The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-16

sounding channel for vessels OF deeper dranght
Az foarp NJ. they had accomplished the task--smn
boats having been anchored at Intervals to mark out the
passage. Following che nboats curiew and Unadilla
We ~, a'der way "a company With the star OF tho South
Roanoke and Ma,ah2as and carefully prOceeding
his famous harbor We od the van Of transports, aud
were tho FIRST 10 arrive
The Ia, Dor is remarkably spacious, and has capacity
and depth of water 10 loat all tho in the world
but account u he dcaltes at its entrance In the
shape OF sand bars has not much been used by com
merco at least In later days, although believe once
was held in considerable repute. Tho shores are low
lrnged with back ground Of timber.
FIGHT HsaNs.
At five r NJ. firing began between three small rebel
steamers ana nVe oi our gunb ats, viz: Crcw Unadiia
Seminole, Isaac Smith and Ottawa. At tho booming OF
the nrst gun, which came from the rebels wild with OK
@ctation and excitement, all hands rushed to see the
light, clustering Ike swarm OF bees to every ayaiia
bio point Of tho ship that offered q view. Tho
range Doing at nrst very long, damage WINS
tone On either side Finally, after exchar ging
many shots, ire OTTAWA threw shell which disabled
one OF Tho secesh steamers as observed that one
OF the others came TO her assistance the two moved
OIL up tho harbor. Their object evidently was e. decay
our nhoats into range Of some Of their maskel hat
PICTURE or TIE noHr
seen from our hurricane deck. lhe scene Of
thrilling interest, 1t being the ns, lime that most Of us,
and indeed, may say nearly all a. ever witnessed
naval engagement. flash and d cloud OF white smoke
peculiar whrring sound which denoted the riied cannon
fom which they discharged, and as they struck
the water column would dash up Ike water spout.
Again and again was this repeated until night put
TO tho contest To-day 10Th inst have been all day
lying at anchor, watching the operations of the gnboaa
As imagined batteries were opened on either side Of
the harbo against them distance il 40 great tha
the sh-t fell short. desulory firing has zen going on
more or ss al day, but, ns far discern with
no particular result
The WABASH aud saranac both ny IA faY as thoy
could but US yet have not got inside into deep water.
Tho sloop OF war Vandalia has Just arrived
OFF iinros HEAD, poRr ROYAL IARBow, q O.
US. TRANSPORT s1EANER MAkoS, Nov. ., 1861. I
1.-THE ENEMY ouks.n
eve have met the enemy and they ours,o AZ tho
Immortal Decatur sad.
STRIKING INCIDENTS or THE BATTLE.
Tho 7th inst proud day annals Of the Union
cause when witnessed tho successful invasion of that
hot bed Of secession, the hot headed misguided State IL
South Carolina. AT ten a. NJ, tho Wabash, Saranac,
vandaa ana fleet Of ganboats go; under way ana
proceeded up the han Dor The hour Of The bombardm,n
was at hand; every the qtn rive and every
glass in requiston TO witness the sight, and a grand
sight II was. The flash anu boom vi Tho heavy guns the
ahite volumes OF smoke curling in wreaths around The
vessels at times conceaug them entirely from view the
ani lying up in clouds the shot struck the shore Tho
bursting Of shells, as Indicated by little round puts q
white smoke I'll told Of the deadly contest going we
Wabash aud saiaac directed their particular atteatin
- the battery AZ Hilton Head Trcnch's fsand Which
forms the ouhwest side II the harbor. After delivering
broadsdc after broadsdc, with most telling eject ,aey
drew III to finish the battery the other side e ny
the 6 nboas to silencc the guns at this point
- $3.50, ..
At two p NJ both bait les were senced and shortly
after boats crew from ore Of The pupboats landed a
Hilton Head, and hostod the Union flag amid loud ,hes
from the whole leet.
fAgE P1ssrssroS ~ 1iF FORTS.
At down four regiments were landed the ciyib
and Seventh Connecticut Eighth Maine and Tbirn Nav
Hampshire and soon the camp fires wero ba2ing aons
hc shore, The Decentralization was safely ACCOMPLISHED
without the occurrence OF single accident worth acn
tionng on the sth st have Just returned from wish
he Held Of battle fuzzy impress with the awful
horrors q Ne description, however vivid and how.
Of those terrible scenes which, must he Witnessed ~ he
reaii1cj TIE houses ~ Hilton Head where The or,ni,l
rebel bttcy planted consisting Of two large franc
Iess r;dloa with sh, aud hell and ahhG"h !, wos ia
objcc, OF to pon,5ard g ee; 10 nrc them as lte "A
possible yet sore u them were red tced 10 tariy hes
81 ruins
qas x.pp, fostnyc.uosg
Tho rebel Co,.natiyp cons se OF earth works thr an
w ,lh The sn ad IRE. sion of a,titary science AMI
laonnea WIN t~opty-thrae hong heavy guns Two X
henf TIE arpes u HE oe, Of suparcr caiibrc we're
proyled With globe .,bts ana y Il st,nn, sea al ~
most execution Ie grDrnd in he ,icintv uas n,oughf
IN around II oyery Direction ana some III tho gus vre
5,su1ntc, ana ne carriages broke, H. peees ~ = -,
rebel eugspod n eleudn. liz laes V wy
rur sNrMy,s Ioss
PROM Tho nur,Ner - ~ Ipr4s enuJ slantio .,t a.,
SETTLEMENTS 81 ,nc neg oes .sroun. tetr lumber wou,
not lul short OF . 600
died Of fby oman
so arc stll more al fault Twenty Eva bndis ,ror4
buried by our troops after landing ana i, IS sad arc
n, mber Mere buried bv the rebels in Tho tren..4 lit
the q Uund is laveled over 90 ss o. SHOW no ndieann
of ntermnt The total number after careful o. Inmate
is SET down at two hundred and CITY tn spr,ivors
mi ST Ia We ie, With tie NOS. rr.riptfac basic brir n
was rot haulct down, not n single ptl spiked AMI ha
quantity Of krarsacp biankots cotnnp arms :, al
kinds aud military trapppgs brought in by orr roo,,s
made great hear s when pied M
ArprAplxcY ~ r,,r npc,prrp porre
wsihirg to obtain few relies Of ms arssh.n laya
sion al ia. sacred sna al sonh carolina IN c,nnan,
with fa,y othci sfter hnyino 1r.v,cI n,s. - I, ii,
. mas to 90 hy the pcks, Is ! went bacE nbont thre
miles Ia The coptyy rou., 0e,ds of .uns 10, ma
~, island cotton
MI. bursting 81 shells thrown il o, y,sse. ~ ,ya
aust haye H., most ne,@ipt onI ,cr,ihe. M cv,
fnd nv SO we woua md oces oC ,boso p,os,
| missiles
Ii, first house w, eaue to had been used .s h,.o;l
| troops who making pretty free with Whatever
they took fancy t. About mile and halt further on
we came 10 u iain nous, WIN Hs contiguous negro
Condiments ~ every tes,rin,sn aGfl , ,,
great haste. The negroes who we're there said Tie
ieue too iau oy hens away everything mat could I'M
aratst ,l, IN" MN 80, IL = ~ h'tel' ~ .,lo
Ching lust as il stood Indeed il i'd seem pretty much 81
| Household articles and fnrnitrc Gtmns implements,
soa ~ P, ~ ; 49, e"Ne essVhony 70 'lr