Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-13

Ynex oaAnLxsfox-srAfExkEE OF A REyuaEB-"A
highly respectable lady" who left Charleston the llth
Jsruary, tas furnished he Philadelphia Inquirer with
description of an anterior view Of the cradle Of
sion" The Inquirer ss!s:-
"Acco,dirg TO her statement the bombardment by
tSe Unon 10. ees has kai most teliDg f.cs having
desola'ed the most Opaent and hcky settled portion
of 10 city Fem the Battery (shch before the Re-
j. on broke cut the most fashionable promenade
aud place o. resort fer The CaaFesonanE) up to Went
wcrth stgee about tie middle portion OF tie CITY, the
shells IrOpSled from General 6imores powerful guns
have bur. in every direction penetrating nearly all the
house,, demoliseing some OF thSm entirely, and COM
D. umg the iahabtn 70 Zee TO distant quarters for
pTotecton. Many OF the elesant residences aoDg the
Bat y have been laid in ruins hers have their roofs
and wall s. tered and split in ell iTabe msrners
Az the earth arou aboui them has been ripped up
together With the FaTemCnts and sidewalks The ma
ioly Of the STOKES and hcuses On East Bay King street.
Meeting stree Ohuica rect, Cummings street, and al
the parallel avenues have been more less injured by
the terrible Unoa shells and the naughty Greek IRE
viii Oh General lnOTe, With suol remarkable dlsre-
gard Of poleness and respec. fos the feelings of the
c5Tarous sons Of tho South persist in t5rosDg into
the cradle Of Secession. Seucey public building
within the described above IS without some mark,
scratch or rent
An The bo;els except the Pavilion, ave bsen much
Injured or so much oxPcsd 10 the destructive fire OF
ous boz tha5 hey have been entirely shut up, and no
board T. be had for love or money in the Whole city
Of ChareitO1 except at two boarding houses and st
the SIM e hOtt Heato2ed above The charge at the
bOMdi g-bouses is nc the rate Of SIX dolrS per day
for their Ted aad board which the time is of
the most primitive description, will be most readily
conceived. The Mills House. the Charleston Hotel and
the Calder House, II Church street. formerly the
Planters Hot,l have ell been very badly damaged by
the sheling.
The Normal sehool-hOuse, in 81. Pailip street, had
il roof shattered during of the recsnt shelDgs,
~ Ia adj in MI
SCHOOL has in oonsfq usnee been removed TO private
residence at the corner of PITT and Calhoun STREETS,
which some years ago the boundary of the city
inis.
A REBEL oB5XRvAToRY.
"Oar f5r a. ta.cd III Il the fire of the Union guns
seemed 10 be rcied mostly the central point Of the
city, aud particular aim appeared be taken at the
sleepls Of S. Me1aels Episcopal Church. which is also
lceaed on one OF the formed by the junction
OF Meeting aud Broad steets. Thschurch is fine old
Engsh architectural structure and Is spre rises sew
eral feet higher than any other object within the city
mils commanding fine view of Charleston harbor aud
the country for miles around. /! il supplied With he
best magoilyng glasses, and is uSed lookout or OBJ
eoryatory by tho rebels Toe Uaion troops seemed to
&c well aware of this fact their FIRE was svslled at
the seeple a grand target. Shells constantly
dropping the right left front and rear all around it
bus up the llth instant it had passed through the
shower OF deadly ssiles without being ever touched
gsSsd Oscts on every side OF it had been struck,
ana il a subject OF wonder among the inhabitants
hoz the cluch had escaped 90 long Very few people
venured Lt1 the vicinity Of the CHURCH, except during
the intervals between the fling and then very seldom
indeed
DEYsNoEs CITY.
''SGe saw ory batteries around the city, and slaves
we've constantly employed in erecting new ones Rein
iorcemens arriving daily in arge numbers. and the
rebels, she ssys, seemed sanguine OF umiely driving
CT on: forces.
Way MERkY cHaIsrNAs.
general Gilmore op.ned ,ifc bombasdInent on
C5a;lestOl on The 24th Ct last Dec, doubt with
view to Il riding the Charlestonians opportunity for
eFioyiug a merry Christmas. According our infor
nant l. vas the mos dreadful shelhng that the
city has yes endured. l. commenced about midnight
and last, I'll neon on Christmas day. The shells
sdoSered down upon the city IN every direction, aud
burst with such nen noise and foTcs ths. the houses
were shaken to their very founda ions. Tue windows
were shattered into atone and the doors and shutters
unhiuged. Greek fro at ths ms hurled into
the streets and striking several houses almos. instantly
set thom il blaze. The large one story building 10
Church street. near Broad street. occupied a cotton
press was set on h,e and completely burned together
with a large store Of ctt.On cona'ned within It.
number tf hemen were injured during this coralgra
ton by the falling OF OF the walls Of ae building
HORRIBLE ITyEer CT THE bONsARDNINT.
lIing tie bombsrdment on Oh istmas cid gen
emAn aud LADY, brother and sister, we're seated by the
fireplace in their house Market street, when Of
the shells bus. through the wall and struck them both
in titir chairs frsc:urng The old mal's leg and arm
a. Ijurrg the LADY so severely that she died next
morning.
rhs PEOPLE Of ClarL son we're thrown into perfect
panic by tie terrific bonbardment, and there was
second stampede fsr The Interior Of the Satc TO get out
Of Ina reach Of tie shells The women, Who generally
throughout The egg displayed uncommon amount
Of pluck through tle streets shreking in terrified
tones and BsekiUg protection in cellars and other simi
lar aces. l. vas sr,a relief 10 teCm when Christ
mas loon arrived, and with is brought cessation Of
the much dreaded firing.
Since the commencement of the bombardment C.
men Lave IarO ed the streets day and night in readi
Uess 70 pat Oat fees Cec3s,onsd b tie Uaion sheing.
The operations Of The UnlOn eoops conducted with
great regularity and prcssn. Tee sheing takes place
three tunes every cay, a. ten Oelock in the morning
four Oe,oCk IN the ternoo1 aud st midai ht lasting
esel time about ,Wo hours.
HOW rHIH TAKE THE BOMsARDxEST
"Ahbough t5s inhabitants Of Charleston have been
obliged - abandon the largest portion OF the city a.
entirely oang 70 the dreadful firing of guns,
STILL general rule, they appear to take the matter
9TH good deal OF philosophy ard sang tr0id Fe-
nj iary with danger has doubtless deracted consider
ably Iom is ,esross; but yet there are times, cur
iutoTman. states when the people shsken Up some
what by the hu ds.ing scbRFge5 Gnd explosions fr)m
The Uaon bs te les When the bombardmenl first be-
gac, the terror Of al clsssgs without excep i'm, was
terrific IL Was abou. noon on dGy in November. The
CITY Ia H. uual qlie. condition aud the inhabitants
no; in The least sppreben-vs OF Wha; abor.
happen.
Suddenly the sheliDg commenced, and some of the
prcjecuei burst in thu SKY right over tie city. 0de If
| them smashed through the roof of a house in King
street, tore up the doors she ais and finished
up is destructive by sitting poor negro
sitting ore OF the rooms, killing her Instantly The
nh lbitaut men, women and children, rushed out of
thei, houses in the umoB. dSmay and indscrbable
&c ne of confusion and alarm ensued The famous Bull
Rin skedaddl' appears &c have been no.hDg in con-
parson to the fight of the ehvary from Charleston to
the ieterior and nsghboFing towns and Villages TIE
houses we're emItod o. their valUabes, ANIMATE and
aanima.e and ocnSeyed away ,Ipsdtously as hors3
sh could accomplish. Since that first grand scare the
ChlrlestOnians have learned wisdom and the ART of
dodgiug a species Of gymnastics in which they have