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THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT
Pulaski

PULASKI.
We take the following extracts from the |
official report of Gen Gilmore, commanding
the U. ). forces on Tybee and Cockspur Is
lands
have the honor to report that several batter |
les established Tybee, to operate on Fort Pu- |
lAski, opened fire on the morning Of the 10th inst.
at - o'sioek, commencing with l3-ineh mcrtars, |,
By 80 o'clock cur batteries-eleyen in number -
had cOmmenc d their Work
The preaching batteries opened at . ! o'clock. |
With the exception OF four 10 inch columbi4ds,
dismouuted at the outset by their own recoi, all
the pieces were served through the day.
The only plainly percepti0le result of this can
nOnade OF ten and half hours duration, the |
breach batteries having been served but nine |
and half hours, was the commencement ot
breach in tie easterly Lalf OF the panc0Hps con-
Meeting the south and ;he southeast faces. The |
breach tad been ordered IN this portion Of tle
scArp so TO take in reverse, through the OPEN
Jog, the magazine located in the angle formed by
The gorge and north face
Two ot the batbeite guns Of the fort have been
.iisiblei, All three casemRte guns siIenced. The
eu my served both tiers Of guns brisky through
out the day, but without injury 10 our batteries.
Tue result from the mortar batteries was not at
all satisfactory Notwithstanding the care and skil
with which tie pieces we're served.
GA the morning Of the llih our batteries again
opened FIRE little afer sunrise with decided ei-
iect the fort returning heavy and Well-directed
Gre from its baTbstte and casemate guns. The
breach rapidly enlarged. At tue expiration
OF three hours the enure casemate next tue pam
coupe had been opened. and by eleven O'Clock the
one adj AGENT 10 II IN similar condition. Di-
rectious then given to train the guns upon
/ the third embrasure. upon which the preaching
/ batteries were operating with effect, when the
| fort hoisted the white flag. This occurred at two
] o'clock. p. N.
/ The labor OF Landing the heaviest ordnance,
| with large supplies Of uTdrance stores, upon
| open and exposed beach, remarkable Tor it,
| heavy surf, taking advantage OF the tide day and
night the transportation Of these articles t. the
advanced batteries under Of night; the
erection Of seven Of these batteries 10 plain view
OF FOr1 Pulaski, aud uuder its Ere, the construct
ion upon marshy ground in the night time exclu
! siyely OF nearly mile Of causeway, resting on
! fascines and brushwood; the difficult task Of haul
| ing the guns, carriages and chApis to their posi-
ton, in the dark, a narrow road, bordered
| BY mash, by the Labor Of the alone, (the ad-
! van.e be ng two and half miles from the knd-
| ing the indomitable perseverance and cheer
/ ful department Of the officers and under the
| frequent encouragement of breaking down and
/ miIing in the swamp, are services TO the cause
/ and country which / do not feel at liberty 20
I leave unrecoTded. An idea Of the immense labor
I expended in transporting the ordnance can be
gained from the fact that $50 men could hardly
move a - inch mortar, loaded, on a shng-cart
I Another circumstance deserving special mention
Is, that - Of the 80 pieces comprised 10 the bat
teTies were served during the action by the troops
who had performed the fttiguing labors which
have referred t. above. They received all their IN
structons In guunery, at such odd times as they
could De spared from other duty. daring the week
preceding the action.
The troops which performed this heavy
labor were New TJgk. Connecticut and
Rhode Island volunteers. Gen. Gilmore
makes the following deductions from the az
fair
I. Nort,rs teyen l5-inch seacoast) are una
vailahle for the reduction of worss Of small area
ike Fort Pulaski. They cannot be fred with sut-
feient accuracy 20 crush the ca,emate arches
They nigh, ai;er "a long tine, tire out any ordi-
nary garrison
.. Good mid ruas, properly served, ,an breach
rapidly az 1850 yards distance.
A few heavy round shot, o bring down the
masses lloseaed by the rilei I5ojeeuies. are Of
god service.
would not hesitate 90 attempt practicable
breach 10 a brick scarf az QUO yards distance,
with guns Of my own selection.
3. No better piece for preaching can he desired
than the 42-pounder James. Tae grooves, howeV-
e., must be Kept clean
P.rrott guns, throwing as mu,h metal as the
o. Ere as accurately as the Parrott 30 FOUNDER.
McCIELLAS AND S4A>IoS-The y. Y.
Commrcai AdtrnsT charges Secretary
Stanton with an unwlrrantable Interference
with the plans Of Gen. McClc!lan, material
| " changing his programme. aud says that
Gen. Mcclellan has sent ala earnest protest
to the War department, with a request that
it may be fed there, to De seen by his
friends, should disaster cyertake him. The
Adr1t,cr says:
" Aner Gea. Mcclellan lsft Washington bis
well laid plans were wholly disarranged, and the
men on whom be relied for attacking the rear OF
the enemy were distributed through independent
commlad. under Gems. McDowell, Banks and Ere
mont. Certainly these changes seemed inoppor-
tune, aud It would have teen better had they
been deferred until Gen. McClelau's triu1 ph was
achieved. Whatever the motive the part Of
the Secretary Of " ar for the changes made by bis
o der, We believe II Is now apparent 10 the Pre.i-
deut and others that thew perilled the success Of
he grand movement 90 biclmond, anu the
error has bieu 10 part coTrects some regiments
that we're held back from Gen. Mcclellan havii z
been sent down g. him. Il is too late, however,
| 10 repair all the mischief that hss been done by
the ori insI irus trstion Of Gen McCelan's plans.
There appears TO be lot 20 prevent Gen. Nc
Jleian achieving the result Of his mastery STRAIT
[ agy o. the fail and winter. On this subject
/ 20 not speak uuldvlsedly, and We think II high
time that the subject should be ventilated and
thoroughly understood by the public
Il is also stated that tire President has in
terpos5d to keep the peace between the Gen
eraland the Secretary. On the ether hand
the Washington correspondent Of the Even
ing Post says he has the authority of mem
Der Of the Cabinet for asserting that the
statement that McCiellan's plans viii be
iutarieredwith by any one in the government,
Is utterly ia'se-that Mr.. Lincoln, Mr. STAN
ton and Others hav, gwen him every posi-
bic assistance, aud that he has an album
dance Of troops, who are thoroughly equip
ped IN every particular.
Tug SkIRMIsH At LEES Mills The cJr-
respondent Of tue y Y. Tribune writes as
follows:
Is CANT GES. KEYEs CoRrs,
o. HE PENINSULA. Va, April Il, 1862
The casualties in the affair Of yesterd have
been pretty nearly collected, end they amount
to upward Of 200 killed, wou ded and missing
the killed being between 40 and 50. Toe 80 !
Vermont, in proportion 10 the number engaged
but four panies-sufered most. The table
appended, which approXimaies to Completeness.
viii DO read with interest in the gallant little
State that has cent her such numbers to !
defend the Union.
Tho crossing, by Col. stoughton, OF the :ih I
Vermont from the right to the left, directly in
mont Of the enemy, most gallant action, as 4
was the subsequent conduct Of himself and men /
in the movements .terward below the dam.
Captain fingrey If the Sd Vermont was the |
FIRST TO cross. and was wounded while calamity |
pushing forward.
Col Lord Of the 9TH Vermont Reg ment was in |
the tLiekest Of the SIGHT, AID bad his sword. |
sheath bent and clothes ventilated freely by the /
bullets OF the enemy. His escape seems little
less than miraculous. TIE colors Of the regiment
had eleven shots through them. Col. Stoughtou.
who CALAMITY led his regiment where the fgit
was hercest, won new hOaors Inc shlrpshoot-
ers OF Col. Smalley terror 20 the rebels