The New York herald., 1863-09-10
11r. 0Alem II. Osborne's Despatch.
a AopHfrIsf axp. g. q. Sent q, 1863

DEDUCTION wABHARF.
No page OF future history win oe read With greater IN
sescst or studied with profound admiration than
shst which makes record Of the siege Of Charleston
Tns which this campaign naugnraies " new ono
war II has developed never before brough,
INTO use mpsbed results Of which the world has
suIy dreamed ta now. Guns heavy ranges 81 long,
pgo,ectes 40 destructive, before employed
Had not Pulaski fallen would be dcalt 10 believe that
Sumter had bosn destroyed Yet with no other prece
dent established by himself in tho batteries on
Tybce General Gilmore has gone modcstiy and unpre
sendlnely work. by transforming Tort samer into
ru,ns at the unprecedented distance Of tour thousAnd
yards he has accomplished task the lko Of which was
never performed, and earned for himself reputation
such ~ few msn have lived to acquire.
far REDUCTION scxrER
The reduction Of Fort sumter has been attended with
oet stupcndoag abors account OF which s due to
chose who have zenlously engaged IN their perform
snce Only the desire withhold from the public al m
formation which might by possibility be o. service TO
che enemy prevented me from making an earlier ~.
cord Of the engineering operations connected with the
sexo. Now Samter thing Of the past, no logger % he
considered IN the Charleston has becr red cur
aels In tue stiffness Of the night dropping into Tho In
habsed portion tho sown distant from baiieries,
m tho crow aies not than Gye mes. The days q
Fort Wagner are few and full q trouble" General
Gu,more viii soon Iu the rebel mortgage upon
chat eststc and restore its rshtlu oWnor, Unclc
.am Hence ir the record o. events which propose
Sr,cay 10 note shall give concr, 70 the enemy nor
state any facts which win hinder our triumph - iniure
ear csuse.
1ug STAGES
The engineering operations connected wiihthe segc u
Charleston aimee the 18th OF July last comprise -four dis
ENC, and separate works folowsour paralles and
approaches Fort Wagner batteries against Tort
Sumter oonsive works against tho city % Charles
son and or defensive lines Those have been sirolta
sously directed asi arried forward iu splto q cb-ta
clos before which ts s,ou,est might quaod
On tho 18Th a July days after the bran, ooup ds
,uaia which secured the lower half q this island,
xyonnd was orokon for the siege u Wagner. tnder the
direction Of Colcns, e<ue of the New York Volunteer
Engineers line q lid ride guns md Siege msrars was
established about thiren hundred Yards from The Tor,
The torty eighth Sew FORK Volunteers iabored hs, night
IN the trenches whIcscrwards becanae TIC frat par
abel
On the following day ~. iith sinar line, bu, Of
heavier uns was beguk, poo Lett unscr tie dlrcc
tion Of Captain n. Bpcks Assistant EEgineer upon
General Glilmorea stan, Thcse works were rapiiiy
pushed to complexion M daylight on the morning or
the 18Th their guns opcaed.s ror Wagner. The bon.
eardmcnt which oontnac rorghout the day, f9l
bowed up by an unsucocssfsl.As1aut IN the evening.
1-cs lscrxrD.
This repsac- isicrnlsed Nnas pian on tho tast of
on, avail suscecdsd by sgs vursous, thoukh unsuc.
oessfu assault sualesen. t.sconvinoo him o. the
formidable character a sand orss. He could got
through ohsscIs but b. ceud gee bis occties
a: and 30 the Aea og dnFtoylag Fort Aumtsr from cur
p~sssnt position adopted. Thus V, Admiral Dahl.
srcn might sryon OPPORTUNITY q ocAoying Charles
san harbor with hs fon-dad Sect, snd w tho CON-
yssts ives,msD, q Ngrs isana rsnasrin further crq-
sasbous sgslns' Wager uraeeessarg
yfwn ~ Ne qvssh Il %
rspnlsc ss first u c1r hoavy gun bstssres bs
gun on the es' undcr t1e srpcr'nseri~nce Of Captain
Brosxs ~ ihlsperod the cus'ncer duies wsrs ided
csp,su Ereoks bsns assigned The works On the right,
sn advance ~ the Gre, parallel comprising the man de
ssrsive Hre, part cf tho brsahns batteries against
Tor. somrr and the approaches batteries against
Ter, wsgner riertensnt Mche, q the Engineer corp~
ursd ssasss Army, 70 tho le bvcschlng batteries an.
sed "a ridge shct nlns hundred yards IN rear of me
'vrls % the rsh,, and separated from Nor d Island
yrcpsy by IsIov s-srp and Colonel ssrr.n, Or sbs