, 1863-08-04

G, Gallery into Ravelin.
| D. Cover way with friezo.>
/ E. Magazine.
F. Tanbou. for fsnking drc.
g. Muskctry parapet
Especial Dtepatch to the Chicago Tr1buno1
/ PHILADELPHIA, August 8, 1868
The storeship Arkansas arrived at our navy
yard to day. She passed Morris Island On
the afternoon Of the s1st nit. The siege and
bombardmcnt Of Fort Wagner vas still pro-
| crossing favorab1y. There is a report that
feems to be creditable, that If Fost Wagner
! falls the rebels intend 10 blow up Fort Sum.
ter, rather than the Yankees shall capture 1t.
This is the statement Of two msn who; In
favorable moment, escaped from Sumter and
got within our lines. So. :,
The New 1ronsides, Capt. Rowan, engaged
Fort Wagner, on the soth, and speedily
silenced 1sguns; Fort Sumter fired Brooks
gun at the New Ironsides, but the latter did
not even reply to it, treating it with con-
tempt.
Our sharpshooters are so near Wagner that
any, rebel head appearing in view instantly
disappears, with tie addition Of one or more
Mimic balls.
Gen. Rosecrans Is again ubiquitous. a epe.
eial dispatch now places him within thirty
miles OF Savannah, Ga. Not long since he
was In Rome, Ga. Equally authentic reports
locate him ut Nashville and Chattanooga.
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 3.-The Rich.
moDd HMg Of August has been received
here, and contains the following:
CHARLESTON, July 3l.-CummIugs Point
was severely bombarded yesterday morning.
commencing about 10 o'clock The Ironsid les
Ind two Monitors were engaged. The bom-
bardment lasted till about 3 p. H., when the
vessels withdrew. The batteries Gregg, Wag.
ner and Sumter responded to the enemy's
fire. Two men were killed and one wounded
at battery Gregg. The batteries were not
materially injured. There was no arioe
to-day.
NEW TORE, August 3.-A private letter
received In this city, dated July 10th. says:I
went yesterday to Block Island, and inside
reconnaissance from the tallest tree. saw
AoA0 4ut E1ef1tc0 pohlll0n that the rebels
were erecting their line Of batteries aud
building Idde pits almost the entire distance,
from Fort johnson to Seces.ionyilIe. along
the river: Block -1s1and is betWcen James
and Geryis Island, distant from the former
thousand yards.
FORT WAGNER.
Fort Wagner, of which the above Is dia.
gram, is an irregular work, situated oa the
rorthern end Of Morris IslAnd, two Thousand
five hundred yards from Fort Bumter. It Ia
composed entirely Of eand, which, beyond
doubt, is the best material to Withstand the
Effect Of shell. The armament, rs shown in
the diagram, is SIX guns; bat three guns hayo
recently been mounted on the sea face to an |
coy the Monitors. On the southern face of |
he work, all the obstrucdons that engineer
Dg skill can devise hare been placed, co as
o annoy our troops in case Of an assault. On
he northern Eide Of the work has been erect
d musketry pafapet. which commands
be approach from the nortlTard, bat ena-
lies its garrison to be sheltered in event Of
'ur troops gaining au admittance into the In
erior. It has its rsge1ins, galleries aud COW
red ways, and upon The whole is very for.
nl5able work. The magazine is situated On
he southern centre of the seaward portion
+ the work. and although exposed to the fire
4 our iton-elads, It is SO well built as to defy
he projectnes which have already struck it.