Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-08-29
THE WAR NEWS !

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psrtment;
Circular No. 75,-Provost Marshal Generals
Office, Washington Aug. 21.-By direction of the
President of the United States the State of Cali
fornia is divided into three enrolment districts
a, follows The counties of Butte. Colusa Del
Norte, Humboldt, klamath. Marin Mendocino.
Napa, Plumas, Shasta. Sierra, Sskiyou. Solano,
Sonoma. Tehama, Sutter, Trinity, Yolo and
Yuba to constitute and be known as the Northern
District. Headquarters. Marysvile.
JAS. B. Fry
Prov. Mar General
New York, 26th.-Drafting proceeds quietly.
FORTRESS MONROE, 27th.-Richmond papers
have the following dated Wilmington, 2ith =
Yesterday morning the frgats .Mnnesota and
six gunboats bombarded Fort Fisher at New In
let. N. G.
New YoRK, 26th-Money qiuet, and firm at
6s@7 sterling steady at 35t036 gold frmer
H23s.
NORFOLK, Va, 25th.-The Richmond Examiner
OF to day has been received. 1t contains Char
lesion dispatch Of the oath, which says: Last
night the enemy opened fire on the city, firing
fifteen s inch Parrott SHELLS. Non-combatants
are leaving in continuous stream
CAIRO, 26th.-Advices from Steele's expedition
TO the 18th have been received. At that time
Steele was al Curandon, Ark, and had been
Joined by Gen. Dsvidson's command from Pilot
Knob, Mo. The report that rebels were fortify-
ing at Bayou Metoe is confirmed 1t is reported
SUdk hHUy DUlllu IOTCe WAS UdTCUI0g from heu
River country to Little Rock. 1t was not stated
how soon Gen. Steele would move forward, but
from the energy displayed on all sides the troops
would soon be in proper condition to move
battle at Bayou Metoe is probable. Col. Winslow
with his command arrived at Memphis, August
24th having marched from YaZoo City via Gre
NADIA and Coldwater. In skirmsh with the
enemy at Grenada he captured one hundred
prisoners.
New YORK, 26th.-The following letter is
from Fulton, editor Of the Baltimore American,
dated off Charleston 22d Sumter still flies the
rebel flag. but the west wall is a mass of ruins
Some OF our she'll exploded inside the Fort. others
pass through the east wall going ia one side and
coming out at the other. 1t is expected the Mon
iiors will go in force this afternoon. The Iron
sides and wooden vessels have shelled Wagner
and Gregg every day. keeping them quiet. while
the shore batteries were cannonading Sumter
Deserters picked up last night by the .Montauk
report rebels preparing to abandon Sumter aud
blow it up, and add that they have been taking
guns from it ever since the attack in April, which
demonstrated their inability to hold it. There
are not more than six or eight guns in the Fort,
remainder being "quakers." Snmer's flag has
been shot away four times, and there is no
flag up. The rebel batteries James Island
throw shell night and day, ,abut our causaties are
not over two per day. Admiral Dahgren is anx-
ous to let the army and naval batteries finish
Sumter, expecting to have plenty of work for
Monitors in taking interior line Of defenses.
CHcAGo 27th.-Rcbmond papers of the 25th
say : il Sumter should necessarily be evacuated
the loss would be small as the enemy cannot oc-
cupy il. The siege progresses with desperate
energy and the defence s as furious as the as
sault The enemy has been able to throw few
shells into the city from distance of five miles,
and we are told Beauregard has protested against
such proceeding on the ground of humanity
His protest will be of little il he cannot dis
able the batteries that throw shell. The bat
of Aiqta MT frnn mt
nearly 5000 yards. Up to Friday night $500
Yankee missiles had struck the Fort. The dam
age of course is considerable.
CuARIEsToN 2lst.-The Yankee sappers be-
gan to make the approach on wagner TO day
from their nearest works. The shot from that
Fort disabled one of their Parrott guns. and the
James Island batteries exploded two OF the enc
my's ammunition chests The fire from the enc
mys land batteries is heavier than ever to day
A new battery opened on Sumter and the fire
from all the batteries is concentrated. Our flag
has been shot away six time since the commence
ment of the attack.
CHARLESTON, 22d-At2 o'clock this morning
the enemy began throwing she'll into the city
from the battery on the marsh between Morris
and James Islands-hve miles distant. Twelve
8.inch Parrot shells fell into the city. No
casualties have occurred. The transaction is re-
garded as an outrage on civilized warfare.
ArLANrA, GA, 22d.-A dispatch of the goth
from Canton. Miss, says: The Yankees burned
quarter OF tne Town Ol 0Tcuaud III tuc iato
raid to that place. A letter from Forests com.
mand reports that Col. Dbbls bad fight with
seven regiments of Yankee cavalry at Sparta
Tenn, on the l7ih. The latter were repulsed
ST. LOUIS, 27th.-A Leavenworth telegram
says that Jim Lane had returned to Lawrence
He is organizing force TO go into missouri
early in September.
DISPATCHES received at Headquarters from Pi-
lot Knob, say Col. Woodson's cavalry made
raid to Pocohontas, Ark, routed several bands
OF guerrlas and captured 100 prisoners, among
them jeff Thompson and STAN
KANSAS CRY, 2Tth.-Gen. Ewing has Issued an
order directing all citizens in the counties OF
Jackson, Cass, Butes and part of Vernon and
Missouri, except those 10 Kansas City aud the
west part of HarriRonville and Independence to
leave their present place of RESIDENCE within
fifteen days. Those giving satisfactory evidence
af loyalty are permitted TO remove to any mill
tary station in the District or to any part OF the
State OF Kansas. All others shall remove out
of the District.
New YoRK, 27th.--The Ardgo from Charleston,
25th, has arrived. Dispatches dated of Morris,
24-noon-says Admiral Dahlgren at midnight
on Saturday with five Monitors, bombarded Fort
Sumter till O'Clock. The Fort was struck over
one hundred times, the balls going through the
sea wall The whole parapet was also carried
away. Sumter fred one gun five times but Foris
Moultrie, Gregg aud Beauregard for three hours
poured she'll on the Monitors. They were struck
several times but no harm DONE Sumter is de-
fuuct. The last gun was dismounted yesterday.
To day the grand army and naval attack ON
Forts Wagner and Gregg takes place. Now that
Sumter is settled the rebels will be driven from
Morris Island. Gen. Gilmore is determined TO
have possession tonight
Gilmore notified Beauregard on Thursday that
II he did not surrender the Forts be would shell
the city in "a hours No attention was paid to
the demand aud on Friday night Gilmore threw
fifteen shells charged with Greek lire into ihe
city. On Saturday Beauregard sent flag with
an earnest protest denounoing the Greek hre as
most vilanous compound, unworthy civlllz'
ed nation. and demanding more time. Engsh'
French and Spanish COnsuls also denounced the
short time given, and claimed extension Gil
more replied by renewing his demand for sur
render. Beauregard asked for u truce OF forty