Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-10

CAPABLE mounting O'0N
mates protected sand bags, are still erfect and bomn
nroof afordng sheer for the men, and with the repairs
and changes progress thu fort will be lmperVou
20 the epemys shell. We have been pleased t.
learn from what consider good authority that Genera
BsAUaEaARD locke upon Charleston safer than a
any former period.
We extract from the Courier Of yesterday Thursday
of the night attack made upon Sumter, the
night of Tuesday, the lst instant 1t quite furious -
From the Charleston Courier Sept. 3rd.
BoNBARDMsNT.
Monitors and the ronsides was by far The
tack aud of longer DURATION than of previous attempt
the present siege and that Of 7h of April 1868
nothing in comparison with the fight OF Tuesday night The
our citizens from their hurrying them positions
a. White Point Ga den, which was soon thronged With
ious spectators Ths attack commenced about half pas
eleven Monitors coming up within eight and thirteen
hundred yards Fort ure, and opening rifle fire
on the East wall sea face OF Fort Sumter.
Fort Nc ultrie and batteries suivans island to-
gether with Battery Gregg at Cumming Point, replied
tinGous roll Of shot and ~hsng through the air
Tronsdes moved up joined in the bombardment when
the horizon at times seemed to be Oh fire. he OBJ
The East wall and against that nearly the whole of their
tremendous fire duected Fire was a!so kept up c.
casioDa ly on sullvan's Island.
Some of the enemss shells struck the Moultrie House. in
which quartered North Carolina Reg One
wounded severely in the leg to make amputaton
cesAary. believed neither can recover. These were
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the batteries sustained no damage The casualties in Fort
Orderly Sergeant Foshee, wounded eighty.
| Private Brown, Co. 9, wounded slightly.
Pryete Alexander Co. H, 9th Georgia Volunteers,
The fire firm Fort Houtre and the batteries on sulivan
leland adm abie and ELECTED the hgheat eIconums
| from the commanding General.
The Monitors it reported by those who had 'te best
opportunities Of witnessing the ght were struck nea
one hundred times Eve time shot struck stream OF
FIRE observed in its wake. Two three Of she
tors are believed to be seriou ly damaged.
NOndeScrpt Or
completely rddled ard shot away The Devil is
ter and Morris Island
About hundred shot and shells thrown against
Fort Sumner curing the action. Of lie struck the
Fort inicng serious damage the scarf wall, Leaving
several the arches and sand emhankpeps only intact
hee the Of the arches. shell exploded
the immediate proximity to Col Rhett, who on the
behind scattering the pieces around him
in every dnec' ion. I OIL Bhett escaped unhurt.
rupted yesterday The enemy has opened with
guns in their battery Gadberry Hill. The' also
The only change of Importance in the enemys feet yes
terday the appearance additional Monitor making
Up to a late hour Wednesday, everything remained qui.
et with the exception Of occasional between
land batteries No further demonstration has been made
by the fleet.
The New York Herald of August 9th, contains COZ
respondence from Norris Island under date Of Augus. 3d.
in which the following 1t would not be difficult
to trace these assertions their producing These
evidently Ignorant had been led to believe from the
movements of traitors and aconsts at home that North
Carolina about to desert the Confederate cause and
go back into the Yankee Union
MORE DEsERTERs.
The monotOny of the bombardment was broken on
Friday by the arrival of party of deserers from
the rebel force on Sulivans Island They had been sta
toned where full view of the effect Ct shot upon the
easerly face OF Sumter always before them. Upon
the side of the work which is yet hidden to they
the bricks 60 down by carloads the guns mounted
md 6aQtrnCo6 ard how
know that Sumter must fa-tEa indeed, it fast
falling. So these men, knowing that victory was
certain to the Yankees tired of fighting longer for the
COnfederaey and anxious if possible to get back to
their bnnes IN the Old North state nrocnred pass
from their commander to visit Mount Pleasant stole
boat and rowed cut in the darkness of the night the
Montauk. Capt. Fairfax picked them up and sent
them ashore in the morning.
QUESTIONING THE NEW CoMERa.
The sight of seven abteboded in the rebel uni.
FORM they marched down to the beach to the Pro
Vost Marshas Office sufficient to attract the at
tentlon OF every one n camp, and by the time they
reached Col Halls quarters they had been subjected to
pretty thorough pumping. The curious and inqusi
tive sent voeys OF questions at them they passed
along, and to all these the graybacks responded with
as much good nature as if they had drawn bead or
pulled trigger upon their questions In the hands of
the Provost Marshal they were put through another |
and more systematic course of sprouts:
What regiment do you belong to ?" asked that Of |
i;al.
Eighth NorttACarolina."
"Wnen did you leave your command ?"
Last night, after moondown."
How did you get away ?"
" We came in small boat sir, out to the Muntauk."
" Have you seen Fort Sumter on the Sullivan's Is
and side p
g Well, we saw what was left of it last night"
w hat effect have shots had on it?'
Well. sir, you've given heap o. trouble, sir
The bricks is all Knocked away and you can see day
ght right through the FORT
/" Are any guns dismoCnted? ?"
" Yes, sir'
g Are they repairing the damage at night ? Are /
hey putting in sapdbags so that they stay there ?"
Z" Deed l don't know, cir. When we came by last
light we hadn't time to stop. They right smart
D holerin' there, like as they hauin' or lftn'
0methin'.'
"How came 50 many to deaerS together Were you
lot afraid to talk to each other about coming away ?"
Well we all of US neghbors atore the war,
nd we kGowed who was taIkn' to- The whole
'rigade would desert if they could git chance"
81 How do they feel about Sumter 2''
"Oh, the papers is full O. big talk, like they allus
vas but We could see it, an We knew twas comm
own. They're gon' to hold it as long as they can
The soldiers over to MouItre feel pretty safe but
ow they're kind o discouraged. Battery Bee will
i've you nus 6 beltin " though. She's got some big
ifes, an they feel safer'a all the rest
How large force is there in Charleston now ?"
Deed l don't know, sir. It's six weeks since we
vas in Charleston"
So the 0upaOns r,Iic ~,