Daily national Republican., 1863-03-26
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Some interesting details Of the attack on the
rebel Fort Pemberton are given by the CORES
pondent of the New York Herald, who accom-
panies the Yazoo Pass expedition.
THE ARMAMENT OF FORT PEMBKRTeS.
Allow me here to dlgress to say that from
tho most reliable Information yet received at
headquarters Of this expedition, the enemy's
| fort mounts but five guns Of any pretensions
| These are a rlhed siXty-four FOUNDER, Can old
thrty-two FOUNDER altered, } one thlrty-pounder
PARROT, (said TO have been captured at Shiloh, }
and three twenty-fOur pound Dahlgrens. Be
sides these, however, they probably have one
full field battery, which is used when and how
1t may be most convenient. These guns are
mounted behind parapet composed of seven
! tiers of cotton bales, covered on the outside
with eight feet Of earth. To penetrate such
wall is no small matter.
RESULT OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
We have tried to-day most desperately TO re-
duce this fertilization. We have brought our
heaviest artillery to bear upon 1t at close
range, and have kept It at play as long as II
was possible to do 30; still we have made but
a slight impression. To be sure, we compelled
them 10 stop firing. We poured such an lnces
SAINT and deadly hre Into the embrasures In
which their guns are located that their gunners
could not stand It; but yet the fort holds out.
We fred the last shot; indeed, we fred for
three hours after the enemy had ceased. Yet
no one supposes they have given up the con-
test. They are plucky, and will fight to the
last. Some OF our officers fancy we have dis
ablSd some of their guns; but there Is no evil
dence Of this further than their silence.
Ny own opinion Is that their silence is deep
game. They discovered defects In the location
Of their guns and wish to remedy them. They
ceased hring, supposing we would follow their
example. We did slacken our fire when they
ceased; but still we kept hAmmerinR at them
until dark. fancy that when we call them in
the morning again we shall find they have
changed tho positions of their pieces. Our
ParrOtt battery ranged directly on their sixty
four FOUNDER, and the aim Of our gunboats was
at the same piece. One gun cannot well bo
worked under such heavy fire. Doubtless VIC
shall ind tomorrow that the piece has been
placed where 1t will have only the gunboatB to
fight against.
We shall give the rebels another trial to-
morrow, when hope to be able to report more
satisfactory results. ! have already said the
position is formidable one. It is more than
that; 1t Is an unApproachable one. We can't
get at them. If we could we should have been
able half a dozen times to-day to drive them
out by storm. But infantry can do nothing in
the water, and this fertilization is completely
surrounded by water.
In former letter think said that General
Loring commanded the rebels at this place.
General Loring was relieved on Monday last by
General Lloyd Tilghman, who Is still In COM
mand. General Tilghman's surrender of Fort
Henry got him but little credit In rebeldom,
and he will be very slow TO commit himself by
another surrender, If It can be avoided at any
sacrifice.
Every place must have name, and battles
are usually designated by name corresponding
with the place at which they are fought. This
ls no place. Our base Is at Curtis plantation.
The rebels call their position Fort Greenwood.
suppose, therefore, that history will record
this as the battle of Fort Greenwood.
CURIOUS ACCIDENTAL SHOT.
This afternoon the Chilllcothe was again or
dered down to engage the rebel battery. She
moved down promptly, aud soon her heavy
eleyen-inch guns were heard, 10 which the
enemy made brisk response. Tho Chlllicothe
fred but seven rounds, during which she
dropped three shells directly into the enemy's
works with good effect. At this junCturo she
met with most unfortunate and disastrous
accident.
Her men were just loading her port gun, the
charger being engaged at the moment In cutting
the fuse Of tho shell, which had already been
placed In tho muzzle of the gun, when sixty
four pound shell from the rebels struck directly
in her half open port, throwing apart and un-
which was thrown overheard, and, lighting d.
rectly upon the muzzlo Of the gun, exploded
simultaneously with the shell that was being
put in the piece. The casualties by this double
explosion were fourteen in Rll-thTee killed and
eleven wounded. The wounded were mostly
but slightly yhurt.