Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-05

coming events, aud it is the first authentic
statement from the Confederate States
which contrasts unfavorabIy the spirir of
the South with the spirit of the North
The age of chivalry has departed from the
land of cotton, tobacco aud sugar.
BOmbardment OF CharisstOn = The
City IN FIRmeS-FIght At LeEairs-
VIIIe-ChFIstmaB In Camp.
neutrality-suspicious. wheeling IntsIIissucsr
MORRls ISLAND. 8. CT
5a1 December 3d. 1858 !
o. Christmas Eve, shortly after .staps,s
few of our immense guns opened on
Charleston. After throwing some dozen
shells. dense smoke was seen issuing
; directly from the heart OF the city, which
gave orr gunuers greal encoufag cement
As soon as she rebels saw what our forces
were up to, they opened on Forts Putnam
and Strong formerly Gregg aud Wagner
from their forts on Sullivan and James
lslsuds IN lively manner. However,
thar did not prevent our boys from sending
= shell into Charleston at the rate of one
every five minutes. They also bad plenty
/ OF time TO return the compliments OF the
rebels 10 oil the ferris in the harbor. Tue
firing Was kept up all night, both on the
forts snd the city. Very few of our shells
fell shorl some it is thought went clear
! over the city, as they were seen to burst at
great distance from those that were
known to have struck directly ia the cen
ire OF the rebellious nest.
! History does not record such fight With
artillery. II was really an ''artilIery duel"
at long range, and the weapons the largest
KIND OF guns. Never was Christmas sye
spent in such manner. II seemed as
I though the very heavens were falliug-or
su earthquake of six hours duration was
! going on, aud every moment expecting the
ground TO open and swallow ''aIl hands"
Never did see such a grand, such an uu-
earthly sight. AT one time she'll came SO
| near your correspondence that for a moment
| he thought he would not be able to enjoy
his Christmas dinner. The FIRE kept burn
ing in the city all day Christmas and late
| Christmas, night. II is thougdt that not
less than block was destroyed If that
is the case Charleston Is growing beauti-
!uily less-as it is but little over a year
since they he'd their large fire, add they
have never rebuilt that part OF the city,
the way OF the tranSgtessor is hard.N Il
On Friday the 25th uitimo (Christmas(
u
leg 4irevTlIe, were attacked by superior
| force and were compelled to fall back on
their reserve, which Was stationed in a lit
tie cluDp of trees-thera they made a
| stand, aud were able 10 hold their ground
| until one Of our gunboAts came to their as
sistauce. After Smelling them for few
hours the rebels were forced to retire. L..
gaireVills is a deserted village of about so,
houses, situated on Johns Island, two 4
| miles from Stone, aud about nine miles in
| direct line from the sea- shore aud ten
miies from the south end OF this island
(Aorris). II is named in honor Of a wealthy
tnercnant who bad his summer residence
| there. Jew. ~
The Messrs. whitney OF Boston have NO,
yet completed their arrangements for rails
log the two sunken rnnnitors WeehaWkeu
aud keokuk. When it is taken into con.
] stderaiion that thr monitors are nearly all
/ iron, and thnt they dad large gusptitv
OF ammunition OH board when they sunk,
il is NO easy job I" Comparison 20 those
Russian vessels that we.u sunk "a, Seuas-
toPol. II ~ IA Rreat undertaking. McGowap
| hSd stir wttGr---od. HE WhiIuey5 will
not oFfiy have rough water, Ou, The fire of
the enerry, winch viii make it duubly
severe
General Gillmore gave IL grand ball Iast
evening St Hilton Head. The bali room
was b temporary structure, about 90 feet
long. fitted - l. = meg niiieent manner.
and trimmed gracefully with everqreens
aud hags' The supper was very ine, con.
siderinS where it was held A goodbaud
OF music was III attendance. uuuiber Of
unliitaFy men were 10 attendance, looking
as though the war did not affect them in
the least. The ladies, God bless the,n
looked their handsomesr; some sixty Of
| them we're III ATTENDANCE. Among the dts.
tInguished ones were Mrs. General Lander
aad Mrs Generai Sa&ton Beauty was rem
resented by Mrs. Captain Allen and Mrs.
I Lieut.. Wilson Wis by Miss James 6f
Orange, New Jersey. Gan went merry "a
marriage belt" aud 1t broke up-uot ike
that one made celebrated by Byroo-bnt
at an early hour, II O'Clock midnight
suppose thar hour would Astouud some of
the fair sex Of Wheeling.
| .ChrlSlmas was kept as a holiday by the
so4diers-some of whom got Gigh over tbeir
punch" which their officers gave them
Most OF their camps were beautifully deco.
\ fs1sd With eveFgteeRs Some in a manner
/ that would have done justice 10 the heat
nrnst. The negro troops seemed to be as
1sPPy as kings over their plum pudding,
they aud the white troops 6gree splen.
didly. "
Yesterday, the 29th, / saw a vs2Py7 ssd
s'RnI on she peach. IL was the body of
sailor boy e. W. Russell. Of New Bedfordl
NAT had been washed ashore. He was one
OF the rev that volunteered to 60 to the
aid OF the mouitor, or rather her crcT nf,s,
she went down. He was in boat ina,
was upset, and he alone was drowned -
What noble death Leta mouunent he
raised to his msnOry, with this INSCRIPTION.
ers." -' u ''n-
We have had of late quite rain storm.
out oGt today 1t is warm aud pleasant, much
Tee rebel Tag sttll floats over Sumter.
now long It may stay there will be owing
70 me navy, as il is not possible for the
army to SWim rvifh all 49, |