The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-13
Tic Attack on Beaufort.

opposite the nccl Of land. Tn" principal forth
iicaton on Ililtons Head was donominltcd Fort |
Walker, and situated on low linl anl partially |
concealed ny troes and uudcrhrush.
Adjoining Il were other batteries Of small
size, but 10 conncctcI as to pro, Formidable
bar TO tho entrance Of vcsscl,. For. Beaufort
vas Of considerable importance, having ben
mounted with heavy guns. The girri',ns arc /
supposed 10 have been South tuolinI red |
ments assistod Ivy additional regiments which
| were sent from EChmon'
| The batteries at by Point, opposite lIlton'-
Head, were equally iormhlhl,. lnIl' OF
| Port Royal entrance, AMI behind the batteries,
lay the fleet Of Commodore Ta-nnll which con-
sisted only Of ,m,ll vessels, carrying lew heavy
| guns, bu. principally li4;h. ones Tug consti-
tuted !rca' portion Of the feet.
| Many O.. those remained on. side the mouth Of
the entrance until the arrival of oar fleet, when
| they formed in miniature line Of battle in the
position al My stated, behind the guns Of tH,i.
own fora AMI across the entrance.
On the morning of Thursday lac. tho y i.el
States roci consisting of iorly-,wo yo,-oi.,
headed by the flagship, approached the mouth
Port ROYAL entrance. This WI, a. hdi-pi.t
o O'Clock. Several Of the Transports r,mliucl
or tho COST. The approach of The rr,n. doc,
create .r It stir in the relel batteries.
Upon ,ui,ing at a suitable position, tn guns
Of thr i.", opened q continuous fire upon Forts
Walker AMI Beaufort, a. w'll as those upon
| Bay roin', Under cover Of dis ire, an cror.
~. le' 20 run the glun,lc. Of the ba.toriei,
the rcul, Of Which was emincnly sat factory.
tI,. 1. 4 "A 4. Al,
shot and 10 II from tho shore hn cries With very
TRIM ir uricf. a last di,'ou of N m sue
g cycl,., 10 losing o. the entrance, beyond tho
.. ry-rh a ,lc md hnttcri's.
-( ~ 'r Union hec' sailed M, The mos quito
q ic, Of molore 1htn,ll op'ncI tire, but see
,c ing ~" 'or olibility Of making any resistance
" soon a. r.r ~, and rom, were forced 10 run or
ri shore, white others were driven up The mlc;'
b, ulm,r, oa Of sight.
q, | Commodore 1a.npll went on shore with hi
10. | men ,on..,, in WORKING the bat, ri"4 and ~
100 SAMOA i".t,s.
j. mn not be- lima .iucd however that tn
p s 'gc Of he fee. throu,h the channel wa, IN,
work of q mom.n. Il was not compl shed
until t." firing hd continued from hilf.plsl
nine oink in tn morning, to nearly five
| o'louk in The cvc.in.;
Durin.s lhc Ugh. ont Of ho glnbolls i. be-
hcycd 10 have b.cn burned and '!rJs B.carn r.
! dsalci.
]. is ackHoalrl-cd ly tho enemy that thcv
had twenty men killcl in rorl Walker: bu, IL is
imloesil lr To state wlu their los, was nj the
other batteries, al hon.h doubtless very l,rc,t
as our fire is N nlioacl rs having been very
effective, the guns being well aimed and of
heavy calibrc.
| No sooner di our vessels 20 past The batteries
at Port Royal entrance, aud slide into what is
termed Broad river than they made 10. tho
mouths Of the inlcis leading 20 Beaufort, Swan
nah, and Charleston. These they mmedia civ
blockadcd, although no, in time TO prevent the
e-ape Of some small rebel vessels
| Not one Of TIL Federal vessels was sunk. and
he only one believed to have been destroyed
10y the fire was the l;unboat referred to above.
The burning Of this is described IA being a
grand spectacle, the guns going of a, tho tlames
reached thcm,and throwing the she'll fu into the
woods on shore. The crew are said to have
passed through a murlerou- lire to ano,hor yes.
SCI, but they escaped with very li.tlc, if any
Ices
The Union YES Us 'od under special ins,ruc-
tious in at once llocLalng he inlets which Lead
to the mos importan, POINTS, and which afford
ell loolholcs Of escape to the enemy. While
| portion of the fleet, however, entered upon this
| duty, four ships made a once for Beaufort. aud
| at oclocl. ON Thursday these vessels were in
| sight Of the town.
\ dispatch dated Beaufort, November 9Th. 10
the Charleston Mrcuy say, that at tn, time
| designated, the Union iurt.s were preparing,
| TO ohoc o. laudins, evidently with the DESIGN of
| tmowiu- up entertainments and attacking In,
| town.
We have no means Of knowing the cxict loss |
Of the Union forces, but the rebels comics, that |
their own firing was very bad and their artl-
lerymen badly in wan Of practice. They declare
moreover that the gum in III, forts were not
properly mounted.
When Com, lanall went TO assist the men
in the fort he found thai many of their cannon
were &c. ldly li,mounfcd by 'hciruwn rebound.
To their idnlt the rohcl journals attribute their
d'leai, rnd loudly call upon the Confederate
Gov oInment TO find out where the blame rests
Geographic dispatch which left Richmond OH
saturday last, stated that there was nothing
particularly important ON the southern coast.
II IL evident from this That the rebel govern
ment has prohibited any further information
from coming north of Richmond, and this course
implies that they have suffered a heavy defeat.
The Charleston Mcrcmy, Of the sth instant
aiter summing up the result says:-
'ln the promiscuous chase, the Yankees seem
TO have driven Commodore Ialnall's mosquito
fleet up the creek, leading to Savannah, and cut
Oh all water communication with Charleston by
hermetically sealing Skull Creek.
although the Yankees have effected as yet
no landing, 1t is certain that they have made
some progress, and II behoves us Immediately
to send such re-nforcements as may he needed
to checkmate any movements they may make q
towards gaining oven the smallest foothold upon I
our soil.
" If tho invaders can take Charleston with q
twenty-five thousand men, let them have it, as RI
No would be unworthy to possess it, and it will al