New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-29
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pErAgUiLNf %! III Sutih.
MolIas ISLAND ;. g.. August -, lr"t )

GgNrRAL: have the honor to report the
,eet hat our breaching battcli-s have had upon Fort
Sumter. and the condition OF that work tonight
AT the close Of the seven day, bombarcment the
gorge wall Of the .or; is almost complete nssa OF ruins
co. the distance Of several casemate>.
About midway on this face the rampars crcmo,ed
neaIly and in places quite to the arches and hut iol
thc sandbags with which the casemaies were filled and
winch have served 10 sustain the broken arches and
masses Of masonry it would have long since been ~
,ireiy cut away and with it. tie arches 10 The hooF OF
fhe second tier Of casemates
The debris on this front now forms rampafi reach
ine s high as the floor Of these casemates The para
let wall Of the two nor.hea.ely faccs is completely
carried away a small foriion only being ie;t in tie
angle made with the gorge wal, and the rampant. OF
these faces ale also total ruin.
quite onehalf OF our pIoeetes seem TO have siiacA
The parade and parape 81 these two faces AVID Joosns
from the effect they have had upou the gorge ah within
our observannn the destruction OF masonry on thes'
TWO sides mus, be very great ana an of the opinion
That Dearly every arch these fronts must bee broken a
But one gun remains in position on these Two fronts
md tLs is in the angle Of the gorge and think un
ser,iceaile The ruin extends around iakiug in th'
Io-fh.easieYly face as far can be seen.
portion OF this face adjoining the angle It makes
with the south eastey face i concealed but non nc
great number OF missiles which have stuck IN thi, a
VI, during tie last days. 1t oaIDOt be otherwise
Than greatly damaged and do not think any guns can
be len on this face in d .eryiceatle condition.
Tie ramparts in this angle ~ vel in the south
escry face must be plowed up and greatly shattered
Tie lripet Oh tins latter face is torn of in many
places ar We can see and hardly think ,he plltfo.
Of the remaining this lace could have escaped
VIII the assistance OF powerful -dass cannot de
termnc that than one Of these guns can DE- used
ard i has been dismountcd once
The carriages Of the Others evidently more 81 ess
shattered and such h the coalition 0f the parapet and
parade in the immediate vicinity Of ihe ggu that 4
probably could not be served ior any length o. time.
~ fine the destruction of the fort j. 20 1877 complete
that il is to-day Of avail IN the defense O the laboi
ofCharlesiOn.
BY a longer Grc % can pc made D.oie completely
Iuh ard a Of broken masonry bun could scarcely
he more pow ellos. for The defense Of ,he harbor
therefore respectfully submit my opioion ,AGt O
ns no ends adequate for the consumption Of our Ie
sources
Very repeatedly your obed .eft 'erviu'
John y. TURNER,
Colonel iuI Cief Of ATti cry.
To Biz. Ce4. O. J. GiLLNorg Commanding Depsitnen. o.
tle South Monis leland. :. &.
THE 3OO-POCSDER BURST.
it is stated that the 3OO-poundcr Parroit
burst on the 2Oih inst after the seventh ie The Ma
iaska also exploded her Oiuch rife. Both Of the Whit
worth guns Of the Naval Baitciy are also disabled.