New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-20

Al O'Clock this morning Gen. Strong led tho 9Th
Connecticut, under command Of Licut.-Col. Rod
man, the 10th Penn.y lyuaia, M.Jor lIenss and the
oh Maine Col. Eng boldly TO the attack, drove in
the frat line Of the enemys pickeis thrown out
about half mile from. the fort. rvcoiyed vigorous
fro from three pl,,oons Of infantry in rifle pits ad-
vanced upsn and drove oil not brought 10 tho dust
By our rifles mp aud through the gates Of the fort
while the 9Th Connecticut pushed ASIDE the abatis,
aided through the ditch took tie sou,h-east ba-ton
bayoneted oil who offered any resistance and rau
their fret line all along the paapet facing the SEA- aud
in five minutes would have had possession Of
tho whole fort if the 10Th Penusy vanis aud the 9TH
Maine had supported them ~ gallantly IS the 9Th
Connecticut led.
One hundred and eighty men could not battle
with the whole garrison of the fort, said to be 200
strong, together with grape and canister belching
from how tiers rakng tho bitches from every POINT
Of the compass
Slowly tits gallant little detachment from the 9Th
Connecticut comIelledto fall back, but not un-
Ill they had left two-tbirds OF their number IN the
diiches the parapet, and within the walls OF tue
fort Lieut.. Col. RoimAA aud nearly all his cap
tains wire wounded, and several who fell into the
encmy's hands ARE supposed TO have been Killed.
Col Roduan behaved with the greatest gi.llantry,
received two severe wounds, ono through ms r1ght
lex below the knee, and the other in his LETT shc.
both Of which, although severe, are thought not to
he mortal.
Tie Scventy-s,'h Pennsylvania and tho Ninth
Maine demoraiiled by the fire OF grape and cinrter,
fell on their faces aud rose only to retire beyond
range
II IL but truth 60 say that nearly all who wit
messed the attack, are OF the opinion that the Fort
would have D~eu Ia our Iosrerslon " these regiments
had disIay~d one half Of The PERSISTENCE aud gal
lantry of the seventh Connecticut. As IT iS We
hEvo ost one hundred brave men liz killed. wounded
and Prisoners. VINO were killed. and who were
wounded in this bold assault, we have not Yet
learned, MA they are in the enemys hands but II is
hardly possible that many Of tins little band escaped
being brought down BY either grape or canister, or
minnie balls.
With the exception Of this assault nothing hts
foen done to-day by the army.
Tho Monitors, however have been busy
.ieady ilre has been kept up nearly NIL day upon
Fort Naggoner and Cummings Point. Several NJ
IeWpts have been made 10 re-cnorcc Fort Waggoner,
but thus lar they have proved unsuccessful Indeed,
Gen. Gilmore oares but little whether they re-eh
force these sarrsons or not. NJ heavy nfe can
be concentrated u, on them that an additional num-
Der Of troops would but i,.rn.en food Tor our con-
stantly exploding shell.
At thu moment Of writing all the Lending officers
aud engineers OF tie army aud tho navy ure oil tue
opinion TINT wc have every advantage Of postIor,
and that the cnpuIe OF Fort sumter aud the oecn
ps lou Of Charleston are but simply IA question OF
II lew daye Time. Gen. Gilmore by to-morrow
evening" Will have ia position severai 2oJ-pounder
PARROTS beurinH directly on Fort Snmci III addition
10 thirty or forty guns Of smaller calibor. ihis
terrific Lre from both the niIy and tho navy cannot
but soon bring these naughty Rebels To terms.
Ia this connection shonld ais, say TINT tho Iron
sides W he over the bar tomorrow evening" and GA