Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-22

DESCRIBED, and ceased. This occurred the eYon>
ing previous 10 the evacuation and surrender Of
the rebels. Two transports with great difficulty,
after severll hours, got the battery to shore. Ii
vas full ofwatc-, The enemy having Tried bard
to sink 1t, and dragged the imrnehse anchor at.
tsched very easily. The null is one hundred
aud eighty (uct long and sixty wide, built
l:ae ihst Of Il large STEAMER, htckcti 7erY
strongly, ard the guns all mounted along nnc
Rlic ana Tho ends. To rdunterbaian':t this
great weight Was a quantity Of heavy ballast
Oh The outer side, std also thu Srnuinniti0n,
with the baggage. etc, 81 the crew. There
ware sr'etll trunks filled with good Clothing
and articles Of private %ccurfnTt, solI'o rsyo'vcrs,
and Onr "r Two r%'lita, Ihhks and bundle: ut
lotte:S
A mast cnfinus feature nf the haLlcrg WnG
two small Engines below in the hold. intended
to work a couple OF pumps aud til al ~plearure
the affair With water. There MAS slso, By nay
Of cargo, eighty torpcdnos, hundreds oi sky
rockets, q couple Of electric batteries aid coils
OF s%uhInhriae cable. The concern seemed only
a large Specimen from thu thousands of novel
internal and uaele5q machines the rebels have
%lsrorc,; SCIENCES with lately. GA Tho dock h
sixty-f0ur lay distnount-j, its c~a:iiaC: al'i7cfr'i
10 pieces by Il bali.
Passing Island No. 10, Tho most nntlcea.
bile token OF wars run III the slsaiIh"ats
suakrn tnd destroyed. On al sides they lay
-shme capable 81 hcing savul, o!hbrs tic
upper derkl nnly visible. The John Slmondi,
q ane Mniaphis and New Orleans Picket, WAS
broken in two. The Admiral had been a hos.
pital bUnl, aud on beard were = hundred poor
wretches, hall dead frolG disease and neglect.
They were kinlly cared for, measures Tor their
immediate rornIorl being taken By Col. Buford.
On shore were crowds of sailors and soldiers
wandering around among the profusion OF
ammunition and stores.
Three 1sgs were captured, one Of which
bOrs tina inscription: Equal Justice tc each
tew Partner in the new FIRM.
TN Islaad IA 10 there are i've b,.tsries
snG twenty-five guns, but fsw tents, and ac
property, except cannon Bats, that can be
made ga!uable, Tho Island Sas abandoned
by I'LL but gGnners a Week since.
There is no* excellent opportunity tn n9-
tics aud hear Of the effects produced by huge
mortar shcl!a. Holes, as II animals Lac bar
rowed, srr visible where the missiles irll with
out exploding. AMI largo trees are broken III 8
twiss, Whcfc tho fuse proved true. and they
did burst, their Destructive properties a.? sp,
paren.-tilch:r for Il hundred ya7da around
bearing acG.rN. and holiow3 being secopeI Gul
ii tbs earlh. Vol, trom tho great rrne.utiona
taken bg the oneny, only iirue msl were
killed, although tnc prisoners ta!l OF many
narrow osca'es.
OaIe, while i group OF ouecis wcrs sitting
at dinner, one Ct the gToRt sbella lall Suddenly
among them, crushing through inc table. All
Scattered shd got safely -"ay nsfo'e il -
ploild. Anciher struck Gil tie dealing oar
tory. d,EmouRted n .un, AID burst, but nll Oh
board wrrs al the maurent d"@n below This
Keel. regarded lh=i7 huge 7~iai.1ra q %cAri"ci
tiGi, and lra3moitS We're i6un: put s::nS IL
many itnts, carefully labeled. Ii now becoun:s
a question tn~ to dispose Of tbe Ir';an1i.,
and every ~exertiou is being made /" hip them
immediately 10 *. Luis, where they "i!' ar
rive beiorI usiiy days.
The oiii :erA ere III unuAaal!? goadapirits tt:is
eT"a!rs-s'atr that they baVe b=en long Wi"h:
ing t. 20 North inr their health and arc lila
Of the Opportunity. If feeling sorI7 for thfssn!
rssul; their thoughts are sdlli,.ky srdIssplsfa.
thry state TIA. whcr tbs Go:iie,: treyv 'arssrn'
inet.i decided to make n stand 1t N6.aio;7l was
thought that Beauregard, at Uorinlll. would
be gscturiou@ in tn. 10 reinforce tbs former
%Dositn;.