6 TJ1E DAILY KVEJSlHG TELEGKAPB PHILADELPHIA MONDAk, JULY 25, 1870. DAHLGREN VS. GILLMORE The Dispute Between Them. The Navy Before Charleston. Tbe Capture of .Morris Island. The Siege of Sumter and Wagner Xilal;-reiiH Version. Sherman Sustains IZim. Gillmoi'e'fs I ii c i sxc i t.y Mccy of onr readers will remember that during the operations against Morris Island &nd Fort Wagner, and afterwards, General Q. A. Gillmore and the officers under his com mand complained that they did not receive from the navy an efficient support. The blame for this was laid upon liear-Admiral Dahlgren, who assumed the command of the South Atlantic squadron a short time pre vious to the attack on Morris Island, and military incapacity was not the lease serious charge made against him by Gillmore and the officers of the army. Whether through his cwn fault or not, it is certain that Admiral Dahlgren did not make a distinguished repu tation by his management of the fleet before Charleston, and his differences with Gillmore eicited an intense feeling against him in the trmy. Admiral Dahlgren's course, whether judi cious or otherwise, was approved by the Navy Department, and he was retained in command of the South Atlantic squadron until the conclusion of the war. We are not aware that he ever made any reply whatever to the accusations of General Gillmore, and the public have been somewhat In a state of uncertainty ffl to the exact patnro of the quarrel between the two commanders. The following account of the naval operations before Morris Island and Fort Wagner is an extract from a brief but comprehensive sketch of the doings of the South Atlantic squadron while under the command of Itear- Admiral Dahlgren, which was written by the Admiral a short time before his death for the second edition of Hamersly's "Records Of the Living Officers of the United States Navy." This paper was prepared by the Admiral at the request of Mr. Hamersly, and it is interesting not only as a succinct nccount of the performances of the navy during the active operations against Charles ton, but as an answer from the pen of Admi ral Dahlgren himself to the accusations made against bim by General Gillmore. It will be seen that the Admiral retorts upon Gill more with the charge of incapacity, and according to his own statements the move ments of the army under that offioer's com mand were a series of blunders from the beginning, and that they were only saved from total failure by the efficient support which the navy gave at all times. This narrows the issue between the two officers down to a fine point; and if General Gillmore tad any real grounds of complaint against Ilear-Admiral Dahlgren, now is the time for him to Btate specifically wliat they were. The following is the naval 6ide of the question according to Dahlgren: ADMIRAL RAHLGKEN TAKES COMMAND. Rear-Admiral Dahlgren arrived at Port Royal ou the 4th of July, 1S0J. and on theCth relieved Admiral Dupont of the command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Having been told by Admi ral Dupont that Brigadier-General Gillmore was very anxious to proceed with some operations against Morris Inland, Admiral Dahlgren immedi ately sought an interview with Gillmore and agreed to assist in the reduction of the island, lie might well have demurred to the Instant-action required, for he had no Instructions from the Navy Depart ment authorizing him so to do, and the lron-cl ids were not ready for such service ; the experience of the 7th of April had shown the necessity of strength ening the pilot-houses and bases of turrets, and the work was In progrexs on three at Port Royal, the others being scattered at other ports. THE ATTACK ON MORRIS ISLAND. Notwithstanding this disadvantage mad that of never having seen the locality of the contemplated operation, the Admiral agreed without hesitation to co-operate with Gillmore In the attack on Morris Island. The work was stopped at once on the mon itors, and before daylight on the 9th of J Jiy (the day oxed) lour 01 tnem were orr me Charleston bar ready to enter, but the General would not be rea ly before the next day. It was still dark when the Admiral's Sag was hoisted on board the Kaatskill and the monitors began to move for the bar. The land batteries oa Folly Island opened tire as so 3a as there was light enough, and the monitors crossing the bar were placed In position so as to cntllade the Kebel batteries that defended the south end or Morris Island, and bo well, too, that some of the shot from our own batteries passed over the lead ing vessels. The effect or the naval Ore was quickly Been to be decisive, and a column of our troops being landed the Rebels abandoned their works pre cipitately and (ltd in confusion up the Island to Fort Wagner, more than two miles distant. Tha Admiral followed with the monitors, skirting the shore, and by 9 o'clock was In position off Fort Wagner, as near as the shoalness or the water would permit, opening lire oa the work and sus taining it until ti o'clock in the evening (excepting an hour for dinner) notwithstanding the excessive heat of the weather. General Gillmore did nothing more that day nor night than to secure possession or the deserted batteries. But next morning a note from him in pencil announced that " H' attempted to carry Fort Wagner by o4auf this mommy and reachtd tin paraptt.but theinen recoiled and feU back with nlijht loan." The Admiral had not received the least no tice in advance and thus was prevented from ren dering any assistance. It will be perceived that the precious momenta following the defeat of the eniny and the capture or his southern batteries were en tirely lost, for If Fort Wagner eould ever have been carried by assault It was on the loth or July, when the southern works of the is'and had been captured and the garrison had lied for sheltur into Waguer. The force assigned to the position had proved In adequateno reinforcements -were coming, and none did come through the day, nor were they got ten there before midnight the monitors were abreast of Wagner, euuuding its principal frout towards the troops with a steady ore. It was only 9 o'clock In the morning, our troops had been but a lew hours in movemeut, had met no resistance worth mentioning', and the distance to Wagner was Inconsiderable. It was the enemy's weakest mo ment and our opportunity, that would tever present itself to us at It did tbeu. oillmork's reasons for not takixo wagxlr. The reason for this unaccountable failure Is thus given by General Gillmore: "The heat being lu te line and the troops exhausted, offensive operations were suspended for the day." And yet, out or nearlv 11,000 men, It does not appear that more than WK) or 7000 were employed in the direct auack and in the diversion up the Stouo. Why the balance was not pusiied forward, or the landing column, after a suitable respite and refreshment, is nowhere ex plained. That General Gillmore did believe assault to be practicable is clearly shown by his attempt next morning, after the garrison had been reinforced itud me enemy permuted to recover from his defeat, unfortunately, too, without any notice for naval aid. od thus tl.e beet chance for taking Waguer by an tt teLU iEtfcu.t Witt I'.tt. It )N Hue that sixty days of toll in the trenches and the iron-clads, of exposure to sickening heat, death by disease and the bullet, did eventually bring us Into possession, but could not compensate for the loss of time; for to have been masters of Wagner on the loth of July was a very different result from being so on the 8th of September. The one would have found the enemy en tirely unprepared to resist our further advance, either upon Humtrrand the harbor, or npon the seaward extremity of Sullivan's Island, or npon James Island by the Mono river, and that with a military and naval force fresh and almost untouched. Hut the other did find us with soldiers, sailors, and lron-clads much the worse "for wear, and far less eillclout than at first, while the enemy had Improved the same time by strengthening the defense in every respect. THE ARMY NOT FIIEF A RED. There had been clearly no preparation by the General for the occasion, nor ready thought to use it when it otl'ered ; so the golden moments were lost, the enemy gained courage and reinforcements during the night, our soldiers were pushed at the work in the morning; those who led were not fol lowed, and wete promptly repulsed. No notice had been given to the navy, therefore its fire was not present to assist, and this dilatory, slight, and Illy prepared assault had Just such a conclusion as might have been expected, to be paid for afterwards In the toll and waste of lire that marked the next sixty days. If this first part of the enterprise against Morris Island had not been entirely a surprise, the enemy was certaluly unprepared for the force and rapidity of execution, as they might have been, perhaps, ror the lmpotency or the conclusion. THE SECOND ASSAULT ON WAGNER. The General now decided to make a jjjjudaisault In ioree and to cover It by some light b.ttterlcs. established at distances varvlng from one thousand to seventeen hundred yards. Willie the prepara tions for this design were going on the monitors were dally at work keeping down the Are at Fort Wagner, the gunboats assisting at long range. On the 18th of July the batteries ashore opened Ore violently on the fort, and the monitors took posi tion as near as the state of the tide would allow, anchoring at liOO yar!g; just outside of them was the frigate New Ironsides, and at long range the gunboats. As the tide rose, the Montauk, bearing the Admiral's flag, gradually closed In until within 800 yards of the fort, when grape was used. Unable to endure the severe raking lire from the vessels, the enemy kept out of sight not a gun was fired in reply nor a man to bo Been. About sunset a note from General Gillmoro announced his intention to assault, and the Admiral perceived our men moving np to the work, but before they reached it the darkness hid them from view. Until this moment an Inces sant and accurate fire had been maintained by the vessels ; and now It Itecame impossible to distinguish whether It took efl'eot on friend or foe, and, of ne cessity, was suspended. Quickly, came up from the darkness the rattle of musketry and the flashes of light artillery, which continued without intermission until 9-30, gradually abated and then ceased. This attempt to "make manifest the real and concealed elements of strength" of Wagner (so styled by Gene ral Gillmore) cost us some lsoo men. The chief cause of the disaster must be round in the failure to assault on the 10th, Immediately after the capture of the southern batteries, which would either have suc ceeded or else have disclosed satisfactorily the real and oonrealed element of 8trength,witu much less loss to ourselves. WHY THE NAVY CEASED FIRING. The naval lire was also placed In abeyance at the most critical moment by the lateness or the hour, which was the real cause or Its suspension, and not, as General Gillmore states, "for fear of hitting our own men" when they "approached near the work ;" and yet notwithstanding these disadvantages the troops got hold of and held the south east bastion for some time, when further mischance Intervened. Colonel Davis. In his "History of the 104th Pennsyl vania," says: "Here we have the old story, that somebody whose duty It was to support the advance failed to come up in time, and in consequence the hard-earned advantage was lost." A BLOODY AND DISHEARTENING FAILURE. Whatever the cause, the Tact of failure stood out In bloody and disheartening figures, and with It the conviction that the work must be reduced by the slow and laborious operation of siege, which, after the severe losses In men. amounting to 33 per cent., demanded reinforcement.- The trenches were accordingly advanced, always assisted by the flanking lire of the navy, In the course of which General Gillmore determined to batter Fort Sumter over Fort Wagner, with the in tention of subduing the lire of the former and pre vent its being used to aid in the defense of the lat ter. THE ATTACK ON SUMTER. One month was consumed In the preparation, and on the 1 7th August the batteries opened fire udou Sumter. The oillcial naval despatch says: At the same time trie .uimirai moved up with nis entire available force ' leading with bis nag in the Wee hawkcD, followed by the Kaatskill, Nahant and Mon- tauk, j'assaic and ratansco in reserve for Sumter: the Ironsides opposite Wagner and the gunboats at long range. t;v vu tne navy lire nad silenced wan ner, and prevented its cannon and musketry from troubling our men while pounding Sumter, in a few days this fort was in such a condition as to be unable to take any further part with its guns la disturbing the advance of our trenches, an advantage gained at the expense ot a greater, for In firing at so great a distance the flight even of rifle-shot or shells was so much dispersed as to convert the regular wall Into a mass or ruDOisn. on wmcn utile if any further lm presslon was possible. It would bave been far better, so far as the breaching or Sumter was con cerned, if the tiring at It had been postponed until our cannon could have been placed at Cnmmings' Point, some 1300 yard from Sumter'; then the gorge .wan couiu nave oeen cut inrougn witn regularity by the rifle-cannon, and when the rubbish began to accumulate, round shot and shell would have laid the interior or the work more fairly open to the view of our guns. The entire novelty of the feat did not allow it to be rightly appreciated at the time. and gave it a brilliancy which proved to be Illusory. Ou this occasion the naval force sustained a loss difficult or repair and for the time or serious consequences. Tha mnnitir I 'ataklll waa illaatilnil hv a tinatrv ahn. which crushed the top or the pilot-house and killed the gallant Captain George Rodgers, the Admiral's Fleet Captain. Neither he nor the monitor could be spared under tne circumstances. THE FALL OF FORT .WAGNER. Fort Wagner finally fell on the 7th or September, after a most pertinacious resistance, continued 57 days from the first assault made on the morning of the 11th of July. Soon after dark on the night or September 6 our sappers pushed by the south face of the fort, and next morning the final assault was to have been delivered. This was preluded by a tem pest or nre irem tne iana Datteries ana vessels, which began at daybreak on the 6th. and was con tinued 42 consecutive hours, in the course of which several thousand shot and Bhells were thrown Into Wagner. The enemy rightly comprehending It to be no longer tenaoie, evacusteu uuring tne nig tit, and aoanaoneu .Morris jsmnu entirely. And thus was accomplished the work agreed on by the Admiral and General at Port Koyal some two months previously, ami here also term lua tea the joint military and naval operations in front of Charleston. THE AID OF THE NAVY INDISPEN8ABLE. To what had been done the navy not only con tributed, but was Indispensable. All that General Gillmore did do was under cover of the navy can non. Hut for the presence or the lron-clads be could not have 'anded upon Morris Island on the 10th or July, nor have, remained there afterwards, much less have operated against Fort Wagner. The safety or his troops would have been menaced by the three Kebel iron-clads ln'.Charleston harbor, and being cut on oy mem irom supplies or ail kinds, would probably have become prisoners or war. General Gillmore seems to have been laboring under some sucn impressions wnen ne wiote (page is, iii) "that beyond the capture of -Morris Island ami the demolition or f ori suuuer. tne iana forces, nu in beriog scarcely eleven thousand men of all arms available ior onensive operations, coma not. unless largely reinforced, take the lead in any operations against the Interior or land defenses of Charleston that Involve their leaving their hold upon the narrow nea mittniiH, where oh the one nana then hud the co-out rat'.on of the navy ajainl the iron-clatl rant and rui boate of the enemy, on the other praolisally ihijmi- sauie.inareiie, amunxi uitci tna well-Known supe rior numbers of the enemy and their facilities for concentrating troops by railroad could be of little acad and corner ne advantage." - uii.lmore's nervousness. The. exceeding nervousness or General Gillmore on every move of the euomy that seemed to have the slightest bearing upon this position, was evinced In several Instances by his calls for assistance from the caw. for instance: Ttliumme from ijcneial H')dicn from Admiral tlillMnre, vuhliiren. July L 8 a. M The I tave just ordered a eneinv tiring musketry monitor and a gunboat from Wagner, and Inter- lino action, feres with my working. Can you not help me tu subdue him 1 Aug. 11-8 35 A. M. All right. Please open at soon as possible; the enemy's fire la very heavy. Aug. 17 To save Sum- A detachment of iron- ter tliej enemy may at- clad wiM lj in position tempt a s.ruo lu Die at daybreak. fLomicg. Can you get mouitois in position as early as to-day ? August 17 The enemy I have sent two moid are mounting a l.avy tors to keep tbein unlet guD oa tl.e ta fact of iu W.it'iitr. V fc'iir. August 19 Uyon could I will have them re- replace them iwhltworth Placed Immediately. ' guns) with s-lnch grins. ana hou or 4io rounus or ammunition for each gun, It would help us greatly. August 21 My ap- J will try to To so. proaches to Wagner are suspended on account or the annoyance rrora the enemy's sharpshooters. can you not stop it 7 August 21 The fire 1 am now going to from Wagner is very gall- move up with the monl Ing. tors. August xa wagner i win nonn up m r has opened a heavv lire three monitors ai once. on our works. Unless the navy succeed In silencing them, there Is great dan ger of their dismounting our guns. Aiieuet 22 col. Tur- orders nave oeen ner telegraphs me from given, and the monitors the front that., unless the are moving up. navy opens speedily, two of onr guns will certainly be dismounted. August 23 Can yon let I can let vou have 2ro me have some lor-pound- shell and 100 shot; also, er Parrott shells l I am 100 Sohenkl shells. entirely out. August 27 uan l take toucan take tne guns. another 8-inch gun and a loo-pounder Parrott frera your vessels ? ah or tnese were outsina or tne oruinary worK u co-operation, and were at times so pressing that the request was repeated before the iron-clads could get up their anchors ana steam into position. WHAT THE NAVY ACTUALLY DID. Some idea may be formed of what the nays did contribute to the reduction of Morris Island from the following summary : b'niiaoement of the Cuited State VesxcU off" Charles ton with Kebel tort and Latteriei in the Cu terse or Tt-o Month' Operations .Tnlv 1A Wlfh IPnff n'ammio mAnltnia 1." i 1 1 a I-11 1 II (TIKI. AWIV Tlll',I , lUt'llUf! 11 d lli3 .Wl . (flag ship), Montauk, Nahant, Wechawkcn. juiy 11 rort w agner: monitors Kaatskill (flag ship), Montank, Nahant, Weehawken. juiy is tort wagner (during the assault); moni tors Montauk (flag-ship), Kaatskill, Nautucket, Wee- nawken, ratnpsco; irigate Mew ironsides; gun coats tnul Imica i kt t .1 nra knnnnii WT louthiilrAn x nui uvnvoi v u i.f v fy EiAtn, v v ujaiiiAuu. dniy 20 r on wsgncr; iron-clad frigate ironsides. juiy Ti ton wagner: monitor jNantucket: gun boat Ottawa. July 24 Fort Wagner ; to cover the advance of our shore batteries monitors Weehawken (flag-ship), Kaatskill, .MoniauK, ratapsco. Nantucket: irigate Ironsides; gunboats Paul Jones, Seneca, Ottawa, Dai-Ching. juiy 25 f ori wagner: gunboats uttawa. uai- Chtng, Paul Jones. juiy 28 Fort wagner: monitors weenawken. Kaatskill ; gunboat Ottawa. juiy2 rori wagner: iren-ciaus ironsiaes, ra- tapsio, Passaic. juiy ho r on wagner; iron-ciaus ironsides, itaai- skill, Patapsco ; gunboat Ottawa. juiy 31 i-'ort wagner ana otner naileries on mor ris Island : gunboat Ottawa. August 1 rort wagner: iron-ciaas Montank. ra- tapsco, Kaatskill, Weehawken, Passaic, Nahant; genboat Marblehead. August ron wagner; guuooats uiiawa, mar blehead. August 4 -Fort Wagner; monitor Montauk: gun boat Marblehead. August 6 Fort Wagner; ganhoat Marblehead. Augusts Fort Wagner; gunboats Ottawa, Mar blehead, Mahaska. August 11 f ort wagner ana vicinity: monitors I'atupsco, Kaatskill. August ij rort w agner ana otner naileries oa Morris Island; gunboats Dai-Ching, Ottawa, Ma haska, Wissahickon, Racev. August 14 Fort Wagner and other batteries on Morris Island; gunboats Wissahickon, Mahaska, Ottawa, Dai-Ltnng ; moriar-uoiws it ace r, .uan Smith. August 15 Fort "Wagner ; mortar-boats Racer and Dan Smith. August IT Fort Wagner and other Rebel bat teries on Morris Island, in order to divert their tire from our land batteries, whlih were pounding Fort Sumter; Iron-cads Weehawken (flagship), lron s'des, Montauk, Nahant, Kaatskill, Passaic, Pa tapsco ; gunboats Canandaigua. Mahaska, Ottawa, Cimarron, Wissahiccon, Dai-Ching, Lodoua. August 18Fort Wagner, to prevent assault anti cipated by General Gillmore ; lron-clads Ironsides, Passaic, Weehawken; gunboats Wissahickon, Ma haska, Dal-Chlng, Ottawa, Lodona. August l'J Fort Wagner; Iron-clad Trons'.des. August 20 Hatteries 011 Morris Island: iron-clad Ironsides; gunboats Mahaska, Ottawa, Dai-Cuing, Lodona. August 21 Forts Sumter and Wagner; Iron clads Ironsides. Patapsco; gunboats Mahaska, Dai Chlnir. August 22 Fort Wagner; Iron-clads Weehawken, Ironsides. Montauk. August 23 Fort Sumter (night attack); iron clads ironsides, weenawK.cn (nag-snipi, Montauk, Passaic, Patapsco, Nahant, August 81, Fort Moultrie ; moniters Passaic, Pa taDsco: Weekawken. Nahant. Sept. 1, 163 Fort Sumter and obstructions In channel (night attack); .lron-clads Weehawken (flag-snip), ivioniauk, rassaic, raiapsjo, jxanam, Lettish. Sept. 2 Battery Gregg and Fort Sumter; Iron clad Ironsides. Sept, 6 Between Sumter and Battery Gregg; lron-ciaus ironsides, Lenign, auanu Sept. 6 Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg; iron, clads Ironsides, Patapsco, Lehigh, Nahant, Mou tank. Weehawken. Passaic. Sept. 7 Fort Moultrie and batteries on Sullivan's island : irou-ciatis ironsides magsnip), raiapsco. Lehieh. Nahant, Montauk. Weehawken got ashore- Sept. 8 Fort Moultrie and batteries on Sullivan's island, to cover the weenawxen (asnore); iron, clads ironsides, Patapsco, Lehigh, Nahant, M011 tauk. Passaic disabled. Amounting to 34 days out of 60 in which the squadron was engaged with batteries of great strength, and continued inrougn more or less 01 iuu day. In two or three Instances the actions oc curred at night Besides these frequent contests with the heavy works 01 tne enemy, tne never ceuBicg preparation, and activity Inseparable from the pursuit of a continued operation are to be con sidered, us well as a vigilant eye to the movements of the Rebel lron-clads, ready to use the first uu guardea moment especially at night which re quired at least two monitors to be kept on picket. All of this to be sustained within the contracted limits of lron-clads, and under the sweltering heat or a Southern summer a duty most faithfully per formed, abd never understood or appreciated ex cept by those who bore a part In It. THE ABANDONMENT OF MORRIS ISLAND. The end came with the abandonment of Morris Island ; and there also practically conducted the joint operation or the two arms In front of Charleston, as arranged between the commanding military and navaloilicers early In July. No further plana being proposed by the former, the Admiral. In the absenca of any positive Instructions in regard to an Indepen dent movement, was left to bis own judgment and bis own resources. The enemy bad rightly appreciated the conse-. quences of our being established on Morris Island. On the 10th or July, sooner or later, the rest or Morris Island must be given np, and In all probability Sum ter also. But bo long as this could be postponed was there opportunity of substituting other defenses for those thus lost, which was fully etl'ccte 1 before we bad possession of the island. Fort Johnson and other Interior works were added or Improved, and the Sullivan's Inland batteries made very formida ble. Kven the ruin of Sumter was retained, contraiy to all expectation. On the other band, the naval resources bad been materially impaired, the decks of the monitors bad been badly scored by heavy Bhot, their Bide armor damaged, their bottoms so covered with grass and shells as to reduce the speed to the lowest available rate, and the boilers less able to raise or.to bear steam. One or them had been temporarily disabled In tha action of the 17th of August, and was still In the bauds of the mecha nics. The experience of the last two months had also shown what resistance was to be expected from Band batteries, and bow far our naval force could affect them. An advanced and almost Isolated post like Wagner bad kept back the united force of troops and lron-clads for (wo months. What then could the naval force of Itself achieve agaiait the more powerful, more extensive, and more numerous works within, forming a system In which each was supported by its neighbors Even the access to Uiis concentrated force was barred at the entrance by the heavy batteries of Sullivan's Island, an 1 by the obstructions which Sumter was still able to pro tect on Its side. Had Sumter fallen with Morris Island these obstructions could bave been removed, and the vessels allowed to eutr and withdraw If unable to remain. But the enemy looseued not bis bold of Sumter, and Admiral Dahlgren perceived at once that his only chance lay In compelling bim to do so. lie made instant preparation ror the purpose, THE ARRANGEMENTS FOB ASSAULTING SUMTER. As seen rroin our vessels, the rubbish from tha gorge wall of Sumter produced by our lire formed a rough but regular ascent from the water upwards a column of sumclunt force should therefore be able to make Us way into the work, aud a detach ment of four bundled men was picked from the di'. fcreut wooden vessels at baud. Ids body was to be covered by a monitor placed in the narrow vein f deep er between the north end of Morris Island and Sumter. Its tire would clear tb breach in ad vance, and protect retreat if It Decame necessary The night was preferred because the foot or the b aeb could be reached unpereelved. and our men would afterwards be less exposed to the cross-ore from Forts Johnson and Moultrie. The judgment er the Admiral as to the practicability of an assault, and the time of making lt.was fully approved by the action of General Gillmore, wno it seems contem plated a- proceeding almost exactly similar; on learning which the Admiral determined that his own column should only go forward In company with that of the troops. Some questions arose In adjnst ing the arrangements for acting In concert, which induced mm nnauy to send nis acting enter oi s'aif to General Gillmore for a more prompt solution. AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. Meanwhlic an unfortunate accident had deprived the asvault of an essential id. itit monitor which was to atrord a hdQA t f m 1 Al nrii 11 nn.i n ttli r i m nnn r-l nfit grounded In the night in the shoal water near Sum ter, and wan discovered in tnis sitaaMon when the day broke, within rairrarge or the formidable bat teries on Sullivan's IsUnd. As the tide fell, the thin Iron bottom below the armor becHiiift exposed, and in this helpless situation the enemy 's cannon opened a heavy lire npon the monitor. Ihere was no remedy but to Interpose the entire Iron-clad Torce in older to save the monitor, which was accordingly done. After a severe cannonade of three hours, the enemy was beaten from his guns, and about 4 P. M.. the Weehawken was floated oil. THE ASSAULT ON SUMTER. Whilst the action wr a golnir on the arrangements for assault that night were being made, as already stated, and about 11 o'clock the chief of staff having returned fiom General Gillmore, with full under standing as to the co-operation or the columns, lcrt to take bis place as a volunteer with that of the navy, isoon alter the flag steatnerjwas put in motion and steered lor Fort Sumter to overlook the action, anchoring as near It as the shoal water permitted in the darkness of the night. Just as the Admiral was about to step Into his barge, a perfect blaze of light illuminated the foit, whilst the screeching of the shots from JoImisou and Moultrie, and an iron-clad inside, filled the air above. Nothing daunted, the leading seamen followed their officers, and ran up the slope, at the head of which they were stopped by l he bare wall rising alove the debris, that In all probability had been cleared away for the purpose, 'i he lepulse was complete; some of onr men were killed, some became prisoners, among them the gallant W illiams, ho went down with his ship, the onelda, recently, in the bay or Yokohama, and Fretton, who gave his lire tit Fort Fisher, Lieute antsRemy, Brower, Meade, and Bradford; Ensigns Porter and Dayton: Mates Hovey and MoCartr: Engineer Harmony, and Mr. Brayton. The military coiumn came nor, wnen its presence naa oeen so far relied on that the naval column would assuredly not have gone forward without It. THE. FAILURE. Thus failed the only effort In the Admiral's power to open the way Into the haroor for his small and Datterca force or lrou-cians, and witn the additional damage so unexpectedly incurred, It was out of the question to make any farther attempt, unless In con cert with the army, or strongly reinforced, for the Passaic was nearly completely disabled, tne Patapsco bad been towed out of action, and the Weehawken bad received Borne ugly damage under water, which could not be reached unless hauled np. The Iron bottoms of all were now so foul as to diminish the peed too much for necessary manoeuvres. GILLMORe's RIDICULOUS APPREHENSIONS. Pending this state or things, one of the monitors got into a difficulty that had liked to prove serious. On the 16th of November General Gillmore tele graphed the Admiral : "The enemy have opened a heavy lire on Cummlngs' Point. W 111 you have some ol your vessels move up so as to prevent an attack by boats on the sea-face of the point?" Nothing could have been more supremely ridiculous than the apprehension conveyed by this request. So certain must have been the swift destruction of the enemy in making the attempt, that no move should have been made to prevent it. Imagine boats filled with troops, far away from succor, pulling for a beach lined with batteries and close at hand numerous regiments the water entirely controlled by our vesieis: THE MONITOR LEHIGH AGROUND. As a refusal would have been misunderstood or misrepresented, the Admiral sent a monitor (the Lc high) to take care of Gilluiorc ami his batteries. It being quite dark, and the water off the north point or Morris isiana uangerous witn Bnoa.s, tne Len gn grounded, and the next morning being discovered In this situation, became a taiget ror the formidable line of batteries on Sullivan's Is'and. But three other monitors were present the Passalo, Nahant, and Montauk. They were ordered up, one to help the Lehigh oh, the other two to divert the enemy's lire. Under u storm or shot and shell a hawser was sent by a boat from the Nahant to the Lehigh. Both pressed their steam the hawser parted. It was re placed by another, and then another effort with the steam the hawser was shot away. Again renewed, and now the critical moment came. The tide was at its height, and would cease to flow In a few minutes. A monitor was called out or action and placed ahead of the Nahant. The enemy's shot were coming thickly, and seemed to fall within the space between the vessels. Steam was brought gradually on the hawser it began to unstrand under the enormous etl'orts or the two monitors. At the last moment the Lehigh started suddenly as U launched, and floated in deep water, when the lron-clads quietly steamed out of range. The Lehigh had beeu bit five feet below the water, and the water came In so rapidly as to make it necessary to send her to Port Royal for repairs. THE END OF THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. Late in February, 1S64, the Secretary of the Navy signified bis wish to see the Admiral at Washington, where be arrived on tbe 2d of March, only to hear, to his great disappointment, that no reinforcements could be sent. Tbe new vessels were more needed elsewhere, and so ended tbe idea of entering the barbor of Charleston. It Is not to be supposed that without the aid of a suitable military force the vessels could have made any permanent Impression, nor that this would have been tbe most judicious application of such a com bined force, as It amounted to an attack on the strongest side and a neglect or the weaker. So ne of the ablest naval opinion could be otl'ered in this re spect. That or the great military strategist or the day will, however, be accepted as rally suillclent. General Sherman thus wrote Admiral Dahlgren: GENERAL SHERMAN'S OPINION OP DAHLGREN. "From a residence at Fort Miultrle during the years lt42-34-5 and 8, 1 bad acquired a knowledge 01 tne water ana iana round aoout unanesion Har bor, and therefore feel competent to express an opinion on tbe points you make. 'I would not have advised you to run the Iron-? clad fleet past Fort Sumter, Into the inner har bor of Charleston, on tbe theory that by bringing the city under your guns, the enemy would have eva cuated both city and forts. I don't believe the forts' would have been evacuated, but that the fleet would have been subjected to a terrific lire from tbe circle of batteries that wonld bave crippled every ship and rendered the fleet useless for other purposes. The enemy could well have afforded to exchange tbe city of Charles ton for the fleet." "When you and I were in Savannah, about Christ mas of lbti4, we discussed freely all these points, and you will recall my opinions then expressed most em phatically : First. That Charleston was a place of no military importance at all; that the labor spent in the attempt to reduce it was useless; that all the attacks from the sea front were playing Into the hands of the enemy, who of course bad reason to re joice at every attack from that quaner, etc. "I now thank you In person for not having made the hazardous experiment, for when the time did come to act serionsl y, your fleet was perfect, well manned, and admlraoly suited to aid me In the exe cution of tne plan which did accomplish tbe rail of Charleston, anljiiore too." FURNACES. Established in 1835. Invariably tb greatest success over all competition whenever and wherever exhibited or used ia Ue UNITED STATES. CHARLES WILLIAMS' Patent Golden Eagle Furnaces, Acknowledged toy tbe leading Architect and Builder to be the most powerful and duxtble- Furnitoea ottered, and the mokt prompt, lystematic, and largett house in ibis Una of business. BEAVY llEDUCTJON Iff PltlCUd, and only first-class work turned out. . Nor. 1132 isd 1134 MARKET Street, PHILADELPHIA. N. B. 8FKD IOR BOOK OF FACTS ON 11 EAT AND VENTILATION. .oiJlm Ccrn Exchange Bag Manufactory JOHN T. BAILEY, N. E. Cor. WATER and MARKET Sti ROPB AND TWIN E, BAGS and BAGQINO, for Hoar, belt, Buper Ptioximkte of Lisue, Bone Dust, Kte, ' LkriieVcil email tiUJNNlf BAGS ountU ou Unit ' I AiscWQeiLSACJUi. SUMMER RESORTS. CAPE MA r. CONGRESS HALL, CArE MAY, N. J., Opens .Inne 1. Closes October 1 Mark and Simon Ilassler'a Orcbes'ra, and full Military Band, of 120 pieces. TERMS 13-50 per day June and September. 40 per day July and Angust. The new wing is now completed. Applications for Rooms, address its tat J. F. OAKE, Proprietor HMIE PHILADELPHIA HOUSE, A CAPE I8LAND.N. J., 18 NOW OPEN. The bouse been greatly enlarged and improved, and .fTera superior inducement to tlioe seeking a quiut and pleasant home by the wi side at a moderate price. Addrew, K. GKUiTlUS. No. 1W4 CliKSNUT Street, Or Cape .May 6 16 iin UNITED STATES HOTEL, FORMERLY Sherman Ilonse, Cape lBland. The undersigned respectfully informs the public that he has taken the above hotel, and win Keep a plain, comfortable house, a good table, and the best wlne and liquors, that he can procure. 1-rlce of board, 17.M per wees. The house Is now open for visitors. 6 87 lm J ERE McKIBBIN, Agt. OCEAN HOUSE, CAPE MAY, N. J. THE BiiVr table on Cape Inland. Numerous home-like comforts, location within fifty yards of the best bathing on the beach, are the principal advantages possessed by tula llrs!ciJMM f sir.ily hotel. No bar on the premises. . -S I E & SAWYER, 6 30 lm Proprietors. TREMONT HOUSE, CAPE MAY, N. J. This House is now open for the reception of cnet. Rooms can be engaged at No. 1P03 MOUNT VKHNON Street, until July 1. . 6 US 2m MRS. K. PARKINSON JONE3. M" cMAKIN'S ATLANTIC HOTEL, OAPK MAY, N.J. . The new Atlantio is now open. 6 25 wtm 8m JOHN McMAKIW, Proprietor. SW. CLOUD'S COTTAGE FOR BOARDERS e FRANKLIN, opposite Hughes street, Cape Island. 7 8 lm ATLANTIO CITY. UNITED STATES HOTEL. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., IS NOW OPEN. Reduction of Twenty Per Cent, in the Price of Board. Muslo under the direction of Professor M. F. Atedo. Terms, $30 per week. Person desiring to engage rooms will address. BROWN & WOELPPEB, Proprietors, No. 837 RICHMOND Street, Philadelphia, tethitolm a6dlm7Htfthstnlni SURF HOUSE. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. is now open for thel season. Besides the ad vantage of location this house enjoys, and the fane bathing contiguous to It, a railroad has been constructed sinoe last season to convey guests from the hotel to the beach. The house has been overhauled and refitted throughout, and no pains will be spared to make it, in very particular. A FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT. 611 8m J. FKHAS. Proprietor. JIGHTHOUSE COTTAGE, Located between United States Hotel aud the beaoh, ATLANTIO CITY, N. J. BOARD REDUCED. . Open from June 1 to October L frl-2m JONAH WOOTTON, Proprietor. THE WILSON COTTAGE, ATLANTIC CITY. A new and well-furnished Boarding-house on NORTH CAROLINA Avenue, near the Depot, Terms to suit. 7 6 lm ROBERT L. FUREY, Proprietor. BEACH COTTAGE, ATLANTIO CITY NOW open. A first-class Family Boarding House, MICHIGAN Avenue, near the Beach. NO BAIL Terms to suit all. Apply to J. B. DOYLE, Proprie tor, or E. F. PARROTT, No. 83 N. EIGHTH Street, corner of Filbert. 71 lm NEPTUNE. COTTAGE (LATE MANN'S COTTAGE), PENNSYLVANIA Avenue, first house below the Mansion House, Atlantio City, is NOW OPKN to receive Guest. All old friends heartily welcome, and new ones also. . MRS. JOHN SMICJK, 6112m Proprietress. ATLANTIO CITY. ROS EDA LE COTTAGE, VIRGINIA between Atlantic and Pacific ave nues, MRS. E.' LUNG KEN, formerly of THIR TEENTH and ARCH, Proprietress. Board from $10 to tis per week. 7 11 mwstl MACY HOUSE, MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, Atlantic City, ia open the entire year. Situ ated near the best bathing. Has large airy rooms, with spring beds. Terms $16 per week. 6 25 0W GEORGE II. MACY, Proprietor. CENTRAL HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., is NOW OPEN for the reception of guests. till tfw LAW LP H A TRILLV, Proprietors. THE "CIIALFONTE," ATLANTIC CITY, N J., It now open. Railroad from tbe house to the bearh. EL18HA ROBERTS, tf 113m Proprietor. ENOINEHi MACHINERY, ETO. PENN STEAM ENGINE AND BOILER LWORKS. NEAFIE & LEVY. PRACTI CAL AND THEORETICAL ENGINEERS, MA CHINISTS, BOILER-MAKERS, BLACKSMITHS, and FOUNDERS, having for many years been in buccessfdl operation, and been exclusively engaged In building aud repairing Marine and River EDgluea, high and low pressure, Iron Boilers, Water Tanks, Propellers, etc. etc., respectfully oirer their serviees to the public as being fully prepared to contract for engines of all sinew, Marine, River, and Stationary ; having seta of patterns of dineient sizes, are pre pared to execute orders with quick despatch. Every description of pattern-making made at tne shortest notice. High and Low Pressure Fine Tubular and Cylinder Boilers of the best Pennsylvania Charcoal Iron. Forgings of all size and kinds. Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions. Roll Turning, Screw Cutting, and all other work connected with the above business. Draw injrs and speculations for all work done the establishment free of charge, and work gua ranteed. The subscribers have ample wharf dock-room foi repairs of boats, where they can lie In perfect safety, and are provided with shears, blocks, falls, etc. etc.. for raising heavy or light weights. ' JACOB C. NEAFIE, JOHN P. LEVY, 3158 BEACH and PALMER Streets. G 1RABD 1UBE WORKS AND IRON CO., JOHN H. MURPHY, President, PHILADELPHIA, PA. MANUFACTURE WROUGHT-IRON PIPE and Sundries for Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters. WORKS, TWENTY-THIRD and FILBERT Streets. Ofllce and Warehouse, 4 1 ' No. 41 N. FIFTH Street. PROPOSALS. 1JROPOSAL8 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STEAM FROP.KLLElt FOit THE REVENUE MARINE. . Tkeasuky Department. Wasbimoto'n, D. c, July l, is;o. Tbe bids for the construction of an Iron Steim Propeller of S50 tons, opened in this Department June 80, being considered exorbitant, separate sealed proposals will be received at this department until 18 o'clock on FRIDAY, IWtii July, ls70, for the construction of a Bteum Propeller of wood, of ibO tons. General plans, conditions, and specifications can be obtained from the Collectors of Customs at Port land, Me., Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. . . , . Renewed proposals are also Invited for the same steamer of ikon, upon the same plans, conditions, nd specifications as were Issued June L No bids will be considered except from parties regularly en caged in shlp-buildiug. The Depaituieut reserves the right to reject any and all bids. GEORGE 8. BOUTWELL, 7 7 U 14 18 Kl iS 28 Secretary ol tueVreasury. I. T. KAtTOH, I - IHTOfl Sc I. sfllABO. M C 31 A 11 O .If, BBIPPIN9 A ND eOMMMSIOir MMROBAh IB. Ho. I OOKNTIKS SLIP, New York. No. Is bOUTH WHARVES, Philadelphia, No. 4f W. PRATT llreet, Baltimore. We are preiared to ship every deoaulion of Freight to Philadelphia, New York, Wilmington, and intermediate points wilii promptnece and deapaton. (JaoaJ Bvale feed bim-tBCJ t uiuetiea at U.S Shorteat Mtieev SUMMER RESORTS. SUMMER IIKSORT8 ON THE LINE OF FH1LADF1.PHI A AND READING RAILROAD AND LKANCHKS. MAY 90. 1F70. mansion uousk, mt. carbon, Mr . Carole Seb., MB Mr M. L. Miller. T, count,. W. F. Miiti. Mahanny City P. O., Bchuylklll oounty. MOUHT CARMEL HOtjSR, "ramT Charles Onlp.'Mount !rmel P. O., Northumberland WHiTK HOUSE, F. Mayer, Reading P. ()., Berks county. ANDALUMA HALL, Henry We ver, Reading P. O., Berks county. CENTRAL AVENUE HALL, J. I. Da? Reading P. O., Berks coun'y. t 6FK1N(J MILL HEIGHTS Jb(-ct H. Br fcih. t'nn-hohooken P. O , Montgomery CO. t x, - HOYKHTOWN SEMINARY, A- X. boos Boyertown P. O,, Berks oounty. r . r. !-MIJ5SPRIN08, George F. Creder, Litis P. O., Lancaster oounty. ti . , mJ'Ino Springs hotel, ,.R",,,jW emertville P. O., Berks cconty. COLD r.rRIN(.8 HOTEl, LEBANON OOUNTY, Tr lr? ' : fc8i,,,uu oount" Jobn FrederUV. Knhrata P. O., Ijincoster count,. . PEKKIOMRN BRIDGE HOTEL. Davia Lccgaker, CnllmeTille P. O.. Montgomery CO. T PROSFEOT TERRACE, Ar. Janes Palmer, CollersTille P. O., Montgomery t 0 DOUTY HOUSE, George 5. Burr, Sbamokln, Northumberland onanty. win uv wiu M ruiHiiivipiiui w ma irom at'Ce points at reduced rates, good for same da, iss-.ied, and on Saturdays good until the following Moo-dJ- ( & imi ATLANTIC HOUSE, Newport, Rhode Island, BOARD REDUCED. Tt:si:o:tl will be opened MaY 30, at f J BO per day for ir&iis:eru boarders. Families may make special arrangements, by the wees or season. WM. W. HAZARD, 11 acKp PROPRIETOR. QELMON f HA L L, SCHOOLEY'S MOUNTAIN, N. J., IS NOW OPEN. This favorite resort has been greatly Improved and enlarged, and offers superior inducements to those seeking a healthy, quiet, and fashionable re treat for the summer at reduced prices. 7 11 lm D. A. CROWffLL, Proprietor. KITTATINNY HOUSE, DELAWARE WATER GAP. This delightful summer resort is now open, and much improved. Trains leave Kensington 7-30 A. 31. and 3-80 P. M. Arrive at the Gap in less than five hoars. ' 6 23 itnthlm ffM. A. BRODHEAD & SON& LAKE GEORGE LAKE HOUSE, CALD well, N.Y. Best of accommodations for families and gentlemen. uwiu i' j "i iiwu uuuvi louaif j, ni4Hr . week ; for the season, $14 to $17'60, according to room : fax Open from June 1 to October 'JO. Address , oosin a. o. KUCSWELL. CH ITTENANGO. ' WHITE BULPHER SPRINGS, Madison oounty. N. Y. FirstrClasg Hotel, with every requisite. I Drawing-room and sleeping-cars from New York city, A Tia Hudson River Railroad at g A. M. and 4 P. M., with, f I out change. Bend for circular. 662m ' BEESLEY 8 TOINT HOTEL, CAPE MAY CO., a. J., is now Open for the reception of visitors W. D. WOOD, 6 30 lm Proprietor. PERSONAL.. ATOTICE RELATING TO ' ARTIFICIAL LLMBS. 0.1 War Department, IKNT, ) PF1CI, -15, 1870. J atliUEOH-UENKKAL'S UPK Washington. Jul, 15. Congress having provided, by aots approved June 17, June 30, and July 11, 16T0, for the reissue every eve years of Artiudal Limbs, or the value thereof in money, to oihccre, soldiers, seamen and marines who have lost limbs In the service of the United States, the following Instructions are published for the benefit of those interested. Applications should be made direct to the Surgeon. General, irom whose oitlce the necessary blanks will be furnished on request. Upon applications for limbs in kind, orders will be given by the Surgeon-General, 'upon any manufac turer selected, who shall first have tiled a bond in the sum of live thousand dollars, with two sureties, to furnish good and satisfactory limbs, without extra charge to the soldier, and make good all defects of material or workmanship without additional charge, subject in all eases to the Inspection of such persons as the Surgeon-Ueneral may designate. Blank forms of bonds will be furnished by this orilce. Transportation to and from the place of fitting the limb will also be furnished upon a written request addressed to the rJurgeon-GeneraL Applications for commutation will be certified by the Surgeon-General, and transmitted to the Com mlssioner of Pensions for payment, through the local pension agents. As full instructions will be lot-warded from this office with the hlMik form of application, the ex pense of employing an attorney or agent will be la no case necessary. J. K. BARN US, 7 23 4t Burgeon-General U. S. Army. INSTRUCTION. EDGEHILL, MERCHANTVILLE, N. J., WILl BE opened for SUMMER BOARDERS from JoJyl to September 16, 1S70. The House Is new and pleasantly located, vltn plenty of shade. Rooms large and airy, a nunper of them ' communicating, and with crst-oaaa board. " I A few families can be accommodated by appl'ing early. , ' ' For particulars call on or address ; REV. T. W. CATTELL T 1 j MerchantviUe, N. T. : rIVEKVlEW MILITARY ACADEMY, POUiH t KEEPSIK, N. Y. OTIS BISI1EE, A. M., Principal and Propriew. A wide-awake, thorough-going Sctiaol for Kys wishing to be trained for BusmebS, for ;ol. lejre, or for Weet Point or the Naval Aa. demy. . 7 10 stuthlo CI1EGAKAY INSTITUTE, No; 1537 AID 153 SPRUCE htreet, Philadelphia, will reoperoo 1'Vt blAY, September 1U. Kronen is the language oih lanily, and is etnaUntiy spoken in the inwit ate. dliwlmbm L. D'UKRVILLV, Prinoipl. HY. LAl'DERBACU S ACADEMY, ASSEMLY BUILDINGS, NO. 108 S. TENTH SUet, Applicants for the Fall Term will be recelveon und after August 16. Circulars at Mr. Warburto's, No. 430 Cheanut street. 5 3(f CLOTHS, OASSIMERES. ETO Q L O T H H O U 8 E. JAMES &.HUBCI, No. 11 North 8ECO.HII Ntree. Sign. of tne Golden Lamb, j Aie w receiving a large and apien1:d asgortent of new styles of FANCY' CASSIMERES And standard makes of DOESKINS, CLOTOSnd COATINGS, 13 28 ml AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. USE CHAMBERS' STAR I W K. VANS, STODD.4RT 4 CO., No. T40 8AN.SOM 8tre 7 9 Imwlm ALEXANDER O. CATTELL A O. fUODVVB COMM1B8ION MKHCUAKTS, HfcWMOKm WUARV1U4 AND So. 91 WORTH WATFR 8TREKT. FUILADtCLPaliA. UI34134? 0. CaJZAXa. KLUA CTTT, fl J
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