, 1862-04-10
FROM ISLAND NO. 10.
4 SUBLIME, MIGHT SCENE.
The Pittsburgh Runs the Blockade
From onr own Correspondent !

From onr own Correspondent
,NzAR 1sIAsD 40. ~ april = 1853.
Last nlen1 "as one ot '7a1to4 Anxiety 10 81
On board sne meet, 4ne SUCCESS Q. Inc toson.
delet In running Inc olockade on Friday night
had conF1ncea Lie Comnooofe Oh Inc propf1~
et5 OF attempting II once more upon THIS
occasioh' the Flttsoufgn' capt" thompson,
was cnosen' Aate III toe a1te1noon sne coalea'
and aftef dafR commenced her pfepafalonsio iof
the eseatau1 and hazardous voyage Inc ngnt
was most ansplclous, ana nY singular COLI
cadence el1n1lar IN character to that upon when
the Carondclet went throagn' Aoout "'a-
night the moon went uo"n 1nto uarA paAA
OF clouds. Distant aashes upon the ner%on,
and the low rumble OF thundef, psoPneeleu
the advent Of another stoEn. Inc cIonos Pueu
heavier and heavier, and about hall past one II
commenced 1ainang. At. tWo O'CLOCK. INC
Pittsburgh hauled out In the stfeama eFeFg
light extingn1shed, ports closed, and having In
tow two barges Of bay and one OF coal, which
served as an excellent protecuon TO hef e1-
posed broadsfdes. l "atcneo her as she
hoated by us, visible only tof minute, SEEM
jngly like some black phantom OF fhe mght.
The next minute she had disappeared IN the
darkness, but could still trace her course BY
the black stneame1s Of smoke pouring ont from
her chimneys. Onward she made her way to-
wards the Kentucky battery. spiked q 1e"
rights since. Eagerly We watched and listened
for the sentiucls alarm. She glded past it
without being observed, but moment after
1,,rda the ring of musketrv told that she waR
,., o:z.,o ,,.,a1-at. ..,~1ro,oa III
discovered singie hausaeao sns"eieo a.,
along the line Of the main shore, and
from the Island. Lights cleaned one after
~ a41.o. .r5 ~ r,naT +bon that the
lit olne1' au1 ~ ~" eA'0 r,.s-1-as =
whole force were al taelr guns. 1aefe MUS
| mysterious silence, which only made us the
1nore anxious. II VA. coon broken, 4 bright
aaeh n1o.n1as :, +he 5,rtne., and the nevt IN.
ulsn eaea ~ VIC sua 49, .,sAS - ~.
slant came savage roar, announcing that the
ball was opened.
Az she proceeded down, flashes leaned from
ro;1t to oo;n+ and 7oar after roar broke nnou
H:-s,t H ca.a.:.s sa,;+a~r h 49, tt,aa e.
the n'ght' sometimes soi'ealy goa' tnen nse
or six others all at once, until the earth fairly
r.d For half an honr the cannonad{np was
| teo' foi n".1 ~ uool' eus 5 "aS
lucessant anu te1r1nc' o4o Hl:nl-o4'"af 1len
tell me they never heard more terrible one.
Join to this the binding flashes Of Lightning
| ~. 1,o.,,z -a,,, of Ho.rav,e .r+11,ar1 ~, !
anu 1ne nea'y pesa' ~ teaseu a.tul auo
1t formed q picture Of terrible subllmity and
awful majesty which might have surpassed
| ave,, tho v;,dest A;ohts of Rembrandt In his
wv ~. "1 .n..ta,...-LNeS.e, - -.
darkest MOODS. As ule F1ttsou1ga neareo las
Island, for We con1d trace her course by the
frinp amin the cannonadinr Tas resumed
voljev liter yolley Of musketFy was fired witt
he n}mosf rnnii}ty and Kent m tor saveral
minutes indicating The presence Of two o,
three regiments Of soldiers. The firine aoeaiI
died aW5y. indicatine that the Rubic6n va.
nassed' ~ '~'@ ''
pht Ahont FIVE minntes after. the gentinels at tht
KtntnekV hatterV aea;n rave the alarm. agi i
tie connonad;ng Was aeain resumed. thi{
time. tim 10 the riyef. TheT were evidently in
pressed with the idea that the whole fleet Wert
coming down upon them. The cannonadinz
Tas kent M 1or about ten minutes, the rife5
sbot fp;n1 ahont NJ With = most infarna
screan' 6ne nnieht as well ATTEMPT to in
nroye The rainbew With Daint not and brusl