Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-25
SURRENDER OF FORT PULASKI.
The Tybee Island correspondent. Of the ~
Y. Word furnishes the following account Of
the surrender of Fort Pulaski;

The Tybee Island correspondent Of the N.
Y. Word furnishes the following account Of
the surrender Of Fort Pulaski
On the morning Of the 10Th the order was given 70
mence the siege. The l3in,h mofars we're each 20 be
fired every fifteen minutes their enormous size render.
ing il extremely difficult and considerably dangerous 10
IRE otenct About half past seven O'Clock in the morn
ing Lieut. Potter, who had supcrinendcd the mounting
u the ordnance, opened the ball with shot from Bate
~ Hallcck and the FIRE soon general along the
whole line The huge mortan belched forth volumes "
compressed thunder and lightning and hurled 200 pound
projectiles although more at random than was expected
aud hoped. The COlumbiads and James cannon crack
cd shaty between the almost continuous roar, and Pu
LASH replied with the greatest rapdity and desperation
From lybce Island aud Coats Point ire convey ed
upon the lort whenever their guns responded, while
they were obliged to distribute their shots all along our
extended line Several columbiads, which had been In
securely mounted ia our batteries dismounied them-
selves by the force u their recoi, and Lieutenant
hourke with detachment II engineers, immediately
set TO work to replace them. There spot between
one Of our batteries that apparently unprotected and
much Of the time the enemy directed his fire At the point
sever our communications The batteries at Goats
Point also received large share u the oncmys alton
ton being In close range. They finally showed the good
result Of theis James and Parrot guns by preaching the
walls Of The Fort, aud our fire then concentrated
tnat point to follow up the advantage, as IL was known
that the shots fell in the direction of the magazine II
was noticed that when three CT four shot from the guns
struck n nearly OF quite the same place, such hole
made That The next would dash entirely through the wall
and speed on towards the magazine Thus the battle Of
The lOth resulted in small breach, the promise Of good
day work The next day. Throughout the night each
mortar was hfcd only about every hour and half con-
sccutivoly So that IL allowed the rebels one shell every
hye minutes 20 keep them well awake prevent them from
repairing damages, and let theu know that they must
" shell OUT IN the morning
Bright and early ON the llth, the bombardment re-
commenced, Gen Niele's battery Long Island and
the gunboat Norwaik, miles the the Fort
adding Their FIRE All over the walls VI Pulaski the
heavy shot struck and tft deep la tho maso cry
The breach u the day before kept widening. still the
enemy replied vigorously aud back and lufth few the
screaming shot aud shell, like hundreds Of young
The shot hcw straight from the muzzes % the Fort,
while the shell from DE morars whrled a mile hiah n
90 the air and descended with terrible momentum upon
The doomed walls, within them or sometimes sunk
silently in the mMshy ard surrounding The walls
syeed At each discharge and FELL or leapcd ia shatcr
ed fragments IN the air. Meantime the breach toward
the magazine almost wide enough Tor a stoming
party to enter when the thteebArrel flag which had
once previously been shot down, suddenly lowered,
and a white ono went up. Our firing ceased and the
Eunncfs bad time 90 rest and cheer. General Gilmore,
colonel hust and Adam baeau, aid 10 Gen Hunter and
correspondent Of New York paper proceeded in boat
fom Goats Point 90 the Port. Aide Bcdeln proceeded
frlm th. landing wish a white dag and met Capt Sims
he respective national and rebel commandants, Gen.
Gilmore and Col. Olmstead, then held interview u
over a. hour which resulted in the unconditional surren
der Of Fort Pulaski. Colonel Omstcad ia delivering mis-
sword remarked" yield IT, but have not disgraccd it,
The stars and stripes then raised and the seventh
Connecticut regiment was placed Boo occupancy.
The appearance OF the Fort prove that our guns aud
mortats were far more effective than had been antcpat
ed viewing the inside surface Of the WALL several holes
were seen where cannon shot had perforated that it
looked as II sgle shot had passed entirely through 81
Examination Of the outside showed, however that the
" "a had been broken almost through by other shot.
The ditch around The Fort nearly filled close along
BY the breach with the fragments of masonry which had
fallen IN IT, The ground rent by the bursting Of
shells, and in one Instance a thirteen incher" had
struck FIVE feet in the earth and then burst throw
ing up the ground and opening huge hssure, like
small earthquake. Even II one she'll in twenty had
fallen boz the Fort il must have been ultimately reduced
The prisoners captured number 3d. commanded BY
Colonel Olmstead Our loss Is only one killed aud one
wounded, by shell The enemy.s loss owing to their
keeping close n their bomb proofs after deserving the
baruete guns only three severely and probably NOR
tally wounded. We have taken forty seven guns. tons
Of powder aud thousands Of shot and she'll