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The Siege of Charleston.

Charleston, Dec. 30
--Seven bells were fired at the city this morning. Nobody hurt. The firing heard in the direction of stone was an engagement between our batteries at Secessionville and the enemy's of Lighthouse Inject and Block Island. Their gunboats were also spelling John's Island. No casualties reported. The Yankees are throwing up heavy works opposite Secessionville; also landing move guns at the inlet. They have commenced dragging chains cast of Wagner with two barges, it is supposed with the purpose of raising the Wehawken. They are again work upon Gregg, and have reopened the embrasure with ten-inch columbia, bearing on Fort Sumter.

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