Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-12-21
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Orr Fokr PIcKENs, Nov. %. 1861.
This morning st about 10 o'clock Pickens
pga,o opepes sre aud the Niagara steamed
into long rsuge Of the forts, directing us to
remain where we are until foriher orders. As
1 write q Z. NJ J Warrington is burning eod
the fire is going on between Pickens aud our
batteries. The United States storeship M
tiousi Guard has just arrived.
Doripp the engagement tho Richmond
alone fred ON the first day 562 shot aud shell
usinr psarly 5000 lbs. OF powder. tell you,
old boy. there was some noise Friday. Pick.
ems is oil right thus far, aud can hold out
forever il kept supplied with ammunition aud
provisions. =.
The island about the fort is covered With
shot and shell thrown from the enemy IT
looks as though the skies had rained ~ inch
shell aud driszled AZ pound shot.
50 Our old ship is in a very bad state ram
hole to port, 10 inch she'll hole TO s,arboard
and ali the forward copper of from the
Tor,ugas coral reef How much more we
can stand without going 10 the box remains
to be seen, but we continue 10 keep our spirits
and are ready for duty.
Nov. "a, L. M, Sunday.--No firing
either side, day Of rest. PicSens has one
gun dismounted, one man killed, one mortaiIy
wounded, one slightly wounded. Warrington
and the entire north side Of the Navy Yard
is mass of smoking ruins. Pickeus fred
mortats ell last night at regular intervals.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Our ccrrespoNdent on board the United
States bark Ethan Allen, writes under date
of Tampa Bay, Fla. Dec. |, as follows, 10
regard 10 the bombardmeDt:
"The bombardment Of Forts McRae and
Barrancss. the Pensacola Navy Yard and
the batteries thereabout, commenced upon
the 22ud ult. The Niagara went INSIDE Of
Fort Pirkens as mar the enemy or :he depth
cf water would allow, and blozed away on
Friday and Saturday. Forts McRae and
Bsrrancas were senced completely, the
former being set ou fre Warrington was
laid.u ashes, and the rifle works OF the enemy
we're sounsbed by the Richmond, which vessel
threw 500 shot and shell into them, from 10
A. NJ. to p. NJ. The loss on our eide was
Only two killed and twelve wounded. On the
Renel side it was larger"
The steamer Time is, ! think, either suLk
or permanently disabled wish we could
have had another day Of it. II was splendid
fun end good target practice. Not a gun Of
ours was disabled on the porapet end only
ons in casemate. The shell which disabled
the side und glanced down, landing and wedg-
ing itself be, ween the breach Of The gun aud
the lower part OF the carriage. Fortunately
i, did not burst, bu. the bricks which il scat
tered around wounded seven men.
One man was killed on the irst day, piece
of shell struck him in the side and passed
through his body. Another had his hand
taken off while serving the columbaid oD the
flag staff bastiop. There are the only
casualties that We had during the whole
affair.
The Niagara ard Richmond did good
service on the fret day, and with the aid OF
"Ba,tery Scott" silenced McRae entirely.
The flag on McRae was shot away, and on
tie second day our battery shot away the flag
10 8arrancss fort.
Our flag was toro little, bat it did not
come down during the affair.
The following Official report has been
Iecaived
uEApQuARrERs DEPARTMENT OF FLoRrpA.
EoRr PlCKENs, Nov. rs, 1861.
General-It is with much pain that, after
the wonderful escape OF my command from
the missiles OF the enemy, have to report
to you most melancholy accident, the
result of gross csrelessness, which has just
occurred.
10 order to prevent accidents, ! ordered al!
the shot aud she'll ofthe enemy to he collected
fearing that the men might tamper with some
Of the loaded shells This was sccordinGl ly
being done, when one Of the men tried tc
empty u she'll by knocking il sgsinst
another, be being surrounded pya crowd
An explosion ensusd followed by that o.
another shell, instantly killing FIVE aut
woundng seven Others.
am, General, very respectfully, you
obedent servant
HARVEY BRowS,
Coionrl Commanding.
Brigsder General l.. Thomas Adjutant
General U. S. Army.