The New York herald., 1863-08-25
shrcash 40 espods 9th assienng nose, though
rarey ~ts sxf.cus damage 70 either party.


ass Fws saunss anasaai that sasplc IONS
~~fs aFussd thAa tho enemy attended 70 make softe
. iues arat or thSs parallel which nad been com
~ ~ snsnser. sasday night, one hundred
sna .ssty ysrss 10 ssyaece q second drive
ea1 - e4psass our fatigue party IN the
uenshes ass psrhnps agtas 20 carry our second lines
spss ~ guus rroop. qaissiy ordered under
ana placed pwopes posiiions 10 be employed as
alse nssesAy a.susna~s. r~ csleriy with which the
cenm~nd tarnsa ard grouped their aotted stations
.-s rsn ara unae ana nnaraes guarantee against
Aay easatsni sAe part u the rebels before
pfcpery preEar~d - reCefve tncm. The grand
gnsrd snet ssrsngfhenea strong force held
reserve sad pascrfsl fgree placed in . posi.
100 ssa's me 'nemy ~ou'a 5000 rso"xni'c is 'HTP
nny sasanh was ssssmrsed
4 wwwr ~ssw
Al s-o e'cscs @ the morn1s with o,hsr correspop.
asnss sscepasa Grssss Hii, and from she station
watched ssa brsas artillery The nigh, vas bean.
ssal Not ,Auaa 70 ne rhe stars shone with
intense assr~, and the grAmed with lnpumsrablo
sgaisss fhAf snot tho sky every direction.
m the uersh famed esrcalx, suiTnsing the
heavens wh hs smh~r and purple hues. and iliumina
tns ths h.reor with feet of vessels IDLY
roek ne the swell with the so, light and all
she b~~itehins ~aec,s gf a fun su,umna moon The
~ pesorf0 beauty. but not of psace. To
shs fron' sneunaer stretched line of batteries.
o. The rt lsy the no1los and 10 shc len and front
rorss lohassn and sumter looming dmly up. all
vssi wosor,isas Fort wagner and Battery Gregg
A the interested observers Of the scene
an works we're cleaning with the are Of artillery
ysh ser nAsh and sharp report af,sr report followed
one soa.hsr n aaics sacee~sou along iines Huge
shells rose N ar. usvsrslns the heavens IN pmaboc
curves. ~ they rushed with immense speed from the
mortsrs, reached the zenith Of their flight,
and then de~eeDded with accelerated velocity
apan Wagner ana exploded inio fragments with light
nng ks gIe,m Of are. Wagner johnson, Gregg and
Sumter iuli plav their smells crossing each
others tracks a. broken light and bursting with sharp
report over lines, ains the mo hum Of ny.
Ing fragments Gres, rife proec,ies howlcd along and
grape and canister whised their horrible chorus Cor
isinIy the sccue terrific As was magnIaoeutiy
grand and well worth ~ - 1x S'Sb,T Na % Viz
nsss rs sllhS Xehltk sdded the thunder o. her nf
teen ncb y the general arroar, snd snaiy qu'ecd
tho too eregetc Gre q wsgnerwhsh supplied rooye
quite TOO lib'raly with uas for oomorby shs sedpc
tive power o her aeensncs she'll The nsrcene.s of tho
csnnonadtng did not pcrceptvey diminish until day
broke when sun after gun became scni samser wrapped
herself up 10 garh x reserve and quiet, Gregg
became ,acurn sna onv johnson and warner ssose
stiffness by dschsrre of ant
tired aricr,as took 70 their baubprocs, nd slsp,
quietly they would n thsr o~u Northern homes
oyNnAuoss rnF pIHrs.
Tue rebels making hsreaean place Port
sumter 10 the most nprcguah cnndtlcu, They ahor
the gorge q the work every night aad that
the resalts ofthe operations very important They
TO have built up intncn~ey thick barrcade u
sandbags aud perhats csfton ba l..g weer the sand
hags and the wall oovcsng ths wau ~ the gorge aad
protecting the whh ocsed Ia that face a.
the work FROM nppearances the outer sloe 81 the bar
rnn IN md t14Ft 4
badlv torn NJ the ba~e, ~ give wsv sna tumble down.
s AZ long ~ stand. u y csriai protection " the
what Hut with certain eass - prccses that have
is douh'cl shan be sble 10 nt " the way
The bArrcade the eft flank 0f the gorge nearly up
the psrapei and l. about finished that On Tho right
about the second tier Of caeema'eS snd prnxre
rapidly saree blaek .'camr .o the hgn style
down the hsrbor yesterday stsrpsan
ing three large bargcs decrv laden evidently containing
bass cf sand r sumter rhe entrancc 70 the salypnrt
bag and the sayrort itself protected by large ira
or the material Portions of the rarare have
been built up with sandbag~ and good covera made gor
tho artllerss and barbs,e guns Every portmn the
work exp0eed To 0re that ~ ths has been
strenqthenei W sandhags md cotton balr~ ow eaer
time this letter T. bcfor" your readers.
E,rxtT
From the expermenial nrng on. = our siere suns,
hundred p9nnder Parrot and from thc heavy guns
OF the navy results have been attained ~ the
couraging character FIVE sx gaping crsters w the
gorge and the southeast front attest the ~
the re ana the damaging effects n heavy rifle pro
iecies. Immense loads OF brick and mortar tnmbed
down from each impact and the holes IN the wall a.
nearly indge two feet dep and between
Ave and six feet the outer oge and formed IKE
inverted coue The nrng occssioned no little conserua
EDGE OF the parapet. looked over, and Gard "
ten,iy upon the wounds Whers rushed from
of the work With ev dent sur,rise me rehels ava no
repy brief nrs " reported that rebel steamer
lying at the wharf "a. aiared ~ p''e % brcxu snd
perhaps fragment of shes aud completely disabled
Rrt this story, though wonld bc pleasant 20 believe
w,vaL uosfAR ra.rttt
Two mortar scho0ners, which arrived from the North
Atlantic squadron sincn after heing ar p,ea
their rnsss taken out ard every made or
action. towed 10 10 heir Positions on Thursday
last, IN god range Of Fort Wagner. On the
following day they ol~n'd an Wagner from
very accurate. Probably the rna ~ the vessas
prevented thai acsurate hr which the ablmers'
will be a. little service thsy can be nnchnred 10
smoother than they nd outside a Port sumter
= they can once get inside .no hareor: ~ aoats
Charleston is the mark. they ne y great service.
Several q their shells have expoded over treocnes
but Indicted no damage.
The febes, not Unexpectedly, ovened this mornlng a
very heavy gun nom rev battery wnich they have
very indus, sIy rapid, erected % the e n tot
johnson. like their previous efforts In the artillery
line this sttempt 70 do us serious damsge ssgnay
fsiled Their practice wss ~ NJ neans bsd,
although c~er exui ding 10 the naghborhood a the pre-
sro, aimed IT, always 'sed 20 ret enough
proved ~ and bye but yet have 10 st~slsl
H. dread the Are Of whsh the rebels doubt.
less oped world nvodnce conservative and slaughter IA
trenches Desnrcsari mnrt try ssAn tha, very
soon else he wti ind himsss "a day after the fair
sacn sANrFnRD, @rvrs1u coSAMrcrr sdfr xrrxMs
MAJOR o = rsodford, Il the fsfnon. seventh uornerti
cut rnloue Hawsy. this mOsnine shs rccnl~st II
very handaoms ics nonial &c the part q Company
u tbat regiment which he formerly camnsndaa in ,be
share Il an elegant aud highly ornsmen,sd arss~
swrd. SASH and belt. They presented hsn
by sergeant Pierce, Y Company q, and erwcss~a
In NOR uubetautai than NV a
the high regard and esteem which hls old cosopany
held him Both the presenaiion remarks aud tho~~ n
naor sanford Ia ackno~ieigment n TIE sft w~rs a.
ceedng,y happy asof -andsord "a d~ssched frurn
the regimen, important auy IN the sese sovks and
has made tsmseis Very valuable AID 70 ~ prnxrrss
cssratrs Im lhrw
Mr. Osborne has already given . Ist ~ tho cssustes
up 70 the 18th ami append the at of woundni
Yesterday for which sm indebted ~ Nv Madss cs
volunteer Engineers Ia charge Of the general nospai
Morris island The uames Of thc kiIied and wounded
follows
r. n Coodenoush. tstth New York o.. ~ by shell.
william prl'er Thth ono. fe p, arm ar6thish
David Field. iTth Connecticut. co. v oou,gson, bsex
a.