, 1863-07-31
FROM CHARLESTON.
Gen. Gilmore Making
good Progress.
OUR LOSS AT FORT WAC
NER 1,5l7.

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N1A 4,ol|a
pEpc1 A1~1fthr AZ
0OcCH Vt
; lHE ASSAULT.
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New Yopx. Ju1y ao-Br;y. Gcnera, strono
died th}s morntne. from wounds received II
Fart WAGNER
Bv naesenpers hr thu cosmono71ton II :.
learned that the nrinc;na1 cnns ~ Fort War
mr. hal t,.o, a,,aa,.a petnto.oa,,o,,.r -.
snid to h,ve re.chad ci1mora hes;das earar.1
eooand 500 ponnder Parrot rnns ~ ~' ~
The rebel Officers aro e-esss;rs,v avos,a-
rated at i3e1no ,ttacl,sa hr 4ha %1....o,,Sost.
64th. On hetno. astal 81, 49,. h~,,-c ~,
Shaw, the rebel rep1v was ha hoa ham .hr~,ad
along with his uiggers. Offensive operationa
by Gilmore are being actively prosecuted.
The gunboat Paul Jones arrived this morn
ing, from Charleston hatbor Sunday evening.
She was ordered here for reDafrs. being 1.aIzv.
The siege Of Fort Wagner continued when
she left. Gen. Gilmore had s,,ccacded in
- ,..~Nr A4sa oa~eosueu IL
l,0VO yards OF the tort, and everything Vas
progressing fnyorably.
E,out o,,a+..,5 -
soi' sumter anu fort 9ohnson' on James
"efA ~ .cutinua1 a1o on our iofces'
ont Inc casualties average but about six per
Nv yop1 1,,,ron r;,. n.:1.,. t11. 11s
AonA' o".9 w. 1ne 1f'oH"eS S1ofrls
Island correspondence says: Onr entire loss
10 official renort. ia 5,7 Tbe ,eho1. o1a;T,
10 have buried 90 of them Th,s artrsnr.,,
nary nroportfon of killed con1d on1g ha~a
been r. ached bv ind;scr;nt,ote s1oun,,tor '0
The officers md men of The stth 1e*,;,non+
| ,s.eeacbrcot+s n,1o.,5 --,11 -. =. >47'
TO us, and unofficial reports say the negroes
! huye been sold into slavery, md the officers
| treotea with nnm.osr,oa otrzo
~ ea. "na -, aA4Deasu'se su"" apase'
IN TACT all our wounded at Charleston have
ties to ampntate we're c,pcr,r se}zed nnon ~,
| ~. 80, ~ ~a5.''J 'eA:eu upoA ny
Ae .sue. suteons' ana II was performed IN
cases OF the slightest gunshot wounds.
On the lett our batteries were Advanced Goo
yards ne,rrr sur,tor on +ba o1;1, r,a go wv
: non Aee! ''un1'et on lne "77'n. tae Esse26
o@oo'ponnaers are placed In position.
NEW YORK., July 30.-The Herald has the !
fo1Miowl1g; ro
nitted to send you the following facts, col
Brsgg's army:
III The fight on Morris Island the rebels sns-
tanned very heavy loss of kf1lcd md wound
ed, a1 first renortad Mt E00 and thsn ra3rnaa
to $50. Among the Killed are Rr;g Car Ea1
Sn,oot. Col. Lanrdon Cheeres Ri IN Roo
md Mntor Tate The hodv ~ ri pae ,s oGo io
brought into Charleston f4ast ann.+ nuu usen
tion neryadcs f11e ci;r Womao ~ esttl.n
pfo the ae11ee ss asd are 9eng
Tor Charleston sav its frienda "a hs 3 X 1ope ta
onet. ''%' 40 A'''au'' - " Luz oay'
The T;m<., Wasb1noton a,sn,+ch sor..no,
cf1nTnr,s hos haan -,r53o;.ad - tt uen.
ments he needs Eharins,nn ~ ,nst s.,g ea1
That. too. Speedily. If emery ce1erItv , an,d ~
insh guns iii assoarlish 81 ihe t. result. AD1 ~
recent enrneement were nne'thsrd 'sefS af H. ~ LILY q
forre n 511nonncad 10ea"saat ~ ~ us tota.
were not near N Iearv M ~ ~ m,s aossgs
In The lat action he d;d ~ iasa &c! sno
men. and his fnts1 Inssa. sinea ha he,sa ~. ~
campajen viii not anonnt to eTcr e III III ~ 'ne
~ W e'et !,ov
EAsS .,a =. 3.eHIs L Wy: sFoRnALduREN.
tetoa 1ne NJ l. ifmes' ssfh-l
e..t LtesteloaY, a large qetachment Of United
states marines arrived here from the. National
Capital and we're subsequently, quartsrcd in
tne anata Mar,ne oartacks On Flushing avenue.
auo,net lloop AtINea from Philadelphia last
5or 81 "nu ts taita aas neen here since Mon
uas: AL tnse are 70 oe concentrated In ono
r. ]
Iotce tac marine corps there Officers accom-
lany the 1roops,, which arc all excellent1y ! =
ot1iieo, and in state of the most perfect dis ;.
c'pltne; An inspection Of the battalion will q
fake pinco to-day or Tomorrow, at the navy u
yard, under the surveillance Of Major Gar =
land, the commander Of the marine garrison :
Of the New York station. .Oger 400 1nen, 10
addition to those already here, are expected
In few days. ..-f Il
THE NIGHT ASSAULT on pArrsRr WAGNER. II
The Cbar,eston ft,,ri.,. ~ tho aist .1n1v e
'A .'"'@ ~ lug 'et ou1s
eises Inc 1ollow,ng Interesting account OF the
night assault Oh Battery Wagner: IT
First. II shou1d t,e stated TINT the En1on,sts =,
occury the e0uthcrn haif of Morris Isiand v
about two miles. Every aYoilabie n
point otSettack on this spaca had been made e,
" bristle with cannon. On Greee's Hill, or N
& Lookout" fas it Bus termci during onr :.
Of Fort Sumterl, they had erect ii
ID ba teries and signal station, and these. Is
i. i.h the fleet, played steadily upon our work
or several days. Meanwhile, The enemy IN n,
]nstriously prepared other Notifications on =.
me Island, the nearest being about three u
ourths Of mile from Fort Wagner. The
,the1s were located on the line Of Gregg's n,
I'LL, and extended about mile to the Ieft, 7,
ooEing nortllward from that point. The lat -
Al