The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-02-22

10 come back. Refusing to do so, the
Zouaves fred. one of their balls passing
through Col. Wise's breast, causing NOR
tal wound. Seeing resistance useless. the
ConfsderAtes in the boat returned with him
and delivered themselves up.
Colonel Wise WAS kindly taken care of.
and surgical aid Immediately procured for
him. He appeared calm. but suffered in
tense pain, though not seemingly conscious
his wound was fatal. He spoke in q firm.
friendly tone to the surgeon and others near
by. asking IL they would not allow him to
be sent home until bis wounds recovered.
The surgeon seeing it impossible for him to
live. replied, Eyes. you can have all you
want" He rapidly grew weak, and ex
pired on the following morning. His body
has been carefully attended to. and will be
delivered TO his friends call.
Another fine looking young Confederate
captain, whose name could not learn, was
found on the field morsally wounded. A
bullet had struck him on the upper part of
the forehead. He was lying with bis hands
pressing upon the wound. Assistance was
rendered him, and he freely expressed kind
feelings toward those thus soothing his
Affections Numerous painful and touching
incidents are related Of the wounded and
dying, which were enough TO melt hearts
Of stone. h5- io1r' 1904 ~Hl na
Amongst the Federals killed is Col. Rus.
sell. Of the 2lst Massachusetts, who fell
dead from his horse while leading his men in
. charge against the fort. n'F
Lieut.. Col. Mentsil. Of D'Epineul's' Zou-
ayes, Of New York, his regiment not being
in the engagement, was determined to fight,
and volunteering. went out alone with a
musket He fired q number of rounds, and
being conspicuous mark. received q volley
which brought him low in death, pierced
with some twenty balls.
Most of the Federal loss was of privates
The Twenty-frst Massachusetts,. Ninth N.
Y. and Twenty fourth Massachusetts Regi-
ments suffered most severely.
The feet, ali told, was composed as fol-
lows:
Fleet of Commodore Goldsboro. Is; pro-
peller gunboats, also used as transports, s :; |
large side-wheel steamers. as transports. 6; |
steamers used by the Generals as headquar |
tiers. 4; sailing transports, tenders and tugs, !
all told. 81; total 70.
The army gunboats were all supplied /
with. for each Parrot gun. Parrot fuse and
percussion shell. and 100 rounds of Hotch-
kiss fuse and percussion shell and canister. |
All other guns were provided with 200 |
ROUNDS OF 11QtchkisS proJectiics, assofteo;
100 rounds OF solid shot. 40 fuse shells, 30 /
percussion shells. and 80 rounds of canis- /
ter.
The total armament of the fleet was about
as follows:
Guns
Commodore's squadron. 80
Propeller gunboats. .......................3l
Sailing transports Say .--... ........ 10
lOtaI. ...9l
Thus. it will be seen that our entire metal
was not equal to the Minnesota or any first.
class man Of war. Our advantage. however.
was in this. that. while one vessel could only
attack from single point. and in turn form
a common target for the enemy's guns. we
can strike at them from thirty five different
points, and distract the fire of their batter
les.
ESCAPE OF WIsE.--The arrival Of Gener.
al Wise at Richmond is announced in the
Richmond Enquirer. The Enquirer says
that "the exposure which he has undergone
has had rather favorable than untavorable
effect on his disease As to the loss OF his
son. he takes it with all the philosophy Of a
patriot who has inundated his son on the
altar OF his country"