Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
THE sIEGR OF CHARLESTON.
NO LATER NEWS.

The dispatches previously published from Rtohmond pa
pers aud some OF which repeated to-day contain the
intelligence yet received OF the progress of the bonn
bardment OF Fort Sumter They furnish news 20 the
evening of Monday last But the following brief letters
from Mr. Fulton, the special correspondent of the BAL
| ,imore American. not without interest:
Orr CHARLESTON, AUGUST 2I-Noos.
Fort Sumter still flies the rebel aag but its west wall s
mass OF ruins Shells into the fort and xpode inside
some passing through the east wall going in one side and
| coming out the other.
An easterly storm prevailed Tuesday TO Wednesday,
but broke away on Thursday We have fine weather
aud it expected the Monitors will 90 In force to attack
Sumter this afternoon.
The ironsdes and wooden vessels have sheled Wsg
ner and Gregg every day. keeping them quiet while tho
shore batteries are hammerng Sumter
Seven North Carolina deserers from Sullvans Island
were picked up IN boat last night by the Montauk They
nat the rebels are preparing to abandon Sumter and
blow up They also say that Gordon of beer barrels
merely intended to sustain telegraph wires between
sumter ana Moute ana no part OF the obsructons Of
the harbor The North Carolina troops anxious 60
home, and are almost in a state Of mutiny
The rebel batteries James Island throw shells night
and day into our lines but do not than
two casualties daily.
Admiral Dahgren is anxious to let the army and nav
batteries finish sumter expecting to have plenty work for
the Monitors In taking the interior line defences.
OFF CHARLESTON AUGUST 90 1868
flag of truce sent t. Battery Wagner on Friday
morning, and the frirg ceased during the interval when
1t was reopened again.
commence to shell the city of Charleston within forty
eighS hours requesting him to remove the women and
children from the city.
The whole of the Monitor feet went up on Friday night
for the purpose OF another assault on Fort Sumter The
Passac got aground and much was Lost in getting
ner OIL tbat the expedition abandoned for the night
Inc rebels did not discover the position the Passac
although she was within half mile from the fort
The flag OF Fort Sumter shot away four tmes on
Friday. new hagis up this morning.
Orr CHARLESTON. SATURDAY, AUGUST o.
nnltar hIs s.a
Its rear wall is battered down. and the interior of the
tort open to view Our balls strike against the
inside OF the front wall of the fort aud go completely
through Should tbe-e be accidents tonight (Satur.
day. the Old Flag will wave over Fort Sumter 70 NOR
row Sunday morning
OPERATIONS MORRIS ISLAND
We extract the following passages relating to the ope
ratons of the land forces from letter in the New York
Herald bearing date on Friday, the 21st:
From the time of the discovery BY the rebels Of the
unfinished battery in the marsh upon left night be-
fore last till dusk yesterday hundred and sixteen
shells were hred at 1t from the James Island batteries.
VI these but one struck it, and injuries have been sus
tanned by any within it the casualties on Tues
day night Last night its monster rhed gun was mount
cd and this morning its voice will Join in the grand chorua
which swels up from the thrOats of cannon
The bombardment grows monotonous. Our fire con.
tnues as USUAL and curious spectators around the
hlltops to witness It, Day after day the smoke
Wreahs spring up from our batteries hear the sharp
crack OF the PARROTS, watch intensely the wall at
which they aimed and have the satisfaction of sseing
the shell crash into the masonry. But as the wall re-
mains, and the flag keeps utterng the wind we are
reminded that patience is Christian duty and that in
order to capture Sumter must learn labor and 10
wait And yet daily go up the beach to the front
and climb the steep sand hills by slow stages
through The zgzags 10 the parallels the swift decline and
sure decay of the rebel stronghold wonderfully appa
rent The wall was ragged yesterday; it is still more
ragged now Last uight there few holes through
which the arches OF the classmates which constitute the
officers quarters visible; to-day they are developed
into yavniDg, gaping breaches at the Of which lies
vast mass OF debns soping down TO the waters edge
:" Our progress toward Fort Wagner within the past
wentyfour hours has been most rapid aud exampled
Under the direction of Capt Brooks of Gen. Gmore's
staff, and Capt Walker, of tie New York Volunteer En-
gners sap has been extended within that time over
hundred and forty yards Our forces working right
under the Of the rebel shsrpshoote and sapro
lers are filled with lead from their rifles Still undismayed
our men toll on, and Wagner will long be fitting
reward for their heroic efforts
The usual number of casualties slightly increa
during the operations OF yesterday. This arises from the
desire OF the men TO witness the effect of their shots
growing indifference TO rebel shell, and neglect to
cover as they should when the proper warning s given
The casualties four killed and twelve wounded
Since commenced this letter our firing has rapidly
increased An hour ago the flagstaff of Sumter shot
away All cur batteries are at work this morning, and
by Tomorrow night hope to have driven every rebel
out OF the fort They scarcely its destruction
longer than thirty six hours"