Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-28

FROM CHARLESTON.
The Siege of Fort Wagner.
THE ENGAGEMENT ON JAMES ISLAND
THE nomBAHDuEVr or THE 18TH.
Heroic Daring and Terrible Carnage.

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MoRRIs ISLAND. 5. C.. July lS.-It has
been stated that Gen. Gilmore, in order to
accomplish the capture of Morris Islnnd with
out the loss Of too much blood made strong
feint upon James Island in order to draw off
the main body of the rebel infantry from Nor
ris Island. In this feint he was entirely sue.
cessful. The rebels not having the least sus-
picinn that batteries had been erected ON Fol-
Nv Island bearing unyu their own. sent nearly
all their infantry to James Island. to resist the
supposed advance of Gen. Terry upon Seyes-
sonye. Il small village on Folly river. The
morning this movement was made on their
part we took the batteries on Morris Island
and before noon occupied three-fourths NJ the
island. The rebels discovered their mistake.
and the advantage we had gained. could do
nothing but wait for reinf5rcements, which
they Immediately telegraphcd to Richmond
for, On the night of the 18Th four thousand
Georgia troous. formerly belonging to the old
corps OF jackson. arrived, together with two
batteries of artillery.
BRAVERY OF the 54ru AssAcHusErTs.
On the morning of the 10th. this fresh force
of Old fighting men and the troops which had
been upon Morris island and in and around
Charleston. were hurled aft daylight suddenly
upon Gen Terry. surprising he could be sur
prised in his camp, driven back to Stone riy-
er, and the main portion of his command
DESTROYED or canturnd bef,re he conld reach
his transport. General Terry had placed the
brigade of Col Montgomery, consisting of the
I'd South Carolina (col0rei) and 54th Massa-
chusetts, Col. Shaw. (colored in the advance.
with the 5ith Massachusetts doing nickel du
ty; the brigade of Col. Davis on the riuht. a
short distance back from the line occuDied by
Col. MONTGOMERY. and the brigade of General
Stevenson on the left. on the line of CoIonej
Davis. In Stone river we had the gnnboats
Pawnee Huron and Marblehead and in the
small creek separating James island from
Coles island, the May.hower and Holm Ad.
ans, each carving from three to five 30-Dound
parrots
The rebels advanced in solid column upon
the 9th Massachusetts, and at the same mo-
ment commenced Il rapid cannonade mon the
Pawnee and the Huron in Stone river. from a
battery upon their riaht. The atraek unon
the army and navy was simultaneous and for
a moment both staggered and surprised bot
branches OF our service The Pawnee re-
ceived several shots before she was able to re-
turn the fire on account Of her position in the
river; the 54th Massachusetts heinq imam
nickel and tbInlv scattered ALONG fine line thnv
had TO guard. we're Of course comnelled IN
fall back until they could in battle line. which
they did in admirable order. Int not mill thrv
had lost ffty-four of their best men in killed
and wounded.
Gen, Terry ouickIv DISCERNING Phat the on.
paremept ON fine mart of the rnbals ,y.s in.
tended to he q Seriuus ono f,rn,rd his whole
command in battle line in nrarIv tbr same
relative uosition thew oc,upirJ rho nirht hn.
fore. and then advanced r., moot the ,pan,v
and arrept hattie Tho frst Cnornrt;,.,t .r
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ma psvnoa was st~,ol, re .;.o. H..
strange tn sgv M material ,loyooro US, i pu',
to the vessel But nne man was killed. on5
bur one slightly wounded The casualties on
board the gun6oats and in the 9th Massachu-
sets will not exceed 100. The wounded are
well cared tor, and have been sent to the hos
pitfalls at Hilton Head and Beaufort.
Correspondence OF the New York Hcrald.J
Norris ISLAND, 5. c., July pa, NJ.
The attack on Fort Wagner has COM
menced, and we are not successful. On Sat
urday last the fort was bombardedtrom morn
ing TIL night by our land batteries and the
navy, and ut dusk storming party of eleven
regiments had bloody fight around and in
the tort winch resulted in our repulse, with
heavy loss IN killed, wounded and missing.
On the
EIGHTEENTH OF JULY.
The first gun from our batteries was fired at
-'''-- 20 N''Nn' - was nun inc lett"i
our me OF works, where mortar battery had
been located nearly or wholly unobsered by
the rebels. 1t burst IN tlla air, nearly over