New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-05
ope as the fort was firing upon. us without rreply

fhe Ii after ebeu bursting within the walls or on 'ne
nan oar = and one qua after another becomi' z 81
i,rce4. they shrupk from view, and no doubt gave
WAY 10 their grief N the privacy OF th'ir a!ar'
Te.tB Ac ] walked that mOrllng along ,hs nv nv
foa. 10 ,he boat in which was 10 Cross 70 m0ieLcA
,nd eaw the teariGl eyes aud monra.ai i-',' ~, -
woI5cr could not help tlitk ny OF toat Ap't III
/ yesrarO WREN Tie terrible tse ~ th.E'ee. -.
iater,.f Yves ,eiel nnon .. few loyal neD "a fVl'
Sumtel; 3-C Ia led 600 III my he'.' '""e '' '
u ,fibuiion had cOiae 80 spee.li. :. .-l.., ror
At 10 ciocE tie purDOAs, nun - - a. ooJ
,fem 20 .,irims fhe engagement ha'lel 'n' u'u
,,ob 81. ,,,;'inn ,,nl,i;I ouI camp whento thcy
hai started 20 tno at'aek. up 70 'rio ~ .. -
C,ut .iofr,.', .ot lad been Wtsied - 'Ho eA,c"''
e.o,a-icn .. tho gums, ara I1,,'' --e.J' -
o,eltsrs " -re burtti1g q eir hie' ~ 80. nv 1,
cen. P1ss bal stationed ecu y. - "a -,
los st I.crelcad Ci,g, Ilenls' ~ hcF' iu'e" :
- y.et ., PeArlOi., Lieuis. Mafth, LNOl, ana
po,,,.r q. tho Bauhs, lieut. BfsGiey al Ndioh.ia
l. Inv. and Lien, llop&ins on the gGDb"a' Day i-h.
la,...i sstrm ~ coDE r'italCh Was ttut 80. '1U-
+. ied on ali edes of the heri ged fortress aud Or
tsrr, I'D eoanuuica,iooo could ts transmitted from
a,sGquatters TO my dui.cd point raWdly end
,,ih s.,uracy. Ia TACT, IS havo previously stated,
value 81 tho Meyer code 10 ,5o aray has been
t-0rcgguy proved AZ Gen. Parkee oi'lsion II never
Tis ,;.a.l 1ll .ers 1t Geoufort and Morehcad yeie
tiu.c'ou e. ota I'VE the highl of slot aid seil
lA I.i~. 20 iAe batteries when tbe proocu.ss were
r9l.- I'd. fga.y. IA tali pasj 10 the following
nessl.a ,al latsel ov,rfon Moreheod:
n.'ts g. 100 lsi ala the heavy 'ie'i' barst TOO
"ts .tNs WAS tmclv, ead scted upou st once hy
io' i.l.. -iofI's g Lie0t. FHglcr. ihc suns OF
'.e ..a w..e irp.e ,cd lUt tho fu-e1 Of the other
SNORT ,el: elG after tust for seyesal hours two
ao. ..Hf of tiloe must have sttnck he work. Icni.
Pr5ty whether iccsufe ie Was nearer the fort, or
'hr' p, ~1etiol li'fe go one SIDE enabled hn 70
ses tie c .r, 3D. Is shea beleg Got tie range early
in tne d., euj made excellent practice throughout
2 ,,yeeu ~ aui n O'Clock, tie two armed harges
ic command %. Capi. s. y. Aiclols and Lieut.. BaA-
Ter of The Har'Ee Ait.llefy, wt4o keoSed down 10
within thee miles Of the fo.t, Opered ne, GDi
throsy about thirty shotf some of which must have
dore execution iJT the marks OF PARROT prolec-
Ties wee seen hat face. at II O'Clock tie plat
f3rms of tho rgf, haGG mortar, aud the third nom
lie rlght, in the l0iHcl lafc-y, lad become
.AorougLly splntered by the powerful concnssion to
which lG.Y bad been exposed iOr nearly elN honrs,
tie Sand Having worker on from beneath in p, ces,
aad ie a. pl,uks o. bear the wioi" strain WITHOUT
an pors 4 res' was accordr ly g., ~ 20 make tie
neccs .rv Icpslrs and auOter iOTcet aernission OF
Lieut. i4g Ere occared soon ait6r, by The break
iug OF tue Shoulders on IAT,e Of he Deds IlC CAM
eres repaired, work wac resumed, and continued
,yihouj further interruption nltl tic close. IaeIl
the day when one Of lie - emy's euns after Dno'her
Lad been slleuced and ihe h Of he fort slacEeuet
of. Lieutenant Fiagers practice was really
splendid, for he was enabled to stand
with tclerable safety Ou bis paTanet, oGse.ye
lie effect of his hre, and rive tie necessary
d acii0ns for It's mana cement. One. oi his men
privse 10 tie 81 Artillery n. i. Nolsl, whose duty
Il ygas to vgaieh tie OI and warn lis comrades of
coming snot or she'll was driving an ali ynmeut . lie
about ILi- time, whoa gun wss hrea hy The enemy.
lie saw tie puil eud cried out az usual, " Down.!
1ut falling 10 get fhslter in riwe, the hall-a II
uolmder from CAPT. nanny's Dat ery-sruck bin IL
The ebost and tore hia 70 pieces Fis brcas'-houe
and rbs split Of ii they had ieeu ths nd ct
box, biz heart iell out and bruised mass of flesh
ana blood Mas huIie1 III Lieut.. fEgier ace aAd
over bis perH1n. DaJ1 OF flesh and clOtT Of blood
were spasrei over tlc ais and ylat forms Of Tie
battery, and tLe quiverng remains Of tie poor fellow
were pitched hes4ong into the saLd. Ga nil
the $40 aud ticleniug 81 # battlefield thismlT
have been almost the worst the recollection OF 1t
IL too U'uch for endurance.
an through the loilbaidment, the bravery Of two
! companies Of Rebel cluIers was especially notable.
/ One a tie N-pOuuder battery on tie Lover tc-ru-
plein, was commanded by Capf NANNY; tie oller--
/ Cant. PoOre-worked the battery If heavy gnrs o.
the fOuth auple o the pant. Fiagler shells hpd
Morris LO. would fIike ,be crest, or at their feet
and envel,p them in Clou1, Of smoke or d1st; bu;
~ soon ls lhcse were blown aside, the Rebel gum
uers 1oula he seen sp0c 1ng or iO,dlag tier guns
with r.dyubled zeal. Norm Car0iiuiens may not
have folsit as they should al E0.Iose a2o New
hem bui could licl; ont Of the garrison Il FOu
Macon score OF mon VINO would siutd killing ~
Se.i even ~ our Rhode Islanders. o. Connecticut
and Macs scousc'ff ltd-.
Q
curboais ard shore batteries than any other il tho
tort Oh account Of their WEIGHT Of metal. On tie
south lace II The angle IN Uhich trey stood wns an
S-iuch C0itutiGd On berbe 70 cATragei az TIE east
Il G y.ood a l0-inch columhiad on a wrOugh-iron bar
he.te ca~rsoe: and tcxt 10 70 tbc U-luch rne,
atlec,ionaieiy named ' Magcie sickae,' which has
such Z long range. AaUGiy The hIe oi Capt. Nor
ri- aud Lieut. Ing or directed Lsst 70 this ponti
and Nth auch fncoets t1N by p. M, tie bat cry
was -ilenced. IRE concinon Of the liecee will be
defcribed ~ tie appropriate place. Our batteries
wCge worked with view TO making me ammunition
hold ont unui ugbiidil, when ~ was proposed to
heui up fie-n s1p les AID jill he service magazines.
O1r lesi sael prscice was from 10 O'Clock p ul.,
at which time nearly every bomb was burst in tho
lyit or on .opcs A. 3. O'Clock defperlte effort
ser.rfd made y the garrison 20 eience our batteries,
FOR an fhe guns bearing the tegci not aislOuuted,
were opened upon us. thiny-'wo-pounder shot
rassed through one OF Capt. horris's en- nbrasurer
ard striking tie wheel Of tho pnn-f fGrriaee .plin-
tered il well. Some o. the iyi1g ffagmen 0, wo d
4 ! ficfcd el.cht wounds upon two Of the privatcs
eervng II riecs, bnf in short tire he gnlart fl-
/ ioWs were able 70 return % tieir rols.
FLAG OF TRUCE.
! A o'clock, jos, as Lieut.. Flagler was abou. to
dl' sTgc bis iportaI, and me men sto,i by 10 iIe
fheif frsos white q g W.s waved behind Tie sand
Dag tlsYeue AZ tbe :. y. angle Of the rampaf.s
The sgnal being observed at al three batteries the
ORD ~ vas given 10 cease Gring. and ii 40. Isl!
,e ne haAdser.icf, tied 10 lii of suck, raised
in respu..s9 The Rebel t1s tLen passed plorg the
rr,oIa T., disappeared fof 3 few momenia, and yas
then seen co1s through the saly pot, followed By
quite - pIOce szio1 tlrs, came two officers al
H. ;fJrla, then tie ea, two efseaL's Two c0r orall
,s -,',nber e triglfe- m.rc.ir- il two fla, ul-
.rraed. The band OF DETECTED men moved sl,vly
toward tie r0uei chimney Of tine llasol house,
wi n ,anl abou. midway ficm Tic Psouty Bat
ie,gtotle for', AID Can't Poi, giving or make
-hiith.ato ftls sailor boy Of Caps. Cl-welif
oaIiv went onb % me.t them accompanied by
Lieut.. II i @. Gen. ParEes stall, and Lieut.