The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-02-18
FrGsn Charleston.

From GhaFlSstOn.
BosroN, Feb. 13.-The correspondent of
the Boston Herald writing from the fleet OFT
Charleston, describes the destruction Of the
blockade runner, as follows:
OFF CHARLESTON, Feb. 2--Very early this
morning some daring Englishnian made a
bold attempt just before daybreak and during
a foo. to run the blockade. lie succeeded in
GETTING in as far as the mouth of the harbor
where he was run ashore by trying to avoid
the shells from our batteries which were fly
ING in every direction. The fog soon cleared
nm and there was the blockade runner hard
and fast on the beach.
She was a splendid looking side wheel
steamer, with tyxor smoke=stacks and rakish
masts. E-r-E g E6r
Forts Wagner and Gregg, aided by the
Monitors, at once commenced to shell her,
and by noon she was complete wrecks two
hundred ponder Parrott from Fort Wagner,
cut her nearly in two
Besides the sLelliDg Of the steamer, the
citv of Charleston, James island, Forts John
son and Moultrie havereceived a tremendous
cannonading.
The same correspondent, under date OF
Feb. Sd, says the rebels have tried several
times lately to reinforce the almost worn out
garrison in the ruins OF Fort Sumter but have
failed. 1t cannot be done by daylight, as our
Generals have full range of the harbor all
around. At night our calcium lights are kept
lighted, and bear not only upon Samter but
upon all the harbOr, and the city, 50 that 1t
is impossible for boat or steamer to go near
the ruins. In addition to this, the small rem
nant Of a garrison in the ruins are treated ev-
cry ten or fifteen minutes TO a heavy power
full Parrot shell from sunset till daylight.
Most of the men in Sumter are negro slaves,
and we know that some twenty or thirty OF
them are killed daily.
The night before last being somewhat hazy,
one of the rebel rams, in company with a
torpedo boat, a cigar shaped internal machine,
left Mt. Pleasant and proceeded down the
creek in the rear Of Sullivan Island, for the
purpose Of going out to make an attempt to
destroy the glInboats ElOusatonic and Nipsic,
which were OH guard duty that night on the
South Channel, near Beach Inlet When the
ram and internal machine had got ready to
make a dash ont of the Inlet, it WaS found
that the machine was in a sinking condition
She was then turned back into the inlet,
where she now lies sunk. She went down,
carrying with her eight of her crew. This
mishap pat an end TO the attempt to destroy
our vessels This is the third Internal ma
chine the rebels have lost.
A few days ago a squad Ofrebel soldiers,
including sergeant escaped to our lines.
They say that starvation stares them in the
face in Charleston that all civil laws are at
an end il the place. and military rulers have
full sway over the civil authorities that they
are becoming desperate, and that every means
in their power will be resorted to to force the
blockade here They must have assistance
OR starve They report that the city is bad
Iv damaged from Gillmore's constant bonn
bardment, which isstill going on. 1t is cal
culated that at least one she'll is sent into the
city about every ten minutes
New YORK. Feb. 3.-Ihe New York Times
Hilton Head letter states that the rebel block
ade runner sunk off Charleston had a cargo
Of iron plates and other metal for the con-
struction of iron cads, and carried four guns
The rebels have been unable to remove any
of the cargo i'll consequence Of the heavy fine
of our guns.
A refugee from Savannah states that Beau
regards headquarters have been removed
there, in anticipation Of an attack. The reb
els have 100 torpedoes to float down the Sa-
vannah river. 5000 troops are quartered
around the city
Georgia regiments have already rnutinied
in consequence Of short rations.
There are two Observation-Disclosures at Savan
nab, awaiting an opportunity TO pass our gun
boats.
The Worl rs letter has a report that 1000
troops have been landed on James Island,
near Charleston, in the rear Of the rebel bat
teries.
Richmond papers Of tie 9Th contain the
following
'CHARLEsroN, Feb. 8.-The enemy resum
ed their fire on the city last evening. A fifth
monitor made its appearance to day. The
enemy is engaged in mounting several guns
at Wagner bearing on the channel A 200
FOUNDER shell exploded last week in black
smith shop wounding six persons"