The New York herald., 1863-09-13
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ankness, aud the iron clads came out OF action
TuEspAy's OPERATIONS.
E.riy this morning the Monitors got under weigh and
ssood up their position Fort aouItr,e Some Of
them proc eeded n point aud nearly reached tho
ots1otoBe above The fort They then turned ana came
down 10 nice hammcyng distance Of Bee and honsrie'
wEEnAwKEs AGROUND
Unfortunately II this movement Tue "eena"ken'
Commander CO holn got ashore on Inc MOTHS
Island side of the channel on falling tide,
then fact IN spite Of all efforts 10 the con
,rary one or Two Monitors sot line 10 her and al.
tempted to exeaie her from her psrlous position under
. h., FIRE bu, all 10 avail The tide had fallen 50
rapidly as make their efforts perfectly fruitless Tho
sDemy not so blind not to discover position,
and stragbway opened from all their guns upon her.
The firing rapid on the part Of the rebels and a.
effective usual Many shots struck ber but the range
was so hong that rhey did little damage Her turret and
indeu,ed and battered somewhat but nothing
vital touched. The other Monitors opened hot
are 1t possible for those inecents TO maintain and
attempted TO avert the Ore from her, subdue il in
measure The results were not promising The enemy's
lines OF huge raed and smooth bore gum Sulivans
Island alive with cleaning fires, and all d.
rected against the unfortunate Monitor, which
threatened with the fate Of being left almost high and dry
aground exposed TO the fire Of nearly hundred pieces
rapidly served and well directed. -.,,,,...
The weehawksn, although 10 q tight place, did not
give up The fight Colhoun was the man TO leave
ship until the last moment surrender it 70 the enemy
while plate was left or gun could be served. The
noble old weehawken mindful Of her former glory under
The gallant John Rodgers her victorious fight with the
rebel Mcncad Atlanta kept her Tag flying the face Of
The fee and her guns bearing and In tub = upon them
Her 4neen and eleven inch pescenak ered their
nre with rapdity and good effect their striking
sAe parapct and sending their fragments abou The rebels
n Fort Moutrc In e,yc that fully maintained the
etert Of tho ship The contest manifesisy
unequal We had only guns TO the tremendous array
U heavy ordnance vhcA the rebels served indus.r
Cusly But the Hgas weut galanty possible
with signs of woakpess fear. Every Monitor
aaeat-whch included the Patapsco Comnandor Thomas
H. Stevens lsheA Commander Andrew Brysos Passaic,
Commander Simpson; Aontsuk, Lieutensnt Com. JOIN
4 Davis, asA rhe Nahant, Lieut. Com. ). J. Cornwel-
pushed up closely possible 70 suivans Island ei
20 It's anchor and took and gave n the most brilliant
stye The ehi was glorious, and was evident tho
my scsy 70 out Of the conflict badly en-
ourselves.
rHpiosoN OF A ksAziM N FORT horLTm.
While Tho enemy werS concentrating their nre upon the
WosAawzen she not Idle, 40 have before remarked
osc her shells struck and penetrated large magazine
- Fs Meultr!e and ignited the supply of powder within
g. fho result instantaucous and terrific. The top
Of the mound covering the magazine was thrown high
ShcNr IN secoud's time, snd immense column Of Ore
and smoke shot up miagsed with earth and timbers,
which for few moments cnveoped the entire work In
cloud Of dense, dngy smoke and dust Then followed the
tremendous concussion, which Norris Island 70
Sroube IL from the shock OF an earthquake, and
xhe vessels. in the onng to shake from keel
20 truck. The sbock was terrible, and Instantly
drew all eyes 70 the point from which tho
sdeafenng conclusion proceeded. Above Fort Moultre
innumerabsc clouds 6f white smoke, such as
only proceed from bursting SHE'LL while about 1t hunga
,anopy Of soke miaeled with dust thai plainly showed
something lad occurred Of thc ordinary run. The
terrible coacussien followed In instant with che
reports from bursting shells, wsch rapidly increased,
md in another had become rapid that The de-
donations sounded like the quick beating Of snare dS
Sor minute the air siive with the rsver-
erasons ef oxpsodng shes uu the reports Of u teas'
tAree hundred OF them had faNon the Tho Peoe
BATTERIES ceased firing and tie Monitors silent
Every the OF the explosion seemed Tor the
moment 70 be impced TO seece by the awful maossta
ttos Of this terrible power, which, properly conADed n
ssweak and imposnt a. the sand out, whom Aeve
oped by tho life giving spark is demon Of death and
destruction When the smoke cleared away Of the
oaazines 70 the lett o. hs aagsan wasl heap o ruins,
and he psrapel and about bore marke Of
severity Of tho explosion. The Monitors began the
eannonsdhs again, and, one BY one, begin
ahg IN other batteries than Moultrie the
ssoeh slowly returned the Gre Finally, after . long
nre and the ngh, soon assumed It's former pro-
Scstsoss.
RoSspEs Co.'S Nro ACTION.
- about Mae O'Clock the New lronsiios, Captain
Fowsn sgualied 20 into the nght position
o'the weshswken bad become somewhat perilous The
tide leaving her, and she listed so much tba,
ahere danger Of her being struck below the
snd destroyed, as all nearly all the ensmy's guns
wore again in full play upon her. The monster frsate
uoved rapidly up she.main ship channel swung around
ehsbuoy OF Morris Island shoals nicely potboat
asd steered for the city Of Charleston. When she
sbseass Of Fort Mouirie and distant about thousand
yards loss from It's guos she stopped and dropped
sDohors stem and stern and opened FIRE upon the rebel
works, her shells falling in just the right place
every time. The rebel batteries tho right and left
Df MouArie and Moutris itself directed furious are
upon her, occasionally sending shot at the weehawken
ana the batterng the Ironsdes endured thonccsorth
proves the sterling value Of the model aud armor OF the
vessel. She was hill know not how many times but
udoubtediy over two huudrsd, as she anchored at
Easy range, and soon became a axcd target for the
esewys heavy rifles She maintained her ground from
sns oc ock in the morning until about two In the aner
soou, al which time she came OF the action her am
munton being exhausted coolly and quietly az she
bad been firing At tasset with her heavy guns 10 III,
usware river. But che rspidty and terrible earnest
OF her FIRE have been equaed There was ou
continuous line OF flashes from her port battery ron
em to stern, and rice and half OF the time she OBJ
ssued from the view all Of Fo Moultre by the immens.
clouds 81 smoke issuing from her broadside Her shcs
expod In quick succession In Moutrie, tearing
q the parnpet and demountIng guns In their
course, and hurlins their fragments 80 thick and
test among the defenders OF the fortythat on
several occasions the work was entirely silent No,
gun was nred from the front, and only one or
$40 from flank OF the work. bearing the wcehawken
whie the Irousdcs paying exclusive attention to
houitre During the latter part the forenoon her rps
was moro rapid than ever seen from heavy shir
gus before and have seen the American rS,,ss
engaging batteries when suppOsed the rapdy and accu
racy Of their nre could no, be surpassed The Ore was
GOO hot, at any rate, for the rebels and they a TINA,
deserted their guns aud sough, shelter In the brnb
proofs When she had subduei Moatries Are she would
rattle the she'll into the battere. on ether sda nnu