New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-16

deuce OF my haylug accomplished WHat "fi"Heu
tie punishing tic perpetrators Oh al insul' on ny
HAVING invited Flsg Officer McKean TO CO.
o-crote yyiih me i'm attacking the rebeis, and 10
which he gave a ready and cordial assent, =, on vac
morning Of the I'D, opened my batteries on 'nc
enemy, 10 which, ia the course u half an hour, ne
srydpd from bis numeT u5 forts and batteries eN-
.c,,diug from the Navy.Iard 90 Font McRae a dis
t.nce OF about four miles, the whole nearly equi-
distant from Ibis fort, aud on which line he has two
lfgrtg-McRae and Bauancas-aud fourteen separate
batteries containing iioa one to four guns, many OF
them being lOinch coilm1ilds ana some IL ail'
l3-inch eea.coasi mOriars the distance varying from
t,vo tbon and one hundred TO two thOnsdnd nlne
hundred wards from this fort. At the same tine oil
INV oueripg Flag Officer Mexican, in the Niagara,
land Cast Ellison in tue Richmond took position as
near 10 Fort NcRae as tue depth OF wafer would
permit but which unfortunately not Sufficiently
deep to give full effect 10 their powerful batterl5.
They, however, kept M spirited fire on the fort
and adjacent batteries during tie whole day. Ny
ire was incefsaut from the time OF openiUg until II
was too dark TO see, nc the rate of shot Tor esl
gun every fifteen or twenty minutes, the ire 81 tne
enemy being somewhat slower. BY noon the guns
of Fort McKae were al sieuced bat one, and three
hours before sunset ths fort aud tho adjoining bat
terry ceased FIRE. [ directed tue guns of batteries
/ Lincoln, Cameron, aud Iotten, principally on the
batteries adjacent to The Nnyy-iard, nose VI BAT
'erv Scot; 10 Fort Mciige and The lighthouse pat
D ~. u
percepuily the fire OF BaIraucas, en'irely dcnced
that ia tie Navy-Iard, and III one or two OF tre
other batteries the efficiency Of our ere, 40 Tie close
OF ihe day, not being tie least impaired
The neat morning again opened aoogt the same
hour the navy, unfortunately, owing 10 reduction
in the depth Of water. caused ly change Of wind,
uo' being able 20 get 70 near ~ yesterday conse-
Qucuuy the distance was too great 20 be e.i'ctuaL
NY fire this Day WAS les ral ~, and THINK more e.
ieieLt than that of Yesterday. Fort AicI'ae, 20 &c
H. 81 -. ~ 10 FHH n
Jay. We Gleroed entiieiy one or two gins. and hao
one OF ours disabled 10y fhot coming through Tic
cmtrasurc.
About 3 O'Clock fire was communicated 10 one Of
the Loutes in Warrington, and shortly hi'erward To
The church searle, the church aud the whole yi.'ge
being Immediately 10 rear II some OF The rebel ba-
efe. they apparently having placed them pnip'teiy
directly in front of the lgrget and most valuabie
buildings. The fire rapidly communicated 20 other
buildings 6loug the street uuiil probably iwoIhigds
Of il Was cOntumeO; and about Tire same lime hie
was discovered isluiLr from the back part OF the
Navy-Yaid, probably in Wolcott, village TO me
north aud Immediately adjoining The yard, az war
fingt0n does Ou the west. Finally II penetrated 10
the yard, and as lt continued to burn busitIy hli
NIGH concluded that eit.er in IL or N Nolcoit
many buildings were Destroyed. Very heavy G"ia'
gpe was also done the buildings OF he yard by the
avalanche Of tho., SHE'LL and slIutcrs showered un-
ccaiully on them Tor two days AID beng nearly
irepr7of neitl or bui OF brick aud iViih stei
cogld Lot suOoeed in hiring them. my lot shos Lor
shells having any power Of igiiing them.
Tie steamer Times which was al the vhnlf ~ me
iime wac abandoned on the ir-t day, ard eNpO,d TO
oar FIRE. which probably erI-.ly cfalicd her. The
fire was aguin CONT mel il dark and with nIrui's
occasionally, until o'clock the neat moulng when
tie combat ceased.
Tls fort. at ie conclu ion though il has received
great many shot aud she'll is In every resIe't
cave the dazzling Of one gln-carrlasc aud Tie l,H
OF service oil Elk men, efficient 90 t WaG ~ tlc
commencement OF toe combat but tue ends l pro-
POSED ia COmUc-eiug az ius been attained except
one which / find 20 he impmcilcallc with ny pre-
ent means Do rot deem It advisable iurher to con-
tinue il unless the enemy think = proper 20 90 70
when shall meet him with aAoiiy.
TIE attack on "Bily Nilfou's' camp, the at
tempted attack my batteries, and The insult TO orr
Glorious Gag have been fully and leariClly avenged
i have 40 mesUs Of knowing che les OF tie elemy,
and have no dsp0s ton 90 PuCrs n ~ Toe lring ou
l, batteries was very heavy, Wei directed, ara COM
,nuous Tor two tays, and could hardly fat Of having
Important resul't.
Our Toes would have boon heavy bat for .he fore
fight which, with great IA or, oal.cd us TO erect
ell ora'e means or protection, and which saved
many lives. loft one private killed, 90. roiRriui
ore corporal, ald four lnen lpuyatesj wounded, only
o. G severely.
lily officers, nor-c0mm..sion,d officers and Tri-
Yates were everything could de.ifr. Trey .nc and
li performed tbtir duty Vlh tte greatest ricefl1l-
u.s-, and ~ she mo. Ci,.ent manner ! an much
indebted 20 Nul. AUoid, NY executive o.l.tr, Tor
las yalu.l le Assistance; be whole conduct Wa- o.
mi-.le; and Captains Allan, Cha'iiD, Blunt, Roo
ertson, Hildt, ana Duryes, aud Licutounn'r McFar-
Land, Langa0n Closfiu. Sbiplcy jackson. Ieun1g'
ton, Stely, and Taylor, merit NY WaUcst en-
coniums for tie ccolacss and elaboration wish
" cu they performed. Wiilo0t one exception, their
duty under heavy aud continuous shower ~ ttoi,
sLeis and fplutc-, for two successive days. Lieut.
Todd ordnance officer, bad fail supplies 81 all re-
4Urtd articles, which were on heno ~ ne iot', ana
H. derart.rsat wIbtordgdtd with system and ci-
fgiency. Major Tower, surgeon Cam 1tel, ard
Asst surgeon Sltbeln q, Ia tacir respective duiiOs,
lurtaIucd their ligl Ioluruura. GaI 10. hON1tsUn,
Duyoa. and B.uli, and Llcnt.. Remington a.
Seely respectively commanded Batteries Lincoln
scott Toit,u and Cameron, aud O. flisul liitery az
Spanish Fort and the other officers, batteries in tie
font with isiiuguiaLed ability. Capts DObics auc
Biiloy's Companies were VIII the batteries 81 Lin-
coin and Cameron, and did their duty faithfully aud
efficiently. Tie companies Of Carts. Rerheref and
Duffy Of the 9Th Regiment New-Noik Volunteers,
were excessively dGty at tic fort, and rendered
cboeIluy important af.i-iarce 10 mc. The crular
companies engaged at tie baiieli,s--al OF whom
performed their duty 30 efficiently ar 10 preclude ~
making Gintincii0n-are Companies a, }, and l.,
let Artillery; &, n, and X, I'd Artillery; ard & and
+, 81 Infantry; sud Comp-Lies & and 1, 9th Resl
meut New-York Volunteers.
In closing, | tender to Flag.Ofcer Mexican and
Capt. Ellison OF the navy, aud to their officers aud
crews NY lost thanks Tor their able cooperation,
which wOnld have bad tie haplest results but for
the unfortunate fact that great draft of water pre-
vented their suiicently near approach 10 tie works
Of the rebeis
fam Ccnc:a very rrsyec'll'y obejicr' servant,
HARVEY BROWN, Lo.one Conif1audirg
BhsOen L. I4CNA, II-aul ue-eIai tni,,d States dr.
my " osliYston, a. &.
HgApGUAFrEEs DKFNHrNusr oR FLORIDA,
foI.T PICEEss, hoy. ~, 1901.
GENERAL: The bombaidmen; Of the I'd and I'D
has ELECTED some facts that arc Of importance, and
lolce them that we may III future benefit 10y them
First: That with tho most oiicient guns of TIE
largest calibcF and served In tie best manner, 10
;-,1.r.. LIE dnun Lri Nrla