The New York herald., 1862-04-20
THE CAPTURE OF FORT pULASKl.
Official Reports or Flag Officer DupOne
and Commander Rogers.

Official Reports or FJaS O1iceE OupOnC
and Commander Rogers.
WASHINGTON, April 49, 1862.
Tho following was received at the Navy Department
this morning
FLAG OFFICER pUPoNr's REPORT.
FLAGSHIP WABASH, I
PoRr ROYAL HARBoR, s. c.. April 13, 1892
SiR-The dispatches from the Commanding General II
this department to the Hon. Secretary ofwar will convey
the gratifying intelligence of the fsll Of Fort Pulaski
1t was purely military operation, the result Of laoo'
rous scientific preparation and Of consummate skill
ard bravery in execution. II would rot have pertained
me to address you in reference this brilliant and
cessfu achievement had Maor General Hunter with
generous spirit long to be remembered, permitted tho
navy be represented on this interesting occasion oy
allowing detachment Of seamen and officers from tha
ship to serve one Of the preaching batteries
have thanked the General personally for this kinds
ness and desire at the time TO express my ac-
acknowledgements Brigader General Benham and Acting
Brigader General Gilmore for acts Of consideration
shown by them to my officers and men. enclose tho
report Commander c. p Rodgers, who had the honor
10 command the Battery sigel on the second and inn
portant day. Respectfully, your obedent servant,
Fl. DUPONT Flag officer,
Commanding South Atlantic Blockaiing Squadron.
To Hon. GIDEON WKLlEs, Secretary Of the Navy.
COMMANDER ROGERS REPORT.
FLAGSHIP WABAsB,1
FORT ROYAL h@Rnok, .. S.i APih 10, ioo<.
Flag Officer s. F. DUPONT
SR-I have the report the return Of the Do
tachmsnt from this ship which had the good fortune 10
take Part IN the bombardment Of Fort Pulaski n
reached Tybes on the morning Of the 10Th inses
just before the hre was opened; and, the bat
teries being already manned, our batteries could
not participate n the action Of tho 1rst day.
General Hunter, General Dcnham and General Gilmore
all the most generous desire 70 give the navy
a share in the good work; and on the 1lth-the most
important dsyfour risd guns in Battery sigc, one Of
the exposed batteres and consequent
y tho posts of honor assigned to The %
tho Wabash.
We occupied at day brcak and kspt mp stsa6y aAS
vol directed rs the hauled down ~ flag, -
Two O'Clock the afternoon The oncers end mon BE-
haved we'll beg leave commend 70 you Lieutenant
Irvn Acting Master Robertson and Midshipnsn n. L.
Johnson and II. Pearson and Lewis Brown, Captain q
the forecastle, and 6eorgc H Wood, Qaartermaster.
When the enemy hoisted the white flag General Bon
ham most oourtcously invited TO detail navd ossr
accompany the officer sent BY him TO arrange the
terms Of tho surrender, and sent Lieutenant Irwin
upon that honorable duty Iepsnt the first day Of the
bomhardment the trenches With General Hunter, and
paid visit the different batteries These batteries
caused TO be visited by Of officers and men
that they might profit by the experience 10 be acquired
The bombardmen, began eight in the morning tho
10th, and continued during the day but at nst, while
procuring tho ranges somewhat inaccurate many
of the srtiilsriss being quito unframed. On
the second day, on spite Of . high wind, tho
firing from the r0ed guns and coumbads
excellent the former boring INTO tho brick face f
the wall like augers and the latter striking ike trip
hammers and breaking oil great masses of masonry,
which had been cut loose by the rifles Tho four upper
batteries about sixteen hundred yards distant
from Pulaski, and quite beyond the distance
at which has hitherto been held practicable eject
| a breach, but which proved easy preaching range
with the wonderful pToectes which row possess.
When the fort surrendered tho barbete guns had bosn
silcncsd and many Of them had been dsmountsd. A
breach made in two places, and the fort could have
wthoct doubt Our projectilcs rass-
ing through II and knocking down the opposite wall,
which protected the main magazine that tho garrison
convinced that In an hour two the magazine must
he blown up The heavy thirtesninch inflicted
much less injury than ] had expected. Tho classmates
all shaken by them Tho parade ground
had been formed into deep furrows into which the shells
rolled burst without the power Of doing much HARM
The guns used by the men Of the Wabash were tArse
thirty FOUNDER PARROTS and twenty -four FOUNDER
James. am, very respectfully,
c. p. RODGERS, Commands.
Col Marvin lsts OF the Third Ohio regiment, now ~
tached Gen. Hunters sts has arrived. bringing d.
spatchss 10 the War Department. but which up 70 one
O'Clock this Afternoon had not been delivered He statss
that among the prisoners taken Capt. simns cd1tsr Of
the Savannah Eblican. Tho sword belonging TO the ~
ter he has presented 70 Representative Gurey f ONO.
RELIEF - Loyal Citizens In Florida.
wAsmxoror. April 1s, lse9.
BUCKINGHAM SIXTH, New York