Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-07
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
The Army Actively at WeTk-The Navy
Passive = The Firing frsm the Rebel

The slEGE OF CHARLESTON.
The Army Actively at Werk-The Navy
Passive The Firing from the Rebel
Batteries. Efoa 4 - .E #sE
From tho New York Tripune.l t
MORRIS lsLAhD, = Z, Sept. ae.-The army is
statement or AFFAIRS In this department since
the last adricee sent you As TO what the army
is dong, am enJcined by General Orders No.
defensive and offensive operations against our-
selves are. being carried on by the rebels; and
wshave heard and read that LonSstreet's diyi-
sion Of 81, COO men have reached Charleston; but
OF the truth of this ruuor we have no means Of
satisfying ourselves. -vr. arE r,5--r.-.-
The gradual snchroachmsnt Of the Atlantic
upon this coast has lately been fnstanced re-
markably by successive high tides. Although
tho tents fronting the beach have been several
times moved back some feet the retrogression
Of the camp continues, and the sea claims
we now reside. Whers this blnd is very low,
the soldiers have thrown mp small ptrench.
ments against ths ocean; but every tide ad-
monishes them Of the uncertainty of their
tenure
Old shipmasters hereabeut tell of dry land
Tor sands) as having existed forty years ago in
the place where now is the mid-channel OF
Charleston harbor. No chart Of this coast can
long remain perfectly accurate, since the soil
that the sea thus takes from some places is de-
posted in others, making bars, shoals and
breakers. But as the army is not intended
permanently TO occupy Morris Island, the sea
encroachments DC not seriously annoy us; nor
are we distressed by anticipatons OF time here
after when Old Ocean shall have backed out
or tnswamped the very site OF Rebellion's hot
bed, so that future travellers shall be in doubt
as to where precisely this small, truculent
Troy once stood.
We are on the qus cfue nightly for attacks
upon Morris and Folly Islands. The swift
repTisals that might follow these are by many
officers supposed to make the rebels cautions
in venturng on them. Already the battery at
Secessonyille has been taught lesson of for
bearance toward our camp; since for every
shell il threw wildly toward our position or
works another was neatly pumped into its
moored IL an inlet that our lines fully inclose.
SRrT. 3O,-The rebels began on the 2Sth inst.
to fortity Long Island, contiguous TO Sullivan's
Island, about northeast from Charleston. BY
this means they hope to command the .sNorth
Channel" Livery movement of the rebels on
any of the islands contiguous to Morris Island
and Charleston harbor is observed and noted,
They have thrown up no end of dummy
batteries" on whie-. not even 80 uaker guns''
are mounted. -
S-The father of Col. Shaw, of the Massa-s
chusetts 5ith fcolo4 ed) Regiment, having been
informed that it was intended TO search for
his sons body, he wrote to Gen. Gilmore, re-
questing that his sons remains should not be
disturbed, but should be left in the soldiers
most appropriate burial place-the field upon
which he fell. tff ~, Il -
~ One of the sailors attached to the Russian L
feet in New York deserted few days ago, and.
offered himself for enlistment IN Ine oni1ed
States Army. On account OF the friendly feel-
in es existing between our own and the Russian ,
Government, he was promptly returned to his
vessel. -. =. -. - ta,4,.
s9-One who accompanied Burnside, writes:
The old flag has been hidden In mattresses ,
and under carpets. 1t now floats to the breezH
at every staff in East Tennessee. Ladies wear
it--carry itlwave il. Little children clap ths X
hands and kiss it, &c 70.
pTaOne Of the most distinguished geoIogfsts
ofNewe England" says that the lead mfaes at
Newport, N. H., are very valuable, and imme.a
diatessteps will be taken to work them. "a Sc
SThec vintage has 1comnaenced In some
PARIS Of France The accounts ell promfsexA
good yieldia In spain and Portugal, the oidiuna
has eansed much destruction. sgai e,s4,s s 4 Ca
KThe police Of Philadelphia. made 3,4aoo
arrests IN Septembsrssa 81; 70 asss1td sEa -sa
aafTfi Wes $40 lsp1