Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-20
IN rAkINe oF roRrRoYAL.
The Majestic scene Presented BY on
shtps a. they Delivered thstr firS.

Tae spectacle presealsi a Fafg eoDbisa
u1a Of the szbtae sai beautiful Salaf
10 Ess ag,gmuAl hue, Sg5 iu Der rAlar;
u11d The aSlsr VAS IS smooth as mir
TOR; the 5ky vas Gear aAd brilliant, AZ
loyc.ier morning never daWned ibaa lha
which witnessed this terrific firing on %
forts And when, ia accordance With n
novel boz s.upls plaa OF attack, tor 70
ships 10 stsAm 10 "a circle the Winis
moved al toe head ~ the dgci Aad oprue
Der bsosisllcs, there sas one Of the tine,
sights ever witnessed 10 this country.
The noble ship was VirWed with ainia,
ti0n the troops as well as the seamr'
we're hearty agi long with their eheers,
But on board, save nov and then az re-
uuNrkable shot. there appears 10 have beer,
GOODNESS, business like sir, Industry, b,
discipline thu, could hardly have been eX.
reedei All through her terrible firing
soaudings were as quietly taken, az rrgl,
7 lRrly reported as though nothing els I
were going on.
But the behavior u the Wabash W.
representative, Tor al the ships engage
seem TO have doar what WAS expected
them. As Tor four hours the awiully ,erri6.
sheliug rained upon the forts Al on.
time there were forty shells counted as
I bursting over the fort on Hilton Head; and
in space Of twenty minates two haudred.
These, while the air was brown with tbs
| fixing sand. must have dealt with fearful
effect death dealing strokes II Is due 10
the defenders Of the forts to say, that their
firing was excellent; and their conduct was
cool and brave and worthy Of better
cause, up to the time when panic seized
them, when they ran and appear - have
cast away al thought, Of anything but
| life. Such ~ awful rain Of the enginecry
of death could not be wilhsiood; but they
ran when none pursued and left things they
ough. to have carried oil
It was proud hour for the noble de-
Tenders OF their country when the old flag
was planted in the rebel forts, The thou.
sands Of anxious eyes were riyeted on the
| little boat that put of from the Wabash
with white flag on the bow aud com
nanier Rogers in the stern with a flag in
bic hand, and made for the shore As II
rose above the tort. cheers from the Wa.
bash frs: greeted it; aud then for an houl
cnsuel a scene OF the greatest enthusiasm
some shedding tears, some uttering shovt
and the bands playing Hail Columbia an,
the Star Sphugled Banner. It was a Joy
inspiring moment, and among the ship
were those whose joy was too deep for at
tgrance.
The country rejoiccs to-day because, FOL
once, the right men were found IN tn
the right place, rs is proved by their skill
and good judgment under the most tryinI
circumstances. Ilrequired steady cOurng
to meet the terrific gales which the flee
encountered; and after Port Royal harbo
had been reached, forts and batteriC
well planned and well manned with ri
ne cannon and cOumbiads were Mt leus
hardly expected Then all signs or mark
to navigate by had been removed, and baO
seamanship would have proved fatal, Blu
the harbOr Mt once was run over in dar
ing way, and buOyed; the time was calmI.
taken for preparations md tho resul
showed the good sense aud judgment o
the commander The Gulogy Of Genera
Sherman, on the mastery strategy Of tn
naval operation, is full and generous
Nothing seemed to so amissi and al
through the bombardment, the vessel
coolly and magniRcently passed neN
enough TO tue shore 10 do their work
not near enough to feel the ground. 18th
handling Of the ships" says an account
"under the CALLING frO Of desperate enc
my, where the balls were battering an
flying over them in perfect shower, wa
one Of the finest pieces of scamanshi
ever Witnessed"