The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-12-27
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treated us to music, we returned the com
pliment with interest. They succeeded
in planting two shots in ous sides, MAX
ing rather ugly holes, aud upscttnr things
m one ofthe Lieuionont's rooms. By SIX
o'clock We must have dismounted the
/ gun, for at that time McRac ceased firing
altogether, aud for Que hour and q han
we tumbled she'll ait.r shell inside of her
walls, without any response.
/ We ceased firing at 5 80, II having b, =
| come too dark TO get good aim. Our
whole number OF she'll fired was 29N; OF
these, - were filed with sand. an expe-
dent sometimes used IA preaching wall.
The shots which struck US proved to be
from an inch columbiad. Atsix o'clock
we got up sneaos and steamed out to a
safer anchorage.
Aiter we had become we'll engaged In
the fight, we hardly thought Of or had
time TO look at Fort pickens. Once In a
while | would casta glancc that wa,
and could see that the semi-crcle of
batteries around her woro kccpina nm a
constant explosion ofsicll over her loy
alwnlls, while from out her sides there
came steady stream of white smoke /;
and could see the shots took good effect.
We had already made two good holes in
McRac, aud Picktns had knocked a hole
that a horse aud cart might enter inr.
SECOND DAY.
SATURDAY, Z 80 y, NJ, Nov. 23.-As
commence to write tonight, the whole
sky Is Illuminated by the burning of the
town OF Warrcnton aud the navy yard.
The former has boen burning since j T..
NJ, but the letter has just taken fire.
The forts aud batteries have just ceased
firing. Fort rickcns must have fred
over 1000 shot 9nd she'll to-day.
All hands were on deck this morning
as soon ns il was light. During the
night there had come up heavy rain
storm, and the wind shifted from the
northwest The wind blew quito fresh
and as il was Tshore, we feared that il
would blow the water senward, 50 as 10
render i impossible for US to get our posi-
ton OF yesterday. Boats were sent In 10
Sound, and We found that we could get
there, but there would be only ten inch
es of water under US. As the sea was
very smooth, we determined to try il.
About sunrise we saw larg body OF
men leays Fort McRae and 20 toward
the Navy Yard. and we conjectured from
the looks ofthe batteries that they were
a "relioG." who had been ut work during
the night. Whom our boat returned, tho
officer reported that he could see new
battery in the woods, an that higher om.
bankmcnts had beed thrown up in from,
OF tho othors.
All hands had good broadcast, aud at Q
O'Clock we went to prayers, 1850
signals were made 10 Fort Pickcns, ard
at 10 wo weighed and steamed in nearly
to our position. The "Richmond" did
not go in ut all, US the Flag officer did
not think her shot took sufficient effect
to pay for being badly cut up. As soon
as we approached, the new battery in the
wood disclosed itself,
The other bat cry in the wood now
consists of two pieces. Fort Pickens
, opened fire little after 10. We came
To anchor at 1910, and fired tho first pur
at lO.45. At this time all the batteries
were hard ut work. There were be.
tween 40 and DO guns playing into For
, Pickons. Aswc had expected, masked
/ batteries had disclosed tn omselycs al
along the beach.
Our firing was very slow, owing 10 ou-
r inability % reach them, except with th,
, riied gun. The wind, which was quit,
strong, was directly against us, aud YER,
D uch in favor ofthe rebels. The chnrg
os of powder were increased from 10 I,
n pounds, and still our shots fell short
About a dozen of their shells have explo
, dcd quite near enough for our comfort
The men seem to have taken natter
, quite cody to day.
, The Com modor in his address thi
, morning, told them be did not want s,
muny lockers on TO be on dIck Said he
I "One watch 90 below and sleep, and b,
/ read to relieve the other whom wanted.
4 As passed along the berthdeck, ] saw
\ many of the N stretched out, fast asleep
and not few playing backgammon an,
checkers. Finding that all our shots fel
s short, we weighed anchor ut $50, an,
moved in little closer. Hardly had WI
t dropped, before a shot went whizzing il
/ between our smokepipc, and dropped Il
! the water half mile the other side of us
/ immediately there came another an,
thon another, and while they came ovcl
us thick and fast our guns returned tho
compliment. But IL was no use; our shot
all fell short the wind was too s.roun
and our ship was dangerously near the
bottom, The charges of powder were
increased TO twenty pounds, fyo more
, than the regular charge, and finding tha
that did us no good We weighed anchor
aud stood out. Even after We had movet
out a long distance, several Of the shot:
Of this new gun came directly over oul
"guartor." 1t could have been no othel
than 10 inch columbiad or else one o.
the riaed 1870 FOUNDERS, said To have been
brought over by the "Bermuda." One oi
cur men said he conld hear il say "se-
ccsh t .secesh-sccosh-scc chong," as il Ian
ded in the water. III az one of the Sc
cesh villains hit us, il would have bored
MS tarough. We got oul OF their reach
at last, and then we had the satisfaction
of watching the grand con1agrationr II
the wind changes, and We can get in. we
shall give them an opportunity TO try
that gun again on Monday. We have
fred about rs shells To-day. No one has
been hurt on our ship. News has come
from Pickens, aud we learn that they are
in excellent spirits. That rebel friend,
OF ours was turned upon the fort, und
managed to partially dismount l0-lnch
gun, wyunding Elk men, ono OF whom is
fatally injured, The gun was soon re
mounted. Col. Brown says he shall not
open fire to morrow unless they first fire
upon him, 50 that altogether likely the
| Sapbath will indeed be n day Of rest.
Some may think IL fcolishness, byt do
not believe we shall lose anything.
MONDAY, Nov. 25.--During Saturday
and Sunday nights we could sec the
camp fires oftwo or thrhe partioS on
shore, who sre doubtless engaged In