Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-08-25
TO THE FREEM AN.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %. The United States
supply steamer Arkansas, from of Charleston
Wednesday morning, has arrived and brings
l1S passengers prisoners, and invalids.
She reports that the Navy and Army shore
batteries had caused tremendous damage to
Fort Sumter, and complete establishment OF
its walls IS looked for within week.
The following account of the bombardment is
from the pen Of Charles O. Fulton, editor OF the
Baltimore American;
FLAG-SHlP DNsMoRE, Tuesday, Aug 10.
The attack on Sumter commenced at daybreak
yesterday morning, by the shore batteries Oh
Gen. Gilmore and the naval battery on shore
At SIX o'clock Admiral Dahlgren proceeded
on board the Weehawken, and with the Iron
sides and the entire Monitor feet attacked bat
teIes Wagner and Gregg with great fury, com
pletely siencing Wagner, and almost sllenclng
Gregg. Seven wooden gunboats joined 10 The
assault, AMI enabled all the shore batteries &c
pour their shot and shell into Sumter
At 10 clock the Admiral changed his hag
to the Passaic, and with the Patapsco proceeded
to within about 1900 yards OF Sumter anc
sheled the sea wall with the riaed guns OIL
these vessels for about IN hour with marked
effect.
Sumter fired but so return shots, doing NJ
damage to the vessels while the walls oil sum
ter were badly Scared.
Fleet Capt. Geo. W. Rogers took command O.
the Monitor Catskill and went within $50 yafd'
of the beach front Of battery Wagner.
After firing number of shots, shot iron
Fort Wagner broke iece of the interior lin
ing, which struck on the heads OF Commando
Rogers and Paymaster Woodbury., Instant,
killing both These were the only PERSONS in
juIed, on land or water, during the Elk hours
engagement
The damage done to Sumter by the sea bat
teries is visible without the aid OF glass. lib
rebels had erected false wall againet the wa
exposed 10 our batteries. Ii extended to with
ten feet of the top Of wall over forty fe'
high and ten feet thick, and this wall IS now
mass OF ruins.
The harbor and Stone river are filed wit
torpedoes. About dozen of them were pleke
up in the Stone, and one was exploded Jude
the Patapsco, raising her foot out OF water
but doing no damage
None Of the vessels were injured in the leas
and the Admiral and officers are confident
the ability Of the Monitots to batter down Sun
ter.
The entire fleet except the Weehawken an
Nahant all retired before two O'Clock, but the
remained to keep Wagner silent and preveI
! the re-mounting Of guns The shore batterl
continued firing all the afternoon and nigi
] ON the walls Of Sumter with good effects.
. This morning is cool and clear, and the ba
: teries are steadily at work. Gen. Gilmore al
nounces tina the work thus tar has been entlr
' satisfactory, that the fort is greatly damage
and the work progressing finely.
Uu to the moment Of sailing, at noon, Il
sea guns since m rning have been hurting abo
0 five shells per minute at Sumter, with mark
J, effect. Two Monitors, the lronsidfs and son
gunboats are Smelling ba terics Wagner al
Gregg.
o The Arkansas lett the feet at seven o'clo
Il Wednesday morning. At that time huge W
y nmes OF smoke were seen issuing from Sumte
as il from the burning Of cotton, and the Office
of the Arkansas believe that the Fort would
captured or destroyed by noon. Her guns we
q replvinc feebly 10 our Ere. Fort Gregg b
had been silenced Wagner still held out
A The bombardment continued without cessati
d during Tuesday night and was renewed Wedn
!. day morning, and when the Arkansas left
/, firing was furious.
d Two refugees from Savannah are passeng
er on the Arkansas They report that there
naarlv a f,n,ine IN Savannah.