The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-24
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Portland Daily Press.
FROM CHARLESTON.
THE SIEGE PROGRESSING FINELY
Death Of Commander Rodgers.
FORT GREGG SILENCED.
PHII,ADEI.pHIA An

PHILADELPHIA Auo 90
IT. s. sunplv steamer Ark,nsas rron, oe
Charleston "Wednesday morning has arr;,ad
The Arkansas brinos 10 nsssanoors ~
oners and inyalids. she reports that tina pa,,,,
and army shore batteries Nv ca's.d ' ,n,
dous DAMAGE TO Fort Sumter and on,,r',o.a
REIMBURSEMENT of its waIIs i 1917 81,
n week. io' "''hi''
The Arkansas exnerepced vorr ,o,-,.
weather from Charleston tn the canes Of EIo.s
ida '''o N"p'' vi ioi
The rollowino account of tho homhor,r,,,.
is from the men of Charles G Fnltnn ad;,ar Nv
tho R.l,imnre Amor;can. o'' oui'oi vi
Eynosb;n D;nxn,ore i,,o 10 IT.. .,.
on Sumter commenced NJ Gavhra.l, $1,000 a.sIen
Inv fbe s;sas ,a,ter;es Of 60 Co.. $3.50 ay
navai IT,, ON shora ate o,aIne,,' anu .lie
Dah.gren nyocnadnd ., toora ~ ,V ynuiliia
ken. and with the translates and entire ~.
Acct a,,,cked h,tter,s Waanan IL 'i C
with grea, r,rv connIo,o,r s;,nyo; anu uIeeS
and 7I,nost s;,anc;na o.. Ts "asnei,
gnnhoa,s soyo,, in n5,nhar "ooue"
SsssanI, a,d anaiiaa III - a'so Jvi'ieu III Tue
80 ,ha;r ~, 80 Ill, ~; batteries 10
pp,oaoi, ,,'a ASn,inai 1870 ,s1 1u'h.ei. Az ~
pasSa;. and ,r;,h ,ho pa7o.. ~. nag " tne
within aho,,t IIoo ,ards - P,oeeeueu W
shaiiaa o." 20 ny, ya ;,a vi SUMTER ana
those vasseIs 0,r abant ono ~, nj, suns y,
asro, $780, o sd one nour WIN marked
doin@ no damaro 60 tS, ,',s s'ots,
- Ill 81 S,, uas ~ my fess.i9' "hist the
"I ~ ~ '1 T''''..; 90 o oaui. s,elieu.
oor,nS SaP' h; Teoise w. rodgers took
LII amd M, -, u sne monitor Cats-
Iso yards Of ,tp haooh "., gong wnhih
49, - a.':. III run vi oaltery
shot fro, For, w. hna,.n u shoss,
;n,nror i;n;.,a ,,t;oh a.no, piece Oh the
Commander todaars ;as,a,, H' tuu heaa Oh
ne we'll os paymes,o, W"aal.y A''lus nun,
s,and;nr -, a. - D. mho was
were ali, o,on TIE, 1911 ~, =, .ne'r heads
injured on land or ,a,ar d,,s ane oniy persons
epgagement 1'''5 '"e Din hours
IT, dan,aro ao,o .. r.. s..
se;ae ha,tar;ss ia viS;hla n';,t sumter ny the
class The rehsI. h.d araa,ai 'u e,, anu VI !; !,
s~ains, ,ha wall aynnso u ~ ia.se "ail
eStendad within III 1.,at ~ ~ .i =,
over Ia b;gb and 10 e, ,h,clD anS u ~; 'o va"
now mas Of rims .,h;iS, ,h n' tnS val Is
NOW mass oi runs, whist the old wall Is
ooieu iull u aeep noles, the parapet crushed
aS 1890 "hu ."o nor euMes, corner Sashea
III h-I' uom" eunos' 10 .he water edge.
no naioo' anu o'ohe hver are ilied with
vi =; f. o. uozeh o. them were pick
W W =, ' ny, p i'ei' anu que was expod-
CO CO u,,.el Wy eeapsoo' raisiiS her ioot out
.,.., ou' uoi,,s hei no iiarin. Nine OF the
,ssss;,, ~ ipss'eo III the eas,, ana the
.h;ii,n Of ,ha Moa;,n aie conhdeht IN the
He is, however, anxious to save the vessel,
for the heavy work required of them after
Sumter is taken, and TO let the army reduce
Sumter, IL possible. The feet, except the
Weehawken and Nahant, all retired before 2
O'Clock. but they remained TO keep Wagner
silent during the afternoon, and prevent the
reihountlng OF guns. The shore batteries con-
timed firing all the afternoon and night on the
walls of Sumter with good effect.
This morning is cool and clear, and the bat
terles are steadily at work. The Weehawken
and Passaic are keeping the batteries of Wag-
ner and Gregg silent, and up to noon. when
the Arkansas sailed, the remainder of the fee,
are lying at the mooIngs.
The bodies of Capt Rodgers and Paymaster
Woodbury. have been embalmed, and go North
in the Arkansas.