Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-28
NUMBER 102

four in number, two moTtsr one rfe aud oae parrott
gu1, the last nent ond bsDR sbor distance .oose TIC
burnt ebinneys otposte 10 Khg's Lliudn <. They al
Dore chshy on the south-ess; angle Of the fort.
The frirg Of the enemy Thprsdty was not 20 et.
fsrtve create apprehension that the work would
fall The enemy wee obtaining hc tApte o. 1d'i tuis
the operations o. night and The d,y iJo~iDg Aost
o their shells fell outside th= fort tsrng no the eAFA
in every direction Toe yard of the " dsnilo'u, on
she sest sda plowed up II dug MO rits, b' tho
she'll which went over the fort. Sill large breach was
made IN thssw,l and the rhsd gu poured shot and
sAell through IT, utterly d. mclshrg the bomb'peof
tmbcrS aud damaging the officers quArtfrs. The ntr
east cI-emaes all in with the garrison could bunk
with any security whatever, through Thursday big",
though bu little sleep enjoyed, as The en- ny tue"
tStlV shells PER hour into tbs tot u1tl daylight Theso
facts we're Obsnei from the officers Of she garrison
Corporal Law wires.ei the wbols o. Fridays hghtfor
hinse mpgng freely with the g'TTson hroug ghoui tho
terrible scene l. il impossible give hi. sccou9. on
PAPER. The friug rom both sides equally rspld
lestrlce, far could be sscertsned On the part
~ tee enemy mortar battery completely silenced,
po-taa Of the III battery and out OF ten guns
OF toe Parrot battery denounced Ole mortar had been
p,sei tre northwct OF Cockspur duiiog the
glt OF W,dat day. bu: This ri nc early in the
i .it sui wen kegs OF t'eif po~dCr captured
A. the elo-a of TIE n I'll h. p-r.pst glaa OF the
Tor. T,si ucuI,sG except threc--t"o teu-Hcn col.
Iu b d., known % "B Eute elri' add j Dave tu.
one I Which BoF' on tie ilnd a. d Ths canion-
siefy ca.rmae ga Vi the souh east sec lou OF rbe fort
FCiH 10 NJ - bh tIht couln DE- pIoubub
bea, the eaemy's n.Itert-, ,1c,p, one, we're tz-
r1oulted, arf tho walls preached 10 almost
everx instance tie fxcnt OF the arch, esq between
hye siz ise' iu Si6th. Toe mote outside was 30 fiji
With bri, Z EnG IGnrGr ihNf could hsye passed
Iry shod. Tho oicers quarters torn TO piecea.
Ge boOnproot Hbers scattered in every direction over
yard, and the to the entrance knocked CE-
+ . paap.t walls the Tybee eide were all gone, in
many the level Of the earth on the case.
The protection the rsg zine in the northwest
Suge OF the fort had oil thot away tho entire cor
Of the magazine next the rssage-way was shot oh
and the powder exposed, whist three slot had actually
generated the chamber; of this Corporal Law pcs-
live, ter be examined il ior himseli before leaving.
Such was the condition OF sifairs when Colonel 0ls
stead called council OF ofic in and tn
dissenting voice, they all scquiesced In the reces-
sy of captultio1 10 ORDER 10 save the gsrsoa from
ulsF dei truCton by 1pOsicD which momena ~
rhreatened Accordingly, at O'Clock, =. N. the Een
were called from tie gsns and tee fag lowered.
Ea7ly in the day, COL 0lms:ead had doubt Of bis
ability ssnce every blory on the Island, and 10 this
gud lie determined rnon night came ard the entmys
fire vas tlBokened 20 change the position OF all hs
leaVy euus TO brieg them 10 bear On the enemy.
IA the day progressed, his situation became desperate,
aud he forced TO yield under the circumstances
stated.
Corporal Law witnessed the whole fgbt Of Friday,
sud says brsVer aud determined garrison are nct
20 be found ia the annals Of bstory Every man did hs
iuy IL alscriy and there being lew euss that bore
~ the enemy there was CONTINUED cont,s as to VITO
sIculd thtm. hen VOLUNTEERS were caheu lot "
aerorm any i.ooous duty, thsre aiulh Of the rgn
i;cm every oonpIny in the fort. Al did their duy,
nj did it learl,sy, throughout the engagement aud 8"
hs very NON, n. Of tue caplIuatioP. Among the ss
irsd we're those on the irspet and the men stood
exposed to storm oi iron hail to the last. All 'hk
ioTmant says, Col Olmstesd and bis officers will
when they have n opportunity OF being heard.
CORPORAL Law saw the wounded A member
wise Guards had one leg shot of and the Other .asy
crushed one 0glsthorps lost an arm, and lad the
oer shattered sud shoulder badly dsmaged-thinks he
uld not nave survived. Another Osisthorps lost q
h.ld member OF another company, not collected,
ip-t foot. Hs intended getting list OF names and
alriiculars 10 bring nga not anticiTaing so early
tuFrsndsr SergJ. n jr Lewis told Dim none Of the
saysurah bDys were Reuousy burt Col. Onstsad also
toi him he wcud send up report at the closs OF the
dl's o, elatons, bus the eEeay yJ movements towards
the tort we're SO rapid str the fis was 'uerod, he
b.1g urder NJ Obligations 10 remain, lot beng
membtr Of tho garrison be had no time 10 wal! 1t and
then make bis escape.
l. may be considered strange that under the ercum-
l,ances no more damtge suba ei by the gafri-ol
is a mystery bat not incredible after ths experieLcs
VI houluie and Sumter.
We asy add that Corporal Law is Tg'rded by those
aho kuoE Lin oest ~ a man Of truth and integrity
iiis com Dander geut.mrn Of high puolc shd social
posiiiop writes us n LoS, that from an intimate
knowledge Of bis (Lt~ character, hs will "guaran &c
tie truth Of every statement he shal make"