Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-09-13

inch guns. which had TIL then been silent,
opened % her With eight guAs, at short range
st the same instant she got aground and
stuck fast, the enemy pouring in ire, bot and
heavy. which the Monticello replied TO with
shell sharply, For City minutes she held her
own, and finally getting OF the -grouru she
came out, having been shot through and
through by seven 'eightinch sEeil, ore
going below the water line. She fired fifty
Eve sheiI in fifty minutes, aud partially silenced
the batterE. She withdrew at dusk for re-
pairs, With one or two men slightly bruised.
but none killed or wounded.
The escape Of the vessel and crew were
miraculous. Uutil this time We supposed the
day was ours; but the unexpected opening OF
the large battery rather changed the aspect OF
affairs. Things did not look cheerful at dark
We had men ashore who we're prosabiy IN
need Of provisions. and inccase Of night at
tack no assistance could be sent then from the
Harriet Lane.
As we lay close in shore We saw the bright
biyouae fires on the beach, with gronps OF
men about them. The night passed without
AN alarm, the enemy, as We have since learned,
Fying OF sheir arms all night, expecting an at
tack. r-...,..
At early daybreak on Thursday the men
went to quarters ia the feet and at a quarter
past eight, the vessels having eorhe down
nearer than the previ jus days position, the
action began, the Susquehanna opening the
dlys work by a shell from one Of the eleven
inch guns The Minnesota and Wabash
Joined in Immediately, and again the. bum OF
she'll and their explosion we're heard. They
fred nearly half an hour before the battery
reSsonded, when it answered briskly. The
range had been obtained. and nearly every
shot went into the battery, throwing Hp
clouds OF sand and exploding with terrific
effect. ei la.it .--
At twenty-five @saiuutcs past ten the Har.
'riei Larie opened fiec, and soon after the Ear=.
berIand came in from the ofing aud joined in
%he-attack. The 4airiet Lane, with her iacd
guns, did good execetiou, several projectilcs
from the cightliHch shell going into the bat
terry, and one going di Getty through the ram
parts. The fire was so hot that all of thC
enemy Who could dolso got into a bOmb-proU
in the middle Of the battery.
Finally. at five minutes past eleven A. NJ.
an eIeves iach shell having pierced the bomb
Rreot tArougha venlilator. and exploded in
side near tie magazine, the enemy gave VI
the fght, saad raised over the rAmparts {
white flag. 81
MUNITIONS AND OTHER PROP ERTY cAPTURED
In the large. battery, known as Fort Hat
teTas. were found twenty 30 pound guns an
a ten inch columbiad het mounted. In tn
smaller battery-Fort Gla,k-were Ave 81
Founders, made in ls48. all of which wer
spiked, and three 6-poundets, field pieces, q
spiked Besides these; there.fell into the po;
session of our troops. 1000 stand of arms
stands regimcntuI colOTs, 500, krfapsacks, a
strong tents, 10 drums. slOop laden viii
provisions and coffee, | brig with cotton AM
assorted cargo, 2 U. s. light boats in goo
order, $50 bags coffee, about so of whic
were in good condition. In tile magagin
there were 1907 cartridges, 10 loaded 80
FOUNDER shells, 1000 musket caps, 8 brls can
non powder and l25 kegs of powder, AM
some other powder in miscellaneous packages
This totally relutes the rebel story that til
fort surrendered because its ammunition CAV
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