The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-02

suit OF them ana at last accounts about 80
had been killed. All were killed as soon as
found. No prisoners were taken.
General Ewing intends to destroy the
houses OF all persons in the border counti,s,
outside of the military stations, who do not
remove by the 9th of September, in obedience
to a late General Order.
The Steamer Live Ok was captured at Der.
lin by a small gang Of guerrillas, who, after
taking of several cases of boots and robbing
passengers of 500, allowed the boat to pro-
coed.
The Navy Department to day received from
Admiral Dahlgren a specimen of a rebel tor
pedo:~ 1t is fourfcet in length, tapering from
the main body, which is about a yard in cir
conference. A sinker and floats are attached.
The removal of the percussion has rendered
the powder inside harmless. s
The following lengthy telegram was re-
ceived on last Saturday.
A Morris Island correspondent of the Gath,
to the Herald, says: 0a7 e -
Seven deserters who escaped from Fort
Moultrie Tuesday night to the Mantauk, be-
sides giving much other information, state
that two blockade runners succeeded in elu-
ding our vessels and ran safely into Charles
ton last Sunday night. They were discovered
by our blockaders ana fred upon, but the
night was so dark and misty they were quick
ly lost sighto OF: They were probably a Dor.
ton of a largeiaeet due here from Nassau with
valuable cargo, &c. 3sid 1r59s
On the 23d making good his notice to
Beauregard, Gen. Gilmore directed Lieut..
Sellmer, commanding the marsh battery, to
open with his riaed gun upon the city of
Charleston during the night, and between one
and two o'clock on Saturday morning fifteen
shells of Birney's invention were pitched over
the James Island batteries across the Island
and harbor, and into the town. The effect of
this demonstration against the city was quite
satisfactory to ourselves.
z Perhaps Beauregard had considered Gil
more's threat to shell Charleston at a distance
of four miles too preposterous to demand at
enthusiastically the city had not been evac-
uated by all non .combatants. 8 Visitors which
our swamp angel sent, them, created a most
uproarious panic, People were aroused by
their advent, and universal confusion followed,
and a general skedaddle ensued, which was
evident from the light of burning buildings,
the ringing of bells from every steeple, and
the screeching and screaming of locomotives
whistles.
The same correspondent says four days more
delay may ruin the entire campaign. Sumter
was reduced because it was in the way of the
navy, but Admiral Dablgren has as yet made
no advance towards completing the work
which Gilmore has so gloriously begun. The
army is unable to do more. Gen. Gilmore
has performed his part of the contract, and it
now remains for the navy to enter upon and
perform its part of the work. A weeks de-
lay may enable the rebels to replace Fort Sum-
ter by new batteries within the harbor, which
will make the capture of Charleston as far as
it was before we fred the first shot against it
The London Times, in its city article, in
referring to Mexico, says:
ut is vain to deny that the feeling is that
the Emperor Napoleon has done a great SER
vice, both political and commercial, to this
world political in conforming to the previous
action of Spain in e~xtinguishing the Monroe
doctrine, a~nd'commercial in restoring inter
course with a nation of such importance of
Territory.
So it seems that the important doctrine in
regard to the Interference of foreign nations,
laid down by Monroe and effectually main
tanned while the government was in the hands
of the Democracy has been efectually knocked
in the head in two years of Republican rule,
and foreign powers rejoice at its ~extinguish-
ment. 1861
The City of New York voted $4,000 900 to
exempt fireman, militia and police, and to pro-
vide for families of drafted men in Judgment
ci circumstances.
The Greek fire which Beauregard and the
Charleston rebels complain of, the Cincinnati
Gazette presumes is an lncendiary composition
called frcstone, made of inter, saltpeter, anti
mony and rosin, and placed in the shell with
the bursting charge for the purpose ofsetting
fire to ships, buildings, &c. 1t burns slowly,
but intensely.
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shore that the fruits of our glorious triumph
will be permitted to slip from our grasp by the
inexplicabls procrastination on the part of the
navy. 1 cannot explain this seeming want of
energy on the part of the naval authorities
They may be able to do it, but some reasons
must be given other than those already in cir
culation, or the country will feel far from sat
isied with results of the naval operations in
this quarter.