The New York herald., 1862-04-19
demand and reply, which was received at half-pas.

ssvsn O'Clock this morning
HEADQUARTERS, DErARrnEyr o. ru soUni,
TYBm ISLAND, Co.. April TO- 1862. } |
To the COMMANDING OFFICER, Fort Puiaski--
sIHI hereby demand Of you the immediate surrender
and restoration Of Fort Pulakto tho authority and pos
session OF the United States.
This demand is made with Wow To avoiding. Il poss
bic, the sfuson OF blood, which must result from tho
bombardment and attack In readiness 20 be opened
The number caibre and completeness OF tho batteries
surrounding leave no doubt as TO whn must result
In case Of refusa and as the defence, however obst
nato must eventually succumb TO the aesainr force at
disposal III hoped you win see ut 70 avert the use
This communication will be carried you under nag
Of truce by Lieut. H. Wilson, United States Army who
minutes from delivery for your answer.
have the honor 70 be, sir, your most oDadlont SER
want, DAVID HUNTER,
Major General Commanding.
REPLY.
HEADQUARTERS, FoRr PULASKI, April 10, 1852
Major General DAVID HUNTER, commanding On Iypee
s-I have to acknowledge receipt Of your communca-
OF Fort Pulaski
In reply can only say that here to defend tho
don't servant, CHAS III. CIMSTEAD,
Colonel First Volunteer regiment Of Georgia, command
ing post.
Lieutenant Wilson received at the wharf and his
despatch conveyed to Colonel olmstoad He remained
in the boat until the reply received about fifteen
minutes after, when he Immediately returned to Tybee
and delivered to General Hunter. Upon its contents
laconio and MISUNDERSTANDING known, signal was
made for the first gun to be nrod General Hunter,
General Benham General Gilmore Captain Rogers and
others, Immediately hurried TO the batteries, where
good view could be obtained.
On Thursday morning, at twenty three minutes OF
eight the fire opened by discharge Of thirteen
inch mortar from Battery HGlleck fired by Lieutenant
Horace Porter OF the Ordnance Department. the shell
exploding in the ak and this succeeded by thir
teOn inch shell from Battery Stanton, which exploded
short. In moment two several Of the mortars were
discharged from the other batteries; but Of the
shells effective, tho firing being wild and the fuses
too short. Three minutes after the first fire Fort
Pulaski responded from ten-inch barbette gun, this
shell exploding haraessly Tybse Island. The firing
soon became generalon both sides little damage beng
done by either for time had attained tho
correct range and The enemy not quite OF the
| position OF battery. Soon however, Observed
the dust begin 10 fly from tho pancope, between tho
south and southeast faces, and were sassfed that
tho preaching betteres Hallec Scott, Sge Mcclellan
and rotten) Goat Point IN full play, sending
thor rifsd ba ssolid teninch shot and heavy shell,
with terrible effect. against the brick walls Unfortu
natcy through weakness Of the iron carriages of
| tho tennch columbiads, two Of tho columblads
| which throwing solid tcn-inch shell were
! dismounted ty rsco jumping backwsrds directly off
their carriage The red guns served rapidly and
with skill, and in hour SO but zone gun on the
The evidently hot for the rebels, they did
not sssr guns very closely pey played
different batteries from their thirty twos and forty
casemae bu, finding their range short to roach the
battoriss they concentrated -cr fire upon the
Point batteries occasionally giving Battery Burnside
few momensc attention, when Sergeant Wilson, OF tho
Sappers and Miners, who commanded II, had got his
range, and annoying tho fort with thrteen-inch
Shells which Surst in and H. No damage was done
A ,trsrtee foiev he
down, tho lang ards having been cut by afragment Of
shell from tar No. e. Battery Stanton. worked by
Corporal Trun all Seventh Connecticut Volunteers. Ans
result was haiSed with loud cheers that extended from
battery bsAsory along tho line. Tho flag down
twenty minutes more and then appeared nsain,
temporary fass.a and foated gayvin the breeze. The
bombardment ent on all day, the Gre from bat
teries being effective every msiuc. Tho enemy,
finding that inch shells not dsstruo
tive they expected began to work tker barbcts lns
with great enesgy, add give rs soMet-onbls Our Par
rott guns werssSrought to bear uPez them, and hos
Ere poured upon their guns ard two Of thsI
dismounted rbe fire from the breacting batteries BE-
and disastrous to thaenemy as the day
advanced. The qancopo began TO assume motled
pect. II appssrea to have the smallpox, blotches aP
pearing all 1t. These after wsas together,
and deep holes aaae face Of tho 1ea Of hs pencope
discovered, which became deeper stnd deeper ana
Hnally assumed tho form Of breach. The breach at
DUSK at which te the fire was Temporarily suspended
or both sides, cot entirely through Es wall, except
| ct one small point, through which asesam Of sun
light was caught; about sunset. During the
MS at occasional 6hell thrown arom batteries
Burnside and Isllo md from the raed,S Of Batte
ny sigel The euemyIsads reply, sut.esemed to bo
enssged In repairngsiamages. We had ses. not man
durs.g the day. aud. sustained damage Of conse
.ases o TO our batterise
2ucA injured were repaired BY tse engineers
dyiag the night and ali made ready b7daylight for
anstier day operations Al daylight on Friday fire was
ssanepen by batteries and quickly responded
byihe onemy-who hsd.go. their barbette esas posi-
ton curing the niRhtwsa great rapdity sntLhome pre-
esiog. testify myself, II lame WRIT obtain
sdan rapid movemen.sip lodging a shc usy be con-
s;derAe good authority.
faInch shell entered 81 the embrasuress eff Bat
terry Aio elan, and exploded Il tho battery, witt ter
rit!o .sssa. Thomas Camptel, of Company II, plain
Rose.a' rIkird Rhode Island artillery, struck by
spintsrs of the shell on itio head, left leg (R.ch
IL crnahed), and tho tkigh. lie buried q. .he
same austsn. by load Of sand thrown from the NC "a
zine. Hevsa Immediately s1tr,catod and sent Goaho
hospital shsrc he died forty I've minutes, pors.sy
conscious to- he last lie Tho only kiileden
our side duraC .he bombardment.
| A German ~ tho name OF kEays-ss OF Company
was hit BY Alignment OF the same sha but SNUFF sox
in his vest pocke. saved his lice although II inflicted
| painful confusion On his side.
Another she-ss ploded the Scsezd Lieutenant af
Company H. s clothes u several places and knock
| cd him down, but cd not injuro hi<n atsell.
Captain Rogers hile serving powder, st tho entrance
of the magazine wss buricd BY the sand fom above
shel passing hroushj,, but doing no sarhsr damage.
! One was killed. IN our side.
/ sgne rebel killed.; four vounded.
,rurng the night all car dsmounted fen,IrGs coum-
tSsde-one in Battery Iysn and two in Battery Scott
werc agan mounted, and sened with effect 10 the
\ ing. The James shcs, which had wen bored and
\ housyoombsd the pancqps Of the fort, had IRE
CARED " vol for the operations Of the ,nplid
| zen inch shot and whea ths columbiads from Goat
ront opsIed tho pancops began to crumbie. EAs
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