Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-05
LATEST NE WS.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
NEW REGULATIONS FOR TRADE
WITH SOUTHERN STATES

NEW REGULATIONS FOR TRADE
WITH SOUTHERN STATES
NEW YORK, September 5.--Specials this
morning are extremely barren. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has for some time past
been engaged in the preparatory of new regu-
lalions for trade with the rebel States, suited
to tAe altered condition OF affairs occasioned
Inv the opening of the Mississippi River
They viii % CON pleted in a few days but may
have to be submitted to the approval of the
General commanding the Departments in the
South, before they Will be rea ly for publica-
ton. The largest imber Of applications for
lands under the Homestead Law are in Wis-
eohsin, Michigan, kans IS and Washington.
The revenue from the public domain is scarce
ly more than nominal No additional lands
will be Immediately advertised for sale
A Morris Island letter of the lst to the
Herald says that for two or three days, new
rebel battery on Sullivan Island had been
making fruitless efforts to annoy our men in
the advanced trenches. The calibre of the
gups imployed is not certainly known, but ii
e supposed to be Cne Of the eleven-inch guns
taken from the Keokuk The firing of the
gun is very good, except in one rather impor-
tsut particular; its range being short and only
at long intervals shot reaches this island
Those thrown ia thus far have been solid
shots, and have done no damage other than
TO sand hills which have been hit The great
majority fall into the water outside of the
beeeh and experd their force upon the surf
From monitors--the Potopsco, Passac
Napant and Moptank--came in yesterday
afternoon and engaged Fort Moultrie and the
batteries on Sulhvans Island, firing occasion.
al shot at Sumter and Wagner The engage
ment opened about half past three O'Clock
and about two hours nre, maintained with
great intensity particularly on the rebel:
side The firing from Moultrie and battery
Rec was terrific Their heavy guns ratified OF
like snare drum in tattoo, and the watel
about the mentors jettng up N all directions
MANY shots struck the monitors but did little
damage. The heavy rifles and iteen,ncI
shells of our iron-clads burst with effect owe
and in Moultrie, aud seut the earth whirlinl
in all directions Wagner was reprate IL,
struck by exploding shells and somewhat dam
aged She fred but few shots during the con
test at the monitors.
Battery Gregg was exceedingly active
Her heavy guns we're in play from the frs
to the last Of the engagement, aud mad
some excellent shots. Monitors shells wen
wildly on all sides and had no effect in slenc
ing her guns. Sumter was struck severa
times by rife shots from the Passaio AM
Patapsco. but besides destroying masses q
loose masonry, Il did no further damage t
the Fort No guns we're dismounted if the
exist After two or three hours fighting tn,
Monitors withdrew The object of the attac
has not been developed
Some days sin, the enemy made systemi
tic effort TO blow up and destroy the CUR
boats and transports in Stoue Inlet by mean
of torpedoss Fortunately no serious dam
age was inflicted on any of the vessels by thes
internal machines, but escape quite narro
enough for comfort One torpedo explode
a little astern Of the Pawnee aud blew be
launch which she was towing astern to fraI
ments
A few moments later tremendous oxpl
sion occurred on the Birdkey a few rods belo
the Pawnee, OccasiOned by another TORPEDO
at the same time From facts since deveo
ed, tits certain the rebels sent down IN thu
night at least ten Of these Inventions, thrt
or four exploded aud four were picked a
One drifted through the fleet Of transpor
and up Folly River and exploded under Ii
bsws of the Mortar Schooner G. 7, William
but occasioned no damage. Torpedoes pr
eisely like those we have found in Light Houi
Creek and 60 OF at the slightest concussion
The Tribnnes Morris Island letter STATE
Wagner will be held 10 the last moment, az
nothing, il is said, but want Of water wi
compel her 10 surrender The dead lie
thickly around her walls that the water fro
the shallow wells cannot be drank. II cor
PEELED by thirst some Of the soldiers are