The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-28
The Great ,Ii,-i-,ippi Fight.


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sunday ruling, March q. i'62
II fuay seem ,trHr.c that one should become
ennwe AMI dysr.l &C. during t.cpr gree, OF as,,gs
so formidable 10 lrupurtiuu as this, yet such is tie
h,ot. Sever seemed time no leadcn In his march.
never seemed sunset from sunrise, and morning
from night, ~ wide apart, so separated ly seem.
nsly inturminallc Rger, as they have during the
past f1ur or five days.
Since my last letter nothing Whatever Of any I'm.
port ,nc, has occurred. The gunbont- have m,uou-
yrcd little from one shore t. the other just uu Tie
verge u the range Of the rsh batteries but beyond
this have done nothing more tlan at long intervals
~ send surl! into the upper battery. The mortar
hoats have done about thctr usu, business laying
their compliments lcsurciy and ~ irregular inter
walls /, THIS 90 That rebel battery.
A few day since, crowds Of prop'c tlronrcd the
decks Of every .,uuhuat and transport, watching
eagerly he process Of mortar firing. "Thor, she
,.uc-." would bee the universal exclamation, Hs the
volumes %, flame and smoke shot up from some
hunt and then every eye and every glass would bo
brought into eager reputation, t. watch the higlt
of tire she'll Now, ga unc cases ont of ten, the rc-
ports salute the ear .thuut obtaining abundance
t. the brain. man lying on Die back will sleep
lily cat IL the report the pun IF smoke, which
Indicates tie bur ting Of thu missile, without being
awaro whether either IL m alter Of reality fancy
The present design ~ Flag Moor Foutc and
uhrrs having churgc of the matter, ia To- take the
enemy 10y series of movements, which viii even
tIAlly compel thcir discontinue without the dan
spr and loss which would attend a direct assault by
the Hunho Is. What these movements urc, cannot
of course he announced in ndVanur-suihcc IL, tat
they are of character worthy their distinguished
orpn, AUD VIII ere long result la tnr complete sue
cess OF the Federal arm-in this department
0Fp lpl t ltf fH.f hat
tempt will be made b. run the bio, ksds, aud with
view 10 prevent this they l,d,d orch night long
| line Of fires ON the main shore and uu the island,
whereby the whole surroundings are nearly Hs
light 1T midday. Their fears IN this rctpo, are
lily founded, ~ there has been such iacrtou ON
the part Of the h"t except that, in occasional
cases, tue matter hur been vlssCd with view as
g. it, probable cost aud success one ting ID Ger
TAIN aud that IT, II the flag officer wished for voi-
uutrcrs ~ perform such a reckless piece of dare
i'Niliry' hr could ct enough g. run ~ half dozen
boats past TIE island, were tDcir guns aud Wat IN
fires doubled.
Ever since the passage Of our feet hy II gkn,n
t. this place, that town has been infested aih the
presence Of ld'rs of Confederate yaab, uis, whose
objects have been a. larHss and puu.lrr such chi.
h,us gave the slightest testimonial Of LOYALTY
when the Federal troops were at the landing. sew
cral were In consequence compelled a. leave the
town after suffering any quutty ot ina gultrs,
such as are peculiar To- TIN higa-tou,d cl'ylTy OF
the south; others made tu'ir escape IN skiiis aud
succeeded m reaching thu National fleet.
Their represent tlnus 10 Commodore Fn,t pro-
du,cd the required eject, nud put nattcrs Ia a
shane that, hereafter, TIE H,uu.ust Chivglry
oi that vicinity win give the town ot II L.
man "A wide Lrrth us the dancer of dn.u a ,Y 80
is Imminent. The Cuucstnlu ru up 4 C1'pmhus
mi, Fr,l,y and i'm , f.,, hours thrr'.t.r Al .,L imam
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