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The Weekly Constitutionalist.
BY JAMES GARDNER
SUFFERING IS THE NORTH.
J'rotn lA< 2t\ \/ri-s~ni A. ~'f<tl' \.
An Episcopal clergyman in one of the North
western States, writing io a friend in this city j
*&y: ‘ The of business which ha*? ;
taken p.ace have beggared tiutuauJi; the battles
«t : c' have b* ec fought Lave widowed and or
panned tens of thousands, cur once fertile va’leys
bt c 'me great ccmeteri 'S, and our churches,
tote's and ooaverted into hospitals.”
This is a picture of the effects of the war in the
* rib which ae are not pei mitred *o s**e ta the
3olu*cnsof Northern newspapers. Bit it cornea
t-otn a more r hab!e source ttun ape stoned and
prcfiigale pr«*f, and is ucqiiestianably true in
e^ere partumar. The dratrucnon or life among
W rtbero soldiers mi at hare been terrible infle* d
when, with the multitudinous resources which
that populous -tecwon pos-saees for the receptioo
jjid -ehe? of the sick and wounded, “churches, ho
tel* and oolleges are concerted into hospitals.”
and the 'Vmor fertile val.eys fiav become great
nerre?eriw. M
We venture to »*y that the S utherc people *»re
ri(*t aware of a hundredth part of tbe distress and
dor'wtiCfioo which the North has euff< red in this
w.*r. Tbe St uthern bullet bas not been thrown
t way, and ti e diseases of the Southern climate
have told with fear'ui force upon the invaders.
The powers ji Nature have combined with the
energies of u*n to decimate the immense hosts
wt’Cfc vainly eodeuvored to subjugate th-f
South. TV hol day en'ertaicmm’ which the
North promised itself in this war bus become a
ghostly cuiotv.-.l of blood ar.d und already
’ir.r !s in secret ‘rom the horrors which re'
rr *iT» uudU-. % ' ?se<; ia ’he a: It-nr ..cd sc feme fu ure.
We ir*» fully prepared t > believe that the preut
n as? of tbe Northern people, if the politicians
v ould leave them to them Selves, word at once
r. ipeace. They Ar? p.iltsfc'-d with glory : thev
haV- had or - igb it the " jubo'e reputation,” such
u t ie, ar.d they w old be / rp )n any terms,
u richarge the musket for that more fanit iar
* -;oc, the yardstick. I* '* not *ba’ ib«*y luck
(i mige; but, list ail e’ lnu ercia! people, they
u. ii.t the cnet ot their undertakings, and are n»t
eramcred of any enterprise that doesn't
"Vv shudder a? the r**petit:.in of tbe doir..»i ucd
H&og’Jirtary scenes of tbe past. Ti e- dread the
’dea ot bt lug Called off ve* or having ibeir
was and bii/iheis called r>d encounter the eharp
edge ot T ue Sou’h rn bayonet, or the equally
a-.dly assault of S »utLeru diseases. Their ini
ty nut oa |>a'n*s tbe lUMire in 8 imbrt colors.
80 long a* foreigners c mli be employed to
tuhl their battles, coaid D.<t have many of
tb- men killed. Bji mw ;ie their own flesh
ur d olood that must be dragged < C tc the war,
und :n view of the terrible fact*, we believe nine
mu if ten i f tberr, in their inmost hearts, would
re*.ce if peace c» uld be declared to morrow, at
lb- oust of ackn< wedging’.be entire and perfect
.Ld»‘penclescc oi" tbe South. We believe that o ne
mi ofter of the Northern army would vote tne
wj aay as the Not.here canons. And yet
pr -.•< * Jar effai tbis rue nent to*: we are un
ub'r w,l the strongest telescope of Hope, to
descry *v»rtbe vu«t expanse of e*|g»ng waters,
t-» d the t&iou-at resamb auce of Una, or to make
o : is the clouded heavens uaiug.e star, or ore
l if .Lt rainbow to indcate thaw the itortn will
Tbe wae c,a-t by tL s time have demons rated
Uu.t tbe people have as little c ;nt! of a r epiioii*
tjcwa ot a rrmcarctial gi'vemmrni. Nn ctdi er
wbatihe people may wish, how they may -liff.r,
lo* they muy groan m acgu.ah ucd despair,
•bey hav t aced .n the banda ot :h« :r ru *;•» bat
u-.-r;fSc engine cf despottsm, u siand.og
a*ay. an 1 henceforth :teii li\w- and ton*t»ta
ucd happrrcrS art toitts i.Tec the hi
v) such :k the complete control which
ilI. ta-y **-g-.it Zvti< a gives :o afciUgle head.CJU no
n -e xe r tirs power to the relict to ibe people
<• 'fct.r the £ i. fc'TAv ran threw (IT u practiced
r df*. Wt place L'i confidence for ’be future,
.r r-fer* ip r 2ry longings which the peoplt,
f *vrt ’h- a-tcy of tbe United States on-y huv?
jH-ace. Seward is on ibeir back-, nnd, nolr.nt
it* v, it y m:ist go when and whether the dev>i
il* vra. Sure desirticMoc is before tbrin , fields
l a d with their dead, rtvere running crinihon
with their gor®, churches hotels sua colleges
crowded with their dead and dyiDg
1' it not fearful that tbe few nfco« d thus sack
r.l ruin the many ; that polit:c ; ans and speedla-
U r - shoe d thus banquet upon the life blood of the
n.iwftude, whih t they ne\ er venture tneir own
P* - os w thin the possibility ot harm. And yet
«* 'tie; and L ocom cracks hie rlnle jokes in
whilst the death groans ot tie dupe?- re
Pr-tbening every gale; and Seward drink* his
* ne gaily whilst the wine of life ie rushing red
fas? fr.'nj thousand* of bosoms wntca but ! or
hrr might be b-ating high with l if « and hapoi-
i? u<« of a termination of the war
ncfpt it crud Ling the enemy upon every battle
t “’d, and making him fee. that the South is but
• neckline cc m> armor for the war, and ißde
>”ti.ioed to ngt; it cm-. til) the crack of dawn
h . rer -.ban ret;—n to the detested Union, or yield
11 •- its gac-ed rights. The pioneers of the
Uo>d S ate* eg. not rc.rry on much longer such a
b-rt a natfcis v if its"fortunes in baitie con*
■ ~' A t t< rcre as cisao&l and ignoble ic the future
fW We clip »n* ic-.»»*jng paragraphs from
: -r Richmond Uhj atch, of April 15:h ;
hcv.tßH e A.Hlfl KrPwRTIP OX TAB MoTB- P&S-
who arrived by the Fred*-rick3oorg uain
evening bring the report that the Yin*
fny ha» a r iast con. men led a mere, which
* supposed will resu : m active operation a at
00 divant day. From this T eport it would peetn
’.twit Hotter, despairing of a Huccessfui Attempt
dislodge the Confederates from the Height?
wound Fredericksburg, is moving the forces nn
dr- big command in the direction of Cn:*ed
"Utea which point is some fifteen mile?
-** ve Fredericksburg. What truth there may be
this statement we are not able to aay, but be»
■*ve that it is not wiibout foundation ’
r* it Wjujiyaitiaa—The forces of Gen.
i engaged the enemy at Wiiiiantfeburg <«o hat*
l trday la** but of the result ot the engagement
| fcf pcrltcnlar* had reached this city last right. It
f Wt -s stated by a gentleman who came up on the
|* ir k Ever tram U.U evening mat the enemy’s
Ipickots had been driven ic, ana that their force*
Ibtd retired to Fort Magrude*, some half oii'e be
11-« \tx town, from wb ch {joint they h&d opened
upor the town Gen Wise hao taken poei
» >i lieu the old college.
If rob WajueiNOTCs, _N. C.—We bare new? from
Fphiogton, N. C., ag late as Wednesday. Gen.
■ ha,* .fee town perfectly surrounded; that two
yt-nspurte. or guuboete, bad been destroyed by
forces. The steamer had not been
rlhe was still at Washington, ucafc!*to
B* aewe *te r.ver. On Tuesday the enemy at*
Bj&pv*d tc re c ores Washington from Newbern,
B*t-. h took plane somewhere between .Swih
&Ld Chocomm tv rroa? road*, and the eoe
■ b*c*. Ficaet stirmahing is coombb-
Hf taking plae*.
hcfyt.7 QtT«9«nor.- lUr O -«4« X Jl.pSiP
anr-ciooe*, from Anformattcu directly
h*ade de in Jsctsoo. that
bive beer Twad* for tee sabsis*
the a*cj ( again?*, any contingency that
dfise :z the lufo-p short of providmiial
'*'•• on, and against il! bindSfac'*-* which the
r MAcMtb 1 ., mike.
ews, truly. And not the
»gre«aijl»t intelligence this journal imports.
■h-* 4 - infdKmcd that ail this provision \»*B been
without resort to impressment— “scarcely
imprefameni Las been mad-.” W* also
ware -hat “usr railroads arc cow T epaired. and
a t*f order
AUGUSTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING;, APRIL .3*. VSC3.
J AcasosvtLLs.—The editor ot the Lake Cttv
C.iluoibian paid a visit to Jaoksonvilie, and gfves
the following account of the destruction of that
town by the Abolitionists :
Probably one tbud of the tawn was oeairoyed }
by the tires bet by tbe enemy A heavy ratu und j
ihe t-fl -ns of the few citiaens remaining, witn the |
heavy aid of our troops a* s<*on as they leached \
towo, extinguished the Annies in many ot ihe j
'buildings. O the Churches, bat two were burnt, ;
tbe Episccpal and tbeCa.aoiic. Tpe residence of j
the late Judge Pear ton, and another dwelling near
'hi* former, was desiroyed. An und the Catholic
Church, pretty much all ihe building* for the j
' !*pace of two block* were con Mimed. The Wash
uigton Uotei and the torcuer residence of Mrs. ?
Koste , a»»d all for the sp«tce of iwo blocks in thetr |
' rear, were destroyed, with the exception of Mr.
Hern's hou«e on the upper corner. The Court
Jail were cons gned to tne times.
The four stores 1:4 the two story brick block on ,
Ocean street, north of Hoeg A Ambler’s block, •
we r e entirely destroyed. On Bay iireet, the foN j
low,eg tu'Ming* were totally consumed; Bisbee >
A Canova's bl-.ck, T. O Holmes' block. Mr. J
Kipp's house, Mr. Bisbee's, Judge Dorman's, Dr. ■
Halilwio’s, and the four brick stored below Hoeg
A Ambler's owned by Messrs. Canova, Buckweit j
and Miller; also a brick store near, on the sinet ;
! running north. On tbe bill above u.e late Judsc n
House, tbe buildings were entirely s wept away. !
: including the restdcncps of Messrs. George K. ,
1 Poster, Emery, Gibbs, Fairbanks, und s verai !
1 others whose immes are unknown to n*. In Inct !
from the Railroad Depot to Mrs. Haddock’s !
place, a distance of twr miles, tiere is nets
1 hollaing of any description left s anding, even 1
tne brick church being burned uud t! e br ek
y«rd destroyed. Besiden U i-», an almost irrepar* j
•»bie lujury oa« been done *0 J.t< by the |
d* «trne*tor» of b?r bemtifuf shade trees-, li was
feviden ly the inteoti »n of the villain* to destroy
! the whole town; but us usual, in their infamous
»u*i cowardly nsdertsk • gs. tbev only paruaily
1 succeeded.
THE MONITORS AFTER THE FIGHT-YAN
KEE account
Ppraonne, of tbe Courier, thus ra’ates tl> test;*»
many of a prisoner cop’ur«d after tbe «*eoen* battle:
Wttu reference to the injury :Lfl:c:ed rn tbe
Monitors during the lata battle, of
course, tbe sunken Kei^kuk.) there is so definite
laiormaiion, vvka’ has been obtained from a
prisoner, cnpiored on Jjjitff. Folly lelend, Friday
nigh', bv Ltsut. Col. Dargar, i f the Twenty-brat
riouin Carolina Regimen*, *nd a rqu;.d of men.—
Tb*» name of tbe prisoner is John MacDonald, or ci
b s regiment the One iiuudreth New \ ork.
Ki’bougb an ini; lligen*. u.an, be l: Is > c < :
the oiggest lies that ever issued from the lips of
; mortal men, and a cirefui examination only
j served to involve him in a tissue ot tabrica ion*
and exaggerations, wb\ch spoiled his entire story*
Tbe Rtatement he made is, that none of *be iron
• clads were seriously damaged, and that the attack
| was designed smiply to test the strength of tbe
J For?— a sort of t*« nnoisance fore* —and was
1 regarded by naval meu a* etniner. lv Saiisfaciory.
1 They now feel assured of their ability to reduce
, Fort Kumter tc ten hours, with two iron clads— .
and intend to do rt. adds that they
have altogether a fleet of twelve Monitors, seven
| tgen or eighteen vesHe n » htch are irou clads, ar.d
a Ihrge fl Mil’s in the Edisui, on which are mount
ed the heaviest mortars.
With reference to the Keokutr, be states tbit
, her turre. *»*. not cF»«er.ai** lojarciS, cut? ttrut
: shesnnk. co’ ffom t. K e tff.c; of our fire, but. ftom
I *be cnccus*ioo of her own guns, vhict ‘ broke
her back."
h is the Viunchaosennucouni of thepns n
-1 er. Tne only valuabl** part of 11 is that which re
fers to the concussion ot the enemy's heavy gun-.
Taking tbe recent confession of a N< it hern
*esp* n iect who was on the Montank during the
I bou.uaidment of Fort McAllister, in connect on
with the ab r vt, the inference is almost eonclu- j
j sive that the Monitors cantor ssiely wiihst&nd ,
| the shock of their s»»tfi-.ueD*!y long fra
prrdracted bombardment.
IT he effect on the system? of the men is not le***
to an the effect on the vessels themselves, so that
were it probable that the atter may hereafter be
constructed u a manner as 10 remove one j
part o! the dittico* .ventilation r.nd personal
i coacussion are tw «< staciea that are 11 super-able
n boats of tha* orsc'.er. Four or five hour a in
batfU*. sad fi *at iLtcrra!? ot twenty minutes,
is the mw. .ey cau endure,
i The C .recficn of the Keokuk is by no means
• a si - ac»ory teat of the strength of tbe other
iki ors, as the iailer are const! octed upon an en
j .e*y differsct principle. The Keokuk was an ex
. peritr.ect, which failed. Had we sunk one of tbe
• single turretted monsters, we should then have
; known something 01 the invulnerability of toe
■ others of her clans. A« i? ia, we are as much 10
j the daik as ever.
j SicfincAKT Mov*»iKSTP.—We have a report
i from Memphis, that in addition *o contracting
| their ires, and placing an additional guard
around ih* city, the Federal authorities hart is
; sued an order forbidding al.‘ commun'eatiou ,
t througri ‘he r line.- lor six.y d,.ts. The prohib*-
I tion,it i-: reported to us, ei’enda to the citit-ne
' •»!' it,.* adjacent country, contrabands, emtr n
; fpeculatcts, etc., in fact it is general, i bis ie :
: an entire change of policy, as they Lave always '
] h*re‘.ofore eDCourtged the fcrirging in of cot<on I
by *1- i lanters and smignt trade. We have h*-o
■ beard that !,»r some days coma-umcation has
1 been :nterd'cted et Corinth, and all the advance ;
parties south of that place withdrawn. Prom i
what information ccntd be obtained by our
friendß outside ibe lists, it was judged the\ Were
I making preparations tor a move. Graat e anges
are also reported to have bean made at Jackson,
Bolivar, La Grange, Qian» Jonction, etc. —the
principal portion ot the forces having been with
draw n. It i< endiLt some new scheme is on
f foot, to ktep which irem the public these new
regu.atioi.H and precaqtlon« bave been adopted.
Jrckjkm, MU*., Apptol. 11.
fctT' Toe Planters’ Iron Mining Company, of
Tr« up county, tu organised inst week ut La*
Grange. $24, 000 of stock were represented ;n tt.»-
tree?mg. The company will commence opera
tions as soon as $40,000 worth of stock i 8 taken.
The refasal of lsoo acres of lard, abocnci te tn
iron ore, has been secuird, with thtee «<r
four furnaces ready for wort. The thanks o! tbe
Company were tendered toD r. J>*tc W. Lewie of
Cherokee county, f**r valuable information ana :
assurance.
Ttie followirg are tbe officers
John S. Hill, PreaiaenL
D1 HECTORS t
Timothy ColliM, Troop K R Darts, Merrweth’r
J P Cnlberion. do E H Coldougb, Csirvll
S W Swanfoo, do Joe H Lane, Heard
R AT Ridley, do A PJohnson, ham*
H S WiDubish, 6*'.
AUV'U* {Qa ) Apr*i 1 bik,
Im puhtaet Rumor.—a rumor reached this city
last evening, to tbe effect that a portion of Gen.
Hooker’s »o.*«e£ crossed lb** Rappahannock yes
terday at Rally’s Ford. It mstated that they were
allowed to cross without interruption, but were no
sooner over than they w tie set upoo by a
body c f Confederate cavalry uodltr Gen. .
aDd scattered in every direction. Many, we
were killed, others captured, and mao? naoreacftt«
te'Hf n tbe forest«, who wiH no doP®* be taken.
We Lope.ibe iateiiigence may be aotfirmed. It
T °&ch*6 at in i manner that wa ih ok eniitleß >t
tc credit - jy* n
OVE RICHMOND CDRRESPOSDK.vCB
0 Richmond, April 14. IdAS.
: In my last letter I furnished an abstract of the
, amtndznent oTSenator John* on, of Arkansas, to
I the b:ll for the appropriation to public nee of all
I cotton within the Confederate States, and •• pro
! riding for ilie payment thereof/* It has been
i the subject of considerable discussion in private
I circles, and I understand that a strong effort will
1 be made to secnre its passage at this session.
The plan as orginally proposed, however, ms
j eluded tobcczo and naval stores and contemplated
th; purchase of the whole quantity on hand, in*
■ pteid of a part of it, as proposed by Mr. John*
son. It was argued that by this means, our redun
dant currency would be absorbed ; that the cuiti*
ration ot oottno, tobacco and naval fores would
be discouraged, if not actually stopped ; that tbs
i production of breadstuff* wcudd be stimulated
; and increased; that speculation would die a
| natural and that our Treasury notes wou'
' become equivalent to specie, because the Gov c
ment wouid be the possessor of that whir:; would
! at any time command silver and .u in the
markets of the world. Suppose the sake ot
j illustration, (suy they) thit tbei w-e five bullion
bales of cotton, and there c not be lees with
two years stock on hand, e u that its va'ue be
' twenty cents per pound £ one hundred dollars
! cer buie. That woo u be in round numbers
' $600,000,000 rw that the Govnnount sells it
i at the conclusion ot the war at sixty cents per
pound, or th* e hundred dollars per bale. That
j would yie’ - $1.5(K),00»V 0o of wl ich sr>oo 000,<X>0
1 would r e required to pay the planters, Raving
«v ,OOO,OW to be appropriated to the hquida
u u oi the debt incurred in carrying on the war.
; i'bus from cotton aloue there would be trained
sufficient to in si the burden of the war and re
j lieve the country from snot owns taxation at the
* conclusion ot a treaty of pear'?.
* There is in ihi* argument something th-t
■ touches directly the question that has absorbed
bv far the greater portion of the time of the
present Congress. Tnere is much that is worthy
of the grave-1 cons.de: at:oo. A tax bill and a
bill to fund Treasury notes may not result in the
benefits claimed fat them, hut here is a measure
which would certainly have the effect which every
patriot must have at bean. Who can doubt the
credit it would give our Government nbr ad after
; witnessing the magic if fluence ot a few bales of
'cotton among our brothers of Europe? Who
v. * doubt the ability rs the Government so res
j deem its currency and pay its bonds, if it were
j known that it possewd u * cotton, tobacco and
1 naval stor *of the conut ry ? A tax bill and a
bill to fuud Treasury notes may improve the con*
tMion of the currency, but will it a’so have tie
effect of lowering prices? To som* extent it
doubtless will have tout effect, but by discourage
' mg the production of these articles end stimun
' lating the raiding of subsislance, you wi;l strike
• directly at the p »mt arrived at bv the legislators.
Prices are always goverened by demand and sup
ply. If the demand for food exceeds the snpply
then there will be high prices, and t uct persa.—
If the market price were paid for supplies the
production wan'd be stimulated and we would
soon dpd an abundance tor the wunts of the army
uud the people.
Oo the other hand, the opponent* of the biil
contend in at it is opposed i» the doo.tci&e of Ktate
avarjM i! rtnenere#* win. the rTghti o: the
ca.zeo. I should oe bomi* ? n mind, however,
that we are waging war for independence, and
that this is no litre to discuss mere abstract ques
; lions. Every oitizep owes life, liberty and prop*
,t;f tn the (jfovermnent which protects him, and
every loyal citizen is ready at a moment's notice
to pay tie debt. Did not th* Conscription act
interfere with the rights of the citn-ns and ihe
doctrine of State rights? Rut ibe citizen submit*
! ted because he knew that the fate of the Cooled
* erucy might depend upon bin ~e»dy obed and
I not because be did to. believe that volunteers in
sufficient nun her* could be enrolled if time were
allowed for that purpose, and it was known that
j thtir services were rtqtt»red. That bill was pass
»*d to meet un emergency, and its wisdom none
! question now. Here is a measure of almost equal
! importance. It is a war measure, too, and u not
j designed to be continued in existence after the ,
: declaration of peace. If State tights alone stand
, in the w »y ot us passage, I would say lei us waive
State rights until we gain *ur independence. The
Senate Lis given the Oral assurance that it will i
be revived at the proper momeet in refusing to
give the Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction ;
over the State courts That waft a question in j
which ’he carrying on of the war was not in- |
voived, and upon which it was proper for the Sen
ate to express its opinion. It should be sufficient
to convince the people that the principles upon i
which our Government was sou >ded will be main- ;
lamed at all hazards. Let us yield obedience to ]
j ail the demands made upon our patriotism, ana H i
i our cotton, tobacco and aav. I s'ores be required t
i let us give the n freely end willingly, accepting j
! cheerfully the condi dors imposed by the Leg:a)a~ {
t.vc branch ot the Government. Tne Conscript j
• act dii no* meet with opposition. i» will not re- :
‘ quire h gieaur sacrifice to com Iv with *he prop*
i o-.it on about to engage the attention of Con grew*. I
Briefly end pointed v I would Bay trial »: is better j
; *.. conscript cotton, tobacco and uaval stores ihan
l s ns, brohers, husband* and lather*,
f There is verv little expectation ot an adjourn ..
; ment before the Ist of Mar n» x , although the
j members of Congress are quite anxious to return
jto their homes. The Tax hill is net yet passed,
j and »here still remains many important meas
ures that cannot be passed over. However, both
branches are devoting themselves with close at
tention lo business. The House now meets regs
ularly at night.
The joint resolution introduced by air. Russell,
o? ibis {State, in relation to mar ial low, passed
the H«oie to»day. The resolutions are simply
declaratory— that martial law does not exist and
cannot exist without legislative enactment, and
that courts martial have no right to exercise
what is called mar ial law, but that command
ing General mav, in and near the places occu
pied by their forces, un ier extraordinary cir
cumstances, be excosable m exercising autnenty
not warranted by law.
A bill from me Committee »-n trie rjst Office
and P.-st Roads is before ibe House. It repeals
a portion of the second section of the old act in
reference to 'he postage upon newspapers, perin
odlcals, Ac. The posiuge upon newspapers will
be increased atxnit one third, but the favor of
free exchange is extended to newspapers It
will not take effect, should H pais, until July.
1 I under stand that the passage of this act will
make the Tost Office Department aeifssustainmg,
as it is required to be within two years from the
organization of the permanent Government. The
deficiency as last reported was only ah out one
hundred and fiftv thousand dollars. A. l.
Fboanu Pl.vn'tebs Plowing cp thrir Corrois.
Tup CfaiD«*T!lhs (Fla.) Cotton State®, of ibe lHh,
say?:
We are hftf’Pl to learn that hundred® ol
acre* if ©ott«.n m tb- are bting plowed tip
and planted io core. B cause iberp i* not ao ini
mediate demand for corn, and beca'iae acme may
ro*. this vw, dees no* make it certain that it may
not all be needed nest year.
Tbifi ia wbat those who have coangeo vmr
minds htte told os, and this is the glorious doc-
Vrine that will our cause- Many. very many,
of onrplamtrs are determined to sontaiD th.oaiwe
if It toM all I Lev possets 'B ite world. Liberty,
f.le- ions ' oo'ir 'E-wT l»*t and forere.f
| NORTHERN ACCOUNTS OF THE ATTACK ON
CHARLESTON
i From Northern papers of the lSth inst., we
* clip the following account of the attack on Chnr
■ leston :
j The rebela withheld tbcif fire until the fleet tot
! well up in the harbor. The Ironsides stopped iff
I Fort Moultrie, then dropped her anchor, it being
I daugerouH to take her up farther, not draw tog
■ more than 15 feet of water. At this moment there
aeemed so be a temporary mißunderstandinK, and
from a fort erected on the middle ground, th* fire
of four and five hundred guns wae diitcted in a
terrible hail on the vessel. Such a tire has never
perhaps been equalled m the hietory of the world.
It wa* met by the Keokuk with heroic fortitude.
While balls were striking her, one for every second,
btr guns were worked vriib v,gor and piscision,
and their weight ind force were already making
their mark on Sumter, it soon became apparent
that the Keokuk was not ts impregnable uh
Kricsßoo*B Momtore—that, as an iron clad, she
true a failure. The rebel balla aeemed 10 penetrate
her a« easily us a wooden vessel The port holes
or shutters of b«r turre‘B became jv. aimed, and ter
I guns perfectly unmanageable^
During the 30 minutes undtr this fire, 100 shots
etriick her, V 0 of which were water*line* shots, or
such aa would c; use her to siiak in a seaway. She
was perfectly ridd'ed. Tbe flag was shot into
Utters, und ♦he whole cf her sides badly bru’Aoti
or pierced. Perceiving the severe injury she had
received, the Adm’ral signalled her n retire oat
of action and anchor beyond range, which was
safely accomplished.
The Monitors, Nshaut and had moved
up to the support of the Keokuk and engiged
! Fort Sumter, The Ironsides ond other veshels,
j tit long, r distances, were d.vidfeg their attejnu.n
I between Sumter and Moultri *. l..»o and on the
1 f irmer a heavy fire was thus poured, and it is be.
j lieved uot without effect. The engagement 'as*, d
j trom oue till b ar (/clock, when the fleet retired
! slowly receiving and returning'the rebel lire un*
! »tl tbejAanclx red out cf runge w ithin the bar.
| The \¥eebnwken was assign d the duty of ex
j and tiring, 1/ possible tbe obstructions
| extended across the harbor front Foi.« Moultrie
1 and Sumter. Protected by the sccw und tbe
j “devil” id fron f , sJ e pusht-d np to tbe obstruc
tions, w hich were found to cons st of a network
of chains *and cables stretched across the harbor,
over which it was impossible for ihe Weehaw ken
to run without fouling her propeller, and which
tbe found it impossible to force.
To ibis network tbe r> bolt* a-e supposed to
have suspended torpedoes und other siibnianoe
explosives. Having tesUd the impopstbility of
working up tbe barn r until mesns sr-* devmed
for removing tbe obstructious, the Wethawkeo
returned and reported to ’.he Admiral who or
dered the coi fl.ct dtPCrntiLu* d.
I* is believed F-rt Surx/er M»r ouslv ditai
aged. %o far as it showed externally. Twoemtla%
surei- were knocKed into one, and nu-i erous in*
derta'ionsin the waii, which it is believed a few
hours more pounding would col vert into a st-rions
; breach.
Tbe lost of life in the fort .s believed to be con
| siderable.
Fort Moultrie -?as wen hammered alro, and bad
| one gun dismounted.
1 Beyond the sinkiog of the Keokuk, the dum*
’ age to the iron clads was very slight, not more
than wouiti require 21 hours to repair. The Don
-1 side-' wus bit frequently, but k« yond ot3e port shuts
I ter damaged, wa* uninjured.. Therm wer,. »»;. e«r-
on board unv of tbe vessels except
I tbe Keokuk .which sunk uex; mori.iug, sboat 1 000
yards from Morris I*laod beach. She had 13
wounded, »woof whom will die.
The ‘ Devil** wa» not los\ as stated by the
rebel despatches. When the Weehawken re
! turned from the oostructtocs, the scow sbe had
in tow broke loose and grounded < fl Morris' Js«
land. The rebels, thinking it was a
a ff.nr, peppered aw ay at :t, thinking it was the
*’ Devil/’ which is sate, and tviii yt-r be used
against tbe'rebels.
The affair might be suuia.ed up thus: We have
entered Charleston harbor, made a successful re
connoisance, engaged tbe rebel forts for three
hours, damaged Sumter pretty seriously, lost one
vessei, and have had a crowning proof of the in*
vulnerability of the Monitor fleet.
An» ther account says: A pointed shot of Eng
lish maCnn?ac?ure penetrated the iron olai Whit
ney battery Keokuk, which suck twelve* hours
a! ter wards near the beach.
A quartermaster and tux autt on the Nantucket
wtie killed.
Arrangements are being made to biow up the
Keokuk.
Reports ar** coufl.cticg as to future movement.
It wai positively stated oy cue of the pilots that
tbe Monitors would withdraw over the bar and
furthei action for the present be su pended.
Capt. Atwell, of the steamer Geo. Peabody, who
w’as at Hiitou Head on the fih, saw the Monitor
Nab ant. Bhe had Lve hol-.s :n her chimney, and
shots were tired at her from the rebel baiterles
iu Charleston, bat she was rot severe'v injured.
Some rive’s had been started Irom h*r turret,
which precluded her gj ns fi >n. working load*
v.-ntage.
From Vicksburg wt cote nothing, - ive th»- three
items below;
Our lower batt< ries fired a iiumoer of .shot* ye
terday at the Yankees about Town .* place, but
failed to elicit a response from the supposed batte
ries in that locality.
The Yankees were shelling for some time yester
day In the vicinity of their ramps fadow Young’s
i , oint. Tbe cause of the firing i« unknown.
A small tug boat flying a white flag came down
the river yet terday afternoon within about tiVe
miles of the city. As she stopped behind the
woods on the other side we could not see whether
our truce skiff met her or not, but suppose it did.
however as the tng went up to the fleet again in a
yery short time
So Kb arc fob Bi.Arnn.Aßn—The Richmond
Enquirer says:
Those happy llttie incident-- that nsually come
under the head of “ mere mention," make up the
mm of all that is most pleasing to the popular
heart. The cheering news from Charleston being
told a soldier as he passed along the street on
Thorsday, hia reply was: “Vo fear- foi Beuure
gard ; (Aid is always where he is!” The religious
feeling which seems to have dictated this sentiment
seem- to have been most strikingly well founded.
In the harbor of Charleston the fame of Beaure
gard began, and on the tfttdofleld of Manassas
blazed out with ten-fold brilliancy ; and streaming
midway over the continent to the bloody ground
of the Southwest. expanded into a still broader
glow of glory on the crimson fields of Corinth.
l"ie last, perhaps, and still, perhaps, the brightest
of the honors he lias won, awaits him at the spot on
wliiah he plucked the first lanrela of his fame.
Tbs Explosion or Drrxnr’i Powme Mills.—
It 1« Staled that the report of the recent explosion
of Dupont’s Powder Mills, in Delaware, was heard
a dtstanee ol one hundred and twenty-five miles.
Admiral Dupont will beat this The repor' of
the explosion of bis powder a*t Charleston, S C,
wil! be heard around the world.
ts« frrk B-raA.
And the tepon of the elp.otvpc of Linoolu's
schema V. capture Chariest ti w 1 also be beard
ah around the world
Jejf ii the fatkees are going to cruet, ui res
beil'.oc.— why are they to'lifting Laics* ' e ' I'd
ties expett L erast t at U.a - evt *
VOL, 16 No 16
THE UHITED STATES.
TUB C’OXNBCTICCT BLBCTIOK-
Buck Ingham I Rep.J beats Beymour by ft brut
8,000 majority. Doming, Hu bar a and Brnodeges
j Union] are elected to Congress, and English
[Dem ] The Republicans have fifteen out of twen*
tv-on** Senators, and a large majority in the House
The Democratic gam on the Bt*te ticket ts üboc’
«,000.
french pstei proposition.
No response baa yet been received in Washing*
too from France in answer to Seward's letter de
clining ike j>e**ce propositions of the french Gov**
eminent.
ASM T or THE POIOMAt^
Six or eight bur tired furloughed soldiers from
this army arrived in Washington on the night of
’he tUh Sioneman’s cavalry reviewed no tin
tf’h, aud a grand review of infantry on the 7 h.
D. A. MAHOMET AND ABCHBIMHOf BCOHE3
Archbishop Hughes is out in a letter in the N.
Y. Herald to an artrolo written by Mahoney, in
which it was charged that the Archbishop had
wheeled about and is n >tv a w.*r Democrat and
favoring conscription, and grinds up by paying
who cures, thw Archbishop, in politics is n<> more
than a country bumpkin. To which the Arch*
bishop replies that he has never wheeled about.
He believes if the con?cr»otion law had parsed
twenty months ago, the result* would have been
more humane to both sections than they are. He
says, if disposed to meddle in politics, hi could
accomplish murk in twen<y*ft>nr hours than Ma
honey could in twenty-four year*, bnt ’hat he
knows his duty too wi i! to iu'erfere ia po'itireJ
a/In; s.
THE ALABAMA WHAT SHK HAS DOVE
The Herald, on the authority of the Liverpool
Journal, gives a liet of thutv-eubt vessel* cap
tured r destroyed since she was put in or mm is*
sion. Each seunum's prize money is |. f COO.
IMCtJ* AL AMD COASTWISE IKTKRCOCRSE.
Lincoln has iS.sced a pioc anialion umendin /
his | roclamatioa of July IC, IS6I, so as to with*
draw the exempttona contained in that p roc lam a
non. which were granted to '•such other part* < f
the States hereinbefore named as ought to maim*
tain a loyal adhesion to tb«* Union add ?h<- Con*
stitiition, or might from time if* time he occupied
or controlled by forces of the United Slate a en
gaged in dispersing the said insurgents. This in
modified so as not to embruce or include New Or
leans , Key Weal and Beuufort, or North Carolina,
unless the permission of the Secretary of the
Treasury is especially granted.
i This is, evidently, part of the starving out
program me.— Reporter |
THK WAR—ACTION—fiII DANCER OF FOREIGN INTER
VENTION REVIVED.
This is the heading of the Herald's leader. It
says the Polish insurrection haviog collapsed, Na
poleon is free to pursue his plans in regurd t:
America and from Lord Russell's insul ing tone
to Mr. Adams, it fears tha> England bodes the
United States no good. It continues: “Thepres
ent, therefore, is the golden opportunity ou our
part for action.” The people and the a> my of the
South arc pressed for subsistence. By 'hi? middle
of June, however, the wheat crop will be gatb*
ered, and by autumn they will h.*ve an
ot lodian corn, for wb'ch they are preparing.”
Ii says the rebel army and horses weaker
now then they will be a month h"oco end «•«>*»•
.wicriPit'Uif rouiiiv «« r^igi»ao and Louis Napo*
leoii, bow »s the time, it ‘’ay?., for vigorous and
decisive military opeiations ; but Virginia is the
particular field to which the present is the gold*
«n opporionity. Let fighting Joe move upon the
enemy, rout him, and march upon Richmond, and
let Sherman atone for the disastrous de eat at
Vicksburg. Cbnrles’on we accept ah a good be»
giuning, but baffled in .H\ their strategical move'
ments against Vicksburg. While Banks, unsup
ported, is too weak to advance up ,n pent Hudsoc
In respect to th fight at Charleston, it says : ,We
exptet thatlhe F»dersf flag will only be v.ctori
ous after odd of the m'at ter ib e figuts that the
war has witnessed.
The elections id town* in Indiana show large'
gains for unconditional Union men.
The Republicans hare carried all municipal
election*- in Missouri.
Advices from Washington, North Carolina, 00
the Slat, lead to the impression, the Herald gays,
that a fight wan then m progress.
The eieamship Southerner, supposed for Con*
federate service, has been gotten r*ady tor se*
in hngiand.
FINAMCIA L.
Gold fell off on Charleston atopies to but
closed atls2>£ asked, 152f£ bid. Exchange 16S.
Cotton 7tc.
FROM BUFPOLX
Kmoi toe Feteuihurg Exp;***, 16(4
I Wi art? without any official information fion:
i Suffolk, the time wbicn tbit? is written. Passer*
I gets on the Norfolk (rain yesterday afternoon re*
: port the arrival of a courier from Gen. Long
street’s Headquar'ers ui Ivor station yesterday
I morning. He stated that Suffolk was completely
f invested by our forces as dark Tuesday evening.
| Every avenue of iugreao and egress wuj occupiec
bv our troops. The tracki of the sesbord and
I Norfolk railroad- in the rear of Suffolk had been
jtorhop; pontoors had been thrown across the
j Nansemond rsvtr; and eligible portions occu
pied for our heavy guns, in the event of any at*
tack bv the enemy’s gunboats. It w*k> not known
that Gen. Longs treet intended to make an effort
to carry the enemy’s fort fications at Suffolk bv
direct assault. Many are of the opinion that, by
enttieg off bia supplied, the garrison ut Suffolk
must speedily capitulate, and that to avoid any
nnnecessary effusion of blood, Gen. Lrng6treet
will resort to this expedient. The heavy firing
heard Tuesday was occasioned by the opposition
of the enemy offered to our marching npe n his
rear. Our casualties are report* dat 84 wounded.
It i 6 said that we lost several killed, but no defi*
nite number has been mentioned.
It i 3 stated by those who have recently been ic
Suffolk, that the enemy have no fortifications oc
the Portsmouth side, having never anticipated
any attack from the rear, and believing that the
Dismal Swamp on tbet aide was impenetrable, if
this be so, and our forces are in the rear in any
thing like formidable numbers, we may be pre
pared to hear of the capture of Suffolk &' any me
meat.
N. B. Since the above was written we learn
that the courier who reached Ivor yesterday more
ing, report that we bad encountered two of the
enemy’s gunboats on the Kansemond river, end
jhat one of them was destroyed and the other re*
treated in a crippled condition. These Yankee
bugaboos have long since lost their terrors, and
if one of them now venture* into a narrow river,
the chances are decidedly in Our favvr. Wooden
gunboats cannot successfully contend again*'
shore batteries properly managed. Irou'clad*,
even, have lared badly of late.
«T The following is one of tbe boat epig'-arr.-
mat ic retorU on record :
To” men ±re angel* when yo-- wu* the m*.d
But devlla when ifef marr'a**' vow hi said.
The lover not to be outdone, replied a* f
low*;
The char/e, dear Is <*a*!’3 for*!v hi—
We ind curwiw- in h U inrtc *d or heaven.
ST That live paper, the Sumter [A
Watchman, quietly says:
Brin* Unen ra»—ceClxi rag*.
Or even thrend-horv WJ*rn«n«t baa.
Hat <loo t attempt to m-.ke u* sail
fK* pr*ntlnx ont or •« o i f