The New York herald., 1863-09-09
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THE SITUATION.

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We give to-day a diagram Of Fort Wagner, with
q most comprehensive description of the work
and the late attacks by land and water, from our
special correspondent. Our latest news from
Charleston comes by way of Richmond, and is to
the evening of Sunday, the 9Th According to the
Examiner of the 7th a terrific bombardment of
Forts Wagner and Gregg by our land and sea
forces was kept up all day Saturday and Sunday,
lasting ffty-two hours. An assault was made by
our troops on Fort Gregg on Sunday night, but
was repulsed.
firing took place on the day previous, and that the
'enemy' was "tinkering'' the Monitors after the
damages sustained on Sunday night. This was the
calm before the storm. The same paper doubts
that Knoxville is occupied by the Union troops,
and says that if it be so the rebels must have
abandoned the city for some strategic purpose;
but it admits that the permanent occupation of
Knoxville would be heavy blow.
There is hot work on foot about Chattanooga.
II is supposed that General Rosecrans made an
attack on the city on Monday. At his request
solemn masses were celebrated in all the Catholic
! Churches Of Cincinnati for the safety and success
OF his army yesterday. The Richmond papers Of
the 5th describe the armies as being face to face
and an occasional artillery duel occurring. Our
correspondent describes the relative positions Of
the armies of Rosecrans and Burnside and the
probable plans Of the enemy. movement of
Johnston southwark was anticipated.
Dispatches from Memphis report the desertions
from Johnstons army as amounting to fifty men
per night The army Of Bragg is fearfuly de-
moralized and half starved. The citizens of Ten.
nessee are so discontented that they have come to
regard the rebel army as oppressors and invaders
OF their SOIL
The news from Western Virginia is interesting.
On yesterday morning the rebels made an attack
on Bath. but they were splendidly repulsed by our
troops under Colonel wyncoop Of the Twentieth
Pennsylvania cavalry.
General lmboden, with force Of twelve hundred
men. attacked Major Shepherd at Moorield, Va,
on Sunday. The latter had but small force and
fell back towards Cumberland.
despatch from st. Louis states that the ex-
citement which has prevailed in Kansas since the
Lawrence massacre has subsided, and in its place
has come determination fcarfully earnest to
avenge that terrible act. Gen. Lane sent telegram
to the President saying that the incompetency Of
General schofeld was deplorable, and unless there
was change Of commanders Immediately, there
was danger OF a conflict between the people and
the military The rebel chiefs, Quantrell and
Onsrebar are about thirty miles from Kansas
City with largely increased force.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship Scotia, from Queenstown on the
3oth Of August reached this port yesterday after.
noon. Her news was anticipated to a great ex.
tent-her financial and commercial reports ful-
ly-by her own reports from Cape Race,
which were telepaphed to the HERALD, and
published yesterday morning. Our European
6les by the Scotia are dated in London and
Paris on the 29th utimo. The papers supply
some very interesting and important details, which
are given in our columns to-day. with letters from
our special correspondents In London and Frank.
fort.
The steamship Adriatc, from Galway on the lst
Of September, passed Cape Race yesterday on her
voyage TO New York. She has seven hundred and
thirty-six passengers. Her news, which il two
days later. has been telegraphed to the HERALD
from Newfoundland, and IL given in another
column.
The rebel iron rams At Liverpool are described
IA Of enormous strength, turretted. and furnished
with every protection for the gunners. One OF
them was Oh the stocks, and had taken some gnns
on board. This is probably the one which was
reported TO have sailed. II is said. however, that
one was to sail on the 27th Of August. The Eng.
lish government, and people we're becoming alarm
ed at the breaches Of international law which
they had already sanctioned in this connec ton.
and the London Times confesses that II IL illegal
and dangerous to furnish such vessels
Bv the Adrianc we learn th<t the London Times