Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-12
News of the War.
The f.llJwing from Admiral Porter,

;,c,r,pinsr me that he intended 10 attack the
,vbnlp Of the rebel works ut ~ . clock, A.
N the next dav. ard asked me TO shell the
ies from $50 until 1890, and to annoy
tho garrison. / kept Fix mortars playing
rariIly on the works and town all night ana
sent the Benton, Mound City and Caronde-
lei nm 10 shell the water batteries and other .
rlaces where troops might be resting during .
tlc night. At % clock IN the morning, inc
Mound City proceeded across the river ana /
made an attack on the hill batteries opposite /
the canal At Vollck found her IN com I
,,,r- viii the Benton. Tuscumbia and Car |
dndclet. All these vessels opened on the MI |
batteries and finally silenced them, though /
the main work on the battery, containing
the heavy rided gun, was done by the Mound
civ. Lieut.. Commanding Byron Wilson
then nashed the Benton, Mound City and
Coroudelet I'd 20 the water batteries leaving
tho Tuecumbla. Ehich Is still out Of repair,
10 keen the Lii batteries from firing on our
vessels after they passed. The three gun
boats rassed up slowly, owing to the strong
current. the Mound City leading, the Benton
following, and the Crondelet astern. The
water batteries opened furiously, supported
By a bill battery on the starb1ard beam Of
tie vessels. The vessels advanced to within
$40 yards (by our marks,) and returned the
fire for TWO hours without cessation, the en-
rDv-s FIRE being very accurate and incessant.
FindIu.g that the bill batteries were sllenced,
ordered up tire Tuscumbia 10 within 500
Yards Of the batteries, bat her turret was
soon made untcnablc, not standing the en-
emv's shot, and | made her drop down. l
had been engaged with the forts an hour
longer than Gun. Grant asked. The vessels
had al received severe shots under water
which we could not stop while IN motion,
and not knowing what might have delayed
the movement Of the army | ordered the YES
sells to drop out Of fire, which they did IN
cool, handsome manner.
This was the hottest fire the gunhoats have
ever been under. but owing TO the water bat
tcries being more on level with them than
usual. the gunboats threw in their shells 50
fast that the aim Of the enemy was not very
good The enemy hit our vessels number
Of times, but fighting bow on, the shot did
but little damage. Not man was killed.
and only q few wounded. | had am
munition for only a few moments longer
AM st all hands to work TO fill up from our
depot below.
After dropping back found that the enc
nv had taken possession again vi one OF the
liver hill batteries, and was endeavOring Il
q
pounder field lioce to fire at Gen. Macarthur
Tro,rs. which had landed a sholt time bcfor,
at Marrcnt,n. sent tE, Mound City am
Car,ndclrt 10 drive linn oil, which they de
in q fey, moments.
lee, l,s,,, 1, crclJse letter from Gen
NcArf1er. ,xilainiua why be- did not, q,
Us has Own cXl Icssl'n) take advantage oi th'
results gained boy thc ---t .a-s.
I .lr.. -Fr., l..t-fststf fiIriuarI trtu. Grant
that tie army did assault at IT, night tih'
and ,i-uJG>iy. in Jhe noise aa1 smoke We
COLD no, scc % h.ar 1t. Tie guniI1i, weI'
therefore still fighting when the assault hal
proved Un-lcrs'ul
In. army had terrible work 1-r them
axe lighting as wel "s lcrs eve
fought before. bot the works str5nge
than ans oi us dreamed o.. Ger Grant an'
his soldiers are c1niidcn, that thu 'raVc nn'
energetic generals DO the army WI soon over
come AL OBSTACLES and carry the r-3fks.
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inc well I enclose Lieut.. Commandin
Walkers report in relation to this affair. II
deserves much credit for the handsome mar
ner in which be perflrned the duty assigne
him If he could have obtained pilots !
would have succeeded in getting possession
all the rebel rams, instead OF having thei
burned
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette {
June Sd, gives the following information II
ceived via Cairo
The base OF the iedera! lines extends iron
right to left ON the Mississippi IRON 1azo
TO the lover part OF 'icksourg' over SIX mil'
IN tie rear 1i the reocis' oar lines W vSlnt
g -. -
uhuispuicG ''ssIrsi5n u S'ely tiiins Nv. .i
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~. u'9.iir'''Tii ""a uiIH'1gNl:
II was Dll'Su Ina. III '-e guil.''it Cilcliiila
c9ulu De r'lseu' Iu' CASUALTIES are not owe
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