Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-07-21
From the Charleston Courier, 13,h inst.
SIEGE OF CHARLESTON,
TaREg HUNDRED AND sEvENTy-rR1aD DAY

TgBEB HUNDRED AND sEVENTY-TBIBD DAY.
The enemy's operations for the past week have
been solely directed to the bombardmert of Fort
Sumter, SHELLS having been fired at the city snca
Monday the 18th inst. The firing upon The Fort
has been kept up steadily aud alternately by Bate
res Gregg and Wagner, and has also been unusually
severe, beiag concentrated almost wholly upon the
Southwest angle. The casualties, however have been
slight On Friday, private Punlard OF the Gist Guard,
1t. Bo2g commanding, was killed. ard two others
slightly wounded by Parrot she'll On Friday,
Saturday and Sunday batteries James and
Su!iiVans Islands kep5 mp vigorous reply and On
Saturday two of the enemys guns at Battery Gregg
were dsmouated, besides number of men believed
to be killed and wounded. Several ambulauces, on
Saturday afternoon, to Gregg from the lower
part of Morris Island, nd the enemy were obsarv-
ed carrying bodies to them.
During Friday night the enemy erected small
wooden house between Batteries Gregg aud Wagner,
directly in the Of Vncent's Creek for what pur-
pose is as yet unknown. It is supposed by many to
intended quarters for the prisoners to Morris
Island by the Lincoln Government to be placed under
our fire. Another house, of the size, erected
and placed alongside of the first on Sunday forenoon
Tie enemys feet displayed extra blue flag at the
bow ali day Sunday.
The following is the report CT the firing since orr
| last:
From P. NJ. Friday to A. M Saturday, Battery
Gregg fred at Fort Sumter hundred and thirteen
shots; Battery Wagner at Fort Sumter, torty-one
shots; Battery Siukins at Gregg, thlrtysx shots
|
Battery Cheves at Wagner, FIVE shots; SulVans Is
| land at Gregg, one hundred shots.
From s a. NJ. to P. ID. Saturday, Battery Gregg
On Sumter, seventythree Battery Wagner on Sum
ter seYentycigat shots Battery SmkiDs Bate RE!
Gregg and Wagner, one hundred and thirty shots
tSuiVan's Island the same, one hundred and forty
sncte; Gregg on Sullivau's Island, thirty ones on
,TC Inson hrtysx Battery Haskell On Morris Islaed
|fft7tRo; Cbe7es tie same, thirteen.
| From P. III. Saturday to A. III. Sunday, Grege
at Sumter eight give shots; Wagner at Sumter seven
Gregg at SuiVans Island, fifteen SulliVans Islan'
a: Gregg, fifteen.
From A. NJ to P. III. Sunday, Battery Gregt
fired at S1mtec eightysix SHOTS, and Battery WagLe
at Sumter sixty,two making total OF four hunore
shots tired at the fort since last report.
! The Lord High Chancellor Of England recently, in
decision relating to ecclesiastical matter, gave e2
preston TO The following:
There is not found in the creed of the church sue
distinct declaration upon the mysterious question
TIE eternity of final punishment TO condemn the e
preston OF hope BY clergyman that the wicked Wi
eventually be saved. | therefore dismiss the cas-
land order the appellants to be taxed vii
lcosts." Thereupon wags Of the bs
Igot of the following perspective epitaph fe
1.-The Lord High Chancellor Richard Bare
n Westburg, Lord High Chancellor of England. q
was an eminent christian an energetic statesman, an
a still more eminent and successful judge. During Il
y three yeats tenure OF his Office be abolished the tin
honored institution Of the Insoyens Court the ance
of mode OF conveying land, and the eternity of punisE
~ ment Towards the close OF bis earthly Career in Il
b. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, be dismiss
hell with COSTS and took away from orthodox membe
II of the Church of England their last hope OF etern
) ILLUMINATION"