The New York herald., 1863-09-11

column efaroops numbering about three buodred
pearsd upon The ridge, this column was turned back
Ibey were apparently apprebensve that the fort
undoubtedly concluded would b0 itS useless dc@Dce.
JKRils AaAlHrr MOUTH CAROb1A
The prisoners manifest no very kindly eeng towards
Of Charesion had rested with them would have had
the city long They call the stale troops te better
10 be done by from other portions OF the conederacy
t. FORT sUNTER's NUNS
are GDmOleetcd new. Occasionally big shell is tossed
against them but that work needs no more bombard,ng
Why the Monitors hold back question which Admire
Daalgren may answer Gen Glmore's task was com
peed four days ago, and yet the navy doing little
towards getting into Charleston as General Hunter did 10
| DsroeNo OF cATryRxD RATTLE pLAes
When General Gilnores forces captured this portion o
Norris Island the 10th OF July three rebel battle flags
were taken These trophies have since then hung in the
Generals marquee. BY the next steamer they
sent TO the Governors OF The States of Maine and Connec
tcut, whose soldiers them from the enemy. One o
! POCorALiGO,
OCToBKR a. 1862,
was taken by private Prosper Hounsow, Of Company
blood Of its bearer. whom Hounsow shot through tbe
head - he was Fastening away with w. The other flags
Hns 81 wnsn belonged 70 the twenty mrs; south Caro-
Hoyt both prvates OF Company G. Ninth Maine voun.
teers The former has eince died from wounds
while In the discharge Of bis duty in the trenches These
mementoes of the fight accompanied by suitable
ters from General Gilmore detailing the manner their
c'pture and eDtrustng them prons OF the yaor Of
their captors, TO the Governors for future keeping
NovE. PLANS OF TIE REBI1s.
The operations OF our Sappers have developed novel
plan the rebe TO impede our advapce The ground in
which they AZ work ID planted with torpedoes
, the Tying cap from the captured Ie pits
internal agents OF the Devil discovered directly
in the path Of the sap The attention Of Captain walker
was called 10 IT. but t0rpedoes had been
ed the obstacle was allowed remain sticking in the
side Of the ditch and the sappers on throwing mp
ceeded but distance when the thing fell 10 the bot
tom Of the trench, and most terrific explosion, filling
cry OF these mpedments made. aud after that the
sappers were more careful In distance o. twenty-five
half dozen Tying partially concealed about them.
HOW THESE roRPED0R ARE MADE.
The oEpedoss discovered before Fort wagner are smi
days SINCE @ 10 shSouss liz creek and described II
one Of letters AZ the time They made ont Of
spsca iom The heads The ossx dividing the in.sror
into INT ,s.ss 1 ,,. n PSnssr . assensd securely
side Of the cask end rests lightly on percussion cap
Upon this plupesr placed strip OF board, which, when
orpedoes furnished with two Of these pnngers while
those intended for shore service have but SO doE
q earth the force Of bullet striking the beard
the swell Of the sea bringing honi against vessels sds
suf'ccs to explode them: hem
Recsuse The entire ground between tho rife pits and the
fort had been with these reeds OF dsstcton tho
rebels did not dare IN attempt retreat whom thoy
charged upon by the Twenty fourth Massachusetts O. the
2eth few days since, while alag OF truce Was waving
oui Of the rife pits to take look al things
stepped upon Of these torpedocs and hown sky
isd recently Assrstsy % defined ps cD rom ID: sois R e
the rife pits was tho only safe way OF communication
Our wi, ws1 n.v. .ssa s, Ct
the spectators upon the arapets of Wagner violently
waving their hands towards the right ef and vAasy
sougn 20 ascertain the meaning Of ibes myscroas 80
turcs. Now o know VIII. they we're made 't9-
so nsks HAS rn xku tat,s ~
10 however, by these torpedoes The expleseu -
Wednesday pighi buried one or two men, including Cap
tain Walker, or thefnginoes, up to their necks a t9
injury Las: night cspu ooEs exploited @ si another BY
fastening long rope 10 and pulling into the
sap scvers have been exhurncd and brought down 70
tho Generals quarters where they looked upon and
talked about With mpunity. No one however, 10
cultivate clossr acquaintancs By handling ,hsm.
OTHER DirictITIn
Besides the presence OF torpcces sappers OBJ
struccd by tho tides and by the sacc 10 which
rowest part ~ The slaad whers not more Than nfeen
ynrds Of earth intervene between ibc marsh upon The ct
and .no beach nen The right A. h,sh water and during
trcpches and ovor then they oos to occasion
ther damns bIasrhcmous than useful, among the
sturdy wiedcrs VI the siade
rmAr rrs RruEIs ARx poiSo.
We hare bad arrivals from tue rebel lines during tho
past forty eight hours We do n nced any o assure Us
Of the stubborn rcshlsnce which the enemy preparing
for after tho whole or Morris Island shall have
lsana The heaviest guns tie rebels can brips 10
upon MS have been mounted ami lines constantly
subject TO their hrc Battery Bee on sulivans island
has some Brooks rincd gnns which rropei shsl ~
amazing distance, and with which they can materially
disturb when VIC gc beyond Fort Wagner. Until The
navy docs something towards the redncfcn of these
works Is useless TO attempt 10 plant nag tbs
Of Sumter. If wo we're able 10 destroy that work
away, the enemy, with their batteries three scs OF
H. no, than half The distance OF our ewn, could
soon make the place too hos for u.s.
RywARp NxNnixss rRAyHBv
Captain Goodwin, Of The Third south Carolina Nolan
memory of which csnuat be sery pleasant for some
months 10 come understand that he was here 90
VISIT and Wishing to crafty his curiosity BY going 70 the
'front.' volunteered 10 take command Of company Of tho
One Hundrcdtb New York regiment. The company wcrc
wiling but tho Colonel discovering bis presence At tho
'front.' relieved him from the duty he had assumed, and
Captain Goodwin found himself In cur advanced iipes
without any business thorc Soon afterwards be was
struck by fragmcn, Of shell, which passed through his
thigh, md may rost him his lie. h singular how little
sympathy man who needessiy exyoses himself receives
u he happcns TO be hi,.
saw The body Of An old man brcugb, IN this lnofnins
We had ms, een sllcd w. gray hairs were r'ot'el
his fsco hed with the sand hs led fa!lco.
learned that he enlisted n order he near his 500,
Who, grown, was once member cf the company
20 which lhe old man be~eged The 500 rev at sufes,
aud to-day the father has iolowoi him.
ivNSry Totrrn sAss 4eR ssrrs yofr>fssi-
~ irr .nkrCs ss,N. ~ AuatsT 20.
kslcd
First Licmeuan, James 4. rrs,ns, ,to,rnandns 60 r.
Private Lsbcr sIncnef, CO
Privs'e Jcbn Burns, %. l
heaNoss
tlivatsq2ohn + woods, Co h. teyrrrs
privaso prenifs u. svr, 10 H. m 6ir
Pfyaio John so1p ~ CO. " arm anpulsieo w,sl
rriyat9 harles Me- amt, -. 7, fevaFey
Ffyato james x. ihufbcf, 20 ecstfsieo o. shoulder
anu OhesL
sy1alc Davii sinclair, 10. a. siehty
Cortofal James u. Tam, o. b sght,
Private James ". hect 20. y, sllghly w tex
Iirutoasns sweet and Partridge were stsuss o. f,nq.
msnls ot -heii, but di uot no vi duty
cs~UkliFS fRvN-as
The following N st of loss.a Ia ths trsnchs. M
frcat u Wagner
frlvne Frederic Wagner, Go D, New Yors volunteer
Engineers, ehsi.
FriyMe Edward WeIelt, O. Q, New Yors Volunteer
Ens ascTs, seriously woaDi.i-
mortny wounded.
Private no~cs ". Butsc Co w. iith Maine yo,uptcers
wounaed IN The leg,
Private Frederic snecr, Co 4 tooth New York volun.
teer- wcnnaea w The s.as.
fr,vste nernc taspsr, 90. - JOo.n N.T yerL yolrn
tcsrs, ccntrsrn % mo bsos