The New York herald., 1863-08-26

The snsct Of stopping ~ Ars asossshsr for sens
hours In The afternoon The explosion evidently sss
nrs 70 quantity Of brush which bad CLEARED away
when the battery vas unmasked, and sos1aGraaion
ragged there tll late q night. F
OUR nM aaowuo CARuzs. w
The usual number Of casualties slightly Increased
during the operations Of yesterday This arises om ths
desire Of the 70 witness the sect Of thoiS shots,
growing indifference 70 rebel she'll, and neglect 70
scover." ~ they should, when the proper warning b
given 6 a. .taNG
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II may be remarked that the operations now IN pro
gress the command Of preaching batteries has been
given, with solitary exception, wholly to officers Of the
volunteer service. Col Turner the able chief Of artillery
though graduate Of the Academy as West Point, 10 an
ocer Of volunteers. Captain Brayon, his active sssht
ant was commissioned BY the Governor OF Rhode Island
The men who werk the gulg and who dig in the sschss
DO hot belong t6 lie regulars. "a
.tftn CASUALTIES ON I'M 2omt
To the list hitherto forwarded Of killed and wounded
the following Of those who feD yesterday may 10
addeA;- A.# F fl. 80 =
Private Conrad schrank Company 3, Independent sat
talon New York Volunteers, leg Gmpatased.
Corporal Rufus Tbe, Company y, Seventeenth Ccnnec
ticut Volunteers, leg amputated. M
Corporal Charles H. Derby, Company A, Third Now
Hampshire Volunteers arm amputated.
Lieutenant Augustine Webb, Company B, Tortiesh has
sachusctts Volunteers killed. s.e4 sAN
Private Louis d. Wilton, Company B, Fortievh AAssar
chusetts Volunteers, leg amputated.
Private Wesley Bissel Company B, Forteth Aassachu
setts, wounded in chin
Sergeant Otis Pollard Company A, Forteth NAssachu
sets, in back, by fragment Of SHE'LL .fl
Private Thomas Cusick, Company X, One Hundred and
Fifty seventh New York Volunteers, in hip, very 20
vcrely. f81.ss
Sergeant Augustine staud, Company r. One Huudredth
New York Volunteers killed. h
Private Charles Gettie Co npany One Hundredth New
York, slightly wounded. ..
Private Andrew jackson, Company D. Seventy. NTH
Ohio Volunteers both legs and right sbasteredpro
bably fatally injured.
Private John Quier, Go, G. 10th Ohio Volunteers,
tally wounded in lungs-snce died 9
Sergeant Michael Fieny, Co, B, New York Volunteer
Engineers, slightly wounded. Mt
Corporal Henry Brown gh< 20. =, Third United States
artillery (Myrick's Battcry), killed.
Private George Fuller, Co. b, Seventh Now Hampshire
Volunteers, wounded slightly. is
Private David Durgin, Co. !, Seventh Now Hampshire
Volunteers, severely wounded In the arm. sH
THE sHztISa ON SHORE
have said nothing OF the operations OF the navy
Ironsides alone excepted--did nothing. Tho above
vessel engaged Fort Wagner at good range
for about hour during the afternoon and
then hauled on Tho impatient onshore are begin
ming 70 murmur at the failure Of the to assist
IN tho reduction OF Sumter While the storm ragged on
Tuesday and Wednesday thcy not expected 10
pose themselves; but thore smooth bay and little
wind yesterday, when landsmen disappointed
the spectacle Of half dozen Monitors doing quietly at
anchor or moving mysteriousy and amlessIy about,
without giving or taking shot. But wait q couple Of
davs. when Sumter 10 reduced the work Of the navy
will begin. ...s..
Since commenced this letter firing has rapidly
creased. ago tho flagstaff VI Sumter was shot
away. All batteries work this morning and
by nigh; hope have driven every rebel
out Of the fort They scarcely LIS destrucon
longer than thirty ak hours 8#
News Direct. ~
Captain Farren ,pf the schooner Maxon Rogers, from
Folly Island via Charleston bar Goth inst arrived at this
port yesterday Captain Farren reports that when no
left the bar the 20h at six r. NJ tho siege Of Fort
Sumter progressing n great earnest The entire top
Of tho fort completely and every parapet gun
dsmounted, most Of which had fallen into tho
Telegraph from Fortress Monroe.
FoRTrgss MoynoE, August n, 1898.
Tho steamer City of Richmond, Captain Kelly arrived
In Hampton Roads yesterday noon.
captan Eey reDortg having left OF rharlegton On Sat