, 1863-08-26

NEWS TO MONDAY, 24TH.
Sumter a Heap Of Ruins.
Gen, Gilmere Shelling the City.
GRAND DISSOLVING VIEW OF
N0N-COMBATANTS,
TIRE END NEAR AT MAND.


Tue following news las just b.cn received
from Fortress Monroe, telling Of the partial
reduction Of Fort Sumter, and It is further
stated that Charleston is being shelled. It is
evident that our forces had gained other iu-
portant advantages, in the way of an advance
upon Charleston. Brig. Gen, Meredith tele-
graphs the following from Fortress Monroe
10 Secretary Stanton:
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 24.--The steamer
from City Point has arrived.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the eth contains
tue following highly important dispatches !:
CHARLESTON, Aug. 29.-Thc fire Of the en-.
| emy's Lind batteries has been kept up onsun,~
Ter, and more guns were disabled. There Is
| also heavy fire on Forts Wagner and Gregg
from the fleet and land.
Gilmo-e's demand for the surrender Of
Sumter and Morris Island, with threat to
shell Charleston in twcuty-tour hours from
the delivery Of the papers at Fort Wagner,
was received and returned this morning.
Beauregard, in reply, charges inhunlanitg and
violation Of the Laws Of war against Gilmore,
and aflitms that If the offense Ia repeated, he
will employ stringent measures ofretallation.
Up to this time, 1ha threat to shell the city
has not been executed. =
CHARLESTON, August 23.-0n Saturday, COL
shots were fired ut Sumter; 4i9 struck, Inside
and outside. The east wall Is ecaled and bat
tered and the Parapet undermined. The north
west wall and arches hare fallen In. Tle gums
arc all dismounted. On Suaday, the land bat
ter;.s opened from the south and north, and
monitors from tho cast aud west, coming close
up. The fire was very damaging. The shot
swept through the fart. The shell wounded
several officers, including Col: Rhett. The
latter ia ordered to hold out untn relieved OF
the place is taken. Col. Guilford, of Wagner
is killed, and several wounded.
It Is said there are % vessels outside the bar,
including the ironclads. a.,
Gen. Gilmore ecnt notice on Sunday thai at
Ii o'clock to morrow he would open on
Charleston. In tbs meantime Tic nou.com-
batants could leave
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 2A-Tle steamer
City Of Richmond arrived at Hampton Roads,
yesterday, ut noon. She reports haTing left
of Charleston ut Loon On Saturday Lust. The
flags Of Sumter were shot away on Thursday
and Friday, und no reply was made to Cur
bombardmcnt, Which vas constantly kept up.
| Tie whole Of the southwest, side Of Sumter
| had been demolished, and was nothing but u
| heap Ct ruins. On Friday. morning nine
breaches wero observed In the fort.N Our
casualties :.ysraeed only about four daily.
NEW YoRK, Aug. e5.-TTo s.ean, tsaas.
! ports from of Norris Island at midnight of
the 2lst, report that the bombardmcnt con-
tinued. The eouth wall of Sumter had been
| demolished almost to Its base. Wagner,
Greggard other batteries replied 2t short In
| teryals.
| An expedition vas fitting to silence the
James Island batteries, which has become an
| noying,
Every confidence in OLE fuccess was felt
by all.
NoRFoLR, Va, August e55.-The Richmond
.E1a,niaeT Of to-day has betn received contain,
ing Chasleston dates OF Monday. An ez-
tract Gays, last night at Il O'Clock the
e1cmy opened fire On the city, firing fifteen
| 8inch Par7ott shells, and no1-combatants are
leaving in a continuous stream.
| WASHINGTON, August 25.-A dispatch Was
received here today, dated Fortress Monroe,
saying that Capt. Chisholm reports that-Fort
Sumter was reduced and Charleston shclied-
New YoRK, August 25.-The stcamer Con-
stitution arrived this afternoon from Hilton
Head tue 23d, and Charleston bar at $50 p.
| No., the came date. She left At anchor of
Cha1leston bar the q. s. 1toamcr Brooklyn,
with steam up for New York, having On board
tie remains Of Capt. Rodgers and Paymazter
Woodbury. Of the Catskil.
Tic bombardment was going on with great
elezeY-1iipg very rapid.
Tie 1aat report from Morris leland was
that Fort Sumter had NOT responded to our
guns for TWO days. Fort Sumter is certainly
demolished, and Fort Moultrle has been
| silcrced.
NEw YORK, Aug. 25.-The schooner II.
Rogers, from Folly Island goth, reports that
1t 6 O'Clock that Gay, the entire top Of Fort
Sumter Was completely gone. Every payapet
gun was dislnounted and knocked into the
sea. The siege was progressing terribly in
earnest. It VAS reported also that Wagner
would soon surrender.
NEW YonK, aug. GA Morris 1sland let
ter TO the Herald, dated August 20sh states: -
l A9E AtNtN4.AA~I VI kAC EOISC tNIC III QUIZ
ter, lsst light, aud its parapei, was not un-
Ike that Presented by Fort Pulaski. on the
eTenfEg Ct the first days fire. Thirty or forty
large holes could be counted on the face Of tic
wcTk. The parapet had been knocked of In
places: The barricade Of bricks covering the
magazines and sand tEayerses WAS seriously
danrged, aud the grim cid fort looked Gs
though she had received Very seyerc treatment
at cur lands. Three days Of s11ch work will
bring down Sumter around the heads Of Its
Offenders, i they wait so long: It certainly
cannot hold out much longer than that time.
Blk days we're given It to hold out, By thoee
vino best know It's strength and our own Of
fcpsiye power.
Forts Wagner and Gregg will bs attended
to in due time.
Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.1
UNITED STATES Iron Clad CArsKt11.,
OFF MoRr1s ISLAND :. e., Aug. IS, 1868. {
Wc had q stiff fight yesterday, which We
had been expecting for q week, in which the
following vessels bora m active part:
1EoE cLAps.
Ifonsides, catE1.in, Weehawken,
hontauk, NAhant, Patapsco,
Pass.ic.
Seneca, Laaowa, Ottawa,
Dai CIlIrg, WiEsahikou, Ca1,audaisua,
Mahaska.'
| The firing was terrific, and will be resumed
sgsin to-day. Sumter begins to look like 4
seedy hat badly stove up. The land batteries
Of the army on Ehere took q loud share in the
wo15.
4 1ncst painful ineiden: has sent thrill Of
scr1ow through the fleet. Our noble COM
ma1eer,' Capt. George ". Rodgers, had been
arpolnted Flee. Captain. His place was with
the Admiral on the Weehawken, which acted
| yesterday as the flagship. but he volunteered