, 1861-11-18
TEE GREAT EXPEDITION.


TEE GREAT EXPEDITION.
Further Ine1deats Of The Ramb4rd-
meaf and Capture OF Port Royal.
CIRCUIT OF TIE uARHoNADHa 7laEr.
The plan ct the n&vsl attaek Nas arranged
with great akin. Three circuits of the eha1-
nel were taken.. At each drcuIt h1oadatde
WAS opened On the fort oppoafto. this way
the :whole fosee Of % aee:t IT. a93ngat to
Each firing met VIII prompt stsponsa* A.:
tsr the arst circuit the 1na.ll gunbos.s took
their positions ut discretion, choosing any |
point Of attack which to them looked more
Effective. :: 4 number Of them eongregated In
cove, some distance up the tnist, YET 19 ana CON.
the rear Of the fort8 were comparatively IN.
protected, an attack in this direction would |
have most destructive etfectupon thetWo gar
risons-
, The second circuit was on1y performed BY
the Wabash, suEq Johanna, and Bienyille. The
BIenyi1le, occupying the head Of the stArboard
column, Was necessarily uener each Of the forts
tran either Of the other chips
Capt Smith fthe uf BieuVflle, as sisted else
where, is .. South CaroIinizu, and 70 is Capt.
D1ayton, the OF Focah0ntas. In themo!ements
Of the cannouading fleet the two vessels came
side BY side, and the two Captains standing on
the warehouses, facing each other.
"Three cheers for South Cardinal shouted
Captain Smith, swinging his hat over his head
with enthusiasm.
"Th1ee cheers for South Cazoliua and the
American dag!" responded Capt. Drayton, in
voice equally stentorious, and With circnl-
tous movement Of his hat equally enthusi-
astie :.
At one time, when the BlenyiIle w.s within
ehort range Of Fort Walker, the whole fire Of
%3,n f0]f rrua rrTr o%oHf Ear ~ Hrf1o
waa struck in several places. One shot passed
through the Rhip just forward Of the foremost
between the upper decks, and through the
water line Another struck one Of the for
ward boat ga7ifs; the third hit the funnel, and
the fourth cut Rhroud of The most de-
water, glanced and hit the forward division
under the bu1wa1ka, and, passing through
beam foot and half thick. killed two men,
and wounded two othera.. The men vera EN-
p1oy ID at one OF the guns.
Each round Was Of course more terrible
than its predecessor, for the ships got still
better and still closer range; the bstteries
answered manfully for at least Two hour5, by
which time several Of the1r gnns were a1s'
mounted, and the Place va !, evidently gett,tpg
Wabash was taking her tow up the bay, and
when the next round Vas opened, they were
evidently crippled. They kept up the fight
more thaE four ho1rs, asd while the last
shower Of shell fell IN upon them, their suffer-
ing must have been remarkable. At any
nate, as the train OF ships came towards them
again, preparing to belch forth another tenn
pest, q white tlsg WaB raised. Commodore
Dupont Instantly sent small boat ashore car.
1ying the American ensign and fisg Of truce,
in order to discover if the enemy were really
conquered, and when the boat reached land,
| the battery was entirely deserted The Ameri.
! can flag vas raised instantly for the first time
| in South Carolina since It was pulled down
| last April On the walls Of Fort Sumter.
CUB VICTORY CELEBRATED.
The eager spectators all through the fleet
| we're not slow to discover this. The officers
jumped to their feet, ha1f Of them with tears
| et=1tipg cut of their eyes, shook each others
hands, and danced around on the quarter deck,
| before they could find words to announce the
| Eews to the men. Then came three prodig-
ious cheers from every one on board, and the
band struck up the Star Spangled Banner,
| while all were strainfng their eyes to catch q
glimpse ofthe well loved colors now .yictori-
ously restored, and once more dominant In
this hot-bed Of Rebellion. Every transport In
the fleet took up the cheering, and the bands
played national airs Yankee Doodle, Hail
Columbia, aEd "I wish WAS in Dixie" :"
The secession flag was struck ut 8
quarter Of three o'clock; so that technically
five hours it had, however, terminated more
than half an hour previous to this, and the
+ cessation during the fight amounted to about
three quarters Of m hour. A message Was
speedily brought to Gen. Sherman from Com
modore Dupont, announcing the result, and
declaring the Commodore's readiness to assist
the General In the landing Of the troops.
SKETCH OF GENERAL DRATToN.
The rebel General Thomas F. Drayton, VIII
commanded the Southern troops in general
but who, it seems, WAS also in commend o
Fort Walker, Ia native Of South Carolina
and waB born in 1905. in Charleston. In 162s
he Was appointed West Point cadet, and Of
the first Of July, 1928, graduated, and becam
which position he resigned on the 18th 0
August, 1886. Subsequently he was appoint
ed 70 the lucrative pest Of resident enginee
ef the Charleston, Louisville and Cinolnna!
, Railroad.
. In 1858 he resigned, aud occupied no yer
. prominent Office until the breaking cut Of th
rebellion. Owing to the scarcity Of West Poin
| graduates in aonth Carolina, he Was in med
! ate]y made 8 General. His brother commando
the United ststes gunboat Pocahontas-
Of the fleet
SKETCH OF COLONEL ELLIOT.
Colonel Elliot, Who was in command {
eteau by birth. The telegraph not having fu
\ nished his first name, We cannot be certain
i bis identity. It is probable, however, that
. is the Lieut.. Colonel George Elliot who con
manded Col. WilGAmsonfs regular Tennesss
! mounted volunteers, from September, ISL
' to April, 1876. He greatly distinguished hin
: : self in the battle Of New Orleans, where
+ vas wounded, Afterwards (in March, 1sls
;. he served under General Jackson. He "
: advanced to colonclcY in 1918, and has he
c that grade ever stree.