The New York herald., 1863-09-08


"Twas not always so,n you say,
"when Dupont In every fray
Led the limo and cleared the way,
With his broad pennon 1yin'W
Oh, Gideon, King o. menl
Take Dulgreen homo again,
And lot Fulsomes gIowin pen
All his high achavemonts bla7on-
For Fulsome, Gideon mine,
Can paint pictures limo by line
All Of that precise design
- Fox delights 70 gaze on.
Dear Uncle Gideon. oh
Let Dullgreen honeward 60.
He's shmart man, an We know,
And the guns he makes shrinking.
Keep him always {" on the make,n
Do Gid, for PHYS sake;
Eend Dupont 4" the Viking ~
What disposition win eventually be made OF private
Niles OReiy who twice risen sergeant and twice
been back for eccentric breaches OF discipline
would be hard to guess Lieutenant Colonel W. Smith
General Gmore's Assistant Adutant General, s al Q
loss 70 know under what article Of the crimo OF
song writing can be punished Officers Of naturally
Of viii also be required 10 avoid
unsoemy laughter during the sessions OF the court
Besides, there Is strong feeling, we regret
to ssy a%Sng "ss,. all s %sn and many Of hs
many wearing tho double tArows OF buttons declare
he should be severely dealswi,h, very nearly ell tho
think would do no Injury 70 postpone his trial until
after article OF against song writing shall have
II ia rumored that copies OF the song In question have
usssss haye under discussion the propristy Of signing
ss:sss ss.aisr SsoS9s 81 9 ,sl eaSs eSsSs
Of the prisoner which he is thought 20 deserve 60 bb
soldiers % man believe DO y unfairly punshsd and she
Sss eef ssn sns spIs So,sa s%'Ss .y ds s
being eighteen d broad wNh two quarts q cold
tho prisoner he win disclose the name OF fbc printer q
bis ncendiary song This oner ORciny Indignantly
never wilI' and winds up BY asking DO they take him lin
for 4" sonp kitchen convert" Que OF " Lord Gareo.
don's Jimmy oBricns These phrases are ali Greek TO
hap sns ou ma1 3.
able TO translate Them into English.
Our Washington DsSpasch.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. s. 1888.
The Operations Of Our Navy at CAdrleson-Ctitiefsm o.,
Our wasAinoton Correspondence, dc.
Two communications from this city. published in tho
HERALD Of the Sd nst entirely misreprcscni tho mat
discussed therein that s proper The facts should
bc stated 10 oct any impression that may caused by
them. They were evidently written BY person who
stranger here and whose !nexperienco imposed
upon and who In turn imposed upon tho readers Of the
HERALD his crude and partial statements which could no,
have obtained place in the correspondence those hav.
ing greater experiences and accurate knowedgc
tho matters comprised In his letters
In regard TO the attempts TO exalt the merits and
achievements Of the present commander OF tho South
Atlantic squadron At the expense OF IT. former com.
nander (Admiral Dupont), which be 30 forcbly dc
nounccs Is sufficient TO say that such attempt has
been made In the controversy which has arisen In 70
gard 20 what accomplished not accomplished by
that ofcer In his hours attack upon Fort Sumter Il
is DOT proposed in this correspondence TO take part
There good believe that much more was aciu
ally accomplished attack than was ever claimed
credited by Admiral Dupont and that renewal Of tho
attempt would have been attended with results tha, would
astonishcd only Acsral Dupont but all other
skeptcs In regard 10 the value and efficiency Of tho Mon
tcs The ground OF complaint agans, that officer not
rashn.ss want Of the experiment which he
wasfor whole year engaged IN preparing for but that he
did not the attack when the Monitors known
TO be In efficient working order with such ufIna
dents and dsarrangemcnts Of machinery were caused
BY the terrific cannonadng 10 which they we're sub eced
sufficiently repaired by O'Clock p. NJ the ncxt day
lie not only did not renew tho assault, az was OK.
pec,ed, but during tho weeks following In which
hc remained In command OF the squadron he failed
TO make any suggestions or submit any plans
LOOKING 70 the accomplishment or the attempted
Accomplishment Of the great work which WAS entrusted
TO him IN conjunction with the military forces under
General Hunter, TO perform.
That Admiral Dahlgren has thus far fully Justified the
confidence which has been reposed him IL unqueston.
able. lie has done with abe Mftors, thus far all thai,
expected required of him In the combined attack
upon Fort sumter and the other rebel forti0catons ia
Charesn harbor. lie working cordially with Gen Glil.
IN carrying out the plans arranged between them 10
ing 70 the reduction Of those fortcaons and the ultimate
capture Of the city Of Charleston se There no caousy
70 interfere with she oordiaty with which these two
commanders work together In their different spheres 10
accomplish tho SAND object, neither there any batting
haf hearodnees the part OF either Both tho
fullest confidence 10 tho adaptabity d the means which
they are using-Gilrnore IN his army ard bis artillery
and nahgrcn In his blue jackets and his Montors-to
achieve Neither Admiral Dmhlren nor HE on
GERS will be likely 70 20 through with the amusing farce
which your oorrespondev humorou.iy describes a.
likely take place at Fort Sumter or claim the credit
which docs no, belong 10 them They have work euough
yet before them Which, accomplished viii yield them all
the glory aud renown they - desire without seeking 10
appropriate any that beongs 10 their military brethren
Ihe sickness and prostrailou Of Admiral n~bgrcn 90
fssugly mentioned unknown until announced r. The
communication referred 70. Hts numerous friends here
and the Navy DEPARTMENT. rho 10 constant com
catlon sith him knew nolbng of IA and 10 sbo the
unreiaDy ~ the from which the ft0r
affirmation was obtained ~ tho srrvas from Charles.
yesterday the statement that he fTabgren =
i client health and condition. should be hos e.eg
unfortunately, become scx ard disabled IL could nd
Glade" a. u V vel known that hs tag shp . TIE
AusntA Dnsmose spd he doc not tive upou lie
rnclsds. and u "a them only AZ such trnes ~ ihsy are
etsaged aefive operations and MS rre,sco p ,s,rsa
u personally conduct and direct the movem~ns ~ lie
feet
eod8ct ~ this entsrpr,se Las been rnse pt y 4 q
ngse~tbe either TO csriiy 10 criticize tst r~asss
the comm unisAfh IN question. Auyboly ran l. a.
q mar q the harbr sod fortnsatlons and assign hs
military and naval ress their rcsp~ctive sharss a ibe
wors 20 be done and psrbaps 10 he ae -
thg correspondent ~ hg Infornsaus The r. fthsr
,fosrcss 81 the ~ fury sn.lsbes no ,hlls uts
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