The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-08-26
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
FROM CHARLESTON.

TIE Anaek on Foit Sumter The Fort g. eatl u
Damnged-None of our Vessefs Injmed-
Fort Waener Siiene eed-Fleet Captain Rod
gers Killed
New York. Ang. 23.-The U. S. steamer
Arkansas arrived at the Navy Yard this
morning.
The following dispatch is from the agent
OF the Associated Press with The Fleet off
Charleston:
FLAGSHIP DlNsMoRE,
| "Inesday Morning, Aug lS, 1863
"lhe attack on Fort Sumter vas com
menced at Gay break yesterday morning,
by the siege of Gen. Gilmore anI the naval
battery on shore.
al O'Clock Admiral Dahlgren proceed
ed on board the Weehawken and with The
] lronsides and entire Monitor feet attack ed
! Forts Wagner and Gregg with great fury
completely silencin9 Fort Wagner, and al
most silencing Fort Gregg.
"Ihe wooden gunboa's, seven in number,
also joined II the assault, and enabled all
| OF the shore batteries TO pour their shot and
| she'll into Sumter.
CAT 10 O'Clock, The Admiral changed his
flag 10 the Passaic and with the Palapsco.
proceeded 10 within about 1,4O0 Yards of
Fort Sumter, and shelled the sea wall with
Two rifle gun OF those vessels, for abonl an
hour, with marked effect Sumter fired al
most fifty return shots doing no damage 10
| The vessels, whilst the wall of Sumter was
badly SCARED
eject Captain George w. Rodgers took
command OF his old vessel, the Monitor
Catsklll, and went up into The fight, going
within hundred and fifty yards OF The
beach front OF Fort Wagner. After trying a
number of shot, shot from Wagner broke
iCIos NE e
piloI-house, which struck on the head of
Commander Rodgers, instantly killing him,
as well as Paymasler Woodbury., who as
standing at his side Both OF their heads
were spit open. These were the only per
sons injured on land or water during the six
| hours engagement.
/ ''lhe damage done TO Fort Sump,er by
! the siege batteries OF General Gilmore is
visible without the aid of a glass The
rebels had erected false wall against the
wal! exposed 10 The army batteries Ii ex.
+ tended 70 within ten feet Of the top OF the
wall, was over forty feet high and ten feel
+ thick. This wall is now a mass OF ruins.
While the Old wall is bored luil Of deep
Notes.-The paraPet crushed and Faea ed and
the northwest corner gashed and cracked
I down almost 10 The waters edge
The hsrbor and Stone river are filed
'giih iorPedoes ahonl dozen OF which
+ have Dfen picked mp in Stone, and one vas
/ exploded under the PaiapscO, raising her
loot out OF waller but dong no harm 10
/ the vessel.
''None of the vessels were injured 10 the
least, and the Admiral and his officers are
confident in the ability os The Monitors TO
batter down SumPter The Admiral is
anxious, however to save the vessels loT
4 the heavy work required of them aller
Snapper is taken, and 10 le, The army
reduce Fort SnmPler Il possible
The feet except the Weehawken and
Nahaut, all reured before two clock, bul
they remained 10 keep Wagner sitea during
the afternoon, and 10 prevent the remount-
Ing OF The guns.
The shore batteries continued firing al
the afternoon and night on the walls o
Sumter wi.h good effect.
This morning the weather is cool and
clear, and the batteries steadily al work
The Weehawken aud Passaic are kee ping
Fors Wagner aud Gregg silent, and up tc
noon, when the Arkansas sailed, the re
mainder OF the fleet are lying al their moor
ings.
The bodies of Captain Rodgers and
Psymaster Woodbury. have been embal
/ med, and will 90 North on the Arkansas
General Gilmore announces that the
& "'tA 't'Ho 'dA iias boSu euhteiJ shtisiacluf5
that lhe fort is badly damaged, aud the
I work progressing finely
I Admiral Dahlgren is much depressed
by the loss OF his fleet captain, but is highs
gratified with the operations of the fee
and army, and very hopeful of ultimate
success.
'UP to the moment OF the sailing OF the
Arkansas, al noon, The siege guns have beer
hurting about she'll per minnie during The
morning at Fort Sumter with marked ef
feet.
1.-TWO of the Monitors. the Ironsides anJ
some OF the gunboats are sheling For;
/ Wagner and Gregg"