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From Charleston.

Charleston, November 23.
--There was no shelling of the city last night. The enemy kept up a slow fire on Sumter. The number of rifle shots fired Sunday was four, mortar shells one hundred and forty-three, of which sixty-three missed. No casualties.


[Second Dispatch.]

Charleston, Nov. 23.
--A vigorous fire has been kept up between the enemy's batteries and our own all day. The enemy did not shell the city to-day, but has divided his attention between Sumter, Moultrie, Johnson, and Simpkins, and also threw a number of shells on James Island. The number of shot thrown into Sumter last night, of all kinds, was 293, of which 105 missed. No casualties in Sumter. No report received from the other batteries this evening.

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