New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-31
TIE SIEGE OF CHARLEsTON.
Bcamrcgnrd's letter TO Gen. EiiImcre
Protesting against the Bombardnent
of Charleston.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 80 1868.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 80 1863
The following is the communication from
Beaurcgard to Gen. Gilmore, protesting against th
opening Of the bombarlmcnt of Charleston:
HRADarARTERs DEPARTMENT op souTu CAROLINA
GEORGIA AND I0SiDA. .
CHARLrsIOy : G.. Au, -. 1863
SIR: Last night, at fifteen minute, before elevcl
O'Clock during my absence reconnaissance Of ~
lforthcaions communication was received NJ these
lhcadouar1ef dated Hoadauarters Department of the
the immediate evacuation of Morris Island aud Fort
Sumter by the Confederate forces the alleged ground
that the prcsent condition Of Fort Sumter and the rap
id and progressive destruction which il is undergoing
from my batteries seem 10 render It's complete dcsric
tion within icw hours IA matter Of certainty anl
with. or no reply thereto was received.
within four hours AFTER it delivered into the
hands of my subordinate commander at IoI Wagner
for transmission. fire Woull bc opened on tho city oi
Charleston from batteries already established wMnn'
easy and effective range Of tho heart Of the city. This
communication to my address was ~Hhoui signaiYic'
aud of returned About halfplsi one ciot
of your batteries did ACTUALLY open ire md threw
number Of heavy shells into the city the Inhabitants Of
which Of course were asleep and un~arned.
/ \ boat O'Clock this morning tie communication NJ
ludcd 10 returned 10 these hcadquartcr bearing
your recognized official signature. and IT now he
noticed gs your deliberate official ret.
Among nations not burbaTous. the usagcs az pre-
scribe that when city ~ about 90 be attacked timely
notice shall lie given ~ the attacking commander. in
order that non-cOmbataafs shall have opportunity Of
Withdrawing beyond it, limits. Generally tho time al
lowed is FROM one 70 three da that D. time for the
Withdrawal In good faith Of ut least the women ana
children. lou Sir gave OIl, i0Ur hour. knowing that
your notice under existing circumstance could not
reach IN less than two hour and not less than tie
same time would be required igr answer 10 be con
Neyed from this city 10 Battery wagner
With this knowledge you threaten To open IRE on this
iiy rot o. obgc It's surrender but T. force ne 10
cyacuate those WORKS which you. assisted by great
naval force have boon attacking in vain for more thhn
30 days Batteries Wagner and Gregg and Fort sam.
nearly due north iIom yonr batteries oa Morris
Island and in distance the-cfrOm Ranging from half
mile To two and quarter miles.
This ctv on the otlcr hand IS 10 the northwest and
quite five miles distant from the battery which open'd
against II this morning. 1t would appear sir' thni
dcspnrug Of reducing these works you now resort 10
the novel measure of tuning your guys against the old
men, the women and children. and the hospitals oi a
ecping c.t. act Of ncXcusabe larharty from y0ur
own confessed pon Of sight. nasmach M you allege
that the ccnpot demolition ol Iori Sumter within a
few hours ly yoUr guns seems 20 matter II certainty
Your omission 10 attach your signature to such q
grave paper show the rccElcssnoss OF the
upon which yon have ad'eniured. Willie tie facts that
tuu kuoWlugs fixed limit ior receiving au answer To
youT demand. which made IL almost irfond tie poss
hIty Of rccglyinC any reply within that time, and tht
,ou nciualy did optn one. and Throw number 81 the
insst destructive missiles ever used in into The
midst Of city tab en and hl'd with sl"cp!ng
women and children vil give you had cmirence n
l'siori even a tle history Of this var n on} sur
pfscd sir % ilc limit. yoa hsFc go 20 .ouE demands
H. in order o. Obtain a." abandonment of Norris
leland and lnrf Sumter son feel authorized 20 Lr
vau, and james Island uy tie city o. Charleston
in the same demand
Sncc YOU Lave felt warranied IN inaueurating ih.,
c'hud uf reducing batteries o. your Immediate iruft
which were oi' e,a iso found 90 BE- inrrc enllc $500
mode q werffrr which ] confidently declare 90 Doe
atr0c.ous ord .Horilf oi AIS soldier.
LOW soicunt VAN guu tst II YOU lre lr1.a on %,
cft lrUra ftlr AlDUs lri Ll htfIr-. vfLD4t Flf..r
suu.u l.lt more rrlsollII tinr 10 rrinu.c fAe ru4
,oinbaiialts. | shall icci iHi i,ea to onpl", such
.rug 20 ol rsauaiionas ua, be- available during
tat ufiaUa.r" n flls attack.
Finally rcplv 'iaf rc.iter 'lc work on Horri. J..
Lad Ior ltg sumter N4l o. 't4D -4.sl ou tic DE-.
mead you hose Dtrr i.lge4 90 make.
Already. however. ! ava taking measures 90 r'mO'c
all uoacomhaigtt.. wLo afc are row fliiy aw .rc aAd
alive 90 villa, tlcv mat rp'ct ~ yurf hGnds.
LrsptfUlIv. yo4f unf4llni ieFsaat.
q. !. BEAUHE0AED Oca. Cong