The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-28
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FORT SUMTER IN RUINS |!
SMELLING OFT THE CITY OF
CH1RLESTON!!
New YORK. Aug. 26.

New YORK, Aug. rs.
The steamer Arago, IRON off Charleston
bar 18th, has arrived. The following dispatch
is from Z. g. Fulton, editor of the Baltimore
American:
OF Norris Island, dug oath, Noon.-On
Saturday at midnight, Admiral Dahgren, with
five monitors, advanced in the darkness on
Sumter, opening fire at three O'Clock, and
keeping Il up until six o'clock. dense fog
then arose which shut out the fort from view
During the fire upon it it was struck over one
hundred times, the balls tearing through the
sea wall, aud doubled the number OF port
holes. The whole parapet was also carried
away. No signals were given until the whole
fleet opened, and then the fire was of the most
terrific character. Sumter fired one gun in
response five times but Forts Moultrie Gregg
and Beauregard for three hours rained shell
on the monitors, falling to do them any harm.
The monitors were struck seven or eight
times. No one was injured. Sumter is de-
funct-an immense pile oil rubbish. The only
gun left 10 it was thrown off the wall yester-
day afternoon.
To-day the grand naval and army attack on
Forts Wagner and Gregg will be opened. 1t
being now ascertaned that Sumter has gone
under, the rebels will be driven from Morris
Island. Gen. Gilmore is determined TO have
full possession of il tonight.
Gen. Gilmore, on Thursday, notified Gen.
Beauregard that if he did not surrender the
forts, he would shell the city in twenty-four
hours, at the same time requesting him to re-
move the women and children. No attention
was paid to this notice, and on Friday night
Gen. Gilmore threw Is inch shell into the city
of Charleston, charged with Greek fire. On
Saturday afternoon Gen. Beauregard sent
down a flag of truce with an urgent protest,
denouncing Greek fire as a most villamous
IL.
and demanding more time to remove the wo-
men and children from the city. The Eng
fish, French and Spanish consuls also de-
nounced the short time given by Gen. Gill
more, and demanded more time to remove the
subjects OF their respective countries. Gen.
Gilmore yesterday replied by renewal of the
demand to surrender the forts and public prop
erty. Gen. Beauregard answered by asking
for a truce of two hours. Gen. Gilmore re-
fused to give any more time. or to accept any
other terms but an unconditional surrender
At twelve o'clock last night the Smelling of the
city with Greek fire was renewed. M
1t is generally thought that The stars and
stripes will float over Sumter tonight. The
monitors and the Ironsides are preparing to
go up at the time the steamer sails. There is
evidently great trouble in Charleston. 1t is
not believed that there are over twenty men
in the ruins of Sumter. The whole rear wall
is down, and shells pass entirely through the
structure. The sea wall is terribly disilgured.
All the guns of Fort Sumter are now mounted
on Sulivan's Island. The balls and shells
from the monitors went crashing through the
walls of Sumter. Had not the fog been almost
impenetrable, Admiral Dahlgren is convinced
that he could have destroyed the whole wall
of Sumter with the monitors in few hours
The ruins of Fort Sumter are now held by
the guns of Fort Moultrie. There are only
sufficient men in the ruins of Sumter to keep
the rebel rag up, which is shot away every few
hours. This morning the south sea wall of
Sumter is a ruin down TO the front tier of case
mates. A few well directed shells from the
Keokuk on its walls Topped them into the sea-
The end is approaching. Hail Columbia"