New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-21
Big Cen comds EoTthen, Di,iae. Dsl.. ofths sar;h.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES OF COM DUPONT.

WAsAISaTos Saturday, April % l55e.
TIE following wes received at the Navy Depart
nent this morning;
TLsG'HIP w'B,sH, POET Row II'Eroa, 8 ca
srp: II. dispttche, .rn the Comralai OrpT Of .nis
Department to the Hon Secretary Of Wsr viii convey 'he
nI-y M ry opera,ion tie ,eu; of md scientific
eprston, and Ct con'ammsie 'A and bravery IN eircu-
twouls not hsve sddc,s you reference
10 has illicit snd successful sent had not MoiDeu
Permitted the law 10 GO Iepieeiti On u' nuTe''hf
occasion By AuUas de's1huent OF tesmen ttd ohceis
tnis ship serve of ghe be ching bsl,eIics
hsso ihank ed the Geere rersony ic his t doess md
ess ai ,ns sans tine. to sTtrs,, ny & 70
ior acts Of confederation scvn by them TO officers
ald neOse The report Of Copsndei O. l. Rogers,
who had The honor TO Command the Battery Sgc" Oh the
aeey,c,tuIy' your obedisr, servant,
S.R DUPONT. Fss Office,
Commanding South Atlantic Rloeksdins squsdrOn
To tie Hon Gideon WELIks Secretary q ths Navy
POEr RolAL HANSON, 5. O., Alri %, 1869. !
To.F2Gs.t ficsr 5. +. DuFoNT.
mei ifv this ship which bod lie good 10 o9he 70 lake Ist
n he bonbsrdDeut Of Fort Pusski II reached 1ybee
sid the batteries being already aanea olr bsees could
bot participate IN the seiion Of The met day.
Gen. Hunter. Ger Benhsn, and Gen Gilmore. al msu
Tested he most generous 5e.re 20 give tbs navy ssre IA ne
good wo toe lth the mot important day four rct
ssgred 10 the q TIE sbssh Ne occupied u AZ dy
tttdy t10 WflGffttra NE hiNl fie
fo hauled down it, fsg at ococs in tue afternoon The
officers aud men behaved well
5eg leave to mneDd 70 you Lieut. irwin Acting Master
Robertson Mdlhpn N. l. Johnson. n. f-arson, end
Lewia Browur Captain " the foIecsstle Sud George IL
Wood, CuaIiermssts " hen the enemy ho.sd the white
flag, Benhsm most cOuTeousy Invited to deiai q
officer accompany tns officer b. tim TO
the Of the surrender and sent Lieut. Iyin upcu that
honorable duty.
With Gen Hunter aud pad svii 30 the Different bsi.eIies
These baeIe caused to be vted by seyes Of our ocet'
sod h. they might profit W the eXpererce to be-
qled The boDitaToment berSn - CL tie O'b and
c0ntr during toe day but - fret. While p4ocrg TIE
IL somewhat Dtecaate Iosuy Of sne sTtesi'
beiyg quite unframed.
On the second day IN Ilts Of high wind TIE frug from
Tic d.d gns and cClumbsds excellent the former bor
ps tie fac. oi tie wall lie eugrrs sd The latter
,sng ike t1p hsmuers sEd beskibg o. great OF
masonry, which Rad been cot loose by the rites.
The -four upper bsitefies were about 100 yards dien'
iom Pulaski and qute beyond the dtiance st which hs'
hitherto bcou leli practicable to tfcct breach bu. vich
proved tAsy aching IGuEe with the wonderful pfocc
which pO Ntel the fort surrendered, the bar
bette guns had been spoed and many Of them had teen dis
mounted.
Capt. Marvin, late Of tie I'd Ohio Regiment now
attached to Gen. Hunters staff hes arrived, bringing
dispatches TO the War Department, but which up to
clock this afternoon lad not been delivered. lie
states thst among the prisoners taken is Chpt.
Simms, editor Of Tile SQraaroh RcpuJican. Tie
sword belonging 10 the latter he has presented TO
Representative Gurley of Ohio.