Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-20
The Naval Experimentation Fe-
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The Naval Expedition was a complete
success, having taken three forts at the en-
trance Of Beaufort Harbor, midway between
Charleston and Savannah, by bombardment
The forts mounted ffty-fve cannon of the
largest size, and were defended by $500
rcbis- All the cannon. 800 muskets,
large quaint les of ammunition, liacs, KNAPP
sacks, blankets, tents. &c, were captured.
The captured guns are all 80 Founders.
Four were riAed, and cast this year at
Richmond. The others were brought from
Norfolk. including an English gun cap
tured in the last war. The musket-am-
munitiun came from Richmond.
Our loss is FIVE killed and fifteen wound
cd. One was killed on the Nabdsh. one
one on the SeminOle, one on the MOhican,
and two on the Susquchanna, including
the chief engineer. The Wabash g"t a ball
through her mainmast, and three in her
hull under the water line. The Seminole
had her mainmast splintered.
The number Of rebels killed was about
200. From the New York World, We
rake the following extracts:
We left Fortress Monroe on Tuesday.
October 10, stearing and sailing out Of the
magnificent roadstead eighty vessels strong
nobicr armada than the Goddess OF
Liberty ever dispatched on 4 warlike mis-
sion befure. Tie weather was not Tine,
but there was nothing in the lock Of the
sky or the barometer to indicate the *
p~crience which was in store for Us. Dur
? ing the first three days the ships were
nearly all in sight of each other, but op
Thursday night-the last day OF October
the storm freshencd to 4 gale, which ros~
/, in intensity during all Of Friday. scattering
! the fleet Ike chaff. The night fell uion Il
leaden omiGous sky. the wind Il hurricane.
, and only two sails in sight.
All night the gale continued without
abatement. and. although tie Wabash rode
> it out splendidly, there was a general APP
> prehension on the part Of those on board
: for the safety of the remainder of the feet.
: Many of tie smaller Vlsseis were bad sail
crs. unsuitcd to such turbulent seas as those
which thuudered upon our bows the whsle
E night long, making the great ship culver
: and shake from stein to stern, and there
q was therefore apprehension that some oil
them would founder or be blown ashore
! upon the breakers.
Saturday morning rose upon a perfect
: hell of tuinbling waters, upon which from
4 our decks only a single sail Was visible
The gale had abated much Of its violence
but the wind was still fresh from tie south
east and the sea heavy. On Sunday sail,
began to break o.er the horizon in every
direction, and i lively cross fire of signals
was in~terchanged. these latter are per
J. fectly in.xplicable to a landsman, but the
seemed sufficiently Ineligible to the off
e GERS with their glasses, who noted III,
change and interchange Of flags on distau
masthcads, and drew certain inference
thercfrom, which ON close communication
with the I~eassembling vessels. were dull
verified. Our appreheusious during ih,
gale were, in 4 measure. confirmed by re
ports of casualty which began to reach US
Two of the smaller vessels w,rs known to b
lost, and not more than half of tn arma 4;
was visible from the masthead. Mi gleC
with these reports Of disaster came tn
neWs, imperfect and mesger at first, Of thu
+ heroic rescue of the crews of two Of tn
5 smaller vessels which had been d sabled il
u the storm
= The great southern expedition arrived
! off Port Royal. S. C., on the evening o
Sunday. Nov. Sd; the balance Of the fee
I arrived the next morning, with the excep
= ton Of a few vessels which came iu subse
queEtly. On Monday morning the ViycI
/, and Mercury were sent in to take sound
: ings, while several of the ncw guuboati
followed in close proximity. At about (
z. NJ. the battery on Bay Point, known
AS Fort B~eauregard, opened fire upon TIT
gunboats. Five rebel steamers, under tn,
command Of Admiral Josiah Tatnall, form
erly of the U. 5. Navy, also engaged on
, , ships; a few rounds were fired, and dark.
: ness coming on, the skirmish closed for thi
day. In the meantime the transports
: came Inside Of the harbor and anchored
under the protection Of the gunboats-th,
Wabash, Susquehanua, and the heavy trans
ports remaining outside. On TUESDAY
: morning the whole feet went inside, AM
: seven gunboats, which had on board Gen
: erals Sherman, Wright and Stevens, Wen.
up to make . thorough reconnaissance ant
draw the enemy's fire. with a view of as
c~ertainiDg the location Of his batteries an
the number and caliber Of lis guns. III
enemy in the batteries, assisted by III
rebel navy, opened fire at FIVE minutes t
z 0 clock, aud our ships returned the fir
with great promptiiude and effect. In
reconnaissance Was successful, aud ut abOu
!; Q O'clock OUT gunboats withdrew. In tn
afternoon the war vessels got under weigh
with the intention of attacking the batter
les but the Wabash grounded on Fishin
Rip Shoals. and it being late in the Jay
the fight was postponed for the next day
d. Wednesday was stormy. with a stroD
c, breeze, and it was not deemed prudent I
put the vessels in action, and consequent
there we're no movements III the feet. o
thursday morning, at 8 o'clock, the Hct
ID got under weigh, and at 10 o'clock the rel
j. els opened Gre on them.
d COMMENCEMENT OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
tn The ships made the entrance Of the POI
T. Royal channel. At the poiRt between IL
of fOr;s it is twenty-five hundred yards wild
Ks As the feet moved up. the rebel batterit
on both sides Of the river opened fire c
OF the head of the column, with heavy CUR
S. of long range.
c. At ten minutes past 10. the Wabas
es fired simultaneously On both Forts Wake
and Beauregard, sending a brOadside
a each. Each vOlley fell in front of the ba
ID %tcries, and plowtd up the sand f%uriousl.
Il The whole fleet Immediately joined
so the engagement, and brOadside after brOac