Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-27
Night Report



Nrv YoRK August 90 Drafting proceeds
quietly to day in the Fifth. Eighth end Ninth I
Districts
The steamer North Star. from AspinwsIl the
l6,h has arrived
Ou- Panama letter Of the 10th states that the
new President. Gen. Sinia Colona. was inaugu- |
r.iet ~ mama on the -. The Spanish squad
ron, had srrivei and the officers we're guests AZ a
bsngne' in Ptnsma-
The Nor, Star reached A-pnwall on the 18Th
from New York having rhrosn over part Of her
ergo and her mails in saturated condition from
the effects of severe gale
Two si.h, shocks Of earthquakes occurred on
the 9th. en- the I-ihmns
The following interesting letter j. from Mr. c
C. Fulton. editor Of the Baltimore American,
from of Charleston. Auens' %:
Fort Sumter sill Hies the rebel f,g. hrt ia
ives, Ssll i mas. of ruips Our shells 20 into
the for, and expIuce inside some Of them passing
through the east wall going in one size aud com
ing cut At The other
An eas,erlv storm prevailed on Tuesdav but
broke away on Thursday, and we now have fine
weather
II ia expected that the monitors will 60 in force
10 Sumter this afternoon The Ironsiies and
wooden vessels have she'led Forts Wagner and
Gregg every day. keeping them quiet while our
shore batteries are engaging Sum
hand. They report that the rebels are preparing
TO ab,ndon Sumter and blow il up: that they
have been taking guns out ct il ever SIEGE the
attack unon il in April last. which demonstrated
their inability to hold IL: that there are not now
more than six or eight guns in the tort. great
number Of them being Quakers: that the Gordon of
beer barrels are merely Intended To sustain the
telegraph wires between Sumter and Moultre
There are no reports of distractions in the
harhor
The North Cirolina troops are anxious 10 90
home snd they are almost in state of muiinv
The rebels anticipate the fall of Charleston (:
that the wals of Sumter were extensively
brea ched in April; that there il great scarcitv
of provision The rebel flag Of Sumter has been
| -hnf away four times and now there is no flag
The reb,l batteries on James Island throw
shells night and day into our lines, but do not
cause more than one or two casualties daily
Admiral Dihlgreen is anxious 10 let the army
and naval batteries finish Sumter, expecting 10
have plenty at work for the monitors in taking
the interior line ofdefenses OF Charleston
A flag of truce was sent 20 WAGNER on Frida v
morning. and firing ceased during the interview
when il was resumed again
Gen. Gilmore notified Gen Beiureg ,rd that he
would commence to shell the city within As hour
after requesting him TO remove the women and
children
The whole monitor heet went m on trlf'
night for another assault upon Sumter Tn,
PaSsaic got aground and so much time was los
ia getting her of that the exDeiiton was aban-
doned f,r The night The rebels did no
discover her pc ition although she WIS withir
halt mile of the fort
Orr CHARLESTON SATURDAY. August % =
Sumter i an immense ruin The rear wall !
Uttered dow an the interior of the tort Is ones
10 view Our SHELLS strike against the inside o
the front w,ll. which is greatly shattered. and u
times halls pass entirely through the fort
The flag of Sumter WAS shot away four time
during FRIDAY new n j. m this morning
The weather il very hot and there is ne ice T.
behad
Should there he no accident TO night the oil
dag will float over Sumter to morrow.