The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-08-28
Important from Charleston.
Fort Sumter SAID to be Dem olished.
PHILADELPHIA, August %, 1868.

face looks like honey comb, and a COM
plete demolishment of the walls is looked
for in a week.
The following account is from the pen
Of Chas. G. Fulton, editor of the Bati-
more American
Flagship Dunsmore, Aug. Is.
The attack on Sumter commenced at
day break yesterday morning, by the siege
batteries of Gen. Gilmore and the naval
batteries on shore.
At 6 o'clock, Admiral Dshlgren pro
ceeded on board the Weehawken, and with
the Irons:des and entire gunboa. feet, at
lacked batteries Wagner and Gregg with
great fury, completely slencing Wagner
aud almost silencing Gregg. The wooden
guuboats, seven in number, also Joined in
the assault, and enabled all of The shore
batteries to pour their shot and shell into
Sumter.
At 10 o'clock the Admiral changed his
flag to the Passalc, and, with the Patap>
SEQ, proceeded to within 400 yards OF
Snmter, and shelled the sea wall with the
ritled guns of those vessels for an hour
with marked effect For, Sumter fired
about fifty return shots, doing no damage
to the vessels, whilst the wall of Sumter
was badly SCARED.
Capt. George W. Rogers took command
of the Catskill, and went up to within $50
Yards Of the beach, when shot from fort
Wagner broke a piece off the interior IL
ming, and struck on the head Of Comman,
der Rogers, instantly killing him and
Paymaster Woodbury., WHO was standing
by his side. Both of their heads were
split open. Those were the only persons
injured on land or water during the six
hours engagement.
The fleet, except the Weeha~ken and
Nahant, all retired before 2 P. M,and they
remained to keep Wagner silent during
mounting of guns. The shore batteries
continued firing all the afternoon and
night on the walls of Sumter with good
effect.
Thi, morning she bas,erie. are steady at
work.
New Io.k, August "a.
A letter dated the 19:h, states that the
firing of our batteries sill continued, and
the masonry of Sumter is gradually crum-
bling and tumbing to ruins. he rebel
flag was shot away twice on the 18th, bu,
was replaced. Deserters state that the
effec, of our shot on Sumter was terrible,
and that four men were killed and six
wounded in Wagner on the first day.
Another letter, dated the Goth, SAYS
that from one end of our line to the Other
cur guns are pouring in fire against the
gorge wall Of Sumter, but still i, holds
together. 1t will be gradually torn to
pieces.
Fort Monroe, August 24
The steamer Maple Leaf has arrived
from off Charleston Thursday, at which
time Sumter's guns were silenced, and sew
eral breaches made in the walls. There
were co doubts that the rebels would soon
surrender Sumter. The monitors were
close under the guns Of Wagner. and BY
the aid Of our sharpshooters had nearly
,ilenced the enemy.
New York, August 25.
A Morris Island letter to the Herald
states that the appearance of the gorge
face of Sumter last night, and its parapet,
was not unlike that presented by Fort
Pulaski on the evening Of the first days
bombardment Thirty or forty large holes
could be counted on the face of the work
The parapet is knocked off in places. -
The barrcade of bricks covering the mag
azne and sand traverses WAS serious dam
aged, and the grim old Fort looked a. tho
.he had received very severe treatment a,
our hands.
Three DAYS Of such work will trug down
Sumter around the heads of its defenders,
if they wait so long. 1t certainly cannot
bold out much longer than that time
Six davs were given it to hold out by those
who best know its strength and our often
sive power.
Forts Wagner and Gregg will be at
tended to in due time.
| Fortress Monroe, Aug "a.
| The steamer City of Rich nond arrived
in Hampton Roads yesterday noon. She
reports that she left off Charleston at n G on
on Saturday last. The flags of Sumter
were shot away Thursday and Friday, and
no reply was made to our bombardmcnt
which was constantly keptnp. The whole
Of the southwest wall of Sumter was de-
molshed, and is nothing bat heap oI
ruins. Friday forenoon nine breaches
were observed in the fort. Our casualties
sragel only obout four msn daily.
New York. August 25.
Five steam transports from off Morris
Island, midnigh: the 2lst, reports the bonn.
bardment continued.
The south wall of Sumter mas been de,
moished almost to its base. Wagner
Gregg. and other batteries replied at shor
intervals. Ap expedition was fitting OH
10 silence James Island batteries, which
had become annoying. Every confidence
in our success is fel. by all.
Rebel Accounts.
A steamer from City Point ha. arrived
The Richmond Sentinel Of the Path, con