washington
asking him 10 surrender, stating t ot it,
the rebels "wanled Washington TO come
and take IT,"
a Cairoatel gram says that several of
our iron clads were prepared to run the
FicLsburg blockade on Friday or Satur-
day night. The transport had been fit /
ted up with view also TO pass the batter
les. The arrival of General Osterhaus al
Cathage, on the Louisiana side, with
heavy force is confirmed. The Tallaha.
tchio fleet arrived at Helena, Ark, on the
9Th inst. The expedition left Fort Green
wood the previous Sunday. 1t had been
absent forty three days.
General Granger's official dispatch
gives particulars Of the battle at Franklin
Tenn. Van Dorm, with $4,000 men, at
tackled the town in fornt at one o'clock on
the 10th, and was held at bay by the in-
iantry on guard and the cavalry pickets
until ammunition was exhausted. The
density of the smoke enabled the enemy
10 come unobserved very near, when our
slcge-pieces and light batteries opened up. (
on them with murderous effect. Forests
rebel divisions were then vigorously at.
lacked by General Stanley, who, with his
cavalry, comes up for the purpose IRON his I
position on the Murfreesboro' road. lie .
Was at first successful, but was soon over. ,
powered and out fanked. Our total loss
IS given at 100; that of the enemy is said
o be about 800. The victory was, in l
he end, wholly with US. General Gran. il
ger was prevented from continuing pursuit {
~ darkness. r
Rebel reports from Little Washington, a
n C.. state that two gunboats, followed d
y transports loaded with troops, tried to h
orce their way up the Pamlico to rein, p
orce General Foster, but were beaten tt
ack, being badly damaged By the rebel a
atleries' fhe transport Louisiana was ii
lnk, General Foster had refused to sur.