New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-24
yh. Grand Attack Commenced On snndn,
--smmter Nearly siIenccd - Captain
Rodgers kiIlcd-(:en. Gilmore Conf
dent Of Surcess-No Damage TO snr
Ftect-Our Losses i'm Killed md
Wounded Very snaIi-uarhor and
stono Rivwr PILED wish Torpcds~~-
Monitors Smelling Bais~rics W"g~er
and Gregg, &c.

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The United States supply steamer Arkansas
x-riyed a, the Navy Yard todsy from the South
Atlantic Bockadng Squadron with i7o passengers
prisoners and inr Aids She cfi Charleston on Wodnes
dsy morning and reports that thu navy and arm, shore
batteries have done tremendous destrncuon an Fort
Sumter The south and cas-, face looks Ike honey
comb and a complete demolishneni 81 The rhs -
look ed for IN week.
The Arkansas experienced very heavy westseT iron
Cnarlesion 10 thu Capcs Of Virginia
SECOND DISPATCH.
PNLApTzrnrA Aug y l-oj.
The following account IL from the pan 81 Mr.. charle
,C Fulton editor Of The baltimore Ane1eani
FLAGSHIP DiSsNOEE Tuesday, Aug. - 1903
The attack on sumter commeIs'ed nj dayhreak 90
to-day morning by tho siege batteries ID Gen -ilmore
and the naval battery on shore a, coolock Admiral
ID algrcn proceeded board the Weclawkcn and with
rhs Ironside and entire monitor feet attacked bate
ries Wagner and Gregg with great fairy. completely
snoncing Wagner and almost siiencine Gregg The
wooden gunboats seven in number. also Joined IN HE
assault and enabled al of the share batteries 10 pT
the shot and shell into Sumter
Al 10 o'clock the Admiral chan gcd his flag ~ 'hc
Passac. and. with the Patapsco. proceded to within
aboI, 400 yards % Sumter. and cannonadod the sea
val with the rifcd guns OF those yessls for about al
hour with marked effect Sumter fred aboni hhy
return shots doing damage to The vessels while ;hc
wal Of Sumter was badly Scared
Tiset-Capiain George ". Rodgers took command OF
his Old vessel tie monitor Cnisk and went up into The
fgl going within 80 yards of the beach front OF Be-
tory Wagner. Amer firing number Of shot n shot
from Fo-i Wagner broke piece Of the interior lining
which struck on the hcad Of Commander Rodgers In
nanily killing him. as well as Paymastcr Woodbury..
who vac standing at bis side. Both Of their heads were
spit open These the only persons injured on land
or water bring the six hours engagement
The damage done 10 Sumter by the siege baterie. Of
Gea. Gin6 re Is visible without the aid Of giass.
The Rebels had erected falsc wall against the wall
expo ID 20 orr batteries II extended 10 within ten feet
Ofthe top II the wall (oycr 40 feet high and ten feet
thick aud tins wall is now mas Of ruins. while the
Old val j. bored fun Of deep holes the parape crushed
and ragged. snd the north-wesf corner gashod and
cracked down almost to tho waters edge.
The harbor an Stone River illed with torpcdoes
sboui dozen II them have been picked up in the
and one was g. pledcd under the Patapsco raising h.
foot out u wnter but doing her 30 harm. None Of
the vessel. were injured in The least and the Admiral
and liz officers are confident Of the ability of the Mon
tors 20 batter down sumter lie H. however, anxious
10 save the vessels e. the heavy WORK required Of them
after Sumi"f is taken and 10 Jet the amy itducc sum
ter If possible.
The feet except N. Wcckhawkcn md Nalnni. oil
returned before ocln H. but they remained 10 keep
Wagner silent during tn afternoon, and 70 prevent the
Icmouniing Of guns.
The shore ba,crcs inued firing nll fnc afternoon
and night on the wall Of Stmter with good effect
This morning il cool and clear and the bstcrcs are
steadily at work. The Wechawken and fissac are
keeping Batteries Wagner and Gregg silent aud up to
noon, when the Arkausas sails. the rcmaiuda- Of the
he'A are lying at the mornings
TIE bodies Of Capi Rodgers and Paymaster Wood
bnry have been embatncd and go North in the Ark.
ansas
Gen Gilmore announces that work thus FAY has
been sntircly satisfactory that the fort is greatly
damaged. and the work progressing finely
Admiral Dahlgren Is much depressed by the loss ef
feet Caprmn Rodgers but ia highly fratiled with the
operations Of the feet aud amy and very hopeful Of
ultimate sHeess.
Up 10 the moment Of the sailing at noon the siege
guns since morning have been hnrlng abont five shell
Der minute at Sumter " ith marked effect.
Two monitors tle Ironsides and some gunboats. are
,hellng batteries Wagner and Gregg
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %. 1863.
The Arkansas left the feet at o'clock on
morning. At that time hinge volumes Of