Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-24

The Bombardmsnt Sun Progressing.

Inc 6Ompaf0ment otlu FRO 81 el1l1S-
PHILADELPHIA, August as.-Fhe follow
ing account is from. the pen Of NJ. Chas-
C. Fulton, editor Of the Baltimore Ameri-
can:
Flag Ship DhsmOrs. August 1s.-The
attack on Sumter commenced At deybreak
yesterday morning by the siege batteries
Of Gen. Gilmore and the naval battery on
shore. At o'clock Admiral Dahlgren
proceeded on board the WeehaWken aud
with the IrOnsides and entire Monitor fleet
attacked batteries Wagner aud Gregg with
great fury, completely sileneing Wagner
and almost sileneing Gregg. The wooden
gunboats, in number, also Joined in the
assault and enabled all Of the shore bat
teries to pour their shot and shell into
Sumter. At 10 o'clock the Admiral chang
ed his flag 20 the Passaic and with the
PatapscO proceeded to within about 14O0
yards of Sumter and shelled the sea wall
with the rifled guns Of those vessels for
about an hour with marked effect.
Sumter fired about fifty return shots,
doing no damage TO the vessels whilst the
wall Of Sumter was badly scored by the
feet. Captain George W. Rodgers took
command Of the Catskill and went within
$50 yards of the beach IN front OF battery
Wagner. Amer firing q number Of shots,
q shot from Fort Wagner broke Q piece Of
the interior lining which, struck eOmman-
der Rogers on the head killing him in
stansly, as well as Paymaster Woodbury.
who was standing at his side. Both Of
their heads were split. Those were the
only persons injured on land or water
during the six hours engagement. The
damage done to Sumter by the siege bat
teries of Gen. Gilmore Is visible without
the aid Of a glass.
The rebels had erected n false wall
against the wan exposed to our batteries.
II extended 70 within ten feet of thetOp OF
the wall, over forty feet high aud ten feet
thick This wall Is now .mass Of ruins,
whilst the old wall Is bored full Of deep
holes. The parepet Is crushed aud rag
ged, and the north west corner is gashed
aud cracked down almost 70 the waters
edge.
The haFbor and Stone river are filed
with tOrpedoes, About q dozen Of them
of them have been picked up in the Sto-
no. One was exploded Under the Pataps.
co, raising her n foot out Of water, bat
doing her no harm. None Of the vessels
were injured in the least, and the Admiral
aud his officers are confident in the ability
Of the monitors 70 batter down Sumter.
BE Is however, anxious % save the YES.
sells for the heavy work required Of them
after Sumter IL taken aud TO let the army
reduce Sumter II possible, The feet ex-
cept the WeehaWken aud Nahan all retired
before O'Clock IN the evening, but they
remained to keep Wagner silent during
the evening, aud prevent the remOuEting
OF guns. The shore batteries continued
firing all the evening and night on the.waII
Of Snmteri with good effect. This morn.
ing the batteries are steadily at word. The
WeehaWken aud Passie are keeping bat
teries " agner and Gregg silent, and up 70
noon when the Arkansas sailed the remain
der of the feet was lying az their moor
ings. Gen. Gilmore Announces that the
work thus far has been entirely satisfae-
tory; that the fort Is greatly damaged and
the work progressing finely.
Apmiral Dahlgreeu is much depressed
by the loss Of Fleet Capt. Rodgers, bat Is
highly gratiiied with the operations of the
feet aud army, and very hopeful of uIti-
mate success
The Arkansas left the feet at Z o'clock
Wednesday morning. At that time huge
volumes Of smoke were seen Issuing from
Sumter, as from the burning Of cotton
The officers of the Arkansas believed the
fort would be captured or entirely de-
stroyed by noon. Her guns were replying
teebly TO ours. Fort Gregg had been en-
tirely silenced. Wagner still held ont
The bombardment continued without ees-
sation during Tuesday night aud was re-
neWed "Wednesday morning, and when the
Arkansas left the firing was furious. Tho
Ironsides, Eve monftors and the shore bat
teries were all engaged. - - -
Two refugees from Savannah named
Joseph N. Calf and John @. COIbuFn are
.passengeas on the Arkansas. They report
that there is nearly a famine in Savannah.