Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-09-17
The Successes ut Charleston,
OFFICIAL REPORTS.

FoRTnEss MONROE, (Ya.) Sept. 10,
| 1868 Major Gen. II. W. llallcck,
Geucral-in- Chief THE steamer New
York arrived this morning from Charl-
ton, which port she left at 3 P. NJ.
Tuesday, s. instant
Capt Chisholm reports that our forces
captured at Fort Wagner seventy five
prisoners, twenty one guns, and largo
amount of ordinance stores.
The rebel flag is still flying ut Fort
Sumter, but there arc no guns mount
cd, and only very small force remains
there. Five Monitors and the Ironsides
engaged Fort Moutrie and batteries
Beaurcgard aud Bee from 5 a. NJ. till
P. NJ. on Tuesday, the s inst. a shell
| from one of the monitors exploded in
the magazine at Moultric. The south.
western parapct was seriously damaged
! by the explosion.
EDWARD L. Potter. Chief of staff.
DEPARTMENT OF THE SoUrn,
Heaaq4arters IN the Field, Sept.7, 1868.
Mai. Gen. H. w. Ha!leck, General
IN Chief - General: l have the honor
to report that Fort Wagner and Battery
Gregg are ours.
Last night our sappcrs crowned tho
crest of the counter scrap Of fort Wag-
ncr on. its sea front, masking all its guns
and an order was issued to carry the
place by assault at nlne O'clock this
morning, that being the hour of low
tide.
About ten o'clock last night the enc.
my commenced cvacuating the island,
and all but seventy. five of :hom made
their escape from Cummings point in
small boats, -e..~. ..
Captured dispatches show that Fort
Wagner was commanded by Keitt. of
South Carolina, and garrisoncd by four
teen hundred effective men, and Battery
Gregg by between one and two hundred.
Fort Wagner. is work Of the most
formidable kind. Its bomb proof shell
ter, capable of,containing eighteen hun
drcd mon, remains intact after the most
terrific bombardmcnt to which any work
was ever subjected. -... .... .
We have captured large supply OF
excellent ammunition. .-.,.,
| The city and harbor of Charleston are
now completely covered by my guns.
[ have the honor to" be-, General very
respectfully your obcdient servant,
@. A. GILMORE,
Brigadicr General commanding.
ATTACK on FORT SUMTER At NIGHT.
A Morris Island letter, dated Wed nes-
day, the 9th inst. gives an account of
recent boat exhibition against Fort Sum-
ter. The Aotilla consisted of between
twenty five and thirty boats, manned by
over one hundred sailors. under Lieutcn-
ant Williams, Of the Wissahickon, and
hundred marines, under Capt. McCaw-
ley The entire force was commanded
by Commander Stephens, of the Patap-
SEQ. The boats were towed within n
short distance of the fort, when they adj
vanccd. Three boats under Commander
Williams, Lieut.. Remey, and Ensign
Porter, landed, and the parties attempt
cd to run run up the ruins to the para
pet, when they were fred upon by mus
kerry, and hand grenades were thrown
down upon them. The slope was so
! olIti \ bhuu 'hSy NNiS uHapiC ~ 'puNh WV
parapet. The signal was given from
the fort, and in an instant all the rebel
batteries opened on the fort and shelled
it terribly. Three boats were smashed /,
and all who landed were either killed or
captured. Lieut. Bradford of the ma
rines, was mortally wounded and catur-
ed. Among others captured were Com
mander Williams, Lieut.. Remey, Lieut..
Preston, Lieut.. Brewer, Lieut.. Buncc,
DR.. Wheeler, and Ensign Porter. Forty
or fifty sailors and marines were killed
and wounded, and the entire list of cas-
ualitios will number eighty. The re-
mainder of the command retired safely.
A flag of truce states that our captured
| officers and men are in Sumter, and well
treated.
TIE LATEST.
New YoRK. Sept 16.-Thc steamer