Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-08-28

TT. Sumter in Ruins.
Fort Moultrie Silenced.
General Gilmore demands the
Surrender of
Sumter & Wagner.
The Day OF Reckoning has Arriv-
ed for Charleston.
OUR FORCES SMELLING
CHATTANOOGA.

The hag Of truce steamer New York has
arrived from City Point. She brings the
latest South. I'm papers.
The Richmond Ssntinei of to-day contains
the following highly important dispatches
CHARLESTON, Aug 22d.
The fire Of the enemy's batteries has been
kept up on Fort Sumter, and more guns
disabled There was only one casualty to-
day. There was u heavy fire kept up on
battery Wagner. both from the fleet and the
land. and also upon battery Greg-.
The casualties at Wagner were few.
! General Gilmore's demand for the surren-
der of Fort Sumter and Morris Island, with
A threat u she'll Charleston in four hours
+ from the delivery the papers at Fort Wag
ncr, WAS received aud returned at clock
this morning. General Beaureg,rd, in his
reply, charges inhumanity and violation oil
/ the laws ct war against General Gilmore,
and aiirms that if the offence be repeated he
will employ stringent measures in retalia-
+ ton Up t. this time the threat to shell
/ the city haS not been executed.
CHARLESTON, Aug POI.
/ On Saturday Coz shot were fired at Sum
ter, Of which 400 struck inside and outside.
The east wall is much scaled and battered,
west wall with arches, &c have fallen IN.
The guns are all dismounted. One private
was killed on Sunday.
The land batteries opened from the south
to north, AMI the IN onitors from the east to
west coming close up, The FIRE was very
damaging The east wall cracked and
breeched, and the saJt swept thrOu On the
fort.
a Shell burst in the fort, wounding Lieu
tenant Boylston. Colonel Rhett, Captain
Llemin-, and Liuetenants Seaman aud
Fickling.
The fort is now ruin.
Colonel i,hett is ordered with his brave
garrison to hold his POST, even as q folorn
pc until he is relieved or the place taken.
Ga saturday, at Wagner, Lieutenant
and tour men Of the siege train were wound
ed.
Ga Sunday the brave Colonel Gailorl lost
his life
l. is said to day that there are % vessels
inside the bar, including the lr5nsides and
the Monitors, ana + more outside.
Gen. Giim re sent a Communication at
II o'cllck on sunday, giving notice that !
clock tomorrow he would IRE on Charles
ton, and thIt in the meantim, non Combat
ants could y out of the city.
CHATTANOOGA, 23d.
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of 80 - -
to-day.
NORFOLK va -'Eh;
Inc h'chmona Etan'asr oil to-day mas
zen reeglTed' containing oaasiessoh yates
oi 'he -t'4, whlen say --5,
Last hiSat at - Q elock the enemy opened
hre on tE' city, nrihS 10 anu men f4rro't
shs!i' -,
Non-coihba1An's are leaving the city IN
CONTINUOUS streams.
New York. 2jth.
The steamship Constitution. from Hilton
HEAD Il. m ana charleston DAT ae o'-o P
m, Auf, "a, arrived ta n C evening. !,
one lei' ~ anchor on Onaiiesloh OAR the
- D steamer DfooSiyh with steam up nav
inG On 9o3ra the remains Oh eap'; h9o5efs
am f"yfh"S'er o1uoury Oh the oatsAnu.
Inc oolhoaruhent was gong on with
great eat eneray, 'ns n1lns oe,hs very raP,a'
ihs last report from MOTIFS isiahu was