The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

disgraced, and express the hope ''that Z
man should be sent to take command Of 10
feet"
30 FLAGS OF TRUCE.
Yesterday Two flags Of truce were sentout
from Charleston, but we have only rumors
as to their purport. The sailors ON the
Ironsides intimate that the rebels rave the
Admiral notice to leave within tveHty-four
hours, and all manner of jests and Jokes. A.
the Admirals expense, are floating through
the feet.
~ TO BIZ SENT TO FARRAaur.
It is now understood that the entire inon-
clad feet is to be sent down to join Farra-
gutB squadron, and participate in Opera-
tons on the Mississippi. The effect Of this
announcement on the officers and men has
been quite cheering, as they have abandoned
all hope Of reaping honors in connection
with this squadron.
The delay Of the fleet here is altogether
on account of the arrangements making for
the destruction of the Keokuk. The sea
has been rather rough for the work, and it
has not yet been accomplished, though
hopes are entertained that 1t will be to-day.
The rebels are building a battery on the
beach opposite the wreck, and they are al
lowed to progress with the work without
interruption. An occasional shell would
stop them, but the order is not to fire, az it
would only shave the effect Of irritating
the enemy"
Our tus-boats are hourly passing along
the channel, from one monitor to another,
within easy range of the shore, and as the
enemy does not fire on them, it may be
presumed that they have orders also mot
to irritate the enemy" How it will be,
however, when they get their battery fin-
ished, commanding the lower bay, Is not
| known.
| THE APPEARANCE OF SUMTER.
| The appearance of Sumter to-day, the
third since the bombardment, shows no
change. The rebel flag is flying but the
State flag is down, il only being hoisted a.
signal Of our approach, of which there is
no sign to-day. A large white tent has
been put up on the angle of the fort facing
the fleet, doubtless for the accommodation
of the officers who are watching our feet
and the movements ofthe tugboats through
their glasses. They doubtless wonder what
it all means, and are as wise rs we, who
know that itmeans imbecility or something
/ worse.
| The raft which was sent adrift from the
Weehawken still lies on the shore near
Fort Wagner. Large numbers of rebels
hourly visit it, and, after satisfying them
selves that it is harmless, go away.
| FINE WEATHER.
| The weather for the past five days that
we have laid under the grim walls of Sum
ter has been very fine, clear, bright, calm
and beautiful. The heavens have been
propitious, but the torpedo panic has prov
| ed fatal to our success. We have the means
of taking Sumter, and destroying the city,
if necessary, y but we have miserably failed
to use them, ami It would have been much
better not to have made the attempt. The
Ironsides and all the Ericsson monitors
are uninjured, so far as their fighting quail
tiles are concerned, after standing the
greatest bombardment in the history Of the
world, but it has been determined not to
risk them again. If they are not to be
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it would be as well to sink them in the bot
tom of the sea. When Farragut gets them,
however, they will have an opportunity of
exercising their powers, offensive and de-
fensive, and their gallant officers and men
will not be mortified in the presence Of the
lenemy.
/ NUMBER OF SHOTS FIRED.
Our monitors were all recalled from be-
fore Sumter, after having encountered the
full force of the enemy's guns, and tired
out their gunners, so much so that their
fire materially slackened. Most Of the
time they were under fire was occupied in
getting in position, and they we're recalled
, almost as soon as they commenced active
! work. They were signalled back and for
ward during the whole action in such q
nervous manner that that they were kept
J idle most of the time they were under fire.
The Patapsco, Capt. Ammen, fired twenty
seven shots, and the Nantucket twenty
times; the Nahant, I believe, fired nineteen.
and was in position within four hundred
yards Of the fort. The other monitors fired
from seven to twenty guns. The Ironsides
fired but six guns at Fort Moultrie, and
was at no time nearer than eighteen hun
dred yards of Sumter. The Keokuk fired
but three guns, the Kidding she received
having silenced her guns and rendered es-
cape necessary almost as soon as she got
under fire.
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