The New York herald., 1863-09-05
TRIPLE SH E EFT
New York, Saturday. September ., 1868.
THE SITUATION.

Our latest dates from Charleston are to Tuesday
the steamship Fulton left the bar on her way from
Port Royal to this port. At that time the siege
was going on against Fort Wagner. towards which
General Gilmore had succeeded in running
parallel. The iron-clads--wbich, according TO the
news brought by the supply boat Union yester-
day, we're 1ring on Fort Moultre and Sullivan's
Island on Monday atternoon-had been with
drawn on Tuesday evening when the Fulton left
Charlie cston had not been bombardcd for ten days
previous. The firing of the iron-cads continued
from three O'Clock till sundown on Monday, the
slst with great vigor on Moultrc and TIE csullivan's
Island batteries, these forts, as wen as Forts
Wagner and Gregg, replying. Fort Sumter mean
while. over whose shattered and unarmcd walls
the rebel flag was still flying, remained siIcnt-a
mere mass OF ruins. 1t is reported that Fort Wag-
ncr had been silenced during tho action; but this
il no. confirmed severe storm interrupted the
proceedings of the iroa.clads, and compelled them
to lie Of ut anchor inside the bar, where they were
up to Tuesday evening. General Gilmore keeps
up his ire on Fort Wagner. His approaches are
now 40 close to Il that the comba,ants are throw.
ing shelf and hand greaades at one another. On
his rife pits on the Jeff advance line one hundred
yards, and captured scventy-eght prisoners, in
c!udiug two officers.
We give further particulars to-day of General
Kpatrick's brilliant affair in destroying the cap
tured gunboats Satellite and Reliance on the Rap
pahannock. The disappointment which General
Fitzpatrick experienced, in the gunboats not com.
ing up to his aid, explained by the fact that the
boats found the water too low and could not get
beyond Tappahannock. The rebel guerillas are
threatening to cut of the supply of coal from
Washington by burning the boats on the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio canal. The navigation is now
almost suspended. the boats being afraid TO leave
Georgetown for Cumberland.
Recent dispatches from Bridgeport, Tennessee,
dated yesterday, assure us that the whole Eastern
poruOn OF the stae, except luc rtEtoh about
Chattanooga. is evacuated by the rebels. General
Burnside telegraphs that he captured Kingston
with little oppositien on Wednesday. Part Of
General Mintry's brigade Of Rosecrans army Lad
joined him and entered the place with him.
The headquarters OF the Army Of the Cumber-
land were still At Stevenson, Ala yesterday morn.
ing. Only portion OF the army had crossed the
Tennessee. The forces on the south side are now
engaged in movements aiming at the destruction
of the Georgia Railroad forming Bragg's line
az communication. Nothing positive il known as
20 the intentions Of the enemy IN regard to Chat,
,anooea; but the fact that all movable public ant
private property is being carried south from th'
town is an indication that the rebels feel doubtfu
about their inability to hold IL.
A portion Of the crew Of the steamer SHOCK
osoo, in New Topsail Inlet, North Carolina, de
s,rcyed the blockade runner Alex. Cooper. froi
REV York 10 Port Royal, with an assorted cargo
The crew dispersed party three times their nun
b. sna captured several prisoners aud horses.
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