, 1863-09-15
G()l1o9o @ribn11e.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is. 1863
FROM CHARLESTON,
hoW The Marsh Battery vas
Constructed.

+ tOustfuCteus
THE 9oMBARpMENr oI
WAGNER.
Correspondence Of the N. T. Herald, 1cth.I
90 not know Why slou1d thus mlnutel
speak Of this MarsL Battery, unless becanse
|: from The heavy rifle gnn ~ith which It
. armed, the fret shot was fired into Charles
!. ton si1ce this war began; and because, NOR
inan any other OF our works, 1t has intro
drced to the hot-headed inhabitants Of th
1nita4 sly of rebellion something Of the hor
Iors which they themselves precipitated o,
the country. There is poetic Justice in visit
Hg Them With bursting bombs and kcatter
ing ME while the prince of braggarts, wht
~resttd Fort Sumter from Union hands, still
governs Them. You-will excuse me if lin
ger nItle oyer a account Of this Aorridt
. monefT7m In Gen. Beauregard's eyes.
The "timbered land" On Morris Island I,
confined to 2 small spot on the bank Of Vim
cents Greek, as the stream which divides III
from the marsh is called. Here are two soil
fary palmettoes, ecrubby, gnar1ed md almost
si9, ,eane,s, - constituting 2 the entire wooded
eessary logs for the foundation were to be-
Lad 10 nearer than the toreets on Folly Il.
isno, elPht Or Line miles away. Here thc
trees were felled, their trunks hewn into
19ape, and the tlmhers hauled in trucks To
!1e; !a,ghtaoafe inlet, whence they were RATED to
row, sinuoua stream. Here they Tera cau.
ftousiy and quietly placed ashore, their pres
ence hidden By green grass thro wn over chem.
ana hef1re daylight the boats and The workmen,
seast sseaathay H. stole away. On the following
commenced the foundation of the battery.
again, as before, concealtog their operations
y i1.aht heaa layers Of grass: So the work went
On olgns a'ter night: immediately sandbags,
TOMS and other necessary implements we're
brought up in boats; and four feet of nara.
PEI and traverse want up without e1citiur
| tie suspicious Of the enemy, whose batteries
| we're located in the edge Of the woods, last
teEoEd the marsh. Al length, on the night
Ct the 18th Of August, the + ok was in readIs i.
ness for the finishing strokes. Ali the boats.
harges, launches, lighters, duEouts and con'
oes that could be collected were placed at
Col serrell's disposal, and3 being filed with
sanopags, we're roWed By a thousand pairs Of
arms mp to the little pier which had been I'M
provised for their reception. All nteSt t IN n
tic darkness and stiffness, these Soldiers
worked as diligently rs ants, and tho morn
1ng broke upon the completed battery. its
sloes flsing dozen feet out of the mfre.
Upon the rebels In the adjacent woods its an
pearance, 80 sudden and unexpected, must
ha,, hffn craotcd M hr 1919 10 s'as1ang as II 1t
The cnnstT"c,ing - uas ~
tie difficulties with which its builders were
obnged to contend, was, think, O clo.
nous triumph In Itself and in the hooof of
Nash hn's atau9pe y Cap!a1n Mchenna, Lieutenant
Who ~are ~ J.; mnsas qrn ana Lieutenant Parsons,
should share equally with Colonel Serre1I'
Not the least creditab1e portion Of the worE
was me transportation ard mounting Of It's
nGsI Ia1ott rue: 1hls duty was most ad-
~ pasnt5 Wy 1er!o'9ea y q detachment Of the
nu manS ~ N npknne ;a!4dn T1lanteers under COM
sara nass e sand, each Weighing triae more
4nr, snd uunuaeo POUNDS, we're used up In the
"oEh, nna sheee, atteF being filled, had to be
transported DISTANCE Of three miles.
THE BoABAHDMEST OF FoRr WAGNER Dr-
GUN.
In accordance with an oraer eirar +ha
yious day. Ire vas on+ned ue1 on VI iHs pte
from ali nnr hattcr;es braooi.t, ~ sost nagner
sire, yesterday morning a. dl2light. The |
9aFa1 battery. which could net well fire upon |
rnusuer' Girccted lts gus towards Battery |
oItEg. 1ne nfe from our batteries was
IaPio and eAect1Fe, and, the rauge being oh.
1alneo, He poured Into that work storm of
Irojeo,iles such as never before were brought
to hear upon any eand battery. The results
we're encouraging. Our heavy rifle proiec-
Iles plcnghtd through the parapets Of the
rebtl work and plunged deeply into the
covering of the huge bOmbproof: when thew
quantities of sand. The firing was AT short
range and Fery accurate. Not one shot Of
ten failed to be effective. At times tFo
Or three shells would strike together, and
the CLEANS Of fire, the volumes Of smoke. ani
re tons Of sand that shot quickly up, and
merEe mound GOVERN. the b6mbnroof an
appearance not unlike that of a uinfatnre
volcano in full Eruption. The rehe1s attemnt~
ed to make some defence In the ear1V nan-
fred rapidly ard spitef;,Iiv }:e,r csn3.ta" anI
croDe. shranne1-ani ehaii! hi ehz@es +haH% % aa4
Sot stand to their 1nns: The ~ ~ 10y sous4
like htll viii fY7e fIro. oe a-n,aJ, as e.saueo
and Instant dea,h awaited tie boi6 so;rit: snG1is
the forf became sf1ent Not a 81 ehnt ~. ~ nons
4, ed ffom It durIner tfc dav AK ~
bcfpg showed hjmself ehnrr the ~ .eotat ats1ng
inieed ont.idc IKE hnn,h'n-.ef re spe pa1apet' or
nr ,po~s7nre ,o,,c- T.
Earlr In the morning .ha noh1a f.,<.ot.
1rCnsides Steamed m Ia nos;tinT az ~ vsm tSn
fo,t and opened her immenea hstter1es ~ ~ ~ ~
ter ire xe1y rand Twn aoos ~ 1eaeat +hcea az ana
eIcyen.inch she1{s Tere IN M " ~ iree @ o1 neal
nr within tbc fnTt nt nSae tus saa1 nth enpioa
ire Eas never Eent m hr Ier hafa.a A1!!ous
]av1irht mil dark hfr f,;3ns ~ 1! Hers ~ Ion ION
md WAGNER ETunE%6 HE
,nrstipF thells eoap4' oom tae
THE iHint bomhardnent vae ron+,n, {
II mir 1t set IN ond 1nada ai;ao9s ;t.aIuen 1 ao-
.nfshah1e. The e9F.ct ~ 8,;ye 8ysss s. uuuIsun.
n1t w.s narre1Ions rGa n-..t 9 upon tae
and nnder yrh;ch 4ta r.--;sS6 s. f.,t1 o9una ol
rss Moved down r. ~. fn~rnrin.t to ~. eaesy
east eIpbt fert NJ e3rti, w.. ,,,nd snot; ~ A.
be tlfsrral Ire. and he pa,neets W 1..2 ~
;nocEed down. and the pnns i,;emarntea Met1
The fort ras terribly battered, aud could =
= easeey s @ 20 @iecog911eo. 9 Al its Lines seemed
80 ~ an ;r.n1,,ia- pes1uteu ssa ene appear
.;,h,nt ~ for,, ~ snaq.a A1tse " sano aeaps,
rn1Her dac's f3re 1-anid arnne e tnHt 3
r the tomh.nrnof snd thar 'eg -, Iao nmnsls {
yon1d fse hnf he ,rcri. ~. ~ ~ ass'rucuon
rusi,ef4 in II ceases r. he tanahia az hno. onee
,ar1ison mnst eracnofe r. ~ fa4o aau me
II bu1sting ehelis md f,SfnT ~ s,i;ntp ~ pieces
he Yebt1s Snn1d hc nreva1ts66 ssp,. ss: II Z
ameo-s dnT;r q TN pr;1bt ~. ~ aSp:a116S
VA T3ettv nea71v h.rGns'. ~ Jht Susee7S 'o'aay
49, S-~ = 4ouo'"
OPERATIONS or TIE NIGHT.
At tdark al but two Of the preaching batter
Is ceased firing. Two heavy rifles and sew
nteen mortars were still in play, and contin.
ed their fire during the entire night. Pro- r.
estor Grants calcium lights were placed we11
sae a4srv poan se st1ea eana Of