The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-08-24
The Wheel Moving TO day.
ARRIVAL. gilmore MILITARY
From Charleston,

Fhildd,,ph;d, SUNDAY, ivguS 93.-u. =. supply
steamer Az An.As- from off Charleston, wedne,dsy
usornin., Aus 10Th, has arrived.
The attack on sumter commenced on kond,y
morning by Gsa. Gilnores riess batteries, and the
nsval shor, battery.
The Mentor Aeet, ,iied by the " ,osen ve's,ls, at
sseksd Fort Wagner and Giess viii srest fury. al.
1eneins the former and an jst sl-ncns the latter,
Mus enabling n, shore bstsses to pay sum'er.
Tho Monitor. Pa'rp.co and Pt.sais went vi.hin
Loo yard, Of Sumter. sII plsyed into 1t With COO
aAsrshe havoc.
shot from Wagner broke piec Of interior lining
q the Monitor C,tstIl. whom within 100 yards o.
oAat fort, the pecs striking the heads Of Commodore
4ndsers and PsymAstsr Woodbury., inst.ntly killing
both Of them. These se7e the oay psr'ons injured
The damage 70 the walls Of sumter by the shore
battsries and the Monitors 10 visible without the Aid
- glass The South sud Fast face Of the fort look,
0ke honey comb, and iis entire dcmoshmeut will bc
spon accomplished. No damage TO our Gsst. The
shore batteries continue an iue-sssut fire.
ncosD plsrArcu.
Philadelphia. August ?3.-The following account
b from the pen OF Mr.. Chailes {. Fulton:
Flao Ship, Dinsmors, Tussldy, Auy. ls.-The
attsrt on sumter commenced iay.bre,k yestetdAy
morning by I'll. siege batteries Of Gen CHINO and
Che naval bsttrri shore. Al d O'Clock, Adnlra
Dahlsren proceeded on board the WcshEwktn, and
With the Ironsides and entire N 7ntor Acct attacked
batteries Wagner shd Greg, with great folce, com
p,e.sly silencins Wagner, and almost siirncins
Gresg. The wooden rlnhoN,s. seven IN number
slso Joined IN the rssAuL and suahcd all OF The shore
battsries to pour their shot ard 'he into sumter Al
10 o'clocl, the Admiral ohsnsed HE hw to th. Pas
sac, and With the Pa,rf.r9, proceeded 20 wihlr
about 400 yards Of sumter, aud shelled the sea
call With tn, rifed guns of ihoe vessels about Al
hour, with mark eject. s..-'rr hi'd about IN,
return shots dong no dsr.re 10 the ve,t".s, Will,
che wal of the fort va badly cared.
Fleet Csp,sn George W Koig rs took command c
n. old vessel, the Nonitor C,,sk ani went up Intc
shs hsht, goins within hundred suG hty Yards o
She beach front Of BsteryW Susr After firing anurn
ber Of sho,s, shot from Fort Wagner broke pice
Of the Interior in'nA Which s,rlck on the head n
Commander Rodgers. inr,aElv killing him, I. yell .
Payrn,Aer WUnLbiry, -ho ~ss standing ~ hi. side
Both Of their ,'aas were spl.t open. These were tn
suly prfont Ia %, on land or "ater. !Tng .hc e.
hours' engagement
The dAmsst do. . 10 Sumter by ths ,efe hs,terie
1Gcn Gilmore is v,ir, w.'Ho,.t ths,.d Of srs"
The rebols had -rco,e! a islse wall A'sin't the val
srposed e. our b,t,eis,. Il extended - within te
bet Of the top q; the 'al, c-er hty feet b sh an
ien fee, thctJ aud thi. val SHOWS sn..' OF ruin'
vhilst "a. ud vail Is hofc IN o. deep holes the par
&pet crushed aud ragged AMI tho nprihTs't cofnc
vsshet and crsc. q down sm st TO III. waters edge
The hNhar aud Stono River 40 fllsd -.h torp'
SooS About dozen u them have lecn p csed ny /
ST. s,oao and one va eKI % ! uEle TIE fAtsp'c'
saiany her iat out II wa,.r, hut doing her 10 har
None Of the vessel. were iu ured IN the least and q
Admiral and hi, ofcsrs arc con d'g' ~ Ia .ai'ity
The Monitor. 10 batter 90, s4t' =, lie IL, hovevr
snIious to save til: vcsn.s or tAo ht,yy SOY r
suired Of HON afler sumter ial,n, aui 60 Lot q
Army reduce sumter II Iorblr. The feet, exec
uhs Wsehaakrn and NsAs {, Q! retired tefore "
s'eo,k, but thoy remained TO keep Wagner sue
AnIus the sttcluo aad 70 p-cv o. tho tru4ounti
6tuns. The shore hstteri con iau'd firing all u
afo noon and light on the wall of sumter, with go
,fect
This morning IA cool and cls,r, Ard the batter
are usadily at work. The Meehxvk'n Ald Pvss
ere keeping batteries Wagner and Gtess silent, al
sp to noon whsn the ArEsns.s sailed, ths Temsi I'D
Of tho dsst were lying q, the moofnn. Genei
Gilmore announces that the work thu. far has be
entirely satisfactory up TO the Of the ssi
Of the Arkansas at noon the siege guns since moi
Ing have been huriing Eve she'll per minute at su
eer With marked ,Iect Two Monitors, the Ironsit
and some gulbosts are iht!!lns batteries WsS'
end Greg.