The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-06
Two Days Later News from
Morris Island.
CONTINUATION OF THE BOMBARDMsNT.
The Rebels Make S0rtic on a New
Battery and Are Repulscd.
Sinking Of a Blockade Runner by the
New IrOnsides.
MIR. w. II. ssiner's Desps teh.

Fonipsss MosEos. August 4. 1913.
Ry the arrival Of tho steamer Adelaide Capt. James
Cannon We have Charleston da,cs 70 the "A instant.
Tho Adelaide left foiiy Island SUNDAY at hsmpast
nine A. NJ, and at that time the shore and water hat.
res we're nrng quite lively for, wagrer Batteries
Gregg and James Island firing a, forces. ON
Saturday morning eleven O'Clock column ot rebel tn
fantry made sorte u the batteries IN of
erection but handsomely rcpussd with considerable
loss Our troops In the best o spris, and quito
sauguinc Of Tho greatoft harmony exists be-
tween army and navy, and Admiral nnhsren notify
seconds every plan OF General Gilmore. Heavy reinforce
mcnts pouring General Gilmore. and the redac
ton of Forts Wagner and sumter " now merely matter
Of time ON Saturday tho gunboat Ottawa ibe only
vessel engaged sheng the batteries but on sunday tho
fleet participated.
some or the officers OF tho Adelaide report tba, Tho
weather at Folly Island s .anything but unbearabis.
During the day steady heat prevails; but at night
balmy breeze replaces tbs burning sun, which n very
refreshing to the hard working troops.
on Saturday night . blockade tried 10 run out
OF Charleston but was detected Tho steam riGats New
Ironsdes opened her poadcrous batteries tho bochsic
runner succeeded sinking her In very short ORDER
supposed that all the of the febei vessel fersh
cd and valuable load of oottoa destroyed
On Friday night suspicious craft was sighted by tho
steam sicop-ofw ioquos, Captain A. lads~ Case and
chase made Immediately after her Tho steamer ~@
long sharp clyde bun blockade runner and ablo 10
show . long pair Of hscis to Tho pursuing vessel Tho
pivot gun OF tho Iroquois ho~evcr aentc
pursuadsr IN bringing the suspected vessel 70. and on
surrdeng sha found 10 DO Tho steamer k,te laden
with cotton, which brought frum Wilmington
Captain Casc placed priys on board of tho kaio
and sent her North 10 be condemned.
Mr.. John E Wilson, clerk of the steamer Georg'ans,
from whom my information IN derived, state. that two
more blockade runners captured on Wilmington.
but he could not nature of Tho
cargoes Tho blockade OF wilmington IA al present
vigorous possible and oou Abandss stand but
chance 70 get OF tho harbor Captain Case de-
serves great deal Of praise for tho vigilance observed
by him vessels tho station on the North Caro-
lima and Tho captured biuckaas runners
condemned good share of przs money VIII fall TO
\ hm and tho other officers
Tho Georg,ana, Captain sol. Pcrson lst Wilmington
yesterday morning and reached here early this morning
Tho Adelaide brought mail from the Wabash, Canaan
| daigua and Housaonlc. The steam ffgs1. 90 batsn
left blockade on Charleston sunday mornns fcr
Port Royal having tow schooner Two honiiors iefi
on Saturday for unknown destination.
Altogether, tho from Charleston and vicinity
quito cheering and probably week shah be sbs
chronicle Tho downfall tho "boart a vih
lie adjacent fortncntbons.