The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-10


ne night passed away without anything Of note &C.
suRsng, and the men had opportunity Of obtaining
ahsir much nesded rest. II to that the bonn
Nardmsnt should have been kept up during the entire
nxght, even II We did not throw but one shell In the
ssurss Of ten or fifteen minutes.
This day ushered in upon us in beauty, with a
Hight southeast wind, which gradually increased until
aAout ton oclock when 1t had attained its maximum
NJ very and the heat At times quite
SpVsssivs. At hafpas six O'Clock the mortar vessels
spsnsd the second days bombardment. The fire a. first
- slow, and the vessels which were on the left
Haak Of ths river yesterday have placed in position
. he other bank anchorage AZ seven O'Clock
- gunboats wyssahickon and Cayuga opened rs
ferris. rcpor ted that the enemy had during tho
aght erected battery the point, and throwing
e scsslsrssing projectrs was Il work, and their
fall was getting nearer and noaror. The Oneida,
Pinola and Scotia were. sent w to support
81 Csyusa were rsisved-they having been On duty
oWsnty -four hours Az these vessels had OPEN
- Are Fort jackson opened rs from her csseate guns
asw going on, and seems wonderful that vessels
wses mot sunk In the course Of an hour.
TINE SCHOONER MARIA j. GARLTuN SUNK.
~ half past eleven o'clock rife shot went through
- schooner Maria ]. Carlton, and she sunk In about
susssy minutes Evsythns was saved from her except
SneAty By spnters. might az well state here that In
~ letters will furnish correst list Of killed and
ODU00D0s
- thsrsby causing unnecessary anxiety among the
SseIls who have friends in the feet.
Just after the sinking Of The carson the eunecs,s
Ovaeoo being ssnt NJ by Captain Porter 70 assist
NM IuRRu1c FIRE or rHE PORTE.
aver saw such tremendous IRE concentrated on
onan nsos or boats In my life. Each moment u seemed
- some OF the boats must be hn The Oneida At
1sossA much attention By her cooncss and her heavy
90 Psrhaps may be doing injustice BY mentioning
rSscuar vessel FOR each vessel seemed 70 outvis each
49, j. nshting The enemy, IN attempting to disable
ONEIDA MI TWICE.
Astwo O'Clock the Oneida ha twice, one tsn-inch
ssid shot from Coumbiad striking thirty two pound.
- gun carriage and knocking OF one of the trucks and
Desng out Of the ship the port sids Shortly after.
wards another shot OF The description hit the for
ssses 4 N ssvsnncS pivot gun and then lodging on
assk. This shot wounded nine men, but none
0srtaliy. One POOR fellow loss his left hand
Dr. rotx sent for and Dr. Jackson Of the Brooklyn
went also render assistance The pivot gun Of ths
Oneida n nos injured but the pivot rail slightly and tc
repair u she hauled out OF action.
yHs nRSe PORTE s.AcIuSs
A. about half-past three O'Clock the firing from thu
erts began to s!ackcn II they ony had Anown It. they
I'D compelled some Of tho mortar vssses TO shit the
postions further out into the river Al four o'clock
Ssnt 70 the masthead and found that Fort jackson wa
ssnt. and only the water battery and Fort 81 PhliI
VIEW a work Our mortar shells were falling ali aroun.
ne fort noced that fci. jujed into the ,oac
bsusyy, and in confirmation nct gun has NOT been res
snrs That gun was q ten-nch conmbad. and hae
caused US much trouble. Our gunboats were throwing
sssils with foe effect, the Knee Ia particular. II Is
nnrd matter 10 tell exactly the shect Vi ou snc OUT
sair proportion do their duty At eve O'Clock Gcner
Butler and hrs STAFF came ON board Of this snip to COME
With the Flag Officer.
,tyIrrlEssrtossD TUsE, wAyTEp-wHYY
But TO return 10 naval aIars. The nre OF re gun
Boats was kept up Until hapast six O'Clock, when the,
we're ordered TO discontinue action. We are HAVING
much diculty here account VI lack Of stea-sccon,
Ss The fault u nj The peTs al homo ere 70 ta'7e
We are low usiDa thlrtyJecond thirteen inch mortal
nsss out In two, and whitfield down TO ht our shells
We have expended very large number OF shells en-
ere now IN want Of these very fuses suppose tlsj
sSsaghs a. home 70 were going . DO a. dupont DID