The New York herald., 1863-08-28

again, and the rebel work holds out Until al The guns
crews are killed o. tho guns dsmounted psrmasssty ~
nssd hops prsvsnt wAsnsr from nring. Tbs work
large and strong enough 70 hold ssl protect quite
FORCE ana soldiers with The energy 6 the rsbeas on tAis
Island are not TO b driven By any slGhs accident
that can BE- rsnsdisd BY hard labor. must and viii
fall but when Squsstiou do MOI pretend 10 answer.
Tho land forces manage II better than the nsvy.
Neither wagner Gregg N Of importance 10 us
General Gilmore has accomplished his hsvcuissn task Of
reducing Fort sumter svsr the beads and In spite Of The
rebel WORKS Morris Island Al nrss 10 was given out
that they were shs key 70 ssmssr and good many 20
bsleved But cscsral Gilmosss nrss plan vas 10 rs
ducs Sumter whether bs could wagner Gregg
not. Now that Sumter h finished up suos may
plough Wagner the earth in short time But Of that
lot the future tell.
MonRp ISLAND, August -, 1863
TIE NonroRs' WIGHT ATTACK yonr sunrn.
Admiral Dablgren, 10 the Passao with the Monitors
Patspsco Mostauk Nahant and wsehswkea, steamed mp
the yesterday morning before daylight ope1ed
sumier about eight hundred yards distant
The night dark and fosgy, but light enough 70 enable
our gunners distinguish ths wallis OF the fort they
dmly doomed up through tho haze have mot been able
TO learn how lous the engagement continued; bah u
lasted svW bo0r. NJ which time ihs feg bssame 70
dense that nras was suspepded and the xonos snchcs
ID 70 await dsyiiehs. Durtns ths contest the nfsesu
hundred pooads Snss said 10 have done
some very elective nfiug. damaging ~ east facs
Of the fort considerably. But two ssas we're
fred m return from ths rsbess 10 the work,
and these inflicted damage. Fort Moultris Battery
Bee and The Mount Pleasant battery kept up hot and
heavy Ore from their guns bu the fog too thick
enable their gunners the Mentors Tbey fred a the
fssnes, and consequently made very Wild practice IL
ruaored that two were killed upon the kooi.
bel:svs the report Al about elk O'Clock
the fog lining somewhat. they hossed anchor and came
ont under very heavy nrs observed very maoy shots
striking around them, bat could not that either Of tho
vesses struck During the balance Of The day the
navy did not nrs shot, has one been fred today
What Admiral D~hsrens plans a-e do not profess 10
know but have TO fear that he losing most
valuable time by his delay. Every moment worth
year ordinary times-a fact which tho rebels reeog
nze they are strengthening and enarEing their old
batteries. building and mounting heavier guns
at points where they viii be terribly effective against tho
navy n u ever attempts " move towards Charleston.
A few days sore delay nay ruin the entire
campaign. sumter was reduced beeauss was n the
way o; the navy bot Admiral Iphlgren has Jet
made no advance towards completing the work which
Cen. Gilmore has 20 giovously begun Tho army un.
able do Gen. Gilmore hss performed hl. part
of the contract, and remains the navy
may enable the rebels 10 replace Fort ssmter sy
batteries within the hsrbor, which win capture
of charleston FAR on before fred the nrst
against ". There desp feeling Il fear growing
shore that TIE fruits q sorioos tricmpb will se
permitted 10 slip from our grasp by nsxpcabIe pro
orss,ns,son The part of the navy. cannot explain
this SEEMING want of energy The part a ihs naval
authoraes. They may be abs 70 h bot better
rno~, BE- given than tsose already In escsslon
the coun,y w fscI far firm satisfied With tho resci
o. naval operations 10 this quarter
ivwr~At vmrr rrs uw sassspw
os Thursisy nieht nst, about ten o'eiccs whno Ea.
sgn Porter wss oreer q The deck No discovered WIN
to sgpp~~dt " BE- sns " tho noui,ors moving rsp@xy
down ,ne shsnnsl and toward. his ship me New Iro
ssdes lie watched d closely u reared him and w<n
.@w enough 70 srcis his saspscIOp. that sll vas nol
right wbsn she had cone within speaking dstsscs 10
hailed hef and assed Via, vs-~sl "a ww ne rstsy
came, asy, ~, ar al rishlD a. tins vas bo, the
propcr sns~sr % BE- given ~ any o. oar vessels he
hsilsd again. ms bsrt sssr~ VS., "a live Yasse.
from Port RoyaI' Ne th~s ssssess nat she vas
rsssi vsr.tl ssA hs called ali h&sd~ 20 qa.rssrx xA~
strange vssrei osaimosd W msve to~ard. mo lrss
ssss, ed sns~gssd 1 escs se sc~s q ssyao@s