The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-04

Slopes rampars psraps,s and srrspleirs wsro dashed
in cloud many feet into the air. The flagstaff with
s defiant oolors floating al top, at times completely
obscured In the smoke and dust which rose with tho
bursting OF the missiles. The teninch mortar battery
not successful in the morning. Tho ehels from
IL burst beyond high in air the fort scattering
fragments OF iron and wide into the splash
ing up with little fountains OF spray This want Of sue
wss owing to the slight nature Of the timbers
used In the traverfss. Beams for eightnch
mor,ars had been supplied, and tho concus.
sion from the much weightier metal Of the
inch mortars Grst started and then broke tho tim
bers until the battery was almost!unmanagcabo. With
q most creditablo perseverance and energy, however
the defect rsmedied that Lieutenant Flagler was
enabled continue the firing without Interruption and
in the afternoon the battery played with effect that
evidenced In the decreased re from the fort The
shells too had been purposely loaded with unusual
quantity OF powder in order TO make their explosion all
tho terrifying the doomed garrison and the prs
subsequently stated that II impossible for them
to toll wbother shells exploding or their own guns
dschargng such the loudnoss and shock OF the
port.
The battery OF PARROT guns under command OF Captain
Morris, in the tims, keeping up an inccssant
ere upon the rampsrts. Tho difficulty Of obtaining
rate range for time experienced and the shots
either went the fort rcochsting the water
towards shacklsford Banks, or fell short and buried
themselves in tho sand and gaos its westerly sido
But tho range grew better with every shot, and from
twelve O'Clock until the close Of the eight Captain Nor
rs seldom failed plant those terrible concal balls
among the guns, the edges Of the rampar,s and
against the walls The latter pierced In two places
the balls passing through into tho casemates from which
their unceremonous visit hastily expelled the occupants
Wherever these shots struck they tore through with
force that hurled fragments Of ron particles Of BRICK
etonss grass sods and sand bags about n every drec
ton Many Of the rebels knocked down senselsss
BY the flying sods Whom II 10 considered that the walls
OF the fort protected BY the slopes Of the gacs
the accuracy OF the firing from the Parrot battery viii
be perceived. That part Of the walls just protruding
above the ramparts Of the gacs the only target
presented whereat for the purpose Of penetrating
the casemates.
About two O'Clock Major Allen went out in . small
boat under flag Of the letters written n
reply TO those received the day before Tho men in the
seemed too busy 10 attend and the boat after stand
ing and OF in the vicinity Of shark shoal Point re-
turned The boat subsequently went out lat the time
that signal for cessation Of hosties hosted by
the fort) and delivered them. Many Of the letters
contained sxhoratons and entroaes TO officers and sol
diers prevail upon Colonel White TO surrender the
place without resistance others exhibited pluck
on the part Of ths feminine correspondents They be
sought their friends fight little while and then
render show that they not cowards II must be
said that tho rebels exhibited considerable bravery
They worked tho guns until the only available
were dismoupted or disabled movement set
foot among the ladies OF Beaufort to have petition
signed by them and TO Colonel white mporing him
10 capulae but owing the brief time allowed for the
roturn OF the mall did not become general enough TO
secure anything like combined action Several wanted
10 send over flowers and bouquets, but all articles
| interdctcd save letters
Tho precision attained BY tho practice Of the forenoon
and the facility Of loading and nring which the ex
periencs Of few hours had given evidenced
In tho successful results OF each shot from batteries
end the almost ncsssant nature Of the discharges
The scene assumed grandss aspect after o'clock
flash and pull Of beloksnsd discharge IN In.
piece thsn the hum Of the shsH ew
through the air another puff Of smoke followed
second report. and the deadly missile had exploded.
With our glasses coud distinctly every mancu.
yre IN the fort Their look ssconcsd behind
nile Of sind bags upon tho rsmpars and almost fan
cied we could hear him calculate the word "Downn he
marked the approach Of every shot, It's effect like
magic Az he himself disappeared down out Of sight
won't tho crowd Of men around the funs 10 roappcar
asaia when the shot had stopped Us motion and accom-
plished ils errand The working like beavers.
and individual in white shirt attracted particular
attention account u his industry Number Of h,reos
aud CO ~ that browsing the green slope 4! Tho
tort when tho frng commenced, , coming terrific a,
the Ioiss had dashed away down tie "sIit.r some OF