The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-04-26

Tho fire Of eleven different batteries were con-
ccntratcd upon the Fort from the adjacent land,
On which the fullowin. is . list;


Those works are constructed with parapct in
front about eight tees high, AMI with a bomb
proof traverse uetWccn every two guns; the sidcs
vt the phtapets aul traverse being rNctci with
sods iasclucs or hurdle work. The mor,ars fire
over the r1rapcls, and the guns through en-
hrasurcs cut m the ltruJots. The cuhrisurrs
arr rNttod lie the trtN UIscs AMI llrtpvt-. The
BATTERIES nearest the toni Jrv yuuutrtr los trench
~, viii, afford q safe means uf COMMUNICATION
between them. All the d,anccl batteries have
'pluicr-ptnut shcltcrs, AMI each one having
three rclivis, two ui them can all the tim, o.,
under shelter. These advanced batteries have
also humh-proui surgery, supplied with tl-
ble AMI all requisites for surgical operations anil
each battery has also well of water
\ rutrr. l"ul'ut, present at the I'uhnr lncut,
gives the following interesting account 1t thr
oCcutr,ur" A cloud ut white smoke wreath.
up over Battery llllc,N,' presently sul,cn
BONN COMES Struggling tu our ears against the
wind. n - The nrsf qiri. We watch eagerly
for the explosion; the she'll hur,ts high In the
mr., nud evidently innocent ul mischief. In u
~ SECONDS We hear o." sound Of The rNI lcsiun
Ills +. ut twcut, minutes before = O'Clock, \.
NJ, aud the shot is followed los Others in rapid
succession. Five minutes later, n sharp pet Ut
smoke shoots uut from the side uf Fort Pulaski,
near the ground, 1t is an auswcr to our tire from
| one ui her cascmatv guns. She follows it ptc.
sonty u! shot from hirhctte gun, AMI IL,
/ light Is fairly in progress.
~ Nlhlt we llIllIN upon uNlItT Nllr - RAPID
! nor true. Gradually, the discharges grow NOR,
| frequent, particularly from the National bat
| tcrics, aud the aim is getting somewhat less
wild. \ sharp, Nhistliug sound succeeding
shot from the fort, indicntc- the discharge Of Il
ritlrd-gun. This 30 sperlil, answered from uui
own guns 100 l.ul. Presently cloud 81 yell
low du.', ri.iuI, from the side ur the fort.
shows that one ot our shots has taken effect on
her htirkvork. oar gltssr, are Instantly turned
to the point, aud reveal a Jagged dent, where
the hot from enc ot our rihrl-puns had struck.
A. "i u'tl'rk we are able to count ten of these
fractures, mostly near the southeast corner ul
the fort, and know that numerous others must hc
hidden from our sight 10y the angle
At little boiuru / u'ylu,k thr rebel flag stan
is shot away, but the firing pocs on. Our NOR
TAR, scrm nos to Ice lo,us better; the shells ul.
ten hurst over the tort aud sometimes fairly
inside As tor the riilrd guns, mined nt the
walls, with view oi making breach. thoit
-orv'r" &C. admirable. Nciruc a moment rlupsus
but cloud Of hrirk-du,t tell, ut shot planted
near the fractures made 10y 10, predecessor
Thus Tar not ulu h1- hr'u hurt an u'r side
not battery disabled. We have mo- reason to
suppose that the enemy I'M. sustained nm, iuiur
To- the garrison hut It Is evident that our gum
hrr going to lee ntle eventually tu breach the
| wall. ul the fort.
| So ennis the Gr-i dsv ot the homhar.lmcnt.
| During the might OF the luth the fine from uul
/ batteries was practically suspended. Ou III,
! morning Of the I'm, 81 was renewed with srca
/ spiriI uu hoth sides. cur culumhipds were wuik
/ Ci with much more effect than on the tt.t dtN
| and the rh~i guns soon made marked mupr,s
/ sion IN the corner where a breach was sought {,
be- effected.