New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-14


II a bursting bomb.
twas suspected tLat the enemy bed large force
concealed in the woods back q the Fort and many
-hells were thrown in them foE tie purpose OF Gu
oiei3g any troops there stationed. The suggestion
was partially correct; a number Of men hsd fed
rom the For; to the woods terrified at tie tremen
jous effects Of our ire. Many of these po,r fellows
were killed without having fred q shot.
He'd Gen. Mcdowell 90 sheled tie woods pear
Manassas instead Of sending in unsupported single
regiments Of Infantry there bad never been .or ~
ANY Bull Run Rout.
After the zlips Lad made one round, and sailed
heir fiery circle once, the order Il battle wss
changed crrt,in ones Of the glnboats dropped on
OF tLeir assigned places, having discovered tha they
could tske az position which would cradle them
90 remain stationary, and still keep up a gspii and
cslling fire on the Fort. So hercef.rth, the other
attacking slips moved in a single line, The Wabash
eth leading
-Four Of lie gunboss ran into the bigh, Of tie
river to the north Of tie Fort, where they were eua
bed TO keep up an enflading fire, that completely
r4ked the entire Notifications Of Fort Walker, and
distressed the enemy exceedingly. These guuboats
were tie Ottawa, Curlew Seneca and Uuadilia.
They were af,erward joined by the PocAtontss, M
der command Of Capt Perciysl Drayton, South
Csrolinau, and brother Of Brig idierGeuersl Day
Ton Of tie Rebels. Capt. dayton, though placed in
THE peculiar and painful position, eyinced no hack OF
loyalty to the Union or eagerness to give the Rebels
their DUE end the Pocahontas - post active in the
fight until il closed.
Very many Of the shot from the shore batteries
were aimed high, especially at the Bienyille, and
other steamers having the walking-beam Of the en-
CINE high above the deck the object evidently being
70 cripple the engine and thus render the vessel IN
manageable, so that she might drift on the shoals and
become an easy prey. In these attempts they were
not successful in single instance, for not one Of our
ships, save the Penguin, which was Immediately
taken of by one of our own boats, was injured
in her steam works. so as to be disabled for single
instant.
The rebels had confidently calculated on being able
to sink the entire fleet in 20 minutes, we learned
from some copies Of Southern papers, and from some
Of the rebel letters, many Of which fell into our
bands, and in several Of which this result is conf
IDENTIFY predicted, and is regarded not merely as a
eco summation deyoutly TO be wished, but was
looked upon almost az an accomplished fact. The
utter destruction Of the entire Expedition con-
sidered positively assured, and their belief in the
ability of their batteries to put an eecual quietus
upon the pretensions of Lincoln's" feet was 30
perfect, that in one or two Of the documents the
writers lamented the necessity they should be under
of sending the ships to the bottom, when the Con-
ederaes are so much in need Of ships. 1t was taken
for granted that the tremendous execution to be done
by their heavy guns, would peIforate the bulls of
our ships and send them instantly to tie bottom.
Having this confident expectation, the rebels looked
eagerly after every fIe to see some Of our ships go
down. They especially concentrated their gus on
the Wabash and the prisoners afterward Informed
u.s. were much surprisedthat she rersistednremaning
afoat. When the ships bad all passed their battery
in safety for the first time, and had "peppered them
WELL" and had all got of without apparent injury,
the aStonishment wss great, and the universal i'm
preston began 10 prevail that there was some mis-
take.
For The second time the feet came steaming down.
for the second time they poured in that terrible IRE,
dismantliDg the guns, SCATTERING the buildings, and
stretching In death numbers of their mem and for
the second time the feet passed in safety, showing
not the slightest sign of any intention Of going to the
bottom.
by tuAs new btpau W lulABlc WIN
tie feelings of the Rebel garrison. With astonsb-
ment and wonder that they had not yet sunk any Of
the opposing vessels began to minge large, very
large proportion Of doubt whether they could do it.
Without paving more attention TO the barking Of
the battery at Fort Beauregsrd, on Bay Point, than
10 pitch them an occasional shot merely to let them
know they were not forgotten, for the third time the
feet rounded their circular track, and came slowly
down to pay their respects again. Again was the
whole fire Of the fort concentrated on the Wabash,
and afterward in turn on each one Of the ships as
they passed in fiery procession before the shore,
delivering with the utmost GOODNESS and the most ex
act precision their murderous fire, running even
nearer than before, firing more etec,uay than ever
aud again seaming away unframed, and turning the
point for still another round.
The utmost CONSERVATION now took full possession
Of the rebels, and in an uncomfortable panic they
fed with the utmost precipitation. The panic at
Bull Run was not more complete; indeed, not half
so much So for the rebels in their mortal terror ran
for the woods without stopping for anything what
ever Tney left in their tents hundreds of dollars Of
money, gold watches, costly swords, and other vau-
ebes, showing that their fear was uncomfortable
and complete.
The fight was observed first fIom the little gun
boat Mercury, was communicated to the flagship,
and was Immediately teegaphed to all the fleet.
Capt. John Rogers, now the commander of the
soop-of.var Flag, who had been on board the Wa
bash acting aid to Flag.0ficer Dupont during the
fight was at once sent on shore in boat with flag
Of truce to ascertain if the fight was real or eint.
He found the fort entirely deserted, aud Immediately
with Lie own hand ran up the Stars and Stripes on
tie ramparts.
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