The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-05
ON TO CHARLESTON.
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The BOmbardmcnt Of Fort
Wagner.
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Operations Of Our Navy in
Charleston Harbor.
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Important Changes Of Com
handing Onicers.
The 19ew Onion and Rebel Fer.
tifCations.
THE MONTAUK AND HER SERVICES.
ADDITIONAL REBEL ACCOUNTS,
as, As, As.
The 1ew Union and 1ebel Fer.
tifcations.
THE MONTAUK AND HER SERVICES.
ADDITIONAL REBEL ACCOUNTS,
As., &e., As.
Our Special Correspondence.


Or koRR1 ISLAND, 3. O.. July 81, l00a
Events have proved the imps@ibnity of sucesssful
attack By the army upon Charleston withous Ne coope
rasisn sf hs savy. Wooden vesssh cannot live within
short range Of Fort Wagner and the other rebel batteries
spoA Morris hland Ihs sachds, thsn, arc ths only
v&ssls which remain with imp0Dty within rnge u
ths rebel guss and good service they doing day after
dAy and hour after hour IN The destruction q the WORKS
which have been built By traitors for the defeSOs sf
The ron-cads at present engaged IN the good
work are the Aontauk, Captain Fairfax; the Passac,
Lieutenant Commander Simpson, the Patapsco sutsnans
Commander Badger the Cassk, Lieutenant Comnandsf
Carpenter the weehavken Commander Calhoun. and tbe
New lrorsides, Captain Rowan
Every morning two Of the iron clade move up
INTO peGton on Wagner distance from thousand
10 ono thousand hundred yards and deliver their
shot and shell into the rebel work The firing from wag
ner has within tho week past become irregular, and
almost every time tho iron.cads attack u the
nring from IL ceases In half an hour or forty.
nvo minutes after the commencement Yesterday
sniy ono gun observable upon the work, and
no sgns Of another could anywhere be seen. Tho one
gun IN sight 70 . ten inch rifle, and from it they have
made some excellent practice In the attack Monday
morning last only two shots fred from Wagner
both OF them struck the Montauk, but usual doing
damage The nrisg then ceased, and the remainder Of
ArIy taken up by Battery Gregg nhe old CammlDss'
Point battery and by Fort Sumter from beth Of which
sxcelent firing has been made in the position usually
occupied by the ironcladB during engagement they
within good range Of Sumter; indeed, shots have
been fred at them from Fort Moultre, and not failing
very far short The beach in front Of Fort Wagner cut
and scoopcd up as though party Of nayves bad beeD
seeing how irregular they could make tt lock. The
parapet ao casemates Of the fort look scarcely ko
anything more than heaps OF sand, much have they
been torn 70 pieces BY shot and shell
Although each day or less firing from the fort
seen, yet must be nearly untenabe and the Of the
iron caas for haK an hour sciences h Deserters, who
we're in the fort on the 18th Of July, the day q the BON
tssdmsnt and s0rming, say that The explosion q The
seysa Ghd Aftesn inch shell was frighunl Buryisg
A<hssvss in Tho earth, they sxplodsd and dug immense
Asles, throwing the earth high pto the ar and cver
svsry thing around
y but proper 10 say the Nontank has been engaged
nere hours and thrown shot and she'll grape and
canister than any other clad Testimony 70 the
eGscvsucss or her rhss s borne oil hands. Mr.. Gi
raud, ,he executive officer Of the Montauks 10 known -
one Of ths best shots In the service, and he rarely fails
II hitting the object upon which he sights his guns it
thought he has lost dozer shots tie three weeks
duty on Morris Island.
On James Isand over beyond Morris Island, and
what tho Of Fort Johnsqr are Two new rebel bat
teres which have been erected within the last ten days
The result Of the hiring Wagner has SHOWN how pro-
bable IL is that We shall possess occupy H. aad
Shese new batteries the purpose Of enhadng
are They look formidable batteries. and yesterday
they opened throwing shot Morris Island, and
sear tho iron clads They probably mount -four six
runs each shough Of what calbre IS impossible 70
state.
But General Gilmore s At work as well, and undorbi
pdly his efforts possess all of Morris Island will be
successful Tho which used the 18Th nst,
and indeed since, will be ssperscdsd by works more
extensive which he Is throwing up hree hundred yards
In advance. These works not entirely, will
soon be completed Already they Of such magnitude
~ 10 excite wonder and admiration q all beholders
Tho front of the work up the beach and
not be moro than hundred yards from Fort Wagner
nwiIl not surprise h, when this work is flushed
General Gilmore entirely discards Wagner and turns
ais attention 10 more ancient aud familiar locality. lis
ba,torles In tho centre Of Morris leland any sp.
proach from James Island II possible 10 make one
srom that direction The lower end of Morris Island as
busy as a workshop unloading and transporting guns
earr ges ammunition and stores ON the sneiving beach
under the bluffs encampcd, ana morning anc
evening witness the company df and too dress parade
rho whole exent the beach alive from dawn 10 duss
with tho and horses, who arc accomplishing sb'
sork from which 20 much = hoped.
From lhe new work wharf has uecn purt out upor
e beach, aiordng quite depth o. water AZ hsn tide
This has bcen constructed under tho FIRE Of rebel guns
al lhs work has beon ths landing On tue STAND
Tie accompanying man vii TO explain some OF tb
points mcniicred IN tho foregoing letter.
Anc 30 The last day Of July passes away with every
hing promising suocese, though Mt perhaps ~ soon
pomo may wkh
surety we can wen patience and silence fcr uUc
asuccoss "a wo trust this viii prove.
All ,hiags working well We know that anxiety
,sa In Charleston Tor tho safety Of the city Las, Voc
here wcro hanging from tho paSspet Of Sumter pr
lection the walls, lines u cotton bales. IL told
,alDy tina. nfccn.inch shot equal 70 ss desiru
len. Bot the cotton bales aose Get On FIRE,
hey wero ny their guns, they obliged 10 tai
shem down and they piled into scorchcd heag
pohind the tort.
Everything bcsokcps fcarfuness cn tho pari Of n
-ebeis hero which n very encouraging 70 No.