The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-12
he Iron-CIa Il Flight.

ftrom the Savannah News, Feb 81
The fort was bit slightly Injured. poftoa OF the
he ginncfs nlncled but fought their gun with
spln hen thus exposed 10 the eneny's csanrcd
IRE. trtninion 81 one Of The thirty two Iounecss
destroyed BY she'll when disabled The gun This was
the ony Injury gbs received which nfct with
great wccison the shot aud shell alag fast and thick
upon the iron lad 1he Other gunioais were ou q
range, consequently the clad received AL The Gen
ion Of The batteries large number oi hands
medilcly put 10 work a. rear the damages dDc u the
battery and BY night they c.mpio,cd and again in
lshit order, well supp Ell with towcer and afot
lhoieteta ieet consisted Of one iron clad one mortar
boat and ttsoe grnboais. Tho iron clad us hin
eight hund ed wards Of the fort and anchored During the
actin shr frequently struck by the shot from oar
batteries. several bans ragged through her smoke
stack and ~ time t,o shot Snk her tre 81 TIE
tine. when shc ceased nr,ng and retired eyidsntiv in
iurcd The four oh;r federal boats dd not
than milo AMI hair 10 tao miles Il Tie bltlcrics Bot
they wero within range, and thru shot ant ssH ,cah
Several gentlemen who went 70 coGcc Bluff ssrc tboy
had good a the battle returned the cay
aften, Ihey state tint they Confident that the
clad boat seriously di,nbcd by Are
she remained silent for quarter oil boor before
,oAsh. no, psnioni and uio ny tc'.in h"in ~ tns
battery which wHs directed against her sac retired
and loGVt The neet below.
MAJOR Gals xiii. during the nrs, ,wafsy minutes
of Tho action. He ri struck iD the iacsby Afrg
q shell and but slightly injured He rctira aud had his
wound rsSed and bad lst rcturned when shs struck
tho tFlnisn % a thirty-two FOUNDER. 4 fragment OF
this hel tho trunnicn plato struck him thc head,
causing Instant death. The garrison alt her testimony
L. Ls calamity and cooncrs aud think thai H. exnsrd
hanessf too mich Before h. was wounded h. wss con
tnuay the ramtars giving commands urging his
aso tp keep cool and IRE deliberately.
Ma tsnlie was scOtchua by birih asd has resided
IN this cray some thirty I've years He sboct mty
2yc years ror many years bo has been connected
with the military OF cur city. nd Tor sog period
captain Of the Chatham Artillery true SDuthcrner
principle ana feeling, ever since tho commencement ~
the he has taken very active gvt mit1ry
ters nud chiefly Ia forming the Sayan
nah Artillery Corps and the Siege Arbery. He leaves
vito and two daughters and tho sn,fe community a
mourn loss. more honorable, tyfight AMI true
our city could not have lost.
After the death Of MAJOR Csliis the command q he
post devovcd upcn Gesrle ". Ausieron. Jr. who sas
assisted By Colonel Robsrt II. A. defson. COMMANDER ~
tho reserve h fantry CORPS 10th fenccn esincei
great ability, and during the sonnuance Of ths BON.
bardmeut fought the sort wen.
DzsFArCH IRON CoLosEL oLMsrEaD.
Tho ngng seems T. have ceased The last seara teh
from he battery reports everything working be tsy.
aud tho c1d slowly fang buck, having hssn struck
rel eacdy. The garrscn " Va fine splrt1. Cas8nt 10.
slight. Since MAJOR Cal.e's death only tw5 msu have
been wounded
The Neus proceeds "a follows
thus hes eudcd he third attempt a tho snonp 10 cap
tnro battery at Genesis foiut c.e I'D H. tct al
tempt Tuesday last, they no doubt returned to he
attack yesterday whh 81 the 10 their poseg and
with all The resolution they capable n d1lbi eaa nc
lying their superior numbers aud tssta anG tao ayu
ncrabi'y 81 Their ion clais.