The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-08-08
The Siege or Charleston.
PoRr RoYAL JULY 81

PoRr RoYAL, July 81.
4 learn from Charleston Bar that the OPP
era,ions Of the .seigs progressed yesterday
-yesrAiavefably both BY land and sea. The
same routine of bombardment OF Fort Wag-
ner from both the monitors and the serge
battery Of General Gilmore. was kept up
through the day, and late into the night,
fine progress was reported TO have been
made on shore during the day.
coNr1DEkcE IN THE rTsAL RESULT.
/ I'D that, although there is considerable
confidence entertained IS to the ultimate re-
suit Of the undertaking. that no very rapid
progress is looked for. Like all sieges. II Is
a work of time. and it has been Undertaken
/ by General Gilmore and Admiral Dahl
green with no anticipation of progressing
with any great rapidly Tue deienses OF
| Charleston, by both land and sea, were
greatly strengthened since the first attack
under Admiral Dupont. which did nothing
but demonstrate their weak points, and en-
able them TO strengthen them. All the
works on the lower end of Morris Island,
which have been taken by General Gilmore.
were not then erected. and the parapet guns
of Sumter were not regarded by the enemy
as of any great value. The guns Of the
Keokuk were also then in our possession.
| THE NAVAL BATTERY.
| The naval battery which mentioned yes
terday as in progress of erection, under the
command of Capt. FoxhaH A. Parker OF
the Wabash, to be manned by about three
hundred blue jackets. will not be ready to
open on the enemy probably for week to
come, and until it is finished. nothing deci-
sive may be looked for. We will have our
Al
up before dinner, alter disner, and after
tea, in squads of two or three. regularly re-
lieved by the IroRsf1es, keeping the enemy
closely packed away in his rat holes :"
night and day during this sultry weather,
giving him no opportunity to cook or eat or
sleep with any degree of comfort. The
sailor boys are confident o! success when
they are ready, and will dash 10 with their
usual vim.
THE REBEL WORKS.
Wagner responds and will continue to re-
spond with an occasional gun. Sumter
about once in ten minutes throws a heavy
rifle shot at the impeneIable armor Of our
iron-clads, or hurls she'll in the direction
of the land battery, and occasionally there
is repor. coming from the direction Of
James Island, sho wing that General Gill
more is keeping close watch and ward over
any fanking movements that may be attem-
ptel by the enemy. He is also assisted in
this work by some of the smaller gunboa,s,
and all was progressing well in that direc-
ton at last accounts.
As TO the fall Of Sumter soon after the
fall Of Wagner no one seems to have the
least doubt. Fort Wagner. which was pass
ed by in silence by Admiral Dupont. is IN
doubtedly the key to Charleston. as evinced
by the indomitable defense made by the
enemy, with such terrible loss. There prob
ably never vas fortifcation besieged with
such frightful sacrifice of life to the besieg-
ers as has been the case at Fort Wagner.
and from the preparations making. there is
no doubt that bloodier times are yet IN store
for them.
EV News from Charleston to the Sd is
eucouraging-the Ironsides was within 500
yards of Fort Sumpter-formidable batteries
had been erected by Gen. Gilmore. and an
en,huaslic correspondent predicts that "tbe
walls of Fort Sumter will be shattered in
an hour and half.'