The New York herald., 1863-08-20


number Of batteries on Jamss Island. and bonn
harding our troops on Norris Island.
Mr.. 0aIcn ~. Osbovns's Despatch.
hoRxm lsLAsp, q. g.. August 10, 1898.
rslL yrrAnAuoss.
Though tho margin left by Gcucra Gnmovs In
his General Order No. 90 s very narrow. ! think !
hazard nothing os injury 70 tho saying that the
preparations for tho coming bombsrdmcnt nearly
reached completion. Bot few days elspss sefovs
Tho nre o. batteries will be sosensd like whisi~nd
Of destruction upou the snsmys wcrts. sconsr than
this lssr win be rssd, m ell lksiihood the Grand
pertinent vii; have bcsn made and the problem upcD
which tbs Commanding General earnestly Al work
win have BEEN satisfactorily solved Our havicst gums
are In position our ammunition 81 tho front !;
our ss,ilievisss ready. only tho details a tho
majestic programme remain 70 bs arrsnsed and
perfected Az yet ! say soshinK Of ~
position of batteries, ~ the psmber ov osl,bss Of
the guns within shsm II sufncent 70 know that N
this iabors have proersssed wshou, serious
mpsdment-shas tbs comprehensive plans ~ General
Gilmore being fsi,bfuiy executed by HIS ssbordt
nales and that tbs rsmmkabs oouhdsnos of every
hsrs IN his u,imssc 10 ,hs least abas
orxxKp vros yoxy rvxrxs.
Indeed, the results of Sew shoss from one N our
heavy guns upon ths wallis of Fort aumtsr, wsdses
day last such materially strengthen hops
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are unmaskcd. Seven shoss nred under the dase
lion OF Colonel Turner chSf u Artinsry o. 0snsrsi
Gmorss sfs6 O these, four iodgsd fairly against
the masonry d ths gorge wall One struck shs
pArspet tho magazine; another the base. sad
the others upon either sids Of thu sarypovt. A. I'm
uprislnx n brck and mortar erowsd ihs terrific
/ blows u these pondsrcos prot~css. and vide. assp
holes IN the mssonry are pisniy vs'bs from our bet
| tsrss.
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lying In aneied secarity bsnmd tbs northsry wall II
sumter discoarging ssndbaes with which useugtbsn
ths imperiIsd vcvk, shot from shh ssms heavy gun
spsd over tho rs and struck s rasapss sron the or
site sids, buring vast n bricks and dsbrs sros
tho unsuspsc,ins ovsf. Tns vsssl. which lss m
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shock hsr sesssAek being carried away and her steam
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