The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-02

W, mu,rd uuu .,. liad iulhur IA tbs outer
.,'ns d, h,N We. -, ,uiIus Iiuln rurt ay-
=, " !. 81, uU 90 it,h, whoa Unu VI Uur
,"n'sNr "nt O. ! ,t lay az convey ing Col.
ILuwN art hi. sttf, VIII had rrulongcd inter-
vi,ws with trr L. :, fiiccrs. 10th niii.ary aud
wit ~ i. NJ. vu ,amUi!n.cl rocriv Hg
Nt i,rh ir,sps, U.Guarv, UriuL.gUo stores,
.Lu's, &c., g., Which W,oo paoed tn q
H. e., aud tuw,i one ~ the Atltu.ic ty tho
/ NnUw,r trusL',r, CItdin CRNN ES.
ih.' hi"t was con .wUrd without Ces-
aluu uuttl : a. NJ. ot tie l4ih, and
4 t. \. NJ ~ c,,hcu ar'hUT and sie,roi Tor
itr.us IA, phurc NC anchored close to Fort Icf.
,Inl nt i. NJ 'h" ssnuu day. A. this point
'r took ~ hcnd mor' ,fi,rrs troops, lahorcr,,
G,rIIe =, gun carrlgct Materials, etc, and
.? l.. VI. wo "Cm uuGGt ray lor our Gnll
cs,r"Nti,u shi'h was uDs tuown u"ly u Col.
IRE W. Pnd '.ps. MI IG- AZ tho army, and 10
lHll. t"'N 81 hc Atlantic.
,n ihc t. l. at "a L. NJ. We anchored III
rla ku's I,land (tD,t rlckou' Le,ug on i,s
''.'r'i - rem ' ; Tuur iles RON suure, close
" htc riyHic >tl'rc the Tia, chip ~ the squad
go Capt. ArAMr. Attt O., InG,uniC Iting with
l." r,mnai.l,r 3.Nt naval yhp;ain present,
"c 'u,k ~ 'uw l.n l.us 81, the feet, s,ms
"uiy IN ruU',r rni Hr,r dark weighed
.ul or and stood IN n, r. III Il hts hcing ext in
he'd. Wc,ar.o Iu anchor itllin milcof Fort
't,I ,us aud ia direct range Of The ligs o; Fort
", la, and tie Nstar batteries aud three
ItnI'rs II mo from the bOach, In fur
al on' Of water. At a quarter past nine p.
NJ, the q Il boat pu he'd or for the beach with
Co.. nKowS and Capt. MrIGs who wero the
hT,t to meet and surprise tho intrepid SLIM
MEE and his con mand. s"
During the cmhaI katiun Of the troops In tho
b"2ts the signal from Fort Piekens for au
"INChcndcd attack was madG 10y the sending
up &C rockets. This signal wW repeated, and
FASTENED the operations. Capt VoDoss and
tthtr officers in the Fort were aStonisbed at tho
rlidiy of the Reinforcement. Before mid
.i-hi the q njority oi ofi, crs aud soldiers were
af,ly in tie Fo.t, and although n heavy SUR
was ram ing during the night, no accident Of
Hr,y bid O,ourrcd
This suco s'ruI .aniing took place three days
a't'r tie hombIrdm,nt AMI surrender OF fOrt
Sumter, a fact well kuosn on tho main land,
hut net known at Fort PiCkcns nor by tho
Ivir,g. .F.
lyr'y on the morning Of the l5th tho remain
inT iO"lS were lauGed, excepting tho artillery
in'n oi Captain RuEHN's company, who re-
mRiucd to land with their horses. At y A. NJ.
We again weighed anCh.r aud stood to the cast
ward, and auchor,d about three and half
miles fr IN Fort Piokens, and half a mile from
tho bench. This point We selected NJ tho hest
place ter landing tho horses. This diiHcult
work was commcnC,d IN tho Afternoon, con-
;ihued during the night, and finished on the
H., uiug ol the 18th.
The L. :. steam frirate Powhatan, COM
marG'd y Capt. DAVID ID. PoRTER, arrived
',.' "l' 'fn' i on oi 'hv IN, anI after sonmu.
n.I't Nun .ns hn~ sup IoHh POSITION Just
"l''u 81 vs. IN "'h%f y" cover inc iutnre ianu-
~ w W W " m'9t",.N she was IoiloMea ny
Wv. WV '"UoS,i D. III % W. Tnsn anvaorsi Sm
.n,nt ~ W. w. s,,i'S !Iomi. !"II' "ns Snnni,'
,,o, ,,,, "a, ,Ga',, IA, IL d,s,am, S"PP''
III, II, ,t' ~ ali ,rn sli", Of ,La .ou,J,on
sc," n"t'',Iy cm','.'J IN I,pgir', ,,o',ns and
49,, "' t,SI-t9 d" ,"''nI i, .a ,h.'
,po,niur Of the r8J Tho Illinois witb four
,egiurn arrived At midni ',bt on the I9th.
nd her tr, ,ns were I,u,leI tho maxi mornirp'
S,ycrU, the bor.r, wrTo LOST; four lied ON the
ros.nrc. ,ne was drowned n'pryside one hsd
Iis pcck lar, k,u in th, surr and nne died from
~ ,,,,i,, N rc,,bit,, tho ,Lor.. Tho forayc
nj Ii.Lt n, tiIIc' :, ve,c LANDED simultaneously
wi,h The Iors,s, On the 18Th. The landing IL
h'.,,,"rot n,r.,, NJ Iosyy and liyLt ordnance.
Nv ri,t' r."t,a' 80 n;',,,' y,s G,irjy cor,
W m"I"m,i' I r"n,,,,.d ,v;,h bnt p,rt,ai inter
n' unn ,N VIZ W. ~ obS ,.hsn sh,.
'"r oh mh'i, ,ns Ioreu'"n ~ U,e
Wa ,lhhI'y uIsGhafs'", '" '''o e''"' s''''A'a'N"
% az conc, inen. H., pouh.,,, ,,1 pcoolIv,
l"o Fsi ~ v, t.' "" ','i, ",'.a.' ~.
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