The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-27
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Charleston, AVgust 22.-Tht fire of the
enemy's land batteries has been kept up
on Fort Sumter, and more guns have been
disabled. Also, heavy FIRE on Wagner
and Gregg from the feet and land.
GllmOre's demand for the surrender Of
Sumter and Morris Island, with threat
TO sholl Charleston Ia four hours from
the time Of the delivery Of the papers at
Fort Wagner, was received and returned
THIS morning.
Beauregard, in reply, charges inhu.
mainly aud violation of the laws Of war
against Gilmore, and aiirms that if the
ottense is repeated he will employ strin-
gent measures OF retaliation. Up to This
time the threat TO shell the city has not
been executed.
Charleston, dug. 23-On Saturday 6O4
shots were freq at sumter, 40 II which
striking inside and outside. The east
wall As scaled aud battered, and the pa
! rApet undermined. The northwest wall
aud arches have fallen in, anu The guns
are all dismOunted.
On Sunday the land batteries opened
from the south and north, and the mong
! iors f,Om the east ana west, COMM
close up. The fire was very damaging,
the shot sweeping through the fort.
shell wounded several officers, in
oluding Col. Rhett. The latter il Oroered
20 hold out until relieved or the place
taken.
Col Gaillard of Fort Wagner, was kill
cd and several wounded. IL is said that
there are twenty three vessels inside the
bar, including the Ironsides.
Gen. GILMORE sent notice on Sunday
that at III O'Clock TO tomorrow, Monday,
he would open on Charleston; in the
meantime nun- com batants could leave
CHATTANOOGA, August % - The Yam
KEGS commenced sheilIng Chattanooga
yesterday without notice of their inten-
ton 90 DO so All quiet to- day.
NORFOLK, VA August 90 The Rich
mond Examiner of to-day has been re-
ceiysd, con aiming Charleston dates of
the 24th, which says that last night at
IL o'clock the enemy opened fire on the
city, firing fifteen eight-inch PArrott
shells.
Non-com Atlantis are leaving the city
in continuous stream.
WASHINGTON, August 25-A dispatch
was received here to-day, dated Fortress
Monroe, saying Capt. Chisholm reported
Fort Sumter reduced and Charleston
shelled.
KANSAS CRY, Aug. 25-7 P. M
QusnIrllls force reached the headwaters
OF Grand river, Cass county, Missouri,
about noon to- day, after burning Law
renee, and then divided into squads OF
f'om forty 70 fifty, and scattered in va
Iious directions.
Our troops were ha'f an hour behind
and were also divided, and continued in
pursuit.
The detachment ordered from Lex.
ingtOn met part of the rebel forces near
Peasant Hill on Saturday, killing seven
aud recovering considerable amount Of
goods taken from Lawrence.
Reports just received cay that Msicl
Plumb and Mayor Thatcher overlook 4
company in Lafayette county, killing
thirty.
The total killed, according to last re.
port, is between sixty and seventy.
Our detachment is still in pursuit.
IL is ascertained that QuantrilPs Who'll,
force consisted of three hundred eelec eC
, men, who assembled from Lafayette, Sa
line, Clay, johnson, and the borde
counties, on Thursday, at noon, at tn,
MIDDLE ford of Grand river, fifteen mile
from the Kansas line, and the same day
started for Kansas.
Scouts brought word that afternoon Il
the military station at Aubrey, That tn,
| enemy was six miles north Of that place
where they ass m ed and crossed Ora Il
river, and in an hour afterwar they
entered Kansas Other scouts bruugh
word TO the same effect. Informatio
was at once communicated to al on tn
border and TO the district he a, quarter
> Kansas City, IS miles north Of Au
9 brey. A delay OF three or four hour
occurred at each station in sending GU
patrUling aud scouting parties. A sutfi
Gent force was left ~ guard the horde
to prevent QuantIilPs return 10 Missouri
QuantHll's men told many persons be
? tore reaching Lawrence that they wer
going TO destroy the town, but by som
strange fatslftJ, the people along tn
: route, who might easily have got wor
d to Lawrence, did notify. A messenge
was sent by Captain Coleman to nOtIfl
the people OF Lawrence Of QuantrilPs Ap
> prUsoh, but failed TO get through. Ga. n
trill Obtained q full supply of Tres
horses Lawrence, which enabled mir
. 10 escape the pursuit of our soldier
I whose horses we're nearly exhauste
: when hey reached him, six miles sout
Of Lawre,
Tho citizens who ined in the pursu
were able 10 keep up with the enemI
d and often compelled nIm to halt aud forl
q IN liue Of battle; bul the soldiers coul
Il not force their AIDED horses 20 a gallo
for a c0arge, and the pursuit went on in
effectively. At nigh, Quan nll brvke h
,rail near PAr,l. and our troops wei
delayed nearly all night in finding (.
No damage Was done by Quahtn
from the time our forces came up vat
u him until he got out OF Kansas, aud /
= pursuit was 30 clvse tuat his men wei
4. compelled TO abanuOn most Of the horsl
they were taking and the goods 3 ole
> from the stores At Lawrence.
% EAoT TENNESSEE - The HolstOn (Ter
k nesBe, journal, Of the condition Of =
is fairs IN East Tennessee says:
10 What o. Bragg? We don't know Il
strength Of his army, and If ne did
= would be improper TO make IL know
III but We may say that, taking the pres
" status Il his antagonist into consider
I'd ton, ana his well known sagacity al
a, adroitness, he will flnd his situAtion
most hazardous aud perplexing one, nj
D. less there is greater energy Al
rs. promptness shown than now seems
NJ exist ia this department.