The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-09-13

was loo not Tor the men, OUT Inc nag was
left waving. Coxswain Benjamin Sweares,
of the Pawnee's first cutter, stood for some
time on the ramparts waving the flag
amid flight of shells. When the firing
ceased, the fort was occupied in force and
held afterwards.
The Monticello had proceeded ahead of
the land force to protect them, and had
reached the inlet, when large fort of an
octagon shape, to the rear and right of the
small battery, mounting ten thirty ytwo's
and four eight inch guns, which had till
then been silent, opened On her with eight
guns, at short range. At the same in
slant she got aground, and stuck fast, the
enemy pouring in fire hot and heavy,
which the Monticello replied to with shell
sharply. For fifty minutes she held her
own, and finally getting off the ground
she came out, having been shot through
and through by seven eight inch shells,
one going below the water line. She fired
ffty-fve shells in fifty minutes, and par
TALLY silenced the battery. She withdrew
at dusk for repairs. with one or two men
slightly bruised, but none killed or any
wounded.
The escape of the vessel and crew was
miraculous. Until this time We supposed
the day was ours but the unexpected
opening Of the large battery rather chang
ed the'aspect of affairs. Things did not
look cheerful at dark. We had men
ashore who wore probably in want of PRO
visions, and in case of night attack no
assistance could be sent them from the
Harriet Lane.
As we lay close in shore we saw the
bright biyouac fires on the beach, with
groups of men about them The right
passed without alarm, the enemy, as we
have since learned, laying on their arms
all night, expecting an attack.
At early day break on Thursday the men
went to quarters ia the feet, and at quar-
ter past eight, the vessels having borne
down nearer than the previous days po-
sition, the action began, the Susquehan-
nah opening the days work by shell
from one of the eleven inch guns. The
Minnesota and Wabash joined in immedi
ately, and again the hum of shell and their
explosion were heard. They fired nearly
half ar hour before the battery responded
when it answered briskly. Our FIRE was
more correct than the previous day. The
range had been obtained, and nearly ev~
cry shot went into the battery, throwing
up clouds of sand and exploding with ter
rife effect.
At twenty five minutes past ten the
Harriet Lane opened fire, and soon after
the Cumberland came in from the offirg
and joined in the attack. The Harriet
Lane, with her rihed guns, did good exc
cution, several projecties from the eight
inch shell going into the battery, and one
going directly through the ramparts. The
fire was SO hot that all the enemy that
could do so got into bomb proof in the
middle of the battery. Finally, at FIVE
minutes past eleven A. NJ, an eleven inch
she'll having pierced the bomb-proof
through ventilstor and exploded inside,
near the magazine, the enemy gave up the
fight and raised over the ramparts white
flag. We Immediately ceased firing, Gen.
Butler went into the inlet and landed at
the fort, and demanded an unconditional
surrender.
Commodore Barron, Assistant Secrs-
tary of the Confederate Navy, asked that
the officers be allowed to march out with
side arms, and the men be permitted to
return to their homes after surrendering
their arms These terms were pronoun.
ced inadmissible by General Butler, and
finally the force was surrendered without
condition. .ra. si r.
Articles of capitulation were signed on
the flagship by Commodore Stringham
and Gen. Butler on the part of the United
States, and by Commodore Barron, Colo
mel Martin and Major Andrews on the
rebel side, and the latters' swords deliver
ed up. ....- a9.
The enemy's Joss they allow to be eight
killed and thirty FIVE wounded. Eleven
of latter were left at the hospital at Anap-
Oils.
DESTINATION OF THE PRISONERS.
The prisoners are on board the Mime
sofa, and will be carried to New York,
where you may expect them in few
days.
Our victory was complete and brilliant
one. We lost not life, nor had we more
than one, if any. wounded. Our men re-
tain possession of both forts.
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