The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1863, Page 10

10 IMPORTANT FROM CHARLESTOR. Arrivalof the Steamship Arage with News to Saturday Last. Evacuation of Edisto and Stono by General Hunter’s Forces. The Monitors to Leave Charleston with the First High Tide, WHY THE EXPEDITION WAS A FAILURE. Destruction of the Armed Transport George Washington. INTERESTING REBEL ACCQU LETTER FROM CAPTAIN ERICSSON, Bey, ae, ae psa ‘The United States transport Arago, Captain Gadsden, from Charleston bar 11th inst., arrived at this port yes- terdny. The [ronsides anc six other iron-clads remained off the bar uf Charleston. Nothing:new bad tranMired since the Yombardment on the 7th. ‘The Arago brings eighty Orst and ninety-cight second selene passengers, government stores and the mails from Port Royal and the Charleston expedition. -Amoug the passengers are General Truman Seymour ‘aed staff, General Gordon and Mons. G. de Sibourg, Vice ‘Gongul for France at Charleston, 8. C. General Hunter, with his army, was to leave Charice ‘won bas for Port Royal the same day the-Arago salied. AFTER THE FIGHT. OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Orv Cuansuston Ban, April 8, 1863, ‘THE LAGE HOURS OF THE KEOKUK. * Meeoming out of the action yesterday the Keskuk had ‘Whe advance, and before she had arrived at the buvy i "as alongside.of ber in a small boat. It was nearly dark 4 the time; but I could seo in the dim light that she had ‘deen the target of the most powerful guns the rebels could command. Great holes were visible in ner sides, her yrow, ber after tarret and her smokestack. Her plates were bent, and bolts protrudea here and there all over ner, She wan making water rapidly, aud it was plain to eeneen that she was used up and disabled. Pefore the ection ber sloping sides and her, turrets had been “elushed” with tallow, and to avoid contact with this ‘substance I placed my feet in the shot holes, and literally “aseonaed to her deck as by a ladder. Until @bat moment I con'css my conception of the ‘Werrible earnestness with which the rebels had Moaglit was tar behind the reality. So thickly dia ‘(ae wear ber scars that no one Mad been able at that time “Qe count them. One round shot penetrated her after @erret, the sides of which, it will be remembered, are - 80 fatally exbibite’s to us on vames Island teu months 440, bas been steadil ¢ and rapid!y increased by the unrcmit- ‘Mug energy of, the Confederates. sible fog the failure of the expedition, The adminis- | trativn, if it konew the strength of the rebels—and it NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1863—TRIPLE SHERT. ‘were ordered %) confrcat ap army many times the size of Admiral Dupont's trial 7 their strength at Charleston, are tick at an early dog, ; Rot of @ serious charayter, What has bap ened will be readily obviated fqp the future. Everything connected with our new Aigkn ing machines worked precirely as tu- tended, net ® pingle cha: go of plan being c@iled for. pon his own, intrenched Sebind earthworks, whose strength, wio 18 70 BLAME? ‘The pilot baase proving of insuficient thickness was not Neither Gen, Hunter nor Admiral Dupont tm respon- only to the commanders who negiected properly to apply it. Tt ig safe to say that Admiral Dupout and Gen. | increased to any extent. Hunter did the best they could. Never wus there ex- | it hibited @ toftier courage or a more noble daring than by the gailant ten who went beneath the terrible fire of the rebel strongholds, and solved the question as to the offen- sive ebilities of their untried vessels. That the test wae wo moch for them was not their fault. Ibey ulone cam not take Mort Sumter. The government must send other means before the reduction of that work or the capture+f ‘Charieeton can be accomplished. ALI, COMING BACK TO BILTON MAD. As soon agithe Admirals determination to withdraw bie Heet and to seck no farther contest with the fortifea. tioos wes mace known to Geperal Hunter, tho ancbor of the Ben Deford, the latter's flagship, was lifted, and that ‘vessel was despatched to Stouo Inlet, where eho has ince remained untit this mornimg. Preparations for retu were immediately commenced. On the 10th 1etant Gen, Meckman, whose division had been awaiting orders on transports in Edisto river, was instructed to proceed at once b Hilton Head, disembarking one brigade here and assuming command at this poat, and sending another, un- der command of Col, WW. H Davie, of the One idun- dred and Fourth Pennsylwania Volunteers, to Beaufort, to. Teport to Gens Saxtonys picketa cn Coles? Island were withdrawn,” ‘the brigade of Col. Dandy, which had ma aoross: Folly Island ‘and wore stationed within raxge of the rebel works at Lighthouse ‘Tulet, were called in, AS 1 left Stono last eventing. the transports, laden with their <sappointed treight, were crossing the bar and heading southward, DESERUCTION OF THE SYRAKER GRORGE WASHINGTON BY 18 RENKIA, ‘The armed transport George Washington was destroyed by the rebels in Coosaw river, near Port Royal terry, on Thursday morning Jast. She was one of the very iew steamers which the great expedition did not absorb, and remained behind for special service under Colonel Hawley, who was acting post commandant while the forecs were away. Gen Saxton, who was ‘n c minand at Peaufort, evidectiy became nervous at the proximity of the rebels on the mainland, and sent for the Washiaxion to make a reconuoisrance around the islaud. The vessel | and could notbe spared. He then sent a posi- which ColovePHawley declined to obey ; but on We y Light, there being no duties for her to periorm here, she was permiited to accompuny the gunboat Hi ob General Saxton’s expedition through the Coogaw riv: ‘TE HALE GEIS AGROUND. They had proceeded but a short distance up the river when the Hale got aground, and the Wasbington was called to her asistunce, Failing to get her off, she went towards the ferry, returning towards morning to find that the Hale had iloated off and depart TUE REBELS OPEN FIRE ON JHE WASHINGTOD CARRIED AWAY AND HER MAGAZINE EXPLODED, ‘The Washington then resumed her reconnoiesance, pro. ceeding slowly a‘ong the channel and within , Fonge of the hostile shore, Cuptain Campbell was acting under orders (rom Captain Briggs, of the Third Rhode Island artillery, whose company was on board for the WER RUDDER, ‘pose of manning the guns, Aas sbe approached a slight Diuil, a* company "of robels, who had brought down’ a battery of field pieces during the night and planjed jt behind some dense under- growth, suddenly opéved fire upon her. The first shot from the masked battery tore away her rudder, aud almost betore a reply could be made from the howitzers of the Washington a second ehot penetrated her magazine. The destruction of the vessel was complete. THK FOLDIERS FIRED UPON WHILM ATTEMPTING TO RSCATR, AFIKR HOISTING THE WHITE FLAG. | learn that as soon as her magazine exploded Captain Briggs hoisted the white flag, aud then aitempted, with his men, to escape to the opposite sho @, The rebels vo sgoner percoived their intention than they reopened with Fedoubled energy , killing two, mortaily wounding three or jour, and slightly injuring eight of the men in doaia. their names I have been unable to ascertain. Captain Campbell ie safe, as are a'go Captain Briggs and Lieute- nant Blanding. SKEICH OF TH VE*BEL. The Washington was a small river* steamer, drawing about seven feet of water, and formerly known ip New York and ore the North river as the tution, she an unfyreseen circumstance. whicl we have had in actual vonflict indicated that eight inclses thickness Would be guificient, but it was by no plates might be attached to the exterior, and its thickness | of plates firmly riveted toxether, to whieh any number } of plates may be holted. tablished that our ¢urrets require increased (hivkness, €: copting, possibly, at the base. The public will do well not to be alarmed by the remark: of inexperienced ob. servers, who are startled on seeing the indentations pro- duced by the enemy's projectiles. Koep out hostile shot, not to prevent scars and indenta- tions. So far we have fully sueceaded. g | Steering qualities are utterly groundiess, There is no clara of vessels in the navy that obey their helm so ‘Feadily as tho Monitors, jarge equipoise rudder empioyed is acted upon %by the powerful current from the propeller with euch forve as to cbunge the course of the vessel with the slightest motion of tue helm. Charleston harbor, no yessel can be readily manenvorgd. the first’practical test of iron-clads, must be regarded as the most important event in naval history, To this coun- try the gallant assault on Sumter by the new aud untried vessels, exposed to the terrible Nanking and raking fire of Dumerous other forts; is fraught with tucaiculable bene. fit. Whatever may be tho ulterior object of government, the substantial advantage has already been eecured of knowing exactly what the iron-clads can endure, and what remains to be doue to render the new system per- foct. It was high time that a practical test was instituted, since we are Duilding @ more numerous iron-clad fleet than possessol by all Europe. The nation may thank the commanders gained through their gallantry. With less daring.on their part the Navy Department would yet lack some informa- tion necessary to direst the completion of the inmpregna. ble floct now building. At the same time the spirited at- tack on Sumter, and the havoc made during half an hour's contest, warns the Confederate leadevs that they must keep their numerous batteries fully manned, and that stance of such costly preparations, kept up at such vast xpenditure, as Charleston now requires to ward off the blow from half a dozen smal! vessels, manned, pro- ‘stati visioned and coaled atiess cost than an ordinary first | wllery, company, olass screw ship. Yours, very respectfully, and this goodly city, girdled with the flery batteries, stands confronting the most formidable armada that the hands of men bave ever put afloat. ‘Tho limited experience , certainly was its Business to know—was to blame if it | means assumed to oe a settled point. Heuce | ordered an attack without furnishing the pro-| such @ conetruction was adopted that, with- Yar attacking force, If such @ foree had been fur- | ont removing the structure or changing ite | nished, then the faiture would have been due | iaterior arrangements, any number of additional | So with regard to the turret: it is Constructed of ap interior skeleton cylinaer,composed | It i® by no means yot og. We apply armor to It will be proper to observe that the supposed imperfect ‘The reason is self-evident. The To stroug currents aud shaliow water, ag in Admiral Dupont’s preliminary attack on Charleston, + of tho Moniters for the kuowledge they must not for a moment slacken their vigilance with Dupont and his Monitors within half a day's sail. ‘ The history of war may be searched in vain for an in- J. ERICSEON. REBEL ACCOUNTS. The Long Period of Doabt ana Delay at an End—First Appearance of the Ironu- Clad Fleet—They Cross a wecame: ty The Enemy (Union) Retire Discomfited, [From the Charleston Mereury, April 8.) At last the long period of doubt ana dolay is at an end, circle of its ‘The first scene in the novel drama of the’ war, which, wo trust, is toadd new lustre to the fame of Charleston, has closed, that the result thus far has becn one of. proud tric Let us render thanks to the Lord of Hosts And that intelligence rece ved con- firmation oo Sunday morning. Ou that day tour Mon’ tors, the Irouzides aud thi ty vessels of various 8: were seen the bar. Four Mouitors and thirty wooden vessels wee aude to the tleet ‘nthe following histy five verwels, for the most part traus ris, ap- iw the Stone, and the enemy landed a orce of aboubsix thousand men on Ghles’ and Hattery [s'a ds, ‘These tacts, with ovker indications, led General Rewre gard to cout upon aD attack on and the ex- Vecrations of that sagacious and waten‘ul ‘Geveral were reali mosphere early on Two-day moreing was misty; Dut asthe day edvanced the haze lightened, and the Monitors apd the Jronsides were seen lying ‘olf Murria Island, Between two and three a desateh from G lonet Rhett, Commandant of Fort Sumntor, informed General Bewregved that the Monitors end the iropgides were approvching the fort. The thet | © ‘were geen rounding the point of Morris island, the Keo- | 4 Kuk in the edvance, Wh:n the double turretted monst fe tho most formidable of its class came within range, Fort | Sumter opened uj on her with a browiside, ‘They kept on | their way ‘ormed tn Nive of battio olf she fort, at a | distance ot about two thousand yurds ‘ ‘At three P, M. the action was opened by Fort Moultrie | firing the frat gun, Fort Sumter opened ten minutes later, Battery Beo, forts Wagner and Reauregird, ai tho battery at Conming’s Point: alxo oneued, tirmg by bactery. Ihe fest fred with xreat rayidity. Our forts and batteries rovlied with spiritand singular accuracy, The Ironaides took pogition to the left of Fort Sumter, directing al! her guns at that fort, and throwing shelis exe.t ively. it wos manifest that tho Ironside was appointed to test guration of the terrific contest now going on. Fort Sum- ter acknowledged the compliment of tho preference by pouring the contents of her biggest guns into the sides of that pride of the Yankee navy, and she was not treated with contempt by the other fort About forty-ve minutes after the engagement began steam was seen issuing th dense volumes from the Iron: tides, and she withdrew from the action, taking position to the south of Fort Sumter, but remaining a silent svec- tator of the ting scene. Jt i# believed she was ge- riously: Sena e Sita ‘Ihe firing from our forts became more and more accn- Tate os the engagement proceeded. The shot and shell fell vbickly in the midst of the hostile fleet, and the smoke siack# of every Otic of them were struck several |" thnes. Fort Sumter now appeared to be the chief uim of ail the enemy’s iron clads, The Ko kuk, & doubie turreted iron-clad, and considered ‘Dy tho Yankees the most formidable of gheir terrible monsters, received @ large share of attention (rom our gallant gunners, She occupied the ed of honor; aud in accordance with the custom of war it was made the post of danger. She paid dearly for her reputation, having been bit everal times. At about five o'clock ehe follow. ‘ed the example 0! the Tronsides, and withdrew, evidently seriously crippled: The other Monitors continued the fight till forty-five minutes past five o’clook, when they steamed away, and came to anchor off Morris Island, During the battle a drummer boy, named Ahrens, was killed at Fort Sumter, aud dye men wounded, two severel; in the head, the others slightly. One man came to bi death from the falling of the tlagatatt of Fort Moultrie. ‘Two bouses on Sullivan's Isian@, en the back beach, were struck, one of which was demolisbed. A shot passed through Fort Sumter’s flag. Colonel Rhett was in command of Fort Sumter. Colonel ard, Lieuteveant Colouel Simkins of Battery Bee, ae Huger of Battery Wagner, and Lieutenant Leavene, with a detachment from Fort Sumter, of the battery on Cum- ming’ Point. Fort Sumter was hit thirty-four times, but received no damage. We learn that six men belonging to Captain Mathews’ joned at Buttery Wagner, were wounded. Two of these have since died. ‘Iwo were vory seriously wounded, and it was thought one would die before morning. The other two, including an officer, were but shghtly wounded. acne, just Gun was fired by the enemy at haif-past ve P.M. $ ‘Three iron-clads, one supposed to be the Keokuk, were seen about six o'clock going south, apparently in tow of a large steamer. ihe ‘were all outside the bar. ‘The lronsides was struck in the stern by a rifled shot from Bat Waguer. * "There casualties at the Cumming’s Point Bai were no te. Tho ‘practice was admirable, and reflects grent credit upon 4flicers and men. All who took It is expected the enemy will renew the attack to-day. Railread, about five miles west of this uty. from the West, due hore at hal’-past two o'clock this af lodk in the afternoon | terwoon, was within tive miles of Al! ususl speed on the down grade, the enti plete wreck, it would have rolled into Resevoir Lake, tated dowu the embankment. had turned over was kélled; but it was found, on over- hauling the wreck, tbat none had been killed, although | Several were seriousty injured and will hardly recover, | The following are the names of those who are injured to | aby great extent, as faras I have been able to ascertain | thesstreneth of the fort, whore reduction was the inau- | them:— brain and fracture of right arm, Injuries quite serious. ind betteries. sion on the head, and injurod tn #houlder avd arm. and internal injuries, not serious. cation of shoulder. and shoulder injured; not seriously. seriously. Goes to New York by boat to-night, thigh and interval injuries; seriously. very painful. injured. Is a member of the Scott Nine Hundred cavairy, and was on his way to Washington: limbs sprained, but none injured so as to delay them, and a train sent up. Drs. Armsby and Swinburn, of Alba- Butlee of Furt Moultrie, Captain Sitgraves of !ort Beaure | BY» and Dr. F. W. Fisher, of New York, volunteered their services. These geuticmen deserve great credit for the Prompt manner in which’ they dressed the wounds of the ‘victims of the accident. fractures were so bad that it was impossible for them to furnish relief with the material that they earried with them. How those passengers escaped death is almost miraculous, and the wonder and astonishinent of all who saw the wreck. ing of the rails while going over a ddwn grade. A train bad passed over about twenty minutes before, and the rails spread to that extent that about every car went off the track. It also appeared that the sleepers were very much decayed, abd no doubt but that the pressure of the train on the rails, going as the train, was over a down grade, was too great for the fastenings of the rails to ro- sist, The conductor, however, declares that it was caused by the sudden heat of the rails by the paszago of the train. The rails, being crowded forward by the weight of the train, could expand in no other way but sideways, thus throwing the train off the track. SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT. the New York Central Hallroad by tated Down an Embankmen Beveral Persons Injured—Naimes of the Suffereyvs—The Pro! le Cause of the Accident, d&ec., dic., de. ANY, April 14, 1903. A serious railroad accident took place ov the Central Aa the train coming at the traiy went off be track, and the fourth car became disc: nnee:ed from be rest, aud rolled down an embankment about a dozon jet in height, completely turning over, and was a com, Had this car been iis iongth further back he train, although off f.om the track, was not precipi- At tirst it wos thought ¢hat every one in the car that Charles Merrilt, of Newoastle, M.., concussion of the Mrs, Olive Penfield, of Yorkville, Oneida county, contu- R. Town, of Kingston, Canada, contusion in the head ‘A Sister of Charity, of Rochester, name refused, dislo- Mrs, Avery, of Michigan, concussion of brain and arm, Lyman Mudge, of New York, head and interval injuries, Mrs. Zeamon, of Holland Patent, Oucica county, head William McGullridge, of Oswego, head and hand injured, Mrs. Ella Suew, of Brooklyn, head and eye injured; not T. D. Wright, of Williamstown, Oswego county, head, Mrs. Thomas Harper, of Utica, internal injuries. Wm.-Beckwith, of Utica, head and shoulders; injuries~ Mr. Dickson; of Utics, face ard head badly cut and knee There were several others who had slight injuries and Word was immediately sent to Albany for physiviacs, In one’ or two mstances the All concur that the accident was caused by the spread- THE NAVY. FASHIONS FOR APRIL. From Le Follies. We have now carta at a period ‘it the year when “la, dnay de said Wo be in @ transitory stare, Velv must give place w talletay aud furs to Motre Hque ond poult de soie ue wlso much worn thix season, aun truth compels us to repeat, what we Ke trenueniy fard Ina Year, that fouiard i5 still ne of the materiais a Vogue. Peeing that it can be obtaet im all shades and im auch a varity of charming des.gns, it is not surprising it should so iong retain its say th the fustionable world All colors are worn, but brown from the Havana brown to tho lightest shade approvwh- 0 m—and blue are there mist fre moutly seen, Intech poplin makes a very suicable and elegant ures for the month of April, We ‘this year find those made iu checks or narrow stripes much Worn, Tatfetax, of a lxght color, with narrow strips of spotted yelvel, or dotted: over with velvet lowers, Is exeredingly elozait Many walking dresses 0 th}s muterial in black are richiy trim- med, either with designs in stamped yelvet or with me. daslions of anew style of passementorie, Taftotas an- The balance of \ tijue continues in favor, Braiding, wide insertions of lace and narrow founces of guipire may, perbays. be syecifed as the three styles of wining for spring dresios; but tafletas i¢ also either pinked or baynd, or in narrow quillings, which must on vo account be placed higher than ten inches from the bottom of the ekirc. Very narrow flouneces are still in fashion, ‘hoe veste Figaro 13 as uni al a favorite ag ever; and frequently the beds of the dees is trhumed £0 as to ap- year like ene. re also made with small postition Dbasques or with a band; bat with the latter we may wen- tion 4 novelty, consisting of a long saanish sasiy ef ta tas, which is twisted twice round the waist ‘Rnd tied io a. bow at the side. Sieoyes are almost invariably wade Darrow asd straight, a fashion which has wow lasted some time; tough think it highiy probable tbat, as. (he warm weather proaches, we shajk find dresses of thin material made With widergsloes ‘The ust! form for spring rindtles 1s vf nde, smal! collec, saute-on-burque fs short! the seat, They re very. Srongen tis gobs u ine mate. rialas tho dress, *ho-e in are trimmed with lace. A descripticn of gome of the newest apd mo-t elegant dresses will gratify ovr patrons whet the. taste iieplayed in the selection of the materius and trmming. A dress of poult de soiv antique, eolor of Russia leather, . with a very wide skirt, forming a train, Round tho skirt harrow tutings of the same material as the dress, Plain high bedy, with point in rent. Sleeves “with aweam at the back, opened and trimmed with hanging bsttous. Dinner'dress of manve celored moire antiqto, ali the timmings in white tutjetas, very wide, (orminga drape: y,. covered with back lice.’ A low body, with a berthe of talTetas edged witu lace. A robe of tafletu: ather deep shade, Skirt with a , of | train trimmed at the top of the bem with an insertion about ten inches wide. High body, with a postillon basque, and an ingertion laid on the front of the ody in the style of a Figaro veste, and carried renud nypon’ the busqre sleeves with revers, trimmed witht lice. A dress of emerald gieen irish poplin: the front of tbe skirt und bedy trimmed with guipure insertion, jaid on in squares: and an ornament of passementeric at every point where the insertion intersects, A similar irieming is placed up the sleeve. A dress of taffetas antique in Mexico bine, with a’ smaih pattern in black. ‘Ibe bottom of the skirt trimmed with three rows of blue ruching, edged with a plaiting of black <taffetas: the bottom put on siraight, the others waved or vandyked. The body ir simply trimmed with a varrow ruche on each frovt plait. but Bree are placed at the bottom of the sleeve, which ia bell rhaped. A dress of taffotas antijue, oolor chevonx de la ree. ‘The bottom trimmed with one flounce of guipure, rather more than five inches wide. A second gnipui iwo iches narrower, forms a tuniqu carried up the front. ‘The body is plaiu aud high, with a small pelerino, Quite narrow sleeves, square opened up the side and trimmed with « white guipure, which forms au undersleeve. A of pouit de sole, biack ground, with smaltem Droidered flowers, and et intermixed. The skirt is trimmed at the bottom with three inaertions of over bands of white atik, edged with an elegant pacsomenterie. Another band of white silk, covered with lice, {orms a square berthe on the body, whieh is high, md a similar band is formed upon the sieeve. For morning dress the polonaiso will be worn. alt through the summer. It is made all in one piece, with ‘smail sleoves, with the seam up the back and the’ skirt quite plain. They will be trimmed with cae ed iD front of the body, up to the seam of each shvuiter, and on the sleeves, wrists and pockets, Robes de chambre are generally made plain, without = feain in front and large plaite at the ‘The tronts of the skiris are trimmed with revers of plush or quilted ee braid of the color of the tafetas vioing, A i i & g g i iscover her condition, and through his exertions wounded were removed from the the upper deck shortly aiter seven o’clocg. in with the Lead Fs F her bows the water was rushing in she began to settle perceptibly ——- on board seemed to com uot by her =| ui : near the New ‘one moment the oflicess and. crew be. aware of their peril, and the tug was hatled alongside. ‘Ibe wounded were first remoyea, Dr. Dearing unaided in his arms the heavy form of EF ‘Moettosh from the sinking craft to the Daltodil. tnjured first removed to « place of safety, and then, bidding hie men to save themselves as best ihey could! Captain Rhind was as-isted to the tu ers and mn fkad no time to save their personal effects. The captain's charts, the paymaster’s funds ani the doctor’s instra @s had remained undestroyed during the Aght—were got off; but beyond these jitile if anything ‘was preserved. At a (ew moments past eight O'clock oo closed over ber, and she now jes on the bot i 1 eon WEY NO MORE Was ACCOMPLISHED, s Won-clads were delayed somewhat in. getting into OB account of the failure of the Weehawken—the ‘veesel—to read the signals from the flagship. ‘The Ironaides attompted to enter the inner channel, but ‘waa obliged to anchor twice jn order to prevent going she was fo, en was shining directly asd ‘her gens rus Sut, te pare of te fatty ‘were OS run out, the giare of the light, Termite nto the thick darkvess in which the gunners were entombed , mace jt im; cesible for them to with acouracy. The cilect upon the eyes was like thrusting a be the colonel. Captain A, G. Bennett, Eighty-first New York Volunteers, has been made licutenant colonel, Ten of the line officers are also from the Eighty first. OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Fracsme New Iroxsipes, INSIDE OmAiiue vd JAR, April 11, 1863. 5 THK CLOSING SCENES OF THR AFFATR. Since the departure of the Flambeau, on Wednesday last, nothing unusual has occurred, This frigate and the Monitors remain at their original anchorage taken after the termination of the conflict on Tuesday last. It has been finally determined, in vigw of the present con ditfon of the Monitors, and the strong probability of fas ture accidents to them in cage they should again engage, with the additional liability @f Josing @ portion of them without obtaining a corresponding gain, to withdraw them from the harbor and send them to Port Royal, where necessary repairs can be made, faults remedied and risks provided against as well as may be. Iu this conclusion of Admiral Dupont he has reovived the heartiest aud most eutire concurrence of all the commanders of the jrov chads. There ts but one opinion in the circle of naval cortuanders refative to the propriety of making a second attack op Sumter, and that is against it. Those who, know the condition of the defences of Charleston will have no trouble in accepting as correct the conclusions arrived at after a full deliberation and a careful weighing of the arguments in favor of an attack, and the stern, uncom Beauregard Buttery on the left, aud Battery ron the extreme right, bad become engaged. Fiveof the iron- clads, forming {n'line of battle in front of Fort Sumter, maintained a very rapid return fire, occueicnally hurling their fifteen inch #hot and shell against Fort Moultrie and the minor batteries, but all directing their chief efturts against the east face of Fort Sumtor. Gradually, but visibly, the distonce betweeu the attacking vessels and vhe Fort was lessened, and as the enemy drew nearer the firing became hot and alm continuous, About balf-past four o'clock the bat became fierce and general. The scene the Battery promenade, was truly grand. Battery Bee -hail now mingled the hoarse thunder of its gnos in the uni versal din, and the whole oxpanse of the Larbor entrance, from Sullivan's island to Camming’s Point, became veloped in the smoke and constant {lashes of The iron-clads kt whichever way ports. always turned , poured forth their terrible projectiler against the if that famous strc hold. ver and anon, as the huge shot weut ricochotting is the mark, the water was dashed up in vast sheets of spray, towering far above tho parapet of the fort, while“the wroaths of smoke oonsiantly ascending from the barbette guvs showed how actively the artille: rymen of the post were discharging their duties. Iu the foreground onr own stauneb little iron-clade—the Pal motto State and Chicora—couid be seen steaming ener preven up and down on foie teat pesition, evi ently impatient wo ie ju the fray. ‘Up to this time dnb Trigate ronsides bad borne a very conspicuous part in the fight. Her long hull lay at the distance, apparently, of a mile from our batteries, and Ler tremendous broade: ‘were me.e than once fitly auswer- od by brcadsides from the fort, It soon became apparent that she was unable to stand the severe fire directed ing. April 6, the Yankee tiest, Mouiturs ahd the frigate Iron’ sides, crossed the bar and entered tho harbor of Charles- ton. on the 7th, four of them at ‘ance of three thousand forts they opened fire and the ball com. ‘Now was to be tested the Pape, of our batteries for contending successfully with the most formidable cra‘t of modern times, completely cased in iron and deemed juvulnerable, The guns of Morris Island and Moultrie thandered forth and rained a terrific storm of shells and solid shot upon the turreted monsters. Fort Sumter algo poured its death dealing missies upon thom. It was agaiost this Jas: named fort that the iron- clads chiefly directed their fire. For two hours anda half, | jp from three to bal:-past five o'clock, the harbor and adjacent | pi country reverberated with the echoes of the furivus ear nonni In all that time the vaunted Monitors, were to carry everything before thom like a tornado, At three o'clock P. M whe mer, pedo or ship on which it was intended to work, the ope- rators could approach sufficiently near to it (tho machine ged, and the Peller substituted, which worked by acrauk. | By letting iter in the compartments the machine was sub- and, by first calculating the bearings of the tor- steered from the inside) to answer the purpose re- quired, it was believed. ‘The experiments were at first unsatisfactory, the ma- chive on che occasion springing aleak and sinking beside the wharf; but afier the propeller was attached to it the experiments were successful, a epeed of about seven miles an hour being attained, and the machine showing a capability of moving under water mt the option of those controlling it. Some powers were, however clagiod for | that even Master Aiken—who is a provession®®subma- | ine explorer (having been employed in removing the | sunken ships in the harbor of Sebastopel)—contended it did pot possess; but he was of the epinion that fn clear | water it would be valuable in tinding the localitios of | were hela at bay and advanced not an inch. At half-past | tor; edocs. five o'clock their fire begun to slacken, and soon aiter- | The Alligator was to be manned by sixteen{men, besides wards it entirely ceased. The battle was over, and now | one in submarine armor, who was the explorer, anda for the result. The Ironsides withdrew in a badly dam- aged condition, The Keokuk, a bran new and crack iron- clad, with turrets, was sunk with allon board on the beach of Morris Inland, and will prove a total joss. ‘ihe otber vessels which yovigenay a in the attack were ail but what was the extent of their injuries | yw; officers and crews of the fleet. ble, from the fact ie wan on toalate hour of the 10ih ‘Attack, from which it ‘wore satisfied with their first trial, a necond, rst scons in the bloody drama of terribly discomfited fos, What will say now? Their captain, who was to steer the craft, contre of the machine, to which were tubes, attached to floats, was to furnish air to the occu- pants, the trance t@ it was through a manhole at one end, which An air pump in the tached two air ine being of course air-tight. The en- rag covered with ou iron plate, with leather packing. Gold Mode! of the Roanoke. Mr. J.D, Benton, of Wilniington, Delaware, has just completed a gold mode! of the United States iron-clad frigate Reanoke, which for beauty of workmanship and similarity of model outstrips anythivg of the kiud hither-” to mado, jeroph to came into thia department last June, and was chartered | our comtry. As yet, however, we have but entcred 7) ribbon moire; the ruches aro all round tha bat © rastrons of cones, whilo the turrets of the Monitors are | sea transport at $350 per diom, ‘General Hunter subse: | upon the czdeain Ie selilte fee to Youn tee ee ene t, ine fer Welasad, have, peéttinnsd ‘dress. The body quite Use hating {perpendicular cylinders. Another shot passed through | quently anpulled ‘her churter party, and.when General | the ta:o or our sad disasier or complete boner” bey! pA Srey Petar sah. Lie Seaman vertheusd cae ¥f The slocren bave'a row af butious up was ey a Iker port bow,-and still another through her starboara | Mitenel ussumed command. in last be found | In-view.of. the ratipecee which (0 asi neon aon AP Sa SA | ° 0 by J.C. Jewell & Co. £0 | ruche round the wrist. ; : her lying idle in the stream at Beaufort. By bis order ) allusions to'the pré-. of mye h, and Admiral Ward, of the Chinese navy. After bis death the A dress of fawn colored 5: ‘up .each qqrarter, These were all sicel projectiles of one hundred | she Was raxoed and transformed {uto an armed picket | souce of the iron-olad fleet, a-briof review of the events the blockade om our nai, iter lonumerabi> wheat ix to then, with a double ruche of black lace, in the centre of which founds weight, and pallsbed (0 the armoothiens of» knige’| boat: bi whtlet capacity che uke Deseret servi: e-] of Une week will not be oct i?place. Avout wood on Scn- | threats, day after day, woek aller week, and month after | money Soe teak ok Ray Se theen, Mh: Seay -ts re carioee Ubdcien ot felbacintemaa” oor aes 4 had lately been purchased by the government ata | day last the first intelligence was flashed to thé city from | Month, in that, of te yerrible Abings they | were oftered for sale. They are nob very well adapted | with abrt'llat-slocver, “Incket of black ince trimmed Blade. The terrible effect of these proyectiles may be . were going to do, Yankees before Charleston ab cost of about $30,000. She was armed with two twenty. | Fort Sumter thatthe turrets of tho far-famed Monitor +4 ‘the for our service, except the larnest one, which it is eaid we | withraches of lace and Zolferino silk. A of the Smagined when it is siated that oue of them, striking the | four pound howitzers amidships, and one rifled twenty-.| gunboats were looming up against. the southeastern hort, | ast serewed thelr courage ap to ae as. er “ same round the threat and of the’ 4 have croraod the bar, got fgirly into Charleston | bave secured. : 2 efter turret at an angle, when the vessel was almost | four pound Parrott gun forward. Her guus are now. | zon, During the afternoon tne entire tieet hove insight. barbor, and tried conclusions ‘with ‘Datteries, eee: are ‘Arobe ~uamier the'walls of tho fort, buried iteelt in the iron mail, | Soubuise ye yeuured by tbe sebets, ee ereand mili} Right Monitors, berides the frigate Tomales and twenty’ | aq attack was ismediately by. the. taost The Submarine Battery Alligator. Geer come Sener picked @ 4 there remains. These shots, lot it be remombered, 4 NRW POMMASTER APLOWTED. Youd tie bar. ‘As the nows became brutted about tte bem ph eed x of | |The supposition that the submarine battery Alligator, ‘as the dress, ‘me were furnished to the rebels by neutral Englishmen, and Mr. Joseph H. Sears bas been superseded as Postmaster | city very many of our poo-combatant population (; ory the success. g ir Jost in a gale of wind from the United States steamer Sum- | covered with s. of black lace, Seve cranly proves src iain eth fir Sie eng Os BC Laermer apres | ply csesnus of ene matey rpm ara Sa mn, | WH oe ote Hricuon Jovi aeronmon 1 the | tem oe tntee rota ke "fees and uprightness which characterize the conduct ot | Souin n f as its business If he proves bim- Teearliy hicen with the eleventh besr reveaee ‘and their py gen ge id Le same battery that was taken tothe Washington Navy ie cae tevicatee peas the John Bull toward us in this war self a ca and vas affect teuaeen tn saerenennll Th OR ming} ‘Yard last summer, and remained there until «few weeks | with lace to match the rest of the * Whe Kockuik was run within four hundred yards of the | hisce pus geoceces cna. Noy a ag may ries, peut, Savely of tracaporeorate® | would bo hurled upon them Charleston was & domed | 860, when, It was towed to Fortress Monroe, on the way sr the bach wits slecnan wien thaw fort. At thie distance her slice presented~a fair mark, sdoraile ‘adgnitades a requires for the | Stovo river, and the debarkation of aconsiderable force of EAR oe foal gaged to | t0 Port where it was ordered by the department in made narrower towards the trent ‘Twe ° end the rebels rained broadside after broadside down ¢ Of its business a ‘Yankee troops op Coles’ Island. But taroughoes stoaeay which she ragerne ferth eng. it to assist in ‘ing or rendering harmless the torpe- | of lace are placed on the front of a is and Monday night the armored fleet heid {ls position be--| Wa? Toe eines eden whle! fleet. ‘laced at the waist, which bas long . . Her construction, at the best, was faulty, and ARRIVAL OF GENERALS. yond the bar. On Tuesday morning {t was observed that | 224 certainly a the'suo a la the.way of our p amsrenping bee oy model has been repeated|y condemmed by scientific Brignler Goverals vogdes and Gorden were passengers ‘another Monitor had arrived, making a force of no less | F086 on the be the capture of | The Alligator Javeption of » Frenchman in Phila- ee Rw not 4 that at loss than point | in the steainahip Arago, which arrived on , than ten jron-clad vestels, including the Ironsides. = Terocioes jombots | deiphia, and was Simi’ by a company there, who placed | those worm during the wister, but not RUBE 740 her thin iron plating abould vo pierced. ‘The | rormer has been s to the command of « in] At two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, a despate® from ete Skane |. wincsenge'et ‘Aiken, who tools tt to the y are with bouquets of feathers is teat she was not immediately gent to the | General Ferry’s division, while the latter, who came | Fort Sum‘er announced that these ten vessels had crossed bo 9 lost ia the contiict; Dati ie! Marabout feathers are ‘worn; Rotem mee merely for rest and recreation, will rotura North by the 0 foward the (Or | a tae etter ney would ouly servo a8 | Navy Yard and had OF it. The machine was sbout | bout, but long marabouts, “At daylight this morning the wind wa: blowing fresbly | uext steamer, that time reached & point about three | LoAcons to the o Fat a tte mnore safely t0 steer | ihirty feet long and six or oight foot indiamoter,and with | foathor byt sot vo fong. The wavaheee from the northeast, ands loug swell ret in, making the Dirory MARSHAL, GENERAL Tink Moxa Dawe. an | Chncen te nue mer ement Gone bemen teas ecient (consid cal Wwer corde ob ivan Ohl en upper part | tainly the prettiest and most gracefal trims ‘eachorage of the Ke kuk uncomfortable and unsafe. She | Lieutenant Colonel @. 8. Batchelder, of the Ono Hun- er, by the dull detonation of the | demolis e agen begun would be vigor. | cont — pap Ne 5 8th, dress bonnet one can possibly find. Some =] been kept afloat during the night throngh the untir- | dred aud Fiiteonth New York Volunteers, bas been ap. 8 foultrie, whieb was im Coe Are a ete pl Plerced for small circular plates of glass, for light, aod in | gre using leather trimming for bonnets, fas exertions of ber crew, and her tna been ac, | rolnted Leputy Provost Marshal (eneral’ of the depart swered by a heaxy report and a cloud of white amoke Sxplosions frors the Lincola journals Jwor press eet! | th were several water-tight compartments. admire nor recommend this style, although the utmost my a im Te! one @ Mon! nai ‘been done f motica. Very peadly ts aye oes to ANOTHER NIGGER. REGIMENT. pm} three, the enemy having come withia range, Fort wile Such the programme of operations aftor jt | | When it arrived at Washington there were sixteen pad- hae will detine’s roe tenes atten leave ee upon them. — br. m, the surgeon of | The organization of the Third colored regiment bas | Sumter opened her batteries, and, aimost simulteneously, by yn ERO EA IS tht 1. | aes pectrading through the sides, which were to be | our readers to torm their own opinions. Kessel, whose attention to the wounded on | boou commenced. Captain Arthur M. Kinzie, who com- | the white smoke coujd be seen putting from the low sind i, the hour w ort te Feallze this magol- | worked by the men inside: but this pian was subsequent- | "A bonnet of crape, Russian leather color; curtain of board was constant and unremitting, was one | manded General Hunter's origival negro regiment, is to | hills of Morris avd Sullivan's islands. indicating that the | Scent long boasted conquest (that was to be) came at ly e paddies were removed amd a pro- ik to match, edged with a fringe of leather, beaded by a band of the same. On the front a scarf of ribbon, edg with a leather fringe, is crossed and (asteved by a bund of leather. The inside of the bounet trimmed with a torsade and wheat cars of he mos A straw bonnet tri round the front with leather buttons; curtain of white silk, also trimmed to corres- is ‘On the front three bows of white ribbon, with « leather button on each bow. Three other bows full over the curtain, and are drawn tow ther by a band of ribbon. Lilac chrysanthemums, mixed with green and lilac beat ornament the outside and inside 0: the front. _ The last bonnet of this style shal! dese: grecu crape, trimmed with three rows of fu i which were placed ornaments of eather, resembtiug oak carvings, At the side a bond of white chrysanthemums. the same flowers inside the bonnet, Lot us turn to others, and, to our taste, more elegant styles of trimming. For instance, et Of brown crape. trimmed with a fanchon of chantilly,, forming vim leaves and falling over. The front edge, raked by a bouquet of brown feathers and monthly roses, A Belgian straw bonnet, with curtain of black lace, pointed. The front is covered with small roses of Chan’ tilly lace, with branches of maize, acintbs, and jon; ven powaared aad browssa by theless seine ule, under placed a white or greea ribbon. Af the side, a tuft of violets and moss; the same inside, Lilac crape bonnet, with marabout dechiree, white and like, The of , with maraboat feathers. A bonnet of rice straw, trimmed with ribbon, of the new color known as bie des Indes, and tea roses and two bre “Fong ith of white Wille and ‘A white crape wi white tu white datsies under the puflings. inside of the bon. net to match. ‘A bounet of Marie Louise blue i ‘eafcium light in the face of as! man. Owing to this just her. Steaming rapidiy southward sbe ts mode) ts cighicen inches ia length, three and On the front, Py tye ee x Promising facts against it. The Department will voon | Liver a few parting shots and withdrew f , ky predictions have been signalty {alsi- cane “8 Hagponen tain; aba aids toaedoee three bows of ribbon of Ube sewe uber, fastenet by mm: meat FIRE CONTRASTRD WITH OVR OWN, know upow what grounds the Admiral bas based | The Keokuk, a double turretted Monitor, “don followed | fed ir ‘fe assurances of victory have turned eigh '. inches how of lace with two ‘The rebels could not have fired during the action less | his determination to withdraw bis forces and relin- | ber example, and before five o'clock tho fire had ont to Co pale caer md the mighty armada irom | jn depth. There are nineteen ounces of fourteen carat gold than two thousand shows. They fell continuously, like the | quish for the present all ideas taking Sumtor. | began to slacken. The remaining Monitors, howevor, stil| | Which such prodigious wore expected, and which | iso4 in the construction, All the details of turrets, patter of mighty hail. fhe water about the itou-clads ie Detter has the grow ds of such action soon Teach kept up the bombardment, and our ferts aud batteries } oe ES Lynde war tetered aise vo expect, boca gee pamermarrsralipry poets ccssely 8, giv chau E er afte: p hock , » Manropes, &c., are made wes thrown up in shifting, changing jets, giv public through official nels ral an throug! replied with undiminished alucrity. At aquarter after Dattle im front of ch ‘alse re of the cap ee y eit te. . as myrind fountains Destow, and presenting to be by those so fortunate as to wituess it. Our fleet , on the contrary, dred and sixty times nas Td an Nr geome pied deliberativeness was tively pat and, wit! thew y aimless and bewildered pen oa gave to the the impression, from the start, that they ip ‘would not succeed in the task they had attempted OUR HILTON HEAD CORRESPONDENCE. Hutto Heap, April 11, 1863, THR GREAT FAILURE OF THR WAR. k. the people of that city will be permitted to remain behind their fortifications, secure from molestation or from fright by our forces on land or sea, With the earliest favorable opportunity the iron-clads will be withdrawn, ‘The troops have been ordered to return to Hilton Head. ‘The division of General Heckman left uisto yesterday, and the force of Generals Ferry and Terry are re-em- barking at Stono this morning WAY PM ATTACK 16 AN ANDONED. It would be useless to attempt a portrayal of the shame and indignation which burned upon the checks of all of us here whou the above determination and the reasons wi actuated it were announced. The latter are not boldly stated; but enough has transpired to assure our commanders af the folly, of any further attempt to | Sapture Charleston with their present force. The govern- ment sout them a baby to perform a giant's task, The order to attack the city was from Washington, and made peremptory by the authorities there, It was urged re- Peatetly while wut two Monitor batteries were yet at- tached to Admiral Dupont's squadron. Againat the forti- Secations on which the rebels had expended unintor- ruptediy for two years al! the science, skill and labor which they could command, he was bidden to load a lithe feet whose combined armament ambunted to Jews than three dozen guns. } ISUYFIONNNT LAND FORCE OF Gnvemal HUNLRR, It would be next to tmpowsibic to convince the people of the North, or the rebels, Whore batteries command every epproack to Charleston , how small is the innd force with which Getiere! Honter bad been snppiied 1119 woope this medium, and 1 shail therefore refrain from no- tictng them. It is quite certain, —— thai could be seen by the com. mandors of the iron-clads, that Fort Ripley, on the mid- die ground, is an irgn battery of immense strength, en casing lish rifle une of the largest ealibre and power. A petwork of obstraetions, consisting of sunken vessels, nets, sunken cribs of stone, and faced by two jines of torpedoes, extends from Fort Riviey to Fort Johnson, on James isiand A stall lane is left open for their own ‘vessels to go through; but om each side of this are two Tebel gunb ats—the Palmetto State and Chicora on the right or worthern side, aud the Turtle and a heavy wooden gunboat, barricaded with cotton, on the other. ‘These practiouliy make the line perfect in its en! Jongih Below them ia a double line of huge spiles, standing twelve feet out of water and protected by tor: pedocs, extending from Fort Sumter toa point inaule of Mount Peasant. A small opening was teft in this, some where under the walis of Sumter, but at what precise point could ut, in the smoke of battle, be definitely as- cortained. Another and third row of fishing nets, cordage, jron chains, &c., attached to buoys, swings | lower in the bay. To this one our weasels went, but could not page, ‘Thus the obstructions *taud to-day An effort was made last night to blow up the Keokuk’ vy | Capt, Rodgers, Lieut. Mackenzie, Chief Engineer Kobie | and Chief Engineer Newell, of this ship, but without suc. cess. She was found to be full of sand. and it was impons). | bie at that Lime to put the magazine of powder below her deck to blow her ap. Tots morning an effort was made to | | fix on the rat, with & torpedo attached, to the bow of the | Weehawken: but the sa was too rough inside, ancl, after | | Dreaking oll the lesbing repeatedly the efort wae given | { | | Op. Tonight another attempt will be made to blow her up, and as the weather is fair it is likely to be snccessful. At allevents she is useless to tbe rebels. Sho ts (ilied with sand nd will be broken ap or buried after the firet gale. The | rebels cannot raiso her, as sho i covered by the une of | the diockading fleet, and will ever be beyond their rewh. The wounded men from the Keokuk and Nahant are linproving raphily. They are considered by Surgean Du vail to be out of hy Admiral Dapont will remain on the New fronsidee until fhe recrowces the bar abd rosumor her station on the bioekade. He will then retarn to Port Royal, and hotet hia flag upon the Wabash again, Active Operations are suspended for a season in this de partinent, avd wi Hi again fall {oto the oid service of Preserving @ blockade as rigorous as may lie in our power, HE MONITORS AT CHARLESTON, 70 THE EDITOR OF THE BERALD, New Yous, Apri 14, 1909. I fee! enilod upon to state, for the tnformation of ihe counts yy that che it perte ios of the Moaitors | lie, Mony think that the fight will be renewed at day five?. M ae ee ae to retire, and at hall-past five the enemy fired the last shot of the engagement. Gratifying as were the general resulis of the ight, the late hour at which it closed precluded the possibi! f the full details trom the forts A dospat from Fort Sumter informs as that the lronsides. Keokuk were both very roughly bandied ih retired seriously iajured. The Keokuk bad her tag shot down, her boat shot away, three holes in her smokestack and @ portion of her bow shot off. The prac tice of our gunners war most creditable. Nearly ever: shot strack some one of the irow clads, but with what o/ fect is not known, Fort Sumter was struck thirty-four times. One of oor guns was dismounted, but otherwise the fort is in good condition. Fort Moultrie was uninjnr ed, The casualties at Fort Sumter were a drummer boy, named Ahrens, mortally wounded, two men severely wounded, and ‘three others slightly injured. At Fort # accidentally hurt by a full from the ae roplacing our flag. which had been rhot awny that he aferwards died, Two all Donse= on the back beach of Sulliva: land were demolisved by the enemy After their withdrawal from the action the enciny’s iron-ciads anchored off Morris Island, where they now | ; bat up to the time at which we write (three A.M.) ail is quiet. The reve Say that the enemy s trausporte Diless the Yankee gener: break this morn’ the ‘The day of trial for ( The battie, s6 lone threat afternoon.” The result of confidence felt in “ovr ability to feu the foe, and protect ovr fair city from the pol disTaiered with and formidsbie pre the eneniy, Ro now, after the repulse every heart is sw 6 of complete We have #0 viten been divappouted—th often an! persistently pre corning tho nest of deeming «i the aignal gue, and | weement that the battle had actually begun, was a reliel to the susienae nnd our communtiy have had emboiiened the he p that, when it was positively known that the was Opened, there came & tliriil ot joy the conntenanees of vil declared ple'nly: over the mailed vessels was reckoned dovbt or miegiving. Infornsation received from mysterione sonrene canted | ignal vie- 0 without | shows by | the Ganerd! in Command of (hit fis. cto expeet on age | 4 ture of that city just on the eve of the conflict, for the purpose of ‘oxhitarat ing the spirits of the credulous popu- lace, were resorted to, Gold tumbled three or four per cent upder the ridiculous canard, and Wall street was ia a ferment, What must be the reaction when the whole truth shali be known, as it will soon bo, if tt is not already? t will the Haraty, the Tribune, the Times, the Bren- ing Post, aud all the other Lincoln presses, have to say nipou the subject of this pew and —_ae biow upon the Yank °e navy by rebel batteries? We feel curious to see, | ™ and hope that ia two or three days our curiosity will be A musical instrumeni is loeated below the spar deck, aud when set in motion the three turrets revolve and the propeller is workea, she goes ahead in fine style. The musical arrangement plays three tunes—'‘Star Spangled Banner,” “My Moun: tain Home” and ‘My Old Kehtucky Home" The gold when placed inthe water ised Cost over $1,000. Some of Captain Ericsson's friends have engaged Mr. ‘atified, Ofcourse, we expect the allair to be garnished iid @ gold Monitor battery, the gold in it to for a while with lies of the. rankest description, aa usoal roqacentrg bare me - in such cages. But these journals will have to face the | b¢ worth $5,000 rleston, like Vicksburg, Port Police musie, and confess that fae and Fort MeAlitster, us ‘been and will coutinue to be an excosdingly ugly tomer to the Yankees. Each and all of these now historically celebrated places are kind of files for the teeth of the viper. At bite they are badly broken, and a few more will leave the venomous reptile toothless: aud harml: ) a City Intelligence. Wrewuano Matom at Mozarr Haue.—the vuterritied of the scientific pugnacious fraternity assembled last even- s store ebove. On putting out the fire it was discoverod ing at old Mozart Hall to ar pas bntod oy be- | unat the cotton had been saturated with turpentine, Sos. tween Liouteaant Ainsworth, of New Haven, and Harry | sicion was created, and Fire Marshal Daker at once noti- Hill, of New York, for one thoasand doilars a side, first The Marsha! ee of officer Wil- fall to accide the contest. ihere was quite a ia ber of the ‘Knights of the Ming’ on hand and money | tuSjessors Ia the art named Lalor und Coiling, at ont the vietor to beth battles. In the trial with Lat with sock force dit that gentleman come to the stay the tleoring gave way, luckily without doing hum an ige ad boen repaired th any injury. Afier the tenant Ainsworth av rey Hil, the thousand can of tur hed: and, on contesiapte, appeared upon the aiage, and at ones act to being que contratiio- work, when im (wonty seconds Hill ‘threw Ainsworth o — tory aecoun at the floor In a very scientific mannes, thus being the vie~ stories regnrding Lie sane, f ‘and tor and winner of the stakes, boring of the floor, be denied al! kuowledee of the matter, Youne Men's Cretan Associaios Lacronm.—Rey. N. |. tee, D.D., will deliver the vext lecture in tho tree | 2 the rooms of the New York Young Men's Chris. | Cea Naaneiaton Bible House, Third avenue and Ninth | strect, Uris sry at oleh! fotock Subject The Myates Jes of Nature avd Neretijon * i DARING ATTEMPT TO FIRE A BUILDING—AKKEST OF Bowery discovered a leak in his gaspipe, aud on search | ing for its whereabouts with a piece of lighted paper set changed bands freely. Ainsworth seemed to be removed, and thet an auger | the favorite, ant -everal were found previous | wooden welling of the base- | to the comtost to bet at heavy odds that be £ Phyto would be the winner. Previous to the opening of | ‘as also found the mateb contest. in order (0 amage the ay between th the firing of ‘ouber of Licutonaut Ainsworth wrestied wit thia cotton i sear that ied to tho THE PROPRIETOR OF THE BTORE—THE MODUS OFE- RAND! OF THE ATTEMPT, ETC. Yesterday morning, between cloven aud twelve o'clock, he ovoupant of the basement of the building No. 203 ire to some cotton between the eviling and Moor of the wer ises to ring oF the aio, had been the Tent bate tb ai il by seleg C floor bad been Mr. He has $1,000 insvrance on hie stock and $400 on his furs piture in the Astor Insurance Company, wuleh is more than dovble the actual value of bis prope Mr. God. atain was arrested by on cer Willis ard tal before J; | thee Steers, who, on the sworn testimony tnken by th Fire Marshal, required the accuced to fied bail in the sam of $2,000 to abewer to the charge to matoh that on the curtain. On one side a violets, strings of bine and white «hecked er very high up the side and (ringed at the ends. rs Kound hete are beginning to reappear with the fine weather. Those we bave seen as yet are prince ge Se felt or yetvet, trimmed with ribbon and veathers, shape for the geason will be more decided in another month, The Turf. FASHION PLEASURE GROUND ASSOCTATION— rKo Trine. ‘The rotting season fur 1563 was inaugurated yesterday afternoon at the Fashion Pleasure Grounds, L. 1, with a contest for a parse betwoen throe very evenly matehed. horses. The race was highly satisfactory to the *peeta- tors, although nothing to boast of im regard to (ime, but when the heavy condition of the track and the earlines® or « are taken into consideration, fact time ean. expected. The trot that came off was not (he one w noed lu the advertitoments, It Was av impromprn enbsertption affair, made up of roadsters after the rexu- lar race bad fallen through, the following being the en tries, with the placing and time table— Dan. Mace’s jing... “ James Me! ‘8 Drown mare Wm, Woodruff's g. g. Jo. aie a thstand ing the henvy condition of the track, Mr. none of wan “inwe Me. Booner’s gray mare Peertoss one t the track to a road wi one half of the mile being per(ormed in 1:14),. Sr. Jonna, N. F., Apri 14, 1863. vho rst eealer arrived yesterday with 3,500 heade, rela froven up till the last Of March #ince all Couns