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Very Latest From Charleston

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Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
August
Year
1863
Copyright
Public Domain
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New York, Aug. 27. The steamer Arago, from Charleston B:ir. the 25th, has arrived. 0. 0. Fulton, of the Bsiltimore American, fenda a dispatch dated off Morris Island Aug. '2-Í, nt nor)n, whiuh says: "Ad mirul Dahlgren, at midnight on Siiturday, with fiye Monitors, bomburded Sumpter t ï 11 6 o'elock. The fort was Btruck over 100 times, ihe halls going througt) the sea wall. The whole parapet was r.lso oarried away. Sumpter fïveci ono gun five times, bnt Moukrie, Gregg and Beauregard ftir threo hmirs rained sheüs on the Monitors. They wera sirnok several times, hut no hann was done. Sumpter is defunot. The ast gun was distnounted yesterday. l'o day a grand army ind naval attack on Wagner and Gregg tukes plaoe. - Now that Fort Sumpter is defunct the rebels will bodriven trom Morris Island. Gilmtiro is determined to have possession to-night. Gilmore on Thursday, JoHfipd Beaurcgard that if he clid not eurrender the forls he would shell the city in 24 hours No attention was iaid to the demand, and Fiiday niirht Gen. Gilmore threw 15 shell.-i uharged vith Greek fire into the city. Batur lay afternoon Beuuregard Oot down i llag oí truoe with ati urgent protest, denouncing Greek fire as a trost viüanous pomponnd, u&worthy of civilized ïalions, and demainling more linie. The EnglishFrenuh and Spanish Con si.ls also deiioiinced the short time given, nul (lemniidcil moie time to remove the subjects of their resppptive connlries. Gilmore replied dy ing tho aewnnd tor the. Bur"enuer Bénurepard nsketi a truca of 40 honra. Gilmore Pefused U.no. nr anv t rms hut uncnnditional Rurrerider. At 12 last night the shelKrrg with Oreck fire was resnmed. Tt is pener:illy lliouufht tho Stars and St ripea uill wave over Sunipter to-night. Thöre ra vidently great trouble in Charleston. It is not believed tiiore are over 20 men in the rmns of Sumpter. Her guns ire now mounted on Sullivjin's Ivland. The nd is appnmrhivgy

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