The New York herald., 1862-04-19

Rhode Inland artillery and Company A, u ths Wsnissr
Engineers, Lieutenant Brooks commanding.
l have In a previous commsnscs.ion given . history
Of the besisging operations Tybse JsAnd booking
the reduction OF the fort, end need now but give
brief acsoant Of the bomesrsmsnt which propose TO
send by e McCelan thu main dispatches going by tho
Star Of the South.
On Wednesday sst the batteries established on Tybee
being completed, Orasr given 10 open IRE the
following morO Ong Thursday, Art 10. The following
special and general orders win explain thsmsslvess-
GENERAL oRDERs-No. II.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES,
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga, April o, 1882.
Ino eagef les established against Fort Pulaski will be
anr ready for service 1t break Of day
~ signal to begin the action viii be one gun from the
' A. ncrtar OF Battery Mallock a4Go yards from tho
orter, Chief Of Ordnsnoo; charge OF mortar eleven
peu,Ss, charge Of shell eleven pounds, slevson t6 do
grees, and length Of fuse "A seconds
Tais battery (two 1s-iDch mortars) will continue firing
at the of fifteen nites to each mortar alternately,
varying charge and length e fuse that
the shells VIII drop the arches Of the north and
northeast faces Of tho work. and explode Immediately
after striking, but not before.
Tho other batteries with open as follows, viz
Battery stantcn (three l3inch mortars 400 yards
dstan), immediately after the sigra at the rate OF
charge OF mortar fourteen pounds charge OF shell seven
pounds elevation Is degrees and length OF fuse %
seconds varying the charge Of mortar and length Of fuse
may be required. The shells should drop over the
arches OF the south face Of tho wcs and explode nme
diately after striking, but not bsfcrc.
Battery Grant three 13 inch mortars, 200 yards dis
tant) Immediately after the renges for Battery stanton
have been determined at the rate OF fifteen minutes for
each piscs alternately rS the right; charge Of shell
length OF fuse TO be varied to suit the range as deter
mined from Battery Stan,en. Tho fheIs should drop
the arches Of the south face of the work. and
ploae Immediately after striking, but not before.
Batysry Lyon Chree Einch columbads, :, 100 yards
the na Allowing ten MINUTES between The discharges
for each piece alternating from the right charge OF guns
seventeen pounds charge Of shell three pounds elevation
&c degrees and fuse 20 seconds the charge and
length OF fuse to varyes required The shell should pass
over the parapet into the work. taking tho gorge and
ncr,h face in reverse and exploding at the moment Of
Battery Lincoln three snch colunbiads ol5 yards
from the work., With q curved hre Immediately after
tine signal allowing six minutes between discharges
each pece Alternating from the rgt Charge of gun ten
pounds charge OF shell u pounds elevation 20 degrees
and length of fSse 20 seconds directed the came Bat
terry Lyon, the north face and gorge in reverse,
varying the ctrge and length Of fuso accordingly
Battery Burnside Zone l3inch nectar, 2,750 yards
from tho wersl firing every minutes from tho range
obtained fer Battery Sherman charge Of shell
length CT fuse varying as required from those obtained
for Battery sherman. The shells should drop on the
arches Of s north and northeast faces explode I'm
mcdiatey at.er striking, but not before.
Battery Sherman (three l0inch mortars, $50 yards
from the work., commencing immediately after the
ranges fer Battery Grant, have been determned and
firing at the rate Of fifteen minutes each piece alter
mating from the rights charge Of 1he seven pounds sle
walton 20 degrees charge OF mortar ana 'cngn o. eso
Grant The shells should drep over tho arches OF the
nortAend northeast faces
1917 yards from the work) firing solid shot and
mencng immediately after theearbette fire Of the works
has ceased Charge OF inch eoumbads twenty pounds
eezcton 4}a degrees; charge Of Snch columbiad ten
pounds elevation degrees 1s battery should breach
tssanoops between the south southeast faces and
ton TO be varied accordingly, pe charge ~ remain the
ssno. Until the elevation accurately determined each
gun should Ere once in ten minutes; after that, every
4 eight minutes.
Battery Sigel give 60 pcunder PARROTS and one O.
FOUNDER James, $40 yards from the work), cper
With Ak seconds fuse on tbetarbstte guns Of ths fsss
she discharge from Battery Sherman Charge fol-
sOpounders three and quarter pounds charge for "a
pouner five pounds elevation 40 degrees for both Cali
hres.
AS soon as the barbette e1rs of the work has heer
senced this battery will bo directed with percussios
Ehsils upon the walls TO hseachhe pancope
eouth and southeast faces the embrssure
In the southeast face the elevation to be varied accord
ngy the charge remain .ths same. Until the eleva
ton f. accurately determined leach gun should Gre
IN six or eight minutes AiSsr that, every four U av
Battery Mcclellan 1.-TWO - snd,wo a2 FOUNDER James
1870 yards from the work. opens fire Immediately as
Fattery Scott. Charge Tor z2pounder, eight pouads
charge fog 81 FOUNDER, sx pounds; elevation OF AZ
FOUNDER "A degrees, and 49, pounoer degrees Escl
j ices should IRE every dve minutes afte 81
elevation has been established charge TO remain th
iseane This battery should breach the works the p
cope between the south and goutheast faces and ~
sbrasure next TO it ia the southeast face. The slcc
scrspsr for the grooves shoubO used after every Gc
| ar sixth discharge.
|
Sards from the work) opoas. IRE Immediately aite
| Battery sigel, firing each piece about once u
bali pounds; charge Of s6sn, thpes pounds
elevation forty five degrees and length Of fuse eghee
and half seconds The Charge of mortar aud length
fuac vary SO explode the Il ell over the nortsas
and southeast faces of the work.
H-sny battery should be'unmask.d outside tho worl
Bary rotten should direct its hre upon IT, vary tn
| eharge of mortars and length Of fus accordingly.
The re rom each battery will cease at dark excep
espec, al directions be given to.he contrary.
| A &; officer tho al
OF ebs thirteen-inch Shells will ba IN communicative
with aser signal officers statiousdnear Batteries stan
ton. Grant aud Sherman in order to determine III
raneeGsa these batteries in succession BY order Of
| Brig. Con. Y, A. GIIJ.MORE.
| W. L..t. BURGER, First LssateDasit vormteer Ensi
neers, Aa-ng Assistant Adjutant General.
srrcIAL ORDRas--Ac,.ls2
| HEADQUARTERS, TyBtH ISLAND. Ca
| Apr; 8. 1892. !
!. Baiierszs tten, Capt. D. C. Ro,uan, Seventh Con
cut Volunteers: Second Lieut. g. Corey seventh Con
necticut Volunteers with desckaaent OF Sey enth Con
| necticut Volunteers In three reliers.
2. battery Mcclellan. Capt. II. Rogers, with Compan,
H. Third Rcjo lland Volunteer artkery, nxee relics
g. Battery SigS Capt g. seldens.k Forty -oixth New
York State vounssers; Capt r. Iohe, Forty sixth New
\ York State Volunteers with CompaErss and VI Forty
sixth regiment Aew York State yo,urtoers IN three
! relicfs
A. battery Scott, Capt Pardon MasSs ssith Company
Third Rhode Ioan olunteer artillery in three raies
s. battery hncck,E apt; O. 9; Sanford. seveptt Con
recticut Volunteers Second1ieut g. 3 &tsell. Seventh
Ga pectc volxatSeyr, with dotaclAHCslt OF Seventh
Ces-ccticut vollis tsers N three reefs.
g. Rattery Sherman Capt d. CfFrancss Eoyeuth Con
nscs voluntsexs; Cart. B. Dennis, Seventh G,n
necitut voluntsen Second Lieut.. " u. chamberlain
wita dotacEnentsS seys-lb Connecticut veinteors n
three feliefs.
4 Jsxtery Txrnsas. Sergeant J. T. Wilson, 0ssspany
Corps cf Fnyncvrs; sergeant T. Mcguire. CaSs pany
Corps Of Sngnees Sesgsaut wade. with dstschnsp,
sf Eiglsh Maine Apluntserssn three relefs
and 2 Batteries LHeoln ind Lyon, Capt. yesis II.
PesoIze fifteenth inxaasry, Acting Inspector Cera
Debart rtra-i yf tho South, whCnpt. L. G. TourfeEote
two tcliola
10. battery Grant. Capt. Chss'es y. Palmer, &C.
venth Conn Volunteers eapt jerome Tour etat.e
Seventh COnylscticut Volunteers; First Lieut.. VIM e
Phns S,vaFth Connections Volunteers, with detass.
ment OF Seventh ConuccticutWauntcers in three reefa
Ill. Battery Stanton, Capt. y. y. ~kinncr, Seventh
connectic Vclantocrs Capt. nso Bacsu seventh Con-
nscticut Vosntecra; First Lieut. 1hsos Eprdck Seventh
Connecticut volun4srs, with a detachment or soven h
Connecticut ysul.eess in three rs<fs. ~ order of
Brig. Gen. q. A.. 1.MdRE.
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