The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-14
NEW YORK, SATURDAY,
A Masked gAgrrpy.

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nave artcular sttc against ~ BY tho pertaachy with
whlch they fred al ns but finding that they could no,
ieaeL ~ they turned their attention the Richmond,
whlch was nearer IL shore. Many of their shot
very cose 70 The latter ana had ey hoen we'll directed
wouhl1avc done great deal OF damage only QUO took
l eject, however, and regret Go record that This
kne. one nan and wounded seven. The man Killed was
captain or the gun and the act Of taking am when
struck. The wounded but slightly hurt The bat
terry oi tae Richmond was hrougl, upon the
hidden rebels ont do no, think it d,d much execution,
rs most of her aot seen tola lghnrt About Ave
O'Clock she hauled out. ,...
SHE'LL TAKES EFFECT.
AZ Two O'Clock shell from one oi guns set fire to
tho fort has been enveoped in cloud OF smoke. Soon
aler iht nre broke out Their flagstaff was shot away,
aud the symbol OF treacery came down by the run.
subselue ntly il was raised again
| RHE REBELS FIRE BRAvrER METAL.
About three O'Clock one two shots passed and
dropped into ne water and by the note which they sang
as they passed we knew that they had turned
heavier metal upon us. Two three of grns
directed to the spot whence the smoke issue
end II they treated US TO music returned the comp
| ment with interest They succeeded in planting two
shots our sides making rather ugly holes and upset
ting things in one OF the hentenants rooms By six
O'Clock we must have dlsmouned the gun for mt that
time Mcl,ea ceased firing altogether and for one hcur
and half we tnmbed shell after shell inside OF her walls
without any response. We could hardly believe that
had slenced them soon but thought that they
be AZ work IN preparing some larger gun for cur he
ne1t.
CEASED PiRING
We ceased firing al half past five, 1t having become TOO
dark TO get good ann Our whole number Of shell fired
was one hundred aud eighty; Of these forty three
hied with sand-an expedicnt sometimes used in breach
ing wall The shots which struck proved to be from
eight inch counbiad Al six O'Clock go up anchor
and steamed out TO safer anchorage, and then all hands
began 10 find out that they very tired hungry
All begrilnmed and black with powder, nostrs hlled
with smoke and heads nearly splitting 80
noise were glad enough to 20 below and take little
rest well as 10 Try the effects Of little supper.
men have done nobly too much cannot be sad il their
! praise When the rebel shots would they
would grumbe out how of dersion ana when eae shot
fred in return seemed though every man OF that
particular guns would shut his teeth defiance,
and his look fairly expressed, take that you coward
! ly skunks.p The most Of crew are old man OF
wars men, and were considered picked crew AZ tho
time the shin commissioned to 60 TO japan, and
that time sailors plnty II is kind OF use for
an officer TO attempt to teach these men how 10 shoot
| just give them both gun and the Will beat the
officer so badly that he will be very glad 10 resign.
After We had become well eugaged in the Fight
hardly thought Of or had time 10 look at Fort Pckens.
Once in a while would cast glance that way, ana
could that the seincirce OF batteries around her
were keeping up constant explosion of shell her
loyal walls while from o her sides there came steady
stream Of white smoke, and could thai the shots
took good effect. We had already made two good holes
IN McRae, and Pckens had knocked hole thai horse
and cart might enter in
| WARRINGTON ON FIRE.
letter dated November IS says--As commence 10
write to night the whole SKY illuminated by the burn
nG q the town Of Warrington and the Navy Yard The
former has been burning since two 7. M but the latter
has just taken lire The sight is grand, sublime, any
thing YOU cloose TO call il only too tired 20 look
AT it, The forts and batteries have Just ceased firing
Fort Pickens must have fired Thousand sho
shell to day.
All hands were ON dock This morning as il
Light and in the best OF spirits, Notwithstanding the
change in the temperature During The night there
up heavy rain storm, and the wind shifted from the
southwest 10 the northwest, and suite
comfortable to us who have lived long the TROPICS
The wind blew quite fresh, and it on shore,
feared that il would blow the seaward 80 as 10
render u impossible for MS 10 position OF yoster
day. hoats were sent IN TO sound. and we found We
could get there, bn thore would only be ten inches
water under us. As the sea was very smooth deter
mined 10 try il.
| REBEL RELIEF.
About sunrise we saw large body OF men leave Fort
from the looks Of the batteries thar they we're reer
who had hsen at wor1during the night When boar
returned, the officer reported that be could
battery ia the woods and that higher einbsnments had
been thrown mp in front Of the others.
| NEW BATTERIES.
All hands had good warm breastasl, and nine
O'Clock we went to prayers Al haltpast nipe signals
| were made 10 Fort Pickens and at ten weighed an
mond did moi GO in AZ oil, the flag ocer did think
her shot took sufficient effect 70 pay for being badly up
As soon approached, the new battery in the wood
disclosed Itself and although it bnrs shell
1t could not do is much harm. Tie other battery iii the
wood now ccnsiss of two pieces. Fert Pckens opened
fire little after We anchor al forty min.
utes pssi ton and fred The first gun quarter 10
eleven Al this time all tho batteries were hard work.
There between forty and fty guns playing into Fort
Pckens As expected masked batteries had disclosed
! themselves all along the beach
SLOW FIRING.
Our iiripg wac very slow owing 70 or inability to
reach them except with the rifad gun Tie wind which
was quite strong was directly against rs, and very much
~ iaNof os .he feorE n Inc ciafssS m poWucI Were
increased IRON ateen 70 seventeen pounds, and stll
shots fell short About n dozen Of their shells
nave eAploueu 9htt near enough iof comfort ihe
nieh sseh - h'Ne taheh ,natte'H quite cooiy To-
day. The Commodore, in his address this morn.
ng, .ou 'nen DO oil n"t Waht sn many lco'ers
Oh !" ne on occk -am ne 'oho wslch 80 ceo" aud
sleep and be ready to relieve tho other when wanted
CLOSER QUARTERS.
As passed along The berth deck saw many OF them
stretches out, tast asleep, sid mol few playing back
CANNON end checkers. Finding that all shots foil
short We weighed anchor at h2 past two aud moved IN
ahttie closer hordly had We droped il before shot
went whz2ng N between our smoke prer, and dropped
IN The water bali mile the other side of US Immediate
~ there came another and then another and while they
came over us thick and fast our returned the
pment. But i was no use our shot all fe short. The
wand was too strong and cur ship dangerously
the bottom.
! POWDER.
The charges OF powder increased twenty
pounds, tive than the regular charge aud finding
that that did us good weighed anchor md siood
out Even after had moved ont long distance.
raj Of the shots Of this gun directly over our