Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-28
LATEST NEWS.
BY LEGBAP
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY.
THE NEWS 7ROM CHARLESTON.
GREEK FIRE TROUBLES BEAUaEGsRD.


OFF MoRRIs ISLAND, Aug. 2i-Noon.-On
Saturday at midnight Admiral Dahgren with
five monitors, advanced in the darkness on
Sumter, opening fire at three o'clock and
keeping it up until six o'clock. A dense fog
then arose which shut out the fort from view.
During the fire upon it, it was struck over one
hundred times, the shot tearing through the
sea wall and doubling the number ofport holes.
The whole parapet was also carried away.
No signals were given until the whole fleet
opened, and then the fire was of the most ter
rife character. Sumter fred one gun five
times in response, but forts Moultrie, Gregg
and Beauregard for three hours raned shell
on the monitors, failing to do them any harm.
The monitors were struck seven or eight
times. No one was injured. Sumter is dc.
tunct; an immense pile Of rubbish. The only
gun LETT to it was thrown off the wall yester-
day afternoon To-day the grand naval and
army attack ON forts Wagner and Gregg will
he opened. 1t being now aScertained that
fort Sumter has gone under, the rebels will
be driven from Morris Island. Gen. Gil
more is determined to have full possession of
it tonight
Gen. Gilmore on Thursday notified General
Beauregard that if he did not surrender the
forts he would shell the city in twenty-four
hours, at the same time requesting him to re-
move the women and children. No attention
was paid to his notice, and on Friday night
Gen. Gilmore threw l5-inch shell into the city
of Charleston charged with Greek fire. On
Saturday afternoon Gen. Beanregard sent
down a flag OF truce boat, with an urgent pro-
test, denouncing Greek fire as a most villain
Gus compound, unworthy of civilized ma
tons, and demanding more time to remove
the women and children from the city. The
English, French and Spanish cOnsuls de-
nounceG the short time given by Gen. Gill
more, and claimed more time TO remove the
subjects of their respective governments.
Gen. Gilmore yesterday replied by renew
al of tile demand to surrender the forts and
public property. Gen. Beauregard answered
by asking for a truce of two hours. Gen.
Gilmore refused to give any more time, or to
accept of any other terms bnt an unconditiOn-
al surrender. At u o'clock last night the
Smelling OF the city with Greek fire was renew
ed. lii generally thought that the stars and
stripes will float over Sumter tonight. The
monitors and the Ironsides are preparing to
go up at the hour the steamer sailed. There
is evidently great trouble at Charleston. 1t is
not believed there are over twenty men IN the
ruins of Sumter. The whole rear wall is
down, and shells pass enteliry through the
structure.
All the guns of fort Sumter are now mount
ed on Sullivan's island. The balls and shells
from the monitors went crashing the walls of
Sumter. Had the fog not been almost i'm
penetrable, Admiral Dahlgren is confident he
could have destroyed the whole wall of Sum-
ter in a few hours, The ruins of fort Snmter
are now held by the guns of fort Moultrie
There are only sufficient men in the ruins of
fort Sumter to keep the rebel flag up, which
is shot away every few hours. This morning
the south sea wall of Sumter is in ruins down
to the front tier casemates. The Keokuk's
guns on its wall were topped into the fort by
well-drected shell on Sunday afternoon.
The end is approaching. Hail Columbial