Posted on 08/31/2023 2:38:24 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
The Richmond Dispatch of Saturday has the following important dispatches:
CHARLESTON, Thursday, Aug. 27.
The enemy's attack on our rifle-pits on Wednesday night was about 7 o'clock, in overwhelming force.
On Thursday, the firing on both sides was slow, with no unusual incidents.
CHARLESTON, Friday, Aug. 28.
The bombardment of Sumter and Wagner proceeds sluggishly.
The enemy is working hard in the trenches in front of Wagner.
No further attempt has been made to shell the city.
INTERESTING DETAILS OF REBEL NEWS.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 27th, which has been received through the lines of the Army of the Potomac, contains the following interesting details:
The Charleston papers of Monday contain some very interesting intelligence from that city. The Courier furnishes the following particulars of the new and important events in the bombardment winch have taken place:
The following is a copy of the communication of Gen. GILLMORE, received Friday night at Battery Wagner by Gen. HAGOOD, in relation to the firing on the city. It is indorsed on the back. "Headquarters Department of the South, Morris Island, Q.A. GILLMORE, Brig.-Gen. Commanding," demanding the immediate evacuation of Morris Island and Fort Sumter, or he will open on the city of Charleston from his batteries:
[COPY.]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, MORRIS ISLAND, S.C., Aug. 21, 1863.
GENERAL: I have the honor to demand of you the immediate evacuation of Morris Island and Fort Sumter by the Confederate forces. The present condition of Fort Sumter, and the rapid and progressive destruction which it is undergoing from my batteries, seem to render its complete demolition within a few hours a matter of certainty. All my heaviest guns have not yet opened.
Should you refuse compliance with this demand, or should I receive no reply thereto within four hours
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Charleston could use a good shelling today. Raise the Confederate flag and put the statues back up.
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