The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-02
THE GREAT SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
That sink OF Rebellion md Iniquity
DOOmcd-Stflhter In Ruins--Cha rles-
Ton ~ Shclted with Inflnmrnablc
BOmbS-Wrath nttd CONSERVATION Of
the Mcbels-Bcanregnr Don't Like
Wnr i'm Enrncst-GffImGre Demands
mi unconditional Surrender,

is0nbS--Wrath ana Ccnsternation OF
Wsr in "Eis,me.TnYKfnr" cgn .pc,,nnds mas
M Unconditional Surrender.
Nnw IoHK, August 27.--Thc Richmond
EHqUirrr states that ." the enemy. it seems
has been able to throw few shells into the
city from distance Of five miles, and we
arc told General Ijcaurcgard has protested
against such proceedings on the ground Of
humanity. This protest will DO of little use
indeed, if he can not disable those batteries
which fired the shells. The Yankee com
mandcrs, With their customary bravado,
havc demanded the surrender of Sumter
and our forts ON Morris Island but in this
they can by no means be indulgcd they
will find that they arc now only at the be.
ginning Of the sicgc Of Charleston, and be-
tween them and tlat city in still fiery path
TO travel"
New HoRK, hug 27,--Thc stenmer Arago,
from Charlcston bar goth, has arrived. e,
e. Fulto sends dispatches dated off Morris
lslond, 9Th, noon. Admiral Dahlgrcn, at
midnight Saturday, with five Monitors
bumbarded Sumter till clock.
The fort was struck over 100 times, tire
balls going through the sea wall. The
whole p2iapct was also carried away.
Sumter fred one gun five times, but
houltrie Gregg and Beaurogard for three
hours raincd GhellcB on the Monitors. They
were etISck several times, but no harm
done.
Sumter is dcfunct; the last gun was dis
mounted yesterday. To-day grand army
and naval attack on Wagner and Gregg
takes place. Now that Sumter is dcfuuct,
the rebels will be driven from Morris Is
land. Gilmore is determined TO have pos
session tonight
General Gilmore on Thursday notified
Boaurcgard if he didn't surrender the forts,
he would shell the city in twcnty-four hours.
No attention was paid to the demand and
on Friday night General Gilmore threw
fifteen shells, charged with Greek fire, into
the city.
Saturday afternoon Beauregard sont
down flag with an urgent protest, dcnounc-
ing Greek fire as villainOus compound,
unworthy of civilized nations, and demand
ing more timo.
Tho English, French and Spanish consuls
also denounced the short time given, and
claimed more tlmo to remove the subjects
Of their respective countries.
Gilmore replied by renewing the dcmanl
for surrender. Bcaurcgard asked II truce
of forty hours Gilmore rcluscd time on
any terms but unconditional surrender.
At - O'Clock last night shcling tho city
with Greek fire was resumed,
1t is generally thought that the stars and
stripes will wavo over Sumter tonight.
There is evidently great trouble in Charles
ton.
1t s not hcIic"od that thcro arc over
twenty men in tho ruins Of Sumter. Her
guns arc now mounted on Sullivau's Island.
The end is approaching.
MoRRls lstANp, August 81 -Thoro is
little note concerning the operations of yes
/ tcrday, though Fort Sumter had been rem
dored useless for defense Big guns in our
batteries were deliberately engaged in
rounding off its remaining angles, and put
ting on the finishing touches of it's dcstruC-
ton That Wagner ia hard nut to crack
must be apparent to the people North. 1t
is not yet IN our possession, though foot by
| foot, yard by yard, our bravo soldiers are
! digging their way into it. During the bonn
bardmcnt of seven days, not moment has
/ been lost before Wagner. With its sup
/ plies cut Off and our men welding pickaxo
and spade under its very parapet, the pros
poet Of ts carly transfer to Federal owner
ship daily brightcns.
The destruction of Sumter relieves the
guns and batteries, which may now be
! 'lh'I W 'st 'IlIl'H'N' 'Htt W ~ lcl IN ucS-
tined to feel their power and yield before
them is considered certain.
That General Gilmore means business is
evident from tho fact that the swamp-augel
was again trained upon the city last night,
and several of her messengers waited upon
the inhabitants, if any yet remain.
Tho guns of James Island batteries con-
tinucd to play upon this pet place of ours
with great animation, all night, but with
out damage.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 26 The gun.
boat Western World arrived this morning
hom off Wilmington, and reports the arri.
val there of the steamer Florida, from on
Charleston, with Intelligence that the Union
forces occupied Forts Sumter and Wagner
on Monday last.