Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-31

! cnmm'nd IT Captain flciangfh II Sriih, ny
i"s DIS peH""ht i'ct' XIV h'ai'sS'psi' th"y
were 10 t''c eo UP tAa str"am 10 h'liS'e EIe:
the stern OF one i9llr|;ng rios" ""'" -"
s.sIn Hl an"thef' ara ktrr'OS 't';' E.
sha iish'" "r'I c1nc'aNH, nh'' 'fry I'll 'u'h
I've d'sc' we're! hy "i,' n'..e'lea, when thsE
were I" Get hy the h'ii "'' hey ""ni",
ilshH"i th'i' hf%ass. s;h "rc; S','Ve thrY
o-hs'rh 'Eey would nave 'h' "o Del ho"nf-
h"id d" ho'h 7'"n'' 'heir GH;'S covering
every p'rt !he encamp"'e''t IhH ofdeT III
which they form hl was n; iI!inT9:
| |. Stomp iiT;ford, - guas.
M"r 7E"ne''. 10 guns.
s. R'chin"n1 u guas.
4. GuEhIst h'nac". guns.
j. Gunhckt Genes see, : gune.
| & Stop a!=s;saiyI;, 90 rw"S
MGki2g HiE Sess''i, earring 100 guns.
BESIDES ;hit, 'l9 E'-ry aaI a!orta: BOAT
anchc'cd nj IH!i .rlnt, ard suppcS II 10 havo
| already acquired our range. were cxesc.t q
plsy no rnean p..t in the silIir.
| Shortly baiOra n,idni! !ht, tbs haa'3. having
| foru.ai tao ir.iI-oi-h,tils ~ neg; lulG tiir'
decks cleared ior action ard ,he !pea at r5r,:
1u:,rier: Ike Hartford led The Wy ani iia
! n:ha.s promptly fniins:d bar ii,sci.n ~
| the i;ulnent OF thei. discovery 7trSr; lEn!
tp e. srnt up f:nr! the admiral fl * sh,:,. .,
| the signal for the Essex aud her accnppAny
ing mortar boats to commence work. d Jnb,-
less the men Of this auxiliary hsc: ware wri
| ling enough for the bat;s 10 htgin Sa;ojy
ensconsod behind their Eesd'ard, =! = cis a;.rr
OF two and three quarter n!lies f;cE, "uT
lower batteries, thay -eos!d putciI-.s slary
ut Il Fesannab,e expense of sTest and II" 10 6
nF blood. Whclhrr tho me1 Cr '.nsT', ;ha
other hn;.ta we're HI smxlcua for the i!shi, Is p
question that lnns! 10 j. To othera 10 decide.
Whatever their individual a9ir "g, n-7al
dsc'p ina effected i!s purpose. ar'i t!r; lo"aht
| : nhoc'nlY encGgF.
! Although thsr1 bad b.! - i";;..@"tio" -
such dSieciniocd night ..t:ck by FnrTasn.,
:he ns';,i v'gi'sn; r.scnutinna were in :o!cs
az rG:: aft2iisa. E;;ery eia VIZ ready S.:
scuaa, 20 srGu"d Csas; piece slept : tc'nch-
nent Of grnpe,a. So ds'k was the night,
however, aud ~o slightly ca n" armed r'a':
nosrd thei. W.? ~. tho. the fas sing he'd
! nasscl some "f ~! gus aH1 al ~" asc:
we" :7ithi3 ozs! ,.rcs h.i"'c rhriT approach
was hnTwn a'mr.' as the same :"nH .
; f6ca e. f,n!n ~" :::r.i c2rp". AID th. t:a-
charge af muskeLs iy un Infantry pic:;-,,
AROUSED "ur lice t,'ick o. il,ah, vale
the falling fire Of our alsfm rUcke; w.s Yet
uncItnguisheG there shot up jl:tc IL. IL :.
! from tee lIa:terrdps deck. s1c-h'- Tho
| came one .rsud, long, ds3fen,ny rrsr lint
rent tho atmo=phers with il: might ihnn icr,
| shs king both lard and water. srd -n,,i y. .Le
high battery crowned cliff, a. trr,uh'a "a
| il with fe.- AID ~"nd:r. E.e-: qua - :. .
fleet aud every n.5tar =. =. Ut l., - i,
one s,multanrou. l:.aEa:e..
One ins.,nt, .nd wha, cl,,nr4 Is. ;L- -,.-
pect c! affairs Many :hn.s.n. s3IGi,is.
sprineic. 10 their se., 81 b uni exc:nrco
glanc.s with comr.lra. tho -7cs g',s!er,n.;
with the light Of gin .,li.laruIi.. H.
slin:ivt!y muskets GTn cia.yc, with firm
hand and each snldsIly hc.rt. Iv,i"v.i f the
We rht e long prc:rnctcd sxTcc a,"n,
thrch: glad echo /" Ihs cta'tlrrg y,"ri a.
cannon. ihn ha'.eries or tho lnr.. !iG, o!
! bluff, but 4 moment hefaTr silent ~ the
chusch yard, now rcsoumJ u tie hu-rylrg
tread Of men, while the Guck, stern :naas nf
command a:e h'nrd aboyo the awful Dis, and
the lrtiysly g'ancing ravs oi iigh. t-n':. the
battle lanterns reveal tho hng" r.siIuGnsn g
of desth and desnuA' n, sn'l shaw 'hs i',:f-
core-ed w6y to magazines.
Rel?mg greatly upon the Snddan1es" and
! vlgo- Il their attack 20 discomfort and con-
fuse the defenders Of our cliff, tn = ao Of
their tirs. discharge bad not di"'t away "i'n
the 'ar hsfoTe 1t recomneHcod, '"t whoa he
qn'ck ana Irregular ont nncSsS'"g V'h' ~ ana
oroaas'oes sho"e" mat 'ec cav % e..
ishh'e sun wore 'ieins Will t'hn ".ae- ~
ceh'y' ne sLeees OF lame that poured
| rom ''e Hioes OF '"e slo9is H'eacn d,scpa's"
Nv up nearly t,ie "n"'e s'fetch ot rNsr'
Piscios each Gra'' '' ss'"rH 'e''Fl a:S'h7t 'ns
pia'h s"y. i'e "''':' "sh H''"!''.. - '"'
esi, out 'noy H,'7> ''''' S',' '"' r. " ~ our
.A''ef,es, a''u 'ne Tnc' 1''" Sh"': ,,.H" o. ,''-
oo1n' hSd no un9se''.. sns''' Inv ','""E
l,o"' '"s '"',a'' '',@.' F,'S;;'ou ',;e ~. ,.
wee 81. w. '''St '"e ~ ''1''' "'C'' '"''
pun ., "h'' S"."si .'r" l"s 'S' - 'o"'
.ss :! 'p",' w. 80 'hso ',s ~. ..'''l,,
's, " "p - '''n re' II -
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~: .'oS :" 80 ".';:' :,
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rsn, ,rHn p.S'Ias j., ov.-.. - a,."c,;,n ,,,.r,"s w
its i,gged frr:c.sats dcorlr nc s,i;d ca-;h.