New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-05
Gen. Gilmore Smelling the City.
The Inhabitants Removed to the Rear.
FORT SUMTER ABOUT DEMOLISHED
,ombardment Of the Rebel Forts.
THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA STARVING.
PHILADELPHIA. Friday. Dec. 4. 1868.

Tho u. 8. supply steamer Massachusetts
Lent WIN. II. wes. commanding arrived at the Navy
Yard thls morning from Charleston Bar on Tuesday
Che ist) afternoon. at O'Clock.
She brought back tho Marine Battalion, comprising
200 men, and several refugees from st. Johns river
Fl who represented the people OF that State to DO II
o starving condition.
She also brought one Of tho Rebel party who attempted
to blow up tho Ironsides-Robert Scott BY name,
formerly Of Sew.York,
Lieut. West reports that Gen. Gilmore sl continued
to throw shells into Charleston ut the rate of twenty
per day and it was evident that they were doing con
siderable damage. Tho shells were seen to burst OF
night.
All tho Inhabitants Of Charleston had been removed
to the rear Of the city.
Tlc firing on Sumter had ceased. and Gen. Gilmore
was turning bis attention 10 he forts Inside tho haIbo
A terrible fire was kept up on Font Johnston.
On the reception Of tho OF Grants victories or
Tuesday our Army and Navy fred grand salres. Soon
aferward the Rebel batteries opened fre, which Was
vigorously going on when the Massachusetts, LEFT.
Tho Rebels had heretofore kept hospital Tag flying
from tho Moulrio House. and Of our forces re-
spected H. and avoided firing upon it. But few days
ago tho Rebels commenced tearing down tho Morltre
House. and revealed to our forces formidable battery
which had been secroted behind II while il was pnder
the protection Of tho hospital flag. .-
No flag now floats over Sumter. ind only an oeca.
sonal shot Is fred from Its ruins.
". ...n CHARLESTON HAaDoR, Tucsdiy Dec. ], 1863
The position of affairs here is unchanged.
Cen Glmort continues to shell Sumter from his NOR
tar batteries. ''~' ." ~
Tho west wall Of Sumter has been undermined by our
fire. and the last yestgo Of the for, as fortified work
Is disappearing ~
Tie Rebels now only occasionally display small
battle flag from the ruins of the fort -
On Thursday last tho land batteries engaged the
Rebel forts on James and SullvaRs Iands for several
hours The firing was very heavy. 80, ~.
The weather up to yesterday has been stormy AMI tho
navy In consequence inactive.
Capt j. NJ. Bradford has been appointed Fleet Cap
taln ylco Emmops, relieved.
80 Bosros. friday, Dec. 4. 1867
Tho correspondent of The Boston HTd'd, ip letter
dated I" OF Charleston Nov. 2s." says:
hOne Or two Rebel batteries on James Island have
been completely demolished by our immense shoai SHELL
sumter received an awful pounding yesterday. one o.
our heavy shot struck upon the inside OF the wall nj
sent an immense quantity Of 1t into the sea below The
walls are so broken Up now that We have lhe We"
through them. -
Last night a sergeant and ten priyates of Georgia
regiment stationed on james Island made good their
escape during tho darkness and surrendered themselves
10 our forces on Folly Island They state that The
state Of panic All kinds Of eatables scarce and
enormously high. They say tho South cannot hold Out
many months longer. The poor people were IN state
OF starvation Ia Charleston and Savannah