Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-08
ADMIRAL DAHLGREN THINKS FORT
SUMTER IS NOT ENTIRELY DE.
MOLfSHED N.f H

= SUMTER IS NOT ENTIRELY DE.
M0L1SHED t
NRw YoRE, September s--The Times
Morris Island letter states that the enemy has
been lately reinforced with 1000 troops from
Lees army. They are encamped on Sull-
vans Island 1t is impossible 10 hold out to
the public, at this time, any brilliant pros
poets Of immediate active operations The
season is getting very inclement, thus render
ing it n matter Of some doubt il Admiral
Dahlgren can succeed IN his devices An.
other important poihtio be taken into COZ
sideration is the opinion Of the Admiral that
Sumter is not vet silenced' In that particular
the belief OF General Gilmore differs widely
from that Of Admiral Dahlgren The former
claiming to have completely silenced the tort
eight DAYS ago, basing his assumtiou on the
statement made him, and cofroborated y
rebel prisoners aud de- erters As the fae
Of Sumter has a most important connection
with the operations Of the hee, the Admiral
does not like to venture an attack until the
fact Of Sumter being rendered useless is
established beyond doubt His chief pilot
and others, who have been at favorable dis
lance TO observe, assert the northwest wall OF
Sumter is as sound as ever aud that six guns
are mounted on the parapet, one or more of
which fred rounds of shell last Saturday
Now then, If Sumter is not sileneed we must
wait until il is. That is the first step, ac.
knowleged by competent authority, to be taken.
We hope for the best
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
NEw YoRE, September 9--The following
is special to the Times:
! HEADQUARTERS, Army OF THE PoToNAc,
September T.--Cavalry skirmishes on our ex-
treme right AanI, are becoming quite fire.
quent on Friday, a scouting party Of the
Sixth Ohio, while returning to our lines, were
ambushed and some thirty killed, wounded
and captured Major Payne, commanding
the detachment, wrs slightly wounded, but es.
capped capture Yesterday, owing to the
carelessness of a vidette, who left his position
the enemy made a sush on our lines and
wounded and captured Eve men, twenty
horses aud three mules Lieutenant Lyon
| First Pennsylvania cavalry, was killed On
Friday A deserter from battery /, Fourth
New York Artillery, audaciously disguised il
n Lieutenant Colonels uniform, stole two
horses, mounted companion, a villain, OF
one, as his orderly, and rode through our in
| fantry picket lines, where he turned guerrilla
and robed ou a big scale He was captured
Mnjor Jones, a female Of passibie attraction
fluent speech and bold demeanor, who hal
been frequently within our lines, was arrested
Yesterday with a memorandum OF the strength
and position Of aur forces, on her person.
A dispatch to the World states that Burn
3. sides official dispatches are of much length
0 describing his advance and occupation o
5 Knoxville, and are SO interviewer with infor
= nation OF his contemplated movements as t.
2 render them improper for publication Th
3 East Tennessee Valley is cleared of rebel
e down to within n shorl distance of Chattanoc
r ga Ii is expected ere this our cavalry ha
d destroyed the tresle-work on the Virgdia
d East Tennessee Railroad, where it spans tn
e rivers and valleys in that mountainous regior
}, A TTibuHes dispatch says that Captai
: Sharrar with portion Of the First Indian
l. Cavalry, Geaeral Howards body guard, mad
a Reconnaissance to Aldie and vicinity, nen
3, Cows Spring Gag. He encountered bod
d Of Mosby's men and had skilmish and droy
y them of, aud brought few in as prisoner
e The guerrias had received new uniform
e These prisoners say this band was mustere
1t into the rebel service June 18th, last Part
d the band is known to belong to different ca
10 airy regiments, but the majority are citizen
ie as these men report. Mosby was wounded
-e the thigh and hip, but not mortally He is
Culpepper and will probaba be fit for duty
e. about six weeks.