The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-09-04

ants.
The Richmond Enquirer of the oath says ::
"Gy t'e latest dispatches Fort Sumter had
not yet been evacuated by our troops, though
it has beeL almost laid in ruins bv heavy
PaIrolt guns. If it be eventually evacuated
the loss will now be small, as the enemy can
not occupy 1t, and the harbor is etieclualy
defended by new Notifications. No walls Of
brick or stone can ever resist such cannon
ade as has been directed against Sumter, and
the true defenses of the Earoor and city are
in numerous other forts built like Wagner,
on which the heavy shot of the enemy can
make but little impression. 1t will be re-
membered also that Gen Pemberton, in
/ his plans for the defense of Charleston, had
long since left Sumter out Of the account
The siege is proceeding with desperate ener-
~, and The defense is as fierce as the assault
The enemy, it seems has been able to throw
few shells into the city from distance of
five miles; and we are told that Gen Beaure-
gard has protested against such proceedings
on the ground of humanity. His protest
will be of little use indeed if he cannot dis
able those batteries which fired shells. The
Yankee commanders, with their customary
brava1o, have demanded the surrender of
Fort Sumter and of our forts on Morris
Island, but in this they can by no means be
indulsod. They will fl i'd that they are now
only at the beginning of the siege of Charles
ton, and between them and that city is sill a
fiery path to travel
The steamer Arago, from Charleston bar,
brings the following account, dated off Morris
Island. the 2ith, at noon On Saturday at
midnight Admiral Dahlgren, with five moni-
tors, advanced in the darkness on Sumter,
opening fire at 3 o'clock and keeping it up
Until o'clock. \ dense fog then arose
which shut out the fort from view. The fort
during the fire upon it was struck over 100
times, the balls tearing through the sea wall
AID doubling the number of port holes. The
whole parapet was also carried away. No
gua.S We're given until the whole fleet OPEN
e aud then the fir was of the most terrific
~crip'jon. Sumter fred one gun in re-
pons- five time-. hut Moultre, Gregg and
eau., gard lc 4, ae hours rained shell IN the
"onl ors, iai ing TO Go them any harm The
"onHors wrra struck seven or eight tines ::
I'd OF, injured. Sumter is defunct, an ia
n:e"se pile OF rubbish. The only gun left to
i was thrown of the wall yesterday a.er-
noon. To-day the grand naval aid AIRY
attack on Forts Wagner and Gregg will he
opened. II being now ascertaned that >,um-
ter is d~iunct. the rebels will be driven from
Alorri, Island. Gen Gilmore is determined
TO have foil possession of it tonight.
Gen Gilmore Oh Thursday notified Gen
l'r:al, sard that if he did net surrender the
forts ne wo'tid shell the city n u hours. at
The same time requesting him to remove the
Somen and children. No attention was pal!
70 the notice, and on Friday night Gen Gil
more threw fifteen shells into the CITY of
Charleston. charged with Gleek fire. On
Saturday afternoon Gen Beauregard s-rt
down flag of truce, but with an urgent pro-
test deAouncing Greek fire as most villain
ons compound unworthy of civilized nations
and demanding more time to remove the wo-
men and children from the city. The Eng-
iish, French, and Spanish consuls also de-
nounced the short time given by Gen Gilmore
and claimed more time to remove the subjects
o. their respective countries. Gen Gilmore
yesterday replied by renewal of the demand
tc surrender the forts and public property.
Gen Beauregard answered by asking for
truce Of 10 hours. Gen Gilmore refused to
give any more time or to accept of any other
terms but an unconditional surrender At
- o'clock last night the shelling of the city
with Greek fire was resumed
1t is generally thought that the stars and
stripes will wave over Fort Sumter tonight.
The monitors and the ironsides are prepar
ing to 90 up at the hour the steamer sails.
There is evidently great trouble in Charles
ton. 1t is not believed that there are over
twenty Men III the ruins of Sumter. The
whole rear wall is down, and shells pass en-
tlrely through the structure. The sea wall
is terribly dsfgured
/ All the guns of Fort Sumter are now
mounted on Sullivan's Island. The balls and
shells from the monitors went crushing
through the walls Of Sumter. Had the fog
not have been impenetrable. Dahgren is con-
tiient that he could have DESTROYED the whole
wall of Sumter with the monitors in a few
hours. The ruins Of Fort Sumter are now
held by the guns of Fort Moultrie. There
are only sufficient men in the ruirs of Sum-
ter to keep the rebe! flag up, which is shot
away every few hours. This morning the
south sea val of Sumter is ruin, down to
The from. tier Of casemates. The Keokuk's
sun on It's walls was toppIe1 into the sea
BY 4 we'll directed shell on Sunday afternoon.
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NEEMoNTCAvALRY.-The burlington Times
says. Ihe cavalry regiment were near Fal-
mouth, Va, Oh the 10Th. The health of the
regiment vas very good. Chaplain Wood