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that work tonight. At the close OF tnc
seven DAYS bombardment the gorge wall OF
the fort is almost a complete mass OF runs
for the distance of several classmates. ABOUT
midway on this face the ramparts are re-
moved nearly and in places quite to the arch-
es, and but for the sand bags with when inc
classmates were filed, and which have served
to sustain the broken arches and masses oil
masonry, it would have long since been en-
tirely cut away, and with il tine arches to
the floor of the second tier of casenates.-
The debris on this front now forms rampant
reaching as high as the floor of these case
mates. The parapet wall Of the two north
easterly faces is completely carried away, a
small portion only being left in the angle
made with the gorge wall, and the rsDTarts
Of these faces are also total ruin. Quite
one half Of our projectiles seem 10 have
struck the parade and parapet of these Two /
faces, and judging from the effect they had !
upon the gorge wall within our observation, \
the destruction Of masonry on these two sides !
must be very graf, and | am of the opinion
/ that nearly every arch in these fronts must
. he broken in But one gun remains IN po-
7 sition on these two fronts, and this Is IN the
angle of the gorge. and | think unscryleea-
bic.
The ruin extends around taking in the
northeasterly face as far as can - seen. \
portion Of this face adj ins the angle 1t
makes with the southeasterly face and is
concealed, but from the great number OF mis-
siles which have struck in this angle during
the last two days 1t cannot be otherwise than
greatly damaged, and | do not think any
guns can be left on this face in a serviceaole
condition. The ramparts in this angle, as
well az in the sOutheasterly face, must be
plowed up and greatly shattered. The par
apet on this latter face is torn off in many
places, as We can see, and hardly think the
platforms Of the remaining guns on this face
could have escaped.
With the assistance Of a powerful glass |
cannot determine that more than one OF these
guns can be used and it has been dismounted
once. The carriages of the others are more
or less shattered, and such Is the condition
OF the parapet and parade in the immediate
vicinity of this gun that it probably could
not be served for any length of time.
In fine the destruction Of the fort is So far
complete that it is to-day Of no avail in the
defense of the harbor of Charleston.
/ BY a longer fire it can be made more COM
2 pletely ruin and mass of broken mason
e ~, but could scarcely be more powerless for
the defense of the harbor.
therefore respectfully submit my opinion
that continuance of our fire Is no longer
D necessary as giving US no ends adequate for
= the consumption Of our resources.
< JNO. y. TURNER,
: Col and Chef of Artillery.
= Rear Admiral Porter forwards the report
- of It. Bachc. relative to the White River cx-
petition. lie first stopped at Dies Are on
. the White river and burned Confederate
: stores. destroyed the telegraph wires, &c
). and then sent tine Cricket after the steamers
e Tom Gregg and Kaskaskia. which lie haa
r,ason to believe were hid up the river
4 while he and the Marmora proceeded - Au-
n gu-ta thirty miles further There he OBJ
I taincd valuable information Of the enemy
E which was subsequently confirmed, namely
ir that the grand Southern army was conccn
e. tratin. at Brownsville. to make their line o
20 defense ON the Bayou Mcto. Gen. Prize
T. wa, tlerc. and Gen. Kirby Smith az Ltd,
ii kack ten Marmaduko has crossed a.,
ri,ei a few days before, and was then cross
j. ins Little Red river.
Leaving the Mlrmora 10 the mouth, Lieut.
.e Bac.c went up TIE Little Red with the Lex
D.. iu.tan. When ahou; > miles distant BE-
.e mst the Cricket with the two prizes she ha
/. ,,pr.red at Searcv j. mile further Oh. :
81 ais, DESTROYED Marmaduke's pontoon brls
i leaving a portion Of the latters bridge on tA
T. u,acr side of the river. The Cric4ctt wa
al fred into hy Marmadukc's men, and hn'
lc about % soldiers wounded out of $50.
t. Both vessels were attacked coming dow
.e the river Some cotton and a few prisoner
.r were captured with the prizes. The Ton
es Gregg is a fine side-whcel steamer, as Is ais
l. the Kaska.kia though somewhat older. The.
are now Offered ana manned, and are IL
So turned 10 cooperate with the army.
TT Lieut. Huntington. who was formerly i
lie command of Arkansas Post, i now fitting on
a. at Little Rock the Ponchartrain, the las
j. ram the rebels have in these waters. II SD
ventures outside the shoals Admiral Porte
II says she will be captured.
~ Accounts from the country between tn
- Potomac and Rappahannock show that tn
a rebels have considerable force at Port Con
,r way and are prosecuting their conscriptio
vigorously Gen. Fitzpatrick had a skirmis
~ with them several days ago and was compel
II led to fall back from his reconnaissance.
p The Mobile Daily Tribune of Aug. lSt
~ says There are Is vessels in the harbor @
IL Pensacola, ten of which are vessels of wa
& and SIX transports.
ed The gunboat Meigs arrived at Point Look
is out about II O'Clock on Monday night an
reports having met the gunboat Currituck il
the Chesapeake Bay. Her captain reporte
that the Satellite and the tug boat Reliance
ST Capt DUNCAN, with the crews of both vessel
as were captured on Tuesday by the rebels nea
"a the mouth of the Rappahannock river.
m The Navy Department has received com
he munication from Commander L. Trenchard
If of the steamer Rhode Island, reporting tn
ed capture Of the English screw steamer Cron
ks stadt, for violation of the blockade Of WI
es mington, n. c., Her cargo consists of cot
a. ton, turpentine and tobacco. She has bcel
sent to Boston for adjudication.
n Official information has been received a
es Gen Heintzelman's headquarters of a skirm
i'll ish on Monday Aug. oath between detach
III ment of the Second Mass. cavalry regimen
We and Mosby's men. This attack by Mosb,
ne was made at Coyle's Tavern on Little rive
turnpike, some few miles this side of Fairfax
en- about two O'Clock in the afternoon.
e Our men, numbering only twenty-five
IN were attacked in front and rear at the ram
V, time, but fought manfully. Our loss wa
De two killed, three wounded and nine takei
TT prisoners, together with all the horses GU
10 men had in charge, fifteen of which howeye
. were afterwards recovered, leaving eighty
IN FIVE still in the hands of the rebels
ne The loss Of tine enemy was one captain anC
IT one lieutenant killed, and one lieutenant anC
to three privates wounded. Mosby himself wal
r wounded in two places in the side and hip
rs His wounds are regarded as mortal. Col
r. Lowell pursued the enemy as far as Snick-
er's Gap, but they succeeded in making
their escape, by reason Of having constantly
: fresh remOunts of horses