The New York herald., 1863-09-06

IL they hrcd during night ., tho fort hut the cx
perdi,uro ammunition would be TO grea, 10 justify at
this time, the effort
SAyY's
iregrct say that the navy doing lt!c or nothing
With the Of the campaign and the fate OF
Charicson upoo shoulders II has exhibited lev signs
Of activity ons would suppose that tho cet Of Monitors
and ironc!as that swing laziy the tide on Morris
Island were mere spectators this contest for the cap
Charleston. They lay there nay after day, silent
and gloomy. moving only to replensh their coal bunsers
or 70 seek some more comf rtblc anchorage. All night
there predetermined Displays which mys.ty while
they excite the hopes the troops on shore WHO watch
them from dawn twilight and from twilight Till dawn
TO catch sight Of their nrst towards Charleston.
Tee ws,chers now only the ssnguno 1bose Of
weak faith have tired or the tong delay, and retire at
night with the la.ntost possible hope that the navy
nav 10 something before morning. hope - often
dashed as a. become a shadow now. IL short,
every has cesed 10 look for thing from The navy
Adm RAJ Dahlgren has suffered seven long days to
oatsesncc practical reduction 0f Fort sumter and
has yet made movement towards a,cl on Charles.
Ton that did 10, ccase hc.ore the anchor up Tho
excuses this neompfenensoic delay usmerous
AZ tho days extends mo wind Is too strong at
ono time there too much light night work a,
other aud too little another once soat thst was 10
play prominent part in tie not Al hand when
wanted and finally on saturday night u discovered
,ha, Fort sumter siicn.cl gun had been Cred
twice during the day the povencnt was gvCn up.
The faet that Tort Sumter not isencodscDyercd Al
pretty day aud hour of tho DAY hy Admiral pahl.
grcn-was made known % General Gilmore who roriicd
that Fort sumter been senccd six days before and
hat he learned through BIZ scoute " otherwise
throagn army channels, that gn Ind lcu frcd during
tho day iron sumter. pu II M request u The fdmr
he would open his batteries again lcii Sumter ard
N.a..
Of yesterday Ibelieyc that the probability Of wge
more delay IA the naval attack alter tort sumter hli
been reduced had not entered tho plan5 d The Gene
raj commanding when no began the reduction ~ tho
work II the navy d.d not choose 70 enter when Tho
door forced ofcu by tile army IT could not reason
ably expccrto have tie army throw ~ body into the
opcnng and bold H. under the u0ritn u severe blows
from tho enemy, uutf thc navy pre- afed - -
through. such a ,dcA y abs'ud. Aud ye, tbe navy
permits ono entire week 10 lafs hnd not thA8
tho first step - follow ~ the Hgcccss gained
py General Gilmore With tie fate II the
city in i,s reach il has nncc to cr,oud i,s hand
ana crap Il. Meantime, Whilc the navy wa IDLE The
rebels have working nlght and LAY, and s,rann.
every nerve make amends Cor tho osa u Tho
rebels know Admiral Dahlgren does not tho value az
time 10 them u worth ysarr q ordinary time 70 the
navy il has special value Or, Al least ta value vii
no be appreciated until tbe ronclad comes cyng
ou, from tho hshor crippled defeated as u n likely
10 be- II this insseusablc delay prolonged 7, may not
b. Admiral Dabgrens fault but the commander Il the
naval forces 10 these waters The respn.
sbnity of all the hex results that may the latter
portion o. = campagn begun and carried "A 20 auspl
ctously by General Gilmore, and which promised nuoh
glorious and mporllnl fruits What lacking berc and
What il sra,pcd for, vel conceived plans, skiifu
execution and courageous dash, inat irresistible
Tho naval operations os late lack vigor. There
IL seeming abtpathy 70 giving and receiving hard
blows that viii certainly ruin the campagn sorne better
qualities are not exhibited. The ron-clads vii demor
alze tho navy and destroy the efficiency N thai
portion of tho service ! have seen wooden gun
boats engage batteries al . distance that iron.
clads dare not approach We should be better on To-
day did MOI Monitor exst, far the ~oya. os the
navy IL concerned u effects psien, and psru,c,ou.
But 20 tho prescott situation. Tho rebels are MAKING
every momat toll they are building new bsitsr,s~ al
rnosi daily mounting heavier guns and srsnsthsnps
,ber works in,ide tho karbor an extent ina,
they are permitted 70 80 undsiurbed ia their abor,
all a Mr. Assistant Secretary Foss lron.clad. canoo,
~r@. a vlctsryfrom fortunes grasp.
This th,ng may wen he endorstoof nov A. month
hence The dsapvotnimen, resulting from d~tsat beo
,he prospects promising wn b l.ss sharp IA
palnfni when ina North the chance. for soy -.
,oeses- grow less and ers daIy. Jus, observe La t.
dy the chances Tor s'tsn 80 ., lao .,os.