The New York herald., 1863-09-12

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Meanwhile tbs bolts and shells ra,nss i, ,ro,r III -.
batteries. Faster than thay cou,d b, caon,.a a.,
missiles vent tearing against tho ra-aae, and
bombproof, sending up such o,ooaa Of sana and
earth nearly to eclipse u the xotk An a,
sharp points were knocked away. Every outlo. had
been Disturbed. There was no regularity a. fratare
about H. The bombproof had been nearly 1nrpssd and
great Of sand slid down like avaanchcs falling ~
tho entrances and shutting from tho terrified scr
pants all light and ventilation Tho
nectsd this struoturo with tho pArapct Of tho
fsco torn away and tho beneath them nlled
up with tho debris. Every who looked upsn the
stronghold yesterday, while nrc iurionsly bat
iering to ruins thai we should mold without dn.
Guilty on The morrow.
assKRAt AZ AvsArLI.
Last evening assault ordered give you here
General oilimoros plan OF attack
srEaAL oHpxHa NO sia
nErAmaKsr rrs soun.l
HkADq, AsTFs- IN rnK finn,
Fort Wagner VIII be assaulted 1t ninc O'Clock A.
by hrgadler General Terry who WI command larspo.
The artillery aro the VIII be kept up until
roops mount Tie rarage,, and wi thea At Gven
Tho assault wiz be in three columns. as follows
! Fuh-A column q two small regiments o. picket
troops viii drbouch from the advanced trenches mount
tho parapot OF tho ron, aud The bosnbprof md
uayefscs spike tho guns. and seao and hold tho sy.
port
Secoad--A column u brigade drawn up sish, IN
mont IN the trenches in rear Of the rs col1an Ai dc
the fort alo sharp to the lott and ,sapct
OF the north and west faces regiment after regiment
they gain tho requisite distances
Th,rd-A column OF brigade left IN front xiii
low behind tho second column ana depoy aer,rs the
island IN rear Of fo, Wagner, facing Cummings Point
with sklrmishers well out IN front.
II. The guards q ths trenches will be held
A their appropriate stations The balance tho infantry
force u General 1crry'a command viii be kept
arms from and after eight clock In tho morning
Tho beacon House. Tho batteries ot ned artillery l be
heid ready Tor action near th. Lookout Iy order u
brigadicr General q. A GILMORE
ED. w. SnrH, Agsistant AdJutant General
| a INFORMANT suws.
Tho troops moved from their Campo shortly after
O'clock reaching their positions In tho
later They had barely arrived deserter from
rebel lines in, bringing tho that TIM island
was being evacuated We mad depended upon poke,
boats in yncens creek under Mayor sanfsrd TO keep Us
advised OF any movement Of this kind shc part
enemy but appears that the of the tide woid
allow them TO get through until no sftcr c with
drawsl Of the rebel garrison had commenced.
ora rRoors
Al the story tho could bo told Gene
raj Stevenson sent forward small scouting party y
ascertain It's truth. They speedily returned and
roborstsd tho news aud forces Immediately iesyeA
into The fort Captains Walker and Pratt In charge Of
sappsrs, planting their flag upon the parapoi
and oxtnguished, and then commenced
nAcs Hnwyrs rsoorr POS nlr1Sar crysa
Captain Brayton. Of tho Third Rhode Island artillery,
the nrst there fov mcn Of tho PITY fourth
Massachusetts wore close behind him. and
two companies u tho Third New nampshrs regiment,
under Captain RandletL
PRISONERS cArruRxD.
They arrived In " capture between forty
nfty s,ragslcrs mostly from sonh Carolina regiments
while MAJOR Sanford, ~ho Tho tide served bad
got his picket boats through the marsh succeeded IN
oyerbaang couple o. bns containing lleatca.a, aad
twenty d rsbci lron.elad steamer eLl
who had bccn assisting tho garrison 10 Their escare
c.yTrsrs AHriixSr
In addition the prisoners taken captured ninslesn
glas, fourteen Of which Fort wavner
maning nvs in Battery Gregg The afmansU, Of Wagner
consisted q t~o tsnnch colamhads, inch
TAR i've navy howi,yus mounted cstrarr-
three carronades, rinod gun and iwo field 4ecs
arsgs armsd with three ,sn.lnoh clainbs.s and
two aeld gums Nearly all ,hs p,soas had spi,ei
but In such thai the spikes b. casly snh
drawn from the vents TAasc guns nearly oat.
and ara now Of little usc except fog short ranges
wAaspu
Tie which presents itself ihs syc ~ visitor
at FORT Wagner this morning utter wfeh and
ruin. Tho broken paysp~s, the dsmnuni~d g8ns tho
sand piled up bssore ths entrances u tho bombprf the
bolts and fragments of exploded shell vtb whleh TN
tsnspl.ln IL paved. and than All. The bo,rs
rebel slain, lying tho and others barlsd
In tho Ioose sand sho~ what fearful ordeal ihe gar.ps
passed through. The stencil sr4ns from ne doe.ytas
dead Is scseang and ovspo~rring. Many were bsfief
night Jusi below tho ,urfaos u The ,srre to e
unearihsd s1d torn 70 pieces ~ the mssss wnrh IN
tho folo~ng day continued 10 plough thfosxh
Here sucks stay oct u the rroand, sal isgs
sboee.s foot il sab.s While another thfos
bodcs, sad Ia m.af uniform. Laid carefully aside
for burial but cft IN ,bs hurry a departure f,f ~,
| away
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