New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-21
REPORT OF nRIG. GEN. BEYHAM.
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FosT PUIAs Cos EsPUE Island, Gs Apiil ". iB62)
To hd;'r-G'"' DAVID AcH1-a eso'@e"G'"S Dp9T'"s"'
SIE: have the honor to report the conclusion Of
The operations ef Tie see q Feit fulaski IN Savannah
Rive Ga which 5aye .ssusd ia TIE capture Of tbs )fea
and its srd the unconditional Surrender Of ae
enc siss oIee Of ne sis"h taouns 70 i OF wen -
~ege scers beside shott a. who were tich OF "ouLceo
1a. siege l. wogld the fret tTi4Ft lcos
lilies srsins. e'ec;ej supposed sufficiently
song prior to tbse Inventions alnos: equsng II would
iISonsiss yes'ss iscto,'y ccrstrue sd'
The.e oe tsoo, i the coidia ssstsrco aud caopsra
have beer accomplished by portion of the oops Of D
you for he most prs pIdsr THE immediate direction OF
Ceuc ED Chief fnriLe-r Of tie siege 10 whose report
copy Of which respectful frs,dso herewith lave tie
honor 70 refer yoa IL de-A of the opersiions.
1lmed'stey nrv.' IA ths neps-meni a. you are
sWars viii - ybee Is ard ton tho 3t Ult and carefully
iuedd the being asced tRere foT the direct bseb
this fot hoh Lad been wen advanced by Gen Oil
Bns -Gsu W. sheTnsa, ny Predecessor in ti: District
fhess Sok. consisted OF eleven basTie prepared for IS
Of sboHt onesnd ssif - In iepstb osrosit. q. Sogih
ssst face o. the os; lle sxtEeitss th. ue being dis
sncss respectively one miles from the fort
Fhey pisced Wth great skin aid judgment ara con
ruttea properly ard with sret sth sud resui Is
ioe q re case wo1lo prD and the and
ply OF ordnancs ns that nigh, be needed wo-thy OF
sslee" mention the bos gemelt T. beo Isnnd
meeting ny erufe approval.
Ds'rins howeyeI pO'eble, to cbtsin cOpe.e,dc fre
upon be wot sndssvored TO arrange with Gen Vee tco
ntnding q, Dauiusie isaud sceompish this OBJECT
Hha tttcA ne gorge oi me Tort o. the west ard be
second visit hin the 9th another &c prac
tctDe ard the distance ~s not too rea Turtle tsnd
be nortntEs object being mainly moral effect Of
encircin ire rsher than expectation serious
fet upon sbe va At that distance Prom cause, how.
the heavy ord for these bsedes cid srivo IN
e and t1e lighter pieces most available and placed poa
serious demopstrstou upon the work.
The min attack up the ior,, as yOo swue com.
mencsd the of tue 10Th inst "a oe,eA
and Immediately sIer the refusal Of it, COMMANDER sor.
render secordgsto your sOmHons previously Being
So9n o. zoe day dsie the contest between these batteries
a ses o you s[e o. course psrsons aware Of tie great
successful conmse Of ths breach at the southess
ange OF the fort on tat day You OF tie et
eens AID accurate thing o. tie guns the fort directed As
hey were wih gsst precision not only batteries but
srsise exposed The f1g pert hoozh deisyed =.
si By the peeessiy Of ob.innE TIE proper range kept
80 own al The iort during the hrst day.
Aevgn Dg a. necessary 30 guard sssnss the posi-
siIi,, ~ 20 the Wilmington Nsrshes force ofsoss
gpe, wss stationed upon the rG-cs Of .ud adaoeut
oas S9ae T,bes Riysf: and 70 ave Gen Is en-
opportunity %, the rest which be equisi arranged
sth hinn 70 rsnsin ysslf i % r. sersIa SS'Iss
'are tine fs s sbens seuJ he 9~n n = Tho isIt eysly
@ 2, aeea nues tiir the osht -. voc PupTse o. "a.
hs s, pst cf the night. while the moon was up sss re-
ID 70 be iuccessui OF fully AZ accurate a. oy "a,
~ priucipa battery % James and 6ye Parrot guns
he eppes NOT 10 nav been ss successfully srsd
.en rom the navy under Liens irwin he'd been kindly
uraished to "a by fsg Officer Dupont td NO .n,s~ln %
700 late for the hst Asssunent 10 the batteries directed
Inst portion Of his battery should be placed u ne tans' Of
under Csu Tuner a. &. S. laio of the lst Artillery, United
States Army and Chief Cotnmissay of your Stsd ard
tho and three Of hs Parrot gems were assigned TO nr
asvsl detachment rduKly. - =,
A. about Oh ihe morning Of the lh the hre opened With
kyes vror und accurscy the certainty 10 Direction aud dis
suce being reeiy cy0nd that Of the eyolf day especially
the part Of tho eeytheTs being scarcely any eyposns
f our that not draw close shot While the EN-
brasurss and paas Of batteries nosl accurately
reached
hem efficiently seryed especially the small orta bat
,ees tie ot he batteries referred TO- In charge
ser Cst peioure. found thai at the bIeGched
point hcb much soafed on The previous day. now
et sausre aid the adjacent egbTssures rapidly being
brought similar condition. At about noon tie whole mask
ditch raising ramp quite yble to ard afer th.
corresponding paris VI he adjacent cssetaes began to fs
the hosvy timber bdsge IN OF the csemstes
hs OF the magazine on the opposite noih"e' angie Of
In this sste Of things felt that would soon be
called peel OF tho whole scp wall from the opt Of ths
larger than the ,nr garrison could defsd With, pro0sby
another smaller breach upon the opposite de ana Of once
eciefmned that II the restance continued II would 90
best and entirely psctieaoe TO tbe fort successin
whin % OF " hours And Lad given directions 70 Cen
when about NJ, dissoverd white esE thrown up,
stes a half mast, came slowly the ground
then directed my Assistant General Cspt A.
Ey 70 Leave for the fort bot tnapg soon after your own
AdussutGcsers Major Hspin, o. the batteries comnis.
e terms propOseesiu ply thess 81 your own rst note
demanding the srrender Of s gsrson and ali the
they shead have " s,ossss terms given By our Gov.
eminent In tnn var osn otmofs issehng the upper bat
s; ~. g. 70 .ss. s:: sss
sutaezed bim TO pass seespt susrsnd,r m
for,i he tefus sssented BY him sseusl, thaa
dsd By sxesptina psihsps those relstisr 10 bs An,
shird would OlherWbe haya bssu hsr1., -