Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-24
THE FIRING FURIOUS WHEN
THE ARKANSAS LEFT,
Almost a Famine in Savannah.
Desperate Tone Of Charleston
Mercury.
Confsoation in Washington.
SUBSTITUTES WHO DESERT TO
BE SHOT.
UIiOn Forces Destroy 81 Loco
motives at Grenada and 400
Cars, Depot, Immense
Stores, &c.
FROM CHARLESTON.
PaILADEIPuIA, August 28.


The United States supply steamer Ar
kansas arrived at the Navy Yard to-day.
She left Charleston on Wednesday morn
ing, and reports that the navy and army
shore batteries have done tremendous de-
structiOn on Fort Sumter.
The south and east face looks like 8
honey comb, and 8 complete demOlishing
Of the walls is looked for in q week
The following account is from the pen
Of Mr.. Charles J. Fulton, editor Of the Bal
timore American:
FLAG SHIP DESsMoRE, August 19.-The
attack on Sumter commenced at daybreak
yesterday morning, by the siege batteries
Of General Gilmore, and the naval battery
on the shore OF six O'clock.
Admiral Dahlgreen proceeded on board
the Weehawken, and with the IrOnsides
and entire Moniter feet attacked batteries
Wagner and Gregg with great fury, com
pletely sileneing Wagner and almost ST.
lencing Gregg.
The gunboats, seven in numbes also
Joined in the assault, and enabled all Of
the shore batteries to pour their shot and
she'll into Sumter. At 10 o'clock the Ad-
miral changed his flag to the Passaie, and
with the PatpscO proceeded to within about
l,400 yards Of Sumter and shelled the sea
wall with the rifed guns Of those vessels
for about an hour with marked effect.
Sumter fred about fifty return shot, do
ing no damage to the vessels; whilst the
wall of Sumter was badly SCARED.
The feet which Captain George W.
Rogers Of the Cstskill, took, went up with
in one hundred and fifty yards Of the beach
front Of Battery Wagner, and after firing
number Of shot, one shot from Fort
Wagner broke q piece from the interior
lining which struck on the head Of Com
mander Rogers, instantly killing him, Gs
well as Paymaster Woodbury., who was
standing at his side; both of their heads
were split open. These we're the only per-
sons injured, on land or water, during the
six hours engagement.
The damage done 10 Sumter by the siege
batteries Of General Gilmore is visible
without the aid Of glass. The rebels had
erected false wall against the wall ex-
posed to onr batteries. 1t extended to
within 10 feet Of the top, was over 40 feet
high and 10 feet thick, and this wall is
now q mass Of ruins, whilst the old wall is
bored full Of deep holes, the psrapet crush
ed and ragged, snd the northwest corner
gashed and cracked down, almost to the
water edge.
The harbOr and StOno river are filed
with tOrpedOes. Above dozen Of them
were picked up in the Ston0. One was
exploded under the Patapseo, raising her
foot out Of water but doing her no harm.
None Of the vessels were injured in the
least, and the Admiral and his officers are
confident in the ability of the Monitors TO
batter down Sumter. He is, however,
anxious to save the vessels for the heavy
work required Of them after Sumter is
taken, and to let the army reduce Sumter
ifpossible.
The feet, except the Weehaken and Ma
hant all retired before o'clock p. m, but
they remained to keep WSgner silent dur
ing the afternoon, and prevent the remount-
ing of guns. The shore batteries continued
firing all the afternoon and night on the
wall Of Sumter with good effect
This morning the batteries are steadily
at work. The Weehswken and Passaie
are keeping batteries Wagner and Gregg
busily engaged.
Up to noon, when the Arkansas sailed,
the feet was lying at their moOrings.
d6neTal dlLmOEe announces LnAb ln5
work thus far has been entirely satisfac-
tory; that the fort is greatly damaged and
the work progressing finely.
Admiral Dahlgren is much depressed by
the loss of feet Captain Rodgers, but is
highly gratifed with the operations of the
feet and army and very hopeful of ulti-
mate success.
The Arkansas left the feet at o'clock
Wednesday morning. At that time huge
volumes Of smoke were seen issuing from
Sumter as il from the burning Of cotton,
and the officers of the Arkansas believe
the fort would be captured or entirely de-
stroyed by nson. Her guns were replying
feebly 10 ours.
Fort Gregg had been entirely silenced.
Wagner still held out.
The bombsrdment continued without
cessstion during Tuesday night, and was
renewed on Wednesday morning, and when
the Arkansas left the firing was furious,
the Ironsides, five Monitors and the shore
batteries being all engaged.
Two refugees from Savannah named
Joseph h. Caleff and John c. Colburn, pas
sengers on the Arkansas, report that there
is nearly q famine in Savannah.