Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27

Monitor this morning fred at Sumter while making
Reconnaissance but was not replied to. There
port OF casualties.
The sappers making regular approach ssIBattsry
Wagner.
THIRD DRsPATcH
CHARLESTON, AUG. 22.-From s O'Clock A. M until 7
o'clock r. M yesterday the enemys dre Fort Sumter
very heavy, Nine hundred aud tweniythree shots
fred and hundred and four struck the fort
either outside inside The eastern face Of the fort
badly battered. Some guns the east end and the
norlheast face were disabled The flag was shot down
four times Five prvates and two negroes were wounded
iD Sumter
he enemy's fre Wagner caused five casualties in
cludng Capt Robert Pringe, killed Our sharpshooters
annoying the Yankees considerably 1t is supposed
that the enemy bursted of their Parrott guns yestsr
day afternoon
AT II O'Clock last night from the ene-
my unsigned, sent 10 Gen. Beauegard demanding the
surrender of Sumter and the Morris Island batteries with
notification that the oty would be sheled in four hours
If the demand not complied with Beauregard was
and Gen Jordan returned it for the
signature of the writer.
About O'clock this morning the enemy began throwing
shells into the city from battery the between
Morris and james Islands and distant five miles from the
city. Twelve inch Parrott shells fell in the city but
caused casualties. The transaction is regarded
outrage civilized warfare The sbeng had good effect
Ia Fastening the exodus Of noncombatants.
At daylight this morning the enemy opened FIRE vigor
ousy on Sumter The lronsdes has since opened. Sum
ter is replying. Wagner is firing brsky the snemy
advanced works 45O yards from our battery.
FOURTH DESPATCH
CHARLESTON, AUG. 22-The fire of the enemy's land
batteries been kept up Fort Sumter more guns
disabled There only one casualty
There also heavy fire on Battery Wagner from
the fleet and land also Battery Gregg The casualties
at Wagner officer and four priyates.
Gen Glmore's demand for the surrender of Fort Sum-
ter and Morris Leland with threat to shell Charleston in
four hours from the delivery of the paper at Wagner
signed aud returned at seven O'Clock this morning
Gen Beauregard in his reply, charges nhumanity and
violation of the hwsof war; and arms that if the offence
be repeated he will employ stringent Of retala
ton
Up to this time the threat to shell the city has not been
executed.
FIFTH DESPATCH.
CHARLESTON, AUG. 23.- To-day the land batteries
opened from south to north and the Monitors from
west, coming close up. The FIRE very damaging The
east wall cracked and preached and the swept
through the fort shell burst woundng Lieut. BoyIs-
ton, Col. Rhett, and three other officers
The fort ia in ruins Col Rhett is ordered to hold
this outpost orlorn hope un relieved taken.
Col Gslard was killed.
General Gilmore sent communication at IL o'clock,
giving notice that at II o'clock tomorrow he would
open hrs on Charleston
SIXTH DESPATCH.
CHARLESTON, AUG. 24-The enemys fire on Sumter
sackened to day The feet has participated At l2
city, firing fifteen eehtuch Parrot shells No casualties
resulted Non-combstants leaving the city in con
tinuous streams
fToW We hieiWOHd enquirer oJ dugaSt E4h
By latest dispatches Fort Sumter had not yet been
evacuated by troops though has been almost laid in
ruins BY the heavy Parrot guns If be eventually
uated the loss will be small the enemy cannot
eupy IT, and the harbor IL efectualy defended by for
tfcations.
No walls of brick or stone resist such
nonade has been directed against Sumter and the true
dencs of the harbor and city in the other
forts, built like Wagner which the heavy shot of the
enemy can make but little impression. 1t will be
bered Also that Gen. Pemberton in his plans for the de-
fence of Charleston had long since left Sumter out of the
account.
TIE siege proceeding with desperate energy and the
defence is fierce the assault The enemy seems,
has been able to throw few shells into the city from dis
tance of five miles, told that Gen Beauregard has
protested against such proceeding the ground of hu
manty His protest will be Of little indeed if be cannot
disable those batteries which fred the shels
The Yankee commanders, with their customary brsvs
do have demanded surrender o Fort Sumter and of
forts Morris Island but in this they can by no means
be induged They will find that they now only at the
beginning Of the siege of Charleston and between them
and that city is still fiery path to travel.