The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-09

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rule. shey slgseaf 6 take ~ nsi5er
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ssag fr@a fmafiy sin eansc
has 6ssh iess deraa considerably
ifpm as tsrrus ht Fa i ate
flmea eaf uforma States nhea iae
poople ARE shaAa ~ ncWhai hs iae
ihsnAsfHs alseharse aai
ifom lie l8uH batteries NAea tae
hsmbaraaeni hna Ia aa ibc iersef e
al classes. si,haH eaetpi17. uas FER
rice Il was abgai neoB ~ aaY lu
NOVEMBER The ely Has % iis usae
ally qaiei oondstsH. and lhe iahs5i-
tanu were not in tie leas, appsehen-
fi,e u shat was about % haFpeu.--
Suddenly me sheiiIng commenced and
some u the proJec.lles burst Ia Tie
sky right over the cliy. One Of ibem
smashed through the root q a bouse
10 King street, iore op the floors shai.
tered The walls, aud hulsAed " r. de-
structite career By striking q poor ne
gro woman sitting ia on % the rooms,
killing her instantly. III inhabitants,
men, aumtn children, rushed oai oi
their hoases Ia tbe utmost dismay, aifl
an undesirable sccaeof caniusieB an4
almrm ens0ed The lamous Boil. ran
"skeladdlc appear f. hafe been noih-
ing 10 comparison q lie flight q tic
cihyalry from Charleston 20 De laler-
ior and neighborng loaus aHd NNag
The HOUSES wera empIt5d q iAeiF sa0-
HAblcs, animate ahd Illuminate. and
conveyed away as expeditions a.
horsc1esh could accomplish. since
tha,. FIRST grand scaie the Charleston.
Inns have learned wisdom ana lle asl
OF dodgiug a species u gymnastics IN
whfsl, ikey have become quite prof
Client 81 hong practice.
Grn. Gilmore opened 4 Terrific bonn
bardmeni ga Charleston oil The 2!gh
u last December, 40 dogb. with a view
TO ahording tie Charlesionians "a OPP
ponunii3 iof enjoying merry Christ
mas. According 70 our informant i
WAS tie most dreadful shelliHg tilat he
city has yel endured. II commenced
about midnight, aad lasted until noon
On Christmas day liz shells show
cred down upon tie cry 10 every I'll.
rcction, and burst with such iAtensy
noise and force that the houses were
shaken to their very foundations, The
einlowsiwefe shattered Into atoms ,and
Tie doors AID shutters unIii ged.-
GrAk fire al tie same tin WAS harl.
ci INTO the streets aaI striking sever.
al houses almost Instantly tIem IN
blaze. The large one tory blild-
w. ~ RttHiAH Sta HftF ibitAA Ntst SOC
cupied rs cotton press, was set on
lire an,l completely burned, together
with i large siort of cotton contained
within it. A number d fremen were
Injured during this conAagratiea by
ihc falling OF one Of the walls OF the
bniliing.
Tie people d Chu'eston were
Thrown info re f.c' panic hy ihe ter
Ti aonlbar'imaut. ml there was a
second stampede ior be in,erio, o. the
State 10 60 DOT of Ihe reach Of the
shells. The women. who generally
throughout the siege displayed an uu.
common amount Of plnck, ran through
she streets shrinking ia ierriii Il tone,
and seeking protection IN cellars and
other similar places. II WAS a great
relief % them when Christmas noon
arrived, and ai,h i brought cessa.
ton Il tie much dreaded firing.
Since the commencement &c lie
bmhaidmcn, lremen have palrollcgI
The streets day and night, in readiness
@ pat on. fires oce isionel by Unior
yht4ling.