The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-08
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We have received, through tks ttss
sy Of the officers Of the Excha ltllle
reau, Northern papers OF SatHfd NJ tie
9Th inst We coisdense the IL tom
Them into a short space, in yieN NJ the
crowded condition of our estiaileeia lle
Baltimore -A,sffiran las tic ~ ihe
summary Of the contents u is G3imlts
ton correspondence, which i, aa bts "a
last Tuesday: -
! The Smelling OF CIi1sleGtba was YcKMlncxi
trotp the Marsh Battery Oh SUNDAY Mxvhfs
week, and ieW shells swefe throws intu
Charleston. Two seaeoast mortass Mes<ins
on HE city are being mogiftel by tlen Niils
more. Describes from the. rcbrk ~ the
siielfE thrown into Charleston caused great
esHliaefaiial, one oi them setting flt6to q
warehouse stored with cotton They also
report a number OF persons killed. ha9tefy
Wagner is undermined, and its speelf Eril
hooked for. On Wednesday Lcia. ttlllhscte
| advanced his lines one hundred yaftla ktafer
this work, taking possession OF the enemy $
rifle pits aud capturing sevetAf pfjseeeFz
| DariBg the affair the rebel lHttegies ON
James Island created great havoc alaOHg
fheit own men. killing and woulidinG j. 1nAl
ber. Sumter b a useless lnass OF Hlfs -
atneeasioais| shot is Hrpl inJ&4 Dy uar
Y
found as good as ever, the only damage ii
sustained being the loss Of 4 portion of its
muzzse, Tie rebels succeeded in remulinting
a gun in one.coingr ~ the work on Sliur-
day list, but few wcil-direc!ed shots from
the naval battery caused its disappearance.
The rebel fag still floats over the ruins,
sufficient force being kept there to replace
it wheneyprit is shet away. Battery Gregg
had received \ sharp boiubardment from Que
OF the monitors, the slot passing through
the fort. a very important movement of
Admiral Dahlgren's 1eet on Tuesday niglit
last was prevented by the setting in oi a
heavy storm of wind aud rain, which,
continued ut Intervals up to the time the
Spauldiug left. thus linleiing the prosecii-
tion Of this important enterprise up TO that
time. All that is wanting for the success OF
this expedition is good weather, and the is
sue forced upon the rebels will be the de
strucifcn or the occupation Of the city of
Charleston. The monitor Lehieh had ar
rived in safety No disasters had occurred
| among any of the vessels Of the il,et during
the storm, all being safely at anchor inside
the lar. The steamer Home, fitted ont by
the Navy Department rs a resort for the oil
GERS ana crews OF the monitors III which Ia
fecuperatc and rest, had also arrived. Both
Admiral Dahi9ren aud Gen. Gilmore are liz
good health and tine spirits, perfectly conf
dent in the final success OF their ellortH To
humble the cradle of treason, and 10 "re-
possess and reocclpy the forts and other
| public propertysot~lhe tnited States A" III
Chiilestoh aud its vicinity.
The steain.hip FultoH arrived at New
York. yesterday, having left thai lsston haI-
| Dor on Tuesday. She brings bat little add
| ttonal Hcws. Gen. GiiinIorc has sueceeded
| iii running Il parallel up 10 Fort Wagner
| The monitors, il is said, had been with
drawn irom the attack ON Fort,Moultiie, but
in
nent as they had moi Yet attacked that fort
| Everything Is represented Is prde,reseing ia
| yolahly.
| The same paper contains the following
summary OF general neWS:
From Lexington, Ky, we learn that Gen
burnside had passed through the gaps in The
Cumberland mountains, and was pushing on
| to Kingston, IN Rnanc county, adjoining.
| Knox, and sone forty miles from Knoxville
| Al Kingston lie viii have possession oi the
| Virginia and Tennessee Railroad thus cut
| ting oil the retreat al The rebels toward t he
| West. \ mounted force had l.ons.. .a:tst yaf,l
! ut Cumberland Gap, AMI wonia interfere
| with retreat of the enemy in siiat,lirect ion
| If is thought that i!ie hero OF Hoono,c r.
| land NIll he in Knoxville IA very short pc.
| riod OF time, the rebels not being prepared
| Ia make any serious resistance.
| Later dispatches from General Burns ije 5
| army confirm the Successes of his move
| mcnts. lie has occupied kin"ston, Tenn the
| rebels Offering httlc serious opposition. All
| of East Tennessee except the Chattanooga H.
| gion has been eyaeilated by the rebels ana is
| now free. Kingston is on the Clincll river
| and also Oh the line Of the Tennessee Rail
| road tencral Eosecraus 5 army is also sue
cessluiiy operating, aud will ehuitly sur
! mount the diflcnllIcs opposing the advance
| un Ch,!ianoozct General i;us,s dc hsls io
d"nbt occupied Knoxville iy this Time.
The following teleerams i,as been re
ceised in Washington
| Four MILES SOUTH OF BHnoEuoaT, SEP
| tcnber THE army is well across iaie Zen
| nessee, ana occ..ples strou@ positiun scye
| iai miles South Oi the river. M resisiaisot
| was made 1athtscrossing-
| Reconnaissance have been ma,I. to feeu
| ton, Georgia, without finding the e,ieiny III
/ force lie IL said to be iutrencheL Elsl ol
| Chattanooga.
The trcStie bridge At Bridgeport, Just eom
| pleted this morning, gave way this after
| uoon while the train OF the it!i Michigan
| Battery was crossing. One mule only WIS
| drowned, the water not being over four itr,
deep. Several brigades of Infantry aud bal
teiics had just preceded the train. The bridge
| viii he replaced by tomorrow. There arr
| several more 1T different points Genera
| Kosecrans and stall crossed this afternoon.
A Washington dispatch TO tic New
York Times says:
| A distinguished officer III the Army OF til,
| potoliiac has sent in word that General ie,
| has not given the slightest evidence of .
purpose 10 move his forces. tn the otiirl
| hand, he is waiting for the result oi the oi,c
fations of Rosecrans, Gilmore, aud Burn
| side. The opinion prevails among the mos'
| Intelligent OF our officers At headquarters
that if those Operations are successful Lcs
| will propose terms OF surrender, ana endea
| vor to bring the war to a close.
| Information has been received at Wash
| ington from the 81 army corps that Colonel
| Fitzpatrick on Wednesday succeeded iii sink
ing, on the Rappahannoek, twelve miles be
low Fredericksburg, the gunboats Satellite
aud Reliance, captured ly the rebels a few
days siuce. This he accomplished with on.
| oi his field batteries, supported by cavalry
! An expedition previously sent up the river
! to eapiuH them failed 10 do so on account
| OF uNw water. The readers of the Dis
pad lady know the iaisity OF he above
| MRiegraph announesR Uniun victory
] at the polls la california; h Union caldi
date Tor Governor viii i,aSc probably twenty
| Thousand majority, aid the CongfesFiona
| delegation viii Ho doubt be unit. The e!cc
| tiohs in Vermont aud California haye settle.
| beyond ali doubt tie complexion oi the hex
| House oi Representatives
| a Memphis dispatch iafniahee New Ofiesi,,