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}iness i'm eo1npany y Ninin New Yo;E, NO two com. { n
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eoer s1o Aeat. Cel aelss3 oetacnnsn1 1 ot
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Aa5ole Deusn1S anu e enuts,s 4i W., o. aaa ~
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Llsn1s t1csps auo o1ues WILL D1s' hing anu
JoEes.
ile eunecats swept Iae beach ano neigh
0cf11g copse Gl sctGp oahs- AL Inc poats De-
!rg sKaMped and bliged IN the surf, no more t
zen could be thrown ashore. Meanwhile, the j
Gun berland il tow, steamed up to the front i
ct one Of the rebel batteries and took their
nGsiticn at long rarge.
At ten o'clock the Wabash fired the first
Gun. the eleven inch shell striking near the |
battery and bursting with tremendous force.
The battery. which was Of sand, covered with
,tu,f, ard mounting five locg thirty -t~o's in
s,slt]y returned the fIe, the shot falling
shc1t. The Minnesota and Cumberland IL.
medintely opened fire, and 1aiaed nine aad
eleven il cn eLe!ls into and about It. the fire
Was terrific, aid soun the battery's responses
were few and tsr betwee1, save when the fig
ates eueIeE1ed fire eor o while to get new
spirited.
No damage Tss sustained by our ships, and
When they agaIn took their position the caa'
EoIs6irg Was intensely bot. the shells drop.
ping in the enemy's works, or falling Oh the
rsmparts, exploding in death dealing fragg-
with thin. The email wooden structures
about the fort we're torn and perforated with
fl, ine shells At eleven o'clock the immense
flagstaff IVES shct away and the Ieael flag came
doNr, but the Ere was still continued by them.
At twelve O'Clock the susqaehaana steamed
in. SEC, dropping her boats astern, opened an
tfettive fire. The canlonndiDg On our part
was i1cetsant, AID the a&r Was alive wife the
hum and e1Plos.oA OF HJing smells; ont ne
srsss Glh 9fss lss11a1 lae Ass VIII sa5 1esa
la1ity, the battery beng too Dot Tor mem,
hem the explosion OF shetls that dropped ln
at ne fate o1 a1ove hai1 aozsa q minute
ihe enenS eeased nrarg 4tGe oe!oIe tWo,
ard a1ter lew mere eheiie aao oesh taI?Wn
", me Con;mooo1s sienllizso W Ge.ts7 n!lhg.
Ire 1feops ma He..atne ~ @ autAnsSa ~ l'nln
q sho1t c1stancs ol ne icft, aao p7lo.e "5
ctafea atang so'ae W VIZ M71 got ~ eno
1aised the Stars aud Stripes. The place Was
t6o h6t for the mer, but the flag Eas LETT way
3bg. CoaeWEin BeEjsmin S1eares, Of the
faWEee's first cutter, stood for some time on
Tie 1amp:rss waving the flag amid a fight Of
shells. When the fring ceased, the fort was
occupied in force aud held after rEards.
land force to protect them, and had reached
the inlet, when q large fort, Of an octagon
shape, to the rear aEd right Of the small bat.
| ttry, mounting ten thirty tWo's AID four eight
inch guca, which had Till then been Silent,
| opened CT: her with eight guns, st short rsage.
! At TIE came Instant she got aground, and
stuck last, th. enemy pouring in fire hot and
I heavy, which the Monticello replied 10 with
| :shtu sharply. Fur fifty minutes she held her
| Own, aid finally getting CT the ground she
came cut, having bsen shot through aud
through By seven eightinch shells, one going
below the water-line- Sae fired ftty.6Te shelis
n fifty Binutes, and partially silenced the bat
| ,ery Size withdrew at dusk for repairs, with
| cIe or Two men slightly bruised, but none
killed or wounded.
The escape Of the vessel and crew va:
| miraculous. Until this time We supposed th'
the la,ge battery rather changed the aspect Q
affairs. Things did not look cheerful at dsrk
We had men sshorc who were probably il
need Ct provisions, and in case Of night at
tack no assistance could be sent them from
ns,!st sz tsas t,sss in shore ". saw the bsa
| biyouac frs on the beach, with groups q
men anout them. The night passed withou
an alarm. The enemy. Al ne have since learned
1ax;nr on their arms all night. expectlnp a,
afiac2
At early davbreak On Thursday the nfe
vert to niarfrTs In the feet. and al a ousrte1
nas. msa' e;cSt tha ressa:s ~ hsr,np horne dow
i,earAr fhan 4he nreyions fay'9 nnsitinn III
ac4;nn hscan the a,1snnehaHna nneninr h
ds 49, worf ~ she1l f1nm one Of Ihe eieve1
IT. Il orns fhe Ninnesota and Wahash ioir
80 n imnaediate1r. and aosin the hnm Of She
end theIr ern1csinn were heard They lire
@sas-11 h.,f n ;,onr hafi,re the battery resnnnf
y 1her IL snswered hr,sE1v, 0nr fire ws
nnre correct than IN the nreyious da7. II
rs1oe hsS hesn ohta,ned and nearly eyer
c1onas ef ea..5 and cxn1oainr with tsrr:6c e
, ftct
At twenty five minutes past ten the Harrl
Lane opened fire, and soon atter the Cumbe
1snd came ~ n irGm the ofhng and jo,aed N y
, attack. The Harriet Lane, With her ria'
guns, did good execution, several PEoteotii
, te1y. and one goire d:rectlY through the raj
ths+ taS fS W. 20 81 sot ~. ;otn hom m roo
the middle OF the battery. Finally, st Il
| MINUTES past eleven a. n, an eieFen u
! shell having pierced the homtproof through
: ssntiiator sid exploded inside, 1sar hs naE
l. over the rarhpa1ts white flag. Wa INN
r diately ceaeed fire. Gen. Butler went into t
Inlet and landed at the for, and dennnded
onSonua,St Go1nmnJo4a Rsrrnn Aes;stant ascretarv
4 the eS ennr1s9s1ste NaVv' asEed 4hst r. of1is
IS se allowed to march ont With side Arms, 8
= the msn be permitted to returu to their hon
= after eu1render!pg their srns. These ter
't rn.ia,P ana t3nsi,T the fo~ce xss s1rrende
e pi4ta,,,t u 5;tin11 ~11o 0$>N
n "ltIoo, Sonela1on. u ~. H., <-.,.o e,,oa ~
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ID nagsRlp h3 Cemtnooo1G o31lIgnaaI13 1. aao y
>, y tcnmcoore balson, Ceionsl AsTtln
Malef AnoseTs On tne lepe1 s4ae' ano LIE
Tee sE o1os 0eAss1sa Up :.
IRE ensm{s loss INC s!i9" ~ 9e Z.
=, | Killed and thirty i've wounded. Eleven
a1 the latter were left .: tic hospital at Auape
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e. United sTA1Es FLAGSHIP m5skEso1A.
th OFF HATTERAs INLET, August ~, 1S6i.
~ s~t.,s. of cnD;.sdation 1ftzcaen Fzao O.
ly Strtn9haa, commanding I the Atomic 81 Il
nt Major General Enited States A17ny,.
Samuel BGffO7& cpHHa43atRQ %AE A1oH&