The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-02-03

therefore, in the name Of the people Of
the Confederate States. Offers the expires.
sion OF our sincere and cordial approba
ton Of tho christia, charity and lore by
which his holiness is sctuatsd, and assures
him that we are now aud ever have been,
earnestly desrous that this wicked war
shall close. and that We dssirs no evil to
our enemy. nor eovst their possessions,
but are snly struggling that the, may
case 70 dsvastate our land, and that we
may be permitted TO live undsr gu, own
laws and Institutions. The popss reply
10 addressed to the "lllus,rious and hon.
orabls jefferson Davis, President Of the
Coafsdersts S,stss Of America" Rich
mond. He says that 81. i. very CRAFTY.
iug 20 secognizs iLst the psopls Of the
Confederate States are animated b, the
same desire for peace and tranquility 10
eulcatsd In the Aforesaid Isttsrs. Oh tha,
The other people Of the States, and their
rslsr'. would Ipcsivs and embrace coun.
s,is Of pence. We shall not cease to in.
plore God to pour on, his spiri, Of Chris
tisn love and peace spon all our people
tn Amssica and to preserve them from the
grsa' cuIamitiss With which they are af
fiistsd. Dassd At Rome, 3rd December" :"
Siege 1a&tsrs-Tvo Hupdrsdth Day.
The siege Of Chssisstsn has nov lasted
sss hundrsd days. We have NO iociden,
ef spssis: intessss to note since our LAST
report.
On Saturday the snsmy fred .sssp
shoss Al For, Sumter, three Of which
| mi>sed.
The bombardmsnt Of the city 10 DOW
quite slow, compared with ~hat i, has
been Of lsss. O"iy tseD,y-four shot.
have besn arsd in this direction since
Friday last OF these. nine we're fred on
Saturday and fifteen on Sunday.
The ensmys dee, remains % usual.-
Two steam tugs we're yesterday q, an
chos Of Fort Sumter.
The Ssabreok house on James Island,
which fos some time psst has bssn used
A. hospital, ~ss destroyed BY f,s on
Sunday morning. The donates we're oil
ssfsly removed, and the furniture was
savsd. The frs, i, is stated, vas acci
dental.
TWO HUNDRED AND fast DAT.
We hsvs but little Of iotsrss, to ohron
ice 10 regard 10 the progress Of ,bs siegs.
From half psst 6,s o'clock on Sunday
until the same hour yesterday. only seven
shells were fired at the city. During the
Iass two days there hss been some slieh,
Interchange Of FIRE bs,~ssn the susmys
batteries and our own. On Sunday .
three bundred FOUNDER Dol, va, thrown
from Cummings' Point At Fort MouItris.
Considerable firing wss heard at intervals
in the direction Of the Stouo yesterday,
but We were unable TO lesrD the c.oss. =.
Some slight movements Of the Ysskss
asss were observed yesterday. The nun
Der Of vessels. including the bIocksdess
and those 10 Stono river, was about The
same - usual but the three monitors
have moved up and anchored between
Fort Sumter and Cummings' Point buoys.
All day yesterday the enemy was
busily hsuling smmunitios to Battery
Gregg and Cummings' Point
Amosg the Incidents worth noting in
tbs psogrsss Of the recent bombardment
Of the city. We may mention that one Of
the .soemy's large shells, after penetrating
the roof Of = dwelling, overturned bed
in ~bieh three young children were
'IssPi"g togstbss. throwing them rudsIy
to the 6oor, but then, strange to cay,
passing on without bursting. and burying
itself in the foundstion Of the house,