The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-13


pilot house ws' BY no means unpleasant AZ loud
II fred on an OXEN deck.
sscEsH RKrrRss TIE TIRE
AZ forty minutes past the rebels let slip a ten
inch shot whih struck on the gunwale raising ruff
ned edge Of the deck plates and then CHANGING
OF did no otter damage. The shock Of the impact was
heard in all pate Of the vessel The vessel not injured
by said shot and the resistance offered established
wonderful confidence In the mind u Jack.
xAkxErT WORK.
Az fast az W could load and IRE we gave u TO them
but owing TO W want Of practice In sighting guns
did not do ven fine shooting for the drst quarter Of
hour.
secesh directed a good share OF his attention 70
the wooden vessels which piling IN she'll in
hDc style. Two Of the guns in the fort directed
their whol attention 10 10 particular, wait
ing until turret vas revolved present our
porthoes toher aim. We would fire, and bang would
so their gun Their sho, or shell with few inches
Of our heads Usually they fired before did; their
shes burst and over our deck OF doing the
slightest damage Twce We fired both guns at
but foun that the shock rather heavy though no
one In the trret complained of the concuss ION.
{, FIRING.
At halfpaI eight O'Clock the eDemys FIRE bod mate
rally SACKED they replying only IT intervals While
was makir note ~ that fact In my book rife shot
struck forward deck plating, making iBdenia-
sop - the s nearly 40 inch deep lying on 70 pieces
Ia rapidty ne men getting the hang Of their
HfowER
Al nbe clock shot struck abut ten feet forward Of
the port ben In the water throwing up, completely
drenchins men IN tho tnrrst and giving Us sprinE
ling in the pot house
Al forty'e minutes past nine the enemy were work
ing two ps upon US rapidly, showing evidently
that resers had come up 70 their support and
as rapid ~ they could nre, throwing their
shot and ell within ten feet from the and pilot
house 0rof them cut away our boat bcoms, bat did
not hit theoat BY the way, cur boats were moored
on each outer, and AT all times exposed the chances
OF being b Subsequently Of them was struck by
richoehet FOUNDER solid shot. the shot remaining
her. II s,w 10 the possession Of Captain worden.
Atthrtyve minutes rast ten O'Clock swung the
food tide o wind which had sprung up held us IN q
good postI for some time The breeze was 10 direct
line from fort aiding the enemy aud operating "
disadvants
nU coon srysKRy
Al the ae Of our swinging the enemy were fring
slowly bsith that remarkable accuracy which they
preserved nm hrst 10 last
nyycr ~ ru rnourrry-
Our shelno~ began W make lspresson on the
fort dFiily visible Huge holes were torn IN their
barb.ites, d sand aud scd lew every time No fired
never sawtter practice But shells we're running
short and the enemy presented signs ~ giving 40
the con,cs, was oIceesnsly Painful . hns q With
ally s,rikns, but u was like throwlng bears against
brick valid, for all the damage they we're dong
~, We mis- have laid there a week
vmnRswsi ,Rox ACTON
Every oDf our shells was striking In the right place
and few re evidently would have completed the con
test 10 curt sacion. but wera run down 10 three
shells FOR ar hftseninch aud Eve for tho eleven men
guns Woade every of them tell ADD al nye
MINUTES twelve for want ~ Ammunition ouly We
wthdrcw IN the actinn. Tho enemy waited some
little umsnd, finding we had evIdentIy ceased, he
opened ri IRE upon 10 fov too three rounds ard
after We wheel anchor aud had started down the ryer
cred a tbbt~o. FOUNDER gun hitting us fairly on thu
turrct. y WIS the last time were ht a rain
storm and, set ia and IN ten MINUTES a was 40
thick We od not half mile TIE nun boats were
ordered toise firing and we all stood down N. river
70 our forr anchorage. A. i've inmates pact N.
We ancnsr
On exauug our decks found that No hai ben