Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-31


uOur nearest batteries are $500 yards,
or one mile and three quarters from Sum
ter, 500 yards from Wagner and one mile |
from Battery Gregg. Our batteries range |
from 1900 yards 70 1000 yards from Sum-
ter, and the average is about $500 yards,
or two miles. Whenever the two interme-
diate works become troublesome, Admir-
al Dahlpren takes them in hand and re-
stores quiet; and at times he orders his
feet to amuse themselves and annoy their
occupants when they have given no cause
for offense. When they are all quiet he
does all he can to admonish them Of the
necessity o. keeping quiet and when
troublesome he administers an admonitlon
in the shape Of shot and shell, which
proves effectual. Thus these two fOrmid-
able works are, in measure, silent spec
tators Of the contest going on over their
heads.
A REBEL RAM AND THE IRoEsIDEs.
The Ironsides reports a rebel ram of
some description to have been alongside OF
her early on Friday morning. Singular
to saw. she was not discovered until she
struck against the side of the vessel. Her
decks were even with the water, and there
was square turret in the center. She
was hailed, and the answer was, The tug
Live Yankee, from Port Royal They
attempted to train their guns upon her,
but she was 60 low that they could not be
brought 70 bear. She moved rapidly, and
steamed off directly ahead of the Iron
sides, which fred six or seven shots after
her.
FORT WAGNER
A correspondent Of the New York Times
writing on the 21st says Of Wagner:
uBut if possible TO hasten the fall of
Wagner, the sap approaching it from our
third parallel, the construction Of which
was commenced Wednesday night, is being
gradually enlightened, so that in a very
short time the enemy will be forced to take
the defensive or else surrender at discre-
ton. If he chooses the former alternative,
then our heavy guns, of which he is not
yet acquainted, will be opened on him with
all their fury, in which event the finale OF
the siege of that particular structure will
be speedily arrived at. On the fate Of
Wagner depends that of Gregg. The cap
ture Of one will hasten materially the
downfall of the other"
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS AT CHARLESTON.
The following is record of the princi
pal events at Charleston from the begin
ming Of secession:
December 20, I860.-South Carolina
passes the ordinance of Secession.
December 26.-Fort Moultrie evacuated
and Sumter occupied.
January g, 186l.-CommunicatiOn eul
off between Sumter and the city.
January 9.-Balteries on Morris Island
fire on the Star Of the West.
April 11.-Beauregard demands the sur
render of Sumter.
UoAA%RE5jh1Jdd. AA%RE5jh1 JId2di.Th' bom0aFdmsnt Of Sumter
April 18-MsjOr Anderson evaouatei
the Fort ....r#
May 10 and 2O.-stOne feet sunk in thu
horbor.
October I2-The Theodore, with Masor
and S!idell, escapes from the harbor.
March 16, 1862.-General Hunter taksI
command of the Department of the South
April 8, 1s63.-IrOnclads arrive at th'
harbor.
April 7.-IrOnClads lombard Fort Sum
ter.
April 12.-The Ironclads leave the har
Dor.
June 12.-General Gilmore relieves
General Hunter.
July 10.-Gilmore commences operation
against the Morris Island batteries.
July 18-Asssu't upon Fort Wagner.
August General Gilmore reinforced
August Sort Sumter is preached il
three places by 20O-pOunders.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rodgers Of tn
Catskill, killed.
August 28-Sumtsr is destroyed.