The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-05-24
Army Intelligence.

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SIEGE OF CHARLEsToN-3l3TH DAY
The enemy kept up slow bonn mbardment
OF Fort Sumter. Sunday night, throwing
s'ghty.two Parrot shells up 10 6 o'clock
Monday morning; Of thess twenty shots
missed. The number Of shots fred at Fort
Sumter frsm the land batteries during Mon.
day up to p. IN. was 100.
A very sharp engagement took place
through the day between our batteries on
Sullivan's and James Islands and the enc.
my's batteries at Cummings' Point.
About ii O'Clock Monday morning, two
monitors moved from off Morris Island.
and taking position off Fort Sumter, OPEN
cd hro on tho East angle and the face Of
the Fort. Fort Moultrie and Battery Bee.
on Sullivan's Island, and Fort Johnson and
SimPkins. on James Island. opened on the
mentors, and after an hours active firing.
during which both mentors were .truck
repeatedly, they were driven away, ono Of
them seemingly injured. The pilot house
was badly ridd'ed. On leaving, both mon.
tiers displayed white, red and white .tri.
ped Psnhant, rs If signaling for assistance.
The signal was answered by the Ironsides.
Afterwards; the injured monitor moved up
and anchored alongside the Ironsides.
The firing Of our batteries throughout
the engagement was splendid. Batteries
Cheve", Simpkins and haskell kept up n
sharp fire on Gregg yesterday, assisted oc-
casionally by the Sullivnn's Island batteries
and Fort Moultrie. II i. believed that the
enemy suffered severely, rs several men
we're seen carried OF from Battery Gregg.
There were no casualties a, Fort Sumter,
and no damage done to The fort.
Eighteen shells were fred at the citv
from 8 n, m. TO 8 p. IN. Monday. The bonn.
bardment Of the city continued at the hour
Of fclOsing our report.
There was no change 10 the fleet.
Charleston Courier, l7th
FROM JoHNsros's ARMY.
The main body Of both armies were in
the vi cinity Of Resaea yesterday evening,
and a material fight occurred without ma
terial advantage to either party.
The battle was opened at daylight this
morning by the centre Of each army, and
Was most obs,inately contested on eac h
side.
despatch was received at Kingston,
about the tiue the train pa sssd. announcing
that our centre had driven the Yankee cen
tie two miles.
The Yankees right attempted to cross
the Oostnnaula River near Calhoun, but
we're batfled and rrPul.ed by Walkers d..
vision.
Marietta B.bei l4h.
From all that We can gather, after careful.
ly sitting the thousand and one reports, we
regard It ns certain that General Johnston
abandoned Dalton, finally. on Friday last,
and the enemy took possession.
The main body Of beth armies were in
the vicinity Of Resac, Friday. II is repor.
ted that after tho Yankees entered Dalton
on Friday, Gen. Wheeler passed to the
rear, re occupied the place and ran them
out. or course, he would make no at.
tempt to hold the position. and his NOV.
m.nt was simply for observation.
After the fight At Dug Gap, Sunday, May
7, our boys picked up from The field I29
dead Yankees and 1000 stand Of arma.-
The enemy carried many Of the dead from
the field as fast A. they were shot down.
Marietta Re6e, 18th
RePOrts about John-tou'. being forced or
h"nked frsm Dalton are entirely gratuitous.
The mnnoeuVres Of tho enemy rendered it
absolutely necessary 10 change front, which
he did With admirable promp ptness aud skill;
and much to the surprise and chngrin Of
the enemy, who expected 10 "catch a weasel
asleep. COnjeorr%y 18Th
PETERSBURG, May l6.-The operations
10 day near this city weie entirely success.
ful. Many prisoners have been taken. The
enemy were driven several miles, losing
many men, wagons and ambuIances. Our
entire loss is not over thirty.
Gen. bearing made a gallant charge at
Chester, capturing strong Pontoon and
many stores. Gen. Beaursgard drove back
the centre. leaving 1000 dead Yankees on
the field. Gen. Ransom had turned their
right flank at noon. The Yankee Gen.
Hickman wrs captured.
The enemy were repulsed with a loss Of
1000 at SPotsylvania e. II on Thursday,
by Mahsnes and Lanes brigades.
Heavy firing Was heard this morning at
Dre~ry's Bluff aad between there and Cha.
fins Farm. The enemy are near Bei6eid,
on both sides Of the railroad to Weldon.
PsrRRsBuRG, May 1.-THE enemy have
gone from our front to the entertainments
at Ber.nuda Hundreds, The turnpike road
IN n 0ichmnnd 1. pov imam