New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-05
d.v for Cant. Biggs and Col. White, who were
~. pr, together and had long been on terms

tsc colrf. of fa honr the General returned oh
bos-d. end ,he Price was iuoVe' .ayH ~ ,oz 49,. a.
-, spchorcge. ! 20 O'ciocS tie Iort cI7lS-
- -sral ON opr force down TIE Slii bui ~ ',l.J
,,~Se fsiLe sinai had rot DoeD gwen iie
Srr MS Revt up ai intervals all day, nume4ohs
clgr.es o. canister glt bell teilt h.e W, 4iol" 'lI
iottery Of snail c. rcondes o. tie ofech 4Ars o.
o., f;-. TIE G,h Connecticut So S o. uu'y oi aay
I, the :, ,erelea. aoJ II Is ieoi sYlpains t't' 20
scc;5 ents 6eynt az mpA.s' 'n ot O "faS e"'
Zoe by fagm. nj O. sls4 should have cecunea'
IN ipe eHernooa NIL ~1s seo, from Tive iclt to
vea1rort und,r fag of truce iu chHsa OF Cay'.
pooI. and tbc isiters c0u'aonr ro'l ina cf 49, o'-
iectionable ustdse veTo delivered T. aior All n.
iThe very fact lIL i.s mail Vas seI, would sc II 70
show That no de,Ii,a iNcJ ol ,lc nature OF c0i1ii
tion q onr tgt.si-s haa ho.H formed IL tle .e-t
even With The aii ri tho ohaervst.ou e nm the IL
staff cross Toes. The nature OF Che ground "7 srch
IL l., e. % sGofd couae..,leui a'd ,.e''rt 10 ar
me-; ard f'ih.ur., Ito e.rny lli f' 'eJtu g.
etaksd the beach lu q t;.isu.o O. I5-o tri".' .."
directed his ire with great rrec Hon o'.e
few lA'nlsf ly over slnd Zap C.re
bursting almost slsut tbtir io-'e "a 'c'.
sand in yyii.h Il 2, mould bury ill.-1l,t. '..!.
Parhc ves thgs ersblcd 20 c4 -H
batteries in cOo0aIGtiye fs.eiy, ~
Galji,s 10 be iei,ca baing ihos' I'd.
ronts Of she'll vii h-d hu'st ~ TIE ti.. ioA
his pre 'imlary gecoun'i-san-e 'n'li ''5 '.'o1
Of tbe baitr,1rs md rGGsM li, o yttu.c o. ua.
el4lfea aud oil tl1- lir, WaS r-C- ~ ;.o .ti
D. Or.auee and "a. tea Is ~ ss lo2ce = dla -t.h
t'lfoiirr CRY. lI n4i ft.t.c ne 'ft--r. t t.'
rci,lss Q. Z N1'i.as-n CIT. Norris, nor Lieut..
Fbcl>r c0g.j hsge iditI mach. iD tct, uey oca gNe
lse l,eaiesi crcdi fol ihe mining 2ce Whe,, thcy
y6d il The plosecunon oi ittr work, the
greater w,ft o. Wl,a hat 90 &c done uncCi me hfe
Cf the t'yentv.0e rius If tho fCft winch bore -
rectly upoD t.em. N,ie these tlgec officers 40 .I
brave 70 ygiii not perno.9 be Gceod nyidicus 10
yaloH..Tize ile tei syior CE Cap. Van meo a
whose perfect els --i.! 10 Ieer - poNorllAl' ~
%.wben his rec nI.'aaICee Ot tie enemy position
. a. ..s l I'M
tao Banks here Tie same trtl' rs teen eEcmpiA.d
Oae Gay RAcu IL tlt li.t-iics he Wls anxious 20
verify tie TCae1.eD BIS betWCsptte distance stakes
OF tie enemy as they 10 have eel intended as a
blind lanisl..t A. / w lin 20 ot. Oh q. s...l-
hills n piap selt y sac tort aud with the assistance
Of Liele4Gu, Pollock, apis iis iape &C. the ground
tJr distance "a TWO hundred yasds; tins, wien ne
was not more than 400 yards from tie nlzzies 0i
Col. Whites gnrs.
TIE BOaiBABDNENT
i has already been remarked ~ this correspond
ence that Gen. Burnside never wi.ht iY uucsI.tEcs
an important enterprise ou Sunday or FIiGayi tie
first because be CARDS lie cey Is one c, resi- ald
the o.Ler because so nary men, tuG e.pecIali!
salJ-s hold 9 superstition III regard u its Influence
or results Aud vet !. hHs oulio4siy happened thui
each of these hIicut victories which hls army has
won, Was commenced or accomplished on "il1.y.
At Roanoke tie naval engagement occurred on RI
day, and Ire aIaly Was id.aed; the bai'le G. New
Tern was fOuglt on tic came day o. tic week; ana
this other Ie success was achieved OF the same day
IL is inimaied sl-e Oh it tle General Wls udrloa On
FiOsy; 80 lha. tle dag, however .rauqht with ms
fortunes TO oilers, may clearly be saEded as hiS
d yyneat-ear " time. An orcer wGs sent TO him by
Gen. Pa ke on Thursday 10 open ire but owing 10
some DELAY or Misunderstanding, hot gun was tired
until Yesterday mrlriug.
We were all ssir a. day light, for We knew well
enough that Gen. Parse Lid given the necessary
order the evening previous along the river tro5t
OF Beaufort score OF glasses Were kept pointed at
the banks, where, through tie gray mist, the
emDfJaIts o. Capt. AOui,s battery, last uuInasked,
could he mi de- out. 40 - clock there oome from
the ly-inct mortar battery 8 huge puff Of white
smoke, aud in another minute q smoky balloon Of
the bursting shell was sen bigb III the AIR sad far
beyond the rampaI;s of the fort. Then came tie
heavy thUlccfs % tie two Ell losions. and great
cheer burst from the whole lire Il cider spectators.
Cap.. Morris followed sut with a shot from one Of
his guns, which went over, and fell with greas
splash in uit-claCnai !. iAen cane shell IRON Lieut.
PTouty S-,ncj wUg rs, VlicA burst over tue fort;
and aiter tha' tie ii Charges cane tlick AID fact
from all tatec baitr'es. jiC column q, smoke nom
Lieut. klsgiec's fist discharge had hardly reared
Itself over t1s battery before tie ran On re lae.
star, who dp00i e. had expected tis ueuai Quei
observations, was seen 'o come down tie ha l,ris
by The run standing lot 1p,n ihe order o lie g,irg
but going Ike a sas. we ~ 7yher TIE cord brooks.
Groups oi le's ip ine ssAy-l0d AID o. ,ie alaeis
were oispeuei like q. 20 tY a wind, ami al souct
\ refuge within tie walls an bu, two, whom l saw
biding Ike rair of Otrirhea, behind fail wooden
VI boat which lad beeu b3n.ed up ligb and dry N The
giacs. The second proiec,iie had hardly screamed
over their hesds before ,hey lett heir piece Of con-
ceameat and scu tlei into Tue for.
At fi0 tie fo't replied with Q sho, from Capt
MANN 2i.pouuler battery the lower terrc plei1
which stuck on ,he hill 70 the right of Alorias bar
terry wit1out log halm. The onIli0ept was sc
ksowleised by CF'. Norris with two Of iis shots
aimed straight tor iiagpy's battery, boti s:..ka. 1i
the pluuge LeGr Llm, ana thTOWior masses Of dirt
into the lr hey iirccAeled 10 ie rampant. The
heavy cOllu lif fs ofQ III 0uHtcri CU tLo upper
'erfeplein row olcnet fire IN or position, and l. I
g. ar-es oi 5Wec each other '1ii iy !taf Tor,
io,t lin0t lke q vol ..uo oecbng fire and smoke.
Tbc no 'se O! he eanlOan3s Wa sS.Musrsa,fod ana
al Co., tiaf j. seemed as II szca tralicaI
,pr,cer.,.-, : we're ~7ci1g simultaneously ia our
,;,i1i.r ~ N sioDe blg't or ne fcCLe of
.,y.s' I'D hove ~, smoke cloud OF tle fort wonli
now Ind tlsn be seen '' no! c1iore O. the Rebel
flag, streaming straight o.. iD 'Ae sFo"e Dseeze
which bleN ron tie sogfh-wes,
by . 6o'clork the ioit wgs frirg ."e'iiy u fAl
minute. alt orr ba'fs fes ftl r0rs 'h,''iy' j
counted seven s'afs ana eg 6tels ~oirc ON on
side m ee.. uAlQe,; aId IL must be- Iec6'i. eteu
HAT We ial Only t-tl l.ol;Js au1 tire. gune 0i
Work 1tSs tie ,tu Iron moved up % tbe ei-o a
s.be 'rloal IN erafd 81, Commodore lockwood on
tie j Wight leaengi and, following .eael o'oor
round in an oIhgfe, IA q large Norseis Gid Il. Port
R0val, tLey dslietd theirI I4e lu turn. heavy
sea was running 0t lie uwe, and tac hale 9lADoAs
rollei un,toa!iy ircr s't. t0 .li. tL-lr shot l.u
short with tie exc sjoa of so CbipPcCa's, fheI
from witch went ulsan over cue IOft, alG eAliodco
o. The Town M..fsl iot a.oie IA-r Il h'ii-bA.s ifo'
tie = uiJlt wlarVes. 1teH lsr- were s.--eI Ie-
treats a iioorous srec'atofs, yon my ti so; ana
the uJie unsteady -0f nerve Continued tuei. recon-
uO sanceS i;szH a safer distance lai"nd.
The gunl Oh attgek on tue tl4t !fa Iot bornc
ue.klv tor he l-.e L5d not ieeL sa.i. over he
fore CAPT. Po,i openel ON the sqcaGroa from hie
heavy gaus o,r tae so'ah. orse OF the upper ;efre-
nlein /! b oOlnm hos ana t- ca pfes were served