Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-09
Special Correspondence of the Chicago Times]
" AsHISGToN, September 3.

Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON. September 3.
One of the New York papers has long and
pungent editorial, headed why is the Fill Of
Charleston Delayen?" This. after the assuran
ces of the speedy fall OF Charleston that have
been officially sent all over the country for week.
past, is particularly rich. As the siege pro
crosses, however the difficulties in the way OF
the reduction of the city become more apparent
Indeed. the Developments of the last week FULLY
verify all that have said on the subject in recent
letters. Fort Sumter has not surrendered The
dear old flag does not wave there vet, but the
Confederate flag does. But Fort Sumter l.
pretty well knocked to pieces. and Is little
better than a mass OF ruins lt is probable that
the land upon which the fort stood will soon be
in our possession: but. when TINT event take
place. the real work of taking Charleston vii
only have begun. 1t can NOT he taken nv
sault. nor will it be sheled Furt Wagner has
been approached by parallels. and the last ptral
lei completed weeks ago. Everything
was re DIV Tor the assault. except the TROOPS
that were to make the assault. They we're nct
on hand 1t seems that the promise of the All
min stration, about sending a large army of
troops Brigader General Gilmore,
performed. A great blow m ,de about the
vast number of troops that were beng sent tn
Brigadier General Gilmore. ami the troops
really brought up here from the Army Of the
Poto nae. and sent hence But they not
sent to Charleston. They were sent To New York,
and there they are now. There are eleven regi
men of infsntry of the regular army. Composing
the army corps ~ General Sykes; eight regiments
from Ohio and Indiana, ten regiments from New
England six regiments from Michigan. WiscOn
sin and Mnr esOta: seven regiments OF cavalry
and artillery from New York. and twelve reg
ments from other States. making in all City four
regiments. together with $50 pieces of artillery
a total strength of 80 900 troops.
This force if sent to Charleston month ago,
in addition to the force there. would have
taken that city Inste ID of that. they are sent TO
New York 10 enforce the conscrpion there Aud
il is because they we're sent 70 New Y, rk that
Gen Gilmore is unable to take Charleston. With
the forces at his command, Brig Gen Gilmore
cannot take the works comprising the defenses Of
Charleston by storm Nor will he shell the city
1t i stated that the government received official
notification TO day that some .2O0 Union priso
ners bad been removed from r chmond and
taken 10 Charleston This is the retaliation
Threatened by Gen. Beauregard. liz is sc ,rcelv
likely that Brig. Gen. Gilmore will ieei like
throwing bomb shells into a CITY ia which 300
of his own kith and kin are living around loose
He will, therefore, he compelled to continue the
regular operations of a siege. But he has srrv
ed at A point where further operations are impos
sible, without large reintorcements, ard these il
il not likely ne will receive at present or for
some time Even If he does receive them. the
land forces cannot take Charleston, rs have
said before until the other forts IN the harbOr are
reduced The rams destroyed and the obstruction.
remo-ed. and this il task beyond the pow ers Of
the navy 81 that the tall OF Charleston seems
a. far of now rs ever
There are no other things. not generally known.
that are retardng the fall OF Charleston. One of
them is the nature OF the soil IN which the opera
tious Of Gen Gilmore are conducted. and in
which, OF course. the bitches composing his
parallels have 10 DE dug This IL So porous ans,
sandy, and the land lies 30 low. that tie paral
les. after being dug become in few hour filed
with water Nov. the use OF parallels is 10 ena
bic the beSieger to approach the besieced without
being exposed to the FIRE Of the latter But u De-
this the parallels must be dry. In this case the
parallels, becoming filled with water. are entirely
useless
The country NAV well ask. with amazement
why have 50 900 of the best soldiers Of the Army
of the Potomac been removed from that armyt
l. IL because the Administrator invites the Con
federares under Gen Lee TO attack Washington
II looks very much like IT, IL was reported 20
the War Department Yesterday that Gen. Lee
had already begun 10 cross the r ppahannock
and that one currs or one third OF his army was
on this side OF that river, At point below Fred
ericksbury Ii this report proves To be correct
IL j. no m1re than I stated. in nv recent letters
would take place ia case Gen. Meade Was not
largelV reinforced before the end of August IT,
in consequence OF the stupidity OF tile Admins
tration, Washington y now endangered. 10 will
NO, be dificul, n hy The responsibility where n