New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-31
Our Batteries 600 Yards Nearer Sumter
THE ARMY CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
OF PRISONERS.
SHOCKING BARBARITY OF REBEL SURGEONS
The Colored Prisoners Enslaved.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.

BY the arrival at this port Of the Y. s. gunboat
Paul Jones, from Charleston July %, we learn that
the siege Of Fort Wagner still continued. Gen. Gill
more had succeeded u erecting battery Of heavy
siege guns within 900 yards Of fort Wagner. Ev-
erytbing was progressing favorably. Fort Sumter
and Fort johnson, on james Island, kept continual
fire on the Union forces on Morris Island. Tue
casualties to the Union forces averaged about per
day.
The Paul Jones has been in commission II months,
during which time she has been doing doty in the
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. She was con-
spicuons at the fight Of St. Johns Bluff. 81. Johns
river, Fla, and in the frequent skirmishes in the
vicinity Of Jacksonville. She was the first Of our
vessels to test the strength Of the Rebel fort Nc
Allisior, on tho Ogeechee river, Ga, at the time
Of the Pocoiaigo expedition, under Gen. BrannAn,
being hsgrhiplof the naval portion Of the forces.
She left, Cbarles,on on Sunday evening last,
having teen ordered 10 New.York for repairs on
account Of her leaky condition, which appeared TO
Increase daily from the firing Of her heavy guns.
She has been engaged nearly every day siroc the
morning Of the Ilth ipst. tie time of her leaving
On the 18th instant her loopounder pivo, gun bursi
at the 18th discharge.
Tie following 10 lat of her officers:
Commander Aler. c. Rhsdi Lisa,spsn, and kIees,i'e
Oher Moresu Forrest P,ymsstsr Aprcton Bery ,hi,f
ro.a. A...s.n. naos... Js. cs.,%.p s'i r. ssaora
Geo Paul Gunner. John brown has.r' Mates cn"ss
to-, Ceri. w. g. Msllinj Surgeons Steward Chss Mo'u
m,r; Woman. Jehn Moksobin:
PA,ESGGHa-l.eoI-C Gem. Charles H. Cushmsn, tnysldei
som MsS',o. MG1,.al Asas Matt, " s's.hS,., a.r %
afth Dias-
Capt Lunt Of the steamer George G. Collins also
reports; Passed Charleston Iiarbor at 10 o'clock
on Saturday evening. At that tine we could plainly
40. and hear the heavy bonbaIhng that was going
on. The army feel confident OF tho sAriy capture
Of For Wagner
''NN MossIs IuIsp. s. C, July rs is1.
Yesterday morning a, day break the lrons'des and
monitors again oIened on Fort Wagner and con-
tnued firing until 10 oclock. Thesc vesses have Lad
20 much practice OF late that the unners now seldom
waste a ,hot, aud nearly every one falls plump into
tho for, or upon tie WALL rather the sanc-oank,
for nothing resembling walls now remain of The
siructure. Fort Wagner did not reply TO this hre,
bu during the entire day maintained the profoundeS'
silence. Occasionally Fort Gregg answered, and
Fort Moultrie from the opposite sde Of the channel
Tried twice TO reach the ironclads, but fell short.
The baslions OF the fort, beneath which the bomb
proofs are situated were preached In several places,
and taken altogether the days work was considered
the beet the navy has yet made.
At IL o'clock thc hospital steamer Cosmopolitan,
with wounded Rebel, on board. met the steamer
Alice Of Charleston of Fort Wagner under flag oil
truce, according TO AN agreement entered into few
DAYS sinco in reference 10 an exchange OF prisoners
Col. Hall and Vim. s. Stryker Of Gen. Glnore's
slafi. and Dr. Craven OF the Medical Department,
represcuted the Department Of the South. and Col
Anterior Of the I2tb South Carolina, and Maj. Mid
dle,on and Capt. Wagner Of Gen. RipIeys stall the
&C. $. A."
The wounded on board Of the Alice were brought
TO tue Cosmopolitan by n. ii. Nsthans and bis corps
Of Cbarieston fremen. Bishop Lynch, Roman
Calholc Bishop of South Carolina, accompanied tho
wounded, and was unremtiing In his atte ntions 10
them. Officers OF tho Rebel army could not have
received more delicate careful attentions from him.
His praises upon every tongue. lie repeatedly
tho hope that this unnatural and cruel war
would soon be over, and that the whole country
uiqht again be united and prosperous. Ihiriy-eght
Rebels tprvates) and four surgeons were exchanged
for lO5 Union wounded, including three officers, one
Of whom died while being placed on board
II sppears from the very beet sources Of iniorma
lion, that Col. Shaw, Of the 5ith Mass, instead oi
having been hung by q Charleston mob, as was be-
leved here on the date Of my last letr, was shot IN
the heart early in the engagement, and buried the
next morning in pit with 25 negroes.
The Cbarleston papers, from the 2lst to the 2i,h
nst all say that GO OF our killed were buried On Tho
Sunday morning after the assault. This extraoTdi-
nary proportion Of the killed TO tho wounded could
not have been reached without an inducrminate
numbering Of our soldiers, after they had fallen
wounded and helpless.
Our entire loss in killed, wounded and missing
according TO official report, was but ,5l7; hoO OF
that number were buried M Rebel officers and Rebel
newspapers solennly assert it was tho most iesriui
slaughter, considering the numbers engaged, oil the
war;
One hundred and eight Of our wounded are SUI
at Charleston aud Columbia. The officers ana men
Of the 5ith massachusetts (colored will not be gwen
up nor has it yet been positively ascertained "na'
las become Of them.
Unofficial reports ray the negroes have been Dold
into slavery, aud that tho officers are treated Win
unneasured abuses.
OF the latter there 10 no doubt whatever. nave
conysrsed with several officers who were exchSnBo'
on Friday aud they all tell mo that the hrs' qus''
ton asked them was whether they commano'u
negro troops. II the response was In tho negative
they told that 1t was fortunate Tor thsm' '''