New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-20

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cou thal sn ytsiu. more formidable than l.h, Aril-
lerY was within seven miles Of him. The cart b.
" orks erected the gum in position the ammunition
all on hand, nothing wanting but the execution
Of q few shgh. military combinations before The
attack upon Morris leland should commence.
At the same time thst Gen. Gilmore WA erecting
these batteries he also Transporting all bis avail
able infantry from ST. Helena and Port Royal lsands
TO Folly Island. In the darkness transports heavily
laden with troops LEFT the bay u Port Royal, and
before morning disensarked their loads on Folly
leland. Whole divisions were in this way trans
fsrred 10 tho field Of action. The piae aud palmetto
groves Of ths little leland OF the sea noon swsrIncd
with troops but 20 we'll they protected by the
sbfubbery and ssDd-hills that one might have sailed
around the leland for weeks without having dscoy-
cred anything more than lew tents On Tie tsaeh
and along the margin Of the river.
| Everything 30 far ~ human foresight could dis
oern connected with the expedition had been sue
cessfui. Artillery and infantry were all on hand,
and deserters and prisoners almost daily arriving told
us that nothing was known within the Rebel lines
Of the movement
Gen. Gilmore to insure perfect success IN cap'ur-
irg tho lower batteries upon Morris Island, decided
not to rely upon the strength Of the works lie had
himself erected bat TO bring 10 his aid d s,orning
party from Of the best regiments OF the Old
10th Army CORPS.
Cen Strong, an experienced and brave officer,
who had served with Gen. Butler in Ncw-Oi.ans,
ssked permission TO lesd the column. On tho night
before the attack was 10 be made, something more
than 100 small bosls md launches were towed np
Folly River, and before daylight were filled with
DIET achinents from the 9Th Connecticut Lieut-Col.
/ RodInan in coinmsnd; the 9Th Connecticut, Col.
Cha,ield; the 9Th Maine, Col. Emery; 10Th Penn
sylvania, Col. Strawbridge; four companies of the
18Th New-York, Lieut.-COl. Green In COMMAND, and
the Sd New. Iiampshire, Col. Jackson.
Sailors from The Ironsides, Wabash, Powhatsn,
| Cauantsigua aud Pawnee manned many OF the
boats ana worked the hOwitzers mounted upon the
bows If the advanced ones.
At five o'clock tbis morning We opened upon the
batteries on Morris Island from our entire llno Of
" orks Folly Island The first shot FROM 20
FOUNDER Parrot dIsmounied the gun 1t had been
trained upon the day before, and highly compli-
mented the guuIers for their accuracy. Tho Reb'
es entirely taEe Ivy surprise, sprang upon The top
OF the sand hills 10 see where tbc fire came from,
but an gun after gun opened along the iine, soon
dropped back, and were not again seen until they
were prisoners within our own lines.
! For three Lours we continued the chnnonade,
nearly one-balf Of which time we were also ntsl.l,d
by The monitor neei-AdmiriL Dshlgren, Oh boaid
OF The Catskill 10 COMMONWEALTH a. an early hour
bad crossed tie lar the southern channel and had
Drawn UP IN line o battle along the southern end OF
Morris lslnnd in order 10 deliver an eniading fire
and harasr the enemy OH his left and IL this
naval attack the Caifkill the Nalant the Mohtauk,
aud the WeelawkeD, were engaged, and, #
the pfisoncrs taken can be believed, did much
to demoralze the enemy, and hasten the cap
iure VI the works. As soon as the fire
from Morris Island began to slacken and grow Wild
Gen. Gilmore signalcd to Gen. Strong, VINO with
ie little boat heeG lay concealed in Folly River to
hand LIS forcer and assault md carry tic batteries
ut tho roint Of the bayonei;. The order was no
sooner given than .xecnted. With shouls aud cheers
the troops sprang a-hore, formed in line Of battle
with he IN and 9Th Connecticut on the rght, the
ON Maine and 10Th PENNSYLVANIA in the cchler, and
tthe Sd New-Hawp sbre aud 45iA New. York Oh The
left, In less than ten minutes the right aud center
had carried all the batteries, and the LETT al the
life .pts-capturing ten columb"ds, two IO-inch
u.onlrs, one Wh.worh gun together win nearly
TIC entire garlsoD consisting VI ILe In sQpta Caro-