, 1862-03-31
Chr Gtthtttte,
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MONDAY, MARCH 81, 1862 ::
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MONDAY, MARCH ST, 1867. Il
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oS to4' @sea Terc1, 1sseHp aett ~: 1aso ~. +,
II uas a fortunate tthinr for job that sle9,aa
xrare oornnaratfvely 1.nknoyw;n ;n t,s a,v -s1sa
his ohdurate soul had welded had Beelzebub !
1r3ad him with = " eittinpn :. OF all tedious
thtnpe. the siege Of Troy, despite the pictur-
fuas Of the blind bard, must have been par
+zca1embe the very ouintescenee Of exquisite
dul1ness, and Sebastopol gigantic e.,,s,ti, both
to Buu. Crapeau and Russ, i large fest Of
vuuboats, mortar boats, ammunition boats,
STEAMBOATS,, tug boats-a total Of over fifty-
have sat down here for two long weeks. Two
miles away, large and powerful enemy have
sat dow n behind formidable batteries, staring
MS In the face, occasionally answering our
laundering 1nortazs and sharp r;1es by we'll
a;med md nrovokineav proxinaAe con,ca]
screaming over on, heads The mountasn viii
MT cou,e tn Nahou,ek and in 4h;s ;ret,rco
Mnlornet must not p,oo to t]tc monnt,,n fnrthe
,,roeart a. 1oae+ a,,5 +h,. ~ 1;,-o 49,, "a.
yHhc S$11rr
c,cb othcr 6ercelv ,r,.oz,,,;n, o,d occss;ora1,T
nnshasth,ne o1r r1s1s Iondar Tnesdar
Wednesdav and Thnrsaav have slinned awsv
lilo dreams v,+b.,no stsr+,,np sensation or
z,nno1ta,t movements tn mark their ey3ts.
and M 75tns onat,rupled. we set down IN
~ a;,r;oe tsTaef fonr dore >, -:
~ a1ta,othor 3ost F,o,o a;s+,,+ M,
roa-;a a. vito co;,,as +,,, b,o,,;,. -
haa~r a,ns aver H. xooas. fo- ~ "a on,7 a. ~
% -n;1es ecrozs +bis oreraorsa ~ no;n+ - ~ ~
f.;ar5e ~, oro -7o,o11t.,,- ,,,a;.t,,.:. r..
1.'~H1'. "@0 ~ aA =. tHe
o1ochaoe, anu uaalS ano m8ettg oenolns every
sinew to get across the river and attack the
1,esr of the 7ehe1s encumnea abont NJ IN
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Willy WI eanooaae III non1 el4gasse tAeir pa!-
teries. That thorough, restless soldier, John
ha-d,,- +7,na ~ ~, 5esno.,ta ena,o. -
Aa1u's .anle ~ eoo1' = aespcl..ls snelny =
tylng TO break the mesaes WINCH nave en- m
sn:ared him, but the net still holds, and Eiu
b,1a n,,;1 ;ts xnn;1s arr IN nur hands Tn +hn
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meao1uoe, LUZ p1a.1tesA Guy 'uest'1ss eata4 - VI
Colonel Bissel1 is at work, in manner may
not 6ctail at present, without coming under
+he rn7e contraband-- Yhis ;nstznce q foo1;st,
1ne D@": .r,u. -. .1.'%.alass .-'" = .ooAsu
causlen, however, rs tue Ieoel sples "ere aar
:,head Of the Federal newspapers In enter
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't tne saus t4'41s' at'o paw s"e way A't 1o1o'
attack. When that attack does come as come
it must, then look out for thunders from this
ore,aoue5 xo1,ev. of tho ,s,ss;ss;r,7
o.1.no"eu 'N"s5 VI *a4s us..I '"-oopp1
What have been the results OF this two
weeks sitting? At first slance unlmportant
but the sober resume of the fortnight deyel-
,as n,a.t 1,,,,nr nfTcc+e One nowaren1 ha+.
or@ .-4o' So. =. 80
TRY las been completels sleneea~ IL was
manned by cool, resolnte, determined plucky
men. They deserve that admission in their
favor for their Tnlor in q bad cause. They
rcsolutely stood on the first day OF the bonn
bardment one Of the most terrific showers Of
shot and she'll which ever rained into battery,
and with only one gun TINT could reach us,
dcfiautly returned our fire, from morn till
dusk. Three days longer they manned their
works ander tho slow hut terrific and calling
fire Of our mortars, which with every sue
cecding shot, were gaining new and
fearful accuracy. Six Of their seven
guns we're dismounted. Gaping
breaches showed in their earthen works. The
heavy trees in their rear were sAiyered and
splintered, and their branches flung into their
Notifications. Their flag was shot away, but
they defantly waved another from the right
angle Of the works. At last, our pitiless pro
jeetile storm dismounted Their last remaining
gun and drove them from behind their breast
works. They mounted another powerful gu1
some distance to the left, uHder cover Of tn
timber and opened An accurate fire upon on
mortars. The Mound City replied from he
bow rifles, and in fifteen minutes knocked th
gun into flinders and sent its guuners hyiu
through the woods. That was tho last Of til
upper battery. For five days not
man has been seen about it Not sho
has been fred. although upon several occa
eions cur transports have been within ems
range, The batteries upon the main shor
lcnt. Nothing has been heard from them f.
two DAYS. Thc last shot fired was On Tuesda,
at a skiF Which yentnred some distnnce dow
the el,oot with a Reconnaissance p.rty O
board. The dress pasades which took plae
on the main shore during the first two
remain n siea1t: Our shells haye demoraIize
Inc cncmy. IS we know from anthentic into
1nation. Our loss 1,v the enenv's fire ht
been only one man. 4 de5crtcr who cam
within o1r lines a f1ay or two since SAYS in,
over sixty men have been killed ia the uppt ,t
battery, and about thirty moon Tie main sio]
and island. Whatever NAV haye been the
loss. CERTAIN IT. il fhat 1,non several occas;or
We have descrisd narties buryir1oc Their dea
and taking away their wounded. Their re,
loss NE shall probably never know. So. afh
all the tediousness Of the siege, VIC have n
1 have mentioned before that spies hay
BEEN busy at work IN our midst. They al
coonizanf of eyer,y movement which has bee
made by the feet4 By means Of skiffs an
canoes they have crossed from the Island an
Daddlad tIcir way THROUGH the cyeraoTt
woods TO lie log cabins on this side the hi
soui shore, right under our very noses, N
strange to say, although NC have large for
Of troops here, they have obtained al1 the i
formation they wanted from secession wome
and returned :unmoiested. An old woman
deep In the water, to which padded in q tlu
ont, informed me they had been to her a,
Threatened all sorts Of vengeance If she d
not reveal to them all she knew about t
feet The old lady who has been convert
to Uniou1s1n BIZ The excellent bargains she b
driven for her pigs, calves and hens, with t
steamboat men, sci the spies and their thres
ut defiance, and resolutely for once at least
her anphibious life, kept her tongue betwe
her tecth-a difficult undertaking I should il
asine from the yoluble Earrnlity with viii
she entertained me npon several occasion
ou1riyaling even the ancient crows who frc
morning until night keep pleading their ca
donr. Wv ~ ~''&"" o~''@' 1'@ '4' ~ :
The fleet remains this morning in statx q,
The mortars are firiDg rather more rand
than heretofore and Concentrating upon t
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vast volume of water over Il. banks a