The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1863, Page 1

; THE NEW YORK HERALD. “ . WHOLE NO, 9819, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1863, PRICE THREE OENTS,. —————————————— | or recumesrow | THE IMPORTANT OPERATIONS AT CHARLESTON. "=" Arrival of the Gumboat State ei Wagner. Operations of Our Navy in Charleston Harbor, Important Changes of Com- aanding Officers. — The Wew Union and Rebel Fer- tifications. THE MONTAUK AND HER SERVICES, ADDPPIONAL REBEL ACCOUNT, Bey &e, ae Our Special Correspondence. Orr Morne Istanp, 8. C., July 81, 1963, ‘Events have proved the impossibility of a successfal Attack by the army upon Charleston without the co-ope- ration ef the mavy. Wooden vessels cannot live within abort range of Fort Waguer and the other rebel batteries "pea Morrie Island, The irem-clads, then, are the only ‘veroels which can remain with impunity within range of the rebe) guns; and good service are they doing day alter dey and hour after im the destruction of the works which have been built by traitors for the defence of weason. The iron-¢lads at present engaged in the good work are the Montauk, Captain Fairfax; the Passaic, Lieutenant Commander Simpson; the Patapsco, Lieutenant Coramander Badger; the Catskill, Lieutenant Commander Carpenter ; the Weebawken, Commander Calboun, apd tbe ‘New Ironsides, Captain Rowan, Every morning two or more of the tron clade move pp fmto position off Wagner ,at a distance of from one thousand teone thousand seven hundred yards, and deliver their abot and sbell into the rebel work. The firing from Wag- ber bas within the week past become irregular, and almost every time the iron-clads attack it the Gring frem it ceases in half an hour or forty- five minutes after the commencement. Yesterday ely one gun was observable upen the work, and BO signe of another could anywhere beseen. Tho one gun in sight is a ten-ineh rifle, and from it they have made some eacelient practice. In the attack on Monday ‘morning last only two shots were fired from Wagner, and Doth of them struck thé Montauk, but, as usual, doing no damage. The firing then ceased, and the remainder of the day the fort wassilent. The bail, however, is rogu- erly taken up by Battery Gregg (the old Cummings’ Point battery) and by Fert Sumter, from beth of which excellent firing has been made, In the positjon usually eccupled by the iron-ciads during an engagement they fare within good range of Sumter; indeed, shots have ‘Deen fired at them from Fort Moultrie, and uot falling very far ebort. The beach in frent of Fort Wagner is cut and scooped up as though a party of navvies bad been peeing how, irregular they could make it lock. The parapet, alco, and casemates of the fort look scarcely liko anything more than heaps of sand, 80 much baye they been torn to pieces by ehot and shel). Although each day more or Jess firing from the fors m peon, yet it must be Béérly untenable, and the to of the tvon-clads for ha an hour silences it. Deserters, who wore in the fort om the 18th of July, the day of the hom ‘Dardment jtorming, say that the explosion of the ‘geyen sha inch abell wes frightful. Burying ‘ heimcolves im the earth, they exploded and dug immense heles, throwing the earth bigh ipto the air and over everything around. It io but proper to say the Monteok has been engaged more bours and threwo more shot and shell, grape and ‘eanister, than any other iron-clad. Testimony to tbe @Mectiveness of her shots is borne on all hands. Mr, Gi- raud, the executive officer of the Montauk, ts known as ue of the best shots in the service, and ho rarely fails of hitting the object upon which he sights his guna. 11 is thought be has not lost a dozer sbots ip the three weeks’ duty off Morrie Island. On James Island, over beyond Morris Inland, and vome- ‘what in tho rear of Fort Jobnaqn, are two vew rebel bat- tories, which bave been erected within the last ton days. ‘The resnit of the firing upon Wagner has suown Low pro- Dable it is that we shall coon possene and occupy It; and these new batteries aro for the purpose of an enfilacing fro. They look formidable as batteries, and yesterday they opened, throwing shot ou Morris Island, apd even wear the iron-clads. They probably mount four or six guns each, though of what calibre ft is imposmbie to mato. Bot General Gitimore is at work as weil, and undoubt sdly bis efforts to possess all of Morris Island will soon be successful. The batterios which ne used ov the 164b inst. and, indeed, since, will be superseded by works more extensive, which he {s throwing up three bundrea yards Bird’s Bye View of the Military and Naval Movements at Charleston. /SLAND JAMES a Georgia from the Coast. The Seizure of the Steamer Banshee, from New York. UNION SBNTIMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA, de, te, do. Arrival of the Gunmboat State of Georgia from the Coast, Purnaveurma, August 3, 1863, ‘The Vpited Staice steamer state of Georgia arrived here today trom the blockade off New Iniet, which place she Jeft on the afternoon of the Serb ult, ‘The folio « ing al of her othoers— Commander— Jaw. . Armetrong. Hieutenant and Executive Ofheer—S, V, Giltet, Acting Masters—J. J. Kodgere and A. D. Litiefeld, Acing Asta nt Paymaster—T. H. Haske). Adding Asmsiant Surgen—b. Pray. ‘Acting Ensignt— David Masom ard N, 7 Enginecrs— Acting Viret Aewmtant, Hi Hi), Acting Second Assittante, J. PD. acd Win. H, Brows Acting Third Arewtents, ¥, yhes, G. J. Charch aad Chur ies Culver. Adding Gunner—Mr. Varman, wm Mates—Ww. 1s, Min, lane Halleck aod Jaa, W. Captain's Clerk—F. C. White. The Btate of Georgia come North for repeirs, her Dotlers, machinery and bull being in bad « ‘When she leit New Inlet the rebele were atti! at work to strengthening their fortifications. A Reavy cun hae Deen mounted upon the large sand mound, from whieh they occasionally fire a abot, Tey also have a botiery planted on Smith's island, near the wreck Of the mteamer Kate, driven on abore by the blockaders en the 12th uit, The crow of the Hritieh sbip Banshee and seven refu gees {rom North Carolina came North as passengers by the #tate of Georgia. The Banshee was seized of New Inlet om the 29th ult. She was in ballast, last from New York, with a clearance for Matamoros. Her captain, who ‘a an American, being upabie to give a satisfactory expla- bation for being #0 far out of the usual track of versele Dound for the Gulf, and bis mate being known an an old biockade runner, it wan decided to sepa her North charge of & prize crew, It may be safely presumed that the Bansheo ran in in right of the land und blockadiog feet to apcertain bis positivn, the number and ponition of the vessels upou the station, with the imtention of rua- Bing into the Cape Fear rusting 10 bin papers te clear him if overhauled, or else be te a sorry navigator Im either case it war, perbaps, advimable to send her into pert for coudempation or a now captain, she te, however, not the fires veswel taken there with « clearacoe for Matamoros. No doubt the Britinb lion will et up a dole fu) bow! ever thir flagrant act of Union blockaders A new tral ship seized upon the high seas while upon @ lawful voyage and sent into port as @ prize! The refugees escaped from the North Carolina coart by Magonboro Inlet, coming off to the diockading feet ne emal! boat make the (qllowing reports. Hundreds of mea would come off if they could got boats; but all boats cept a few whieh have been secreted, capable of cs ing two persons and not in charge of the military au- thoritier, have been broken up by order of Gen, Whiting commanding that department. By bis order any perron found fabing op any of the bays or rounds im that va cinity abai) be shot, A strong Union feeling extets among the people, The late conscription takes all persons be- bween the ager Of fifteen and fifty, and little or mo stten ton is paid to physteal ability, Union men in large num bere are in the woods in armed opposition to the comserip- tion, At one place a force was lately font out with two pieces of brass artillery to capture Wem, & Kevure #kir minb took piace, the force was repulsed with lows of gous. The conscripts are xeut off in email par os, strongly guarded, and distributed among regime...« from other tates, The Ram, trou-ciad, afloat in the Cape Fear river, in @ complete failure exeept for harbor defense. They eiso confirm the reports of obstructions in the river, torpedoes, iron pointed piles, Ac. ; #0 that it requires #kill- fol pilots \© rum their own versels through them with eafony Col ition te el Spear's Caveiry — Jackson, N.C. Foxrams Monnom, August 4, 1869 ‘The Nerfolu Virginian contains the follow ing — Save Mitty Augunt 3, 1868, News has been reeeived bere of the cavalry expedition under Colonel Spear. The cavalry and artillery cromed tbe Chowan river at Winton, N. ©., sed procended te Jackson, twelve milee from Woldon, near the Rogooke river, where the énemy were discovered in wtrong Fore, Our advance made 4 fplendid charge on the Tebel advance, and drove them back, capturing seventy prisc@ere. Our lesa wan two killed and three « 4 We captured #ixty bales of cotton and one hawdred borer 11 bad rained incessantly #.nce the expedition starved rendering the roads wearily impassable. The men bave fuffered great Lardehipe, Had ihe weather beem faw much more would have been accomplished, The taburm of Clone! #pear and hin command is hourly expected in advance. These works if not emtirely, will STORE WATIONAL, THANKSG!VING, soon be completed. Already they are of each magnitude VESSELS 6 ‘as to excite the wonder aud admiration of alt beholders. . Prociam = The front of the work extends far up the beach, and can- s T J BY HOKATIO KEYMOUR, GOVRANOR OF THE MrATR OF not be more than seven hundred yards from Fort Wagner. MN new vane, Whereas, the Presxiest of the United Atstes has ot {t will not surprise sume if, when this work i# fuished, ‘3 H Geveral Gilmore ontirely discards Waguer and turns ” WRECK OF yA RQIANA ~ ‘ ‘ SCALE ff MILES 2 " apart Thuradey, Whe 40h day Of Augost, Ws be Onserved sa tie attention to a more ancient ond familiar locality, His . fae BLOCKADE. fll) . day of netional thanksgiving and preime lor the great batteries, in the centre of Morris Island, cover any ap- victoriaa recently gained by cur armies ant navies ly proach from James j¢land, if it was possible to make one $e 7 cncianamcesesiesitatas — —. — Horatio Seymour, Governor of New York 40 hereby re frou tbat direction. The lower end of Morris Island in as } ine Point Battery this morning. mings’ Point battery, m the con! eo devoutly aimed at by Theret ry they ba: resolved to die before IMPOR ANT FROM THE SOUTHWEST, qraeet the peuple of this State to observe that day fo f busy a# a work#bop i unioading and transporting guns, | shelling e!! day. the ovemy , as it bears directly on Fort Sameer snd the pariestoa fate; and a Ea die better?’ They o | manner and for the purpose reonmmented by the Cb ition aud stores. channel leading by |t to the city, At the southern ral Commanding them who always possesses pl 6 NSA, a Mac 4 thas Daten. carri.ges, ammunition aud # hot ge asa 0, 1868 ox of the ‘land \ another battery, port asin of the officers omen “septate raul ST lee AO under the bluffs, bis, men are encamped, and moruing The bombardment is a little more spirited y. The | ing out towards the north end of Folly Island, plendid military repute | Pi ohardg Guerill: Driven Inte umvbly valedg c ‘ evening witness the company drill and the dress parade. | Troasides aud two Monitors took part. Two men killed on | # Yankees have been 10} many rd stands ail staked apou t rtrug. as God, let as assemble in our renpective places of pubis Tho whole extant of the beach is alive (rom dawn (o dusk | OUF #\de—none wounded " Ba ypc wt age fh lg Mississippi, worship, sod with heartfelt gratitude thaak Mim for our with tho mon and horses, who are accomplishing the : pebemien ef toe od. “then ‘comes re if Charleston fall, and he had better die with Batiomal wuccessen. Lat ue pour forth fervent prayers work from which #0 mach hoped. eae the vew Yankee battery, just erected higher up on the | the rest. ; PARP O LOD Hie biewaings upon those who have periiled their lives Frow ibe wow work a wart hag been ont out upon | sont oc he fricg earl tor th an 'tnn daym, baa boon | "lanl, <hation, Warner Ms sing earmarn, Boas | reer invaaien Penstyivania bor farsa short oft | Colonel Mateb in Pursuit of Pillow’s | te aphickd the et ‘ the beach, affording quite a depth of water at bigh tide. | from our new battery on James’ Island, batteries Gregg | foariy across it. he gues poses soeth ‘Aandi must | hopes of owr people—ihat the enemy i Low premiog an try 04 (0 toalntain that Uniw of | “4 Thie has boen constructed under tho fire of rebel guns, ag | 884 Waguer, on Morrie Istand Fort Sumter. Very | yo reduced before they can reach Cummings’ Point, which | with more miveterate energy, iv the intoxication of uo @ Forces. canential (0 the pease and bappte Ai the work haa beom giuce the landing on tue island. Cates on pereeny alanoned eave ornate eleven | could be readily taken im the rear. | doubt if battery | worted rucsems, to cruah tho’ last sironghoida of the “re. ‘ sihows wiaws of our rey let . 5 - seared i. Wagner can be taken, either by ansau! infantry, or | bellion” bene ere but reasons (be more why Char J ; The ascomponying map will servo to explaiu some of the | ing. Our James’ Inland battery bas fired steadily, throw: | tre'vontarameat of thelr fleet. aud 7 ton mavt uot fall,” Not that the reduction of she ey! Wholesale Desertion of Alabamians from | ™** Av" Yew tate demolete by the ravages of war points menticr 6d in the foregoing letter sacar esa cocand aoa tae the soem) oman ie | _ Immediately weet of Morris Island lies James Island, | would bo materietiy very dissin Let us offer up oor petitions (hak aur people muy be ant Ané go the last day of July pasos away with every- | hundred yards trom Battery Wagner. Our fring, par. | [rich the enemy bave wisoly conceived ie too hard a aut | fecatighig, Mt, Sabeutee thet Broge’s Army. mated by virtes, Intelligences end patrition, aed thes Jding promising svccess, though not perhaps as goon ag j culariy from the James’ Island batteries, kept the work Th im strongly fortified (rom Stone to Ashiey river. and | the oft} ich they hate—for our rulers may be entowel with wisdom pat down yome may wirh. are deed cba runting SWay free te cent, cee tae | Deig some sight miles across, the attack would be | rus they cal ever w rebellion, v the liberties and righta of our peapte é J - ane . ~~ 4 wore - Of nt ote ayer Surcly we can woll wait im pationos and silence for euch | only revjwnee elieited snemy baa boo a few | Wn ethngs wns Devens GON, OYA, 8 they cerned | Reveny ter ue mean Position of Ge Tolamstons | 104 to reevore the viewings of pace, onder aad prpor ay ncoess us we trust this will prove. shots from their iand batvery this side of Craig Hill, The a not fall. The glorious and iF to Our abe ied enantry All ehinga are working welt. We know that anxiety i | 64h ons Mtv nen TAvTscun iying aloagvide of tho ron. | The Redwetion ef C the has herwvefore | made; ali Rebel Forces, fo witeees whereot 1 imvs hereuntds my 4 ‘eit im Charleston for the safety of the city. Last woek | pies yoetorcay, mapposed to be giving the latter a (res cope Fom whe Richmond te ee Peas tsi, Sonne pe Rey new ae afhnet the privy seal of the Mate, at the ouy of Abeoy there were banging (rom the parapet of Sumter, as a pro- | SY ot ee anieel en ene ae eestive. coh eae’ anne We feamrte tee Fe ee ee ice, | od forth from the day of Hecenrionvule down vo the iaat —- tie 94 day of Augeet, in the yaar of our Lori 1M tection to the walls, lines of cotton tales. Is told us | pean cet naditional Na ta | ton imponsible. ageaalt 00 battery ner—ail admonish her true wae Mrerem, Teon., August 4, 1868 HOMATIO HEY ZOUR ‘ that they cammot rt 4 vainly that ffleen-inch shot were equal to ite destrue- | aloo arrived, worn uf the latter filled wy trope Prom ~<A that they caaaes aerd wo fioch now.sAnd they 9 ander. | oss new artven Richaraoan's band of guar Shy the Coveranyssthesion. 9. Tvuse, Prwvite Deane bales obrervations made | # believed that enewy landed arleston Must mile” ‘ = hemes Vou, ‘But the cotton bales are now gone. Set on fire, ap | cheerrations male ihre troupe on Sunday as 1 iule Folly {Rrotn the Richmend Inquirer, July 20.) ee can ie Te Glen et Retate eed Cate feat ee | er ae aveeend Coren, ose ee ee ee | ene tatthenes 1 Obto Mallromd—Be- they wore, by their own guns, they were obliged to tak® | Tries, They are also supposed to have landed a namber | ‘Charleston most not fal!” wayn the Mereury. Th® | leper that we mort all fresh i be daye that are | DA armed Lis attention to General litow's forese, which tery « aes tts Cando them down, and they are vow piled into scorched heaps | of guns «: te oy Aa my oe wee Le fe fone com ng, and eeee at band. are in the ceighborhood of Pari, Tennessee. Pillow te opening La ped ce baggy vom greater portion of 0 laoding of whole world, are turned now to that brave ny x Beaur camer, eb ‘a0 over ogee “- ; oa yidhag betebews © fonrfalners om the part of the | Voub* abl wore evideaty anguced at some very heavy | lnterert morm immed ate and more ad then 10 any | au osmnbataate ere promivite’ irom ‘sarsting ine enry | revertee © rene Wee river ot Farag ce Bentey | sus rad will corieialy be po-qenel Uiiwegh by ihe sebeto ene hie ts very eneboreging 66 wn. aE vor tue vennsta atten to the buthAiig: iatatein | Sood eee aoe kane ta thy upos say pretence, pamaparts nte mont joaasly examined | M0 © A ROI seeste, who left Tuscumbia | MR ietent fur pammnger sed frewht wane. iia of i oe have the appearance of prige staamern captured from this | ing t0 him, 80 proveking (if not disovuraging) t war footing; Chartexten has gs E pa has arrived ot Corieth, We reports thet Reddy | iéing, witb the woual guarsiter, cas + lerved Wo marrow, port—the Memphis, Aries aod Oberoker, They are all | as ine captore of the city which was tbe | crs) struggie with hor direst f ’ rrandhon —" 4 4s | end enippers cam rety upon their fre mong wan bee REBEL ACCOUNTS. painted lead eslor credie of secession and nuclens of the confederacy. No | joa sr cinders. or elee the presided and met famous | Dat Amt all Bia baggage and shires towards Moms, one m : con uae ‘The general opinion seome # be that we shall probably | other event would be #0 damaging to our military | oy io aul the world Georgia, bot remains 16 Toscombds valley with almost aij | With drier. The amie “ r ESTs SR have our hardent (rial sometime this weok prestige ia the eyes of European Vowert, No other com ~ Ray and felly guarded by the federal forone, The Bombardment of Fort W. From the Charleston Mercury, Joly 25 Tawaity in the country—not that of Richmond iteel/——« bis forces i (From the Richmond Enquirer, Jal; The situation of affairs in our neighborhood remained | so deenly and cordially exeerated by the bass poopie why {Prom the Char'eston Courie The cout ano reyrete that nearly belt of the Ale | Serious Dt Towa All quist'at Charleston to day. There was vccasional | Twat material change yesterday, There woe bet little | are attempting our aubjugation. It is teenuse tuey are | (agin un, whore gallantry 10) @arlog in (be de | bemane ‘eBrage’s army have Gewerted, taking their 4 one iis riay aod ast night ou the enemy's works on | Wy Crcashnel.y, duriug dhe day, our vatterion threw | So base that tiey bale the nuble city with #0 Inieuse ® | sr wag Wageet un tho 1 pewed duo Sa Grieg eater y 8 ‘om shells at U evemy’s ponithon on, Merrie tend, but | besred sud if ever those prood oltizena should tall under | nineties by ali who had opperiunition of otseryn. | *™* O ms The Je ~~ a new iy rep y war elicited, emer from the Yackwe eet or land | martial law of @ Yankee general, the humilie | obese arrénévetty daact ry ant gene Loegienant Devenport 1 etnies mete e - a and with the +gade he Bench, Immediately Im front or i yranny tbat crashes Ne po maeeel a m Telllecerr:, @ . * and | orn tee t - . “ reminsony cud Moonore bev been compartively | Bectery Waener, the Vaukeos aye crustructed & mail | be mild in comporieun the vengeance that 3 | em of the Eetanitels te lersee ts tral sé te darian saa | net madtes OD the all Of Bib array wes ot Meridian «tty dheke were Bret oe men 4 ; * for tee teat two days. Ib is supposed wore | SOM Creu work, © ‘far as con be eecer | de wreaked open the once abty «nd diedaintal pe etermnes coarage and’ te be Part of bis force waa under anders to go tottowPe ThA oi oerhende, wank lied. Tw 2 ne tale By obrery tar, Bat few men | of Charleston. “The stared would be taxon out of them, a at ngow. oagh A Cran a meremenie on ammunition all day yesterday. J tate, Pelt) See oh ng Ome d thtoagl were entirety gmram The coppertonnia were art ‘era! additional blockacers and transports arrived *P_ cared \o be w { tery. to ompiiy the washerwoman's phrase of Banka They | 4.1 :he memorable or Seardsy, the 16th iewtant ‘ sor cores. Wee orang’: fect of the rereaged yeaten | would be bewed down t the earth, and every A menped eotaiured, < vloce srmtorday — gorse with ifeope. by the ar ; os . | ineldemt of a ay : The Amerteam Dental Comvention. The enemy are ‘to be landing more trope ms O43 1 he hee gone. their humiliation would be dweit on Lares faite Poly tulet, and will pecbably make an else mune jp FL ib ies | De ly Fy a oy Wag Arrival of the America at Quebec. itr a greg S| The Merit Kenta reat ut tae this week. “ag ~ . Jenlows Goente, Aaguat 4, 1869 ‘The Amereas Dental Courention ie . . we vomely wed Yaukers of New York sud especmily of Dow thee morning, @ reuls D remuert ® oe ae we Thie Would © go pat” _meeachovetia, abouiionias “eucid Rave the | Tue westmabip America, from Liverpool om we 334 via | sonia bere todee.,_ son eoventy manners wore rs. cao aeuatn tun ten wns ATER, } om Jue Toland ‘enh of exacting homage to the fag of the Stare neder®: be of Jui: rived st the por | eens. I ir " am ate Kvorything progrening favorably, Aboot twaoty es Ane Cannan of the Palmnetio would be team. | 7007010777 00 the SUR of duly, arrived 04188 port (Bie | Fresitens. The maruing sation wee oteapied im ten wuenber of Sfisen bundtre roven veasols of all kinds, including ube [ror wes a 4: Ms Intand bs nthe mod with a diabolical glee, and the libraries | «"** let Bdwy to enticigates ing eet cheng ewe the See Ti ee enmiinng Whee Pir emag th Sartore, aro Iying below. A few more trars7 the % p> Mewm, od pleture allenic of the eultivated gone of Carolina | een prentect, 41. Tath, of Crgunatl: View Prem ‘ rived yesterday, Some twenty vessela are -v ve oh (he even « the va.gar dwellings of © The Steamer Pacific As dent, MW, ehethelt of webne oe ng hoore ont wrong mv - stono river, nas a tim key wy Ohare ¥ on vr me y Carl niaa who shoo'd have Se. Sena, 3 Augent 4, 194 tory 7. Ate 4 aed oma agg fat. Tie ot “ Tankers yesterday (Pie ‘ wee ‘tod 8 bel ; wb a, anaenvy tne brave, dead who fou in | The vlaamer Pacific went aabore cn the morning of the | waw Vor te eapecet that (be Comrention will cog, | RPO Ht the FF ‘One man was willed and another wounds.» , Aa a), SVMS ts, tewned by Cam | ae desenes. \ecar Brecasy. No partiovtara are jt received. Aimee tour oF ve dor SOP We eatnty of thoes - Of