Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-11-22
Trom Rsaufort--rulI Aee0unts.

On Thursday, Nov. Z, at o'clock the slg-
nal vun was fired for vessels to form in order
Of battle. aud at 10 a. m, the flag ship got
directly between the two batteries, and open
cd 10 the right. The channel was only about
$500 wards vide, and the shot made fearful
havoc, throwing up sand and destroying the
batteries. Broalside succeeded broa,lside, and
in five minutes the action became general
Ten vessels were in the main column The
BienvilIe swept past two batteries at very
short distance, receiving and replying to their
fire. The gun.boats went out Of line on their
own account after the first round, and to''k
such position as they pleased. The Wabash,
Susquehanna and Bienville made three cir
cults in front Of the batteries. Aftcr each
circuit the rebels thought they were retreatlng;
when they came around the third time the men
in The forts were discouraged. On that trip
the BienYilIe got so near to Fort Bcauregard
that she received q tremendous broadside---
Que shot went entirely through, tearing up u
hammock that had been occupied five minutes
before. Another ball killed two men. An
other cut the davits of the long boat and dam
aged the rigging. To use the expression Of
an observer, the rebels fought like devils
Their shots were generally thrown too high,
however.
The guns of the feet tore mp sand for two
miles around the forts and the cloud Of dust
and snrke was so dense that it was impossible
10 distinguish objects few hundred yards dis
tant. The rebels laughed ut the gun.boats,
which we're first sent 10 recoHnOitre, but looked
with terror at the "big ships with chcckered
Sides," as a contrabaud called them. Fort
Walker al Hiltons Head was on point Of
land twenty feet above the surface OF the VIZ
ter Il was plain sand bank, and was on the
estate Of man named Wm Pope.
The furniture still remained, and in the Ii
brary were found files Of the Charleston Mer-
eury ror twenty y,ars past, together with
very valuable assortment OF books and pic
tuIcs The house had been used by the rcbcis
since June or July last. Some of the btst
engineers in America declare that Fort Wal
ker was perfect model Of Workmanship
Fort Beaurcgard, al Bay Point, was on u
spleDdid cotton plantation, and very similar to
its companion in elevation, although not SO
large. The feet of the rebels consisted OF
eight gun-boats, all of which are by this timc
either at Charleston or Savannah.
1t is said that thirteen hundred men garri-
EOucu Z DTL w dihCEf uHO HhS ~
BSaureSard, from Ge, r.. ia and South Caroiinl.
There was one immense gun at the latter Fort,
weighing sixteen thousand pounds, throwing u
ball weighing one hundred and eighty pounds
This was the last gun fired, and at distance
of two thousand yards the ball whistlcd over
the centre Of the Bienvillc. The last shot
burst thc gun, which was Of Richmond manu-
EactHre.
The story that the rebel guns disnounte'l
themselves is incorrect; only one suffered this
fate, and this was when il had become SO heat
cd as to break the bands. One ball passed
through the mainmast Of the Wabash. The
transports lay three OF four miles off, and wit
messed the conflict. The sound Of the cannon
is reported to have been heard at Charleston,
more than fifty miles distant. The batteries
we're thoroughly demolished, but 'nie of the
guns were spiked. Not a man was to be found
in them when the UTuionist landed.
Captain Drnyton, who commanded the PO-
cahontas, was brother of the commander Ol
Fort Walker Immediately upon landidg, u
proclamation WAS made TO all citizens TO return
10 their homes and they would not be molcst'
cd. When the Bienville left the forts, the
Great Republic was unloading h OrScs and the
marines were busy working on the trenches
Gen. Sherman had established his hcnd'quar-
ters in Pope's house. Pull Press.