The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-15

Lo before the fight began; so, think it safe
that three thousand live hands ed troops present
in and around Fort Walker. Six guns dsmountcd in
the latter fort; but all over the Tampars, and in AMI
around the entire place unmsakcabe signs Of the
terrible effect Of Lincons bomb6ells blood brains and
pieces of the human body bear evidences Of the bloody
character of the fight In place lay head, in another
an arm, in another piece OF mans neck, with one
whsker attached All dry yesterday wounded prisoners
were being brought fom the surrounding woods, who
people have buried number ot dead bodies that
found in the fort, but did nc. learn how many
EFFECT OF THE ESrMY's IBF
The loss ot tins ships two killed and three
wounded II Gois mercy that ten times that number
were not destroyed, for the shot from the forts cw
about the ships like hail This ship struck twenty
mac times. Eleven struck the hull and eighteen cat away
rigging, sa9s buiwarks &c Only one shot came IN
Now word about Port Royal Harbor. 1t las better
water privileges than any port south Of New York The
Great Eastern come IN here with the greatest case
Iwcntysix feet of water tha least depth found
WHOM coming in II is one Of the finest natural haraors
in the world it is unaccoGntabe why Charleston
should have bean selected instead Of this pace ship
drawing sixteen feet Of water enter Charleston,
except in the smoothos sind of weather and mt high tide,
but this place be entered by the largest ships in the
world aad in any kind OF weather. II this plac, in
tie hands OF m cnterrsng peope, Charleston anC Sayar
hil p'th Wou'd De ruaei as cotnh thpiht poes. va
Vannah abors under the same difficulty regards depth
of water, that Charleston docs. There are now about
fotyve SHIPS and steamers anchosd in here, and there
spenty of room for twenty-five times as many. There
Is good water 'nicaon from misplace to Charles
ton, Savannah, Beaufort, and several other places
TaE GREAT REfURlc,
The Great Republic is anchored co-e to this ship dis
chayE ng her horses several other army t~atsgcrs
diseharring their various cargo s. Tie nldc o. dis.
charging mo is, by pac broad lly band aroand
them, By which they are hosel up ont d the hold and
lowered ia the water and allowe 10 swim ashore II s
very sing 10 them caper and prauce about
they strike toe ach they arc just like bird having
'o. confinement. will now c,cs this, the letter
bag is TO be put On board the Benviiie Tor Hampton
Roads think.
RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF TIE svsQUH-
HANNA.
Suhoincd Furnish yOa with copy Of private letter
from F.ae t or Dupont 10 Ca2t Iardncr of the srsgue
huna and "hi,h accompanied the genera! orGer No ,,
which order resd To the whole fleet Friday the
S Of Ntvembar-tho cay after tn engagement, The
letter OF the Commodore is most complimentary to the
captain, officers and crew If the vessel
WABAstI, Oyf HILTON HEAD,
PoRr RoYAL, s c., Nor. ., 1861. !
Mr. TEAR LARpsER--l enclose n general order 10 lie
read to the officers and men Ct tho Susquchanna; and
take this occasion to say that your noh ship, throughout
tie whole Of the battle, was precisely where want ID
her and doing precisely what wanted her to 60, and
that yolr c.ose support Of this ship very gallant
ting. Truly, your friend, s. F. Dut0NT
Capt J. J.. LAEISaR, Commanding Susquehanra.