The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-15

horns, on first going on board the ships off For
trcss Monroe, tho correspondent describes the
aayngs and doings with soma cf our New
| Hampshire and Green Mountain Yankees, a.
| follows:-
| Few of them hal ever seen bigger ship
| than a canal scow or q sea more extensive than
q mill-Tond, and as their Yankee curiosity will
| not let them rest, and their Yankee pcrtinacity
| will not let anybody els, rcst, their questions
| are innumcrahlc. Every rope, and iron, and
step, and hstchway, is a problem TO 10 solved
| a subject for ncvcr-C 'asiug guessing
| The attention Of every one of them was caught
| ly the compass--l mean that special one that l.
| opcn to the view Of every ptsser-hy--and a.
| least 200 mon Of the force of l. 900 iuIuirNd
Of .omcbo,ly what "thtt bras, thing vnt. o.
| course, the .iors soon tired Of this sort oi
| tliur, aud the answcrl .hny gave tn the per
| p'frally y.ur,cd inquitics soon hcgln 10 clntai
| hiuriua,Iun mrch more remark .ho i0r nov
| rl,N than irT absolute tutlulur,,. Mh.n I
| heard 70 sailor II or"ot the -ulhcrs that ia,
| Iiuu1clo vs. % patent steam hnvitIcr, thtI tn
| Ih WIsa Captains tahly-clo'h hung uut 10 dry
| ,nl that the pilot -huu,c va. thc sA,lr Ius "a,
| pur-"ts c.w, thought the rlmlN ct hand ly
| ir' had h,cu attained: lut I was convince
| dru even this ,u,ll be- cclip.ci, when over
| /. 1ui a tough old hot.sNilu, vith thr uitun,
snNtty, assure ON, % thv band that th' -.ll
| halyWd W,r, the rep. that kept tho anchor
| ,r,m blowing over the m,in-top in an s.cry
| gle.
| But ut night the pho,ph,rcsccucc of ia, sea
| excited their .lcciWl Woudcr, aud the thuusluC
| sWtniscs aul spgculIt0us were scarcely exceed.
| ,i hy the imnc,surahlc qucs ions, which wcr,
only cPuill,d hy the strange aud wonderful an
| sv,rs made ly the acronmola ing siilor. who's,
| Information on the subject far exceeded any
thiug ever saw laid down in the books
The following Is given as rather q humorous
| test Of the weather:
Il 4, I,V Al.
down sicL the wind was ly NJ means high, noi
was the sea at all ob-tr,prrous in fact. Accord
ing to the sIiluiS IL was the IHasln'Cst ut plea
amt weather. Bu' il Is always very hard 70 get
from sailor any admission that tho present
llow is at I'll violcut--it is only when il /. all
over that hc will speak Of it rs - heavy gale,
ur tough time
Accidentally to-day got At tho rnu,c Of
| rough weather ag set by the Stewards Depart
mont, the cooking force OF the ship which is
| original and curious. Tho weather !. not
rough, Sir until the sauccpan- jump oil til,
| galley, Sir the tea kettles fly about the place
| m IL they was shot out oi gun, Sir, and the
ship TOLLS the fire out ot the CRATE and all over
| the floor then, Sir, it is rough weather, Sir"
| So, hereafter, when have doubts, I'll 20 to
| thdktcheu, and decide by the dying tca-kcttlcs
| il the weather he tough.
AvARirrY or INCIDENTS.
Forts Walker and Bcaurcgard are morc parti-
| ciIlarly described by tho CORE osponlcnt Of the
| Ho,h, to which that writer appcnds somo other
| Incident, OF interest, which We annex:
A specimens OF military skll, both Fort
| Walker and Bcaurcgud arc tho most rkilliul
| and Formidable carthworks. FOrt Walker on
| Hilton Head, Ia much tho heavier, being gi-
'nniic mass Of carthworks thrown up In angular
| walls, the corners hcing protected by strong re-.
| doubts. In front Of tho walls was deep trench
| a. out ten or twelve feet in width, likewise
| IiutcotCd hv an admirable chrrcpir H. trisr ul
| ivk pots siN or ci In feet high, firmly scl
IN the ground, about four inches apart, pointing
| outward from tho tort, and shnrpcncd AT
the end. With this cncirclng wall of shlrJ
turn was covered by the twcnty-si
monster guns and columbiad5 oi the fort, II was
doubtless imprc, ,mablc To the assaults Of any
Land force ol infantry. Both forts had prnbahl
locn erected lOr at least nine or ten months, ~
the 4Oil, whore not rent by our terrific fire, wHs
| firm and we'll settled, aud clothed la a luNuriant
| mantle of grass.
| The country around is ono Of much beauty
and frtlity-rising from tho sea gently, the
| yun.t slOuiug ol far into the ocean, making
| ne shnll.~ ~ spread Of water. Ah'autiiul cot
| ton iicd was near by, the b'lls already hurs'ud,
and the long, white cotton hanging from them in
| thprTeatCs, prOiusuu. Iuu Nurthyrncr, unICCus-
toned To the sight Of ticli of ripe cotton, ;he
errnc profcutcd was one Of unriyalled mag
| uiiccncc and novelty. II seemed as If a living
mantle Ol SNOW rested upon square oi bcauiI-
ful countIy.and uniulatcd like tho yellow grain
| ia the genie winds. pa ed also over "a fine
| patch of sweet potatoes, which borc good cvi-
| donrc Of having grown thrifty and well 10y the
| t,Tiilc sweat ,t slaves. Tho ground ia every
direction wa ploughcd into burrows and ridges
| Nv our shells aud balls The cirthwo.k rs were
| hpncv-comhcd and torn into unsi ,hily hcaps,
trees shattered in every direction, and long lanes
| eat Though the pure white field Of cotton.
| The forts, now drHcrtcl cNccpt by the gha' ly
| holits Of the dead, hore witness to the terrific
| effect Oi our fire the lung Hud unaVailing defense
| mpnluncd 10y the rebel, ani the rapldity with
y which they had quilted tho works and He'd
:, | when We came, fresh and determined us ever,
" | tu the third and, ~ it proved the final engage
mcnt. At Fort Walker only three guns wcr,
| found dismountcd The rest remained in thcil
places, well aimed, and had been well served
V | They we're Of immense size, carrying from LOT
7 10 1sO pound halls, and riilcd. Some Of then
g., | wcro Of old English manufacture, aud other
u were probably cast ~ li,hmoud These wcr'
0 Of rather rough exterior but proved 10 he cqut
r | I'm utility 10 the others. They were already
e loaded when We found them, ani not one spik.
g c,l--a fact which cNincod the terror created by
y orr final hroadsid"
Tborcbll Tatnall. who had landed from lii
| mosquito fleet, aud wlo bad assured his sub
~ | ordimntcs that their position could not be- taken
4 | was amou, the garrison OF $500 when they
| uc,ipi'alrly ilcd from their forts, aud ran hcl
, | il-.Lullcr over South Carolina -1il back 10 tn
/. | yO.lS in The rear. li' doubtless lNuurul lnl
r. whether or not "hloud is thicker than water
- i, i,n had thin. tn loose. The eNoloan h,gl
y, | n,m llil.uu Ilond has not been cqunlnd b
p | v,hin, iu tie history Of the war aud llhoug
=, | I'm truth the rrhcls fought wei anil drspcr
!, | ~ until the last moment, vet their running
- | b,afs Oh the palm. And M the terrified horl
a | II a, the balls pnl shells from the fleet con
~ | tintully screamed round and above an
!, | among them like very devils on the wing
No | ard made many plnc-strlckcn ilSuN
n | bite the dust. Tho whole Of tho groun
- rnsscd over was scattered with fragments u
" ,h,II and torn and mlnglci oorpscs--somc viii
. | tie head half torn OFT some with "n'ral
7. aprcading for wards around them, some witt
"a | manpl. legs nId arms, and with faces distorted
with pain and horror. Some lay promo on tn
/ ! ground. with backs toward the enemy, an
,r Others struck dead While in peculiar IoNaro-l a
"a ifcalling and mutionngt t. others. For two mile
T. hnck i'm the woods dead bodies were found q
those Killed by our SHELLS. All the rebel woundc
we're taken on but the dead remained. In
massive Lonh-yruo in Fort Walker was luun
N | lhp d,al holv a. Surgeon Borst formerly
L. | the United SatCa army. lie hld doubtless r.
o. tired to thi- mace for safety and II indeed SCENE
cd secure, formed as ii was of massive walls AZ
~ strengthened hv great beams oi wood. \ lnrg
-, | .hell hal whillcd i..o the small room throu.
ler the small diagonal aperture, and struck h'l'
30 | piece Of timber, tcltins away the supports ~
ed | tumhling down the wall, about his hoa'l'
,rc | sIlintcr from the fractured beam struck M
a. Him. linn |luIlV inst as u