The New York herald., 1863-08-31


SEPARATIONS win be carried without regard 70 Fort
Wagner the capture Of which VIII b sft 70 Gsnssa' Gl
more.
yne Bermuda brings seventy prisoners. shs spoke,
August g. the psas steamer Dolphin. om Key wss for
rAnaAsIpAia.
DSaureSarsl's Letter % General Gilimore,
PmApurmA, August 50, 1858.
fhs following the comnunicatioa from Bsaurseard 70
General Gilmore protesting against ths opening Of the
bsubardmsns Of Charlsston,-
HsADQuAasEas, DrARz,Gur On Scum CAHoLmA,1
GEORGIA AND FLonDA,
CEAMEsToN, B. O., August ~, 1853.
Gm-IAet night, at fifteen minutes before eleven
o'clock during my absence . reconnaissance Of my
SortiAcatons, communication received at these
AsaAquarters, dated Headquarters Department OF the
South, Morris Island c., August 2l 1858, demanding
~ immediate evacuation Of Morris Island and Fort Sum-
tsr BY tho Confederate Forces the alleged ground thas
hs present coadon Of Fort Sumter and the rapid and
progressive destruction which Il Ia undergoing from
ny batteries sesm 70 render ts complete demolition
within few hours matter OF certainty" and that IL
sAs letter was not complied with, reply thereto
received within four hours after 1t delivered into
~ hasds my subordinate commander Al Fort Wagner
~ transmission, nre would be opened the city Of
Charleston from batteries already established within easy
asd Elective range Of the heart OF the city. This com
nunicaou 10 my address without signature and
= course returned. About half-past O'Clock Of
yeur batteries did actually open hre and threw number
q heavy shells into the city, the inhabitants OF which Of
eourse were asleep and unwarncd. About nine O'Clock
shh morning the communication alluded to was returned
- these headquarters, bearing yonr recognized oca
Signature, and u can now % noticed your deliberate
s0asial act.
scribe that whom city 10 about 70 be attacked timely
ncei0s shall b. given BY the attacking commander Id
srAsr that non-combatants shall have opportunity Of
Withdrawing beyond its limits. Generally the time
allowed u from 10 three days that is time for
withdrawA in good faith Of st least the and chill
Arso. You, sir save only four hours-knowina that your
notice. under existing circumstances could reach
- lees than two hours and not less the tme
would be required for TO be conveyed from
sAh city 10 Battery wsmcr. With this knowledge
You threaten 70 open nre this city. not TO oblige
surrender, but 70 force 70 evacuate those works
which you, assisted BY great naval FORCE have been
attacking In vain for than forty days Batteries
Wagner and Gregg and Fort Sumter nearly due north
from your batteries Morris Island and In distance
shsrefrom varying from half . mile 70 two and a
quarter miles, This city, the other hand, IN 70 the
northwest, and quite ave miles distant from the
battery which opened against Il this morning would
appear sir that dssparng Of reducing these works. you
nsw resort 70 the novel of turning your guns
aGainss the cd men. the and children, the
Hospitals cf sleeping city act Of inexcnsable bar
beritv from your confessed point OF sight nasmucb
you alege that the complete demolition Of Fort sum
~ within few hours by guns seems TO you mat
~ Of certainty.
such a grave payer must show the recklessness
q the upon which you have advcntured
when the facts that you knowingly fixed limit for
seving answer 10 your demand which IL almost
beyond the possibility Of receiving any reply within that
time. and that actually did open hrs and throw
number Of the most destructive missiles used
into the midst Of city taken unawares, and filed with
sleeping women and children, viii give you bad emf
ssucs in history-cveu In the history OF this am
say surprised SIR 81 the limits yor have set 20 your de
nsnds IT, in order obtain tho abandonment Of Morris
Island and Fort sumter you feel authorized Are th
city why did you include the works sulvan and
James Islands, nay, the city Of Charleston, the
eame demand7 Since you have felt warranted fnaueu
rating this method of reducing batteries IN your
date front, which otherwise found mpregnable,
snd mode Of warfare which confidently declare 10 be
ssrocous and unworthy Of any soldier, solemDiy
you, that you nrc again this city from your
Morris Island batteries without giving souew has
reasonable time 70 the noo-combatants, shall
feel mpelsd 70 employ such stringent means Of rstaia
Non may be svaiabls during the continuance Of this
sstack.
Bnay, reply that neither the works Norris lsand
nsr Fort Sumter win ~ evacuated no demand you
have bees pleased 70 make Aready. however, am
eAkinG al -conbatants who
fully aware 90 sa1vs - what thsy may expect
sour hands. Dsspsssfsny, yoss sssdiens servant,
O. 7. BEAURDGARp, osnsrai Commanding.
asssI Asce~nss - shs ODssssis~s ArovaS
Charfe seOn.
PmADxIraA, August 10, issa.
Tns charissson papers f Monday iass thus refer 10
Gsasrai Gillmsrs's Gre q saturday nAghss-
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