The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-23

these Of the heot WHICH han Oeen overcome by
tic gale.
Monday and Tuesday. the ith and 9th inst,
were occupied In sounding for tho channel and
marking II with buoys, and reconnoitcring the
po,iiion Of the enemy, who were found 10 be
strongly en'rcnchcd on Hilton Head, where
they hid we'll constructed earthwotk, mount
| irc--.s was afterwards found - twelve 82-
Founders, 3-ioHy-twos, army siege pieces, 2
ri.led 81 pound IA, one 10-inch and ten S-nch
colurbads ALL one coast howitzcr. On tho
o'Iosite side of the channel, at I'iy Point or
PHILIPS Island, was a strong fertilization with
earihworks, at first supposed to he separate for
uhCations mounting in all % guns many OF
them Of heavy calibrc, with several rilcd pisces
among them.
On the afternoon before, while the Vixen
was busted in marking the channel with buOys,
three rebel steamers ran out Of Beaufort fiver
and. k,cring NJ safe distance, pcppcrcd
away at our vessels lying farthcst up the
channel, who r,turncl the fire, the balls on
10th sides falling short, with the exception
| of fih,d shot from the pawncc, which is sup
| posed to have lit one Of the rebel steamers,
- II s'ni the whole party padding of IN the
| utmost haste.
The weather was dcli,ltrh on Monday and
Tue slav, and the deck Of every vessel In the
fleet rt transIorts was crowded with soldiers
aud others come e, tn t0 watch the progress OF
ilc -.irmi,hng between our vessels anil the
r.l"l and 60 gather ~ IS lii', after their lOng
o.,in"mcnt on shp-lolrl, from th, fresh aud
i1lut breeze oi the South, which toll us Of
tho beautiful Land ", hal come to conquer
bach to peace and good government Every
man was impatient for action, and after their
c\pcneneo oi the trials, the ptiNltiOns and the
dangers Of the ocean, the trODps seemed read
10 lace thousand batteries, aud rush 10 dtain
ii-cli rather than to endure for ano her hour
their life on fhp-loIrl The reconnaissance
"vcr, u WI ARRANGED that Tho rcbcl batteries
.h".lI lc attacked ON Tuesday, the Oh insi.,
.H.f d.. D. ia. D -
noon. Bur the W. ash grtlin. ashore, while
.dlius into The line Of bUl', u was lo1nl ne
,t-ay tU pu-tbY1c the al, air mill another dav.
Tut Tire tp grew rough on Wednesday. and
during that Gay and the ni.ht the hau lay
Inactive vat.u., Tor weather which should cni-
l'r ih m to iuauuuvrc their vessels 20 the bost
advantage against the lormll'lc batteries Whi,h
uJI o.rd their cuursc. Meanwhile the army
"H,lci inpJ. ion.ly the busy preparations max
ing for our reception on Shore, anil oHerycl
with 'h''rin the ryll Voa.,!, hurIyin. down
fem tharlcs'un md savannah with thair Lon l.,
o. tr,ole. Com. Drp,ui was ;o,cd too slow an
old lo- s., 10y tloo who dill not understand the
f,as,ls ctusii.. Ia d.lav,aud with spirits rapid
v dt'O linz, the Officers cd the army sighed 10 |
h'ik Of Tie sul - en- or I'' - we wyg, lu,ing. |
lht tlcy did ul' ,noT th q wlu nhI in their
iwIJiicn,c, '.fi Il 'C,u-.,," the importance Of |
waiting ter a. orIDl uuo moment.
en- liilay lob, III. -iu rY.' p'priou-lv, aud |
,l' calm ard III Gi' ~. every motion oltLa |
f.s"l, AZ command, Nal In the q 'W atur7-
Ih,tc,,,ry o.. o. u l. Distinctly observed |
mon ihc ..Yr. IT. .h' h.'arc i. had been |
d,DiI'd that tl' weather tNo.ing the attack |
wa 9" hrcu.uu. seed l'Is' ml'uir,'. and We rr
cM!, up i'iu. .ul watching for it. Il, . |
u.du,k ,ht 90, o.. began :" Gather W a., order |
a ln'ln. form. .. l,p ou' ..u ou' h,f ',l by |
a., Wlln-h. irluv,t tv ~" ~p.pu huuuth, |
M.linn, $ mirolr, IAvn.,. lu1'nll, OTTAWA,
anil PEN lima. AMI Iut uh.l iRul'ug The lir.t |
! lead hy the l.uyillo succeed. by thr S'ur.u, !
| iW!.W, lru'nu Aut's' H. u Iogl"s Me- !
ouy, arA the Nau.ilu tov,i %, thu lllc
| Nu1.h, ard the lVrt .u.as winch came IN e. the
later I.ut % t!y u,iiou aud took poi ion iu the
u.r iit,. column.
| Shortly i,iu.c 10 o''n K tho vessels were |
Wi'rr why, and az I,D.rl ~ minute, to 10 |
o." ac iur comm need 10y q gau from the rchrl |
Mtpi,+tU iiil'uu bead. TIE G-c wa, returned |
iom ilr ol o.r rul... and i1 another moment |
tlHici"u ~ b. 90 lu' general S',amiu M |
,h,rh'r.l 90 uHr 'h. nor Phillips llani, |
villain I.II % lc Of tlI" fort, our Ngs j. lyli
N"r.' ,hn FL" for hrir 'a,hplrd guns, aud |
| ugn ,'y"rm" round hE irt N,lNcr, us il is |
| Dlhd iN TIC ryl.l-, ON tha ulgo.itc side. |
rcuod rarir lo' aul ,l,il into u, anl .omc-
| lt1Ds hru,''sid' It l'th 'llc forts al once.
| The main attack wJs objected G,iius' this fort,
and the fire against iu'l li'lur, -trd. ON the
| opposite tid, Wa d,.i.utl -imIly vusl.r tho
ajtcutiun a the batteries ,hcru, wlilttL ,yw,rc
| n,s1iliug u.,
The In. If our runs WINS rciurr.I Will, srir',
| Ly the fofia whu sen, ihcir III. II AMI .lol Ia.
! i.rtlir,lv about the a.. .rl. Jir..rip., ma.
| ,nuft, uriuly pf,iust iLr ltr.,,r si,.,r,.,l th,
| Wala.h r,cri,in,, M, priuririi ,l,rr cy ,,,,u.
| trnn. Some of tL,iI runs a. rr, t,n,I,. L1nil,I
! and u heavy rin.l piece a, Ev p,'pi Nh, MR..
ticllml, .ricr"ns for tb, ryrrlI,prr NJ H.
shots. ore 81 ilpm went e., an tLrnurb th, |
main M. ui an, Ilr Shin. anil nuotl,r, ,....I |
dirc.ly ,,,rth. Ntiirp WHOM. A. H., Comm, I,r, |
a.. 81. a.. 10 q. -
u,lrriI.i, rtuut r.Itc.r.,., rt.lioprl f. sans
evidently intended for IA n,. aud had il L..rA
litlr s..rgr in IL. aim. would have drpriy,l ,fr
ho,t of al it, favoni,rr.. pmiu., un ,p.,,.r-
muut with the llttrrics. five r,'al .,,,ri.r-
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AMI ,arrvin-. iou. sion an .hrouuh their r,,kS
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heir glius h,il... fired al too Ion, rance. ami
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