The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-16


Burnside and Rosecrans. By the capture OF
these Two important points the means OF obtain
ing supplies bv the rebels from the entire south-
sest Is cut Of. The Confederacy is nov
hop-lessly divided There would seem TO be no
hope for Gen. Lees maintaining his present po
sition. De vi! either be compelled to make an
other forward movement to obtain supplies, or
abandon the State Of Virginia altogether. The
probabilities are that another great raid north
ward nil soon be made. The last great strug-
gle Of the war would seem to be fast tend
ing toward the army OF the Potomac
The position in which General Lee now finds
himself placed would seem TO warrant the be
het that auo,her forward movement on Wash
ington is more than probable. We trust that
our army may be fully prepared in such al emer-
sency and that such movement on the part OF
the rebels nav result in the entire destruction
and generalization of their army, and the con
sequeut breaking up of this horrible rebellion,
aud that such would be the result we firmly be-
lieve.
The news from Charleston is cheering, ard
in accomplishing the downfall of this nest of
treason. The following dispatch from General
Gilmore announces the capture By our forces Of
Forts Wagner and Gregg:
DEPARTMENT OF TIE SoUrH,
Headquarterters in the Field, Sept. Z.
To MAJ GEN II. w. HALLECK Il have the
honor to report that Fort Wagner and Battery
Gregg are ours Last night our sappers finished
mining the counter scsrp of Fort Wagner on its
sea front, masking all its guns, and an order was
issued to carry the place by assault, at o'clock
this morning, that being the hour Of low tide
About 10 o'clock last night the enemy commenc-
cd evacuating the island. and all but rs OF them
made their escape from Cummings Point in small
boats Captured dispatches show that the fort
vas commanded by Col. Kett, of South Caro-
Ina. aud garrsoned BY 400 men, and Battery
Gregg bv between 100 aud 300. Fort Wagner
is a work of the most formidable kind Its
bomb proof shelter, capable Of holding 200
men, remains intact after the most terrific BON.
sardnent to which any work was ever subjected.
We have captured 10 pieces of artillery and a
large supply of excellent ammunition The city
and harbor is now completely covered by my
-uns.
have the honor to be General,
Very respectfully, your Ob't servant,
(Signed) Q. A. GILMORE,
Brig. Gen. Commanding
Our forces have now possession Of Morris Il
land entire. Sumter has not yet surrendered
demonstration made against the Fort by a
boat 6otilla, on the sth. resulted disastrorsy to
our forces. A Morris Island letter to the n 7
Herald gives the following version of the affair:
The dotilla consisted OF between twenty five
and thirty boats. manned by over loo sailors IN
der Lieut.. Commander Williams Of the Wssah
ickon and 100 marines under Captain Meanley
The entire force was commanded by commander
stevens, Of the Monitor Patapsco The boat.
T-re towed within short distance OF the fort
whence they advanced Three boats, under
Commander Williams Lieut. Reamy and Ensign
Porter, landed and the parties attempted tc
ran up the ruins TO the parapet. They were
fred upon by musketry aud hand grenades
thrown down upon them. The slope was SO
seep that thay were unable 10 reach the para.
pet. signal was given from the fort and il
an instant all the rebel batteries opened on the
fort aud shelled it terribly. Three boats were
smashed, and all who landed were killed or cap
turcd. Lieut.. Bradford, of the Marines wa:
MORALLY wounded and captured Commander
Williams, Lieut.. Reamy, Lieut. Preston, Lieut.
Brewer. Lieut.. Bunce, DR.. Wheeler, and En-.
sign Porter were also captured Fifty sailor,
ard marines were killed and wounded, and the
entire s, Of casualties will number eighty. A
dag q truce states that our captured officer,
AZ men were in Sumter, aud well treated
BY the arrival of the steamer Arago in New
York, We have the intelligence that Fort Moultrit
Is being sheIed by our forces. On the sth the
WeehaWken sent a shell into the fort which re-
suited in the explosion of one of its magazines
The Ironsides sent shell into Moutrieville
firing and destroying half the town The Moni
tors and Irousides bombarded Sullivan's Island
1 hours, doing extensive damage.
The Union forces we're erecting works (
shell Charleston No attack on the city had We
been made
The following particulars of the Smelling o
Fort Moultrie, by Gen. Gilmore and Admira
Dahlgren, are brought by the steamer Arago: The
firing had continued all day Tuesday, the sth
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fury. and the injuries to Fort Moultrie were of {
character to indicate that the reduction of The
fortress would be effected with comparative ease
The bombardment which began on Tuesday al
daylight, was kept up during the day Though
the facts are no; positively known, there is nc
doubt in the minds OF persons who witnessed the
explosion of the magazine that il was not th,
main one Of the fort The havoc inside Of it wal
such as to materially lessen its capacity for re
sistance. The firing ceased on Tuesday night
except from the rebel batteries
On Wednesday morning the fight was resumed
and some three Of Gen. Gilmore's batteries
which were in range of Fort Moutrie, assisted
in the cannonading. but only part of the Mon
itOr fleet renewed the conflict The Ironsdes
which has performed great services throughout
steamed towards Moultrie and was firing rapid,
when the Arago leit- The Injuries to the wall:
Of the fort were important Observations were
male late in the evening on " ednesday by pas.
sengers on the Arago WHO were on Morris Is
land; it could be seen through the hay atmos
phere that the parspet walls we're broken. and
two of the guns had been dismounted. Thi.
fort. it was fully shown, would bear only smal
amount Of canOnading compared with Sumter
The reduction VII Immediately follow the plant
ing OF batteries at Cummings Point. worb
which viii soon be accomplished. The firing