Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-12-19
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6omhardment of the rebels at Pensacola
Hy. IA letter in the N. z. Times from
FossaPiekens dated Nov. 25tb, says:
isNseweFe under continued and heavy
dfs sffon the forts and batteries of the eue-
nv fourteen or fifteen in number, for two
DAYS With o loss of only enc private killed,
aud one seargeant, one corporal and four
privates wounded, and which is singular
but one man was hurt on the ramparts, the
nost sxposed plsce. @ !,
.sYol can have some idea of the amount
of Gre We gave and received when I tell
you that we consumed fifty thousand
pounds of powder, and three guns were
fred every minute for two days.
The Navy, unfortunately, could not
give Us The assistance We expected, in con-
sequence Of drawing too much water, and
we therefore failed in the great object of
our hopes, the capture Of Fort McRea.
About two thirds of Warenton is burn
ed and although we cannot see it, think
as much of Wolsey, a village north Of the
Nary Yard; and good many buildings
IN the yard are burned.
BY attacking Braggs at this time, ace
hiak ars hare made an important diver-
sion IN tapor of Gen. Sherman at Beau
fort, not only by preventing Bragg from
seading more troops there, (hs has sent
,enae but By compelling Aim to bring 9th
sss here he was also daily strengthening
his batteries. We have very effectually
weakened him for some time to come, and
have compelled him to expend vast
amount of ammunition which ne can ill
afford to loose. n
"A letter to the Boston Traveller, from
on board the Richmond-which vessel
with the Niagra tcok par: in the lombard
ment-says:
Until 8 p. m. the batteries near M'Rea
did not trouble us much, but about that
time they succeeded in bringing two rified
guns to bear upon us and instituted seri-
es of experiments which speedily culmina-
ted in a shell hitting US abaft the main
chains about feet under water, forcing
in the outer plankipg, and as it exploded
literally lifting the ship bodily in the wa
ter.
This sounds like Munchausenism, I
know, but every person on board concurs
in the same statement. This shot was
followed in about 20 minutes by another
which passed through the rail over number
8 gun, knocking the tangent sight from
the gun and dashing full in the face Of the
captain of the gun, who was just sighting
his piece, tore his head and right arm from
his-hode, and then passed out of the cor
responding port, on the other side of the
deck. Seven men at the gun were wound
ed at the same time by splinters.
: During The engagement the erich.
nnond" fired alone on the first day 562
shot and she'll. using nearly 5000 pounds
Of powder. I tell you old boy there was
some noise on Friday. Pickens is all
right thus far, and can bold out forever if
kept supplied with ammunition and pro-
visions.
The inland about the fort is covered
with shot aud shell thrown from the ene-
my, il looks as though the skies had rain
ed 40 inch shell and drizzled AZ pound
shot.
A letter from on board the Niagra to
the Philadelphia Press, gives like account
but adds particulars of the second days
tombardment by the Niagra, she being
tho only ship engaged:
On Saturday, at ten, we steamed in,
alone, under the guns Of Fort M'Rea, and
opened FIRE. Discovered that their sand
battery had been strengthened during the
night and another very heavy gun mount
ed.g Found our guns did not reach. Got
under weight and stood in as far as was
safesin the same depth of water. Anchor
ed again and re-opened. This time the
sand battery brought into action its new
gun, which, up to this period, had remain
ed silent. Found all our shells fell short,
while theirs went over and all around us.
About three O'Clock findisg We could do
them no injury, we steamed out to our an
chotage. Both sides might lombard for
amonth in the present state ofthings with
out either doing much injury.