The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-04-30
Correspondence II the Lansing Republican.
froa the savannah River.
o. S. SrRAxrR "E. b. HALr.")

q. s. SrRANrR "E. r. HAIRY
Sars~nah Rirer s. c., april IL, SO.
I'd Republican Fort Pulaski is ours We
are almost wild With excit ment but before I
tell yoa how it was done, let me give you = short
sketch OF operations here for the last two
months.
Our ganboats have had sso engagements With
the rebel feet. Feb. 18th three Of their vessels
came down Savannah river. aud anchored only a
half mile from US. The 6ght lasted forty min.
utes. They failed to damage US, bat a shell
from this craft knocked the rudier OF one Of
their boats, and q round shot made two rebels
ont Of one-cutting one Of their crew in halves.
A new way of popula,ing r~beidom We talk
Of securing patent for the process.
March 18Th they favored US With another call
As usual, none Of our boys we're hurt, but one
Of our shells set fire TO Com. Tatnall's flag ship,
and killed four of his men. These particulars
| we're learned of Two deserters who lef, Savannah
two days after the last fight Since that they
have let US alone severely.
Nov as to Fort Pulaski. You know its loca.
| tion-on an island near the mouth OF Savannah
river. Our troops have been surrounding it
with Understanding every night for the last
six weeks The Rhode Island and Connecticut
troops, Ia division under Brig Gen. Gilmore, J
are entitled to the full credit Of iu capture. The
navy had nothing to do, save being on hand to
give old Tstnsll spasms in case he should come
down the river with his feet So We we're mere.
y lockers on.
| Well, yesterday at 8 A. ", the ball opened.
The Fort replied briskly, while the fire from our
batteries was incessaut. Our boys bad forty two
mortars and columbads 10 position and the shot
and shell fell in that Fort and about il, at the
rate Of one minute. At night the sight was
grand. Our shells from the mortars, rose full
half mile in the air, and We could mark their
course by the burning fuse. Their descent wa
by line somewhat resembling certain portions
of the "rams horn railroad" Here the analogy
ends. Their work was effective.
During the day We saw clouds Of dust arise
from the walls while the constant boom of our
guns assured US that the Yankees were in ear.
nest At 2:2O P. NJ, down came the rebel rag.
All is still-sll anxious and expectAnt. Soon the
Union forces we're seen crossing from the main
land They enter the Fort-ws hear the glori.
Gus music, and soon we see the old Gag unfold
ing over that property, which, according to the
Presidents proclamation, mnss b occupied and
possessed" by the Union forces.
i Now, You may have heard cheering, but, jus,
imagine four thousand Yankee soldiers, and an
equal number Of Yankee sailors, all brim fu.l Of,
and ready to burst with genuine Yankee patriot
ism, and you may get faint idea Of the crowd
that made the welkin ring when that flag waved
over Pulaski. Cheer upon cheer-for every
body and everything, Oh, it was glorious
Saturday, April IL.
The naval officers Of the gunboat feet, have
lust returned from visit TO the scene OF our late
victory. I will try to give you faint idea oil
the effect of our late bombardment. The Fort
is preached in two places, distant from each 9th
or not twenty feet, and directly under the maya
zine. Three columbisds and two mortsrs. that
we're mounted on tho rampa.ts vera dismounted.
The parapet is badly damaged, the mason work
in over fifty places being knocked to flinders.
Inside the fort the ground is literally ploughed
By the course and bursting Of the she'll The
barbette guns had fancy names such a. "Beau.
regard" "Ale1 Stevens" "Lee," JEFF Davis, "
&c, and the mortsrs were known as the ''crash.
err" smasher,.' and kindred appcllations. But
it see i.s that the "other Teller" did the "smast-
ing and crashing" for these pets went end over
end when Uncle Sans shell hit them.
While our mortaIs we're dismountng the guns
on the paTapet, James rifed cannon were busly
engaged 10 preaching the walls At thar side OF
ant for a spectator. Not square foot but gave
evidence Of the severe fire. counted twenty
six Of these projectiles, still embedded in the
walls, and some OF them passed clear through
| Outside, the houses on the island we're com.
peteiy riddled Horses and cattle were killed
singular, land most to be deplored,) only one
rebel was killed aud four wounded, Fortunate
IL our loss does not exceed thcirs.
| We have secured over thirty cannon, . large
quantity Of ammunition and provisions, and over
three hundred prisoners. / had an inter resting
conversation with q Lieut.. Symonds, of the
Montgomery Guards" he. in common With
his fellows, felt deeply chagrined at the result,
but Was rather saucy and de6ant in tone. He
said the "North had trespassed on their rights, T"
and, of course, your correspondent bad q set-to
with him right away on that proposition, but,
save the usual blo~ and buster 50 natural to the
"chivalry," it Was impossible to hold an argu-
ment with him. Facts be entirely ignored,
and all his talk gave evidence that bis ideas Of
the cause and effect Of the rebellion had been
derived from the demagogues Of the South. May
the Lord have mercy on bis ignorant soul
And here muas record an incident tina, oc-
cured during my conversation with the Lieutsn-
ant 1t illustrates the laxity Of discipline in oar
branch OF the service, and 10 much TO be de-
p!ored. This Lieut.. asked what would Ne do
fer sostont -
| Raise it," said Navy offer present.
"Yes, you'll raise cotton; when are you going
to commence"
"Ob, We shall begin to raise cotton % soon a
We are through raining h-H," said the Navy
man.
Such remarks are highly improper, and the
person thus offending Ought to be dealt with
Lieut.. Symends manifested great anxiety as to
the probable fate Of the prisoners, but vas CON-
forted With the assurance that our rule Of action
did not admit Of hanging more than two thirds