Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16

of the details of the att$sk on that place,
from which the Peabody sailed on the 9th,
two days after the fight commenced. Our
Monitors stood fire splendidly, The Keo-
kuk, it appears, was damaged by the ex-
plosion of torpedo under her bottom,
which so severely injured her that Capt.
Rhnd run her on the shoal off Morris Is
land, where she now lies,a complete wreck.
Although the fire poured upon her was
terrific, and seventy nine shots had pene-
trated her armor, no one was injured eX-
oept Capt. Rhind, and he only slightly
The Nahant received FIVE hundred shots,
some of which SO riddled her smoke stack
and in ured her tutret that she had gone
to Port Royal for repairs. The Ironsides
was struck forty times, but not damaged.
Fort Sumter Fl ed hot shot, but two of her
ports were knocked into one by the fire o
our vessels Daring the engagement on
the afternoon of the 18th our iron-clads
were so near to the city of Charleston that
their two hundred FOUNDER Parrott guns
could with ease have landed shells in it;
but as the movement was only intended
as a preliminary one to the grand attack,
Admiral Dupont would not permit the
city TO be shelled. The rebel iron-elads
Palmetto Stats and Chcora were in sight,
and tried the range of their guns, but did
not attempt to make Use OF their hoasted
powers as rams aud it was not until our
irOn-clads retired that they came out far
ly from behind the walls Of Sumter.
General Hunter had gone up the bay
when the Peabody WIS al Charleston. 1t
was reported at the latter place and at
Port Royal that our troops were rapidly
gaming the rear of Charleston.
THE CoNpucr OF THE WAR.-Part
second Of the committee on the conduct of
Of The war is given. 1t relates to Ball
Run, Bits Bluff, and Fremont's campaign
in the West.
Concerning Bull Run there IS little or
nothing to change the welD-srttled opinion
that the failure Of Gen. Patterson to check
or follow Gen. Johnston so as to prevent
his reinforcing Gen. Beauregard at the
critical moment of the battle, was the in
mediate cause of the defeat. But the COM
mittee find earlier causes than that in the
omission to seize Manassas when Alexan-
dria was first occupied and in the uureas-
enable and unnecessary delay in the ad-
vance Of our army upon that position after
it had been chosen by the rebels.
The report on Balls Bluff is elaborate
and satisfactory on some important points,
but incomplete on others. 1t relieves
Gen. Stone of much of the blame hitherto
imputed to him, and the Committee clear
ly intimate that in the matter of his arrest
aud Imprisonment he has been uniustly
dealt with.
On the Department of the West the
Committee report very briefly, and with
only partial evidence as oass of theil
opinion. They declare, however, what
few loyal men ever honestly doubted
that the administration of Gen. Fremont
was enItnently characterized by earnest
ness, ability, and the most unquestonable
loyalty, and that in the matter of reinforo-
ing Lyon and Mulligan, he acted with en-
ergy and promptness-the failure beng
from causes beyond his control Messrs.
Gooch and Odell decline to concur in this
part of the report.