Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-06-24

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Those eontryAnoes were intended 10 counterfeit the e.
fsos Of red-hot shot which there was every reason 70
believe the garrison would FIRE In silnisd quantity
and Il was believed that through their means they
might Do e,ciuay queh0hel before hey could hro The
,ssse Zach % these ncatag batteries vas furnished
with twelve pieces Of tue heaviest ordnance thAt hta
teen then invented aud In order that the action might
not slaeken for want q men even ieT moment thirty
men were allotted 70 each gun fry ships o! lAe line
and cloud OF fflgaes and smaller vessels got under
way from the port Of Ageslras 70 support he mons
terra and 100000 men stood ready drawn our TO rs
sAut the foriiheatl0ns the land side. From the wa
ter side prodglous number Of transports with troops
10 land as soon breach should have been made and
offenders 10 Furnish the ighung vessels W'A auaan
ton awaited the movements the totila. Land anu
sea, exclusive Of the ships Of the line, above twelve
hundred Of the heaviest guns ready az concerted
signal to open upon the devoted garrison
These mighty roparations-publisheI IN all Thirst
endom-hGd aiiacted the attention OF the elyibsed
world and the eyes Of nations were bent upon Gibra
tar Two French princes Of the hlood-botl OF whom
were aferward made kings Of Franee-lthe Count
d'Provenec, aferward Louis XVIII, and the Count
dArtois afierward Charles N.)-jolned the camp OF
the allies eager share in The glory Of and enterprise
which they did ,ubi would restore the important
seaport Of Gibraltar TO the spanish branch OF the royal
house.
70 meet these formidable preparations, tie British
governor Sir Gilbert Elliott had but 1000 soldiers, al
ready half starved, for they had been short allow
anco for months. But they had hearts in their bodies
and the Notifications OF Gibraltar before them, and
these latter had become pravcrb FOR impregnabity
throughout the Garth They not only did not think OF
surrenderng, but like brave cauntryman ut Char
lesion, the other day, confident of beating Their
gigantic foe. The action commenced early in the morn
ing The eannonade for hours shook the surrounding
hills and rc-oeho from the ncghborlng shore Of
Africa Two continants trcmbed beneath the roar OF
two thousand guns. The hills were crowded with spec
taors who locked as in amphitheater This gar
rison rained redho shot upon the monsters but Tor
hours they seemed imperous TO these fearful missiles
At last in the evening" Of them began to smoke,
and, by nightfall, several were on fire. The night
came on intensely dark and as boat after boat caught
fire. the scene became irrcpressbly grand. To add to
it's sublimity the garrison still kept up terrific can
nonade The allied ships made every exertion by
means Of boats and tenders extingush the hire and
to prevent the vessels from running foul of each other
But il was all in vain While they were thus engaged
Captain Curtis who had been lying ready for the pro-
per moment, advanced with ten gunboats ana taking
n fanking position opened fire upon the burning YES
sells and those sent relieve them The consequences
of this unexpected attack terrible The Spanlau
on the burning foa gave up all idea OF resistance
many of them cast themselves into the sea and were
drowned Several of the monsters blew up, and humid
reds persisted by the explosion. The British officers
and sailors exerted themselves in the most prasworhy
manner 10 save the vanquished, and their humanity
cost some of them their lives. Curtis himself narrowly
escaped being blown up with vessel he had boarded
to assist in rescuiLg the crew. The next morning
dawncd on ruined fotilla, and bay covered with
burning wrecks The Spanards did not take Gibraltar
The attack ON Gibraltar occurred the same day OF
the month with that upon Fort McEcnry thirty-two
years afterwards The repuse of the latter as every
body knows gave rise the words of the "Star Spang
led Banner sung the mir lat that time very popula
of. "When Bibo went down TO the regions below. -
Richmond Dipatch.