The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-10
How 1t was Done,


'tu''9 a fdssaJs for Gen. I0pe's F,rr, Poa,,
hh'rs aud Hoe anu Who DID -Uoa,Ue 1,,
ooat CaroHdttet Passed he batteries, and VIA,
The Preparations We're.
About four mileS above her, is A slough ,,i.,
ulS lllHhd throlgh the woods tn sta distance ~
".ne nEe OF SIX miles nom the river II opens h,
h,'t OF iako OF basin, formed Ly an c,i tb,,.i .
'u"l sN""k TINS vicinity like an a.pirft am, 80,
g,nio - crossing Ills lake, uur rea,l,s a. Z
,'Sr mayor, creek wl.yh leads tom IN. l,ko
80 the river, At Point u,t - ~ ~
hHu'u' ~ ws by this route That Colonel n a
81 shed 70 reach General T. We, a r,uts a, -
u'an'u''lts would have deferred almost any other
man IN existence. The first step WAS t ,la., ,
S"ugh Tor the distance OF three EuIrtLs ~ ',o
a'Tuss cofnhrld, TO an extent that womb aI,,i,
slr l''T'sse o. the Ferry. This done after ahorfpg
spFeII' Gays the real difficulties Of the tax c,,,e
timber. ''"e entered lhe
It's poi gccos,,ary to rarticulqrlze further ,b.,
70 say uA"t tnt 'NAINSleH met aud overcome Their,
sl',I were Oh the most gigantic charu,ter. A r,,l
aAd % us literally made through the dense wr,Js
,n we passage OF the boat Which Included
G" ol INN ense trees at sufficient distance
nova oi OVrfLangiuy branches that disrr.tei ~
passage 81 the smoke stacks; aud ITO rs,n"yI ne
".,t. OF drlit.wood, that had f,r a quarter Of
rli's and which was damned In gt.T, ~ 'lts ana
position along tie narrow slough ''>''''"'e
MI, MU VEGAS were spent IN clearing out these Oh
sl,A'inhS AT Tie end uf which tire dc r..
tokeL ler nose into the mouth Of CLlpnus, nv
- PROUD ST oil men we're all who Inrtc.ps,ei i'm |
nIS enterprise as they saw tie broad Mss.asippi |
io"hs tu'-WarIs Just before them, and ref. MI |
t"i one OF tho most nrduuus tasks ever any,
ler@ken was 10 nearly and 10 lrndsruriy
u.mntted, But their Joy was short.liynH |
.pT they I'D scarcely caught slylt of Now N,Ir1
nile or 50 below tnrn,, scarcely lad made ready %
: We = vigorous cheer Of honos, .rntul"ton the
poh should el ter tie nyer, when they ere sslut,d
VI ~, t'rl'hI OF non hail non. q battery
view ~ mo,,ig ii, Ia erected Ini masked. Ti,h
Va 3. a..
. YIN gl'dtsh.e colerlt,. tie fnaetinerv ,vo. |
,,,d ia "un "" Terry backed into Tho woods bs
i ~" we retch ~ these uucypect,J t,ynrs 81
'htre she remained Il some st,ps I'LL I s''u
'' nm,t tns ualo ked-.ur d.M.uily. This ,g,',,r.
~t N'iLesliy morning; Ir.or, night al u.s,T ,
& ~, 'yu 'ne issue OF tLa uHd, rtak,ng 10 COM
II h'd been concerted that when tle gr,, ..,,,.
80 l'."ti lht ha.k p.shi -, a glInhY.t sJ.,Il1
',ror ai,t ,ro s"s Iy,li ""i ior Tile lIpuse tho
>r"'lJky shore she wa7 prot. tel frum tbe bat-
re ~ barge W hntNoat loaded with bales ~
% , ' a,lHS'l'' whsle to mako the balance
uT eu" PROVIDE iucl q similar barge loaded v.r ! |
. ~ was place. ON the other ide. Attpu ,r.I ~
''-H,' IN the midst Of a terrific thunder storm,
Slowly she swung around iii bc,J.i H..
reHh' ana then fle p17' "a STRAIGHT alaad L,s, T.
~ WI "l't "WIus a.. Island md we r, m $40 A
te , ~ J'1,y Soon ivory brace, port sui n,
lshronlri by b.gish. white glare of Nm al -
zen tl l'acS .nrIn Tor the next instant would Ia ia,
70 river Ike pail. y 'F'''
WIN heating hearts We saw hor arrive Own. siio
H"i p'hs lNy first battery uu tie Keuturk $50, he
't','' a." Nyl"nHr toh from the enemy I4t iust o.
vN was another battery, whose nm. Al us ,,' v"
'' "'H t4rt Immense balls n clean diRaLc. nt , az
',' anu with hearts whose beating c,r,,5 a. DIP
,t,' ~ ~ 'f''ncd, be heard h,r"stA our nckrt, vo
.'A i'r slowly approaching, IN CL,,k,r. "
., "l,sS shd tHms the dresGed works " g.
y, ''n,.lRs peal OF thunder hlniin1 a-sb n, 7
o.i HTi'1eu eeSrcey, had disappeared, Wien sr
- nae 81 flame burst from the fortiarati'n W.
.,y Sio't Instantly by a second hnd a ttrJ sh'
~ '' u,h's lato' aai the report came 10 usd,%-I
t"g i'4r git.c storm. ''''1d ,
.hl.1 =, 49, .la--t. S'."-'- r, n - .r'. hos
-'- N-v a. eals4A DIV. Lar tAc y 1 On,