Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1862-02-01
Affairs at Savannah,

In common with our entire male population, we
spent nearly the whole of yesterday in the streets
| 1t was day Of intense interest Wesay no panic
or undue excitement Notwithstanding tha perils
that seemed well calculated to sppall people who
not resolved to defend their homer to the last
The events Of Monday We recorded in our last
issue. Early yesterday morning it was discovered
by aid of the glass, that the enemy had brought
forward and anchored feet of punboats at the
mouth of Wallis Cut, on the South Carolina side
just back Of the obstTU lions, and about two miles
from the main channel the river. The fleet al
the head of Wilmington Island returned in statue
quo, and within mile and three quarters of the
river 1t consists now Of seven gunboats, whilst
the feet on the Carolina side numbers six Il will
thus be seen that each commands the channel, and
they are also about opposite each other, thus ex
posing vessels 20 double broadside attack.
Uuder this state of facts, it became evident that
the daty of most pressing importance was to fur
nish Fort Pulaski now about to be cut off, with an
ample supply sf provisions to subsist the garrison
through all probable future contingencies. AC-
cordingly, everything being made ready, between 9
and 10 o'clock yesterday morning the steamer Ida,
steamer Barlow, and 8 fiat, laden with supplies,
left the wharf for the fort with the Confederate
steamers Savannah, Com Tatnqll; ResOiute, Capt.
Jones; and Sampson, Capt. Kannard, "a escort The
feet proceeded down the river, the transports il
advance, and the armed steamers s short distance
IN the rear, On nearing the point IN the river
commanded by the Federal gunb0ats, our feet con-
fdently expected the enemy to open upon them, but
they passed in silence ; net shot was fired, the
Yankees supposinE hat they would all get below,
when they would run into the river and SO perma-
manently cut them off from the city.
In this, however, they we're disappointed HaVN
ing escorted the trsnspoIts hey ond the reach of
harm, the Savannah and Resslyts tackled about
again
No sooner had the two steamers tarned their
bows up stream than the Federal feets seeing they
we're about to be cheated opened 4 terrific fre
upon them, which was calamity returned. A reg
ular battle ensued, and for forty minutes the shot
and shell rained around our little feet the lattar
often exploding directly over them, and tie solid
ahot passing within few feet Of the men or deck
The feet kept up return FIRE with t5 rifed cRnnSB
and other guns of long range, but wish what effect
could not be ascertaIned over the wide space OF
marsh that interviewed on either aide. Many Of the
enemy's shot passed soma distance over and beyond
our vessels. Strange asst may appearI not vessel
or a man on our side was damaged. The feet rode
safely through the fire.
The fort is now fully proVlsioned for six months.
An officer now at the fort writes Us under date Of
yesterday.
"Au we ask is if we are cut Of, deliver Us as
soon as possible. We will hold out as long as NOR
tails can stand hunger. They cannot take the fort
by any attack; we can only be starved out. 1t
rests with our friends in Georgia- the main-to
deliver from this thrsldom. This may not reach
you but if it does tell our friends in Savannah and
the interior, that here to hold the fort and
as losg there is mOrsel left we will defend it
Georgia never disgrased herself in Virginia and
must not DO it at home"
Thesreturn trip Of the Sampson and the two IN
armed steamers were as perilous as that of their
predecessors. The Yankee fleets poured their iron
hail and IRE upon the little craft, but with all Eeam
and hurting defiant ahots at the enemy in return
they passed CALAMITY for two miles or more under
the missiles of the enemy. In good time they all
came up to their whsrVes and were welcomed by
the immense crowds that filed up the deck and bal
comics throughout the day.
The Sampson passed through a terrible ordeal
but without gerious damage. She was struck by
four English rifle shell, two passing through her,
a third lodging On her deck, and fourth exploding
in her store room, breaking up things around gen
erally, but damaging no one. Her machinery was
unhurt, and she plowed CALAMITY through
About the time the steamere left the fort, three
shots were fred from the Yankee battery at Tybse
in the direction Of Pulaski, but they all fen short
This feat of provisioning Fort Puaski s one Of
the most brilliant of the war. It placed large and
noble garrison above want Gnd vas accomplished
under fire from the eneRy rs terrific z any on
record. All honer to our glorious Hl1tsiSaoES iSa
lion hearted commander, and the g"A"h' OAA'efs
and men who sail under his flag
Our friends abroad will feel ANXIOUS " ~" the
prospect before US. Our conclusion ilo Tue pres
emit status of affairs is that notWisISt14ls 'he
Federal vessels are still beyond Tue "
the removal Of the latter is but ~ a.. ~ tL.le
This done, they can readily come ~ t.lo ngH
tide and take their position IL the LT,o VI
the river. This will place then v-n rs GleS
below the city, the passage to lb,oa mii.s
ted desperately by Fort Jackson nc.ita 3D. 80 ~
& formidable earth work on the OpPW We ~, VI sn'
river, and our gallant little navy ders and e
will be sufficient to repel the .troTr = no'
we shall be prepared to give then nsne on
their approach to the city A he readv n + pro
crossing for this purpose and bonru ana -. sllo
They may she US for SeIsrI ices but We .nn ,e
| town on fire in number Oh tbpse aPPfG
bend no asrious consequences Len who aro 49, II
is the opinion Of able military .bIt the civ
" familiar with the situation: Init stsnd
be taken if its inhabitants W" All denor5- "
their posts and do their du nr rainds t Ioo %
this, and we should make up nrgDare ~ - 'ut
danger sternly in the face anu "a. placed in 4
with IA the means that God das sa or %aF pow
err It is no time for lclefs, Of the ctv tb 80.
the sooner such peoPlege' O"' 'e''el
| will be it for us.
Co,,.c,Iion and the s HlaaTgTeuSS.u question in
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