The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-11-22
VOLUME XII. NO. AZ.

steam in u circle, or clipse, running close
TO one shore as they came doicn the river,
drifting or steamiug as slowly as possible
past tho bauerus there. aud paying their
fiery respects, then making tho turn to 60
back, and ne they went up the river, favor
ing the other batteries with similar com.
pliments-tho game to be continued al
Hbitum, or until the rebel flag came down.
TnE ASSAULT.
On Thursday morning tho attack began.
The feet was drawn as close in shore US
practicable, and the ball was opened by tho
Runboats, which steamed past Fort BOnuro-
gard one after euother, sending broadsidc
after broadside into that fertilization, aud
calling out iu return so brisk cannoradc
that the smoke rolled above it in volumes
and hung suspended in mid. air like plume.
Vo!ley after volley rained upon the tort as
tho boats steamed past. the larger vessels
bringing up the line and throwing splendid
ly.simed broadsides of shells upon the fort
When the gunboats had passed the point of
land upon which the fort is situated and
we're out of tho reach of Its guns, they
turned and opened brisk FIRE upon the
unprotected rear OF the fortress.
The guns of the enemy we're principally
riflod cannon, and their practice, although
not very superior, was now and then acci-
dentaly effective. An 80 pound shot struck
our mainmast, cutting a jagged aperture
clean through it, and making the shrouds
shiver like reeds. Two shots passed through
the hull, one dropping in upon the leuten-
.,nis.tia wiz" 'no '''o'' '""0''o '''u'' 'o"
O0'"''0'
~, BoMDARDMENT AND STAMPEDE
1po b0mbardmopt continued ior over
'nteo nours, "heh 'he onoNhy pToke anu
~lId stampede ehsueu, "A strong storn'ng
Iorce was thrown on snore from TAO squao'
ion' out oeIo'e " loucnou t"1 sno'o '"e 'aS'
Leoei hau oVacuatou mutton ileau' anu MO
ior' ueser'ou' 'o"o C""Ieue'a'e h'e "h''"g
over H. aoso'u'e'y ya~neu' !" receVo '"e'n'
A',nougn scatieu win our Eepea'eu oIo"n
Sues, .ne eartn ABOUT torn anu 'at'ereu
WIN tne pursuing sne"s, Hs superiority as n
iort'hcation was at once apparent. oh at
tempting 10 str'Ke inc rebel nag 'nlne
Durst 10 one oi 'ne houses "''h'n 'no lort'
s"9 suosequenI !n'eSl'gh''on pro'ou 'nut II
nau ooen n',pou y" S"'o'@' P'aces' a"u t"o
!!anyarus VI Tue mug 80 arranged 'nat Pu'nng
"ou,u eAp'ooe ,ueu'' ror'""a'o'y' now
ever, ue on'y ehp'os'on wnIG" occurrou was
hal"'oss' auu 'no s'"'e a"u a'''poS "ero
uu DP, Jooa0ou"g J"y 'n'ouE"oul Tue
Moo' 700 ueeP anu IntonSe 'or acc'an'a,'on'
W., ''nS'o ~; onoo' u,o'o ,'o,n o''por Vi 'po
uooAs' ino s'a"Poue VI tne ehe"y was
.L sn". ,o' 'no s Vi po'.'ou .,
tueI:. uo te1t 'u'tno' 'a"u' 'oi ''p purpose o,
Upon,s '"o ''''""'o W 'no ""'oo' vi
'''''o"' ...
HooeoIio FLEET
'o'oo was aSo ue'a'eT W c"p'uro '"o
ion"sn'e W tne uNPo,sou uosqu"o hee''
~. ouS ..o .t o,y VI ,no ,a.'o. pAPou,,'on
s, ~"I 'ue n';" so."on y. s'oI"g '"o p'ra''cu,
CTett UuInIuR upuu WulOT. SUMO OF
.L au a ooVp ~ u'on un t"o s"o,o anu
't 80 no oI1"su VI "'"o'S "nu 'nNo"
~ '.o .Op oo"'S a"u n""o .no' oaoapo; so'u"g
>A' ''''' w "om 'i "oo 'o"''"s'
MI. ~ nhnoro"' - r or oLn 20
i"o 1oouPa"oy VI no"u'o'' 'o'h P'doo ,"'
uay. was o","osy uooo''ou eAcoP' ny
neg' oos, "unu'ou' " "noh, he"' "op'on
auu o"""'ou' oa'''o ~, r,"cN'"g !" as our 'o'ces
'ooS P"ssoss'o"; i""y suo.'ou " oe' one
auu at" w"u VIII" Joy' "n'ch iou"u express
~. ,n !" '"o "a""oi poou',a' !" '"o Iace'
Iney sung ana pray"u AZ .ne Top OF 'no'r
so'oes' ~o'ue'o'eu ~ aoou' "so uo"ps; anu maui
ics.ou ,o 1'"'y 'S"p'"'" U, ""u u",'gn,:
ino '"'e nou.s ~ "n'c" wr"o 'oro'
me rom u"e',ig AT greater 'ohg'n upon
.ne events OF tu'S me"ofao'e "ay, IL mas
poe" que VI trump. ""u VI '""' auu We
hopo INC naro'neor Oh successes 10 come
r., the sIn"ihdio N"NEMhNI'
mo oou'oa'auo"' 'or so'o'a' hours was
earriou on et iong rh"gc-eacn snip at
.'n,os engaging Wv" 1"'oo 'i, "o "'.aom t',,,
never forget tbo sensa,ioSs nrod,cod hy
The ranjd discharge of heavy artilcry which
could be feIt even on the bosom of tho deep.
The sound and scono woro absolutely in.
fernal. No Pon can describo-no poncil
portray H.
Inc afternoon n was well spen. wnen Com
DIu n1uo,o Dupon. pus ~ oAoou.,o', 'no S'f"'- "a
I'll, niota.n Sddn,'Ir ] I,or;,'', ,h ""' m"s
Of the ATTACKING vessels whic6 m had % bncn
kent moving in a circle, be ran within six
hundred Yards of tho batteries of Fort
Walker. AS he undoubtedly expected, this
manouvre took the rebel urtillcrisrs wholly
by surprise. Their pieces wore elevated for
me long range at wh'ch me oomoardmen'
.au oeo. rou 0a''o' in "H '",uusn VIE u"y my
moEo nftoc,ive roniy 70 tho sra IF m" IT'';o~ w
fleet, which now pSurod into the fort nor.
feet storm of iron hail. 1t was more than
mortal man could stand l hoar it cstima
ted that for nearly an hour the shells that
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