The New York Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1863, Page 3

interesting Details to Tuesday P, 3 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 186 —TRIPLE SHEE! | Of the Enginoer regimens was bows Wirty feet into oe OUR SUCCESS ON MORRIS ISLAND, |=" 25=5== wly, Mf Bot fatally, mjured, by accidentally ‘With these inhuman inventions Tum BPPREE OF OvK MRE lacipline complete 5 Meanwhite the bolts 8nd shells raived in fh n ‘their erews, in fail wey cannnnlnoeaonpeannanenadedeamianmmmnbaanaanpannnt » ieee alt aoe ‘work: cadasicn, cna ose ate. there has not been batteries, Faster thaw they could bo eounted oar Ser ost to clfrth ina as ecw | EA Batteries, Parallels and Saps of General Gillmore, which Destroyed Fort Sumter and (i hocne hy ee eee Hot "with ‘Zn occasional raid much,” to” the Captured Forts Wagner and Gregg. earth ap noarly to eclipse our view ot the work. Al! ite Aeott sharp polis were knocked away, Every outline had aoe, ot proning guariins snd vol soldiees home been disturbed. There was no regularity of { of whom is incontinent); ¥ Of fontare Goprived’oi ‘na liperty iu the summary manner 80 ovs- about ft, The bombproot had been nearly unrated, and domary with our men, and #0 usting to the ebivalrous Kreat maasos of sand #lid down like avalanchen, falling at @eings who are son eupenenta, grey: yw the entrancos and #hutting out from tho terrified semu Anetitution men, and the effect, pants all light and ventilation. The traverses which con Bected this structure with the parapet of the seoward face wore torn away, and the archos beneath them flied up with the debris, Every ove who looked upon the stronghold yesterday, while our Ore was #0 luriounly bat toring it to ruins, felt thas we abould nold it without dim. culty eu the morrow, very picket lives of our army with bands of rebel gue- ‘villas, is sow clear for miles, and all such sneaking wishes we those whose — part in this war consists in murder! aloof in wholesome awe. The exten! ‘this fear is immense. No portion of the country can ‘aasured Ssa/e spot. lait within a mile of any river, oun. guatent may at any moment penetrate, with their reckiees bravery, and our dive jackets are not loath ‘we pus into the stronghold, to “beard the tion in bis den’? gad rob him of his spoils. Is it deep in the interior, far frow river or camp, {a hill, valley or mountain fastness, BO spot is #0 seyuertered, 80 quiet or so safe, even to the mae of Richmond, that the quiet dust of its country }, unrufied by even the wind, may not at any mo- ment be seen whirling in a fierce stormcloud above the bboads of the advancing “ Yaukee cavalry.’ MORRIS ISLAND. GRNKKAL GHIMORE ORDER AN ASKATLT. Last evening an assault was ordered. I give you bi General Gillmere’s plan of attack: — ayRCAL ORD No, O12, Davauracer or tie oor, ) Heange aimee, ox Tee Kuen Monnis Ixtann, 8. © , Sept. 6, By rt Wagnor will be annaulted at nine o% ho 7th instant, by troops to be dow al Terry, who will comman 1 the work will be kept ‘apet, and will thea cease signal The ansault will be in three columns, as follows — Firt—A column of two small regiments of ploked troops will debouch from the advanced trenehes, mount the parapet of tho sea front and (he bembproot and traverses, spike the guns, and seize and bold the esly port Second—A column of one brigade, drawn up, rit ia front, in the trenches, io rear of the fireteoloun, » li de Douch upon the beach ov regiments, pias the wea front Of the fort, flo sharp to the loft, and mount tho jmrapet of the north aud west faces, regiment after regiment, ae they gain the requisite distances. Third—A column of one brigade, left in front Jow behind the second column, and deploy inland in rear of Wagner, f With skirmishers weli out tu f Ii, The guards of the tre Will be held in reserve At their appropriate stations — The balance of the jutantey force of General Terry's command will be Kept under arma, fromand after eight o clock in the morning, Lear the Heacon Hours, The batteries of fleld artillery wil! be Deid ready (or action near the Lookout, By order of Brigadier General Q. A. GILLMONY Ep. W. Surtu, Agtiatant Adjutant General, AKKIVAL OF A DESERTER WITH IMPORTANT NEWY. ‘The troops moved from their camps #hortly afier ten O'clock, reaching their positions iu the t-enches an hour later, They had barely arrived when a deserter from the Tebol lines came in, bringing the news that the island was being evacuated. We pad depended apon our picket Doats in Vincent's creek, under Major Sanferd, to keep us Advised of any movement of thie kind on the part of the enemy ; but jt appears that the atate of the tide would not allow them to get through until some time after the with drawal of the rebel garrison bad commenced, Om TROOPS IN THK yoRT. Ap Foon as the story of the deserter could bo told, Gene Tal Stevenson sent forward a small scouting party wo ascertain ite truth. They speedily returned and vor. Toborated the news, aud our forces immediutely leaped Into the fort, Captaine Walker aod Pratt, in charge of the sappers, planting their fag upom the parapet A slow match connecting with the magazine was discovered and extinguished, and then commenced A RACE RETWEEN OUR TROOME FOR HATTERY GirKG. Captain Brayton, of the Third Rhode Island artitlery, was the Srat man there, A fow men of the Fifty fourth Masnachusetts were close bebind him, and then came two companies of the Third New Hampe' regiment, under Captain Randlott. THE TRISONERS CAPTURED, ‘They arrived in season capture between forty an. fifty stragglers, mortly from Somth Carciina regimonts, while Major Sanford, who, a* soon as the tide served, bad fot bis picket boats through the mareh, succeeded in oyerbauling @ couple of boats containing # Heut aad twonty two men of the rebel ironclad steamer Chi Cora, who bad boon assisting the garrison in their ceoape OOK CAPICKES OF ANTILLERY. In addition to the prisoners taken we captured nineteen gras, fourteen of which were in Fort Waener aod the re maining five in Rattory Gregg. The armament of Wagner consinted of two ten-inch columbiads, ove tem inch mor lar, five navy howitzers, mounted on seseomRt orrriavoy, three carronades, one rifled gun aed two field plecoe Gregg wan arined with three teu-ineh coluinbiady and two fiold guon. Nearly all the pisces bad been sptket, Dut in kuch a manner that the apiker can be casily with drawn from the vents. These guns are nearly and are Dow of Little use except for abort ranges mnie SRW OF FORT wadmen. The scove which presents itnelf to the wye of « » sito at Fort Wasner this morning ia one of utter wreck and ruin, The broken parapets, the dismounted gure, the and piled up before the eutrances of the bombproot, the Dolte and fragmenta of exploted shell with which tne torreplela in paved, and, more than ali, the heaps of rebel slain, some lying im the eun and othe {varied in the looee sand, show what «fearful ordea! the garrionn pareed through. The stench sridog (rom the deoxyiag dead is rickeaing and overpowering, Many were At night, just below the purface of the terre leu. to be unearthed sod torn to places by the minnl the following day continued to plongh through the work Here an arm sticks #ti@y oetef the ground, aed tere « aboolees foot in vieibie, while im another on bodien, one clad tm s . for burial, but Joft In the hoary of departure for ue to put away Evening, Sept. 8, from Our Bpecial Correspondent. a = ==, The Bombardment of Wagner and Gregg. General Gillmore’s Order for the Assault of the Enemy’s Works. Their Evacuation by the Rebels and Occupation by Our Troops. THE EFFECT OF OUR FIRE. 74° 8 i wees ee rwee veragee ~~ — Sickening Scenes in Fort Wagner. Our Troops Ordered Out of It for Sanitary Reasons. The Port of Charleston Closed and the City and Harbor Under Our Guns. SPLENDID RESULTS OF THE SIEGE. Admiral Dahlgrén Demands a Surrender of Sumter. BEAUREGARD REFUSES TO COMPLY. | @ j ' “er /] ——— MARE %..\) mr ajor's uniform, Laid OPERATIONS TUESDAY LA w wren nw recor Existence rust have been terrible while (be \outm ment was golng on. Even now the odor of the ment is almost intolerable. The ee, De ome ot 4 of about fourteen hundred mes, wae hare tent like sheep in a fold, without sunshine to sour breathe, The cerling, formed of huge loge oven pearcely to afford ete room, Dead bodiew are eat tered here and there, be horrid ateweh arimng froe Sith and the place Benya from & plague OF pest ene The onty for of ther Terrific Bombardment of Sulli- van’s Island by Iron-Clads. Fearful Explosion in Fort Moultrie. wn. 1 could onl rar m wean table made roarh honrde Cm twor on ware there, whather emety or wot t Tho Village of Moultrieville Set te < wir vs ‘ . vn "s on Fire and Dostroyed. sree wih ran, Tac Booms ores fe way Ww the fine t wrote and the work th FEELING OF THE TROOPS, | dere . of line ° fey &e., &e. | making ( liga tileravie a . Mr. Gaien H, Oaborne’s Do: | somes Monnis Ist.ano, 5. C., Sept. 7, 1868, Scale ava sta eee i ricTORT. - Mee fea Tho Gfty- seventh day of the lege of Charleston finde py the Uvion forces tn py elon of the whole of Morris } aod n Yai nd, our tags flying over Fort nor mod Daveery 1 op Greeg, Fort Sumter a sha oworloss, useless mate > osu > Of ruins, aod the ¢lty and harbor of Charieston eummely ‘ ‘“ é e-vered by General Gilmore's gu Bese glor re jf prengivcn sults arg reacbed this morning, a! gr ove of the most re- @ vom re Markaio Campaigns ia the htory of the present war. At om early hoor thie ad PATORDAT'S PO papousst. Thave already detaiied, in farmer despatches, the le. bors performed by our en Havers’ before Fort Wagner. The bombardment Of this stronghold and of Battery Grogs by the heavy Porro’ 4 rites with wbich the mas- sive wails o° Sumter “sy been tumbled dowa began at daybreak on the m puing of the Sth tostant. It was most verrific and dew’ prove in ite result. The principal target of UF piss wan Fort Wagner. Never before Any WOK greeted to meh A canuOMAding Ite die. fre batteries was so short, and our ranges #0 easily ob that not a shot was wasted, From dawn tl dona th af of cannon Olled the art, and the heavens ‘were hur with the tapestry of emoke which went up from > ge euttre line of batteries, ‘The rebel garrison was goon Prat into fia (mmense bombproof for refuge. The 7 guy's abarpsrootere all day lay bidden fo their holes, ww SCALE oF MILES : — d agen ‘ a! Regs ‘ 7 ot ge aftor another the guns were dismounted, and at ton ( Y2 j ire aac raped gn mone ner Teoe Liestenant Colon Votunteore, was the in Gewerel Gem extern) ot onto ta our ere ° ‘ “ o'clock in tho moruing they coased to reapond aif armen . 1 fein a all ty cur © @ Biter Boe, Battery Beaute. | tained located in the | around Chroagh Viacent’s creole, to the loft of Wagner and | yards, and yesterday dispensed akoge.ter throogh the conse? scarp, om the one frowt Teey a setae be oo gard aud Fort Movlirie maintain! (rom Sullivan's petra rhs yy hn espe detween that work and Battery Gregg. the sap rover ting part the gues, ant entabliahiog & © seven tne: Gitgneiiiads taaetitinn'v Island © b Kk fl» sores the chrtnel, while the | mination of wenderfel brilttesey, ‘The bveubardment 198 woRE OF BoxDAy. OCR GArPERA Im Daxoen. Oe, 8 ee ee | ed Y § 0 ra vender of Fort Sumter, Vee Admiral thretene to move op rominde wd engage Ht. Hie may eink Cheuk the onre ot the works pon James Island, including Fort Jobwon, Patiory | du the night present ied im interest At daylight on Sunday’ the fre of ail our batterion mas Bat, though’ Wagner wae quiet, (hove in the tranches | column could have leaped, simeet of & Hee Simkina, Battery Cheeves and Battery Hascall, kept op an pe ype sen sanytin the orcs began. All prio pom requmed. As on the previous day, there was no response | were not wholly free from danger, They were no clue | bound, edhe parapet, oF detouchad open (he benet port . equally vigorous fusilade.* Against the fire of all these ‘i from Wagner oF Gregg; bat the works on James and Sul | to the fort that our own hells oecanionsliy anooyet | the fort, amd wlincked 16 lw the rear, without wmrlrar OF ai oque wh & shells wore weaving through the air their skeion of Works Our guos aad G* vers were admirably protected, | fire, following exch oltier im graceful curves like a | livan's islunds were, if eaytbing, more actively en. | them. A! \he bead Of the sap esmali American fag wes | pomare, creep ne idpmin rth dy Fp — and the comuaition duriog the day wore fow and eligi jocatee's marvellous spheres, axd expiodteg (im rap'd suc- | gaged in theif endeavors 10 annoy us, Our aappers | plonted, lodicating to the New Iromsiden sna ibe Mooltore RET OOO OF So Pewme = noe soaesvntgehie oat he spam pris tort Ay $2 S48ERDA + mont | comsion withia the fort, ‘They were sufficient to detor | during thie time were making fine headway. % | the point of our advance, behind which tLey wee wot & White our wen were wort poh stn naveae Ss a tigi A Daring the whole of Saturday ogi' our mortars in he | the garrison from any attemnta to repair the damaye ve | tong a the artillery fre of Wagner cortoved to | bot, the muailen of these vessels coming now wed | other dangers than thee « tmen() : - se filth paraile! cut . theiriWGb0d Iato we | oat eed Carlag the-Aey, while Gieeilet. tne ce by | play opon them their work was neces eo t ® 4 be oe vom vo * noved nm Theeir “4 os yh Boetyeguaist: wis ~~ Wy Parrott rides whe yre of ast ovg picket Fores, Which Major *e rious and flow; but with 1 fire subived they | anerd sbout Cy Perds, and the rappers rel nrne “ he Vorpe dome «tile the enw ; ; , st - Fy Ra ACEC, Aue oe oe Mie miglts wmmeunlly od- page in eveute Veangnueed, bad taxon io vente | edvanced om the Grst day Of the bombardment about forty | u aily dig heir way up te it. AL Dips they had dug | fort, oneer two Ml thee machinns Capo led, NTiBUED a PAOk