Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-20

pJMBARDMENT OF PORT ROYAL.
CoMmucc@ent Of the Engagment---A
Terrific B0mJdrdmeht.


clock, The Bay Point Battery opened its
Gre upon the Wabash, and that at Hilton
Head followed almost within a second.-
rAe ships were then nearly midway be-
tween the hostile guns, and scarcely willis
in range. For minute they made no
reply but presently tho Wabash began
Then grandly she poured from both her
massive sides terrible rain OF metal,
which fell with irigh!Iul rpdity upon
either shore. TIE other vessels were not
slow IN following her example, and the
battle was fairly begun.
From my point Of observation, on board
the Atlantic, 1t was apparent that few OF
the shells, which at first were the only
proicctles used, bursted within the iorl-
iicatiors. The guns had too great an ell
ovation, and their iron messengers went
crashing thro' the tree tops nlle OF two
beyond lhG batteries. The same was tue
case with the :ebels, whose thot Cassed
between the masts and above our vessels.
The i.i.ateo and gunboats, each having
delivered hor fire, which mainly in this
rognd was directed agninst Bay Point,
passed within The Bay, indifferent alike to
the bursting shells, humming prQjc1li!es
IN" hCt 'nulu 7hol "'nth 'ue Ieo"'s 'u''>
ously discharged, breaking the water into
foam!ug columns everywhere about them.
Within distance of nine hundred
yards from the rebels guns, the Wabash
threw in her fiery messengers, whilo the
other iyigates, no further away, paiticipa'
ted in the deadly strife and the gunOoats
from their sheltered nook, raked the ram.
parts irgl.ully. Thus the five of about
hIiy guns was conceh'fa'eH'' every moment
upon the enemy WIZ" 'iheu hero'c"''S'
never waye' mg III his lrp'I except when
the Wabash w's nNing nS' batteries ul'
,'U' I' -, 20 Ga.U "U"' oG ijnnI , 70 enLnre Shell.
fell almost as rapidly a, hardrops within
aud for a mile and - halt beyond the bti'
terry. AS sthev struck and powod into
the earth dense pillar Of smoke of sand
would shoe, inward. totally oh,curinr
the !oliRcaliop and d Ivius ihe blinded
gunner. from their pieces.
In describing their circuit and deliver
iYg their fire, the vessels CONSUMED rather
more than an hour for each round. Little
more t5an half Of hi. time, however was
spent IN getting into position, for gliding
SLOWLY atouna. ucrhaps entering the bay
lpyoDd the fort halfa ,lIle. lust far en-
ougl. to permit the safe turning Of his ni.
me.se ship. the Commodore brought her
hack. and re Gated from his star board
battery. until the guns became too hot to
"a handle. that devastating fire. What is
tra- Respecting the firing Of the Wabash
is al.o true respecting the SusQuehanua
Eieuyille. Pawnee Mohoan and the rest.
Each ynssel discharge her broadslde at
the sLownst possible range, loading and
h'ing a2ai" and again With all the cool
u'''> "''.' .eoS,'' 'Not ''Ivl' II, -" e''
F''''','' ''''' u sue I'''1,' '"I '','N'''
Aratay o. ms CoHe"e'dIeS'
But the caemy was by no means mac
tive. lie offered stubborn, an heroic
resistance. Looking through powerful
telescope. belonging to an engineer officer
Of the expedition, I saw, when the ships
w,,c approaching the battery the second
tiAo, two men wearing red shirts. They
had heen particularly active, and nov sat
AZ '"e mu@]'e o' q gun apparently '%
h"'''eu. ana "ai'lh& lot moro aI"'huur
non lnIS 'erfiOie Are rom inc meet wa,
l"''H- %' "to"n" ttG'Ii' o"' ""e! move"
no'' ~" / "ouo'e" u 'hVy were ""NG'
F!"a''y Ihey spr'n& up ana lo""eu 'nelF
pece- SAe'l al that instant "urS'eu near
mem ana 'hey I'"appGNe"' "ouot'es'
p!o"h 10 atoms he"'G frequently Hu'-
ing '0e hSHt'm mosV "i'quo''''eu eN l,rG',Lo'is
o. "PproVa' ior 'ne manner ~, III "hiG'' 'he''
guns were served In"V 'ne'r h'a' N3'la''
snip was S"od 'he torh nuns an" CUT
"SginS OF our VeSse,s' EAtHCr In1h tHT
NUMBER OF killed on Oo"'o' furnish Ia'I
e''uehee'
Cessation Of the Figh.
Af,er tho second ronnd had been bril,
r,ntIy f,nrLt ON hntb sida. the " ,b,.L
n,ya = .irm9I cor ,La vessels which haI
e., no7t oc,,yeI,, ergo,,oJ ,o caasa Gring
and ciyn refreshman,s t@ tie mon Ac.
cordInrly the steamer. repaired to a point
hevond he roach of tho batteries and the
noor sailors nearly exhausted with their
.rr,s- sotisGnI ,bcir buno,rand orotrfpI,
lv iceenred a few moments repo,e.
THE Eyobt Rcucrcj
80,
hen II was 'ha' INC Hunooa,S ,r, u'u their