The New York Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9707. “IMPORTANT NEWS. Arrival of the Steamship George Peabody. THE FIGHT AT CHARLESTON News Direct from the Scone of Action. . THE RESULT-OF THE PRELIMINARY ACTION The Keokuk Destroyed by a Torpedo. The Monitor Nahant Slightly Damaged. She Had Gone to Port Royal to / Repair. ‘Tremendous Fire of the Rebel Batteries f on the Iron-Clads. i, ‘THE FEU D’ENFER. MILITARY OPERATIONS. Majer General Hunter Gone Up the Bay ia the Ben Deford, @ur Officers and Mien in the Best & img News from All Along the Coast, ae, &e., ae. from New Orleans 3ist ult., via Fort Pi ‘Key West, Hilton Heed ond Chartes- ton War 9th inst, arrived at thie port last evening. ‘She bringp us news direct from the scene of action off Charleston. Gaptain Atwell reports that the Monitor Sfrived.at Port Roysl on the 9 ‘inst. fer repairs. Tu counted five ‘holes, in her Chimecy. She was not severely injumd. Some riveta were knocked out of her ¢érret, and her ‘game could not be worked to eivantage. Five Damdred shots had been fired at her from the rebel dattories. The double turreted iron-cled Keokuk had ounk. On the 9th inst., at ten o’clock in the evening ‘Hunter was up the bay. ‘The British steamship Dolphin, prize to the United States steamer Wachusett, arrived at Key West on the 1st inst. ; ‘The pilot boat schooner Clara, prize to the United States steamer Kanawha, was taken @@ Mobile on the 25th ult. THE DETAILS. ‘Unrrep Saree Taaxsront Groncs Paanopy, Ay Sma, April 10, 1663. ‘We arrived at Port Royal on the morning of the 9th, ‘end found, to our great satisfaction, that the movement ‘towards the capture of Charleston began on the afternoon @f they Tt instant by the iron-clads, which went ‘ep the harbor for the purpose of testing their guns and ‘Grawing the fire of the enemy. A portion of the tron- ‘Gade went up aan advance squadron to feel the way, and at about twe o'clock all of the tron vessels were en. gaged, while Forts Sumter, Moultrie and the batteries on @altiven’s and Morris’ islands opened with a terrific Ore ama with a remarkable degree of precision. ‘The arbor was literally enveloped in smoke, while the thundering of artillery and the booming of the ff. temm-tach guns were truly awful—a real feu d’enfer. The major gertion of the fire of our tronclads was inented of Fors Sumter, which replied in salvos and ‘With great rapidity, the spot frequently striking the fwen-clnda. The Now troosides biased away fiercely, at ‘ames doing entirety wrapped in smoke, while lurki sheets of Game were continually emitted from her sides. ‘The Monitor batteries fired their guns very rapidly for @eeh Beary ordnance, while the Keokuk, with her @even-inch guns, threw in abel! in fine style. 4 about four o’elock the New Ironsides, with Admiral Dupont on board, dropped down the channel, and shortly @Merwards the Keokuk was injured, it is said by a tor pedo exploding under ber bottom. The rebels mace her tho eupecial mark of their guns, aod during the time she wee under fire it is said that no lees than sixty shots penetrated her armor; but only ome man was killed. AS foon an it was found that she was injured Captain ‘Rbind withdrew his vessel and grounded her on the Mor- Tie Island beach , where she now lies, « total wreck. ‘The Momitor batteries stuck to their ground until about five o'clock, when, owing to the tide falling and ‘Bight coming on, they witharow out of range, the evemy Gring at them with renewed vigor until out of the reach of their guns. ‘The Nahant wae struck, it is eaid, five bundred times, but no damage was done to the veasel, except knock- sing out some of the bolts in the pilothouse and turret end injuring One Of the gunslides slightly. All the da mage done to her can be repaired in forty-eight hours. Fler smokestack was complete iy riddled. ‘The other ves. eels received their due share of bammering; but ail with. tood it elegantly and are again ready for serviee. The Nahant was towed to Port Royal, arriving of te bar as daylight on the morning of the oth 48 son ae this bar wae reached the towlines rare cut Of, and she Mleamed ap ihe harbor, alone, and to the eye of a casual observer uninjured although her turret and smokestack bear unmistakable signs of the heavy fire she had been subjected to from the rebel batteries. NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1863. OPENING FIGHT OFF CHARLESTON. Daring the engagement on the afternoon of tho hour | Soong of Action Between the Union Iron- Clads and the Rebel Batteries. iron-clads were #0 near to the city of Charleston that their ‘two hundred-pounder Parrott guns could with ease bave Janded shells in it; but as ihe movement was only intended as & preliminary one to the grand attack, Admiral Dupont would not permit the city to be troubled at that time. ‘The rebel iron-clads Palmetto State and Chicora were in sight, and tried the range of their guns, but did not attempt to make use of their boasted powers as rams; ‘and it was pot until our tron-clads retired that they came out fairly from bebind the walle of Sumter. ‘The fleet of wooden vessels were net engaged in these Preliminary operations, as it was not thovght. beat to expose them before a general attack was made. After taking the maiis on, board at Bort Royal, we steamed up to Charleston bar, with. orders to report te |. General Hunter, who was om board of the steamer Bom Deford: On our arrival there we were informed that tbe General had gone up the harbor that afterncen, and, # being dark and among a large fleet of veasels, the gua- Doats cruising off the bar ordered us to preseed on our ‘voyage without delay. From these vessels we learn that every one wae in the ‘best possible spirits, and that all our plans and operations Wore working equal 10 the expectations of ali concerned, | PE A rumor was in circulation, both at Port Royal and at Charleston bar, that our troops were rapidly gaining the rear of the city of Charleston. A government despatch boat sailed for Hampton Roads on the 8th, carrying a bearer of despatches. As we left Port Roya! barbor we passed a smalleteamer having on board the newspaper reporters, whose letters will go North in the Arago, on Saturday. We were nod able to communicate with them. The following is a list of officers of the iron-clad “ r Keokuk, which was destroyed by the rebele tn the attack | ,/ on the Charleston forts on the 7th inst:— A Bunt Wan. Hy Smidb, 4, i Emamvel |, W. Be Chong The following is a let of offers of the Monitor battery Nahant, which was slightly injured in the engagement of the 7th inst. at Charleston:— oy rian ee care St ‘Wilttam 8. Neil. fe * . ~ THE EL ACCOUNTS. ‘We give ip the following s consecutive and detailed par- vative SCALE oF MILES! ———S = ' | ba main body of the Union treops advanced aad took up a Je0t Of the recemnolesance being sceomplished, which ~ Mfhe rebel Genera) Haygood, seetog us tm force, tmme- @iately ordered all the women, children and son-comba- tants to remove from Adams’ Rum ‘end vicinity, the Pisce being within twenty miles of Seabsook’s Island. F. J. Lovering; Second As- On the Sth the telegrams from Charleston state that important movements were taking, place, and that for military reasons the particulars could not be gives. at this time the Union iron-clads and a portion of the troops ‘were in North Edisto river, awaiting the opening of bos- tUlities. THB OPERATIONS ©P TUESDAY. On the morning of the 7th the iron-clads crossed the the engagement st Charleston, beginning with | bar, and shortly after noon they proceeded up the ship the yreliminary orders of Goneral Beauregard and those | baanel; and at about two o’clock four of the irou-clade ‘se has subsequently issued. We have, it will bescen, their dates up to the 9th, and a rumor of unfavorable news to the rebeis as late as the 10th:— PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS. Early in March it was reported that Admiral Dupont Opened fre on Fort Sumter. This was returned by Sum- ter, Moultrie, and the batteries on Morris’ and Bulliven’s Islands. ‘The rebels state that the Ironsides ran aground and was hit, but cudsequentiy wee got off and taken out of Tange. All the Monitors were engaged in a short time after the opening of the fight at a distance of pine hun- notified all foreigners resident in Charleston to quit the Gred yards. At baif-past two the action became general, same before the Ist of April, and quite a number of them | 2d was continued without intermission until four o’clock, loft tn vessels of war of their various nationalities. This | "B00 ‘bey withdrew. order bad the effect to cause General Beauregard to issue ‘an order to the non-combatants to quit the city, and many of the larger residences and all the churches were imme- diately fitted up as hospitals and temporary barracks, and every preparation was made to receive the invaders of their barbor and soil. BEAUREGARD'S ORDERS. SPECIAL ORDERS—NO. 58. | Heapquakrers Depantaxyt oy South Carouna 4ND Fiona, CHARLEeTON, April 6, 1863. Field and Loeaye officers are specially enjoined to in. stract their men to their men in hand, and require each to single out his mark, fire by file to be avoided in the beginning of battle, ire at the feet of the enemy, to hold | ‘The Keokuk was disabied at about four o'clock, and to Prevent her sinking she wag rum ashore on the beach off Morris Isiand. The Palmetto State and Chieora—the iron-clads of Charleston barbor—were engaged, but not until late in the afternoon. The casualties in Fort Sumter were reported as one boy killed and five men bad- ly wounded. The reports from the other batteries were not returned at the time of sending the despatch, nor have they been in any subsequent des- patch. The moet intense excitement prevailed in the city, the Battery boing crowded with citizens and so! and mon kept in the ranks.” Soldiers not to be-aliowed te | #@P8, Who watched the duel with great interest. uit the ranka even for the purpose of removing our own dona until the action has subsided, and then onlv by per- mission. The surest way to t our wounded is to drive the enemy from the . The most pressing, high est duty, is to win the victory. Quartermasters toemake all necessary arrangements for of wounded from the fieid, in the rear. Before and immed: company will be called, and absentces must st-ictly ac count for their absence from the ranks. Any one quitting the ranks will be shot on the spot. Infirmary detach ments will be detailed. These men must not loiter about immediate transportation | , and establish ambulance depot _ the ambulance depots, but return promptly to the field | a8 B00n as possible. By comi Jonx W. Ornay, Assistant Adjutant General. CHARLESTON, April 5, 1863. } GEN. BEAURRGARD. | SPRCIAL ORDERS—NO, 77, Heapquarrers, Det. Sovtn Canoiina anv’ Fronina, 1. In case of a bombardment of the city of Charleston, should any hospital become untenable, medica! officers in charge and those attached to regiments, uniess otherwise | specially orderea, will repair forthwith to the Lomperary | hos) ital established fon: jles from thir city, next joining the building known as the Four Mile House, where | they will convey all hospital property that canbe re- moved, and with them attendants aod nurses will report to the surgeon in charge fur duty. 2. Wounds will be dressed and operations will be formed as far as possible on the field, and patients will be made as comfortable as circumstances will transportation to hospitals in the interior. 8. Medical inspectors are charged with the general su pervision of the removal of the wounded by railroad to the hospitals at Somerville and @olumbia. “By command General BEAURFGARD. Joux M. Orney, Assistant Adjutant General. Dwelling bouses will not be occupied quarters or offices against the wishes of their owners, Bor will dwelling houses be impressed, except in eases of extreme public necessity, for hospitals. By command of BEAUREGARD. General Jno. M. Ormey, Assistant Adjutant Genoral. Circumstances have deprived the Commanding Geu during the last forty days of the admber of negro ia- borers necessary for tbe completion of the works (or the defence of Charleston, in default of whieh now in structed to callon the planters of South Carolina, who have ever beeu found aitve to the impulses of duty, to send to Charleston , to D. B. Harris, Chie! Engineer, with the utmost cerpatch, at least three thousand able bodied liborers, with spades and shovels. The negroes Will be poritively returned, with their tools. in thirty days, it i hoped sooner. THOMAS JORDAN, Brigadier General and Chief of staf Hxapguarrane, Finer Monrraxy Doerner admit for The Geveral commanding thie department has or. | “That all furloughs to officers, non-commissioned off) ors and privates, belonging to this department, not based | on —— ma’ certificates. are revoved, and beth officers and soldiers will repur, without delay, to their rexpec tive stations, to be ready to meet the enemy. Patriots | and true soldiers wil not linger by the wayside ' | The Brigadier General commanding the First Military | District promulgates the order of the Commanding Gene. | Fat, confidently expecting that every member of his com. | mand, be bie rank what it may, will respond at once te the call, setting asiae all personal consideration, as be comes men who desire to defend their homes from the ruthless foe, fy command of | Brigadier General RIPLEY. | Wa. F. Naver, Assistant Adjutant General, 1, Vessels navigating the harbor will avoid ing | through the Hog Inland Channel, between Mourt. Pheasant and Sallivan's Island, and the channel between the flats Gust of Castle Pinckney and Crab tank, 2, Herealter no veesais entering the port at night from abroad will be allowed to pass Fort Moultrie or Sumter | until daglight. — Their course will be pointed out by the | commanding ‘at Fort Sumter, to which post each verse! will be required to send & boat to report, By command of Brigadier General RIPLEY, | Wa. F. Nawem, A.A. G., First Military District THE FORWARD MOVEMENT. | The first intimation we received of the commencement | of operations on Charleston was, of course, derived wholly from rebel sources, it being @ despateh to the Richmond Dispatch of the 3d inst. By it we learned that the Union troops had landed on Seabrook’s, or John’s Island, ander the cover of three gunboats, and that « number of trans. porte loaded with troops were lying at anchor off the island. No sooner than our troops ianded skirmishing parties were thrown out, and afier sharp firing the evemy * pickets were dyiven hace some distance. and the after battle the roll of each } | } | | sateen | THE FLEET ON WEDNESDAY. Un tho Sih seven turreted iron clads aad the New Ironsides were reported inside of the ber, while the | wooden fleet were if their old positjon off the bar. One of the- Ericsson devils was found upon the beach at Mu Tis Island, but no mention is made of bow it came ther Pieces of the furniture of the Keokuk washed ashore during the dey, and some clothing, clotted with blood, which induced the rebeis to think the Joes of bife on boara to have been very great BEAUKEGARD'S TELEGRAMS. General Beauregard sent the following despatches on the 8th to General Cooper — Cuantaston, April 8, 1863 To General 8. Coormn:— Double turret Monitor, so badly mjnred in confiict yes. terday, sunk at nibe o'clock this morning. Chimney Bow to be seen sticking out of water. G. T. BEAUREGARD, j Cuaniesrow, April §—1:20 P. M. ed iron-clads and the Iropsides are within bar; twenty two blockading vessels off the bar. The | Keokuk’ is certainly sunk on the beach off Morris Island. | No disposition is apparent to renew the conflict. G. T. BEAUREGARD. ember of the rebel Congress A private despatch toa | saye— ‘The enemy has not come up to time. be appears satis fied for the present. The Charleston iadies seem to think the city safe. I never saw so many before on the Bat. tery. One Monitor ts just reported sunk pear Morris Island; supposed to be the Keokuk. Everything was 4) et on the evening of the 6th. LaTeR, The despatches of the Oth instant state that quietness prevails, and that the Monitors are in sight. ‘The very latest news we have from Charleston is by the way of the Army of the Potomac, whieh states that a | rumor is circulated that Jeff. Davie received, late on | Thareday night, @ despatch ‘rom Commodore I ; | but that be would not give it‘) the public From thie it is surmised that somethin. | one wrong with the re- ;deis; for if they had favorabie news they wouls not bewi tate to make It public. REPORTS FROM FORTRESS MONROE, Fifty Shots t Damage—The Object of the Forrams Mexmon, April 12, 1860 ‘The Mary Sanford arrived at Morehead on Friday from | Off Charleston, with information of the entire attack, | which commenced at throe o'cloek amd lasted three hours. ‘The Keokuk passed haif a mile above Sumier, where she met with obstructions, at which time a terrific firing | wae kept up on both sides, when she received a shot that passed through her between wind and water, from which she sunk in eleven hours. The Nabant was within two hundred yards of Fort Sumter in the action, and received a shell at the junction Of the tarret with the deck, which prevented the turret from revolving, and rendered her useless for the time. ‘The Ironsides received one hundred and fifty shots, saptaining no Gamage further than etarting «few bola , The appt of the feet ie uninjured and hanied off. the ob. was to ascertain the locality of the ebstructions. Our entire loss was two killed and seven wounded. ~ 40 the Sanford left some iren-< going to blow up the Keokuk, DATEBUSTING REYORT FROM A PASERNORR [OX BOARD ‘THE MARY SANFORD. The following despateh has bees received from a gen- Ueman on board the steamer Mary anford:— Monmman Crrv, N. C., April 10, 1963, ‘We passed through the fleet off Oharieston on Thursday, the 9th instant, et ton o’clock A M. The weather was clear and pleasant. ‘The Monitors were ranged along the beach off Cum- mings’ Petst—all in good order. We were boarded by one of the pilots of the expedition, who stated that the Ironsides and seven of the Monitors attacked Fort Sumter on Tuesday, the 7th instant, and essed som: i) tamec above the fort, recetving some two hundred shot. A pointed shot, of English manufacture, penetrated the trom-clad Whitney battery Keokuk, and she sunk in twelve hours after, near the beach. The other tron-elads pessed through the ahower of shot and shell uninjored, or with trifing damage. ‘The casuatties reported were very few. Captain Rbind, of the Keokuk, was slightly injured by a bolt. The Quar- tormaster and six men on beard the Monitor Nantucket were killed, Arrangements are being made to blow up the Keokuk, A® regards future movements reports are conflicting. It was positively stated by one of the pilots who boarded us that the Monitors would withdraw over the bar, and further action for the present would be suspended. This was subsequently corroborated by a reporter for a New Yerk paper. An officer from the James Adger, who previously boarded uv, stated that the engagement would be renewed about one P. M., and added that the Admiral expressed lis belief of success. The channel above the fort wan obstructed. No torpedoes are reported to have been exploded. We left the fleet at noon, When about twenty five miles north beard heavy firing.* The weather is exceeding)y pleasant and the sea smooth. Arrival of the Genboat Flambea Old Point Comfort. Batrmmonn, April 12, 1663 ‘The gunboat Flambeau arrived at Old Point Saturday afternoon, bringing the officers of the iron-clad Keokuk, which was disabled in the engagement at Charleston. and sunk nextday. From the participants in the engagement we gather the following interesting particulars — The feet after leaving Hilton Head rendezvoused in the mouth of the Edisto, Several days were occupied in gathering the vessele end making final arrange- ments, issuing orders and otherwise arranging for the great combat. All being completed, the fleet left in detachments, and assembled off Charleston on Sunday, the Sth instant. The iron-clad flect crossed the bar and entered Charleston harbor on Monday. The Keokuk drawing less water than any of the others, sent in first to find the channel and replace the buoys. Proceeding up the main ship channel, the Keokuk found aneasy ani unobstracted entrance, with full eighteen feet of water in the shallowest places—more than has ever before been on Charleston bar. The buoys were replaced without diMeulty, the rebels offering no oppo- sition. The Keokuk returned to the fleet, and on the morning of the 7th (he order was given the iron-clads to emer the harbor. The order was to proceed in single file or in line ahead, The Weehawken was the leading vessel, having jo front of Der & Seow and then between the soow and horself *Ericeson's torpedo exploder or “devil,” aa tt baa been called The Ironeides, with Adi ral Dupont on board, was tne fifth in line, avd the Keokuk the last. In this order the | bar was posed in safety, without detention. The order given to the commanders of the various ves sels was (o keep Om straight up the harbor until they within one thousand yards of the forts,and then tw attack, directing their efforte principally against Fort Sumter. In this order the fleet moved on steadily and gallantly up toward Forte Bomter and Moultrie, the rebels with. holding their fre until they got well op into the harbor. The Ironsides sopped of Fort Moul lot go hor anchor, being dangerous to take her up on sceount Of ber drawing over fifteen feet, At thie moment there seemed to be « temporary min understanding. aud all the jrenclade except the Weebawken and the Keokuk gathered about the [ror wider, | wowing that she had greunded and needea arpistance. They were, however, soon signalled to ¢o into action, The Keskvk lad kept inward until che yne ond ow Jed the Ine ag od Sévenced to within four dred yards of Port Sumpter, against whore grant apparently wails she bailed her heavy «bet with all the rapidity that the energy of her bre erew oovld 6 bh. The rebels, as wre expected, imme- diately concentrated their fre on the Keokuk, which | aneomed to led io the attack. From Sumter, Moultrie, Hatteries Besuregard on Cummings Point, aod from a fort erecied on the midd ground, the fire ot foor of Ove bondred guns oomcentrated in a» terrible ball opom the devoted vessel. Such s fire bad never, perhaps, in the bistory of the world been eyualied. It was met by the officers of the Keokuk with | herote fortitede, while the balls were striking her at the rate of oo every second. Her gune were worked with vigor and precision, amd their weight an4 force were siready making thelr mark upon the walle of Pomter, 1 so, MrweTet EA SEIN ep wp farther | of the wopregnadility of Ericsson's Monitors that, in fact, she waea failure, The rebel dalla seemed w pene | trate her ax cantly as if a wooden vessel, The porth jes OF shuttors of her torrets became jammed aud ber guns Practically unserviceable, During the thirty munuter #he remained under thie com contrated fire one hnodred shot struck her, ninety of which were waterline shots, or guch as weuld cause her to jak in @ soaway, In fuet, she was perfectly riddie’, Her fing was shet into tatiers and the whole of her sides battered, bruised and pierced | Perceiving the severe injurtes ehe bad received, the Ad miral sigualied her to retire out of action and anchor voyond range. This was salely accomplished. In the meantime the Monitors Nahant and Catwkill had moved up to the support of the Keokuk, and eng: y Fort Sumter. The Ironside and other vessels at longer range were dividing their attention between Moultrie and Sumter, {610 and on the latter fort a heavy fire was thus poured, and, it is believed, not without effect The engagement was kept up from one until foor | | o’eleek, when, in obedience to the Adwirai’s signals, the | fleet retfred slowly , receiving and returning the rehel fire until they anchore: out of range within the bar. The Weehawken wan aaigned the important duty which was faithiully performed, in the miast of the | fight, 0 examine, and if posyible, to fire the obetructians which the robels haye extended across the harbor from Fort Sumter to Moultrie. Protected by tho scow and the “devil” infront of her, she pushed straight up towards the obstructions. They were found to consist of ® wet work of chains and cables stretched acroes | the harber, over which it was impossible for | she Weehawken to run without fouliug her pro- | peller, and which she found it impossible to force. To the network the rebels are supposed to have suspended torpedocs and other sibinarine explosives. Having completed exam:nation, and tested the imposalbi- ity of working up the harbor until means are devised for the removal of these obstructions, the Weebawken returned and reported to Admiral Dupont, who ordered a discontinuance of the conflict. It is believed that the damage done to Fort Sumter by our fire was serious. So far as it showed externally it consisted in two embrazures being knocked into one, and Bumerous indentations in the wall, which, it is believed, a few hours more pounding would convert iatoaserious Dreach, What damage or loss of lifo wus sustained in the Anterior of the fort, is not, of course, known, but It is be Heved to have been considerable. Fort Moultrie was also well hammered, and at least one gon was dismounted. Beyond the sinking of the Keokuk, Me damage to the iron-clads wi yery slight, not mor ‘than would require twenty-four hours to repair. They all came out of the contest ic fighting trim, and able to Dave continued the conflict had }t been desirable. ‘The Ironsides was hit frequently, but besides having ome por} shutter in ured was unharmed, to pansies heard of no serious casualties on board apy of the vessels except the Keoknk, This vesse! sunk next morning, about one thousand yards from Morris Inland beach. Sho bad thirteen wounded, two of whom, including Acting Ensign McIntosh, will probably die. ‘The ‘‘devil’’ wan not lot, os stated by the rebel des- patches. When the Weebawken returned from the recon- nolssance.of the obstructions, the scow she bad in tow ‘Droke loose and grounded off Morris Island. The rebels, ‘thinking 1 @ dangerous affair, peppered away at it, think: fing it was the “devil” or something worse, but our n- formact assures us the ‘devil’ is sate, and will yet be made use of against develixh rebels. ‘The affair might be sumed up thus:— ‘We have entered Charleston barbor, mado a suceessful reconnaissance; engaged the rebel forts for threo hours; damaged Sumter pretty seriously; lost one vessel, and have bad a crowning proof of the invulnerability of the Monitor fleet. REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON. Arrival ef the Gunboat Fliambean, with Captain Rhind, of the Sunken Iron-clad Meokuk—The Combined Fire of all the Rebel Batteries Concentrated on the Keokuk and the Ironsides—The Iron- bamadnaun dante Wasmincrow, April 12, 1863. The United States gunboat Flambeau, Lieutenant (om- manding Usher, arrived at our Nave Yard this morning atone o'clock. Captain A.C. Rhind, of the United States iron clad Keokuk, was a passenger. He brings important news of our late operations at Charleston. The Captain received a severe bruise from a piece of the turret strik- ing him. No one was burt on his versel save bimeelf. We gather the following from one who was on board of the Keokuk in the recent naval engagement before Charieston — ‘The battle commenced at two o’cock P. M. on Tuesday, At eight o'clock the Keokuk funk, having received seventy-nine shote, nineteen of which were oear the water jine. The New lronsides was struck forty-one times, bat not damaged to any extent. The principal fre against the Keokuk wes from Fert Moultrie, until she came within e fow hundred yards of Bumter, when the combined fre of all the rebel batteries were directed upon ber and the Ironsides. The Keokuk Ored but three show. ‘The rebels used bot shot from Fort Sumter. The two Kookuk was making for them, when the received the combined fire of the rebel forts and land batteries. Our informant does not believe that any of the Ericsson Moujtors were seriously injured. One of the shots from our fleet knocked two of Fort Sumter's ports into one, and the guns in them were thereafter silent. Our Geet inid outside of the bar when the Flambeau left. Washington has been in a ferment of excitement to day over the rumors of news from Charleston, Suffolk and Williamsburg. Nothing else hae been thought of of tale ed about. The excitement over the sews, or eo swoch of | {tan has leaked out to the public, ie intens | Reliable information has reached bere that during one | week of the past month there were more sieamere in the harbor of Charleston thas were there ever before in the fame space of time. 1 if not doubted that the bert | and heaviest English ordnance have been imported loto that city: ANOTHER REPORT FROM WASHINGTON Wasnimerow, April 12 1968 ‘The steamer Fiambeas arrived here thie afierscen «in Lieutenant Commander Mhind as besrer of deny from Admiral Dupont © ibe goverement. The report from the several commanders had pot been received up the time of the departere of the Viem bens, of Wetnesday night. From other than of a wcertained that tg WHS ming Whe Geet a upon Charleston, on Tb. Ya thd fetiowme order — Weehawken, Capt. John Rogers, Maseaie, Capt. Dray ton; Montaak, Capt. Worden Capt. Ammen, Iron F ainymee sides (the flagship), Commanner Turner, wiih Admiral | Dopont aod bie stalf on board, Next follywed the Ontte Kill, Capt, George Mogers Nantoeket, Copt Patefan; Ka * cept. Khe bant, Capt, Downe, and k In thie order they proceeded uy venteen hundred yerte wt the insio ‘i i" riving within The fror eden . nnd the narrownem of the ob ‘ond shd wae there fore obliged ty drop spebor © prevent dritiing ashore. Owing W there circomstances she 1nd ber coveorte to Gaeregard her motions. The remainder of the syeadron contineed 00 it Course, And BOON Came WILDIE sagy range of the rebel fire from all potnia, The obstructions of the channe! from Forts tumter to Moultrie ete: (ered with the progress of our ships, Im conseyernce of thie end the position of the Irousides, as above mated, plan of 7) cate Cnn rebel rams were iseulng from behind Fort Sumter, and the | hen | PRICE THREE OBNTS five hundred to one thousaad yards, the vesscle were obliged to prepare and @§ @nee engage the forts and the adjacent batteries, The sigha) had heen made for action ot halSpast three o’elock im the after. boon by the Ironsides; but the rebels had previousty opened fire ou the leading versele, The contests repre P10@! an im the bighowt degree exottiog, presenting @ ene 0. tire belching from a points en the land contloucus roar Of cannon, he course of thirty or forty minutes the Keokuk was in & sinking condition, and was obliged to withdraw from the ire and seek an anchorage below the range Of the cnomy's gous, A few minutes afterwards ali the Vossels withdrew from a signal of the flagship, It betog deomed impracticable to contione any further hostilities. The Keokuk was within five hundred or six humdyed yards of Sumter, and was completely riddiea—etruck from ali (he batterios within range at least ninety times ia Uhirty minutes, The shot was from rifled cannon of the heayivat calibre, Captain Rhind, ber ¢:mmander, re Ceived Accatusion on the leg froma f) ing fregmeon| of his vessel, which ouly slightly Jamed him, Twelve of the men were wou , wgether with Acting Enrign Mackitosh, who had charge of yve of the guns The in Jaries are wuppowed t be fatal, The next morning, hud ing \t was impowable to raise the versel, Captain Rhind | called # tay, which took all bis men on board, A few Minutes thereafter tho Keokuk sunk The persone be- longing to ihe #hip lost all their private elfeots. | On Wednesday the squadrou remained at anchor in the main ship channel. it is said the number of men in our fleet was only about 1,100, with thirty guns, while the enemy bad, it ia sup- powed, at leart 300 gums, the best in the world. ‘The injuries to the vessels, excluding the Keckult, aro reported to be of such character as will require but a short time for repairs, The casualties among our men wore remarkably few, ipeluding one killed and three wounded on the Nahant. ‘The advantage of our fleet being in possession of the main ship channel narrows the circuit of the blockade two-thirds of the former distance, None of the batteries fired upon our veasels until the latter reachod the vicinity of the main forts, NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS, Corre the # a—Rebel Reports of o Battle between Brugg and Roscc: and the Kebels Defeated—The By the steamer George Peabody we have the New Orleans Are of April 2 (evening). ‘The Bayou Bauf correspondent of the Bra, 1, bays.— So far as List of Captain Peterson, killed, Kxecutive Officer Hall, sbot in the head, seriously; Master's Mate Weaton, prisoner, Master's Mate (alliver, killed; Chief Engineer ft. M. Mars prisoper, Third Apeistant Fogineor MeNetly, killed, Th! Assistant Engineer K. McLaughlin, prisoner, Third aw #*tant Engineer Wm, Jobosou, prisoner, Wm, Dedd, the pilot, «nd Ma@ett, Third Assistant Engineer, were tho only ‘vitioers not killed oF taken prisouers. in Company A, Twelih Convecticut, First Lieutenant Wm &, Buckley, commanding— First Lieutenant Wm. §. Buckley, , Booved Lieutenant Charles Laurie, prisouer; Dowd, Lona eee’ ge Char! arm, aii * Trippe. in cap be sacertained the following is the correct ties On the tiana:— ivate John 'Gwift, in the aboulder, Shelie,in the head, slightiy; ein Gobi earning Om and Bisel mn Sel Captain Jewett, One Huadred Volunteers — Captain J.P. Jewett, wountea im the priscusr Fecond Lieutenant K. Kirby, Corpor: . E. Stelle, private W. HL , killed ; yates G. Slater, WwW A large rebol river boat is now at witha flag of truce, but I canpot ascertain the which it came. The bas the le case, in which a Mr. Tisdale had been charged with treason, tn exhibiting seoesh emblems asa fair, had been decided by Judgo Veabody in (avor of Tm dale, who war discharged, The light at Ship Inland has been extinguished | op Wit, coby Of the Bra hes nothing in from Maton Rouge or Texas. INTERESTING PROM ALONG THE COAST. Naval Vessels at Key West. OUK KEY WEAT CONWEATON DE: Kor Weer, Fla, April @, 1663. | Admiral Baily transferred bin Gag from the Ht Law- rence to the Hunteville on the 4th just, and palied the same day said to have goue to visit bis binekading syun- drom at their severs) #tation# on the Florida coast, ‘There are now iw the harbor —Frigaie 8, Lawrence, | sloop-of-war Dale, armed Darks Pure end Bthon Alien, gunboats De Soto aud Tioga, traneport Mowdluras, prise fleamers Dolphin and | earl The following are (be movements of shipping sicee my letter Of April 8. — annuren, Arnit. 2.—lunboat De Sov, W bark Ethan All T lodia equndron orreed wen conat of Florin. , one when by the the Wert india squadrom soorge Veabedy, from th rchoower MK. Matha. f@ia, [1.10 achoower takew New Orleans Sint way, with oval, fron 4 mii by the Kanawha. off Mobile. Arn. 6.—Tr port teamer Hoodcras, from Kew Or aanieD Arn 3.—At 6 PF M., Weneport gvenmer Siar of the South for New York. Arn. 4—Gunboat Hustevilie, 00 8 cruise, Sagsbip of Adinirel Bally, gunboat Sonoma, on 4 cruise On the Siet day of March, at about hall-past four o'clock A. M., @ schouner was discovered going into the Big Sante river, 8. C., whieh rune to the porth of George. town shoals, As the dusgn was, doubtiess, to run the bieckade, Ube United Males bio tading vessel Conemagh EAVe lamediate chase aod fired a1 (he echoower went on with @ very favorable wind. The captain, how. ever began to hau! In bis eheete when Ored at, and low ered bin boat, As there were bul a few feeted water ia the Kanlee river it was pot porrible for ibe Conemagh to | 0 ib, bot she Gred at the schooner several Une wit | pocceeding im capturing ber The echowner's boat wan | dee weret to be atrit, ether by the rope being shot awe oF beguning brokew Lieutenant Cummonder Kart of Oe prise of the drifting best, * peckages and « yoo «Nb Ville, papers, aad show two ich was the same of Jb A. Morte an Tasos, One Mune Ove Tomra, bark Purteit, while lay nthe WhoeWade at Gad | son's Pout, cout a bont ashore (7 eommanicate with @ fing of trece. On landing (be host wae tid Wo wurrender however, Wwdigneutly fe used seg Aye A ad, With tour Of the wae Immediate'y «wee womndet A will be the downs 104 w « Lhe ‘The echooner Ineady com of Tampa ring bee Peauregerd te in our erwpery P weed ona eee. 4 0 ésy. treet sot bulwarks, fataiiy injertog ’ the bontewain, Ms, Caw ied om ine ory tab. cop Pg Andrew ' no Rebmmvrd Chat we sR es Saal Ba BL —