The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-09-05
Kilpatrick's Cavalry Expedition.
The Captured GunbOats Destroyed.
Rebels Completely Routed.
MEETING Of BROOKLYN CONSCRIPTS.
Charleston.


ne u. 8. transport steamer Star Of this Ssutb from
chsSlestob Bar August 90 arrived o. thi, port yester
lsy. BY this arrival va learn that the hay st
Charleston presented the aspect Of formidable segc
Our honitors the Ironsdes, and the sunbcsts were
oil In line Of battle. Tho noise Of tho eannonsds
Vss terrific. The whole RESOURCES Of our forces and
ehose Of the rsbss seemed 10 In constant requis
0os-ths hrins bring oontinucus on both aides.
Fort Sumter. Il sesms, has been repaired By the
Rbsb. The result Of protracted observation showed
0at the south side. .hsre the principal brssehes-
Amounting 10 almost total demolition y mad,
esve been repaired by The ah OF . powerful siaa,
y vas seen that the rebels hsda large number Of
On bales chained together, and that the front vans
Asd been built mp The secession standard vss flying
ever thn portion Of the Fort IASht pieees. in cha
or'sr With the temporary -epais have been placed In
onsiton. and while the Star Of the South vas at the
~, theii dischsrses occasionally and distinctly
board.
Later -Dstss - the 3Iss
he supply steamer Union which icn Charleston
baT at sundovn Monday last, C3lss,l also arrived
yesterday. Captain Conroy, the commander Of the
Union. reports that his vss~ VA anchored on
ehasiestsn bar the 3.s, ut from 2 O'Clock. uoop,
ou supdovn. From noou until T.. ~, there
Arps either side but about halt past tvo O'Clock
NJ iron elsds simultaneously moved up towards Sui
Swans leland. taking ups ros,t'on sbreAst Of Fort
Moultrie, the new object Of attach
At3P. NJ, a hadrv IRE uas opensd bp ne iroa
alods upon Fort MosIuvs. which rerlied to from
noutris and smother battery Saili,sns Island, ss
Vsn - By forts Wagner aud Grerr, Morris 10
hnd. General Gilmore's bstt,ries also opened en
Wagner.
In the midst Of oil ih- firing Fort Sumter remained
Darfectiy silent. The fort 10 completely aud sncetu
ally slsneed Il 10 reported that four guns put
n position Sunday but they bad st osce besn die
mounted BY FIRE. The rebel hss still doated over
Ghs remains Of the fort The result of the attack Of
ne iron-elsds on Fort hcntris .u not asosrtAnod
VIM the Union left
We learn fIom . prrson on board the Onion that
yor Wagner has been senced that our vessels psss-
"a By Il and SUMTER paying no attention to them, in
Sheir attack Noultrie. An ensign Of the dsst,
vhile on night duty In boat had passed up close 70
NE city, and did not discover any sppssrsnce Of OBJ
Olruetions.
News via. Fsrsress Monroe.
IoVfvess Monroe, SEPT. s.-The special eorrsspon-
osnt Of ths Baltimore AsssIdAS says;
The stesmship spsuldips hes arrived from Morris
ISLAND, vhsncs she sailed st Monday. The
eaormy weather Of the last few days has checked
vsI operations.
On Wednesday night Admiral Dshlsren went up IN
1ort Sumter With tho Monitors. the Ironsides, and
he Mshashs and Ottawa, but the storm incressips 9,
aoultry discovered the movement and fred on the
Ystapseo. On Monday. when the Spsuldins sailed
- weehsvken up shsllins Battery Gse6s.
The operations Of Gen Gilmore are going With
osat visor. His approaches 40 close to For,
wagner. that the combstsus are thro~ins shell and
hand Grsnsdes st one smother. On Wednesday W
arovs the enemy from his .oiA on the len 3D.
vance line. hundred yards, and captured seventy
eight pisonsrs, including two officers. The Monitor
ere veathsrins the storm we'll. They ere inside th,
Bar holding on to their anchors. The Admiral 70 In
sood spiri,s and confident Of success.
SIN Latsr-Dates 10 Sept. Ist.
The steamship fuiton, Capt. wot;on. suivsd a,
Ns port last evening nom For, Royal, sept lst snt
Charleston bar At p m. OF the same day. Sh,
bring the following intelligence from Norris Island
The siege still continues. G'n,rdi G,imors hds sue
sssd<d N running raraIl,i d0d.I.stiFort Wd0n'T
The ron. elsds have been withdrawn from their st
sack Fort Moultre and the batteries on sulli
vans Island. Charleston has not bsen bombardct
Or the last ten days Casualties among the CuoI
troops average about siI per day, from the vsriou
Vsbsl bsteries. Everything 10 progressing avorsby