The New York herald., 1863-09-10
TRl PIE SH EET. /.
now York .Tharsdsy. September 10. Ise
TH H SITUATION.

D. Fortress Mem -oe yesterday, to the effect that
the rebels have vacuated Morris Island. The in
telligonce comes from the Richmond papers Of
line Sth. which sta te that Beauregard, finding it
impossible to hold Fort Wagner, as Gillmore's
sppers had reached the mdat ordered its eyacua-
'oa on Monday Th 9 guns were spiked, and the
ga vrson withdrew in, forty barges, one of which,
roa tanning twelve men was captured. The aban
doui. aent of the two orts, Wagner and Gregg
was accomplished beN the hours of eight
oclockSp NJ on Mond, y and one o'clock next
dsy. Our troops imm edately occupied Cum
iolugs' Point within view OF Charleston.
At ak o'clock on Mond, y evening the iron-c
snd Mon tors approached Fort Sumter closer than
ussal an opened hot fr against it. The rebel
batteries on Sullivan's IsL ,nd including those of
Port Mou rie, replied heay lily. All this news, it
riii be ol Iserved, comes e xclusively from rebel
tsrces. 4 he proceedings 'efore Charleston for
s'me days past are desenh Cd In detail by our
snecal corr espondent in END Their column, and the
map which b give illustrates the position Of the
works of del enee and onen 'e in the harbor.
with regard to the. deisa ices it may not
he ,niateresti Ng to know u hat, in reference
10 the relative Instances Of Fort Sumter and Castle
finckney from ~ Battery at CA areston, the lat
Ger Is Just one us from the city. and the former
IS two miles and s0e thousand sn iforty-fve yards
heaward from Gu sAle Pinckney. The distance of
Fort Sumter from she Battery waA at Charleston
Is nearly three m da'half miles y I'd within easy
Smelling range. TIL sdsep water ch. nnel being at
sss opposite from Fort Moultrie, tn latter fort
rsnnot be considered ss very formidA bledefence
siter Sumter IL passe dby our feet. It hsS been
concsd.d thu. Fort Gregg on CunmA gs tPoint
wa. the most formid able defence after WI ,gner
and Sumter. and ss th b is in tAe posses won |
~ csra,a, S,;llmore W may look for the fall tof /
Charleston before long
Nsxt In interest to Il N condition CT things stH
ohsr,eston ia the progrei of affairs at Chattando
"a Tenn. where the Si'snt hosecrans is be-
isaguering that city. 0m latest news from this
poin, sso comes from the enemy. The Richmond
Yo,,;,,,r has despatchesf Fl som Chattanooga on the
9Th stating that, with thee xrepticn OF Anew shells
thrown at the rebel pontoon on the day before
,otbiou occurred to break the monotony. Our
freops were quite active q rSSe anu peiow the |
t.rn. but there were no indie stia Of an attack.
norton of General Rosec rama army vss re-
ported marching on Rome, @ sorgAa. Dispatches
we're received in Cincinnati yesterday, however,
s,atlpc that General Crtende MS ds slon then pc.
cupied Chattanooga. and tAat tho rebe6- had
abandoned the place and retrtsted South
Gsnersi Averill sends an sdicial report 20 the
War Department OF the lates affair between his VI
forces and those Of the rebal Sicneral Sam Jones .
which confirms the statemeH that he had drive n
th. rebel. before him for distance, = nd
..I,sd much Of their property. az We befores
por,ed He says that after two days. fight vii n
superior force q General Jones command 'he
,et;red for want Of ammunition.
Our correspondent in Queenstown, irs land,
writing on the 3Oth of August assures Us tn at one
Of the rebel iron rams put 20 sea from Lis erpool
m the 27th ultimo--the day appointed for de-
n.r,ure. As In other cases, orders were d. .spstch
.a from London for her detention ai'e' she
an, Of sight Nothing had been hear a frsm her
fro,n the nth 10 the 3oth ultimo. rhg re were sv
o,ssr rams in the Liverpool yards.
The privsteer Florida was MA dinouliSt a,
pr.,, Che had no bill Of health, and va, 60 ose
n.n,v ouarautincd in the rohdstssd ~ IN
rranch authorities, and ordered 70 get oW
s.o baa no place In which 10 procure as h a ps
.. ~. NAV he detained m France tor length
period. .rvoua Uxvs
IN. steamship Patapseo at this poT ycs,crda,
,,rIng. news from Hav ana to the 3d y. septcmbc
yellow fever was very prevalent in hhe city, .,
the weather extremely hot.
Ry way OF Havana VIC have news from Mexi
d.,sa at Vera Cruz on the 18th Of August. A
t,ohment Of the French army hS occupied Tai
plco II consisted Of one thov and two hundr
and twenty men. They werey Gonvcyedto the po
in seven steamers UNDER /tommand Of Admir-
Bosse. Mirsmon hpi given his allegiance to I
French and Ms'Similian. Count Saligny, {
French Mnisjsr In Mexico, was very III. 2
French troo,,s marched from Real del Monte
Tuoaioipg,o, where they engaged and defeated 4
Meuc.ns.
TIE PNapsco. FROM Havana informs US tina,
fsbsllion against fhe spsniaras in san Domin
had broken 6Ht IN the city Of Puerto Plata I
ospamander Was forced to. shut himself with
Foops under his command, dp in the fort.
despatched request q Havana for aid, an
w~ steamer was sent ~ with troops
Tais force, & 10 said, cleared the city Of