The New York herald., 1863-09-03
TIE siEcE CT caa7lEsTal.

General Giiimorc's Isepiy 10 General
Beaaregard-Twenty-f aoues Al
lowed for rhe Removal OF Nom n-CombaG-
ANTS from the cisy, sc.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Q, 1858.
The following General GiImores reply brief notice
Of which has been published from the rebel pares, to
General Beanregard's communication, already printed at
Length
DgrARrnEsr or rHE sooTH,l
HEADQUAAIEKs FIELD,
MORRIS ISLAND, 5. C., August I'D Z. A J
SIR have the honor to acknowledge ;he receipt Of your
Communication Of this date complaining OF my
batteries bad opened upon the CITY Charleston and
thrown number OF heavy RHO shell tie city. tho
nnsoants which, of course, asleep uparIned.
My letter 70 you demanding the surrender OF gors
YER and Morris siand and uing thereof
70 open IRE upon Charleston, delivered For<
wagner at quarter past eleven O'Clock A. OF the 2lst
inst, ana should have arrived at your headquarters
time TO have permitted your to reach me within
the limit assignedAamey, hours The fact that you
were absent from time Of it's
rival may be regarded unfortunate circumstances
for the city OF Charleston but is for which clearly
am not responsible This bore at my head
quarters, and officially delivered by an officer
Of my stan. Tho nadvetant omission OF my signature
doubtless affords grounds special pleading. But it y
not the argument OF commander solcitous only for ths
safety Sleeping and children and unarmed
Your threats Of retaliation for acts Of mne which you do
mot aege to be violation OF the usages OF civilized
Fare except regards the length Of time allowed notice
Of my intention passed by without comment. viii,
however, call your 70 well established prin-
cpie that the commander OF place attacked but
vested having escape open practicable
has NO right 70 notice oS intention OF bombArd
ment other than that which Is gwen by the threatening
attitude his adversary. Even had this letter
tha itv of mad In
computation forty days Of her danger Dur
ing that time my attack upon her defcnces has steadily
progressed The ultimate object OF that attack
time been doubtful IT. under the circumstances. the fe
Of single noD-combatant Is exposed to peril
by the bombardment OF the city, the response
biity with those who have first failed to remove
the -combatants 70 tho safety Of the
city, after having hold control Of all its approaches
for period Of nearly two years and half In the pre-
scnce OF threatening force aud who afterwards refused
TO accept the terms upon which tho bombardment might
have been postponed. From various sources, official and
otherwise, am led to believe that OF tho women
and children Of Charleston long
that city but upon your that the city Is ssA
full Of them shall suspend the bombardment until eleven
O'Clock p H. tomorrow, thus giving you days from
the time you acknowledge received my comma
nication Of the 2lst inst Very respectfully, your ose
dent servant, Q. A. CILLM0RE,
Brigadier General Commanding.
General p T. BEAUREdARD commanding Confederate
forces, Charleston, 8. C..
Il appears that the Spanish and British Consuls res
pectivoly addressed General Gilmore behalf Of the
SUBJECTS Of their countries Charleston and be cheer
fully suspended the bombardment twenty hours,
10 give thcm time Icavo the city Nothing farther,
he says from his wish than ondanger their lives and
property.