New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-13
the D-Poaion tie "oo0en 'e'S
C-Pos onof,he Nashville.

[, abon. IS miles 70 tho southwark Of tho mouth Of
Savannah River. Tie country for several niles
along the oeeehss as Is b ao an , cnen.Ve marsS
crossed and rocro.sed by innumerroie little creeks
and iniet-, connected with TIE main stream, ald
aifording those inland passaees thrcGss" VINE" ns'
bottomed steamers Of xix or seven feet dTat en- ply
from Charleston TO FLORIDA. Soue OF the siinde
formed by these creeks, rivers and inlsts ae large
and eonln large plantations, bat while there Is one
Of tese there hundreds Of Others mere mar hes
with only here and there clumP OF 6iuntsd palinet
toes aud the exclusive resort OF cOons aud hulzardH
10 tho norhwa.d OF the Great O.eechec, ana con-
nected win IL by numerous creeks, nre two more
considerable streams called the Little Ogeechee and
Vernon Rivers. Ga each OF q zee are likewise
strong batteries. That Oh tie Vernon River IL
called Beulan Battery. The vicinity ia said to BE-
the scene Of tie story OF Miss Augufta Evans, The
so-esled L" Southern Jane Eyre" OF which the book
is not particularly brilliant imitation. Fort Nc
Allisieror, rs il Is also termed Geneees Battery
~ on the Big Ogeechee, about four miles above the
Sound. The Fort is on the main land, which her,
Tor The frat iiglc ~ sufficiently raised above the
level of tho marsh 10 allow Of tho construction Of
military works. II IL directly on the river bank,
aod commands /, Tor d mile and a half or two miles
below ~ perfectly g. a nIne3un iortllceilon well
can. After the experience OF yesterday ON con-
viuced that, although not mounting as many guns,
Or its equal IN elegance of structure, yet IN n posi-
ZION and the character Of lie works, Tie Notification
i. altogether stronger cue than Fort Henry, on the
Tennessee, the capture Of which, ar ago, ave
70 much deserved eclat 10 tie Western irOsrolad5.
The accompanying outline OF the courtes oil The NV
ers oi the vicinity viii ave ore some idea OF tie
position OF the battery. The work itsef appears to
ve OF rather n0udescnpt character, ard, ls hops
ere / elose thin account TO 10 allowed the privilege
of an internal INSPECTION, as well closer eXteill
Ono | defer ali descriptions now.
TIE FIRST ATTACK
Began as coon on the morning oI Tuesday, tho
27th rs there WAS sufficient hight. Az early dawn
Commander Worden hoisted the national c0lors
at either end OF the Montsuk, tho Seneca gGyo
another very liberal display of her best bunting,
and the rest of the little foulla were not long in
slmi.ar demonstrations, Of, hcwever, rather more
modest proportions. The hontauk soon hove u1
anchor aud stood up the rzver for about n bali A
mile, when the Seneca, the next ia rank, started,
followed by the Wlssahickon, the Dawn, and the
mortar schooner &. L. Williams. The Montapk
stood steadily on around the point presenting TO
locker oa about ns faucy spectacle as oae could
we'll Imagine. The old description OF her departed
predccesgor, "a Yankee cheeso.bOx on n ran -
VIII give one Il better idea OF her external aprear-
anee than any Chapter which could te written. Her
appearance Ut any time II well calculated to excite
the rsbits Of spectator but never more 40 DESPITE
tbe seriousness Of the occasion, than when abe set
out 10 " do battle"
The Seneca had tho honor Of opening the engage
raeut, letting By a shell from her Parrot Yine. A
moment altsrward, the Montaak gavo tho Rebels /.
sa.nple OF tie contents OF the Yanice cheeas.box
followed ssivey by the Wisaahickon ana Da wn'
lie enemy were not long ia replying, opening with
only two guuf but paying exclusive attention 10 the
iroa-clad. The M0ntauk flding herself in GOOD
range had anchored about 800 9 600 yards from
the battery. The Seneca, Wissahick ou, Dawn ard
mortar schooner-the iirst-named about five or siy
hundred wards below the Montauk, aud the other,
nc intervals Of 500 or 400 yards below folowad the
Montauk's example, and letting go their anchors
immedi ilely begun their mornings work. The en-.
gagement following was venture to say. "a line n
specimen Of artillery iCel has been witnessed
since the war commenced. AS have previously
taid the Rebels paid exclusive attention 10 the Mon.
tack For over three hoers hey did not favor their
wooden antagonists with u tingle she'll They
were evidently impressed with the idea that from
the irou-clad" they had most to fear and upon
her, accordingly, would they bestow all iron greet.
ngs. The Rebel practice was such ms to excite ad-
niraton from friend as well as foe. Although the
precautions had been taken the night before 10 |
remove their stakes and oaer ranges ON the river
eide between us and tho tort, they had vet such a
perfect range OF all points on the river below them
that tho very first shot fired by the battery struck
the turret Of the Montsuk. This was not o
chance shot, for each and every one follosing it
was almost equally we'll diiected; ii ball did not
hit the vessel itaelf, it WIS sure TO plow up the
water In close proximity TO 1t. But bail and shell
were equally thrown away and, for all real damage
done, might a. well have been dropped in tho neigh.
boring marsh.
1he firing for tho first hour and half was kept
mp quite lively and unremittngly On the part Of the
entire hotilla; but about ~ o'eock tho tide chang
ipg from the ebo TO the food, the vessels begun
swinging, aud for the next half hour more II wac
quito impossible fos any bu: the Moutauk 70 bring