Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-29
Latestfrom Charleston.

NEw York. August 23-A Morris Island
letter Of the 2ith to the Herald. has the follow
ing:
Seven deserters who escaped from Fort Moul
trie on Thursday night 90 the MOntauk besides
giving much other information state that two
blockade runners succeeded IN eluding our YES
sels and ran safely into Charleston. last Sunday
night. They were discovered by our bocksders
and fired upon but the night dark and
misty they were quickly Lost sight Of They
were propablg portion of the large feet due
here from Nassau with valuable carrots.
On The ord. making good his notice to Beau
regard Gilmore directed Lieut. Lellmer. com
manding the marsh battery. 10 open with his
riied guns upon the citS of Charleston. During
the night and between and clock on Satur-
day morning fifteen shells of Birneys inv ention
pitched over the James Island batteries, across
the island and harbor into the city. The effect
of this demonstration against the city was quite
satisfactory 10 ourselves
Perhaps Beauregard had considered Gilmore =
threat 10 shell Charleston At the distance of four
miles too prepOsterOus ia demand attention, Ger
tainly the city had not been evacusted by all
non cOmbltantS
The visitors which our swamp angel" sent
them. created a most uprolri panic The
people were roased bv their advent the most
unusual confusion followed and that general
skeinddle cnsued. evident from the light of
burning buildings the ringing of bells from every
steep'e and the screerhng AMI screaming of To-
comotivc whistles
The tme eorreSppu lent savs a few days more
DELAY may ruin the entire campaign
Sumter re,iuced hecauSe it was in the way
Of the navy bu, Admiral Dihlcren has ~ yet
made no advance towards completing the work
which Gilmore has s!oriouslv begun.
The army is unable to do more
(,ilmOre has Derforned his mart ~. he contract
and it remains for the navy TO enter upon and
perform its part of the work
A weeks delay NAV enable ihe rebels to re-
place Sumter hv new batteries within the harbor.
which will make the capture of Charleston "a far
off it before We fired the first shot
against il.
There is a deep feeling of fear growing on
shore that the fruits of our elorious triumph will
be permitted TO slip from our grasp
This inexplicabe representation on the part OF
the navy. | cannot explain There is n seeming
want Of energy on the part of our naval auihori-
ties They be able to do il. bur some more
reasons must he given than those already in cir
cultton. the country will feel far from satisfied
with the results of naval operations in this quar-
ter
MoRRIs lsLsND. August "a There is little to
note concerning the operations Of Yesterday V,
though Sumter has hcen rendered useless for
deliberately engaged in rounding off its remain
inc angles. and putting on the finishing touches
Of It's destruction
That Wagner j. hard nut TO crack must he
apparent to the people 0t the North II is not
yet in our possession though foot bv foot and
yard bv yard our brave soldiers are digging their
way into IL During the bombardment Of seven
davs moi moment has been lost In the work
before Wagner with its supplies cut off our men
welding the pick axe and spade under -
very pnrapet. an1 the prospect of irs early trans
fer to Federal ownership daily brightens The
destruction of Sumter relieves number Of guns
and batteries. which NAV now be otherwise EN-
plOyed: and that Wagner is destined 10 feel their
power ard Weld before them. i considered Ger
tain Thrt Gilmore means business is evident
from the fact that The Swamp Angel" was
again trained upnn The cifv last night and sev
eral of her messengers waited unon the inhabit
arts, il any Vet remain The guns of the James
Island huteries continue 10 play this pet
piece Of ours with great animation all night, bu,
without damage