Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-27


THE REBEL FIRE.
rThe rebel fire during the forenoon was
as heavy as was ever experienced before
in the siege, and the practice was very
good. Their shells with great rapidity fell
Bmong our batteries, and, bursting, threw
their fragments among our men working
at the guns or mounting others. Forum
ately, so far as I have learned, but onem man
was injured, and he very slightly.
The NEW REBEL BATTERY OPENED.
'At eight O'Clock in the morning the re-
bels on James Island opened a new work
upon our trenches. Although its exist
ence had been suspected, no definite 1nfor-
nation has been gained to make it certain,
and the first white curl Of smoke that
arose from the woods on the left Of Fort
Johnston, aad the scream Of q rife shell
over our works from that direction, not
unDaturally created some excitement, and
its fire was watched with considerable
degree of interest. .
THH soBEE DURING TIE MORNINGS OPERA
TIOEs.
From a commanding position the view
Of the eOnfct during the forenoon was
magnificent, embracing the entire line of
our batteries, the rebel works on James Is
land, including Fort johnson and Battery
Simpkins, Forts Sumter, Moultrie, and the
works on Sullivan's Island, and our iron
clad and wooden squadron in sction. Fort
Sumter, the central object in the fore
ground, was covered with the smoke of
our exploding shells, its face marred with
the terrific blows from our projectiles, and
frequently obscured by the clouds ofbrick->
dust which followed. In frcnt of US ex-
tended our lines Of batteries with their
heavy guns rapidly belching forth their
destructive missiles, and around then
were grouped the gunners and the spects-
tors. On the right were the Ironsides,
Monitors and wooden gunboats, hotly en-
gaging Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg,
covered with smoke and cleaning at times
with flashes Of their guns. To our left were
the wooded bluffs Of james Island, lined
with finely constructed rebel batteries,
which we're actively engaged in firing upon
our batteries and every group of men who
dared to uncover themselves The air was
filed with the reports Of heavy guns and
bursting shells, and pondemonium itself
seemed to have been let loose. Shells were
bursting in batteries and over them at all
points, and the atmosphere soon became
thick with the smoke Of the burning pow
der. Sumter was the only work that suf-
fered during this vigorous bombardment.n
A correspondent Mr.. Sawyer, gives the
following account of the operations of
Sunday, the 10th inst;
AN ALARM
fVha Ar m Rn,r,
Wagner assumed a peculiar character,
while the silence Of Fort johnson and
Fort Sumter was so unusual that suspi-
eions were aroused that the enemy intend
ed to make a sortie in force upon our
third parallel, which had been commenced
by our engineers on Sunday night, one
hundred and sixty yards in advance Of
our second drive out or capture our IA
tigue party in the trenches, and perhaps
attempt to carry our second lines and
spike our guns. Troops we're quietly or
dered under arms and placed in proper
positions to be employed as the necessity
demanded. The celerity with which the
command turned out and occupied sheiral-
loted stations was remarkable, and afford
ed sure guarantee against any consider
able success on the part Of the rebels be-
fore we we're promptly prepared to receive
them. The grand guard at the front was
strengthened, a strong force held in re-
serve, and powerful naval force placed
in q position where the enemy would soon
recognize its strength if an assault was
attempted.
A MIGHT SCENE.
"At two o'clock in the morning, with
other correspondents, I ascended Greeg's
Hill, and from the station watched the
brilliant artillery contest. The night was
beautiful. Not cloud was 10 be seen
The stars shown with an intense Iustre
and the air cleaned with innumerable
aerolites that shot across the sky in every
direction. In the North famed an aurora
boFealis, suffusing the heavens with it's
amber and purple hues, and illuminating
the harbor, covered over with its feet Of
vessels, idly rocking to the oceans swell,
with the soft light and all the bewitching
effects Of full autumnaI moon, The
soene was one of peaceful beauty, but not
Of peace. To the front and under us
stretched our line Of batteries. On the
right lay the Monitors, and to the left and
front lay Forts johnson and Sumter,
looming dimly up, in all their vast pro-
portions; Forts Wagner and Battery
Gregg. At the time We were interested
observers Of the scene all these works
were cleaning with the FIRE of artillery.
Flash after fash and sharp report after re-
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