, 1864-03-11

The Naval Opcrnsfons-A Rebel 17or1
Slenccd.

United STATES STEAMER J. r. JAcKeoSs
MISSISSIPPI SoCfD. Feb. Is, 1851
Tti= vessel has beca blockading the Mississippi:
Sound for the past eighteen munths. and you can
be1ieye me when tell you this is one Of the most
neno,eno,s stations tn the Gull Squadron, G3nis:
1tlarl Pass at night, where ve:ecls from the differ
cut r!ress emptsing in the soand would have to
pasa ont to tae5pe ths boeEade: ks15n1ng to the
Sebaso, octorora md Calhoun coming up the
Sound, the two former boate of the new style,
doub!e-enfeIs aud side wheel
ness In the Sound, and soon learned sufficient 70
aIgpcct that the long wfshed-for eycEt wns about
snd nla lone e IL % aonbt Of tie
fact, fer nt daylight tts morning VIC esptcd elx OF
the famous mortar Qbomb} schooucrs outside, walt
qS @ s b EEL It, T hs pas Ed hs q % %ne
at 10 d. d. the feet stood up the Sound for the
rebel fort at Grants Pass, and known as Fort
Grant Thess nlnsd ~ sm nf
in The reduction Of Forts st. Phillip and Jackson,
on the mississippi River at the time our bEaye Ad'
Arriving ed Grants PaEa, the dect anchored; the
mortar 6chooners were soon engaged bfiskly IN
sending down and housing topn,ast. and disnan. a.
sty sn 'S and uasrcrab;s IA % notns vas done But tina nd:
t1re our preparations for the morning.
February ig-At daylight We were moving and
ee 1s 1ss Ts id hsofhe 9he
placed in position. The other gunboats and NOR.
ira were then in position. The hall WIS opened At
& the III IL The C me- and aa san6oat
following, we were coon seadtng compliments into
tic rcbc! fort in the shape OF 469ound sawyes Ii1s
I'll short oi the marx. The sunboats drawing to-
iie{r @hcli mostly ie!i sLort Not 20 with iii tht
our stern ard next over our heads. and falling closs
along side, making one feel anything but comfort
This did not last long. Our cunne.s coon got hit
range, ard after firing three w1.d shots, the nc1I
seven successive shots from our rife were dc!iv
e1cd directly Int the rebel foFt. Il was gra1iy
Constructed nrincpeIlyj and sand and timber nsin
e. e. IN app.a1: s a i 4 as fGt se F1st II isl ss
isso III We ' ceased firing to allow Tie men Din
ee rs ny q ;Ss sm n ao tssts s rt aS aa}
exploding. There must hare been ead havos
among the rebel garrison, a. numbers were seer
carried dG'e Se o12 or 6as
made sa1 and stood mp c1oaer to the rebel fort ant
the whole leet was soon engaged With the rebels
After firing ecrcn shots hon sl nI[ F1ae our our @ Ga5
utterly disabling the run and rendering u with oa
sp1oott-bore guns useless.
herehcls This afternoon directed ail thelr shott
! at us not payine any attention to the other yes
| eele. We did not withdraw for como time after
wards feeling 10Th to f4l! buck until ORDERED by ths
m hon nj to rcport the accident he WIS very hugh
+ compi@enei o npen the splendid practice Of oa'
AZ pe eee5s sree tess tss ssnRfss Rifs
tic. fis now r, H., aud all quiet, the firing ha
Wing ceafed at sunset. We have our etattonl
against surprise, &C., for the night sappose op
| eratious will be resumed hgain to-mor1o" morn
1u9. .,..
Feb. 17.-At daylight this morning We found tn
weather. too unfavorable for further operations
Our boiler leaking seriously. the senior osaccr OF
nov CLAY,