The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-17

diness FOR bs,,ls. To dsscribs the Wild DELIGHT OF
our brave hue jackets, vi an they d-ss discI, red
ths .nemy, Is more than " e pei can do. Al y -
we're on the counAnisr, R'wsn, 10 ses WIS, ,as
! ing the ka ~
Ia due t lime be ran up ne .is,. :, engage the
then about two miles from the enemy. This was a
sigma or tett Of spsed vel As tne sigma Epr a
deadly encounter with q desperate Zoe yyboae ali
was staked uFon This final engagement For AZ is-
tanco Of two miles II race bevt en- our ste an
ers in their tagerne-s " outstrp each cther su 1,
te hrss l. meet the enemy Of the Rep1bio fsoS 70
The river began 70 narrow as we approached the
city; The point where the fir, stu ,tei ne,es.
safily brought steamers rearer tpget Or inr
them sure marks Cor the enemy's guns indesd, Il
/ would be miracle u a shot from Of the enc
m1's guns did N I strike Somc Of our steamers
IhdT tue circumstances, met any other comman-
der would have thought il advisable h. rst Att,rk
the fort and sleJ % the guns on both sides - IN
narrow point, and then attack the rebel steamers /;
but not IN with the brave van, whose mott Is I,
| change uaytne,s on the enemy WHENEVER AMI wno-.
ever he mBy be OunJ. In acton tho pi4tt N Of the
COMMANDERS ship IL In The center Of the b.. aalron
| Tie Delaware, Capt Rowan's dag ship, wi- 4 the
head ~ the advancing column, and lsi the wa No
attention was paid u the Edt Ur armed ho nsr a.
they diehed by them through petfect t1rieut y
| shells ard grape, buaide1 the eb steamerL AMI
| engaged them Al the point ~ the bayuaet, as the
panc-s,ricken rebels leapsd ntothe water In every
direction. Mary were killed ~ the b,yonel add
revolver In this hand.to. hard iyhL and sank below
the water Their real lss wall douJtess never Va
ktoyn t. Us; the slaughter, however,, wa FEARFUL,
and ule ttrtigP3e short and desperAte-no, IN re-
thnn hneen minutes In duration
Tie Tort and armed schooner we're deserted qulte
rs Soon aS were the rtcel steamers for IL male
quite as bon work tlr those btlinl the guns ~ il
was for their @ nederits on the grinboats. Our
Ices IL two kilcd aud slout dozen wounded all
toamen. Tic death. sltugge was bief In less
,me thnh II would take 10 wtite tele}pphic dl3.
patch, tie victry was ours.
The Con modore Perry was in the advance, and
male i'r the t5lcl steam" Seb Bird, the Aigship
II the rCb, navy, on which was Commodore l. ynch,
and run her down. cutting her through. The Ceres
run stfaight into the rebel steamer Els, and run
her down IN IN manner, boarjing er Al the sans
ame. Tho Underwater t-k the PORES, in the
same style, while the Delaware took the Fanny In
line n ape, she having received ten shots nom our
tlnadtnn' Nh,h made daylight through her Ia rs
many places
The N ra., Bhawsheen, Lock RoyI uc,yell, Val.
ley City PttnRrn, VIII ~ ed, BinJ,er, and sew
mnur also C verdi thcuseves with glory Every
otictrai Il man in our enurr squadron lehayei like
a hero one ~ 'r'ye as the ctET, all through this
desperate charge Tna terrInsd rebels as they for
sook TIER runlra'S fired them, aud thus all but
tie Fills we're burned, including neN4Jna on, she
stocks. -Four W, RI tuir.d, one capt'trel, and two
made their a. ,pe-ibe R,le yh and Beaufort. They
are In the car al which leads . ,rflk but are not
able to ~ through, ON account Of the locks having
been destroyed consequently they viii be captur-
ell before dis reaches you.
The log.l oOks Of the steamers together with the
sl;nR'-toCk OF the rebel Havy, aud all their navy
signal colorr fell int our hauia, with many other
records and papers, which places W In pisse4siou
Of much that IL valuable.
SAMrs % Wo, SDED XIV YoqK ASD NEW JERSEY
s0LDIERS
Ninth Ne,c Iork, tHdpkins' Zoudresl
A. +. Webster, Lieutenant Co. q. New York
Cty-wpuLdcd in the arm.
q. w. Deb .yuse, Lieut., nant, Co. A. New York
Chy-wouIdel ia q e throat.
- Van Sycb, Lieutenant, c. E.-thigh.
Marcus MAJ, ,i'i.tI, Co A, Now York City
wounded IN the htnd.
q. II So IN, priva'c, C npany A-elbow.
Jeremiah Donovan, private Co. Ahead.
James II. Skinner, private Co H.
James Judge private Co. v, New York City
wuUnded IN the thigh.
VIA. H. Van SICKLE, private, Co. y, New York
Chy--WOundel IN the hip
Henry Mlliye,te, private Co. 4, New York City
-wound,d Ia the chin ard shoulder
James Esily, private, o., G-woundcd In the
hand.
Neal Canuo. private, c., G-sids slightly
richard S'ln.sn, private c. K-shpuldsr.
Clancy N. Wheeler, private c.. K-.e,
Total Ninth New York, Il.
F.Op.drst, New York.
Jas, Hamilton, Sergeant, c.. A-thr's,.
WIN. Cody, private, c.. -Huuule1 iu the leg
WIN. smith, private, c.. A-Nouadod In shout
der.
Robot Sitter, r'lvats, Co. A-wound In a., n.
naniu G. ptyil+nu, private, Co. A-sidc
Henry fa.cy, private, g A-wuunded IN head.
1"t, lity -nrst New York, ..
Ninth, Ncr Jcrscp
August Armstrong, Sergeant, c. Hin the head.
john J. Kckle, private, Co. A, kintercomuack, y.
ia fingers amputated.
william H. Leeoue, private, Co. B-Gn.er smpu.
tstad.
ferdinand Dl,lro, private, Go, d. WshlrD'H"
Joa'ph Iiintare, private e.. q, Cape May, Il j.
-wound'd severely ia the log.
James Hickman, private, c.. G., Jersey City
band.
William Phi''ips private, Co. ID, Ocean Co. NJ
J.-slisht scalp wound
George Worth, private, Go. D--chsst, severely.
David \. johnson, private. o.. Dneck, slightly.
Daniel Blakc, private, Go. F-siie, Severely
lien Jsmin knddingcr, private, Co. q, Elizabeth
City-wuundCd in the heal.
Victor williamson, private, Co. G-lowar iaw.'
Edward Clayton, private, Go. II, BoiyiieTe, \ j.
-wOundet In the mouth slightly
Jonathan Bul, private, e.. K-log amputatoi,
dangerous.
George p, Dobbs ptivate-woundeI In tho head
William Aumack, private, Co. II, saltwater, n.
j. wounded in the arm,
William Jackson, privSte, Co, y Union Guard
left scapuls, hall extracted.
John 'dler, private, G., II, Baltimore, MI
wounded In the leg and foot.
Total, Ninth New-Jersey, IL. Total wounded, LIS.
list OY kIILHn,
Lieut. Stl'man, Tenth ,nnecticut
WIN II. Banker, Fity-hrst New York, O.. |.
kiu rnlss Dazzling, Fifty -hrst New York, c.. A.
L!tuT,-COl. NiFer lie Monteil, late OF the Fty-
t,rd New York, ttDFpineuil Zpuaves who fell,
lea.,ibg shargs Of the HAWKING Z0uaVes alJnI
ynt h .fN NIL Al