Additional from the North.
We are under obligations to the officers of the Exchange Bureau for files of Northern papers of the 12th inst. We give some items from them not contained in the advices of the same date heretofore published:
Official report of the occupation of Morris Island.
The following is Gen. Gillmore's official report of the occupation of Morris Island:
Department of the South.
--I have the honor to report that Fort Wagner and battery Gregg are ours. Last night our sappers crowned the crest of the counterscarp of Fort Wagner on its sea-front, masking all its guns; and an order was issued to carry the place by assault at 9 o'clock this morning, that being the hour of low tide.About ten o'clock last night the enemy commenced evacuating the island, and all but seventy five of them made their escape from Cummings's Point in small boats.
Captured dispatches show that Fort Wagner was commanded by Col. Keitt, of South Carolina, and garrisoned by fourteen hundred effective men, and battery Gregg by between one and two hundred.
Fort Wagner is a work of the most formidable kind. Its bomb proof shelter, capable of holding eighteen hundred men, remains intact after the most terrible bombardment to which any work was ever subjected. We have captured nineteen pieces of artillery and a large supply of excellent ammunition.
The city and harbor of Charleston are now completely covered by my guns.
Q. A. Gillmore,
Brigadier-General Commanding.
The Confederate iron-clads in England.
The New York Tribune learns from a passenger by the steamship Scotia, who enjoyed peculiar favorable facilities for becoming familiar with the facts, that the Confederate iron-clads are being pushed forward to completion with the utmost vigor. It says:‘ Two 2,000 ton iron-clads, combining the ram and monitor principles, are being built by Laird at Birkenhead. One of these is already launched. They are plated with four-inch iron; each carrying two turrets, 12 inches thick, and have formidable rams projecting from their stems. Each turret will carry two 200-pounder rifled guns, and each vessel will be armed in addition with two 100 pounder stern chasers. The guns were ready at Preston, Lancashire, and would be shipped and put on board in the Irish Channel. The ram which was launched was expected to sail within four days after the Scotia left, and the second would be launched by the time the first sailed. The destination of these powerful vessels was reported to be the United States; but nothing definite was known on that subject.
In order to facilitate their speedy completion, work was kept up on them night and day, several gangs being employed to relieve each other throughout the twenty-four hours. We are are inclined to doubt the statement that either of these rams will be ready to sail so soon as was expected. And for this reason: Our informant, describing the progress of the first ram, states that when he last saw her, just before leaving Liverpool, her smoke-stack was up, one turret was on deck, ready to be put in place, and the other about to be begun. Now here, where we are supposed to understand these matters pretty thoroughly, it takes several weeks to set up the turrets, and then the work of boring the ports, fitting the shutters, and other operations, consume a good deal of time. It is evident, however, that no effort nor expense was being spared to push forward the work. Sinclair and Maury, of the rebel navy, were daily in Laird's yard inspecting the progress of the vessels and urging the builders forward.
Ram No. 1 was launched under the French flag, permission for that purpose being given by the French Consul at Liverpool. And what is more, the craft still flew the tricolor when our informant left. The destination of these vessels is well known to the British Government. Our agents have closely followed them from the beginning, and the evidence, accumulated of their contraband character has all been laid before the Ministry. Yet, thus far, no effort has been made to restrain them from sailing.
But these are not all the offensive preparations now in progress against us in "neutral" Great Britain. A large iron clad sloop of war is well under way in the yard of a Liverpool ship builder, whose name our informant has forgotten, and five others, of a very formidable character, are in course of construction on the Clyde. One of these, now building by James & George Thompson, over 4,000 tons burden, will have four or five inches of iron plating upon 18 inches teak. She will not, however, be ready to sail for some months.
On the day before the Scotia sailed the Captain of Ram No. 1 was heard to state at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, that he would command that vessel. He remarked in conversation, that he was a Southerner and a rebel; but more discreet than Maury and Sinclair, he refrained from going near the iron clads so as to avoid bringing suspicion upon their destination. Public opinion in Liverpool appeared to have settled down to this point: that the neutrality laws of England had been evaded long enough, and it was time that the farce came to an end. The merchants and public men had come to the conclusion that unless the Government interfered to stop these pirates from sailing very grave complications would arise between Great Britain and the United States, which, it was by no means improbable, would culminate in open hostilities. Whether their opinion is founded on fact, only the result can determine.
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Another capture by the Georgia.
The Georgia has captured another New York vessel — the Constitution — of which event the Captain furnishes the following account to the New York papers:‘ June 25, at 6 A. M. in sight of the Island of Trinidad, South Atlantic Ocean, lat, 20 31 S., long 29 16 W., made a steamer, with English colors flying, close under the land. I hoisted the American ensign, and continued on my course with all sail set, the steamer steering directly for us. At 8 A. M. she fired a blank cartridge. I paid no attention, but continued on my course. At half-past 8 she fired two shots, which fell short. At nine A. M., steamer being near, and seeing no way to escape, I deemed it best to heave to. In the meantime they had lowered the English and hoisted the Confederate flag. --They came alongside and sent a boat with First Lieutenant and boat's crew, all armed; demanded the ship's papers, and ordered me on board the steamer. The commander, Captain Maury, after examining the papers, told me he considered my ship a prize to the Confederate steamer Georgia, and myself and crew prisoners, ordering as on board our ship, to stand in under the island and anchor in twenty fathoms. Having anchored about four o'clock, the steamer keeping near by, the prize crew then took full charge and commenced searching the ship, taking all the fire arms, chronometers, quadrants, sextant, and charts, with all navigation books, and even the knives and razors belonging to us. On the 26th, commenced taking out some of the cargo, which, being coal, they were glad to get. On the 28th the steamer took the ship City of Bath from Callao for Antwerp; said ship having French cargo, they ransomed her for $20,000.
We were put on board of her. Not having sufficient water, touched at Pernambuco, where my crew were delivered to the American Consul, fourteen men, six having joined the steamer. Myself and family, with first and second officers, remained on board the City of Bath, as the Consul would do nothing for us. When standing into Pernambuco Roads saw the United States steamer Vanderbilt, and signalized her. She sent a boat on board, to whom we gave the whereabouts of the Georgia, and how they might be likely to find her, as she secretes herself under the island, and cannot be seen more than four or five miles off.
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Important movement of Mexico and the South American Republics.
‘ President Juarez and his Cabinet have been urged by leading Mexicans and the representatives of the South American Republics to form a continental alliance, embracing the Republics of Chill, Peru, Columbia, the Argentines Confederation, San Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico, for the purpose of resisting European encroachments on any South American Republic.
The United States are to be invited to send delegates to cooperate in the movement.
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Miscellaneous.
Senator Sumner delivered an address in New York on the 10th, which fills seventeen columns of the New York Herald, and which a New York letter says "has set our people thinking with something of seriousness of the present squally aspect of our relations with England and France. In regard to the latter power, indeed, there are some who think the oration was expressly designed to prepare the hearts of the people for war, but that is probably putting the case too strong; but no matter how unfriendly may be the disposition of England or France towards us, the prevailing conviction is that when Europe gets news of our military success at Charleston and in East Tennessee the rebels will be treated with less deference."Gold was quoted in New York on the 11th at 129 3 8.
