The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-09
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Richmond Examiner OF the It'll inst:
Charleston, 5th.-To-day witnessed another
furious bombardment of Forts Wagner and
Gregg, by the enemy's feet and land batteries.
The firing began at daylight and continued
steadily until dark. A monitor is firing at
Fort Moutre. Another assault is deemed
not improbable tonight
Since yesterday, no further attack has been
made on buli-buck Sumter, which has been
held twenty days against all the efforts of the
enemy's great guns by land and sea. 1851
shots have been fired at it, OF which 1896 have
struck outside, and Z, l30 inside. The flag has
been shot away fourteen times. Orders against
exposure having been rigidly enforced, our
casualties were few.
Charleston, 9Th, $50 A. M-The lombard
ment of batteries Wagner and Gregg have
been incessant for the last thrty-six hours
The noise of the cannonade is tremendous.
Last night the enemy landed in barges and
assaulted Battery Gregg. No further partcu-
lars have yet been received.
atlanta, 4H-A special dispatch from Sena-
toba says Gen. Price had an engagement with
the enemy fifteen miles below Little Rock,
and obtained victory over thei Y ankees.
The Arkansas army mas been rapidly rein
forced.
Gen. Halleck excuses the present inactivity
of the Union forces. He says they are waiting
for the elimination of the seige of Charleston
and that in three weeks, he will have full three
corps, under Gen. Banks, to move on Mobile
from Pascogoula.
Chattanooga, 4M.-The enemy were signal
ling all night on Waldron's bridge, but every
thing is remarkably quiet across the river
to-day. There is no further indications of an
advance OF Rosecrans.
The Knoxville Register has been removed
to Cleveland.
Capt. j. p. Rhodes of the LIST Confederate
Infantry, was shot at noon to-day for encourag
ing assertions from his own company, and
embezzlng money of substitutes. He made a
short speech acknowledging the Justice of his
sentence He manifested but little concern
and died without struggle 1t. Col. Adolph
of the same regiment was cashiered and con-
scripted yesterday, for having been concerned
in the same offense.i
SECOND DISPATCH.
Chattanooga, 5h.-Although the armies are
in close proximity there are no indications of
an early engagement, but slight cause, how
ever, may bring it on at any moment. Our
artillery at Drivers Ferry opened on the enc
my at six o'clock this morning, for the purpose
OF ascertaining the strength and position of
the enemy's batteries. They promptly re-
sponded, and for half an hour lively artillery
duel was kept up without Injury to our side.
The discipline and health of the army are very
fine. The troops are in the best OF spirits.
Atlanta, 1h.-A special to the Confederacy
says, Col. Morrison of the LIST Georgia cavalry
repused the enemy at Diamond Gap, on the
night of the Sd. Our loss was two wounded.
The enemys loss is not known. The brigade
fell back south of the Tennessee river.
The enemy shelled London on the I'd and
killed two women. The bridge was burned
to prevent the enemy from crossing.
Gov Brown has issued n proclamation call.
ing upon the State reserves to hold themselves
in readiness to march at moments warning.
The men are to provide themselves with ra-
tions and subsistence on the march and on the
day after reaching the rendezvous.
The ladies of the Atlanta Hospital Associa-
ton gave dinner to 1000 of the vicksburg
soldiers to-day.
The Richmond Wing of the Alta contains the
following dispatch:
Charleston, 3d.-All is perfectly quiet to-
day. There has been no firing whatever, but
the enemy is reported close to Battery Wag-
ner. Last night was the quietest known here
for three weeks past. There was scarcely
gun fired except few shots from Battery
Wagner. The enemy is reported tinkering at
the Monitors, as if Preparing damages sustained
on Tuesday night.
The Wing says it was stated yesterday
morning by contemporary that Knoxville was
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cupied the following day by the forces of the
enemy. We do not know upon what authori-
ty the statement was based, and are unable to
learn anything TO confirm it. Ii true, the nat
ural presumption would be that the withdraw
al OF our troops was strategic move, and it
would not be fair to pass judgment before we
know what the stratagem was for and what
the results were. We need not say that the
permanent occupation of Knoxville would be
heavy blow to US, and we cannot believe it
will be allowed. Further intelligence from
that point and Chattanooga is awaited with
anxiety.
Charleston, no ddte.-About o'clock this
morning, as the steamer Bradford was trans
porting parts of the 23d Georgia and goth
South Carolina regiments from one position in
Charleston harbor to another, she was fred at
by one of the batteries on Sullvan's Island,
owing to Misrepresentation of her character,
and several soldiers were killed. Others took
to the water, and it is feared some were
drowned. The great body of them, however,
were got into position of safety.