New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-30
Something Of What il Going on AZ nnd
Near Fort Hell.
From Our Special Correspondent
BEFORE PETERSBURG VA,
FORT HELL, Nov. 2s. 1864.

FoRr HELL, Nov. 2s 1864.
A disagreeable place is Fort Hell, and espe.
ciallv SO during n fierce bombardment And yet TO
converge with its inmates aud TO note the moHelallHee
with which tey narrate their harbreadth escapes. TO
bear them tell Of the jolly sport they have had in dodg
ing the mora. shells of the enemy and to witness the
complacency with which they live. move and have
their being" in place where death is daily visitor
impresses one with the conviction that there s indeed
In the very atmosphere OF danger deiectabe excite
ment known 70 him long accustomed 20 peril. Talk TO
the garrison about being relieved by troops which have
been occupying less perilous positions and the propo
sition receives 10 favor; Ike the Irishmans hanging
they have become accustomed to it, have comfortable
quarters and are perfectly satisfied with their location
Ia their bornbproos they are secure against the ln'a
sion Of ordinary shells but tie roofing OF logs, will ITS
cover Of EARTH affords them protection from the enc
my's mortar shells which sometimes dropping perpen'
dcuary penetrate their retreats killing or woSnd.ng
the occupants.
In tie nighttime the feat Of lodging ono Of these
destructive missiles is OF easy accomplishment ~
its course Is marked BY the burning fuse bit In dsy
light the only signal Of It's coming is the peculiar moan
which precedes its passage. and one must indeed 10 an
ar,fu dodger TO avoid the cycle Of destruction. And
vet it is done daily BY the men who give these ugly
customers the go-by with the exhibition OF no pore
concern for their personal safety than schoolboy who
steps aside TO avod the harmless snow ball aimed at bin
by his fellow.
An uninterrupted canronado Vas kept up YESTERDAY
from Forts Davis Hell and Rice which vigorously
responded BY the enemy who Of late has replied only
with morars along this portion Of our line leading 10
tho belief that he has withdrawn his field pieces to
reinforce his armies elsewhere. On riding along the
line no special cause for the firing could be ssceriained
Some stated that the whole affair gotten up for tie
amusement Of lady whiting Fort Hell with an officer
who requested hrtllers. to fire few rounds test
the accuracy Of hls ordnance. which request being
acceded to- and tho enemy responding our batteries TO
tho right and lof, chmed In. and tho affair became
general. Another version. and probably the correct
one was that the Rebels discovered In the con
s,ruc,ion Of new work In Of their first irc and
that the Smelling from eide was for the purpose OF
causing suspension OF drthTosing on the part " the
Johnnes.
CAsUALTIEs.
Three casualties occurring in For, Hell and vicinity
Yesterday are reported Sergeant Major Miller and
Hospital Steward Hewitt both Of the 10th Pa. we're
very severely, but Il Is thought not dangerously
wounded BY the explosion Of mortarstc which pen
etrated their bombpr while they were quietly Gu
gagged in discussing the merits Of their Thanksgiving
turkey which failed reach is destination the cath
inst private OF the 9TH " Y. Heavy Artillery was
seriously wounded in the leg and will probably suffer
smputation.
CowAgDLY REBEL TRICK.
Since the 23d inst firing has occurred along the
picket lines in front OF Forts Hell and Rice. and both
parties have come out from their pts with the virtual
assurance OF security. Bat yesterday morning the
truce thus established by the pckets was Broken BY
sharpshooter from behind the main works o! tho Rebels
whose bullet took effect In the person Of Private Hale
Of the lth N Y. killing him almost instantly. In con-
Alteration Of the fact that the ruco was violated by
some Rebel bastard In the works and not the picket
line our men nobly withheld from avsDging his death
by the swift humiliation Of every confronting Johnny
| LATER.
News OF the capture Of the reloubtable ana vnorou'
Roger A. Pryor formerly BrigadierGcnera G. :. A,
but recently promoted to csptaincy Just comes In
He was captured in front Of the Ninth Corps last night
and gave as an for venturing near our lines
that he desired to exchange papers. He viii soon DO
favored with an outside view Of the legislative halL
which no once disgraced with his presence. 4. O. O.
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