The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-09-02
SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
INTERESTING pARTIuULARs.

lnTEhEsTIsG PARTICULARS.
The Baltimore ABseyicqzs 8 correspond
euee from the flagship Of the monitor
fleet says:
FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA,
Orr svsTEE. tuesday. Aug. Is.
TImxc ALI. DAY.
The shore batteries OF The army and
the naval battery, commanded by Capt.
Parker, kept up a brisk FIRE oil day on
Tuesday on Fort Sumter, over the heads
of the garrisous Of Fort Wagner and Bas-
tery Gregg. The high wind and cloudy
sky enabled them To work Sish great
yigor, aud their blows on the west wall
Of Sumter were at the rate Of about three
in two minutes sat all the afternoon
watching the bricks fly under their Wig
oFous blows.
A SINGULAR SIEGE
The siege Of Fort Sumter that is now
progressing is probably the frsa attempt
ia the military history Of the world where
a distant fortihcation has been literally
besieged over the heads Of the garrisons
OF two other Notifications IN direct line
with the point attacked The three
works stand about as follows
Oar Bats, Wagner. Gregg Sumter.
Our nearest batteries are 200 yards,
or one mile aud three-quarters, from
Sumter, 500 yards from Wagner, and a
mile from Battery Gregg. Our batteries
range from three thousand two hundred
20 four thousand yards from sumter. and
the average is about three thousand Eve
hundred yards, or two mileA Whenever
the two intermediate works become
troublesome, Admiral Dahlgren takes
them in hand and restores quiet, and At
times be orders bis fleet 90 amuse them-
selves and annoy their occupants when
they have given no cause for 0hense.
When they are quiet be does all be can
20 Rdmonish them of tie necessity Of
keeping quiet and when troublesome he
administers on admonition in the shape
OF shot aud she'll which proves eaeetuaL
Thus these two formidable works are. in
measure, silent spectators Of the con
test going on over their heads
ArrgkRAScg or SUMTER, ETc.
wAsmSoroS, Aug. ~.
The weather was 20 thick all day yes-
tersay that we we're unable 10 see the
precise effect Of Gen. GilImores shells
on the walls Of Sumter We eould sos
almost every sho, strike, and observe
the clouds Of dcst and smoke from the
exploding shells, bat i was impossible TO
examine the condition Of the wall against
which the projectiles wers hurled. IL was
still cloudy and stormy on "Wednesday
morning, but the sun working bis way
out of the clouds toward noon, we got
faint glimpse Of the wall, and were as
tonished 70 find 1t In such n dilapidated
condition This waI Is about 100 feet
loug and 60 feet high; and al late hoar
when the sun shone out clear and bright
il presented most gratifying appear
ance II was then pitted with holes at
least three feet deep, so closely together
that the whole face Of the wall was gone
from one end to the other, and appar.
emily from top TO bottom IL had the
appearance Of vast ruin on that end.
suggestive Of Pompeii or ancient Rome
The paFapet for three or four feet down
was entirely gone; and whatever may be
the condition Of affairs inside Of the fort
wall, il was evident that It's demolition
was fixed fact Later in the day
went up within a mile Of Fort Sumter on
board the Patapsco, on an armed recon.
noissanee, and had still closer view
and it was evident that the question OF
its destruction is one Of time, even if lell
altogether TO the army.
SEws FROM NORRIS ISLAND.
a message from Captain Parker. OF
the Naval Battery, expresses the opinion
that the rear wall of Fort Sumter must
cave in by Satnrday-and two more DAYS
of the bombardmens will finish il. let the
mass Of the sand stored mp inside De ever
80 heavy This is regarded as a reason
able estimate, aud the probabilities are
that Admiral Dahigren win not wait the
result The Captain also reports that a
deserter frum Fort Wagner came in on
Wednesday, who reports that there are
but two or three guns on the parapct o
Snmter-that the balance are all qHale
that il is the rebel intention 20 aban
don aud blow il up so soon as the worl
of destruction has progressed sufficiently
to render its defense impFaeticable.
| also learn from Morris Island thai
whilst Gen. Gilmore is taking ForcSum
ter over the head of Fort Wagner, be hal
his sappers and miners at work, and il
pushing forward his approaches toward
the enemy's stronghold. He has alreai,
pushed his parallels 10 within one hun
dred and City yards Of the work, and ex
poets very soon % have a subterrNneal
passage directly underneath the work
When this is accomplished Wagner vii
go u" beyond peradventure-
THE sHORE BATTERIES
THURSDAY, August 20
The batteries on shore are doing beat
tifal work this morning, their shell
hammering on the rear wall of Sumte
at the rate Of two in three minutes, whic
hourly becomes more rugged, and broke
and dishgured There being less win
than there was yesterday, the clouds {
dust hang above its battlements, maxim
the atmosphere ehavy ard hazy. Gei
Gilmore had not opened his 500 Pound'
on Thursday, though it is expected
open on Friday. The rebels FIRE a fe
shells occasionally from their baiterie
on James Island, but they nearly al "a