Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-14
Situation In Louisiana and Ar
kansas.
The Feeling in North Carolina.
The Raleigh Standard Destroyed
It's Friends Retaliate on the
Journal.
SAN FRANCISCO HARB0R DE.
FENSES.
NO DRAFT IN INDIANA.
THE SIEGE OF CHARLRsTON.

NEW YORK, September u.
The Times has long letter from Morris Is
land, dated Monday September 7th, which says
Wagner and Gregg were evacuated by the rebels
last night st twelve o'clock.
General Gilmore, it must be Acknowledged
has achieved another splendid triumph.
The engineers have done their duty faithfully
The Stars and Stripes now float over the forti-
fcatiOns.
Several prisoners, including a Captain Saw
yer and navy Lieutenant, were captured by
party under the command Of Maisr Sanford Of
OF the Sevent Connecticut. The prisoners
we're endeaYoring to push of in boats from Fort
Gregg, and were intercepted by our men, who
were also IN foats.
The guns in both forts we're spiked.
When our forces entered Wagner a lighted
iuse leading to the magazine was discovered and
extngulshed. In few moments a terrific ex-
plosion would have nsued
Ihe guns found in Wagner consist of four
naval hoWltzerss two siege hOWitzers, two pOlum-
biads, two rifled pieces. three caronades, one
siege mortar and one field piece. In Fort Gregg
were found three COhorn mortars and two field
plecesj making compliment Of nineteen guns
OF various callbre IN the two works But four OF
the guns are in good condition. Most of them
are completely aud forever disabled
The bomb proof Of Wagner has not been pene-
trated. lnside were discovered a man dying
from wounds, and near him two dead bodies.
The garrison, numbering fifteen hundred men,
escaped in boats, with the exception Of the pris-
Oners above mentioned.
AAlN AlAol lAtNAAlBtule q llu OF Llle EVACUATION
was brought by three deserters who came into
our lines at A. N.
Numerous torpedoes are scattered ever the
premises, but as yet they have caused US no in
jury.
Dead and msngled bodies OF men and animals
pave the eauseway from Wagner to Gregg.
LATER-Sept. 7, u M.-At $50 this morning
Admiral Ilahlgren dispatched flag Of truce to
sumter, supposed to be for the purpose of de-
mandiug the surrender of that fort If the de-
mand is complied with It IS believed he will again
lombard that pile Of ruins.
The amount Of ammunition left in Wagner and
Gregg was considerable. Numerous fierce look
ing pixies, having hooks near the end, were Fixed
IN the sand on the slopes of Wagner, for the pur-
pose OF resisting an assault Wager and Gre gg
are each occupied by a regiment.
There is no firing of any consequence at the
present moment. The iron-elads are in position
to open on Sumter.
ADDITIONAL BY TIE ARAeo.
We have received additional particulars by the
AragO, OF the bombardment of Fort Moullrie by
General Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren
The firing had continued al day Tuesday, the
Sth, aud up to six o'clock Wednesday, the ninth,
with great fury, and the injuries 10 Fort Moul-
trie were Of character to indicate that the re-
duetion OF the Fort would be effected with COM
paratIve ease.
The bOmbardment which began on Tuesday
at Daylight, was kept up dudng the day.
Though the facts are not positively known,
there IS no dOnbt in the minds Of the persons
who Witnessed the explosion of the magazine,
that even If it was not the main one Of the Fort,
the havoc inside Wss such as to materially lessen
its capacity for rt sistanee.
The firing ceased on Tuesday night except
from the rebel batteries.
On Wednesday morning the fight was resumed.
Two or three Of Gilmore's batteries which were
in range Of Fort Moultne assisted in the cannon
aiding but only paIt Of the Monitor fleet re-
sumed the conflict. The IrOnsIdes, which has
performed great service throughout the siege,
steamed towards Moultrie and was firing rapidly
when the Arago left.
The Injuries to the walls OF the fort were i'm
portant. Dissertations we're made late in the
afternoon Of Wednesday by passengers on the
Arago, who were on Morris Island, and il could
be seen through the hazy atmosphere that the
parapet walls were broken. Two of the guns
had been dsmounted
The fort it was fully shown would bear only a
small amount OF eannOnadng compared with
Sumter. The reduction will Immediately follow,
and the planting Of batteries at Cumming 3
Points a work that viii soon be accomplished.
The firing from all the rebel forts aud batteries
which we're IN range OF Morris Island upon our
forces there, and which began on the morning
after the evacuation by Beauregsrd's troops,
has since been severe and con inual.
Our troops do not occupy In force the eaptur-
ed rebel fortidcations.
Il Is represented that the rebel works will be
Of little use to Gilmore in his after operations.
He can use the ground, which he is already do
ing in spite Of the FIRE, and when the rear bat
teries in progress are eOmDlete scarcely a DO
sitiOn in the harbor will escape the cOmnsnd OF
his guns, while Charleston will be in easy she'll
ing distance. The immediate fall Of the city is
not, however. expected.
A novel mode Of removing distinctions has
been adopted by General Gilmore, namely the
employment OF rebel prisoners in this duty, 1t
Is justly supposed that tbs rebels know quite as
well, If not better, hoE to handle their own in
fernal machines than the Union men and their
risks may possibly be less.
Our soldiers and sailors are enthusiastically
in favor Of the new arrangement.