The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-15
indeed, prove ugly crs.omess-' In few days
~ expeee 10 80 the shot isssiss frou them.
GILMORE Pushing Ga,

indeed, prove ugly crssomess-r In few dayl
~ expect 10 80 the shot isssiss from them.
GRmore Pushing Ga.
Csrtaiuly Cen Gilmore Ii y psrssverina
| aad induss rious man. The fortRcations which
| no 10 throwing up in bic advanced position ara
! already extensive, and assume even . toruid.
able appearance Even now they rival Way.
/ isr, and although not consieting OF snch z
| mass OF earth ~ Wagner, Us. 10 Eot doubt
| sney are equally strong, or a. isast nearly 80.
fbe N ,rning shows the increase which the
| aight has wrought.
| His mon are p'a,ieg guns ia position. aud
| all The VIC RI necessary to make his fortlSca.
| sions strong. and cfi.nsivs or defensive, is
| taDidly gong on. A few days more must wit
| ases q bOmbardm ,us from ihsss works. which
are now quiet.
More Ftgftiag.
Wednesday morniay the Monsaus moved
! ..ncs more into position of Ws9aer aud
~ishin l 100 yards OF it, Tue C.iskili im
ffsdiatelY folio wed aud cao:a iiito position
| about tho sane distancs OF. Wa could sae bu.
J.e gun upon Wagner, and this ono the ia inch
qua from which we have heretofore received
50 much atention.
ProDp. in its old business, 1t again greeted
~ this morning with shot Which came s0tfi
eisntly near for qaits minute examination Ct
IL sizs aud exterler. IL passed over the tur
rst and fell into the sea hand. I'D feet beyond
~, throwing up cOlnmn OF water high into
she Air With ali occasional shot at the Cats-
kill we received most of its atsea.icn dnsinY
The mornings work Fort Gregg fred ali tha
morning NJ the Cafskili, and made souls excss
lent practice.
This fort being az far again from the iron.
eiasls as Fort Wagner, and situated UPON the
low lands of Cammings Poiat, Kres ut some
iisadvantage, yet The shots have besn excel.
! tent during the week past, in which time II has
al ~ all Aues fhA 10 Tart
Gregg is q email work compared with Wag.
ner, and yet il is ssrOrg one. 1t is the old
original Cummings Point battery. strength
sned and somewha: increased. Iss slopinx
sides, covered with green turf, remind US OF
Wagner before loyal shot and shell had torn
tions into An almost shapeless mass
Steadily we fired into Wagner till its gums
were still and 10 living object was in view.
Our half barrels OF grape had swept the fort,
and gunnsrs and shsrpshooters were both In.
visible. Within few days a new feature has
shown itself IN the firing from Wagner, it be-
ing nothing lees than sharpshooters hidden be.
htnd tbs parapet Ia the easemates, and waiting
to pick eff any who may be seen upon the
iron -Clads.
The ritis barrels eIistsu upen the top of the
parapet and the little f4iat puff OF smoke
which isl suss from the rifles muzzlss and II )ats
away tells us to look out, and, as we etc be.
j
sengsr flies over or beside us, singing on iss
way, an ebucts into the water near by. The
firing is over, and from our excellent position
ae take long look ut the Sscsssio Baby Ionic
city and lis surroundings Sumter is firing,
but we hssd it not.
A Viee from q Monitors IaSret.
On our right is the deserted simmer resort,
the Mouitlis House. Close by it, Fort Moul-
ttia. with the Two blockade RAINING wrecks,
f..,As
the beec!i before it. A little further to the left
is quiet Mouitrieville, and little beyond it,
toward the city, the beautiful green Parapet
and traverees Of B itteTy Bee. Sumter now
blocks tue visw. Above itairowning wall the
sstars and bars have given way to the nsw
dag.
Ga the eastern face the iias of now ma.
sou work from parspss to base, AMI which Was
repaired af.sr the injury from the iron clads
ID april last, is die.iuc'ly marked The mid
die line Of ports into which We looked and
saw che m load and fire i5 new filled Up, aud
the lower tier Of ports Only is used The line
of cotton bales which last week hung over it's
walls is gone The fl ssa Of their own guns
set them OH fire, and tbey were cut dowa-
Most OF the cotton WAS saved, and is piled up
behind Sumter, while soma of it cams floating
down by ne.
Ths rear of the for. has been to All extent
protected by nlasses of stone and brick work
an each corner. As you look, almost close to
Fort Sumter and under it is Fort Grecg-
Nearer to us and Immediately IN front ia Wag
nsr, with It's sidss, though beariug some ap
pear ance of shape, yet torn and ragged. Over
the low land of MOrris Island and on james
Island beyond, are tus two batteries which
the hands Of treason have recently auist.
little farther beyond ard TO tha right IS
Fort J0hDs0n, and to the right OF that npeus
tue harbor and city. Ins yellow walls Of Gas.
u pins sknau ftrn n .,t q
smooth surface OF Tie water. A little to :he
ief. of Piackusy is the iron clad middle ground
battery, Fort Ripley, AID l Imagine it is mol
more comfortable below than the rebel P.tzj
Atlanta, for SEQ upoa ths top OF it the white
tents In which the officers aud men probably
live.
A little beyond and 10 TIE left a the city.
The green trees upon the battery look tsaui-
fai and inviting and from u ader their shelter
ipy foliage many Of the fair residents OF
Charleston looked cut upon tbs fieht, praying
in their Manifestations aud paipisatlug hearts,
let us LOpa--thas the conteuV,itie Yankees
ard .heir iron ships might never survive the
terrible storm OF shot and shoii which Tained
30 nserclessly upOn them
The streets, the ECuees, the churehsa, ara
spires Of the city, are III plain view. Near TO,
and ainaos. ih range VI Christ Church spire, II
tail TO yer and lookout id rapidly going up
The blockade runners are lying quietly at the
cads, and undoubtedly, they ere trying to
make a III I'VE in another direction 70 ciyert
our attention fr5m the Notifications. Away
to the left on Morris land busy hands are Vt
work making strong the defsnces OF tks
Union, Loyalty, AMI good Government. II Is
AN Interesting picture.
Hardly a spot withn the lina Of vision but
what ia familiar to our eyes, and yet desa ined
t, bocoms ia ,hs swiftly advancing days more
memorable. The foot Of the Government is
i-miy planted Oh this ''saeled soil" Only
few sleps forward, and the birthplace OF ;rsa-
sou IL under lis heel. Tie steps may be taken,
slowly perhaps, bat surely. We may witness
repulses 1t iisst, bat they shail be turned into
successeg.
The contss. will be asses, Lu. " i'll end in
victory at last. List us watch without CRITICS.
ing, and wait without murmuriuy. the stake
is too great TO admit faie. move, the prlzs is
too dear to fall from our grasp. With the fall
of Charleston VIC may sn'siy look, asd soon,
for the last expiring breath of the fsbsiiioa
TaE Nav GovERNoR CT ALARAMA.--TEe
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