Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-15

ton harbor 10 another, she WAS fired at by one
1t the batteries on Sullivan's Island, owing t
misapprehension of her character, and several
soldiers Immediately killed. Others took to tho
water and il is feared some were drowned. The
great body Of them, however, we're got into
posi- ton O safety.
FoRTaEss MoNRoE, Sept. 9. The steamer
Daniel Webster has arrived from City Point
and reports that Morris Island is evacuated BY
the confederates.
Bo.ToN, Sept. 8. A dispatch to the Mcr-
chants Exchange states that the evacuation is
announced in tho Richmond papers
Fortress MONROE Sept. O. The Richmond
Enquirer contains the following
Cha, .eSt0n, sept. Z Morris Island was
evacuated yesterday afternoon. The enemy had
advanced their sappers up to the moat Of Wag-
ner, and it being impossible to hold it, Beau
regard ordered its evacuation, which took place
ut noon The enemy hold Cummings Point, in
iull view Of the city. Heavy firing is now go
ing on between our batteries on Sullivan's Island
and Moultrie and the Monitors
The Richmond Wing Of the 9Th has the fol-
lowing
Charleston, Sept. 8. The bombardmcnt was
kept up without intermission all day yesterday
and far into the night About 1900 Of our men
were killed and wounded stWagner and Gregg
The attempt to assault Gregg was repulsed be-
fore the enemy had completed their landing.
Before evacuatng forts Gregg and Wagner
we spiked the guns and withdrew noiselessly in
40 barges, only one barge, containing twelve
men, was captured Al quiet this morning
Ch@Leston Sept. 7,-Noon. A dispatch
from Maj. Gen. Elliot, commanding at Fort
Sumter, announces that flag of truce demand
ing the immediate surrender Of this fort, hat
Just been received from Admiral Dahlgren.
Gen. Beaurogard replied to Dahlgren that he
can have Fort Sumter when he takes it, and
that IN the meantime such demands are puerllt
and unbec0ming
O'clock, p. M. At 6P. NJ. the lronside'
and Monitors approached fort Sumter closer
| than usual, and open hot fire against it
Our batteries on Sulliyan's Island, including
those Of fort Moultrie, replied heavily The fir
ing Is still going on.
New York, Sept . The transport City o
Bath, from Charleston Bar 9th, has arrived
and reports the siege of Wagner and Sumtr
still going on. The latter had not yet surrcn
0ered
The ron.clads and land batteries were BON
harding Wagner, which had not replied for tw'
days. Casualties very few.
There il news from Morris Island, said to b.
contraband, but It's nature is unknown,
The above is not so late as the news pub
lished yesterday from the Richmond papers 0
the abandonment OF Morris Island by the enemy
The Richmond ipers arc Of the Sth inst -ED.
ALBysY, N T., Sept. 8. The Constitution
| Union Convention hrs nominated Il. p. Morton
or Attorney General and K. 1. Stevens for ln
fpector Of State prisons. The rest of the tickle
IS referred to the State committee.
New YORK, Sept. 10. The Herdid's Morri
Island letter OF the 9Th states that rebel barg
containing Maj. LalIey, chief Of artillery OF
Gen. Ripley's staff Sergeant Cha ney and /
men, were captured by 1t. Hlgginson of tb
frigatc Powhattan lass Friday night near for
Sumter.
On Sunday morning all our batteries agar
opened on Wagner, and the firing is going OF
most vigorously. Before 7 O'Clock all the mon
ilors and the lronsides took upa position in line
before the rebel works, and began their work oil
the day. Up to this time, 90 oelock,) they
have been firing rapidly and with good effect.
Not gun has been replied to BY the rebels
on this island, though the batteries on james
and Sullivan Islands are in full blaze. We arc
trying to break the bomb-proof which is COW
eredwith twenty feet OF sand and the work ia
going On most satisfactorily, as | close. We
think we have them in tight pac-.
The steamer sails too soon to Justify conjec.
lures as to the result, but we are all hopeful.
The Arago will bear the result Of our operations
to the world.
The Iribune's special Washington dispatch
says ii Is positively stated 10 diplomatic circles
that the rebels have mounted on fort Moulrie
the 600 and 800 FOUNDER Blakely guns, which
were to be part OF the armament OF tho two
rams Lards. HE
These guns were already known to have ar
rived at Nassau Doubt is however, throw
upon the report by the silenccof Admiral Dahl
gren.
FORTRESS MosRoE, Sept. |. The steame
New York, Capt, Chisholm, arrived here to-da,
from Morris Island. The Captain reports lof
At 7. NJ, TUESDAY. Morris Island has beer
completely in our possession since Sunday.
We captured twenty one guns and seventy
| five men. Two monitors and the lronsides wer
besieging Fort Moultrie when the New Yorl
left. Ii twas reported that we had blown up tn
magazine in Moultrie.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. The following wa
received here this afternoon
DEPARTMENT OF Tnk Souri,,
Headquarters in tho Field, Sept. Z. (
10 MAJ. Gen H. w. Haheck, Gsn-in Chief
GENERAL i have the honor to report tina
Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg are ours, Las
night our sappers crowned the crest of tho couu
ter.scalp OF Fort Wagner on its sea front, mask
ing all its guns, and an order was given TO car
~ the place, by assault, at O'Clock this morn
ing, that being tho hour of low tide.
About ten O'Clock last night the enemy com
menced eyacuatng the island, md ali but seven
ty-tye Of them escaped from Cummings Point, il
small boats. Captured dispatches show tia
Fort Wagner was commanded by Col. keitt, O
5. o. and garrisoned by 400 effective mon
and battery Gregg by between 100 and 200.
Fort Wagner Is . work OF the most formda
bic kind. Its bomb-proof shelter, capable o
holding 1900 men, remains intact alter III
most terrible bombardment to which any wor
was ever subjected We have captured nine
teen pieces OF artillery and large supply {
excellent ammunition. The city and harbor Q
Charleston are now completely covered by m
guns
have the honor to DO, General,
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
O. A. GILLaoRs, Brig. .Gon. Comd'g.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. Col, Il. Il. Potter
ChieI oilotah, tclegraphed from Fortress Mon
roe to-day, to Cen. HalleCk, that when o
Tuesday afternoon, Capt, Fishhalam, OF tn
steamer New York, lett Charleston harbor, tn
rebel dag was still flying at Fort Sumter, but n
guns were mounted and onlya very small fore
1 remained there.
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