Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-04
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MoRRls lsLANp. :. Z 9 4 VI An. 22
SIR have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt ol YOUR communication OF this date com ]
. plniung that one of my b,tterie' had opened up
v0n the ci,v of Charleston and thrown number
Aof he wv rinai shells into the CITY. the nhabi
vtant- nf which of course were asleep and un
vwsrnel Nv letter 10 Won demrnGing the sur
srender at Fort Sumter and Morris Island and
threatening in default thereof to "pen fire upon
Ch rle,ton. was delivered ueu Fort Wagner at
HIS \ VI oi the 2lst int and should have
arrived AZ your headquarters in time TO have
permitted vour answer 10 reach me within the
llrn't ,-si.ned. uam meiy four hovrs
The feet thit ,nu we're thSent TIom your head
Quarters NJ the time of it, arrival may be regarl
el unfn-tuntfe c'rcum .t'uce Tor the city OF
Ch rlestun hut Il ! one TOR when clearly am
not responsible This letter bore date NJ my
nv headquarters anl officially deivere hy
: an rfirer of my staff The iridvertaut omission
of ms signature doubtless afIris grounds for
specitl ule,din. hat i not the ument of
.comm,u.!er srlietouS ouly for the safety Of
sleeping women aud children and unarmel men
Your rhtp = fr re'sliltinn for acts Of mine,
which YOU Ito not ilese TO be in violation of the
.ustces ,.jvil'zr ,rf,re except re-arls the
length of time sllowei rs notice OF NV intention
are pa.,.-i hy without comment | will howev
er call vour attention 10 the we'll established
prncinle that the cpu. mander ot place attacked,
f but 10, iu,es,el having his avenues OF escape
. open aud prscticahle. has no right % notice of
an intention pf homhardment other than that
(which j. given by tho threatening attitude of his
: adversary Fen mad not this letter been writ
. ten. the tity ~ Clareston has Ind according to
yorr own computation, forty days notice of her
danger During th,t time NV attack upon her
defen,eS h,S ,ieat.il, pros. e>sed.
The ultina,e obi, Of ihst attack has at no
time heeu doub'fnl Il NJ . me circumstance.
the lite ,f a single u,i.eprlh't i exposed to
reril az the bpnh 'r,lu,ent Il the CITY. he reSpon
sbilitv r.>.- with tha-e sho have first failed 10
remove the non comb tiut-. ar % secure the
safety Of tho citv after having held rOutrnl OF all
it, sparo cneS fpr perio ~ irlv w" wears ant
hall in the ,reseuce ni = threatening force. and
who afterWarls refused {" accept the terms upor
which the bnmbar'iment might have been post
poned
From various source. off .ial and otherwise.
am led TO believe that ~ ~ OF the women anC
children of ChtrleSton we're long since removed
from that city But upon vour assurance thu
5 the city i still full Of them IN al suspend the
bombardment until ii o'clock 7. 20 morrow
thus giving YOU two dnys from the time YOU &C
6 knowledge to have received my communicated
OF the 2Ist inst
/: Very respectfully.
8 Your obeient servant.
q A GILMORE,
Brig Gen. Commanding.
: To ? 6 T Beauegari, commanding COnfed
crate forces Charleston. < Z.
II appears that the Spanish and British consul
re>nectiyely addressed Gen Gilmore. in beha
of subjects of their governments now in Charles
ton. tor a suspension of the bombardment tn
General cheerfully gave twenty four hours {,
= y them u leave the city Nothing further h
ss,s from his wish thln i0 end anger their liv,
and property.
's Major General Blunt in hs official report ,
the battle Of Honey Springs in Arkansas, "a,
= the first Kansas colored regiment greatly distl
: ruished themselves They fought like veteran
- they preserved their line unbroken througho
. the ement; their GOODNESS and bravery ha'
!, never been surpassed. They .ere in the hottie