The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-18

Close tho latter, al distance not excso.ng
hundred yards, commence the Yankee works. in',,
wagner p,,e been slow bat sus. ART they em.
brace secure cover Tor several regiment -niha
thsse and within supper ing distance bey have cree a
stoLa toctadc reaching across tho piand, and - ~"
n this their main force camped Gen Gilmore occu
pies NJ building formerly occupied by command
~ hedquarers lilo il closely watching tho movements
OF his army you may assured Ne coat nuss ia mo
tcan notwithstanding tho fact number OF our shells
have burst around the building Forty seven vessels 70.
GLIDING tho Ironsies Monitors and slocker' were Also
visihe In addition. was reported a. headquarters
there were twenty eight vessels IN siono and twenty
shree N Folly lnlst-pnety eight 10 all ~ ocer re-
marked TO me II tbe most formidable nes ever con
gregateb In tho world When remember tbs charac-
Ter of number OF tho vessels cannot doubt the truth
o. the remark Yet our gallant defenders arc IN no way
dispirited thereat
Tho change in the appearance AMI strength of
TIE de'ences ~ a. great Is presented by any other
feature, and Of this fics tho YANKEES as well
awsro as our own authorization they lay 10 PLAIN
sght Moaltre has not only been strengthened TO an
extent that warrants mo expeditions to her
mprcgnabity. but numerous supporting works deemed
OF equal availability either defending position Itself
or In preventing hottie advan. the ha borline
the shore Of the bay ct every point All that military
ing cond suggest mas been or m being DONE
and that the portion deemed formidable by the
foe In u be inferred Tho fact that thus FAR they have
almost entirely refrained from demonstration 10 ths
direction.
During the fierce bombardment OF sumter on Tuesday
night last the Monitors lying AT distance Of from eight
hundred TO thousand yards sent few Of their hostile
compliments to works, in the shape ~ idtecnnch
she'll OF course they were replied To- and thc J~"hab
trie struck the ciads every Of which 10 use
common expression made the IRE n.y." Tho rattle OF
the iron bolts the vessels followed by sparks
Of FIRE In every nsnnce What damage done " ~
unknown but tho Monitors have beet quiet ever
since
OF other itorns .fyc you nothing additional
unless II would ~ t. cpt0a preparations going on un
der direction 81 6vDerai ~auregard II would grafny
your readers = kuaS extent OF these but silence ~
| enl oiued.
Charleston has been much more generally evacuated
by the citizens and farnhnre goods and vauables re-
moved than at first supposed Tho business houses ~
any Importance al closed tho lrvnie dwellings
assisted by the city and hoe nas o. these awaiting
| themselves OF the chance 10 get away.
Tho rcmsrkabo good order Of the city notwithstand.
strikes every visitor as Il did II has always been
enforced with tho quetudc and vigorously ~
ever. In tho military and civil authorities
known clash. Each performs its mncton~-tbe MT.
tary only receiving tile attention OF the provost guatd n
the city and nt tho dcpots whic civilians are polite
waited upon by tho police. Tho railroad trains arc 'e'
In charge OF the usual employees. Everything y don'
decently and In order and consequence, the 900
order mentioned prevails constantly. Tho sarn p'hc'
pcrsued throughout the country especially In tho country
districts. would, Ia my opinion condnce 20 tho ro"
order Of society and relieve OF MANY 81 The complaint
we hear NJ, which undoubtedly have their origin ~ N,
| usurpntions ~ well meaning but mistaken provost
marshnls &c. Here the spectacle ~ great city
closely bescgcd which civil law il allowed I" perform
It's mission undsturbcd why cannot the state 81
| thiuys prevail elsewberap