, 1863-07-29

sight.
We receive BY signals from flag ship. "You
EeEd not Feep vessel ready for action during /
to-day" So NC raise our turrct awning nnd |
uncover our hatches, not mlndlns the sea
which occasionally washes over our decks and |
below, but intent only upon getting some
light below to replace tile darkness, some |
pure air to 1eplace the fonl- The heaviest |
bo1no compared to the necessity Of being be- |
low even for few moments. The atmosphere
is On intensely foul heat, almost uncomfortable,
and must from necessity be SO when the ship
Is In fighting condition, matches battened
down. and In this place and Eeason.
This morning, with few Of our officers,
visited the ruins Of the Keokuk, which Law
about 800 yards from us. At high water the
tide Is just wash oyef the Iron hulk, aId at
1ow water the tops Of the two turrets arc CT.
upon the tursetE, and found, us re had ex-
tected, the tops Of the turlets gone and the
lateral iron supporters bent 50 as to permit
taking out The guns Examination with
long boat hook corfoboratcd tile otherwise
strong testimony. that the guns had been taxi
en put, and for all We know might bo mount
The shore aud bluffs abreast Of us are now
On the extreme e1aTation of tho bfufIs, and
toward Sumter md Wagner, our men hare
erected a lookout, which takes in REV the
vnl]eys between the fills, tie tents Of the SOL
diers are scattered, aud where on Friday last
the smpke OF the rebel guns was lltihE tile
atmosphere, now rises thu smoke Of the coin-
rahy fire. den, Gilmore seenls ID secure pos
fstslon Of The leland. with the exception. Of
Wagner nnd DHtsety Bee.
Fitlng has hcet1 kept up to-day As ttsttat
frnnl eulntcr, Wagner nttl battery Beg. witt
MI oerueithal tUh1b ftutn Ftft johnson,
1hetn llae terti tonlu replying frotn Ustt tiluti
oh Muttis 1stn,id, With iii esillput ihteuttuh
to inirleatl the tebe1s cuhreththg the ruritiuh
| cfgeh. llllnvte's batteries.
| Oltewn, III acrtfd4hre Min rjnfm fioni X.ltui
thl f)pKtth, t"ok tuFtttou II tfe tlIspiiel phtt
0.thtd fifsF l'png WHKhuf. lily EfAessen WA
nGa!t! YeIy ft!!", !rli'"st sttty Inl*ne hfhpl'ng
Huqta ller tlFa' three sltIl#, an, Htinr n1iuIA,
CT, u sta tort. ant hl's'atpntly, ~ ,1In su,na
flnt. Il nngs.it.ee.t ,ll.n that front hH,ntBr
altnrh within f"w nut or !tIa Wnau. .!ckun,
Tho gnn'umt Uo1n.,.uttnra Msl}0,lou4ll utsll,o
tlatstaot h'! did mut tlo 80, ala III n fuw horrs
rrintnrl tn btuIi0.
This aIlrrnt,on wa llayo LGen permitted A
sight which glsltt nrd our eyo mud gnve ua
horu OF snrccss. Unc BY uGu euttol. ',alos
imvo been lowered oyur tho I,arApet ol Bum
line nf bhses hung from tue l'nrnIct ngnlnet
in'nrs Of defoneo would hare beoti rrsortcd Ia
i bi.i,ttr llad mot lee'' nserlously dau,n.ud ol
II. evl1cree t!ist Tint ntlaek rhonld tmso s'to
cc.d'd. uidouhlcdly. thirty ptlnutus Of NJ
hnur inufu wrud !,aye ,natfu It tttitetablr
Ohc uf iht eftleeta Of thu u. i. stcut.lor wa
hnsl. 1afu IT thu Pow flntht, MD sntw with IL
siu!ue Tint i.nnltdlntvly atlct sl.e 7th " Apt
takenVut tf..N top ~ bottom nth l,uilt mo y
Tho tynttoih!pg n hs M rguintt shn tace of lh
fort spr siton weeks but cotthn bales ngallst
FoIt Sumter, M oppnhtd to ID inch shut, ~
mi1Aaa nns Ut tho ual'Frhstnn of thu thlef win
tala' ~" taar .; ~ hl* ]Aek k11fa Ia''sh so SEQ
I, y. q. AoSTAun, orr Mnnu.t Iss.Asp, !
Tuesday Evening, Juiy IL.
This mornlng waa beautiful uad clear ore,
! head fresh souslWcateIly wlhd prevailing
! md q rongh chopIlng sta. ttstcnls d lcbata
} ble point whether tho wind will haul roun
into the west, or yeer luto the southeast, IN
GIVE lis Storm FROM that quarter. Whethe
!, i does Of not, the Present wind produce
auch sea that oil the toEpedoes and obst1ut
: tions Which may have been placed In the chal
mel between Sumter and Monltrle mnst
I washed away, and think the rebels bare sue
= q healthy dread Ct our long range 1ities frol
TIC gubboats That VIC shalisee no more eteat1
srs hylpg across the narrow passage. Non
We hare strange looking vessel in til
: squadron. One Would hardly cal1 her
steamer, she Is rather steam working tloa
l irg craze, and capable Of lif'i1g an i@1nens
; weight. She Is named the DirjSo, mime NJ
r Inappropriate to tue taak Of transporting tt
! heayy guns across tic inlet, work which she
: ut present performing.
In the afternoon the Seneca, Wissahicko
and ChiI pewa took position again some WI
e up the chabne1, and sent some 1nngniacel
G shots into and beyond Wagner, Sumter r
:; piled with shots tiue1y directed, and whie
g Undoubtedly would hAye done much harm
n they had struck the iron clals instead Of e
d, ! Ing iuto the wafer.
q During the afternoon 1 very interestir
; sight greeted our eyes, it being no less than
i plocsE Eelon Of heaTJ field guns, each drawn
twelve horkee, moving up the beach. And
IS Gen. Gilmore works, moving lis guns ut
C ammunition up the island directly ID the IA
9 Of the enemy, and and all at once disappea
|" ing SO that even VIC in the rear cannot 81
= where he stops his train. But VIC do kno
i that rebel shot and shell 60 over and beYo,
Il bis guns, falling far iuto the rear Of the b.
ter1cs he is crecitng-somewhcrc.
8 The wind and sea nrc increasing aud =
e hare promise Of d rough night.
d The Elgnal 1Ia,s, both on shore nnd on t!
le vessels ii the feet have been dying brisk
q this afternoon. sending In that dumb langua|
u messages Of how rauch import.