The New York herald., 1863-07-19


Their guns were mounted ta,te, ana our sm ~ gu
did preat execution among who m aned them. We
bad sharpshooe too ho picked OF such presented
a good mark Our feet also poured In raking
cross are after they got the range 30 that
thew could richochet balls among ther batteries
and burst sbes In their ravines At FIRST tho gunboats
fred too high tho shells bursting In the marsh, nearer
strorgs aoa than the rebels but they soon abe
to assist materially, and the teeninch shells from the
Monitors produced great havoc For about two hours
this general bombardment kept up. The rebels 70
sponded eeby, with only Ave guns Tor along time Thoy
overshot at st and with some OF their guns contnu
ally, the shells bursting far In rear where they sup
pcsed we had troops. Finally they succeeded In
pitching shells In at the or batteries and upon
the works but arteriss had good TO
for srch annoyances. Our FIRE did not slacken at all
Solid shot, large and smai MIME balls "shels bursting
In air" all about hem sometimes stopped the Gre Of the
rebels entirely they were plucky and resumed the
fight again and again. s &
ACCIDENT CAMP SEYMOUR.
During the bomhardment two Rhode Island artIerymen
hockingly wounded by the premature discharge Of
piece they loading. Each lost both his arms and
had bis face and body horribly disngured.
ONLY ONE Man KILLED ERMv
There only casualty at Camp Seymour during
tho action the result OF the enemys firing That
tho killing OF engineer soldier who careessly exposed
himself to the rebel Shells had his head knocked Oh
by fragment NM
ATTACK ny BOAT HowrzERs.
Soon after the attack commenced four boats from tho
navy, each carrying h6wtzer. under command Of Lieu
tenant Commander Bunce officer OF tho Pawnee
advanced from Strong's Hota and opened nre on the
rebel rifle pits tho junction Of Lighthouse Inlet with
Folly river The boats did good execution among the
mys rihemen. This movement called attention TO srongs
brigade, and hot fire opened and tho howt
boats The shells came close and FAST but thsre
only one casualty One boat full Of troops struck
and sunk. Ono OF the occupants only hurt no had
his leg shot OFT; but with the remaining and his
hands he to another boat. lifted in and died in
ten minutes. NR
REooSNossANcE LIEUTENANT RopMAN's nArrAyoN
Al about half past six General Strong sent Lieutenant
Colonel Rodman with Capt Chamberan and twenty OF tho
Seventh Connecticut men, to take small battery which
was supposed to be located short distance down the
shore Colonel RodmAn landed there, and finding bat
terry skIrmishcd up TIL he to the rebel rifle pits
and ascertaned their exaot location He then returned
and reported to General Strong who made arrangements
70 land Immediately.
CAPTURE or RIFLE
Leutenant Colonel Rodman, with his Connecticut
Seventh battaon, landed nrst under hot nrc, which
soon began to take effect and charged furousiy tho
and they returned It, doing great execution pling up
heaps OF slaughtered rebels The surviving skedad
died, making excellent time and occasionally dropping
dead or wounded one as they scampered'up the nil.
LANDING THE HsIGAnx.S
Colonel Rodman sent back word that be could
hold the rino pits till the brigade was landed
and General Strong at once took the Sixth
Connecticut ashore the beach OF Lighthouse
Inlet in front OF the batteries, which yet
silehced Anxious to inspire his men by example, Gen.
strong jumped for the shore before his (he advance)
boat had reached It, Ho alghted in deep water, and
went 10 no Capt. Harrall, his abide camp, jumped
out on the other side TO 90 to his aid but the General
needed assistance, and wasahe nrst ashore The
rushed to tho beach with the widest enthusiasm
Gen. Strong left them there telling them to get tho best
possible while he went 70 land the OF the bri
gnde. As they ashore the Gcncrai shouted "Come
on, my brave men III lead you" and they gave a shout
which drowned the whstling Of the MIME balls and
the humming OF the shot and shells.
CAPTURE or rnE BATTERIES.
Across the marsh they went the rife pits and up
the bluffs to the batteries The Sixth Connecticut, the
proper tme charged up the from. Of the works with
cheers, our mon In camp Seymour joining the shout
The Sixth had small oss but OF tho main column,
which Gen. Strong led. lost more severely, will be
seen by the list. They were exposed to q
heavy fro long timo ,whlo In the boats, and
then had 70 march quite a distance over open
ground. Scarcely man fnched. They showed more
hcrosm than appears for II anticipated that masked
batteries would open them In addition the open
they had face Quo corporal just several shells
burst him stepped out the ranks and started to
run on powerful private who had noticed signs OF
cowardicc in him. chased and captured him. caught him
by the collar erkcd him back to bis place. and Informed
him that he must "walk right up TO tho dough dish"
ami uOt nwa hat the has of
private for assault a superior ocor; but the corporal
being put the ranks and replaced In his pre-
position by the private who took the responsibility
Of making him face the music.
SPLENDID ADVANCE TIE sroRxING PARTIES
The advance Of the stormng party was a beautiful
sight. They had lain in their boats through the
silent morning hours; had beautiful rise
through clear air at first, and thcn dmly through
The smoke Of battle; had survived a thousand
chances of death; had left their fallen comrades
tho ground they had crossed and the smoke Of
the silenced batteries began blow away, they went
shouting into the captured camps waving flags rush
Ing for the 'front.' competing only for the positions OF
greatest danger. Our troops In Camp Seymour kept
cheering, the men-ofwar's pen swung their hats and
shouted, and tho whole brigade disappeared charging
down still another battery and pursuing the retreatng
rebels
- ~ REI1oRunKSIs LANDED.
As soon as The front batteries taken the One Hun
drcdth New York Colonel Dandy. and the Seventh Now
HAMPSHIRE Colouo, II. s. Putnam, ,she remaining bat
talon Of the Forty eighth New York Colonel Burton and
other troops were sent across from Camp Seymour in
surf boats and barges and they could land and
form started up the OF Norris island towards the
front.
yoKr wAoSn AND crxxNos rorxr orxx ynn.
They soon got under nre from Cummings' Point and
Fort Wagner This was tho 0rst time The Nev Hampshre
Seventh under nre but they exhibited agns
Of fear. Que shot went through two companies wound
Ing several but the stood Is unmovsd %
" they were In perfect safety. !.
CAYTuRx Axynun nArYxAv
There still remained one battery two miles down,
mounting old United States eiehtnch seacoast howt
zcr, which tho rebels worked rapidly possible, try.
ing 70 retard the advanoe Of victorious troops and