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From Charleston — furious bombardment. Charleston, Aug. 18.
--All day yesterday the bombardment was more furious than on any previous day. The Ironsides, six monitors, and six gunboats, with all the enemy's land batteries, opened on Battery Wagner at daybreak, throwing twenty shells per minute at our works.
This continued until 11 o'clock when the fleet and land batteries turned their attention to Fort Sumter.
The Ironsides and six monitors approached within three-quarters of a mile of Sumter and battered vigorously against the South face of the fort.
Sumter replied briskly from her barbette guns.
The contest lasted about three hours, when the fleet, having been struck very often, stood out of range, with flags at half-mast.
It is supposed some high Yankee naval officer has been killed.
The enemy's land batteries of 200 pounder Parrott guns kept up a constant fire yesterday evening and all last night against Sumter.
The roar of cannon beard in the city was tremend
From Fredericksburg. Near Fredericksburg, Aug. 18.
--The Yankees, in small force, are still around Fredericksburg.
They say their pickets will remain at Falmouth permanently.--The pickets on both sides are firing upon each other every day.
The Daily Dispatch: August 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Regimental sutlers. (search)
Ex-Gov. Brown, of Miss. Atlanta, August 18th.
--Col. W. W. W. Wood, of Natchez, denies that Ex. Gov. Brown, of Miss., has taken the oath of allegiance to the Lincoln Government.
He is now removing his family and property to Georgia.
His heart and soul are with the cause of the South.