Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-04-17


on the morning q the 5th In The course
q the afternoon tho channel across the bar
vas buoyed oct by III coa., sur,,, steamer
Bidl and Kcokuk Il "a intended o.
cross The lar that afternoon. bat a hirh
~ind arose. Which inluoed Admiral Da
fout % postpone crossing until the ucn,
DAY.
Toward evening thc Pstapsco stood IN
close O. thc Light House Inirt o. protect
'he buoys. IL vas expected that she would
draw tn frc 20 thc rebel batteries. Doe 81.
anchorcd inside and remained unuoiessed
AT night. IN The evening the Admiral
issucd hi- order q battle The plan a
attack vas "a move the iron-clads ssnairon
up The main ship channel without nosi-in,
any en- from the Morris Island ha,,erics
steer dircctly 20 Port Suruier and engage
ia northwest face AZ distance % six or
cighi hundrcd yards. thc Gre % bc aimed
a. the center cuahrasurcs-the line a battle
% he a. folio-s Wecha~ken. Pas,aic.
Paiapsoo. New Ironsidcs dag ship). Cat
skin. Nantuck,t. Nshsut and Keokuk. The
s4uadrun - reserve. consisting % TIE
1anandaigua. Housatouic. Huron. Unadilia
aud the wissahicon. was 90 form out
side The bar. prepared O. core % the sur-
port 81 the ironCiais II neccsszrv.
The general signal % ct under ~av "a.
gwen Some fcar vcro entertained -
groanding ~hcn crossing the lar. has al
the Vesscls gos over saieiy ard came %
anchor directly opposite tn Light House
lnlci. IL as deemed Necessary o. wait
the ehb tide IN order 10 discovered more
readily thu obs'racsious The a-ct -,
expected O. bc able o. move o. the a,f,rk
Al one 7. n. hat a thiok fog hal risca
oonccalIng the shore lines. the Cuidaucc Of
Which The Piio;s. Among whom wero thrce
ooiorSd volunteers and Robcrt Smau.
required for ssse steering The Admiral
thea rclacianiiy postPo1ed the attack % lie
next day
On the morning % the .th the so- va.
sal thick. but b. . O'Clock nearly cleared
away and there was no further cause fos
delay A. 4. NJ. The Piios q tie aas-ship
declared himself rcady The si-uai O. rct
under ~ay uas made and a. a. minute.
before O'Clock The Whole aeet as ia mo-
iion.
AZ hall past to O'Clock the batteries on
Morris Island bad been passed by the frss
Moniio-s without drawing the Gre u The
enemy. Shortly bsforr thrcc o'ciock tb.
lronsiies sh0-~d disotediercc o. thc nd
der ~ -. .-.~..-...- ~ IN
t'de and threaiened o. bring her GA the
shoals 20 her usa;. She was compelled
- cone . anchor. H. III meantime che
frsi four Monitor hal con;inuci on. The
enemy allowed the Wcehavkcn % cou.
vIihin 30 yards % Fort Moaitric vhcn two
'hots across hsr low from tLis fort oren the
aciion. Thc lronsidcs goi under wav and
APPROACH wilma i-i.' yar,Is 81 Fort Sumter.
whsn once morc she 1ecamc unmana-rab,s
a. rs again obiig~a O. drop anchor.
The Moaitors ah-ad q her rcach.d he
eonvcrsiag point q the frc from Gem
uilngs foiut Battery. Fort sumter. For,
Mouitrs and Battery Bee. A sheet q
fame and volzmes a snoke extending ron
Morris Island % Sailitan's Island inaugural.
-i'-l',i's ne most
'''' "af'ii indeed
i''' .o''en' oi 'A''
'''- i''1 'ls Monitors. ~riP-
p.ns them sometimes almost entirely ia
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