, 1864-08-14

-. SuApil4 u LAVE QEc0 uo4G
cruelty nsed, there IRE few who do not trust
toat-ffe INT ln'pulse OF disappointed hopes
tver-comnon Sci Sc will soon induce hint
70 fecosn'zc that there arc some apparent
leeees ebich> being steadily exsn11neJ.
; gafu-
TUE eEEGE or Cr1AElEs-
TON.
observation-disclosures ..ftf,r ISpn1baAf-
nlcns-lntcrcsttzE e De v-iopna.uta.
From the New South, July n,
Ire bombardment Of Fort Sumtcr fro-,
toe batteries on Cummiugs' Point is bcinr
prosecuted with great rigor. The firing ttuS
iaf 9ss had marked eject, having exposed
te siew considerable portion ct the Iste-
riior Of the work. 1t has been many mnn,n.
since the rebels in Sumter have bat = pnod
thorough waking up; but tue spell is now
broken under the new order Of thiars-s
circumstance which has donhtleas msde
nseir impression on the sepsihiIitfrs Of the
GARRISON. The bomnardment Ia d heavy as
A. anY that hss get been directed to the lori.
The firing cancot be excslled.. Shot snc.
cetolng ehot strikes squarely at the pofat
a'mea al. At almost every discharge dawn
eoEre eoEes Rle Of rubbish, while above rises ..
bardmenr Was commenced It ls believed III.
Tort was nearly as strong as 1t was bt.nrn f],r
severe chastisement 1t received uuder the
oifecton OF Gen. Gilmore. It had become
tea thas , strong ior The reason that the rebels
md oeen allowed TO quietly, uninterruotcdix
work At repairing damages
-, Ihe other dny, when Gen. Foster ras at
Inc mont, witness to the 6helli1,y, lla Oh,
served sheet Of water WAS thrown no bT =
s.. snot - Which struck within the fort. This led
nm to make closer inspection, the resnIt
o. which strengthened his conviction that.
the rebels had made large excayat;nns ~
the interior Of the lort- 1t has been su,ssc-
Qnently escertatned that subtetrlnean Did
shSse ~ nas neen constructed By mcans (which
circuit round the fort. According to infor-
nation considered authentic, the lower csae-
mates Of the work have never been n,n,eri-
ally damaged. The debris fornec by the
constant shelltng completely buried the case-
mates on the side fronting Mor,i. Isiard-
That being tue case 1t may be safely assumed
that the men are provided with a.euperior
shtlter from offensive missiles.
BESIDE having The lower c:srnaates "a 4
place Of protectiop, the rcb-l Is hare coa-
sufficiently large to accommodate a nume-
fone garrison. Of course these benb proofs
are built low down, 80 that when the upne4-
portion q the tort Is knocked away, that
snare ct tic debris which falls In wards tead4
70 add to the strength Of the proof. Those
wagner arr aware Of the perfect security
they afforded tie Occupants. In that case
az IN the present case OF Sumter, the earth
or material dftplaced By projrctiles served to
render tks bomo.proots still further lmprcg-
/ nable.
| a grest diversity ofoplnion Ia, existed "A
70 whether or not the cremY, at any tlu,e
! during the past tew months, has hid v1,u..
mounted In Sumter, The fact appears 70 b..
that guns are really mounted In or On ne
ioft. 1t must be borne In mind tfat Tia
epaene! side Of The fort-not bling d,rcc7i-
exposed to either the land or naval hatteri.:!
.ss, .,as sustained but little damage conp,rcd
channel f1unt, then, It bus bsen 1e.-cs3 s
through undoubted sources. thu Rebels haya
mounted i've guns, two Ut which aru In =
good, eerVicable condition or thu rrm.;,.~
'nE Three, one Is IN questionable Condition
A. q, '%o @t,or o.aess nsluY usesss The gana
! lsneed to the fort. IN adtitIoa e "a
, 49,: Sc guns, the rebels each ni.tt
after aa.'k laal ever the ru5bteh to the eaua.
nit Of the wall-tt canno. sc cs.,,- oa,,f;.!-
TOT that Is dtstroyed-four 12.poundcf Gu.,.i.
zcrs, which they place In position on = ,sva1a.
turtscc OF platform. The object o fthese srnsI1
plects 10 pfooahiy to defcud the fort arajnat
1nianfs 1,n'9', stsahlts. In the morning bciorr
Tue rebels never fire from either the lisnf ~
neasx pieces. they havr. probably deludsd
themselves With the belief that Nc were irnoe
rant ct the iact Of their having guns in lie
~ T. "ntca ,a snpposcd Ignorance they fntsod-
eu " ahe sdVahtagc OF when the monitor.
shoulu attempt the passlge Of thu eh.nns1
or "htu party from the shore shori1 T..ass
them with at assault. II the rrhets sbc,is
snance 70 glance at this expose they VIII ns,x-
Tn-t H. ~ flAnEo NJ tne!r unsuccessful Il.
Matiun. 4Ao"ote 1oioe-
IN thc present Or In q previous bombard.
meht' Tue Old magazine was blown u1,. Tnr
Iept 10 hase no" constructed a new ,nann.
zlne near The northwest angle Of the fnrt
Sttead at interval over tie ruhbish IA ..,
wofk of wire which is intended to act ss m
lnpeaaAeat agatnst the Efforts or a sr.Iino~
parry The rebel sharpsho tiers f-iJcitst5
1hcnsel on the excellent shots thew vii
su.i ahe w, Mnen lou our men, enrauglcd iu the wire.
II IL admitted that onr mortars do k.arf,y
h eiecataon: The occupants Of the fort csu.
"hen away from the bomb-provfs. mans - ~
clnT' t,a pehlnda pile Of bricks to escape injury
th, HON .he shofs thrown from tho guns, but
no1tats hare no respect Lr these nlseea NJ ~
te4u6t* since the late bonbarG ment com.
henced over one hundred have heen k,i,a.F
nsn.ie Meunasd Wthin the fort The casualties
nak Ing repairs. Among the rccont yte.:ina
vas the Lite commandment, Caut JnIn
olNche. The following obituary = "A tsken
nom the Richmond EoYuire- of JULY "a.
aeeply regret to announce that Cant.
John siitchti, OF The artillery 50 nol,ly ilfr-
t1taet WITH the defense Of Morris isl,nd ma
iatelY OF Fort Sumter, WAS killed on Tues1av
iAst, on tue paratet Of Fort Sumter. Cant.
hHcnel was u ounG officer OF great gallant
y, ano had won most honorable dfstiuctio
aor der en,y .; Inc exhibition OF the highest or
=. .ents which win the confidence Of the SOL
dleEs as well as bis superior officers. Thiais
.pe 81 cond gallant son that Mr. John Mitchell
has iost IN this war. We deeply sympatnise
ncnt.f'
Re'iefs sfe sent to the garrison at night bv
lue2ns o. sulsll steamer which runs down
!he sull1Ean's Island side of the c1aauel-
y Iae zane mesns the garrison arc supplied
The small, colorless aag In hich the rebe1x
= axe 30 much pride can be seen 1t most Ill
lines on the northWtst wall. How tu4xv
smes the flag has been shot away We know
iot. oat c sno~ Tor certainty th.t iu -
~ g!e das It has gone overheard four dltIer-
AZ Of e Of Tue results Of the present bonn
1afdnenf, It has been noticed that q COM
olete lahe has BEEN pl0wed through ths
of1. II 10 the intention, ne nou. rstanJ.
y continue the bomb,ruinent until 1t il
!. nrIy demonstrated that the work OF dcr,o-
ition is fairly accomplished
fle Pennsylvanaa Election-Yotn on
hHe eonstttuttonal AnacudtuenH.
From the New York E,cnin:; Pu4s1
The Philadelphia papers give tue official r.
nzts Of the vote on the three amendments
o tht Constitution OF Pennsylvania. Oalv
I've counties Frmain to be keurl fton1, hut
heir rote wRs light, and will not materially
hange the result: Ths aggregate vote on
ne soldlers' Voting amendment will 30
bout SO. .oo0-about tWo-thizds tic yotu caat
or State Ou-cers In 1SU3.
Tue first amendment authorizes volunteers
J the army Of the Cnlted 9tate. WIN NAV b..
tizens of Pennsy avnuta to vote for STATE or
GERS when with the respective commands,
ne counties giving the heavier average vote
sa!ust this amendment arr NJ folInws.
.,,, For Amendm't. At, Am'd't.
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