The New York herald., 1863-08-26
rHE sI.rUArfON.

portion the active energetic people OF the United
sts,es
THE STU ATION.
Fort Sumter s,totally demolished, and the city
of Charleston has been exposed to the shells of
General Gilmore since twelve O'Clock on Sunday
night, at which time he opened fire with eight-inch
PARROT shells, fifteen of which were thrown into
the city to open the ball. The non-combatants
were flying in every direction out Of the doomed
city. Such is the intelligence announced by the
Riohniohd Examiner of yesterday, and we pre-
sumo that there can be no doubt of its
reliability. All the information in our possession
FROM rebel and other sources, up to Monday. left
tittl6doubt that Sumter was fated to fall. The
bombardment for several days was Of such ter
rifc character that fortifcation Of stone could
endure it. On Saturday six hundred and four
shots were fred at Sumter, of which four hundred
and nineteen struck inside and outside. The north
west wall had fallen in; the east wall was all
cracked and broken; the guns were dismount.
A. &1d the shot were passing clear
hfouA the SEt. General Gilmore de-
heSdsd M .turrender Of the fort at
elsysn O'Clock or Sunday. giving notice that he
would attack the city in twenty.four hours. 1t
will be sesn, by the report Of the Richmond
Examiner, that he did not wait the appointed time,
probably in consequence of the evasive reply and
obstinate refusal of Beauregard to come to terms.
1t is also said that Fort Moutrie, upon which the
rebels depended so much, even after the fall of
Sumter, has been silenced by the Ironsides.
The flags at the War and Navy Departments in
Washington were hoisted yesterday on the receipt
of this news, which was fully credited there. The
most violent secessionists in the national capital
admit now that the rebellion is crushed.
II is somewhat curious now to remember that
when Fort Sumter surrendered to the rebels under
General Besmegard on the 18th Of April. 1861, its
famished garrison consisted of nine commissioned
officers, q band, composed Of fifteen members,
sfftyfve srtillerists and thirty laborers. That
was day Of triumph for General Beauregard.'
sinoo then he has held various commands, and has
finally returned to his first field of operations only
to witness the decay Of his laurels.
The draft yesterday was completed in the
Fourth and Seventh districts, and in the Seven.
teenth and Twenty-frst wards of the Eighth dis
trict. To-day it commences in the Fifth and Ninth
Congressional districts, and will be concluded in
the Eighth.
The guerillas Of the rebel chief Quantrell, who
did such terrible destruction in the town of Law.
renee, Kapsas, after retreating from that place
dispersed at the Grand river separating In various
directions pursued by our troops. We. give to-
day still further details Of the narrowing scenes at
Lawrence.
A despatch from Philadelphia recounts the de.
struction Of the British steamer Hebe, OF New
inlet. N c., on the 18th instsnt, while attempting
TO run the Blockade with stores for the rebels.
The United States steamer Niphon, discovered her
and gave chase. The Hebe was run ashore, but
was set on fire by the crew Of the Niphon who
boarded her, the rebels on shore firing at their
boats all the time. She was finally destroyed
though one boats crew from the Niphon fell into
the hands Of the rebels.
MISCELLANE0us NEwA
The Board Of Aldermen held q special meeting
yesterday, Alderman Walsh in the chair. A
lengthy communication was received from the
City Inspector the sanitary affairs Of the city,
asking the cooperation Of the Board to assist him
in his labors. BY enacting preventive ordinances.
A resolution was adopted permitting the proprie-
tors OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel to lay service pipes
from the new gas house at the foot of Twenty
third street, North river, through Twcnty-fourth
street, to their hotel. A resolution was adopted
forbidding any person taking up any Of the
pavements in the streets occupied by the Corpo-
ration, and which are kept in repair by them,
without the authority Of the Common Council, un-
der the penalty Of one thousand dollars for oil
such violations. A remonstrance from the Sixty
ninth regiment was read and ordered to be enter
ed on the minutes, against making any distinction
in the proposed three million ordinance, or com.
imitation fund, in favor Of the fremsn, to the ex-
cluson Of the local militia. The Board, after be-
ing in session for an hour, took recess for half
an hour. TO confer with the Councilmen. A reso-
luton from the Board Of Councilmen, instructing
the Street Commissioner TO take measures TO
cause the removal Of the cavalry and infantry
from the public parks and squares Of the
city was concurrcd In. The Board then adjourn
cd, to meet to-day "wednesday, at one o'clock p.
NJ to take steps in relation to the concurrence Of
tho Board Of Councilmen in . resolution on the
Mayors veto on the three million dollars ordinance
for Communication to be furnished the drafted poor
men Of this city.
The Board Of Councilmen met yesterday, to take
into consideration the refusal Of Mayor 0pdyke &c
sign the 81, 900 900 exemption ordinance, Notwth
standing the action Of the Mayor, the Boart
pledged themselves, by a vote Of twenty.three Il
one, TO meet at the expiration Of ten days, and
pass the measure over his veto.
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