The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-09
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boats have tho rafts in tow, nj they srs lande
| on tho river bank TO burn away. Wo al con
fss to an admiration Of these pyrotcchuic dii
plays. They sh vastly to the picturcsquen.s
OF our surroundings, and are pcrtcvily haTmlcss
The war wagcd in this way all day. At nil,l.
fall si nal was msdc from tho Harriet Lam
i'r tho tchconcrs 70 cease operations, and th'
mthi Va pas. ed in quot, wihUut even fire
fait arp'4Iiu. 10 distub oul rclosc.
PRUDENT RrrRr,r.
About O'Clock On tho 9th Of April, the NOR
Ear fotill was uucApectoi,y OF lctcl to fall bach
to PHot Town, 20 miles from the sccnc Of bom-
hudw"ut Tie reason tvr this ure Np"cted order
u uNihiucl by tho Circumstance that sn im-
hcnsc Heating battery, ircn-coat.d aud heavily
armed, sun iVed TIE tire II our fleet a. II ran the
gauntlet uf the forts an coul lc seen milo "
Us" above uf, With no alcqul;o fotrc TO inter-
pose, t'tuli its Ichel mas crB attempt g. lear us
out ui tc river. We have tie ~ Il ,.niri. on In
trir, t,om Which IL 30 impossible TO 81 ricats
thcmsclNcs, aud aicw days more or less ter thcin
To hold tho the torts ia Of no material conse-
| quo ncp. llrre the mortar vessel, are perfectly
secure. his Formidable battery at DE- .urt, I.
~ t,N y 'ruir,t tau,c. :. d, constructed ot d
y " pii",hs irt ir,k, aud 10 uuuanl Ioallc III
81 ..-t t'. =. .N'i % NtItugt down Ia flNtr.
"c hry" 'u '''G ..G ~ VT i,h ~ a,,tlu. A.
| ii uh tr igi, .t,iio to rt u back again, p
sum i"ic' ''uld be- brou,, to destroy It.
,'MmupoEr tARRlotls trtrin.
Ih"e U - iph MW Cnoma,are f',rrnc,
caa . bpy, squadron. l., so.e ot Ma, u.a,'a,
Read uo following lclf,r, copy of which wls
p'rmti'' '''l to make. u vas written when the
f'''.'t''r Vas warm from the conflict. aud the
We Z have lhc ring Il irur metal IN them,
l,tW foEnR; W. bad rou,h time ui' II,
10" U"tg,, llt''' vou, lut thank Gol the mum
u h"'ri "'i Wounded "Hs Ncrl ,mhll, con
>r"iinS lh.- slip had two killel and c-ti
"o"ndoI. We destroyed tho ram ia a sm,l,
,l,'' 80, ,''""", h,r ni 'ne old Mi''c,irr', eu'
ne 'n h'"ci "nt when che saw t., Ms sip
,o, .,I ~ "''u w i'"' 'l.Hu'i!, nnn no dniSc'
81 ,h,o lrn,J i,lr, iLr,,b Ii,,, 'I" "'i I"' i"I
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an, ,n, an. .,, l.; ,.,, W '," w ~
o,' 80 IL - - '"s " "'v'' ''n "o rii'i
nnd ,o, A.. sbn "r t,n ,ii Man,. '"'' nn III,
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nuI '.nt ,l ,,,,u' - "" NV ", ~ W."
or n,,itiu., o,, us "p VI" ny
l,,t t,,, ,.,,,,,n,'s ~, "v ~ "o'"l"' AZ
r,,,l., yi,h ,l,s ~. ,'I" W.. n1N" 10 sur
.,,,','. ',''I 'i - 'N'n' !" i"''o" up my
,'n,o ',' ''' "1 r"," , w. NV ,'l''hs ana ,h%u
hrm il, ,t,,r ,,,o',,,,,,, ., Wv ~ uu n't'
,,.,. .' a. t'u "'''" .','' "''N' NlhN u
-, .. ,' v w hu'" NM ue.hhhu 'hcir sur
,in ,,,, ,' n'' ~ '"'r h'''t' ours" Win
,lo,. i, n,'.,,, "''' CUT ''' WIZ
,nl so,, nn WI" n.,u are now t,lns Hhr"'
,.L .,'., ,u''''''i''', anu ! Pa'H'e' 'h'm not |"
~ "'"s "s.H' ! '""hi hoi Stop totht
V', " '''", ule hohe'h VIII como W "
Nv ""!"u "'I ,"," ~" hleh "f ~ many at lie
l''"'N' w WIZ hhd t"o +" Our gunhoats there
:" P'''",' nm IRON w" tnn'oats that arc at th.
lWN' "ish To get to the IN ,lsh Turn, whcr
'h'' "a: ,nev have not placed u battery vet hut
have two above, nearer New Orleans. They will
not 10 idle aud neithcr i'll ]. You SUPPORTED u
most nObly. Noil truly yOurs.
d. q. F,nnIatr.
To- Capt. d. ID. Porter. Iomman. ,i-.. mo-i,f tlo-
tila
nr,rt, s,,,,,,
No., , "' "''H
.Ir.r .".o ,o,'''.,al'l'i u, " 'hs Nmunh,
Lf,,c ,ha Vr,,o '.nh @ W ,ne h,.iun, satrl maj
a., no ,.I..i s,...,,... "a ~ n'"i',i e,N
na,,..s y, c n",'' ~ "'cn We 'r,thr. we
p,lnst,, pi,,ni, .,i "I ~, u',""' ~ VIM
''o'"", ih'hniN ana J"'Asoh. a. he P"hro
,n' ,'''S, ,ai'. bH';g-, M "sii "S an tho 9th"
,,,. 'r ,,S, ,''',o o''. ",". nc ",nnond ahd
slowed Down nud rourcd ,,,cc n, ,n"r i,,iI'
aides .ncl into tho enemy. Tho varuna Md no'
wait after delivering two broqd.lcs bu, prcss.
81 directly on iutpa hornet + nest OF rebel gun
boats which wcro milo or two above M,
V's atsl'.rd hv th"" two or three at time, ia
fin-ihshiun, buit!Bg at her ~Ith then
fo"-rascd prOw-. ani several Lf:o hole.
were made Ia hct. A. long as lis V,s.r
hs guns, and drove the cucmy'- steamer
ashore where they were fired by their own crews
tine oi the NarunHs shot disabled still another
steamer hN making a hole Ia her boiler, and thi.
Ncsa"l surrendered To the Oneida, who took her
ulli 'rs aud crew prisoners. The Narunt's last
guns were fired when her dcckI were under
water aud no clothing " other property wa,
saved hv "A soul on hulrl. There we're three Of
he Naruna's crew killed ia the action, and SOW
en wouu led, two Of whom aro not expected 10
survive their injuries. Including the ram thel,
were eleven Of ia. rebel steamers destroyed, and
he captain ut tie ram Is "a prisoner on board the
NJ ssistippi.
The chain cables which were fastened on the
outside oi our vessels proved nm admirable pro-
lection To their machinery. ns in every case
"horr The slot struck them 1t bounded Oft with
OUT penetrating. great deal oi damage wss
done to nS Ly the iioating dock OF the rob
"lf, 10 "ll,h nave before adtcrtod and al
,ih"uih man! ,fodfI'' were discharged at i, |
'hey ia" no '"'c' Whatever upon III iron SIDES. |
orr MIN rxuArsTED.
Til. mortar flee, worn ma, lao ,,c.o.i, |
toll. bad h,on crra,ly i, .n,is,jrI T., ~. r,I,
dnv or two. hccause tlc I,r,,c ,os..l, ,o,I n,
mart ia A., n,iinn ~, ,,,u ,y.r. ,.,,,,I,,
ly udcI with their I,bors. wi,hout rc,.,,in,,
mi, cuoourag,m,n, ar TO the uIynntnye wh.rn
u", hS'''l'' lh@"lryn' II was really a plliiul
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a exhausted ,i,, ticv d;J mo-, ,,,o,n, ,, 'i?
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