AMERICA.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 3, 16 November 1863, Page 3

AMERICA.

Gener.il Gilmore officially reports on the 25th August the practical demolition of Fort Sumter, after seven days' bombardment, at a distance of 3330 to 4000 yards. It is a shapeless and harmless mass of ruins. " A longer fire,"' he says, •* would make it a greater mass of ruins, but scarcely more powerless for the defence of harleston Harbor. It is unnecessary to •continue to fire' on the ruins. I have established batteries on my left within effective range of the heart of Charleston, and opened with them after giving General Beauregard due notice. My projectiles entered Charleston, and General Beauregard designates them the mosi destructive missiles ever used in war. The official accounts to the evening of the 24th state that Fort Sumter was entirely destroyed, but not surrendered. The Foivign Consuls protested that time enough had not been allowed for the removal of non-combatants, and General Beauregard asked for a truce of forty hours. General Gilmore replied by demanding the surrender of the forts. The Federals commenced shelling the cily, and the non-combatants took their departure in a continuous stream. General Gilmore still continues to shell ' Charleston, pouring in torrents of Greek fire,* wh'eh jcall the ene ny exceedingly. A Richmond paper says that the shelling is a matter .of slight moment, provided the Confederates can succed in defending the fortifications and harbor. If they can.retain them, and foil the enemy, I hat a glorious victory will amply com- 5

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