Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-01
GEMS. SEYMOUR AND STRONG
WOUNDED.
The Siege Operations Still Progressing.
Correspondence of tho New York Times.

Correspondence of tho New York Timcs.
The United States steam transport Arago,
Henry A. Gadsden, commanding, from Port
Royal, S. c., at OF 80 A. NJ, and Charleston
Bar at p. NJ, on Thursday, July 90, ar
rived at this port on the 27th ult., bringing
100 first and 172 second class passengers,
the usual mails, and having the prize steam
er Emma in tow.
The intelligence by the Arago confirms
the kilograms already published from rebel
sources, respecting the second assault upon
Fort Wagner, on Morris Island, by General
Gilmore's forces and THE monitors, mortar
schooners and gunboats under Admiral
Dahlgrcn.
After the first unsuccessful assault on the
10th inst, General Gilmore lost no time in
throwing up batteries on Morris Island,
within 800 yards of Fort Wagner, in order
to reduce it by siege. On the morning of
the 18th, twelve or fifteen heavy guns were
in position, beside eight or ten mortars.-
Gilmore, therefore, determined to COM
mence the attack, which was opened at II
A. NJ.
The bombardment was conducted in a
spirited manner Gilmore's batteries initial
ing the works, and Admiral Dahlgren's five
monitors, the IrOnsides, two mortar schoo-
joined in the engagement
The enemy replied briskly from Fort Wag-
ner and Battery Bee, just beyond the Cum
ming's Point, while Sumter kept up a sharp
fire from the guns on her southwestern face
among which were two rifled pieces of heavy
calibre. Most of the fire of the rebels was
directed upon the Monitors and the other
naval vessels, only an occasional shell being
sent towards the batteries. Although the
ironclads were repeatedly struck, they suf-
fercd very little real damage, and the only
losses in the batteries were a Lieutenant of
the Seyenty-sixth Pennsylvania regiment,
who was killed by chance shot, and the
wounding of six of the gunners.
Soon after o'clock the firing from Fort
Wagner ceased 1t was then known that
our brave fellows had succeeded in dismount-
ing one gun, and it was also pretty well
ascertaincd that another of the rebel pieces
mad burst These facts led to the supposi-
tlon that the enemy had evacuated the work,
and IT was determined TO attempt its occu-
Pauoh. For this purpose two brigades,
consisting OF the Seventh Connecticut regi-
nenl' the Third New Hampshire, the Ninth
MAINE, the Seventy Pennsylvania, and
the Forty-eighth New York, under Brig
zen strong, and the Seventh New Uamn-
sinre, sixth Connecticut, Sixty-second Ohio
one hIndreth New York and Fifty.fourth
massachusetts,, colored, under Col. Putnam.
who had been under arms all day. screened
irom the enemy behind range of said hills
IN the rear OF our works, were ordered for
ward.
This was at dusk, and both brieades Uere
formed in line on the beach, the rcgimen,s
being disposed in columns, excepting the
oolored regiment which for some reason WAS
given the post of extreme honor aud OF
danger in the advance, and was drawn up
in line Of battle, exposing Its fhll front 10
the enemy. This movement Of the troops
was observed by sumter, and FIRE was AZ
once opened on them, happily without doing
any injury, as the shells went oysI the hssds
~ the men