, 1862-02-19

shots falling short, or going wide over tile
service, going into the very face Of the battery
Ut times to deliver their fire. The fire of the
naval vessels and Of the ferryboats was also
terrific, though it was ob5erFed that many OF
their shells did not burst. The sloop Granite,
which had been anchored outsideuf the fleet,
as soon Us abreeze sprang up, literally "sailed
in,'' aud with provoking Goodness kept taeklng
in the very front OF the rebel battery, deliver
ing her compliments from her 1arEe thirty-two
and then wearing or lacking again to repeat
the operation.
MR. HAswELl REScuEs THE RANGER.
During her efforts to get near tue fort, the
Ranger got aground, and for a few moments
Tor the rcbel guns. M. Charles Hasweu, En-
cheering Chief of the fleet, who vas in com
mand Of the steamer Tempest, at this critical
juncture went to the rescue, and taking her
hawser, toEed the Ranger out Of danger into
deep water again The act was greatly ap-
plauded. BIZ 8 o'clock T. II. all the rebel bar
racks in tho rear of tue battery had been con-
sumed; his parapets badly damaged; the flag
staff shot away, and The guns only answered
those Of the feet at long intervals. As twi-
light came on the interest of the scene WAS
heightened by the flash Of the bursting bombs,
course could be easily traced against the sky.
The fort was evidently holding out for effect
merely, and, rs if fully conscious Of the fruit
1essness Of the contest, they gave out q gun at
intervals Of ten or fifteen minutes.
THE NAVAL FORCE ENGAGED.
The naval force engaged under Commodore
Goldsborough were the following vessels:
f. sssFyig ths E q tIiH5 Tlag
Volunteer Lient: Behan; armament. three 9-tnc6
shells, 101-pounder Tiac.
Deldzrare- Commodore Stephen c. Rowan; Capt
s. +. Quackenbusl; armament, one 9-1nch shell
Stars aud St,ipes-Licut- Commanding Reed
Werden; armament. four 3-iuch shell, one 70
ponder riicd Parrott, and two ried Dahlgren boat
Louisidna-Lieut-C Commanding F. Z. Murray, ar
manent, two he27J 3a-po9nd and two s,inch guns
HetstN Commanding T. K: Davenport :;
Com. FeTfy-Lieut- Commanding Chas. n FIas-
ger; armament, two inch shell guns, and one rifle
how:itzeI.
Ender,csffeY- Commanding Vim. n JEFF
1eEs; armament, one S-inch gun, and one so-pouad
armament, four 3spounders and one rifcd how
Com. Lieut.. R. Isenshaw; anna.
HuncA5ack- Acting Volunteer Lient Calhoun ;
armament, two 9{1ch shell and one t01ponnder
rifle gun.
tt1ES@AElAB5 1laALtT MC4J1aTIua1Q. T.,
one a2pound and one 3opound Parrott..
.PatRdM-Acting Master ". J. uotchkiss; ar1na-
meEtr one 3'.pound rife and one light 3sponnder.
1lotyeI77Actng-M Master Hayes; armament, two 9
LotIarcoa- Master Graves; armament
one s0ponnd rife gun and one 24-pound howit,
.seyao4y-Acting- Muster Wells; armament, two
30ponnd Parrott.
Granite, {sloop,) p,)-Actins Master Boomen; ar.
Briaxer-Acting Master Giidings; armament,
one Atpound rifle gun
1rA;iehead: Master French; armament
!sNca.ssten@ Hay sood; arnla1ncn,
Two 20-pound Parrott guns
The army gunboats engaged, under dircc
! tion Of Commander Hazard, Of the navy,
were the = .....
Fic5et-Acting.1Iastcr ]. Po5nton 1res; lou,
Pioneer Acting Master Baker; fonr guns, Viz
one boat howitzer, one 1spounder shell gan.
/ Huzsar-Acting~Master -; fonr guns, yiz
two so.pounder Farrotts and two Wizard 6popnd
T1deAe-Actlng-Maste -; three guns, viz
one ,3opoundcr Parro,t, one boat howitzer ONT
.Raager-Ieut. Commanding Nichols; four guns
| viz: one s9-pouuder Parrott. one Wizard u pound
e. one 12-pounder boat howitzcr, and one noun
czasseur- Acting Master -; four guns, viz
| two s0pounder PARROTS and two Ward 6.pound
era.
LANDING TIE TROOPS.
| While this bonbaTdment was going on, Gen
burnside, aided by Gems. Foster, Reno AMI
Parker, were completing their arrangement.
| for landing the troops.
| TIE FIRST GCE-A RHODE ISLAND MA,
| WOUNDED.
| Lieut. Andrews Of the Ninth New York. bu
| acting Us Gen. Burnside's aid, was sent with
boat to sound out place to land. He tool
| ten men from the Fifth Rhode Island, who vol
/ ttntecred for the service, and pulling toward
an opening on the shore of Roanoke Island
sounded out good channel for the purpose
Just as the boat reached the shore, squad 0
armed men spraDg out Of the tall grass whicl
lined the bank, and leveling their pieces fired
/! One Of the balls struck Charles Wall, of Prov
| ldence, Company E, in the chin, and lodged i
the angle of his jaw. Ono shot passed throug
| another soldiers hat, and third split tt
blade Of m oar. One shot was returned iron
the boat, and they pulled quickly out Of rang
Of the eEcn1y's rifles. On rcuching the Spauld
ing, the wounded man had the ball extracted
The Fifty first Reg iment Of New York, Col
FeIero, was already On board the Cadet, stern
wheel steamer, in charge Of Capt. Chamber:
dcrs from Gen Foster to be permitted to land
| The Massachusetts, Twenty y-frst, Twenty third
| Twenty fifth, and the other regiments consti
tutIng Gen. Reno's brigade, were also place
in launches, and on board the Pilot Boy au
Phnnix, Which with 4 long string Of boats il
tow, proceeded carefully toward the shore. i
large rebel force now made their appearance t
contest the landing. At this juncturc fhe Uni
ted States gunboat Delaware ran down to til
place, and threw a shower Of shrapnel into til
| woods which caused the rebels to beat sud
den retreat.
HOW THE LANDING WAS EFFECTED.
Nothing could exceed the skill which wa
1 o5 hy-fN
Of The First Brigade. The Pilot Boy, whic
Lad some twenty launches in tow, was run it
to small iudeutation in the bank, and Just 9
I the proper mcMent all the boats were detaclc
and swung in procession along the bank. Til
troops spTang out with the greatest alacritJ
kissed the folds Of tho American flag aud th
coat Of arms Of old Massachusetts, which ha
been planted together on the beach Col Fe,
1ero Of the Khy-6rst New York, and th
Twenty-third Massachusctts, Col, Kurtz, lant
ed at the same ti1nn. The bankmas coyere
with heavy jungle, some two hundred yard
| in width, through which the troops were cor
PEELED to pass in mud half knee deep. Beyon
| this they camc to an open field, in which, :
the left, was 2 farmhouse and out-building q
Passing. to the eastern edge Of tlis field Il
troops formed in line and halted, where, by ]
: O'clock z. IL, they were joined by the FIT
Rhode Island and other reg iments, where the
awaited ordersfrom the Commanding Gcnera
STORMY NIGHT AND 4 REcoSSo1ssAScE.
About 55f o'clock P. H., Gen. Reno ordcre
the Twenty-first Massachusetts forwar
: through the woods to tho main road with j,
!: etructions to occupy tue place until mornin!
They penetrated the woods until they came
J ford, kecpinga party Of skirmi ishcrs aheat
It was now dark, and they halted to considt
J the propriety Of going on, when they hear
three shots in front Of the column. The ski
miEhers had evidently crossed the ford, M
had fallen upon the eneMy's pickets. Il
skirmislers were called in, and two Of thcl
were missing, belonging to Company G. Soc
a1tcrward they heard CRY for help pruceedin
from the woods, and a corporal with two me
was sent ont, who found one wounded ma
| and brought him in. The other man cou7
: not be found.
short time In company with Lieut. Porter
, live howitzer battery, which had, arrived IN
! | taken up position on the road. ,Aftcrward
reconnaissance was made, when they came u
on q camp fire Of the enemy, and found II
; equipments Of the soldier who had been sho
. At II O'Clock r. If the rain begun to fall
torrents, and continued throughout the nigh
:. A. cold northeast wind was blowing, and II
whole army were obliged to stand or lie upe
their arms upon the wet ground. without sht
= ter. 1t was trying night to the troops. 4
j ready weakened By months close con6n
j nent On board Of the ships. and vas we'll G.
: culated to dampen the a1dor OF veterans. II
: morning da#ncd upon them, wet, hungry N
= 1atigued-
;, MOVING TO TILE ATTACK.
: Let the rcsdcr bear in mind that up to tt
: Time no reconnaissance had beea able to d;
t cover the strength Of the enemy. They We
c yaTiously reported from ten to fifteen thou
4 sud strong: They were entirely conceal
from yiew BY 3 dense forest, and their positi!