Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-25
The Rebel Attack sn Folly Island.

From the Fort Royal New south, June ~
On the morning of Wednesday, the 10Th
inst, our blockading fleet OF Charleston
drove an iron blockade runner aground,
near Morris Island, and alse within reach
Of our batteries on Folly Island. II was
near daylight when she grounded. Her
crew SET Ere to her, and lett for Morris Is
land in small boats. Our pickets fired at
them, and this put an end to all peaceful
relations which were apparently existing,
That afternoon the rebels shelled our
pockets at the head of the island. None
of the piekets were hurt, but one negro, a
servant, was killed,
On Thursday night, the 18th, two off
GERS and party OF men went aboard the
steamer in small boat, to find out what
she was loaded with, and bring of any
valuables ON board. They had taken off
their clothes, which were in the boat under
charge eff one of the men, but the latter,
being anxious to go aboard himself, Sc
cured the boat, as he supposed, and went
on the steamer When all were ready to
go on shore it was found that the boat had
broken loose, and was floating with the
tide up to the rebel shore. The officers,
thus discovered to the enemy, were obliged
to swim ashore, minus their clothes and
numerous greenbacks. The men could
not sMim, and so had to stay on board till
the next day, when they were taken off in
another small boat.
On Friday afternoon the batteries on
Morris Island again opened on our pickets
and camps, firing very rapidly. Our bat
teries and the sunboat Commodore McDo-
nough replied, sending shot and shell into
the rebel works. There was no csSsalties
on our side, excepting that oue private in
the Both Illinois was struck IN the head
by the limb of tree, cut of by shell
and slightly wounded.
That night our batteries were carried to
the front, where they were mounted IN EN-
brasure.
Saturday afternoon the engineers were
shelled while working at the head of Folly
Island. Although the shell burst all about
them, no one was hurt. They got under
the bluffs, and were able to defy the storm
of grape which followed. On Saturday
night Capt. Paine, of the Tooth New York
with twenty picked men, went aboard the
blockade steamer Ruby. They had been
aboard but a short time when the senti-
mel on watch deserted two boats loaded
with troops coming of from Morris ISL
and
Capt. Paine had his men lie under the
bulwarks till the boats got nearly a!Cag-
side, w,;--,n, they fired a volley of bullets
into the rebel boats. 1;hey instantly turn
ed and put back for Morris Island, firing
a few scattering shots as they lett. Capt.
Paine threw some valuables INTO his boat,
and returned immediately to Folly Island,
The rebels soon opened on the steamer,
which is not more than 1000 yards from
their batteries, and kept up a rapid fire,
but Capt. Paine and his party were out Of
range, and got back unframed. The re-
bells have mounted more guns, and there
are now fifteen bearing on Folly Island,
but we are ready for them everywhere.
Our front is lined with sharpshootors, and
as their gums are mounted on harbette,
they find it hard work to man them. The
cannonading on both sides has been kept
up at intervals during the present week,
but without any casualties on cur side.
that we could learn,