Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-27
p-o,r the Dai,v journal 25th instant.


Owing to the intervention of Fast Day received no
papers from Charleston Saturday morning until this
morning The telegraph, however has Kept our readers
pretty fully posted to the progress OF events from me
papers received this morning learn that up to Eat 1rday
night s7l shots had fred at Fort sumter OF which
only IO35 had passed len short. The fire on
Sunday was Just severe The Fort is subjected to
cross fire. South to North from the Parrot guns and East
to West from the 10 inch board the Monitors The
sontb face is heap of ruins, and the West is
cracked top to bottom, with supporting pars shot
avay Arches of the No thwest face and the tereplen
have fallen in. The East face is cracked through and
preached chief injury being at the level Of the arches
terrepein Our magazine has been partially penetra
ted by SHE'LL and she'll has also been perfora-
t-d.
On Friday night Gen. GILMORE sent communication
demanding the surrender of and the works
Morris Island with notification that in four hours after
the delivery of the communication Charleston would be
shelled if the demand not complied with. On Satur.
day morning, between and tEo O'clock fire open
upon the City battery supposed of three
guns situated the marsh between James and Morris
lands distant about miles from the City. eight
inch shells fell into the city Many of them seemed to
in the direction St. Michaes steep'e. Probably they
took the steeUles for marks to fire By q: night Some fell
in the burnt district and had al to themselves Only
one she'll struck building that going through the roof
of the large warehouse of G. W. WILLIAMS Co. corner
of ayne Church Streets exploding the upper story
scattering the Medca Purveyors stores around in
great confusion.
Smelling commenced again on Sunday night, will
be by telegraph. AS yet casualties report
ed. 1t wonld appear that the foreign consus asked for
forty eight hours for the removal OF tie ocombatants
This request evidently not acceded to. report
mentioned prevalent that Of the heavy guns
Of batteries James sand would open upon
Yankee battery in the marsh and render the Smelling tie
city from that point impossible This report prena-
ture although doubt founded upon preparations going
Among the Casualties only the following from
North Carolina reported having occurred in Battery
Wagner on Sunday J. IL. MEIssENHAMER, Q.sh ind,
He belonged to the 9th Regiment
We subjon the opening portion of the correspondence
between Gems. GILMORE aud BEsUREGARD. GILLM0RE's
reply to BEAUREG which is sail be qaie sharp has
not yet bten published.
The ''situaton is painful one, but it desperate.
Charleston far IRON being taken, is ouv fairly stripped
to the fight. What may haple4 do not course, know,
but we do know careful review the whole field
makes u far hopeful fer the old city than
before we made it. She has of defence yet
which the energies OF the assaans bid fair be
hausted. She WIN eunerno doubt she will suffer, hut she
will not die.
The following is the correspondence alluded TO =
From the Charleston Mercury, 9th inst
Cen. GiImore's DoGna nd Evacuation of Nor
rIs Island Fort Sumtvr~Gcn. Reaurrgurd's Rt-
ply, Etc
We lay before our readers this morning the demand
If General Quincy A GILMORE for the evacuation of
Sumter and our MOTHS Island DRttGtCG with the
reply ct General Beauregard
HEADQUARTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE SOU TIL
Morris Island, 8. c.. august Il, 1853.
GENERAL have the honor demand of you the nmedi.
ate evacuation of Morrs Island and Fort sumter by the
Confederate forces. The present condition Sumter
md the rapid progressive destruction VIII ca it is IN
ergo0g from my Batteries, to render complete
iemolton within few hours, matter Ut taioty. All
ny heaviest guns have not yet opened.
Should you lljaG3e with this dema,d or |
hould receive reply thereto within four after
delivered into the hands cf your subordinate
Wagner for transmisscn shall open on tho city OF
from batteries already established, within easy
nd effective lrarGel OF the heart OF the city
your obede1t servant, |
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
10 Gen. 9. !. EEAUREaARD, Commanding Confederate
The above communication was received, without sig
nature, at quarter before eleven o'clock, on Friday
light 1t was returned with the following endorse
l&ent:
HEAIQ'Rs, DEPARTMENT s. c., GA. AND FLA,l
CHARLESTON, Aug. 81, 1868.
(8ignedD THOMAS JORDAN, Chief Of stef
On Saturday morning the communication was sent
back to lines, this time signed by c. A Gilmore
We give below tie reply Of General Beauregard:
DEPARTMENT OF So. CA, ca, AND Fla.
charleston. 3. c., August22, 1863. J
SIR Last night, Is minutes before O'Clock during
ny absence Reconnaissance my Notifications
communication received these Headquarters dated
g. August 2lst 1853, demanding the immediate
rate forces, the alleged grounds that the present
condition of Port Sumter and the rapid and progressive
render its complete demolition within few hours mat
ter OF certainty, and that if this demand COM
pied with or no reply thereto received within
hours after it is delivered INTO the hands of your (my)
subordinate commander at Fort Wagnerto transmission
Ire would be opened on the City of Charleston from
batteries aleady established within easy and elective
(ranRe) OF the heart of the city This Communication
o my address, Was without sgnause. AID Of course
eturned.
About half past one ts morning one of your batteries
lid actually open fire, and thTe number of heavy rhe
bells into the city, the Inhabitants OF which, course,
we're asleep AID unWarned. about nine CLOCK this
ng the communication alluded to above returned to
hese Headquarters, bearing your recognized official sig
AZURE ard II can now De noticed as your deliberate eff
ial act.
Among nations barbarous the usages of war pre.
crbe that when city is about to be attacked, timely
ice sha be given by the attacking commander
hat onCOmbat&nts may have opportunity Tor with.
rawing beyond its limits Generally The time allowed
rom one TO three days-tha Is time for the withdrawal
good faith, CT at least the and children. You
IT. give only four hours, EnOa0lg that your notice. un er
xstIng circumstances could not reach than
hours and that less than the time would be
aquied for an answer TO be conveyed from this city
artery Wagner. With this knowledge you threaten TO
pen fire On tie 0ly Lot to obge its surrender,
1rce me to eVaCuate these works. which assisted by
great naval force have been attacking ia for more
han forty days.
Batteries Wagner and Gregg Sumter are nearly
ue north from batteries Morris Island and in dis
therercm varying from half mile to two and GUAR.
ar miles ths city, the other hand to the northwest
I'd quite five miles distant from the battery opened against
this morning.
oTKs you now resort to the novel measure of turning
uns against the old men, the and child. and he
from your own confessed point of sight, nasmueh you
ilege that the complete demolition of Fort Sumter"
ltnln ts" hours BY Your guns you "a matter of
Your omission to attach your signature to such grave
must show the reckesncss of course upon which
have adveGtured. While facts that Won knowingly
Xed limit for receiving your demand which
ade it almost beyond possibility receiving any re-
ly within that time, and that you actually did omen re-
c