Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-08-04
Form Port Royal and Vicinity

NEw YoRK, July % Details of the charge
Of the 22d, made on Fort Wagner, show most
desperate fighting by Gen. Strong's brigade.
Scafcely.a field or line officer escaped wounding,
and many were killed. AT one time nearly the
whole rebel force concentrated upon the 54th
Mass. (colored) regiment, but they fought
bravely, and only retired when the rest did.
Col. Putnam, in command of the storming
party, after they had gained part of the fort
and planted the flag on the parapet sent to Gen
erals Strong and Seymour for endorsements,
but both the Generals had teen wounded in
the meantime his party were being decimated
by rebel grape, ana when Gen. Stevenson s brig
sde had received orders to advance ii was too
late. Our gallant men had been forced to
slowly retire.
FORTRESS Monaco, July 81. Richmond pa
pers, contain further news from Charleston,
but the accounts do not materially differ from
the reports received through Union channels
only, of course, making things look little worse
for our side. One dispatch says
A physician just from Hilton Head says that
81 OF our Regulars took the oath of allegiance
last Wednesday, The casualties this morning
was killed and six wounded.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, July rs. Regular firing from
Forts Sumter and Wagner at the Yankees on
Morris Island, was kept up all night and all
day to-day. The Yankees occasionally replied
from their batteries on Morris Island.
The monitors and the IronsideS are lying out
side, and took no part.
The Yankees have two batteries on Morris
l. ~ hair
No casualties are reported to-day. Another
monitor arrived to-day, making six in all.
NEW YORK, July %. The steamer Star Of
the South from Charleston Bar evening of the
25th, arrived tonight. She towed the iron
port to Admiral Dahlgren. When the Star of
the South left heavy cannonaling was heard,
and shells were plainly seen bursting over Fort
Wagner
ENEw YORK, July %. The schooner A. Mason,
from Port Royal, reports passed off Charleston
evening Of the 20, and heard heavy firing Our
forces are still battering at Fort Wagner.
FoRTREss MONROE, July 81 Flag Of truce
and steamer New York, arrived last evening.
She brings Richmond papers Of the 9th. Gold
is worth Sll in Richmond.
The Mayor Of Savannah has issued procla-
nation requesting all residents Of the city to
organize for home defence, and all managers Of
stores and other places Of business to close them
at 2 p. M, three days in the week, for the pur-
pose Of drilling He directs that an enrolment
also be made.
The Times Washington dispatch says Gen,
Gilmore has been sent all the reiniOrcements he
needs. Charleston must fall, and speedily, il
energy, CELEBRITY and l5.inch guns will accom-
pllsh the result
The statement that Gen Gmore's loss in the
recent engagements were one-third of his total
force is pronounced incorrect In the last action
he did not lose over 700 men and bis total loss
since ne begun the campaign will not amount tC
over 100.
United States Steamer Paul Jones, has just
arrived from Charleston the 18th inst, and re.
ports that the siege Of Fort Wagner was still
progressing. Gen. Gilmore had succeeded in
erecting battery OF heavy siege guns within
1000 yards Of Fort Wagner.
Forts Sumter and Johnston keep up contin
ual fire on the Federal forces on Morris Island
Our casualties are about six a day.
New YORK, July go The Charleston Muir
eury's account Of the late attack on Fort Wag.
ner, admits that our forces held portion Of the
fort over an hour, under the most CALLING fire.
The rebels captured over 200 prisoners, in.
GLIDING few negro troops, and buried over COO
of our dead The rebel loss is estimated at
100. Col. Shaw wac killed on the parapot Of
Fort Wagner. The Major and one Of the Cap
tains Of the 54th Massachusetts, were killed.
The 1t. Col surrendered to the rebel Col. Gal
lieud.
rEw rVKh, July 81. The Iribune's Morris
Island correspondent says our loss in the entire
late assault on Fort Wagner, according to Off
cial report is 1917. The rebels claimed to have
buried 65O Of them. This extraordinary pro-
portion OF killed could only have been reached
by the indscrimnate slaughter Of our wound
cd. One hundred and eight Of our wounded
are still at Charleston and Columbia.
The officers ami men Of the 54th Mass. (col-
ored) will not be given up to US, and unofficial
reports say that the negroes have been sold into
slavery, and the officers treated with unmeasured
abuse.
In fact, oil our wounded at Charleston have
been treated most barbarously. 0pportunitie,
to amputate wero eagerly seized on by the rebe
surgeons, and it was performed in cases Of tn,
slightest gunshot wounds.
On the lett our batter les we're advanced Coz
jesus hooAot Suihtol Ou tno -otn, uuu tiA Auu
Founders have been placed in position.
NEw York, July 80, Brig. Gen. Strong die,
this morning from WOUNDS received at For
Wagner.
From Passengers by the Cosmopolitan it i,
learned that the principal guns of Fort Wag
ner are silenced, leaving only howitzors for til
rebels TO use. Reinforcements are said to hav
reached Gen. Gilmore, beside several two o
three hundred pound PARROTS. The rebel off
GERS were exceedingly exasperated at being at
tackled by the Mass. oath Regiment. On bein
asked for the body of Col Shaw the rebel repl
was, " he had been buried along with his mig
gers" Offensive operations by Gen. Gilmor,
are being actively prosecuted.
Nw York, July 80. Most Of the wounde,
officers OF eastern regiments from Morris Islam
left for Boston this evening. Lit. Col. Hallowe
is wounded in three places and has gone to Phi
adelphia, to the residence of his father II
describes the fight at Fort Wagner as tho mo,
desperate contest he was ever engaged in
The funeral Of Brig. Gen. Strong will tax
place on Saturday. The remains will be il
tered in Greenwood.