Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-07
GEN. BLUNT AGAIN VICTORIOUS
The Enemy Driven 100 Miles.
All Their Supplies Destroyed.
Important order from General
SchOfleId,


The specials this morning are extremely
barren.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has for
some time past been engaged in the pre-
paratiOn Of new regulations for trade with
rebel States, suited 10 the altered condition
of affairs occasioned by the opening Of the
Mississippi river. They will be completed
in few days, but may have to be sub
mi ted to the approval Of the Generals com
mauding the Departments in the South
before they will be ready for publication.
The largest numbers Of applications for
lands, under the Homestead Law, are in
Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas and Wash.
ington.
Revenue from public domain is scarcely
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
past q new rebel battery on Sullivan's Is
land has been making fruitless efforts to
annoy our men in the advanced trenches
The calibre Of the gun employed was
not certainly known, but is supposed to
be one Of the l1-ineh guns taken from the
Keokuk.
The firing of the gun was very good ex-
cept in one important partieuler-its
range being short, and only at long inter
walls shot from it reaches this Island.
Those thrown in thus far have been solid
shots and have done no damage other than
to the sand hills which have been hit. A
great majority fall into the water outside
the beach and expend their force upon the
Four monitors (the Passaic, Patspsco,
| hah NJ nd \ -,
afternoon aud engaged Fort MOultrie and
the batteries on Sullivan's Island, firing
occasional shots at Sumter and Wagner
The engagement opened about $3.50 P. N,
and for about hours Ere was maintained
with great intensity, particularly on tie
rebel side. The firing from Meulirie and
Battery Bee was terrific Their heavy guns
ratified off like snare drum in tattoo and
the water about the monitors jetted up in
all directions. Many shots struck the
monitors bat did little damage.
The heavy rife and 15 inch shells Of the
iron clads burst with effect over and in
Moultrie and sent the earth whirling in all
directions.
Wagner was repeatedly struck by ex-
ploding shells and somewhat damaged.
She fired but few shots, during the con-
test, at the monitors.
Battery Gregg was exceedingly active.
Her heavy guns were in play from the first
to the last Of the engagement and made
some excellent shots The moniters' shells
went wildly en- sll sides and had no effect
in silencing her gans.
Sumter was struck several times by rife
shells IRON tho Passaic and Potapseo, bus
besides detaching masses Of loose masonry
II did NJ further damage to the fort. No
guns we're dismounted if they exist.
After two or three hours' fighting the
msnitors withdrew.
The object Of the attack has not been de-
veloped.
Some days since the enemy made an
effort to blow up and destroy the gunboats
in Stono Inlet by means of tOrpedoss. For
tunstely no serious damage was inflicted
on any Of the vessels by these internal ma
chimes, but escaped quite narroR enough
for comfort.
One torpedo exploded a little astern Of
the PaWnee and her launch which was
astern. A few moments later tremen-
dOus explosion occurred on Bird Key, a few
rods below the Pswnee, oceasioned by an
other torpedo sent down at the same time.
From facts since developed it is certain
that the rebels cent down on that night at
least ten of these inventions. Three or
, four exploded and were picked up. One
drifted through the feet Of transports and
! up 70 Foley Island and exploded under the
bow Of the mortar schooner C. P. Williams,
but occasioned no damsge.
! TOrpedoes precisely like those we have
found in Light House creek 60 off at the
slightest cOneussion.
, The Tribunes Morris Island letter states
that Wagner will be held to the last me
/ ment, and nothing, it is said, but want o.
: water will compel her to surrender. Tht
dead lie so thickly around her walls tha
: : the water from shallow wells cannot b'
drank. If compelled by thirst some Of tht
soldiers are 50 imprudent as TO swallow it
, next day they are in the hospital and be
fore the close of the week many are il
4 their graves.
: Grave attempts have been made to sup
d ply water from Charleston but thus fal
, a small quantity only has been furnished
Only at midnight or under cover of somt
dense fog in the morning have any yes
sells been known TO reach them for the pas
eight days.
: II the Monitors would only cut off com
= munication for one week longer the for
would be in our possession, and with For
Wagner, Fort Gregg, and the whole o
Morris Island once ours, the Stars an'
Is Stripes, in a few hours, would wave owe
: Sumter.
. We are now within 100 yards Of Wag
E ner.
, By tomorrow our heaviest PARROTS vii
d
!; yards into every embrssuFe commanding
the breach, and an en6lading one upon eV
cry gun looking sesward.