The New York herald., 1863-08-26

pretty active and advancing Other kinds OF provi-
in less demand. though buyers had any exist
ing advantage. The sales Of hay petroleum. leather and
taow We're, to fair extent, at buoyant prices Tho de-
mand for hops metals, hides, tobacco and whskey
The changes in other articles were not
pcrtant. The freight engagements light, and
tending downward. The weeks exports Of domestic
produce general merchandise from this port
ed So oil 2O5 being lighter than the exports Of the
corresponding week Of each OF the last two years.
Important from Charioston-Fort Sumter
DcmoiisIaed-The city shelled.
The news which we publish this morning
from Charleston will fill every loyal breast
with rejoicing. Fort Sumter is in rains, and
the proud little city itself, which first raised the
standard OF revolt, is being bombarded, and will
be laid in ashes unless its defenders eat humbl lie
pie and capitulate sy =
The despatch which brings this welcome in
formation is from the Richmond Sentinel Of the
oath, nearly two Days later than the accounts
previously published. The Richmond Examiner
of yesterday, however, makes the news doubly
sure, by recounting the fact that at midnight
on Sunday, the firing on the city commenced
from our Parrott guns throwing eight inch
she'll into the streets. The non-combatants
Immediately commenced to fly. in all direc.
tions for safety. The facts are therefore re-
liable, and as they come to US through this
rebel channel reflect the highest credit on the
skill, energy and perseverance Of the Union
commanders and the spirit and endurance Of
their men. The artillery practice was superb.
Out Of the six hundred and four shots fred at
Sumter on Saturday four hundred and nineteen
took effect. Such accuracy as this is not easily
to be matched. Its result was to breach and
batter in the east and northwest walls, the
principal defences, and to dismount all the
guns. Towards evening nothing appears to
have been left Of S;mter but shapeless ruin,
on which the garrison still maintained itself, in
obedience to orders, but without the power Of
in6icting further annoyance upon our troops.
It would seem that previous to the lombard
ment General Gilmore sent In demand for
the surrender Of Fort Sumter and Morris
Island, with threat that in case Of refusal he
would she'll Charleston In four hours from the
delivery Of the paper. To this Beauregard,
with his Characteristic evasiveness and bragga-
docio, returned . reply charging inhumanity
and violation Of the laws Of war against the
Union commander, adding that II the offence
were repeated he would employ stringent
measures Of retaliation. Charges Of inhu-
manity come with q very bad grace from the
leaders who endeavored to starve out and
destroy the handful of loyal men under
Anderson in this same Sumter, and who
shelled the town of Carlisle during Lees
invasion Of Pennsylvania. They are all the
more despicable from the fact that for eight
or ten days previously the women and children
had been ordered by Beauregard to quit Charles
ton, in anticipation of the very event which he
thus deprecates. Disregarding all this, General
Gilmore, with commendable consideration,
sent the rebel commander notice on Sunday
morning that at eleven o'clock on the follow
lowing day he would open fire on the city, and
that in tho meantime non-combatants could
leave 1t.
Notwithstanding all their big talk, we do
not believe that the rebels will push their re-
sistance to the point of the total destruction
of the city They must be as fully convinced
as we are that the rebellion ID approaching its
close, and they are not suicidal enough to
carry out threats that would inAict injury on
Southern interests alone.