The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-15

barpea with uned oars and the rebel batter a. all wing
aseep, tha sntptao l. tsoafo, AMI thnn ~ II ntar
and hna sa,u., the s.Dred stars NIL Slopes
mounted yiftorousiy ,l0 mislirht ky announcing
70 ar he end. o. TIE earth that great American drt1a
was finished all ihs would certainly been tr,ainpa
81 ec.uic effect Fut one srirc sircunsiurc stl air.
our batteries zero nls asleep a - instrla 81 -
perb midnight tahean hrraneed by tho te.te ~ .aEcr
THO ray marfins da sned u tho eouaoi ant shat
tered ren npnt Of ha barge Aotis csav ~ back 10 their
shiFs, fled win man led and grooming wrc,cha =
tho Confedc ato banner stll dying over tho
much.ionged-.or walls and, wcrst II an that Ola
article OF theatrical p'oerty tho nerHun uf on
y % hung up or onhy 70 some church "a tbo proud
city Of cession How " tho play 30 played out
s acts arc 10 be ,reffeod win in tins arrant.
ablo manner
Evidently this attack was a great effort uahgren and
GilmI were tfed VI tho outrageous conduct OF Samlor
iressllng 30 pertinaeously. Evidently, also, they
thought inc success OF tho effort quite essent al to tho
capture o. ,c .yf Tor Yankees do not adventure upon
q daring ieal Of arms ont Q! foolish chyary The
saull seems 70 ~ proof that they could mako further
progress Sh the siege that fortress, ahoui be
finally reduced and N possession Of the besiegers
Therefore, az General Beanrceard would no, Give up
Fort sumter On SIMPLE demand thoy resolved 70 accept
10 which u was offered. Tho utter and diaas
tfous failure q ,he en- erprse Viii certainly mate them
more cautious Tor tho futlro In undertaking any sbng
attack and 'hey VIII 90 back 10 their safe aud warly
system OF warfare, with long range guns.
heanwnhe spinIer stands defiant ever, and with an
aureoa Of glory more RADIANT than encoling ia
mortal runs. No wonder the Yankees eager 10
get possession OF those shvered walls they have moro
reasons for tins than those connected with mere sccnio
elect w iacf ihey wish to make pay the expenses Of
It's own destruction 10 batter down h,s cost then, iar
more, counting mere ammunition, than II
cost 70 Dulid seven thousand nve hundred
and NIFTY one shots have been fred at tho
fort. has been struck 5,634 times. OF these
shots J,oso struck tho oner walls, and 2,la9
struck inside. The cid walls have swallowed AL these
enormous and costly Missiles, and dgestelhem; and
stiDds--"bko leneflHe or Atlas, unren0ved defiant
and unloading az The expenses Of this rcprescn
taton have been great and Of the OBJ ecis OF
eacnntnc enemy ~, they only got Possession OF tho
place. 10 sell The bricks in Boston and New York the
operation would realize large profit; piece OF Sumter
brick, set IN gold presented TO a Massachusetts lady ,
would be truly delicate attention. Plymouth Rock
would bring no such prices We presume that pru
dent contractor has already famed tho shattered brick
work from the government but thcn II il tho wrong
government The contractor must send sealed tender
10 tho government which has IL possession. On tho
other hand, the bricks OF an unaken Sumter would
sell IN Doston let them only try let them put upon the
market some Of those brckbats which MAJOR Elott's
made them present or