Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-31

any pIoeress. Four shells G.lI i'm this Iocslitv
Che is1se piece " 50 picked mp and er ihited
mt ch curiosity.
There was good deal OF excitement and
q me- surprise expressed at the enemy heius
nbr to react the city rom his present po> ition
Ire hattery ~ learn. is located In the marsh
b. tween hCrris anu Black Isiands, distant
iully five miles from Charleston. 1t is said 10
o' .'l'Tior fortification, ind believed TO
mount iIuIn ihfer 10 iour Parrot puns of
cifer'nt caiIbre and IcnE range. Ar.p r, was
IL c'r1 nlsron on Saturds, and Sunday that
faft' ~ hsskell, on jams leland had hroueht
~ h'A'y guns 10 'r upon this bew fortifica-
uof ao tileEced the enemy's hre The report,
d. H'NsJ. WIS not credI ed. no authentic ID
IONA iCB icing -eceiv ed to thai effect houeh
on ht'tery ~ eaid 10 have bombarded the
tf..t.
Tie trsmy have erected another battery
Nltl!r four hundred and nfts yards OF Bat
tt1y Wagner, frt m which a continual ARTILLERY
duel hnu mrsk.try ririrS is maintained ne
tH.eh the tickets in the rife pits On Fridav
hiph party of the en- my, estimated at anont
one hnnored and NIT! strong, advanced, with
the supposed object Of thanking and storminx
the position OF our pickpts. The latter, onI4
elghlet In number, allowed the enemy tn ad
'hlc. nhhl with short range, when a voIley
was loulet. in among them, eyery shot tell
ing, snd causing the whole party 10 retreat To
,Erir works. Several are known to have been
Killed ard wounded. The FIRE upon Battery
WaPner has not slackened since GU r last renori
tut II still exhibits DO marks of the FIERY ordeal
and 1t Is 81 mi. officially reported, will be ,r as
much poui ding as ever. Battery Gregg
which bae b..n suhjected 10 the same heavy
nre, Is also reported in the same good order
and cohdlrlCn. Our casualties Mt Battery
wagner OF Saturday were four killed and
twenty -rnp wourded.
On Saturday afternoon the steamer Spaldine,
captain Dexter, went down TO the feet with a
nag Oh truce flying, having on hoard H. p
Walker, Esq, British Consul, and Colonel
1T man, OF Gen. Brauresard's staff bearing a
n q tYpyn ar De-
GllH ore. They were met by 1t. Forrest OF
the lronsidtss, who received their communica-
non and returned to his vessel for orders On
his return Lieut.. Forrest stated that he Uas
instructed TO say thpt the dispatches addressed
to the Admiral would be replied to and sent
under nag OF truce to the North Channel
" lille the dispatches Of Gen. Gilmore would
oe conveyed to him, and the reply necessary
sent by flag OF truce 10 Battery Wagner The
object, as We learn, Of Mr.. Walkers visit wss
TO solicit an interview and request more time
De allowed Tor removal of non. com batans 1t
being late in the evening, the interview conId
day morning
Gen. Beauresard replied to Gen. Gilmore,s
despatch under date OF August 22d He COM
mencee by acknowledging the receipt of Gen.
tllnores despatch. and after quoting oeYtain
portions OF 1t relative to the demolition Of Sum-
ter and the threat to shell the city If the works
on Morris Island and Fort Sumter are not snr
renoered, Gen. b. says:
This communication to my address WAS
About half past one O'Clock one Of your bat
teries did actually open fire and throw a mum.
Der OF heavy shells into the city, the biants
of which, of course, were asleep and up warned
About nine O'Clock this morning the com
munioation alluded to above was returned 70
these headquarters, bearing your recognized
omclal signature, and it can now be noticed a.
your deliberate official act.
"Amcng nations not barbarous the usages of
war prescribe that hen q city is Rbout 10 b0
a,,scked timely notice shall be given by tho
N hat
batants may have an opportunity for with
hhiHHFlf1f hhHF III rRReyaAa Tia lipils .SiapsraIlx~ths
least the women and children. You, sir, give
only four hours, knowing that your notice, un-
der existing circumstances, could not reach me
in less than two hours, and that no less than
the same time would be required for an ans wer
10 be conveyed from this city to Battery W2R-
Der. With this knowledge, you threaten 10
open fire on this city, not to oblige Its eurTen-
Ger, but 10 force me TO evacuate these works.
" bich You, assisted by great naval force,
orty Gays.
batteries Wagner and Gregg and Fort
: un ter are nearly due forth from your bat.
+ rirs on Morris Island, and in dis stance there.
Ir, m varying from half q mile to two and a
Y a. ter miles. This city, on the other hand, is
to the nol Invest, and quite ive miles distant
fr6 m the battery opened against it this morn
ing"
Gen. then accuses Gen. Gilmore of turning
his guns upon "defeDspless women and chill
drpn' because he despaired Of taking Sumter
u,
fears, will give Gen g. ga bad emineuoen in
history. Gen. Gi more is also warned that il he
frrs again upon The city, Beauregard "shall
feel impPlled 10 employ such stringent means !
OF retallauCn as may De available during the
continuance Of this attack.
"tinally, reply that neither the works on
Morris Island nor Fort Sumter will be evacp-
ated On the demand you have been pleased to
make. Already, however, am taking meas
ures to remove all non com batants, who arc
now fully aware OF and alive to what they may
expect at your hands
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
90. T. BEAuREaARD, GenI Oom'g."
The following dispatch was received at head
quarters ct three p. m:
MORRIS 1sLAHD, 2.55 D. m, August 23.-To
General Jordoa: At eleven O'Clock to day Gen
erai 4ilmore's communication was receivsd.
He gives until eleven p. IN. to. morrow to remove
nor. .combateuts.
(Sienec,) 4KKIhAL HAaoop.
On receipt OF the communication, however,
at headquarters, 1t Was discovered that Gen.
the 22d, saturday niGht,) but did not cause it
TO be delivered at Wagner until ls M, Sun
day. The date was not then noticed, and hence
Gen. Hagood's telegram that until IL p. m. to-
morrow was gwen for the removal OF non
combatants. The fre upon the city was, there
fore, renewed Sunday night about IL O'Clock.
At the same time an answer was received to
the communication Of Senor Moncada, Span
ish Consul, who had also sent q note TO Gen.
requesting 4e honrs notice for the re.
noyal OF non. CONTESTANTS. i.ts..'..,
DAATH OF 0BN. YLoYD.
Major Gen. John B Floyd died on the 29th,
at bis residence in Abingdon, Va. He was
OF War under President BuchanaA
AMovBMlHT RY aBS. BANKs.-Tne Chicago
Post has information that movements now In
progress under the direction OF Gen. Banks
will not only speedily restore the entire Red
river district to his CONTROL but that at early
day opperations will be commenced having
for their object the occupation of Texas. The
great movement, however, is in another direc-,
ton. Thirty thousand troops, reinforoemsns
to Gen. Banks department., are on the way
down the river, to be commanded by General
Grover, who has been one of the Generals
under Cen. Banks In al! his re-
cent Operations. With this additional force
ALI the towns on and near the Lake Ponehar-
train coast will. bs occupied ed-Madisonvtlie,-
Vaudeville, Bay ST.. Louis, Pass Christian,
Biloxi, and, Pascagoula-ths latter ;places be>a
coming the base Of operations for a land az
tack against Mobile.--N. Y. Com. Ado. .--,-.-.-,
No DRAFT IN ILLINOIs.-A letter has been
been reci ved from the Hon /. N, Morris, now
In Washington, sfstinc that he las ascertainpd
from official sources that Illinois is credited at
the War Department with an exces sof 4s.oslf
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