The New York herald., 1863-08-29

rendered ana BaIteSy wagner oeen blown up ana oe-
stroyed. ,tsa8 Yaaa
Tnis report was brought TO the flagship Minnesota on
wilmington N c. By tho steamer Florida Captain Bank
head. e5a aa u
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h n. BALrxoRx. August %, 1893
The following comes specially BY telegraph from the
highest and most reliable authority vouoh for lts
shi FoRrsEs Mosxon, August 2s, 1853.
Tho United States tugboai Western World just arrived
at Fortress Monroe day from the feet on wilmington
reports that Tuesday at three O'Clock in the after
nc ono hour before she started, the United States
steamer Florida arrived from the Ase, o6 Charleston
with the positive that Fort Sumter and Battery
wagner had fallen and were occupied by the Unoa
sroop and that the stars and Stripes tcuphaaty
.wsSing over bes> fortrsssss. 49, as-t
The Unisa troops were ia the hishes. spir, ana
tain Of possessing speedily all Norris Island and reducing
Fort soultris Ms
The capture occupation Of charleston few days
by tho Union troops was morally certain.
OmcIal Despatcn from Gen. GsilAmOre.
HxApQUAR RrxRs DxpARrnHvr oy rnx SouTH,l
at 4fg MoERn ISLAND, 8. c. August ~, 1888.
MAJOR uensral q. W. HALrscE Geaera Chief United
States Army, Washlnsson, D. c. 3.ta
GxsxaA have the honor 10 report the practical do
motou os Fort sumter the result OF days
bombardment Of work. Including days OF which
powerful northcastcrly seriously diminished
the accuracy and effect o. our fire.
Fort Sumter IL today shapeess and harmless Of
ruIus.
Ny chsef Of artillery Colonel j. N Turner reports lis
destruction far cmpcts that il is longer any
avail in the deences OF Charleston. He also says
by longr Ore Il could be made completely . ruin
and mass n broken masonry but could scarcely be
more poweriess for defence OF the harbor
My preaching batteries distances vary
ing between $50 and 2a0 yards from the work and
now remain as efficient deem unnecessary
at present TO continue the fire upon the ruins or sumter
have also. great labor under heavy fire from
James Island established batteries my left within
ectye range OF tbs heart OF and have opened
with thcm after giving General Bcaurcg,rd due notice
Of my intention 10 do
Ny notification TO General Be,urcg ri his reply there
to, with the threat Of retaliation, and my reonder have
been transmitted to tue army headquarters
The projecties from my batteries entered the CITY,
General Bcauregard himself designac them as the mos,
destructive missiles used 10 war
The report OF my chief Of artillery and an accurate
sketch sf the ruins Of sumter taken twelve W. yeser
day, six hours before ceased firing, herewith
transmitted. Very respectfully, your obodcni servant,
Y. A. GILMORE,
. ssFh Brigadier General camman ding
Css. Tarssr's Report or she Operations.
ucr oF CnIEr or ARniiERyl
EMts.M DEPARTMENT South,
H8 MORRIS ISLAND, s. e, August %, 1885, j.
GKxnA,-I have the honor 10 report The cnsc that
preaching batteries have hsd upou Fort Sumter and
the condition Of that work to night.
at the close Of the seven days bombardnc tho gogc
wall Of the fort almost complete Of ruins FOR the
distance OF several classmates. About midway on this
face tho rampars removed nearIy, and in places
quite, 10 the srches and but for the sandbags with
which the cascna,es filed, aud which have
scrved TO sustain the broken arches and masses OF
masonry, 70 would have long since been entirely Gu.
away, aud with S arches to the floor OF the second
tier Of cascmates The debris this front now forms
rampant reach high the floor Of these cascmacs
The rarapct wall Of the two noriheastery faces IA
petey carried away sm,lrporien only being len IN the
angles made In the gorge wall and The rampar,s Of these
faces also q total ruin.
Quite half OF preosties seem TO have struck
the parade and parape of these two faces and judging
from the eject they have Ind upon the gorge wall within
observation the destruction Of masonry these
oc VsFy great, hn1 am W Tue 0ftnioh
nearly every arch Of these fronts be broken In Bot
gun remssns in position these frcu and this
W IN tho angle Of the gorge, and think unservceabs
Tho ruin extends around TAX ne n the por,heastsry face
ar FAR "A can BE- seen. Nn
portion of this faae, aLioning the sngls 70 makes
with the souhessery lace, is concealed; but from the
great number Of msss which have struck In sns snss
during the las, two days, cannot Be ethsfuiss than
greatly damaged and DO not ssak any guns can - ~
,os this face ia serScsabls condition. Tho rampsse
thi. angle, a. ser as ~ scushsasery face mnss b
poushed mp ssd greatly shsttessd. 80.
THO parayct On hsIssssr fscs y torn on no msoy
u,ees ss Se caa See aodI hardly think sns platforms ef
NJ ver,an,sr guns on ths fsos eouiS have csoApsd.
wnh Inc assis,ance Of powerful sAss cannot deter
crr ma sssve than bf tbee Kuns be used and
/, has ben aismcunsed euok 1hs hs osssrs
arr cvdcnuy more less -sisrcd. sna such the
d ION a the parsret and AssAe the immsdass vicinity
Of this gun, that poeably ccaid not be served tor
sny Icsgsh g thne. .s.w
/, nae the destruction ot Inc fort far csnS,ess lAas
n 20 day of no avail 70 ~ defence Of the harbcr Or
cnasbetos. NN .8H &
ryn srnees nre IL can be nsds moro c,mpgssely afun
af NJ, ren u,ssonrv basc co,,la ~.