From Charleston.
Charleston, Dec. 25.
--The enemy commenced shelling the city just night, keeping up a steady fire, which is still going on at 9 o'clock this morning.
A fire broke out about 9 o'clock, destroying ten or twelve buildings, and causing a few casualties.--Heavy firing heard in the direction of Stone.
[Second Dispatch]
Charleston, Dec. 25.
--Nothing authentic in relation to the firing heard in the direction of Stone and Johnson's Island.
It is believed to be an engagement between some of our batteries and the enemy's gunboats.
The shelling of the city has been continuous during the day, with only an interval of one hour at noon. One white man mortally and one white woman slightly wounded by shells.
Three firemen were badly wounded by the falling of the walls of burnt buildings, and some eight or ten slightly wounded.--Affairs at Sumter quiet.
[third Dispatch]
Charleston, Dec. 26.
--Nothing unusual to day. One hundred and thirty shells were fired at the city from 12 o'clock on Thursday night to 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon. The enemy fired from five guns--three at battery Gragg, one at Cummings's Point, and one at the mortar battery.
The damage comparatively trifling.
The engagement on Johnson's Island between our light batteries and the enemy's gunboats resulted in a drawn fight.
Few casualties on our side.
[fourth Dispatch.]
Charleston, Dec. 27.
--The enemy fired four shells at the city last night.
No firing from Morris Island to- day. Our batteries have kept up a vigorous fire on the enemy's working parties engaged in erecting another battery on the extreme of Cummings's Point.
Our loss in the Stone affair was one private killed and several wounded. 